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kaymio

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Registered: 2017-01-07

Posts: 27

[temp SOLVED] MPV youtube-dl problem since update. ffmpeg?!

When trying to play videos with mpv I get this:

mpv -msg-level=ytdl_hook=debug https://www.youtube.com/watch\?v\=POb0cXY84k8
[ytdl_hook] Loading lua script @ytdl_hook.lua...
[ytdl_hook] loading mp.defaults
[ytdl_hook] loading @ytdl_hook.lua
[ytdl_hook] reading options for ytdl_hook
[ytdl_hook] lua-settings/ytdl_hook.conf not found.
Playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POb0cXY84k8
[ytdl_hook] Running: youtube-dl --no-warnings -J --flat-playlist --sub-format ass/srt/best --no-playlist --format bestvideo[height<=?1080]+bestaudio/best --all-subs -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POb0cXY84k8
[ytdl_hook] youtube-dl succeeded!
[ytdl_hook] ytdl parsing took 0.002776 seconds
[ytdl_hook]
[ytdl_hook] stack traceback:
[ytdl_hook]     [C]: in function 'len'
[ytdl_hook]     @ytdl_hook.lua:71: in function 'edl_escape'
[ytdl_hook]     @ytdl_hook.lua:139: in function 'edl_track_joined'
[ytdl_hook]     @ytdl_hook.lua:171: in function 'add_single_video'
[ytdl_hook]     @ytdl_hook.lua:454: in function 'fn'
[ytdl_hook]     mp.defaults:518: in function 'handler'
[ytdl_hook]     mp.defaults:339: in function 'handler'
[ytdl_hook]     mp.defaults:458: in function 'call_event_handlers'
[ytdl_hook]     mp.defaults:495: in function 'dispatch_events'
[ytdl_hook]     mp.defaults:451: in function <mp.defaults:450>
[ytdl_hook]     [C]: in ?
[ytdl_hook]     [C]: in ?
[ytdl_hook] Lua error: @ytdl_hook.lua:71: bad argument #1 to 'len' (string expected, got nil)
[ytdl_hook] Exiting...
[ffmpeg] tls: The TLS connection was non-properly terminated.
Failed to recognize file format.

The last update of MPV has been nearly 3 weeks ago, youtube-dl has been updated yesterday but it was still working this morning. This morning I ran another Syu:

[2017-08-07 10:58] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -S -y -u'
[2017-08-07 10:58] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2017-08-07 10:58] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2017-08-07 10:58] [ALPM] transaction started
[2017-08-07 10:58] [ALPM] upgraded e2fsprogs (1.43.4-1 -> 1.43.5-1)
[2017-08-07 10:58] [ALPM] upgraded ffmpeg (1:3.3.2-2 -> 1:3.3.3-1)
[2017-08-07 10:58] [ALPM] upgraded geoip-database (20170704-1 -> 20170801-1)
[2017-08-07 10:58] [ALPM] upgraded geoip-database-extra (20170704-1 -> 20170801-1)
[2017-08-07 10:58] [ALPM] upgraded git (2.13.4-1 -> 2.14.0-1)
[2017-08-07 10:58] [ALPM] upgraded gparted (0.28.1-1 -> 0.28.1-2)
[2017-08-07 10:58] [ALPM] upgraded msgpack-c (2.1.3-1 -> 2.1.5-1)
[2017-08-07 10:58] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2017-08-07 10:58] [ALPM] running 'gtk-update-icon-cache.hook'...
[2017-08-07 10:58] [ALPM] running 'systemd-update.hook'...
[2017-08-07 10:58] [ALPM] running 'texinfo-install.hook'...
[2017-08-07 10:58] [ALPM] running 'update-desktop-database.hook'...

and after that I couldn't play videos anymore. Is it the ffmpeg package? Someone else with similar problems?

Last edited by kaymio (2017-08-07 10:16:05)

kaymio

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Registered: 2017-01-07

Posts: 27

Re: [temp SOLVED] MPV youtube-dl problem since update. ffmpeg?!

Downgrading ffmpeg (1:3.3.3-1 => 1:3.3.2-2) helps.

pacman -U /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ffmpeg-1:3.3.2-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz

Sorry for the hick ups. I get cranky when I can't watch my morning videos. Shouldn't update before my mind is up and running

terinjokes

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Registered: 2017-08-15

Posts: 1

Re: [temp SOLVED] MPV youtube-dl problem since update. ffmpeg?!

I'm getting the same issue, but downgrading ffmpeg doesn't resolve the issue.

Gusar

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Registered: 2009-08-25

Posts: 3,605

Re: [temp SOLVED] MPV youtube-dl problem since update. ffmpeg?!

It's an incompatible change in youtube-dl, starting with version 2017.08.06. It's fixed in mpv, but not in any release yet. Your options are to use mpv-git or downgrade youtube-dl to a version earlier than the one I mentioned.

Last edited by Gusar (2017-08-16 12:31:50)