Latest MPlayer 31774-1 x264 MKV Playback Broken?

Milena · 2010-07-31 18:46:01

I noticed since after the last mplayer update i can't watch some of my mkv x264 movies anymore. Mplayer starts playback just fine with normal terminal output but the movie is always paused and not playing. I can forward and rewind through the movie with mouse and keyboard as usual but its just not playing. Totem has no problem with the same movies and they worked just fine with the old mplayer-svn. Anybody else has this problem?

wonder · 2010-07-31 18:59:10

post the output of mplayer -v yourfile. adjust your -vo or -ao if necesarry

Milena · 2010-07-31 20:18:49

Output of mplayer -v movie.mkv:

[milena@MilenaPC Action & Thriller]$ mplayer -v 'The Transporter.mkv'MPlayer SVN-r31774-4.5.0 (C) 2000-2010 MPlayer Team
CPU vendor name: AuthenticAMD  max cpuid level: 6
CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor (Family: 16, Model: 10, Stepping: 0)
extended cpuid-level: 27
extended cache-info: 33587520
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNowExt: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1 SSSE3: 0
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
get_path('codecs.conf') -> '/home/milena/.mplayer/codecs.conf'
Reading /home/milena/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/home/milena/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: 158 audio & 340 video codecs
Configuration: --prefix=/usr --enable-runtime-cpudetection --disable-gui --disable-arts --disable-liblzo --disable-speex --disable-openal --disable-fribidi --disable-libdv --disable-musepack --disable-esd --disable-mga --enable-xvmc --language=all --confdir=/etc/mplayer
CommandLine: '-v' 'The Transporter.mkv'
init_freetype
Using MMX (with tiny bit MMX2) Optimized OnScreenDisplay
get_path('fonts') -> '/home/milena/.mplayer/fonts'
Using nanosleep() timing
get_path('input.conf') -> '/home/milena/.mplayer/input.conf'
Can't open input config file /home/milena/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory
Parsing input config file /etc/mplayer/input.conf
Input config file /etc/mplayer/input.conf parsed: 91 binds
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.
get_path('The Transporter.mkv.conf') -> '/home/milena/.mplayer/The Transporter.mkv.conf'

Playing The Transporter.mkv.
get_path('sub/') -> '/home/milena/.mplayer/sub/'
[file] File size is 9126837998 bytes
STREAM: [file] The Transporter.mkv
STREAM: Description: File
STREAM: Author: Albeu
STREAM: Comment: based on the code from ??? (probably Arpi)
CACHE_PRE_INIT: 0 [0] 0  pre:26843545  eof:0  
Cache fill:  0.00% (0 bytes)   

LAVF_check: Matroska file format
libavformat file format detected.
[matroska @ 0x1d39850] Unknown entry 0x437E
    Last message repeated 18 times
[matroska @ 0x1d39850] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
==> Found video stream: 0
======= VIDEO Format ======
  biSize 80
  biWidth 1920
  biHeight 816
  biPlanes 0
  biBitCount 0
  biCompression 875967048='H264'
  biSizeImage 0
Unknown extra header dump: [1] [64] [0] [29] [ff] [e1] [0] [18] [67] [64] [0] [29] [ac] [34] [e6] [1] [e0] [19] [e8] [40] [0] [65] [d3] [c0] [13] [12] [d0] [23] [c6] [c] [66] [80] [1] [0] [5] [68] [ee] [b2] [c8] [b0] 
===========================
[lavf] stream 0: video (h264), -vid 0, The Transporter
==> Found audio stream: 1
======= WAVE Format =======
Format Tag: 8193 (0x2001)
Channels: 6
Samplerate: 48000
avg byte/sec: 0
Block align: 1
bits/sample: 0
cbSize: 0
==========================================================================
[lavf] stream 1: audio (dca), -aid 0, -alang ger, DTS
==> Found audio stream: 2
======= WAVE Format =======
Format Tag: 8193 (0x2001)
Channels: 6
Samplerate: 48000
avg byte/sec: 0
Block align: 1
bits/sample: 0
cbSize: 0
==========================================================================
[lavf] stream 2: audio (dca), -aid 1, -alang eng, DTS
LAVF: 2 audio and 1 video streams found
LAVF: build 3427328
VIDEO:  [H264]  1920x816  0bpp  24.000 fps    0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
[V] filefmt:44  fourcc:0x34363248  size:1920x816  fps:24.000  ftime:=0.0417
get_path('sub/') -> '/home/milena/.mplayer/sub/'
X11 opening display: :0.0
vo: X11 color mask:  FFFFFF  (R:FF0000 G:FF00 B:FF)
vo: X11 running at 1920x1200 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
[x11] Detected wm supports NetWM.
[x11] Detected wm supports FULLSCREEN state.
[x11] Detected wm supports ABOVE state.
[x11] Detected wm supports BELOW state.
[x11] Current fstype setting honours FULLSCREEN ABOVE BELOW X atoms
[VO_XV] Could not grab port 313.
[VO_XV] Using Xv Adapter #0 (NV17 Video Texture)
[xv common] Drawing no colorkey.
[xv common] Maximum source image dimensions: 2046x2046
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
INFO: libavcodec init OK!
Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264)
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
dec_audio: Allocating 192000 + 65536 = 257536 bytes for output buffer.
FFmpeg's libavcodec audio codec
INFO: libavcodec "dca" init OK!
[dca @ 0xdd60a0]Stream with high frequencies VQ coding
lavc_audio: error
lavc_audio: error
lavc_audio: error
lavc_audio: error
lavc_audio: error
lavc_audio: error
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 6 ch, s16le, 1536.0 kbit/33.33% (ratio: 192000->576000)
Selected audio codec: [ffdca] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg DTS)
==========================================================================
Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/6ch/s16le -> 0Hz/0ch/??...
[libaf] Adding filter dummy 
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 48000Hz/6ch/s16le
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 48000Hz/6ch/s16le
Trying preferred audio driver 'alsa', options '[none]'
alsa-init: requested format: 48000 Hz, 6 channels, 9
alsa-init: using ALSA 1.0.23
alsa-init: device set to surround51
alsa-init: using device surround51
alsa-init: pcm opened in blocking mode
alsa-init: got buffersize=131064
alsa-init: got period size 5461
alsa: 48000 Hz/6 channels/12 bpf/131064 bytes buffer/Signed 16 bit Little Endian
AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 6ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
AO: Description: ALSA-0.9.x-1.x audio output
AO: Author: Alex Beregszaszi, Zsolt Barat <joy@streamminister.de>
AO: Comment: under developement
Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/6ch/s16le -> 48000Hz/6ch/s16le...
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 48000Hz/6ch/s16le
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 48000Hz/6ch/s16le
Starting playback...
lavc_audio: error
[h264 @ 0xdd60a0]no picture
[h264 @ 0xdd60a0]no picture
[ffmpeg] aspect_ratio: 0.000000
VDec: vo config request - 1920 x 816 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
Trying filter chain: vo
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 2.35:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO Config (1920x816->1920x816,flags=1,'MPlayer',0x32315659)
VO: [xv] 1920x816 => 1920x816 Planar YV12  [fs]
VO: Description: X11/Xv
VO: Author: Gerd Knorr <kraxel@goldbach.in-berlin.de> and others
Xvideo image format: 0x32595559 (YUY2) packed
Xvideo image format: 0x32315659 (YV12) planar
Xvideo image format: 0x59565955 (UYVY) packed
Xvideo image format: 0x30323449 (I420) planar
using Xvideo port 314 for hw scaling
*** [vo] Exporting mp_image_t, 1920x816x12bpp YUV planar, 2350080 bytes
Unicode font: 5025 glyphs.
Unicode font: 5025 glyphs.
A:   0.0 V:   0.0 A-V:  0.000 ct:  0.000   0/  0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 16% 
lavc_audio: error
A:   0.0 V:   0.0 A-V: -0.042 ct: -0.004   0/  0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 16% 
lavc_audio: error
A:   0.1 V:   0.1 A-V:  0.002 ct: -0.004   0/  0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 16% 
lavc_audio: error
A:   0.1 V:   0.1 A-V:  0.002 ct: -0.004   0/  0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 16% 
lavc_audio: error
A:   0.1 V:   0.1 A-V:  0.002 ct: -0.004   0/  0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 16% 
lavc_audio: error
A:   0.1 V:   0.1 A-V:  0.002 ct: -0.004   0/  0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 16% 
lavc_audio: error
A:   0.1 V:   0.1 A-V:  0.002 ct: -0.004   0/  0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 16% 
lavc_audio: error
A:   0.1 V:   0.1 A-V:  0.002 ct: -0.004   0/  0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 16% 
lavc_audio: error

While another movie with the same codec and container plays just fine:

[milena@MilenaPC Action & Thriller]$ mplayer 'Hot Fuzz.mkv'
MPlayer SVN-r31774-4.5.0 (C) 2000-2010 MPlayer Team
158 audio & 340 video codecs
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing Hot Fuzz.mkv.
Cache fill: 16.97% (22773760 bytes)   

libavformat file format detected.
[matroska @ 0x2521850] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
[lavf] stream 0: video (h264), -vid 0, English
[lavf] stream 1: audio (dca), -aid 0, -alang ger, German
[lavf] stream 2: audio (dca), -aid 1, -alang eng, English
[lavf] stream 3: subtitle (unknown), -sid 0, -slang ger, German forced
VIDEO:  [H264]  1920x816  0bpp  23.976 fps    0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
[VO_XV] Could not grab port 313.
Cache not responding!
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264)
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 768.0 kbit/50.00% (ratio: 96000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [ffdca] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg DTS)
==========================================================================
AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Starting playback...
Movie-Aspect is 2.35:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [xv] 1920x816 => 1920x816 Planar YV12  [fs]
A:   5.7 V:   5.7 A-V:  0.000 ct:  0.000   0/  0 19%  1%  0.8% 0 0 46% 

Exiting... (Quit)

I don't know whats causing the lavc_audio: error in the first one.

wonder · 2010-07-31 20:24:29

i guess is a regression handling badly encoded videos. try updating to the latest svn revision and see if is fixed and if not, you should report it upstream

Last edited by wonder (2010-07-31 20:24:47)

Milena · 2010-07-31 20:36:53

Ok thanks for the quick reply, i'll try latest svn tonight and see if it works.

vonPalitroque · 2010-08-01 05:41:41

I had issues playing a[n mkv] file with DTS audio. Totem played it fine (using I don't know what gstreamer backend, probably the -plugins-ugly). I began messing with mplayer's audio decoding options and it turns out that ffmpeg's decoding makes it stutter like crazy, however, using libdca, it plays normally. I tried rolling back ffmpeg, but that did not work. Will try latest svn as well. Thanks and cheers.
Orlando

Last edited by vonPalitroque (2010-08-01 05:44:47)

Rasi · 2010-08-01 09:04:20

vonPalitroque wrote:

I had issues playing a[n mkv] file with DTS audio. Totem played it fine (using I don't know what gstreamer backend, probably the -plugins-ugly). I began messing with mplayer's audio decoding options and it turns out that ffmpeg's decoding makes it stutter like crazy, however, using libdca, it plays normally. I tried rolling back ffmpeg, but that did not work. Will try latest svn as well. Thanks and cheers.
Orlando

i have this too. Strangely the same videos work perfectly fine with vlc, another ffmpeg based player

Army · 2010-08-01 17:48:37

mplayer-git from AUR is different from mplayer-svn. You could give it a try. It heavily depends on ffmpeg. I really like it very much!

vonPalitroque · 2010-08-01 21:44:04

Rasi wrote:

i have this too. Strangely the same videos work perfectly fine with vlc, another ffmpeg based player

This is due to the fact that mplayer ships its own ffmpeg, I am not sure if vlc uses the system's libavcodec that comes with ffmpeg or provides its own. See this link.

Milena · 2010-08-01 23:46:29

Army wrote:

mplayer-git from AUR is different from mplayer-svn. You could give it a try. It heavily depends on ffmpeg. I really like it very much!

Latest git as of today works fine with the same movie, thank you.

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#1 2010-07-31 18:46:01

Latest MPlayer 31774-1 x264 MKV Playback Broken?

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