[MPlayer-users] Star Trek Nemesis trailer in WMV8

[D Richard Felker III]

On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 08:52:24PM -0600, James Lancaster wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Thursday 12 December 2002 09:55, you wrote:
> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> >
> > D Richard Felker III wrote:
> > >[Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > >
> > >On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 12:21:58AM -0500, Bob Lockie wrote:
> > >>[Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > >>I'm trying to get this (presumably) Windows media player file to work:
> > >>http://a212.m.akastream.net/7/212/7665/v001/paramount.download.akamai.com
> > >>/7665/streams/promo/nemesis_trailer_300.wmv
> > >>
> > >>I got the latest code from CVS and did:
> > >>./configure --enable-gui --enable-qtx-codecs
> > >>
> > >>It said and then I did make and make install.
> > >>Config files successfully generated by ./configure !
> > >>
> > >> Install prefix: /usr/local
> > >> Data directory: /usr/local/share/mplayer
> > >> Config direct.: /usr/local/etc/mplayer
> > >>
> > >> Byte order: Little Endian
> > >> Optimizing for: i686 mmx mmx2 3dnow 3dnowex mtrr
> > >>
> > >> Enabled optional drivers:
> > >>   Input: streaming tv-v4l tv cdda mpdvdkit2 vcd
> > >>   Codecs: qtx divx5linux libdv xanim dshow/dmo win32 libvorbis libmad
> > >>   Audio output: alsa9 arts oss sdl mpegpes(file)
> > >>   Video output: xvidix sdl vesa gif89a jpeg png mpegpes(file) svga
> > >>xmga mga opengl dga xv x11
> > >> Disabled optional drivers:
> > >>   Input: tv-bsdbt848 dvdnav dvdread dvdcss
> > >>   Codecs: divx4linux xvid libavcodec real liblzo
> > >
> > >                             ^^^^^^^^^^
> > >
> > >For one thing you forgot to install libavcodec!! Read the README or
> > >download a release version with lavc included!
> > >
> > >Also, depending on the file, you may need win32 binary codecs to play
> > >it. Lavc can't yet decode wmv2 (aka wmv8) or the new wmv9.
> >
> > Thanks, at least it recognizes the file but still doesn't play.
> >
> > Config files successfully generated by ./configure !
> >
> >   Install prefix: /usr/local
> >   Data directory: /usr/local/share/mplayer
> >   Config direct.: /usr/local/etc/mplayer
> >
> >   Byte order: Little Endian
> >   Optimizing for: i686 mmx mmx2 3dnow 3dnowex mtrr
> >
> >   Enabled optional drivers:
> >     Input: streaming tv-v4l tv cdda mpdvdkit2 vcd
> >     Codecs: qtx divx5linux libdv libavcodec xanim dshow/dmo win32
> > libvorbis libmad
> >     Audio output: alsa9 arts oss sdl mpegpes(file)
> >     Video output: xvidix sdl vesa gif89a jpeg png mpegpes(file) svga
> > xmga mga opengl dga xv x11
> >   Disabled optional drivers:
> >     Input: tv-bsdbt848 dvdnav dvdread dvdcss
> >     Codecs: divx4linux xvid real liblzo
> >     Audio output: sgi sun dxr2 nas win32
> >     Video output: bl zr dxr3 dxr2 directx fbdev aa ggi directfb tdfxfb 3dfx
> >
> > Player CVS-021212-00:10-2.95.3 (C) 2000-2002 Arpad Gereoffy (see DOCS)
> >
> > CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Athlon TB Thunderbird (Family: 6, Stepping: 2)
> > CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 0 SSE2: 0
> > Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx
> >
> > Reading config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf: No such file or
> > directory
> > Reading config file /root/.mplayer/config
> > [cfg] read config file: /root/.mplayer/gui.conf
> > Reading config file /root/.mplayer/gui.conf
> > vo: X11 running at 1024x768 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local
> > display)
> > Reading /root/.mplayer/codecs.conf: can't open
> > '/root/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
> > Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: 49 audio & 123 video codecs
> > Font /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc loaded successfully! (206
> > chars)
> > Using Linux hardware RTC timing (1024Hz)
> > Can't open input config file /root/.mplayer/input.conf : No such file or
> > directory
> > Can't open input config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/input.conf : No such
> > file or directory
> > Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config
> > SKIN dir 1: '/root/.mplayer/Skin'
> > SKIN dir 2: '/usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin'
> > Font /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc loaded successfully! (206
> > chars)
> > Font /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc loaded successfully! (206
> > chars)
> >
> > Playing
> > http://a212.m.akastream.net/7/212/7665/v001/paramount.download.akamai.com/7
> >665/streams/promo/nemesis_trailer_300.wmv Resolving a212.m.akastream.net ...
> > Connecting to server a212.m.akastream.net[64.152.216.93]:80 ...
> > Resolving a212.m.akastream.net ...
> > Connecting to server a212.m.akastream.net[64.152.216.91]:80 ...
> > Stream bitrate properties object
> > Max bandwidth set to 0
> > Resolving a212.m.akastream.net ...
> > Connecting to server a212.m.akastream.net[64.152.216.93]:80 ...
> > Cache size set to 770 KBytes
> > Connected to server: a212.m.akastream.net
> > Cache fill: 19.74% (155648 bytes)    Detected ASF file format!
> > ============ ASF Stream group == START ===
> >  object size = 38
> >  stream count=[0x2][2]
> >    stream id=[0x1][1]
> >    max bitrate=[0x85e7][34279]
> >    stream id=[0x2][2]
> >    max bitrate=[0x431de][274910]
> > ============ ASF Stream group == END ===
> > VIDEO:  [WMV2]  320x240  24bpp
> > Clip info:
> >  name:
> >  author:
> >  copyright:
> >  comments:
> > ==========================================================================
> > Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
> > AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 3995->176400 (32.0 kbit)
> > Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm:ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (ffmpeg))
> > ==========================================================================
> > ==========================================================================
> > Opening video decoder: [dshow] DirectShow video codecs
> > Decoder supports the following YUV formats: YUY2 IYUV UYVY YV12 YVYU
> > I420 YVU9
> > Decoder is capable of YUV output (flags 0x7f)
> > VDec: vo config request - 320 x 240 (preferred csp: Packed YUY2)
> > [PP] Using codec's postprocessing, max q = 4
> > VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
> > Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
> > VO: [xv] 320x240 => 320x240 Planar YV12
> > Selected video codec: [wmv8] vfm:dshow (Windows Media Video 8)
> > ==========================================================================
> > alsa-init: testing and bugreports are welcome.
> > alsa-init: requested format: 44100 Hz, 2 channels, Signed 16-bit
> > (Little-Endian)
> > alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: hw:0,0
> 
> 
> just mplayer then the url (above) worked fine. Make sure you have  
> divxa32.acm in /usr/lib/win32 (you did get the w32codecs didn't you?)

divxa32.acm is useless, libavcodec plays wma. As far as I can tell
from his mplayer output it's working fine. If we're going to help we
need to know what the problem is, since his output doesn't show any
errors.

Rich