[MPlayer-users] Re: WMV 8 - Bugger.

[Phill Gillespie]

> On 16 Mar 2002, Phill Gillespie wrote:
> 
> > I noticed the codecs.conf file says WMV 8 works fine.  I'm having a
> > problem that doesn't seem to have come up yet.  Trying to play WMV 8
> > files just gives me (initially) a green screen with blocky effects over
> > it.  Below is part of the output and if anyone would like to try to play
> > the file it can be accessed at http://karr.ath.cx/phill/
> 
> 	I downloaded the file in its entirety and tried it out. Sure
> enough, I see the same type of video you describe whether I use the WMV
> binary codecs or FFMPEG. However, I also tried it out in WMP (older
> version, v6.01.yadda) and it refused to do anything with the file. Have
> you ever known this file to be valid? Did it play with some version of
> Windows Media Player? Does it play now? Could it have been corrupted
> somehow (e.g., FTP transfer in ASCII mode instead of binary)?
> 
> 	Thanks...
> -- 
> 	-Mike Melanson

Bugger.  It seems that the file is encrypted with Micro$oft's Licensing
system.  It was downloaded whilst logged in (to Liverpoolfc.tv) and
played through WMP7, but it seems once that session was closed, going
back to try to play it fails as I no longer have the license.  Sorry
about wasting your time.  I didn't know this was possible even with
WMV...