[MPlayer-users] mplayer can't play WMV3 files

[Anders Misfeldt]

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 11:22:04 -0600
Stan Gammons <s_gammons at charter.net> wrote:

> Try using a different codec like ffwmv1 or ffwmv2. Or try logging in
> with su and see if it does the same thing. It seems to be more apt to
> play them for me when I was logged it that way.


I just tried:

# mplayer -vc ffwmv1 axlroseicon.wmv
<SNIP>
....
</SNIP>
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 12005->176400 (96.0 kbit)
Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm:ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (ffmpeg))
==========================================================================
vo: X11 running at 1280x1024 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
==========================================================================
Forced video codec: ffwmv1
Cannot find codec matching selected -vo and video format 0x33564D57.
Read DOCS/HTML/en/codecs.html!
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 44100 hz, little endian signed int
AF_pre: 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
Video: no video
Starting playback...
A:         3.4  1.2% 0%

So then I get the audio. I also tried with the ffwmv2 codec, which gave the same result. I just don't get the video. I also tried 'su' and then mplayer, without success.

Wasn't that what you meant with another codec?

Anders