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

[Anders Misfeldt]

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 12:07:39 -0600
Stan Gammons <s_gammons at charter.net> wrote:

> What video out device are you using?  You may also need to try the -vo
> x11 or other video driver to see if that works. i.e. mplayer -vc ffwmv1
> -vo x11 axlroseicon.wmv

I normally don't set the -vo option (since it always works on all other files). I just tried setting it to x11. I just get sound. It still writes:

==========================================================================
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: ffwmv2
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...


I don't get it! Maybe I just have to accept that I can't watch WMV3 files (at least in this Fedora version). Hopefully it'll work in Fedora Core 2.

Anders