[MPlayer-users] MPlayerplug-in loads, but doesn't play in Firefox

Fri Nov 11 04:39:21 CET 2005

On 11/10/05, Jiang Qian <qian2 at fas.harvard.edu> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 06:20:42PM -0800, Ron Pepper wrote:
> > Movie trailers don't play in Firefox. I have mPlayer installed and it
> plays
> > DVDs etc without problem. I also installed the mPlayerplug-in but when I
> try
> > to play a movie trailer, the embedded plug-in window opens and loads the
> > trailer finally showing 99% loaded, but it never plays the trailer. I
> also
> > loaded various codecs including /usr/lib/codecs/QuickTimeEssentials.qtx.
> My
> > system is Fedora Core-3. Any ideas how to troubleshoot this? Thanks.
> Can you take a look at the html source and download the movie directly
> then try to do
> mplayer -v name-of-the-movie.mov
> and see whether it plays? It at least will show whether it's your
> mplayer or your mplayerplug-in is at fault.
> Jiang
> >
> > Ron
> > ______________________________

Thanks for the reply. It looks like mPlayer is failing. Here's the result,
hope you can see something here.

[rp at localhost codecs]$ mplayer -v /home/rp/elizabethtown-tlr2_h320.mov
Using GNU internationalization
Original domain: messages
Original dirname: /usr/share/locale
Current domain: mplayer
Current dirname: /usr/share/locale

MPlayer 1.0pre7-3.4.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel Pentium 4/Xeon/Celeron Foster (Family: 8, Stepping: 7)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1

CommandLine: '-v' '/home/rp/elizabethtown-tlr2_h320.mov'
init_freetype
get_path('font/font.desc') -> '/home/rp/.mplayer/font/font.desc'
font: can't open file: /home/rp/.mplayer/font/font.desc
Font /usr/share/mplayer/font/font.desc loaded successfully! (206 chars)
Using MMX (with tiny bit MMX2) Optimized OnScreenDisplay
Using Linux hardware RTC timing (1024Hz).
get_path('input.conf') -> '/home/rp/.mplayer/input.conf'
Can't open input config file /home/rp/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file or
directory
Can't open input config file /etc/mplayer/input.conf: No such file or
directory
Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config
Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0 : No such file or directory
Can't init input joystick
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('elizabethtown-tlr2_h320.mov.conf') ->
'/home/rp/.mplayer/elizabethtown-tlr2_h320.mov.conf'
Playing /home/rp/elizabethtown-tlr2_h320.mov.
[file] File size is 7497636 bytes
STREAM: [file] /home/rp/elizabethtown-tlr2_h320.mov
STREAM: Description: File
STREAM: Author: Albeu
STREAM: Comment: based on the code from ??? (probably Arpi)
Checking for YUV4MPEG2
ASF_check: not ASF guid!
Checking for Nullsoft Streaming Video
Checking for NuppelVideo
Checking for REAL
Checking for SMJPEG
Searching demuxer type for filename /home/rp/elizabethtown-tlr2_h320.mov
ext: .mov
Trying demuxer 7 based on filename extension
Checking for MOV
ISO: File Type Major Brand: Original QuickTime
ISO: File Type Minor Version: 537199360
ISO: File Type Compatible Brand #0: qt
ISO: File Type Compatible Brand #1:
ISO: File Type Compatible Brand #2:
ISO: File Type Compatible Brand #3:
MOV: Movie header found!
MOV: 'WIDE' chunk found!
MOV: Movie DATA found!
QuickTime/MOV file format detected.
MOV: Movie header (100 bytes): tscale=2400 dur=417700
--------------
MOV: Track #0:
MOV: Track header!
tkhd len=84 ver=0 flags=0x0 id=1 dur=417700 lay=0 vol=0
MOV: Edit atom!
MOV: Edit list table (2 entries) (ver:0,flags:0)
MOV: entry#0: duration: 417600 start time: 0 speed: 1.0x
MOV: entry#1: duration: 100 start time: 419400 speed: 1.0x
MOV: Media stream!
MOV: Media header!
MOV: Handler header: mhlr/vide (appl) Apple Video Media Handler
MOV: Media info!
MOV: Video header!
MOV: Handler header: dhlr/alis (appl) Apple Alias Data Handler
MOV: unknown chunk: dinf 28
MOV: Sample info!
MOV: Description list! (cnt:1)
MOV: desc #0: avc1 (135 bytes)
MOV: Sample duration table! (1 blocks)
MOV: unknown chunk: ctts 33296
MOV: unknown chunk: cslg 24
MOV: Syncing samples (keyframes) table! (66 entries) (ver:0,flags:0)
MOV: unknown chunk: sdtp 4198
MOV: Sample->Chunk mapping table! (698 blocks) (ver:0,flags:0)
MOV: Sample size table! (entries=4194 ss=0) (ver:0,flags:0)
MOV: Chunk offset table! (699 chunks)
MOV track #0: 699 chunks, 4194 samples
pts=419400 scale=2400 time=174.750
EL#0: pts=0 1st_sample=0 frames=4176 (174.000s) pts_offs=0
EL#1: pts=419400 1st_sample=4194 frames=0 (0.042s) pts_offs=417600
==> Found video stream: 0
MOV: AVC decoder configuration record atom (43)!
MOV: avcC version: 1
MOV: avcC profile: 77
MOV: avcC profile compatibility: 64
MOV: avcC level: 12
MOV: avcC nal length size: 4
MOV: avcC number of sequence param sets: 1
MOV: avcC sps 0 have length 20
MOV: avcC number of picture param sets: 1
MOV: avcC pps 0 have length 4
MOV: Found unknown movie atom colr (18)!
Image size: 320 x 180 (24 bpp)
Display size: 320 x 180
Fourcc: avc1 Codec: 'H.264'
--------------
MOV: Track #1:
MOV: Track header!
tkhd len=84 ver=0 flags=0x0 id=2 dur=417700 lay=0 vol=384
MOV: Edit atom!
MOV: Edit list table (2 entries) (ver:0,flags:0)
MOV: entry#0: duration: 417600 start time: 0 speed: 1.0x
MOV: entry#1: duration: 100 start time: 7674225 speed: 1.0x
MOV: Media stream!
MOV: Media header!
MOV: Handler header: mhlr/soun (appl) Apple Sound Media Handler
MOV: Media info!
MOV: Sound header!
MOV: Handler header: dhlr/alis (appl) Apple Alias Data Handler
MOV: unknown chunk: dinf 28
MOV: Sample info!
MOV: Description list! (cnt:1)
MOV: desc #0: mp4a (151 bytes)
MOV: Sample duration table! (1 blocks)
MOV: Sample->Chunk mapping table! (801 blocks) (ver:0,flags:0)
MOV: Sample size table! (entries=7497 ss=0) (ver:0,flags:0)
MOV: Chunk offset table! (801 chunks)
MOV track #1: 801 chunks, 7497 samples
pts=7676928 scale=44100 time=174.080
EL#0: pts=0 1st_sample=0 frames=7494 (174.000s) pts_offs=0
EL#1: pts=7674225 1st_sample=7495 frames=2 (0.042s) pts_offs=-1480
==> Found audio stream: 1
Audio bits: 16 chans: 2 rate: 44100
Audio header: samp/pack=1024 bytes/pack=1 bytes/frame=2 bytes/samp=2
Audio extra header: len=91 fcc=0x77617665
MOV: Found MPEG4 audio Elementary Stream Descriptor atom (51)!
ESDS MPEG4 version: 0 flags: 0x000000
ESDS MPEG4 ES Descriptor (34Bytes):
-> ESId: 0
-> streamPriority: 0
ESDS MPEG4 Decoder Config Descriptor (20Bytes):
-> objectTypeId: 64
-> streamType: 0x15
-> bufferSizeDB: 0x001800
-> maxBitrate: 96.000kbit/s
-> avgBitrate: 96.000kbit/s
ESDS MPEG4 Decoder Specific Descriptor (2Bytes)
ESDS MPEG4 Sync Layer Config Descriptor (1Bytes)
-> predefined: 2
Fourcc: mp4a
--------------
MOV: Track #2:
MOV: Track header!
tkhd len=84 ver=0 flags=0x0 id=3 dur=417700 lay=0 vol=0
MOV: Edit atom!
MOV: Edit list table (2 entries) (ver:0,flags:0)
MOV: entry#0: duration: 417600 start time: 0 speed: 1.0x
MOV: entry#1: duration: 100 start time: 11500 speed: 1.0x
MOV: Media stream!
MOV: Media header!
MOV: Handler header: mhlr/tmcd (appl) Time Code Media Handler
MOV: Media info!
MOV: Generic header!
MOV: Handler header: dhlr/alis (appl) Apple Alias Data Handler
MOV: unknown chunk: dinf 28
MOV: Sample info!
MOV: Description list! (cnt:1)
MOV: desc #0: tmcd (33 bytes)
MOV: Sample duration table! (1 blocks)
MOV: Sample->Chunk mapping table! (1 blocks) (ver:0,flags:0)
MOV: Sample size table! (entries=1 ss=4) (ver:0,flags:0)
MOV: Chunk offset table! (1 chunks)
MOV track #2: 1 chunks, 0 samples
pts=417600 scale=2400 time=174.000
EL#0: pts=0 1st_sample=0 frames=1 (174.000s) pts_offs=0
EL#1: pts=11500 1st_sample=1 frames=0 (0.042s) pts_offs=417600
Generic track - not completely understood! (id: 2)
--------------
Quicktime Clip Info:
Comment: Encoded and delivered by
apple.com/trailers/<http://apple.com/trailers/>
Copyright: \uffff 2005 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved
Name: Elizabethtown
MOV: longest streams: A: #1 (7497 samples) V: #0 (4194 samples)
VIDEO: [avc1] 320x180 24bpp 24.000 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
[V] filefmt:7 fourcc:0x31637661 size:320x180 fps:24.00 ftime:=0.0417
Clip info:
comments: Encoded and delivered by
apple.com/trailers/<http://apple.com/trailers/>
copyright: \uffff 2005 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved
name: Elizabethtown
get_path('sub/') -> '/home/rp/.mplayer/sub/'
get_path('default.sub') -> '/home/rp/.mplayer/default.sub'
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [faad] AAC (MPEG2/4 Advanced Audio Coding)
dec_audio: Allocating 4608 bytes for input buffer.
dec_audio: Allocating 49152 + 65536 = 114688 bytes for output buffer.
FAAD: Decoder init done (0Bytes)!
FAAD: Negotiated samplerate: 44100Hz channels: 2
FAAD: got 96kbit/s bitrate from MP4 header!
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 96.0 kbit/6.80% (ratio: 12000->176400)
Selected audio codec: [faad] afm:faad (FAAD AAC (MPEG2/MPEG4 Audio) decoder)
==========================================================================
No vidix driver name provided, probing available ones (-v option for
details)!
X11 opening display: :0.0
vo: X11 color mask: FFFF (R:F800 G:7E0 B:1F)
vo: X11 running at 1024x768 with depth 16 and 16 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
vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/lib/mplayer/vidix/pm3_vid.so
[pm3] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/lib/mplayer/vidix/radeon_vid.so
[radeon] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/lib/mplayer/vidix/savage_vid.so
[savage_vid] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/lib/mplayer/vidix/mga_crtc2_vid.so
[mga] probe
[mga] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/lib/mplayer/vidix/cyberblade_vid.so
[cyberblade] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/lib/mplayer/vidix/sis_vid.so
[SiS] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/lib/mplayer/vidix/nvidia_vid.so
[nvidia_vid] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/lib/mplayer/vidix/rage128_vid.so
[rage128] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/lib/mplayer/vidix/mga_vid.so
[mga] probe
[mga] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/lib/mplayer/vidix/unichrome_vid.so
[unichrome] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
vidixlib: PROBING: /usr/lib/mplayer/vidix/mach64_vid.so
[mach64] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
vosub_vidix: Couldn't find working VIDIX driver
Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.

uninit audio: faad
FAAD: Closing decoder!
vo: uninit ...

Exiting... (End of file)