[MPlayer-users] How to import RealMedia Splitter DirectShow filter into codecs.conf

[John Brown]

Hello All,

Recently, I posted about a problem that I was having with MPlayer and
MEncoder crashing consistently at certain points in a collection of rmvb
files. Unfortunately, I have not received any responses.

Since Windows Media Player is able to use the RealMedia Splitter
DirectShow filter to play these files, I am hoping that someone will be
able to help me to import RealMedia Splitter into codecs.conf.

I constructed the following entries in my codecs.conf file. Below each
GUID is listed the error reported by MPlayer when that GUID is used. I
tried several GUIDs because GraphEdit shows a total of 4 entries with
the filename RealMediaSplitter.ax:

RealMedia Source
RealMedia Splitter
RealVideo Decoder
RealAudio Decoder

videocodec rmsvideo
  info "RealMediaSplitter Video"
  status working
  fourcc RV40,rv40
  ;format "Do I need to put something here?"
  driver dshow

; RealMedia Source
; guid 0x765035B3, 0X5944, 0X4A94, 0X80, 0X6B, 0X20, 0XEE, 0X34, 0X15, 0XF2, 
0X6F
; ERROR: Could not open required DirectShow codec RealMediaSplitter.ax.
; Warning: DS_Filter() could not find input pin.  (DLL=RealMediaSplitter.ax, 
r=0x1)
; Failed to create DirectShow filter

; RealMedia Splitter
; guid 0xE21BE468, 0x5C18, 0x43EB, 0xB0, 0xCC, 0xDB, 0x93, 0xA8, 0x47, 0xD7, 
0x69
; ERROR: Could not open required DirectShow codec RealMediaSplitter.ax.
; Warning: DS_Filter() could not find output pin.  
(DLL=RealMediaSplitter.ax, r=0x1)

; RealVideo Decoder
; guid 0x238D0F23, 0x5DC9, 0X45A6, 0x9B, 0XE2, 0x66, 0x61, 0x60, 0xC3, 0x24, 
0X2dd
; ERROR: Could not open required DirectShow codec RealMediaSplitter.ax.
; Warning: DS_Filter() source format is not accepted.  
(DLL=RealMediaSplitter.ax, r=0x1)
; Failed to create DirectShow filter

  dll "RealMediaSplitter.ax"
  out I420

=======================================================================
audiocodec rmsaudio
  info "RealMedia Splitter Audio"
  status working
  format 0x6B6F6F63 ; "cook"

; RealMedia Source
; guid 0x765035B3, 0X5944, 0X4A94, 0X80, 0X6B, 0X20, 0XEE, 0X34, 0X15, 0XF2, 
0X6F
; Opening audio decoder: [dshow] Win32/DirectShow decoders
; ERROR: Could not open required DirectShow codec RealMediaSplitter.ax.
; ADecoder preinit failed :(
; Warning: DS_Filter() could not find input pin.  (DLL=RealMediaSplitter.ax, 
r=0x1)
; ADecoder init failed :(

; RealMedia Splitter
; guid 0xE21BE468, 0x5C18, 0x43EB, 0xB0, 0xCC, 0xDB, 0x93, 0xA8, 0x47, 0xD7, 
0x69
; Opening audio decoder: [dshow] Win32/DirectShow decoders
; ERROR: Could not open required DirectShow codec RealMediaSplitter.ax.
; ADecoder preinit failed :(
; Warning: DS_Filter() could not find output pin.  
(DLL=RealMediaSplitter.ax, r=0x1)
; ADecoder init failed :(

; RealAudio Decoder
; guid 0x941A4793, 0xA705, 0x4312, 0x8D, 0xFC, 0xC1, 0x1C, 0xA0, 0x5F, 0x39, 
0x7E
; Opening audio decoder: [dshow] Win32/DirectShow decoders
; ERROR: Could not open required DirectShow codec RealMediaSplitter.ax.
; ADecoder preinit failed :(
; Warning: DS_Filter() source format is not accepted.  
(DLL=RealMediaSplitter.ax, r=0x1)
; ADecoder init failed :(

  driver dshow
  dll "RealMediaSplitter.ax"

"RealVideo Decoder" and "RealAudio Decoder" both fail with
"source format not accepted". Can anyone suggest the format that should
be used in each case?

Youy can download RealMedia Splitter at:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/RealMedia_Splitter.htm

Any help will be greatly appreciated.