[MPlayer-users] newbie: Trouble playing mpeg file

[RC]

On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:14:46 +1100
nuffnough <nuffnough at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am building a pvr system using ubuntu on a system with a hauppauge
> pvr150.
> 
> I've followed the instructions found here:
> 
> http://www.djlosch.com/post_retrieve.php?pid=70

This isn't the IVTV, MythTV, or Ubuntu list...

> When I try to play back the fiel created by
> cat /dev/video0 > /tmp/test_capture.mpg
> 
> The screen flicks over to a blank black screen (which I guess was
> okay) but after about 1 or 2 seconds it drops back to my desktop.

You haven't provided any useful information.  The full -v output of
MPlayer to begin with.  

But if you can't play that file with any other player either, it's
probably not a MPlayer bug to begin with.