A few things to try:
Grab the w32codec rpm and install it. Don't have a URL offhand but a Google search
will locate it. You may have to build it because of issues with licensing. It's
pretty simple and just requires grabbing a tarball and the .spec file and rebuildig.
Also make sure to install the libquicktime package. This is needed for a another
bunch of codecs.
> On Saturday 08 April 2006 02:19, Eben King wrote:
>> On Sat, 8 Apr 2006, Bob Stia wrote:
>> > I have a bunch of *.wmv files that people send me by email. Size doesn't
>> > matter. Some are small and some are large. About half of them play with
>> > sound but no video. The others play perfectly well with either xine or
>> > mplayer.
>> >
>> > Anybody have a clue why that would happen?
>>
>> Might be a WMP 10-specific codec. Play one that DOESN'T work, and check
>> its codec in mplayer's output. Then play one that DOES work. Are they
>> different?
>
> Thanks Eben,
>
> Not sure if I can tell. Here is output from one that does NOT work:
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> bob@EasyStreet:~/album/videos> mplayer funnycats_1.wmv
> MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-4.0.2 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
> CPU: Advanced Micro Devices (Family: 8, Stepping: 0)
> Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
> CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
> Compiled with runtime CPU detection - WARNING - this is not optimal!
> To get best performance, recompile MPlayer with
> --disable-runtime-cpudetection.
>
>
> Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied
> Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system
> startup scripts.
> 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: Connection refused
> Failed to open LIRC support.
> You will not be able to use your remote control.
> Playing funnycats_1.wmv.
> ASF file format detected.
> VIDEO: [WMV3] 320x240 24bpp 1000.000 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
> ==========================================================================
> Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
> AUDIO: 22050 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 32.0 kbit/4.54% (ratio: 4006->88200)
> Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm:ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (FFmpeg))
> ==========================================================================
> vo: X11 running at 1280x960 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
> ==========================================================================
> Requested video codec family [wmv9dmo] (vfm=dmo) not available.
> Enable it at compilation.
> Requested video codec family [wmvdmo] (vfm=dmo) not available.
> Enable it at compilation.
> Cannot find codec matching selected -vo and video format 0x33564D57.
> Read DOCS/HTML/en/codecs.html!
> ==========================================================================
> Checking audio filter chain for 22050Hz/2ch/s16le -> 22050Hz/2ch/s16le...
> AF_pre: 22050Hz/2ch/s16le
> AO: [oss] 22050Hz 2ch s16le (2 bps)
> Building audio filter chain for 22050Hz/2ch/s16le -> 22050Hz/2ch/s16le...
> Video: no video
> Starting playback...
> A: 71.7 (01:11.6) 0.3%
>
> Exiting... (End of file)
> bob@EasyStreet:~/album/videos>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Here is one that DOES work:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> bob@EasyStreet:~/album/videos> mplayer A_Family_Dinner.wmv
> MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-4.0.2 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
> CPU: Advanced Micro Devices (Family: 8, Stepping: 0)
> Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
> CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
> Compiled with runtime CPU detection - WARNING - this is not optimal!
> To get best performance, recompile MPlayer with
> --disable-runtime-cpudetection.
>
>
> Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied
> Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system
> startup scripts.
> 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: Connection refused
> Failed to open LIRC support.
> You will not be able to use your remote control.
> Playing A_Family_Dinner.wmv.
> ASF file format detected.
> VIDEO: [WMV2] 320x240 24bpp 1000.000 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
> ==========================================================================
> Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
> AUDIO: 32000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 48.0 kbit/4.69% (ratio: 6000->128000)
> Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm:ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (FFmpeg))
> ==========================================================================
> vo: X11 running at 1280x960 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
> ==========================================================================
> Requested video codec family [wmv8] (vfm=dshow) not available.
> Enable it at compilation.
> Requested video codec family [wmvdmo] (vfm=dmo) not available.
> Enable it at compilation.
> Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
> Selected video codec: [ffwmv2] vfm:ffmpeg (FFmpeg M$ WMV2/WMV8)
> ==========================================================================
> Checking audio filter chain for 32000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 32000Hz/2ch/s16le...
> AF_pre: 32000Hz/2ch/s16le
> AO: [oss] 32000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bps)
> Building audio filter chain for 32000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 32000Hz/2ch/s16le...
> Starting playback...
> [wmv2 @ 0xab0500]I7:0/
> VDec: vo config request - 320 x 240 (preferred csp: Planar YV12)
> VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
> Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
> VO: [xv] 320x240 => 320x240 Planar YV12
> [wmv2 @ 0xab0500]I7:11/-0.053 ct: -0.016 95/ 95 6% 0% 0.4% 0 0
> [wmv2 @ 0xab0500]I7:1A/-0.009 ct: -0.045 128/128 5% 0% 0.4% 0 0
> [wmv2 @ 0xab0500]I7:23/ 0.029 ct: -0.094 252/252 3% 0% 0.4% 0 0
> [wmv2 @ 0xab0500]I7:27/-0.019 ct: -0.050 294/294 3% 0% 0.4% 0 0
> [wmv2 @ 0xab0500]I7:2C/ 0.033 ct: -0.082 335/335 3% 0% 0.4% 0 0
> A: 19.8 V: 19.9 A-V: -0.136 ct: -0.147 373/373 3% 0% 0.4% 0 0
>
> Exiting... (End of file)
> bob@EasyStreet:~/album/videos>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Of course the first one gives a message of wmv9 (and no video) and the 2nd
> shows wmv8 (amongst many other things which I cannot interpret) If you, or
> anybody else can, I would love to offer your opinions/expertise.
>
> Bob S.
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