[MEncoder-users] GMplayer and mplayer with the same file

[David Ward]

gmplayer  -version
MPlayer 1.0pre7-3.4.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team

mplayer  -version
MPlayer 1.0pre7-3.4.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team


I have a file here (DV video, PCM audio in an AVI) that gmplayer plays, 
yet mplayer does not.

mplayer outputs this

"Opening video decoder: [dshow] DirectShow video codecs

Win32 LoadLibrary failed to load: qdv.dll, /usr/lib/win32/qdv.dll, /usr/local/lib/win32/qdv.dll

Warning: DS_Filter() could not open DirectShow DLL.  (DLL=qdv.dll, r=0x87fa360)

Failed to create DirectShow filter

ERROR: Could not open required DirectShow codec qdv.dll.

You need to upgrade/install the binary codecs package.

Go to http://mplayerhq.hu/homepage/dload.html

VDecoder init failed :(

"



Yet gmplayer goes through without a problem.

It seems gmplayer is using a different codec though.


"Trying to force video codec driver family ffmpeg...

Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family

Selected video codec: [ffdv] vfm:ffmpeg (FFmpeg DV decoder)

"



Why would mplayer try and use a different codec ?? 

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Regards
David Ward