[MPlayer-users] BUG?: Video stream not found in AVI

[John Collomosse]

Hi,

I've several examples of AVI files which mplayer determines contain no 
video stream.. however this is incorrect (the files play on other systems 
e.g. windows :-( media player).   They were created by MATLAB in Linux
(http://www.mathworks.com), and are not compressed with any strange codec 
infact they are simple, uncompressed RGB videos.  Here is some sample 
output:

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Using GNU internationalization
Original domain: messages
Original dirname: /usr/share/locale
Current domain: mplayer
Current dirname: /usr/share/locale


MPlayer 0.90pre8-2.96 (C) 2000-2002 Arpad Gereoffy (see DOCS)

CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Duron MG Morgan (Family: 6, Stepping: 1)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
Compiled with RUNTIME CPU Detection - warning, it's not optimal! To get 
best per
formance, recompile MPlayer with --disable-runtime-cpudetection
Reading /data/jpc/.mplayer/codecs.conf: can't open 
'/data/jpc/.mplayer/codecs.co
nf': No such file or directory
Reading /etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: 38 audio & 106 video codecs
font: can't open file: /data/jpc/.mplayer/font/font.desc
Font /usr/share/mplayer/font/font.desc loaded successfully! (206 chars)
Using usleep() timing
Can't open input config file /data/jpc/.mplayer/input.conf : No such file 
or dir
ectory
Can't open input config file /etc/mplayer/input.conf : No such file or 
directory
Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config
Setting up lirc support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: Permission denied
Failed opening lirc support!
You won't be able to use your remote control

Playing x.avi
Detected AVI file format!
AVI_NI: No Audio stream found...  ->  no sound
AVI: Missing video stream!? Contact the author, it may be a bug :(


Exiting... (End of file)
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Given the above advice (contact the author), and the lack of any mention 
of this problem in the documentation (that I could see) I am writing to 
notify the list. 

Also, I tried the latest ("Xmas 2002") edition of mplayer from your site 
on this video too.. with no success :-(

If anyone would like a copy of the file I can supply it, please write back 
at this address if interested.

Thanks,

John