[MPlayer-users] DirectShow requires complete win32 codec set

[Roberto Togni]

On 2004.07.18 15:17, Julian Sikorski wrote:
> Roberto Togni wrote:
> 
>> Please find out which file is missing, or give url to a sample (if  
>> it's  a file upload it to mphq ftp).
>> We also need to know mplayer version and date of codec package.
>> 
>> Ciao,
>> Roberto
>>
> Full console output:
> mplayer mmst://193.159.251.27/Ondemand/viva/ondemand/stars/nightwish/ 
> nightwish_nemo_isdn.wmv
> MPlayer 1.0pre5-3.3.2 (C) 2000-2004 MPlayer Team
[...]
> ==========================================================================
> Opening video decoder: [dshow] DirectShow video codecs
> Win32 LoadLibrary failed to load: wmv8ds32.ax, /usr/local/lib/codecs/ 
> wmv8ds32.ax, /usr/lib/win32/wmv8ds32.ax, /usr/local/lib/win32/ 
> wmv8ds32.ax
> Warning: DS_Filter() could not open DirectShow DLL.  (DLL=wmv8ds32. 
> ax, r=0x87ba6ac)
> Failed to create DirectShow filter
> ERROR: Could not open required DirectShow codec wmv8ds32.ax.
> You need to upgrade/install the binary codecs package.
> Go to http://mplayerhq.hu/homepage/dload.html
> VDecoder init failed :(
> Opening video decoder: [dmo] DMO video codecs
> 
> 
> MPlayer interrupted by signal 11 in module: init_video_codec
[...]
> win32codecs-essential-20040703 package, mplayer 1.0pre5. When using  
> not-essential codec package, everything works ok.

That's strange. the DShow failure is ok, but it should fall back to  
dmo. That's what i get

r at tower2:~$ /usr/local/src/MPlayer-1.0pre5/mplayer   
mmst://193.159.251.27/Ondemand/viva/ondemand/stars/nightwish/ 
nightwish_nemo_isdn.wmv
MPlayer 1.0pre5-3.3.4 (C) 2000-2004 MPlayer Team

CPU: Intel Pentium 4/Xeon/Celeron Foster 2403 MHz (Family: 8, Stepping:  
4)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2

Reading config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf: No such file  
or directory
Reading config file /home/r/.mplayer/config
Reading /home/r/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/home/r/.mplayer/ 
codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/usr/local/etc/ 
mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Using built-in default codecs.conf.
font: can't open file: /home/r/.mplayer/font/font.desc
Font /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc loaded successfully! (206  
chars)
Failed to open /dev/rtc: Permission denied (it should be readable by  
the user.)
Using usleep() timing
Can't open input config file /home/r/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file  
or directory
Can't open input config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/input.conf: No such  
file or directory
Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config

Playing mmst://193.159.251.27/Ondemand/viva/ondemand/stars/nightwish/ 
nightwish_nemo_isdn.wmv.
Connecting to server 193.159.251.27[193.159.251.27]:1755 ...
connected
file object, packet length = 700 (700)
unknown object
unknown object
unknown object
stream object, stream id: 1
stream object, stream id: 2
unknown object
data object
mmst packet_length = 700
Cache size set to 64 KBytes
Connected to server: 193.159.251.27
Cache fill: 12.50% (8192 bytes)    ASF file format detected.
VIDEO:  [WMV2]  176x144  24bpp
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 22050 Hz, 1 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 2003->44100 (16.0 kbit)
Selected audio codec: [ffwmav2] afm:ffmpeg (DivX audio v2 (ffmpeg))
==========================================================================
vo: X11 running at 1024x768 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local  
display)
Disabling DPMS
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [dshow] DirectShow video codecs
Win32 LoadLibrary failed to load: wmv8ds32.ax, /usr/local/lib/codec/ 
win32/wmv8ds32.ax, /usr/lib/win32/wmv8ds32.ax, /usr/local/lib/win32/ 
wmv8ds32.ax
Warning: DS_Filter() could not open DirectShow DLL.  (DLL=wmv8ds32.ax,  
r=0x6300)Failed to create DirectShow filter
ERROR: Could not open required DirectShow codec wmv8ds32.ax.
You need to upgrade/install the binary codecs package.
Go to http://mplayerhq.hu/homepage/dload.html
VDecoder init failed :(
Opening video decoder: [dmo] DMO video codecs
External func OLEAUT32.dll:8
DMO dll supports VO Optimizations 0 1
DMO dll might use previous sample when requested
GetOutput r=0x0   size:76032  align:1
StreamCount r=0x0  1  1
Decoder supports the following YUV formats: YV12 YUY2 UYVY YVYU   
Decoder is capable of YUV output (flags 0x1b)
VDec: vo config request - 176 x 144 (preferred csp: Packed YUY2)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
VO: [xv] 176x144 => 176x144 Planar YV12
Selected video codec: [wmvdmo] vfm:dmo (Windows Media Video DMO)
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 22050Hz/1ch/16bit ->  
22050Hz/2ch/16bit...
AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 1 ch, 22050 hz, little endian signed int
AF_pre: 22050Hz 1ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
AO: [oss] 22050Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 22050Hz/1ch/16bit ->  
22050Hz/2ch/16bit...
Starting playback...
Successfully enabled DPMS.629 ct:  0.053    3/  3   0%  0%  0.0% 2 0 6%

Exiting... (Quit)

Are you on windows or linux? i'm on Linux 2.6.7
I'll look again at the problem, but since i can't reproduce it will be  
hard to fix it.

Ciao,
 Roberto