[MPlayer-users] Problems playing with vdr streams.

[Nico Sabbi]

Josef Wolf wrote:

>Hello!
>
>I have problems playing streams from vdr.  After about two minutes, the
>cache fill rate (the last number on the status line) goes down to zero
>and video starts humbling.  Some time after that mplayer exits completely.
>
>I have tried to increase cache, but with little success.  I have also
>tried to use the -autosync option (with values up to 300).
>
>When I try TS instead of PS withhin the URL, mplayer don't play at all.
>OTOH, xine plays the TS without problems (but with poor deinterlace :()
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Here is mplayer's output:
>
>jw at raven:$ mplayer -vfm ffmpeg -autosync 30 -cache 512 -fstype none -vf pp=md http://vdr1:3000/PS/36
>Using GNU internationalization
>Original domain: messages
>Original dirname: /usr/share/locale
>Current domain: mplayer
>Current dirname: /usr/local/share/locale
>
>MPlayer dev-CVS-041015-06:00-3.3.1 (C) 2000-2004 MPlayer Team
>
>CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Athlon 4 /Athlon MP/XP Palomino (Family: 6, Stepping: 2)
>Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
>CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
>Compiled with runtime CPU detection - WARNING - this is not optimal!
>To get best performance, recompile MPlayer with --disable-runtime-cpudetection.
>Reading config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
>Reading config file /home/jw/.mplayer/config: Ist kein Verzeichnis
>Reading /home/jw/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/home/jw/.mplayer/codecs.conf': Ist kein Verzeichnis
>Reading /usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/usr/local/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf': Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
>Using built-in default codecs.conf.
>font: can't open file: /home/jw/.mplayer/font/font.desc
>Font /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/font.desc loaded successfully! (206 chars)
>Failed to open /dev/rtc: Keine Berechtigung (it should be readable by the user.)
>Using nanosleep() timing
>Can't open input config file /home/jw/.mplayer/input.conf: Ist kein Verzeichnis
>Can't open input config file /usr/local/etc/mplayer/input.conf: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
>Falling back on default (hardcoded) input config
>Setting up LIRC support...
>mplayer: could not connect to socket
>mplayer: Keine Berechtigung
>Failed to open LIRC support.
>You will not be able to use your remote control.
>
>Playing http://vdr1:3000/PS/36.
>Resolving vdr1 for AF_INET6...
>Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: vdr1
>Resolving vdr1 for AF_INET...
>Connecting to server vdr1[192.168.1.110]:3000 ...
>Cache size set to 512 KBytes
>Connected to server: vdr1
>Cache fill:  0,00% (0 bytes)    MPEG-PS file format detected.
>VIDEO:  MPEG2  704x576  (aspect 2)  25,000 fps  7000,0 kbps (875,0 kbyte/s)
>==========================================================================
>Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
>MP3lib: init layer2&3 finished, tables done
>AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 24000->192000 (192,0 kbit)
>Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
>==========================================================================
>vo: X11 running at 1280x1024 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0" => local display)
>Disabling DPMS
>Opening video filter: [pp=md]
>==========================================================================
>Trying to force video codec driver family ffmpeg...
>Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
>Selected video codec: [ffmpeg2] vfm:ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG 2)
>==========================================================================
>Checking audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/16bit -> 48000Hz/2ch/16bit...
>AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 48000 hz, little endian signed int
>AF_pre: 48000Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
>AO: [oss] 48000Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps)
>Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/16bit -> 48000Hz/2ch/16bit...
>Starting playback...
>VDec: vo config request - 704 x 576 (preferred csp: Planar YV12)
>[PP] Using external postprocessing filter, max q = 6.
>VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
>Movie-Aspect is 1,33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
>VO: [xv] 704x576 => 768x576 Planar YV12
>A:45238,4 V:45238,4 A-V:  0,000 ct: -0,799  5517/5517  12% 19% 35,3% 1098 0 2%
>Too many video packets in the buffer: (4096 in 7757126 bytes).
>Maybe you are playing a non-interleaved stream/file or the codec failed?
>For AVI files, try to force non-interleaved mode with the -ni option.
>
>Broken frame at 0x597598
>
>  
>

can you please upload a sample of the TS that doesn't play to
ftp://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/incoming and tell us the filename?

Sometimes you have to use a larger probing range: -tsprobe 64000.

    Nico