[MPlayer-users] seeking in a video file with an invalid video codec crashes mplayer

[Guillaume POIRIER]

Hi,

On 10/1/05, Ergzay <ergzay at everyoneproductions.com> wrote:
> If you play video with an invalid video codec by doing -vc blabla (or
> whatever) all that happens is the audio plays. (The result is different
> from doing -vo null). If you try seeking in this what happens is that
> mplayer crashes. CVS is updated to about 2 hours ago from this posting.
> I have tried both -ao macosx and -ao sdl and this happens with both.
> iBook G4 1.2Ghz 256mb ram radeon 9200 mobility video card
> gcc version 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1495)

I don't think it can be called a bug. It's just MPlayer allowing you
to shoot yourself on the foot, that's all!

Guillaume
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