[MPlayer-users] Possible http download bug

[Heine Laursen]

Kevin DeKorte wrote:
> Heine Laursen wrote:
> 
>>>Hi.
>>>
>>>When I try to play the file
>>>http://movies.apple.com/movies/wb/syriana/syriana_h.480.mov with mplayer
>>>it suddenley stop playaying (freezing), while wget the file and then
>>>play it with mplayer works flawlessley.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>hl at sid:/tmp$ mplayer http://movies.apple.com/movies/wb/syriana/syriana_h.480.mov
>>>>MPlayer dev-CVS-051027-18:35-3.3.6 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
>>>>CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Sempron/Athlon MP/XP/XP-M Barton,Thorton (Family: 6, Stepping: 0)
>>>>Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
>>>>CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
>>>>Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE
> 
> 
> Have you tried setting the cache option?
> 
> Maybe try
> 
> mplayer -cache 2048 http://movies.apple.com/movies/wb/syriana/syriana_h.480.mov

This works also for me.

However I accendteley typed "mplayer mplayer -cache 2048
http://movies.apple.com/movies/wb/syriana/syriana_h.480.mov"
And then the same happens! (Also happens if you replace the 2ed mplayer
with somthing else, say qwerty"

> hl at sid:~$ mplayer mplayer -cache 2048 http://movies.apple.com/movies/wb/syriana/syriana_h.480.mov
> MPlayer dev-CVS-051027-18:35-3.3.6 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
> CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Sempron/Athlon MP/XP/XP-M Barton,Thorton (Family: 6, Stepping: 0)
> Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
> CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
> Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE
> 
> 
> /home/hl/.mplayer/font/font.desc doesn't look like a font description, ignoring.
> Failed to open /dev/rtc: Device or resource busy (it should be readable by the user.)
> Playing mplayer.
> File not found: 'mplayer'
> Failed to open mplayer
> 
> Playing http://movies.apple.com/movies/wb/syriana/syriana_h.480.mov.
> STREAM_HTTP(1), URL: http://movies.apple.com/movies/wb/syriana/syriana_h.480.mov
> Resolving movies.apple.com for AF_INET...
> Connecting to server movies.apple.com[195.215.37.7]:80 ...
> Cache size set to 320 KBytes
> Cache fill:  0.04% (131 bytes)
> MOV: Reference Media file!!!
> MOV: Reference Media file!!!
> 
> Playing http://movies.apple.com/movies/wb/syriana/syriana_h480.mov.
> STREAM_HTTP(1), URL: http://movies.apple.com/movies/wb/syriana/syriana_h480.mov
> Resolving movies.apple.com for AF_INET...
> Connecting to server movies.apple.com[195.215.37.32]:80 ...
> Cache size set to 320 KBytes
> Cache fill:  0.00% (0 bytes)
> ISO: File Type Major Brand: Original QuickTime
> Quicktime/MOV file format detected.
> --------------
> MOV track #0: 569 chunks, 3409 samples
> MOV: AVC decoder configuration record atom (42)!
> MOV: Found unknown movie atom colr (18)!
> Image size: 480 x 272 (24 bpp)
> Display size: 480 x 272
> Fourcc: avc1  Codec: 'H.264'
> --------------
> MOV track #1: 677 chunks, 6124 samples
> Audio bits: 16  chans: 2  rate: 44100
> Audio extra header: len=91  fcc=0x77617665
> MOV: Found MPEG4 audio Elementary Stream Descriptor atom (51)!
> Fourcc: mp4a
> --------------
> MOV track #2: 1 chunks, 0 samples
> Generic track - not completely understood! (id: 2)
> --------------
> MOV: longest streams: A: #1 (6124 samples)  V: #0 (3409 samples)
> VIDEO:  [avc1]  480x272  24bpp  23.976 fps    0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
> Clip info:
>  comments: Encoded and delivered by apple.com/trailers/
>  copyright: © 2005 Warner Bros. Pictures. All Rights Reserved
>  name: Syriana
> ==========================================================================
> Opening audio decoder: [faad] AAC (MPEG2/4 Advanced Audio Coding)
> AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 96.0 kbit/6.80% (ratio: 12000->176400)
> Selected audio codec: [faad] afm: faad (FAAD AAC (MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Audio) decoder)
> ==========================================================================
> ==========================================================================
> Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
> Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264)
> ==========================================================================
> Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/s16le -> 0Hz/0ch/??...
> AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
> Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/s16le -> 44100Hz/2ch/s16le...
> Starting playback...
> VDec: vo config request - 480 x 272 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
> VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
> Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
> VO: [xv] 480x272 => 480x272 Planar YV12
> Stream not seekable!V:  0.003 ct:  0.020 408/408 10%  1%  1.1% 1 0 39%
> FAAD: Failed to decode frame: Unexpected channel configuration change
> FAAD: Failed to decode frame: Channel coupling not yet implemented
> FAAD: Failed to decode frame: Gain control not yet implemented
> FAAD: Failed to decode frame: Invalid number of channels

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> Using this cache size and being on a high speed connection allows me to play the
> trailer without error using mplayer CVS (today).

-- Sincerley
Heine Laursen