[MPlayer-users] FAAD, AAC, 0xFF, ogm file sound issue

[Alexander Noe']

Leonard Nero wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a problem trying to read a video using mplayer (1 pre 7) on
> Gentoo linux box.
> I skimmed thru the mailing list archive to no avail, so here I am.
>
> the video is (according to MPC player on windows) :
> Video:XVID 576x432x 23.98 fps
> Audio:AAC 22050Hz stereo 128 Kbps
> Audio:AAC 22050Hz stereo 128 Kbps
>
> (yes, Audio is written twice, don't ask me why. Two streams maybe ?).

Yes, that's something officially AVI has supported for about 13 years...

> The "ogm" file format seems to be not easily recognised on windows
> players either.

Not if you try to use the outdated DirectShow filters of a  dead 
container...
it should however work if you use Mediaplayer Classic.

Install CoreAAC 1.0b9. If you don't get sound with Mediaplayer Classic
then, the chances are good that your file is just broken.


regards,
Alex