[MPlayer-users] corrupted movie file crashes mplayer

[Sandip Khara]

I mean to say that mplayer is not able to play that corrupted file while
xine is able to do so.

On 5/4/06, Ivan Kowalenko <ivan.kowalenko at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On May 3, 2006, at 15.46, Sandip Khara wrote:
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> > Hello mplayer team,
> > Mplayer is my most favourite movie player. I have been using version
> > 1.0pre7for a long time. It played quite well with all files. The only
> > problem was
> > with a corrupted mpg file --- independence_day.mpg.
>
> Uhh, we don't need to know what the file is.
>
> > This has been copied
> > from a rented CD.
>
> Or where it came from. Basically, what you just described is probably
> illegal.
>
> > A very little portion of the file except the rest is
> > corrupted and there I just see colouring checks and sounds like
> > ---- clitch
> > clatch !!! Then I just see slanting coloured lines and the mplayer
> > stops
> > responding. Then the only way is to kill the mplayer process.
>
> "clitch clatch !!!" doesn't tell us too much. Can you give us some of
> MPlayer's verbose output by using the command line below:
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> mplayer -v <input file>
>
> [snip]
>
> > On 3rd May 2006 I have downloaded the cvs version. But that didn't
> > crashed
> > but still continued displaying coloured checks, and the -- clitch
> > clatch
> > sound. But after starting to display slanting coloured lines the movie
> > continues playing as I can know from the sound. Also all the hot-keys
> > worked. But the display remained in that condition even if I move
> > to the
> > good part using cursor keys.
>
> Well, if MPlayer works, then what's the problem? You've already told
> us the MPG was corrupted. This is all consistent with the side-
> effects of a broken MPG file, not a broken MPlayer.
>
> > Since I have dial up internet Its not possible for me to upload the
> > sample.
> > I have seen that about a 30 mb of file need to be uploaded for
> > including
> > some clear portion with the corrupted. But I am ready to help you.
> > If you
> > need any other info then please tell me the steps to generate the
> > bug report
> > except uploading the sample.
>
> Well, just provide us with everything you can. But at this point,
> it's looking more to me like a problem with the input file, not MPlayer.
>
> > Many thanks to mplayer team and best wishes.
> >
> > indiansandip at gmail.com
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