[MPlayer-users] [BUG?] can't play certain MMS streams (Windows Media Player opens them fine)

[Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski]

On Wednesday, 01 August 2007 at 21:20, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
> I can't open certain MMS streams with mplayer.
> 
> Windows Media Player opens them just fine.
> 
> One such stream is available at mms://wpkg.org:1755
> 
> Below, a sample mplayer run:
> 
> $ mplayer -v mms://wpkg.org:1755
> MPlayer 1.0-1.rc1.19plf2008.0-4.2.1 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
> CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2500+ (Family: 6, Model: 10, Stepping: 0)
> CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
> Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
> get_path('codecs.conf') -> '/home/tch/.mplayer/codecs.conf'
> Reading /home/tch/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open 
> '/home/tch/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
> Reading /etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: 98 audio & 216 video codecs
> CommandLine: '-v' 'mms://wpkg.org:1755'
> init_freetype
> Using MMX (with tiny bit MMX2) Optimized OnScreenDisplay
> Using nanosleep() timing
> get_path('input.conf') -> '/home/tch/.mplayer/input.conf'
> Can't open input config file /home/tch/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file 
> or directory
> Parsing input config file /etc/mplayer/input.conf
> Input config file /etc/mplayer/input.conf parsed: 67 binds
> Setting up LIRC support...
> mplayer: could not connect to socket
> mplayer: No such file or directory
> Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote 
> control.
> get_path('wpkg.org:1755.conf') -> '/home/tch/.mplayer/wpkg.org:1755.conf'
> 
> Playing mms://wpkg.org:1755.
> get_path('sub/') -> '/home/tch/.mplayer/sub/'
> Filename for url is now mms://wpkg.org:1755
> Filename for url is now mms://wpkg.org:1755
> STREAM_ASF, URL: mms://wpkg.org:1755
> Trying ASF/UDP...
>    ===> ASF/UDP failed
> Trying ASF/TCP...
> Resolving wpkg.org for AF_INET...
> Connecting to server wpkg.org[87.79.32.168]: 1755...
> Connected
> 
> 
> 
> After saying "Connected", it just stays like that forever, no more 
> packers are sent, no more info is given.
> 
> The stream is generated using VLC, but it runs fine with either VLC or 
> Windows Media Player.

Plays fine with -demuxer lavf, after an initial delay of about 30 seconds.
$ mplayer -demuxer lavf mms://wpkg.org:1755
MPlayer SVN-r23784 rpm.livna.org (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ (Family: 15, Model: 35, Stepping: 2)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing mms://wpkg.org:1755.
STREAM_ASF, URL: mms://wpkg.org:1755
Resolving wpkg.org for AF_INET...
Connecting to server wpkg.org[87.79.32.168]: 1755...
Connected
read error:: Resource temporarily unavailable
pre-header read failed
Resolving wpkg.org for AF_INET...
Connecting to server wpkg.org[87.79.32.168]: 1755...
Resolving wpkg.org for AF_INET...
Connecting to server wpkg.org[87.79.32.168]: 1755...
Cache size set to 310 KBytes
Cache fill: 18.06% (57344 bytes)   
libavformat file format detected.
[asf @ 0x97fde0]freeing incomplete packet size 4441, new 1826
[lavf] Video stream found, -vid 0
VIDEO:  [MP43]  320x240  24bpp  1000.000 fps    0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
xscreensaver_disable: xscreensaver wid=56623105.
[ass] auto-open
[ass] Init
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffdivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg DivX ;-) (MS MPEG-4 v3))
==========================================================================
Audio: no sound
Starting playback...
VDec: vo config request - 320 x 240 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [xv] 320x240 => 320x240 Planar YV12 
[msmpeg4 @ 0xce5c00]warning: first frame is no keyframe
V:203335.5  23/ 23  0%  0%  0.0% 0 0 20%                                                                                

Regards,
R.

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