[MPlayer-users] Differences between 1.0pre8 and 1.0~rc1-0ubuntu9.1

[Nico Sabbi]

Jakob Lenfers wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I'm wondering why the following command line works with 1.0pre8
>(self-build .deb) and doesn't work with the current version in ubuntu
>(1.0~rc1-0ubuntu9.1):
>
>/usr/bin/mplayer -vo mpegpes:grab.mpg -ao mpegpes -vf scale=512:480,expand=512:480:-1:-1:1,lavc=5000:30 \
> -vfm ffmpeg -framedrop -cache 4096   -subpos 50 -sub-bg-color 0 -sub-bg-alpha 30 \
>-quiet -osdlevel 0 -slang en,de file.avi
>
>the current ubuntu version produces the following error:
>| [...]
>| 
>| FATAL: Could not initialize video filters (-vf) or video output (-vo).
>| 
>| 
>| Exiting... (End of file)
>
>But my self-made 1.0pre8 works like a charm. Any ideas what that could be?
>
>Jakob
>  
>
unofficial (thus distribution-packaged) versions are not supported because
they could be patched. Use a plain and fresh svn checkout instead