[MPlayer-users] "MPEG: FATAL: EOF while searching for sequence header." when playing EVO files from Transformers HD-DVD

[Asfand Yar Qazi]

On 25/12/2007, Asfand Yar Qazi <ayqazi at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I tried playing the decrypted EVO files on the Transformers HD-DVD.
> One or two play fine - e.g. the Dreamworks logo kind of plays OK (lots
> of errors, but it still manages to play).
>
> Most however do not, saying what I put in the subject above: "FATAL:
> EOF while searching for sequence header"
>
> If you guys want to have a look at it, I've put one of the smaller
> files from HD DVD, the menu looping video, on rapidshare for you to
> download and examine.  The bigger files, including trailers, almost
> all behave the same, giving EOF errors.
>
> Here's the link.  Note this is only the menu loop - I hope it doesn't
> count as a violation of the mailing list rules, or at least not to the
> point where it would be taken into account - it's only a menu loop, I
> don't think anybody's not going to buy the HD-DVD if they manage to
> get their hands on this.
>
> http://rapidshare.com/files/78968776/MENULOOP.EVO.html
>
> Thanks
>

Bah - I forgot to paste in what mplayer does when it tries to play
this file - I've tested this using mplayer and ffmpeg obtained from
svn.

Playing HVDVD_TS/MENULOOP.EVO.
Cache fill:  4.10% (344064 bytes)
MPEG-PS file format detected.
MPEG: FATAL: EOF while searching for sequence header.
Video: Cannot read properties.
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [liba52] AC3 decoding with liba52
Using SSE optimized IMDCT transform
a52: CRC check failed!
Using MMX optimized resampler
AUDIO: 32000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 48.0 kbit/4.69% (ratio: 6000->128000)
Selected audio codec: [a52] afm: liba52 (AC3-liba52)
==========================================================================
[equalizer] Limiting the number of filters to 9 due to low sample rate.
[equalizer] Limiting the number of filters to 9 due to low sample rate.
[equalizer] Limiting the number of filters to 9 due to low sample rate.
AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch floatle (4 bytes per sample)
[equalizer] Limiting the number of filters to 9 due to low sample rate.
Video: no video
Starting playback...
a52: error at resampling
a52: error at resampling(38.3) ??,?% 0%
A:  38.8 (38.8) of 38.3 (38.3) ??,?% 0%

Exiting... (Exit)