[MPlayer-users] chunk size error with mplayer

[Cuneyt Taskiran]

Hi,

I would like to play a video from cnn.com with the URL
 http://wmscnn.stream.aol.com/cnn/tech/2006/12/28/obrien.polar.bears.sailer.cnn.ws.wmv
but am having problems.

Can anyone play this clip with mplayer? In windows when I paste this
URL in Firefox Media Player can play it with no problems.

I tried mplayer both on Windows and on Ubuntu (installed with svn, got
windows codecs). Both give the same error (full output below):
    Ahhhh, stream_chunck size is too small: 4
    Error while parsing chunk header
This message is generated by libmpdemux/asf_streaming.c.
Can someone explain what this means and how I can have mplayer ignore
it? I searched Google and other people have also encountered this with
ASF files, but could not see any fixes.

Thanks a lot!

Cuneyt

=========  Windows output  ==================
C:\mplayer>mplayer
http://wmscnn.stream.aol.com/cnn/tech/2006/12/28/obrien.polar.bears.sailer.cnn.ws
.wmv
MPlayer 1.0rc1-3.4.2 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz (Family: 15, Model: 3, Stepping: 4)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 0 SSE2: 0
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
c:/windows/fonts/arial.ttf doesn't look like a bitmap font
description, ignoring.
Cannot load bitmap font: c:/windows/fonts/arial.ttf

Playing http://wmscnn.stream.aol.com/cnn/tech/2006/12/28/obrien.polar.bears.sailer.cnn.ws.wmv.
Resolving  wmscnn.stream.aol.com for AF_INET...
Connecting to server wmscnn.stream.aol.com[64.236.125.4]: 80...
STREAM_ASF, URL:
http://wmscnn.stream.aol.com/cnn/tech/2006/12/28/obrien.polar.bears.sailer.cnn.ws.w
mv
Resolving wmscnn.stream.aol.com for AF_INET...
Connecting to server wmscnn.stream.aol.com [64.236.125.4]: 80...
Resolving wmscnn.stream.aol.com for AF_INET...
Connecting to server wmscnn.stream.aol.com[ 64.236.125.4]: 80...
Cache size set to 64 KBytes
Cache fill: 12.50% (8192 bytes)   Ahhhh, stream_chunck size is too small: 4
Error while parsing chunk header
Cache fill: 14.93% (9783 bytes)
ASF file format detected.
Clip info:
 name:
 author:
 copyright:
 comments:
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [dshow] Win32/DirectShow decoders
AUDIO: 8000 Hz, 1 ch, s16le,  4.9 kbit/3.85% (ratio: 616->16000)
Selected audio codec: [acelp] afm: dshow (ACELP.net Sipro Lab Audio Decoder)
==========================================================================
AO: [dsound] 8000Hz 1ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Video: no video
Starting playback...


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=========  Ubuntu output  ==================
cuneyt at alamogordo:~/cnn$ mplayer
http://wmscnn.stream.aol.com/cnn/world/2007/01/01/todd.saddam.execution.cnn.ws.wmv
MPlayer 1.0rc1-4.1.2 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel Celeron 2/Pentium III Coppermine,Geyserville (Family: 6, Model:
8, Stepping: 10)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE

Playing
http://wmscnn.stream.aol.com/cnn/world/2007/01/01/todd.saddam.execution.cnn.ws.wmv
.
Resolving wmscnn.stream.aol.com for AF_INET6...
Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: wmscnn.stream.aol.com
Resolving wmscnn.stream.aol.com for AF_INET...
Connecting to server wmscnn.stream.aol.com[64.236.99.4]: 80...
STREAM_ASF, URL:
http://wmscnn.stream.aol.com/cnn/world/2007/01/01/todd.saddam.execution.cnn.ws.wmv
Resolving wmscnn.stream.aol.com for AF_INET6...
Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: wmscnn.stream.aol.com
Resolving wmscnn.stream.aol.com for AF_INET...
Connecting to server wmscnn.stream.aol.com[64.236.98.4]: 80...
Resolving wmscnn.stream.aol.com for AF_INET6...
Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: wmscnn.stream.aol.com
Resolving wmscnn.stream.aol.com for AF_INET...
Connecting to server wmscnn.stream.aol.com[64.236.37.12]: 80...
Cache size set to 64 KBytes
Cache fill: 12.50% (8192 bytes)   Ahhhh, stream_chunck size is too small: 4
Error while parsing chunk header
Cache fill: 14.93% (9783 bytes)
ASF file format detected.
Clip info:
 name:
 author:
 copyright:
 comments:
==============================
============================================
Requested audio codec family [acelp] (afm=dshow) not available.
Enable it at compilation.
Cannot find codec for audio format 0x130.
Read DOCS/HTML/en/codecs.html!
Audio: no sound
Video: no video


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