[MPlayer-users] Dumping asx streams doesn't work anymore for some streams

[Perry Valdez]

On Nov 23, 2007 11:10 AM, Perry Valdez <perryv at gmail.com> wrote:
> Perry Valdez wrote:
> > I did this with both MPlayer 1.0 RC1 and MPlayer dev-SVN-r25123-4.1.3
> > on Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (Linux 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP kernel).
> >
> > Before I compiled and installed MPlayer dev-SVN-r25123-4.1.3 just this
> > morning, I had MPlayer 1.0 RC1 in my system. Using an asx file from
> > the website of a streaming video service (where I'm currently
> > subscribed), I tried to dump the stream. I was able to do it
> > successfully. Here's the output:
> >
> > ====================
> > $ mplayer -dumpstream -dumpfile pubtest.wmv -playlist
> > 20071116-pubster-300.asx
> > MPlayer 2:1.0~rc1-0ubuntu13.1 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
> > CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+ (Family: 15,
> > Model: 75, Stepping: 2)
> > CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
> > Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
> >
> > Playing
> > http://abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net/abstract/pubsclubs2/pubster/20071116-pubster-300-stre.wmv.
> >
> > Resolving abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net for AF_INET6...
> > Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net
> > Resolving abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net for AF_INET...
> > Connecting to server abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net[210.240.10.140]:
> > 80...
> > STREAM_ASF, URL:
> > http://abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net/abstract/pubsclubs2/pubster/20071116-pubster-300-stre.wmv
> >
> [snip]
>
> > Resolving abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net for AF_INET...
> > Connecting to server abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net[210.240.10.140]:
> > 80...
> > Cache size set to 4035 KBytes
> > Stream not seekable!
> >
> > [The stream successfully gets downloaded and saved as "pubtest.wmv"]
> > ====================
> >
> >
> >
> > Next, I checked out and compiled MPlayer dev-SVN-r25123-4.1.3, and
> > then I tried to dump the stream as before. Here's the output:
> >
> > ====================
> > $ mplayer -dumpstream -dumpfile pubtest.wmv -playlist
> > 20071116-pubster-300.asx
> > MPlayer dev-SVN-r25123-4.1.3 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
> > CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+ (Family: 15,
> > Model: 75, Stepping: 2)
> > CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
> > Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE SSE2
> >
> > Playing
> > http://abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net/abstract/pubsclubs2/pubster/20071116-pubster-300-stre.wmv.
> >
> > Resolving abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net for AF_INET6...
> > Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net
> > Resolving abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net for AF_INET...
> > Connecting to server abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net[210.240.10.140]:
> > 80...
> > Cache size set to 320 KBytes
> >
> >
> > Playing
> > http://abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net/abstract/pubsclubs2/pubster/20071116-pubster-300-stre.wmv?MSWMExt=.asf.
> >
> > Resolving abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net for AF_INET6...
> > Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net
> > Resolving abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net for AF_INET...
> > Connecting to server abstractpentium.streamsvcs.net[210.240.10.140]:
> > 80...
> > Cache size set to 320 KBytes
> [snip]
> > [...Ad infinitum...]
> >
> > ====================
> >
> > This behavior doesn't happen in all asx streams. I can dump streams
> > from my other asx files.
> >
> > The asx file is here:
> > http://rapidshare.com/files/71177337/pubster_asx.zip.html
> >
>
>
> This morning, I checked out and compiled revision 25141. Then I ran:
>
> $ mplayer -dumpstream -dumpfile pubtest.wmv -playlist
> 20071116-pubster-300.asx
>
> The problem's still there. Same output. I still can't dump the stream
> from the asx file above (get the file from the Rapidshare link above).
>
> In my particular case, what used to work in MPlayer 1.0 RC1 doesn't work
> in later SVN revisions, including MPlayer dev-SVN-r25141-4.1.3.  :-(
>
> Any thoughts or advice?
>
>

Hi again guys, it's been more than a couple of days since I reported
this problem to this mailing list. No one seems to respond or pay
attention. May I know the answer why this problem is happening? Any
developments or fixes?

This night I'll try to check out again and install the latest SVN
version of MPlayer, and then I'll test if the problem's been fixed. I
just want the asx stream dumping capability back (actually, I'm only
experiencing this problem when I dump the stream from this asx file I
uploaded to Rapidshare a few days ago, see the link above. For the
rest of my asx files, the latest SVN versions of MPlayer work
properly.). I can't dump the stream like I used to do with MPlayer 1.0
RC1.

The latest SVN versions of MPlayer are important to me because they
have the "-lavfdopts cryptokey" support. But -dumpstream seems broken
for some asx files. Sorry guys if I sound a bit rude today, I
apologize.