[LIVE] - Codec problem

angedelamort · 2010-03-18 20:53

I've been trying to find out what was my problem with some videos. It appears only on some videos or some streaming sites. It seems to work fine in windows, but in my Live version, it seems that it doesn't. So I did some search and I don't really understand why MPlayer would not be able to play those videos properly.

I've found a simple video on my HD that does the problem, so here the information from mediainfo:

Code:

Video

ID                               : 1

Format                           : AVC

Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec

Format profile                   : High@L3.1

Format settings, CABAC           : Yes

Format settings, ReFrames        : 8 frames

Muxing mode                      : Container profile=Unknown@3.1

Codec ID                         : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC

Duration                         : 24mn 23s

Nominal bit rate                 : 750 Kbps

Width                            : 864 pixels

Height                           : 480 pixels

Display aspect ratio             : 16:9

Frame rate                       : 23.976 fps

Resolution                       : 8 bits

Colorimetry                      : 4:2:0

Scan type                        : Progressive

Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.075

Writing library                  : x264 core 65

Encoding settings                : cabac=1 / ref=8 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=7 / psy_rd=1.1:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=1 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=6 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / bitrate=750 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=1927 / vbv_bufsize=1927 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:0.50

A screenshot for those who want to see what I mean by video playback problem:
http://bayimg.com/GALHjaaCF

I did a reinstall of my live version, just to be sure that I didn't broke it by mistake. My question is quite simple: should the player be able to play such file? and if no, is there an easy way to update the player in the Live version?

angedelamort · 2010-03-25 03:57

I finally found out what was the problem. It seems that some codec are not rendered properly using the VDPAU. If I change the render method in the video->option, it works fine.

angedelamort Junior Member Posts: 36 Joined: Dec 2009 Reputation: 0	2010-03-25 03:57 Post: #2 I finally found out what was the problem. It seems that some codec are not rendered properly using the VDPAU. If I change the render method in the video->option, it works fine.
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