Error running vlc on WMV file

[joegrang]

Trying to run a WMV file.. and I get a distorted video no sound and the following error msg

main error: picture 0243B600 refcount is -1
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (41 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (49 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (85 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (44 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (67 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (46 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (86 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (50 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (41 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (10900 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (2191 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (899 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (712 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1471 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (827 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (848 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (857 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1271 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (2400 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (900 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (789 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (432 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (2323 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (78 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (204 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1715 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (432 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1046 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (2398 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (478 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1899 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (830 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (700 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (966 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1025 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (2462 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1034 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (2779 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (2712 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (367 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (480 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (849 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (2693 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (375 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (2795 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (377 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (821 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1058 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (2507 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (528 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (307 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (949 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1120 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (914 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (2961 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (474 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (571 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1234 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1121 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (5162 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (154 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (968 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1297 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (960 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1246 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1212 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1056 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (684 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1254 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1325 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (714 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1319 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (723 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1263 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (475 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1314 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1067 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (2634 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (502 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1094 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1128 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (996 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (556 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (50 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (3194 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (718 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (718 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1556 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1465 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1685 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (931 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (967 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1552 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (882 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1559 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1291 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1365 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1606 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1233 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1544 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (872 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1364 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1447 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (696 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1282 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1287 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1190 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1147 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1423 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1260 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1616 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (859 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1343 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (302 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1591 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1288 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1248 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1627 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (979 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1573 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1043 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (814 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1545 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1627 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (190 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1306 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (862 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1537 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1843 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1071 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1143 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1000 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (651 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (447 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1123 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1094 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (2034 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1284 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (256 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1142 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1359 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1200 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1282 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1150 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1299 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1018 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1641 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1610 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1434 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1087 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (890 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1057 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1957 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1127 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1280 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1231 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1043 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1040 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1881 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (973 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (852 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1476 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1579 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (274 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (768 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (994 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (678 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1183 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1129 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (5317 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (930 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1011 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1056 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (992 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1157 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (101 bytes)
ffmpeg warning: cannot decode one frame (1164 bytes)
main debug: control type=0
main debug: control: INPUT_CONTROL_SET_DIE proceed
main debug: closing input
asf debug: free asf object 0x75b22633-0x668e-0x11cf-0xa6d900aa0062ce6c
asf warning: unknown asf object 0x7bf875ce-0x468d-0x11d1-0x8d82006097c9a2b2
asf debug: free asf object 0x8cabdca1-0xa947-0x11cf-0x8ee400c00c205365
asf warning: unknown asf object 0x298ae614-0x2622-0x4c17-0xb935dae07ee9289c
asf warning: unknown asf object 0x2211b3fb-0xbd23-0x11d2-0xb4b700a0c955fc6e
asf warning: unknown asf object 0x2211b3fc-0xbd23-0x11d2-0xb4b700a0c955fc6e
asf debug: free asf object 0x5fbf03b5-0xa92e-0x11cf-0x8ee300c00c205365
asf debug: free asf object 0xb7dc0791-0xa9b7-0x11cf-0x8ee600c00c205365
asf debug: free asf object 0xb7dc0791-0xa9b7-0x11cf-0x8ee600c00c205365
asf warning: unknown asf object 0xd2d0a440-0xe307-0x11d2-0x97f000a0c95ea850
asf debug: free asf object 0x86d15240-0x311d-0x11d0-0xa3a400a0c90348f6
asf warning: unknown asf object 0x1efb1a30-0xb62-0x11d0-0xa39b00a0c90348f6
asf debug: free asf object 0x75b22630-0x668e-0x11cf-0xa6d900aa0062ce6c
asf debug: free asf object 0x75b22636-0x668e-0x11cf-0xa6d900aa0062ce6c
asf debug: free asf object 0x33000890-0xe5b1-0x11cf-0x89f400a0c90349cb
ffmpeg debug: ffmpeg codec (Windows Media Audio 2) stopped
main debug: unlocking module "ffmpeg"
main debug: thread 3624 joined (src/input/decoder.c:189)
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `wma2', 0 PES in FIFO
ffmpeg debug: ffmpeg codec (Windows Media Video 1) stopped
main debug: unlocking module "ffmpeg"
main debug: thread 3652 joined (src/input/decoder.c:189)
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `WMV1', 17 PES in FIFO
main warning: Program doesn't contain anymore ES, TODO cleaning ?
main debug: unlocking module "asf"
main debug: unlocking module "access_file"
main debug: thread 3536 joined (src/input/input.c:290)
main debug: garbage collector destroying 1 vout
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseSurface
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDisplay
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDisplay clipper
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDisplay display
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDDraw
vout_directx debug: CloseVideo
vout_directx debug: DirectXEventThread terminating
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseWindow
vout_directx debug: WinProc WM_DESTROY
main debug: thread 3712 joined (directx.c:447)
main debug: unlocking module "vout_directx"
main debug: thread 3740 joined (src/video_output/video_output.c:483)

[krause]

Hi

There are WMV-Files which try to connect to a web site and display a form in your media player window where you can submit your logon credentials (for which you'll had to pay I guess...) before the media file is being played. I wasn't able to play these files using WMP6 and older versions of WMP9. The error message I got im WMP was: "The file name specified is incorrect. (Error=80004005). Cannot open. Please verify that the path and filename are correct and try again." After I upgraded to the currently available WMP 9 version I was able to watch these files.

VLC media player is not able to play these files. VLC starts playing the file, but you don't see anything than some weird colours. In the messages window I saw among many others the following messages:

"asf warning: unknown asf object"
"ffmpeg debug: ffmpeg codec (Windows Media Audio 2) stopped"

Still, there ARE WMV-Files that can be played using VLC.

Hope that helps
Regards, Richard

[dude]

Try downloading "KAZAA MEGA CODEC PACK"

This will install ALL CODECS to play virtually ALL media formats !


( Perform a search in Google or another search engine to locate
a source to download it from. )

[Sigmund]

and it will have NO effect on vlc whatsoever and your posting is SO off topic.

As to the questions, these files most probably use windows media DRM. There is nothing vlc can do about these files.