movies saved in flip4mac wont´t play in VLC

[Tommix]

I have a macbook pro core2duo with flip4mac plugin installed. When saving a windows media stream to the desktop with flip4mac I have noticed that apparently flip4mac saves the wmv-file inside a quicktime-file. VLC-player is unable to open that file.
Is there anything that can be done to make VLC play this kind of file?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Waht are the messages?

[Tommix]

I don´t know if this helps but I´ll give it a shot.

The error window reads:

ffmpeg: cannot open codec (Windows Media Video 3)
main: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `WMV3'.
VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.

then the messages window reads:

mp4 debug: read box: "stsc" entry-count 5
mp4 debug: found Box: stsz size 18980
mp4 debug: read box: "stsz" sample-size 0 sample-count 4740
mp4 debug: found Box: stco size 18960
mp4 debug: read box: "co64" entry-count 4736
mp4 debug: out of bound child
mp4 debug: out of bound child
mp4 debug: out of bound child
mp4 debug: found Box: udta size 12
mp4 debug: out of bound child
mp4 debug: found Box: trak size 290889
mp4 debug: found Box: tkhd size 92
mp4 debug: read box: "tkhd" creation 733086d-39h:40m:34s modification 733086d-44h:05m:30s duration 950359968d-00h:06m:24s track ID 3 layer 0 volume 0.000000 width 512.000000 height 288.000000
mp4 debug: found Box: edts size 36
mp4 debug: found Box: elst size 28
mp4 debug: read box: "elst" entry-count 1
mp4 debug: out of bound child
mp4 debug: found Box: mdia size 290741
mp4 debug: found Box: mdhd size 32
mp4 debug: read box: "mdhd" creation 733086d-44h:05m:14s modification 733086d-44h:05m:30s time scale 2500 duration 695027d-10h:06m:40s language ```
mp4 debug: found Box: hdlr size 58
mp4 debug: read box: "hdlr" handler type vide name Apple Video Media Handler
mp4 debug: found Box: minf size 290643
mp4 debug: found Box: vmhd size 20
mp4 debug: read box: "vmhd" graphics-mode 64 opcolor (-32768, -32768, -32768)
mp4 debug: found Box: hdlr size 57
mp4 debug: read box: "hdlr" handler type alis name Apple Alias Data Handler
mp4 debug: found Box: dinf size 36
mp4 debug: found Box: dref size 28
mp4 debug: found Box: alis size 12
mp4 warning: unknown box type alis (incompletely loaded)
mp4 debug: out of bound child
mp4 debug: read box: "dref" entry-count 1
mp4 debug: out of bound child
mp4 debug: found Box: stbl size 290522
mp4 debug: found Box: stsd size 174
mp4 debug: found Box: WMV3 size 158
mp4 debug: found Box: strf size 52
mp4 warning: unknown box type strf (incompletely loaded)
mp4 debug: found Box: ASF size 16
mp4 warning: unknown box type ASF (incompletely loaded)
mp4 debug: found an empty box (null size)
mp4 debug: read box: "vide" in stsd 512x288 depth 24
mp4 debug: out of bound child
mp4 debug: read box: "stsd" entry-count 1
mp4 debug: found Box: stts size 80
mp4 debug: read box: "stts" entry-count 8
mp4 debug: found Box: stss size 1676
mp4 debug: read box: "stss" entry-count 415
mp4 debug: found Box: stsc size 84460
mp4 debug: read box: "stsc" entry-count 7037
mp4 debug: found Box: stsz size 175952
mp4 debug: read box: "stsz" sample-size 0 sample-count 43983
mp4 debug: found Box: stco size 28172
mp4 debug: read box: "co64" entry-count 7039
mp4 debug: out of bound child
mp4 debug: out of bound child
mp4 debug: out of bound child
mp4 debug: found Box: udta size 12
mp4 debug: out of bound child
mp4 debug: found Box: udta size 21
mp4 debug: found Box: play size 9
mp4 warning: unknown box type play (incompletely loaded)
mp4 debug: found an empty box (null size)
mp4 debug: out of bound child
mp4 debug: found Box: free size 16
mp4 debug: skip box: "free"
mp4 debug: found Box: wide size 8
mp4 debug: skip box: "wide"
mp4 debug: found Box: mdat size 359645842
mp4 debug: skip box: "mdat"
mp4 debug: out of bound child
mp4 debug: dumping root Box "root"
mp4 debug: | + ftyp size 32
mp4 debug: | + moov size 364169
mp4 debug: | | + mvhd size 108
mp4 debug: | | + trak size 73143
mp4 debug: | | | + tkhd size 92
mp4 debug: | | | + edts size 36
mp4 debug: | | | | + elst size 28
mp4 debug: | | | + mdia size 72995
mp4 debug: | | | | + mdhd size 32
mp4 debug: | | | | + hdlr size 58
mp4 debug: | | | | + minf size 72897
mp4 debug: | | | | | + smhd size 16
mp4 debug: | | | | | + hdlr size 57
mp4 debug: | | | | | + dinf size 36
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + dref size 28
mp4 debug: | | | | | | | + alis size 12
mp4 debug: | | | | | + stbl size 72780
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stsd size 148
mp4 debug: | | | | | | | + WMA2 size 132
mp4 debug: | | | | | | | | + wave size 80
mp4 debug: | | | | | | | | | + frma size 12
mp4 debug: | | | | | | | | | + WMA2 size 36
mp4 debug: | | | | | | | | | + ASF size 16
mp4 debug: | | | | | | | | | + size 8
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stts size 34608
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stsc size 76
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stsz size 18980
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stco size 18960
mp4 debug: | | | + udta size 12
mp4 debug: | | + trak size 290889
mp4 debug: | | | + tkhd size 92
mp4 debug: | | | + edts size 36
mp4 debug: | | | | + elst size 28
mp4 debug: | | | + mdia size 290741
mp4 debug: | | | | + mdhd size 32
mp4 debug: | | | | + hdlr size 58
mp4 debug: | | | | + minf size 290643
mp4 debug: | | | | | + vmhd size 20
mp4 debug: | | | | | + hdlr size 57
mp4 debug: | | | | | + dinf size 36
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + dref size 28
mp4 debug: | | | | | | | + alis size 12
mp4 debug: | | | | | + stbl size 290522
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stsd size 174
mp4 debug: | | | | | | | + WMV3 size 158
mp4 debug: | | | | | | | | + strf size 52
mp4 debug: | | | | | | | | + ASF size 16
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stts size 80
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stss size 1676
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stsc size 84460
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stsz size 175952
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stco size 28172
mp4 debug: | | | + udta size 12
mp4 debug: | | + udta size 21
mp4 debug: | | | + play size 9
mp4 debug: | + free size 16
mp4 debug: | + wide size 8
mp4 debug: | + mdat size 359645842
mp4 debug: unrecognized major file specification (qt ).
mp4 debug: found 2 tracks
mp4 warning: elst box found
mp4 debug: - [0] duration=1759653ms media time=0ms) rate=1.0
mp4 debug: track[Id 0x2] read 4736 chunk
mp4 debug: track[Id 0x2] read 4740 samples length:1759s
main debug: selecting program id=0
mp4 debug: adding track[Id 0x2] audio (enable) language ``m
mp4 warning: elst box found
mp4 debug: - [0] duration=1759840ms media time=0ms) rate=1.0
mp4 debug: track[Id 0x3] read 7039 chunk
mp4 debug: track[Id 0x3] read 43983 samples length:1759s
mp4 debug: adding track[Id 0x3] video (enable) language undef
main debug: using demux2 module "mp4"
mp4 warning: DEMUX_GET_FPS unimplemented !!
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in /Users/XXXXX/Desktop/
main debug: looking for decoder module: 25 candidates
ffmpeg debug: libavcodec initialized (interface 3349504 )
ffmpeg debug: ffmpeg codec (Windows Media Audio 2) started
main debug: using decoder module "ffmpeg"
main debug: thread 2957578240 (decoder) created at priority 37 (input/decoder.c:159)
main debug: looking for decoder module: 25 candidates
ffmpeg debug: libavcodec already initialized
ffmpeg debug: postprocessing disabled
ffmpeg error: cannot open codec (Windows Media Video 3)
main error: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `WMV3'.
VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `WMV3', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: `/Users/XXXXXXX/Desktop/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX' successfully opened
mp4 debug: elst (0) gives 0ms (movie)-> 0ms (track)
mp4 debug: track[Id 0x2] does not provide Sync Sample Box (stss)
main debug: no aout present, spawning one
main debug: looking for audio output module: 2 candidates
main debug: VLC is looking for: 's16l' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/4 bytes
auhal debug: system has [3] device(s)
auhal debug: DevID: 0x104 DevName: Built-in Microphone
auhal debug: this device is INPUT only. skipping...
auhal debug: DevID: 0x102 DevName: Built-in Input
auhal debug: this device is INPUT only. skipping...
auhal debug: DevID: 0x106 DevName: Built-in Output
auhal debug: supported format: [96000][mcpl][12][4][1][4][2][16]
auhal debug: supported format: [48000][mcpl][12][4][1][4][2][16]
auhal debug: supported format: [44100][mcpl][12][4][1][4][2][16]
auhal debug: supported format: [96000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][20]
auhal debug: supported format: [48000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][20]
auhal debug: supported format: [44100][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][20]
auhal debug: supported format: [96000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][24]
auhal debug: supported format: [48000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][24]
auhal debug: supported format: [44100][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][24]
auhal debug: current format is: [44100][mcpl][41][4][1][4][2][32]
auhal debug: layout of AUHAL has 2 channels
auhal debug: selected 2 physical channels for device output
auhal debug: VLC will output: Stereo
auhal debug: we set the AU format: [44100][mcpl][9][8][1][8][2][32]
auhal debug: the actual set AU format is [44100][mcpl][9][8][1][8][2][32]
main debug: using audio output module "auhal"
main debug: output 'fl32' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes
main debug: mixer 'fl32' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes
main debug: no need for any filter
main debug: looking for audio mixer module: 3 candidates
main debug: using audio mixer module "trivial_mixer"
main debug: input 's16l' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/4 bytes
main debug: filter(s) 's16l'->'fl32' 44100 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "s16tofloat32"
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
main debug: filter(s) 'fl32'->'fl32' 48510 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "bandlimited_resampler"
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion

[Viper358]

Having the same problem here, VLC plays the sound but no video.



Until this is fixed I was able to play the video files fine with MPlayer, http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/18580/mplayer.

I really hope they can fix this soon in a future update. VLC is awsome 90% of the time but I still run into files that won't play when its listed that they should.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

You have an issue in your install, since all WMV3 files play on latest 08.6c on my mac.

[Viper358]

You have an issue in your install, since all WMV3 files play on latest 08.6c on my mac.

Okay. I ran the delete prefs script and put my VLC folder in the trash. Did a manual seach to make sure all the VLC related files were in the trash and deleted all of it. Restarted the comp and re-downloaded the latest build for Intel, same as I was using before, 08.6f, still won't play the video portion of the files showing the same error. Did the deleteing and re-installing again with 08.6c like you have and got the exact same results.

Thats as far as I'm going with this. Not going to do a fresh OS X install since I have had no problems with other programs and like I said, VLC plays 90% of files properly, this is the first time it has shown this error with a video file. Only problems are this WMV3 thing and VLC tends to have problems with displaying A-S-S subtitles correctly more often than not.

My comp is a '07 Intel Mac Pro running OS X 10.4.11, if that helps at all.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Yes, SSA subtitles is an easy we fixed for 0.9.0