.mkv not working on Mountain Lion 10.8 - VLC 2.0.3

[eecee]

Have noted that others have similar problem on the forum but none of their workaroundse worked for me..

Is this a common issue? And are there any other ways?

See below message;



main debug: EOF reached
main debug: Stream buffering done (0 ms in 0 ms)
main debug: Decoder buffering done in 0 ms
main debug: finished input
main debug: removing module "avcodec"
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) stopped
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpgv', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: removing module "mpeg_audio"
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpga', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "avcodec"
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) stopped
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpgv', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: removing module "avcodec"
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) stopped
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpgv', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: removing module "avcodec"
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) stopped
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpgv', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: removing module "avcodec"
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) stopped
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpgv', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: removing module "avcodec"
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) stopped
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpgv', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: removing module "avcodec"
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) stopped
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpgv', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: removing module "avcodec"
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) stopped
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpgv', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: removing module "ps"
main debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES
main debug: removing module "stream_filter_record"
main debug: removing module "filesystem"
main debug: dead input
main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
main debug: nothing to play

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Can you share the logs before ?

[eecee]

Sure .

/E


main debug: using access module "filesystem"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.105 ms - Total 0.105 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.105 ms)
main debug: Using stream method for AStream*
main debug: starting pre-buffering
main debug: received first data after 0 ms
main debug: pre-buffering done 1024 bytes in 0s - 3610 KiB/s
main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 7 candidates
main debug: no stream_filter module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.134 ms - Total 0.134 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.134 ms)
main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate
main debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.101 ms - Total 0.101 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.101 ms)
main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' location='/Users/erielm/Downloads/Justified%20S3/Dexter%20S02%20480p%20BluRay%20nSD%20x264%20NhaNc3/Dexter%20S02E01%20480p%20BluRay%20nSD%20x264%20NhaNc3.mkv' file='/Users/erielm/Downloads/Justified S3/Dexter S02 480p BluRay nSD x264 NhaNc3/Dexter S02E01 480p BluRay nSD x264 NhaNc3.mkv'
main debug: looking for demux module: 55 candidates
mod debug: MOD validation failed (ext=mkv)
ts debug: TS module discarded (lost sync)
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /Users/erielm/Library/Application Support/org.videolan.vlc/lua/playlist
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/anevia_streams.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/anevia_xml.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/appletrailers.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/bbc_co_uk.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/break.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/canalplus.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/cue.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/dailymotion.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/extreme.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/france2.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/googlevideo.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/jamendo.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/joox.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/katsomo.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/koreus.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/lelombrik.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/metacafe.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/metachannels.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/mpora.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/pinkbike.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/pluzz.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/rockbox_fm_presets.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/soundcloud.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/vimeo.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/youtube.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/youtube_homepage.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/playlist/zapiks.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/share/lua/playlist
avcodec debug: trying url: /Users/erielm/Downloads/Justified S3/Dexter S02 480p BluRay nSD x264 NhaNc3/Dexter S02E01 480p BluRay nSD x264 NhaNc3.mkv
avcodec debug: couldn't guess format
ps warning: this does not look like an MPEG PS stream, continuing anyway
main debug: using demux module "ps"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 17.197 ms - Total 17.197 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 17.197 ms)
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in /Users/erielm/Downloads/Justified S3/Dexter S02 480p BluRay nSD x264 NhaNc3/
main debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /Users/erielm/Library/Application Support/org.videolan.vlc/lua/meta/reader
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/meta/reader
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/meta/reader/filename.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/share/lua/meta/reader
main debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.659 ms - Total 0.659 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.659 ms)
main debug: `file:///Users/erielm/Downloads/Justified%20S3/Dexter%20S02%20480p%20BluRay%20nSD%20x264%20NhaNc3/Dexter%20S02E01%20480p%20BluRay%20nSD%20x264%20NhaNc3.mkv' successfully opened
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
main debug: selecting program id=0
main debug: looking for decoder module: 31 candidates
avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: allowing 4 thread(s) for decoding
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) started
avcodec debug: using slice thread mode with 4 threads
main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.762 ms - Total 0.762 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.762 ms)
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.145 ms - Total 0.145 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.145 ms)
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
main debug: looking for decoder module: 31 candidates
main debug: using decoder module "mpeg_audio"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.181 ms - Total 0.181 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.181 ms)
mpeg_audio debug: waiting for PTS
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'Dexter S02E01 480p BluRay nSD x264 NhaNc3.mkv' : 130.943 ms - Total 130.943 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 130.943 ms)
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
main debug: looking for decoder module: 31 candidates
avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: allowing 4 thread(s) for decoding
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) started
avcodec debug: using slice thread mode with 4 threads
main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.691 ms - Total 0.691 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.691 ms)
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.081 ms - Total 0.081 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.081 ms)
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: es id=0xf5 format unknown
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: es id=0xf6 format unknown
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
main debug: looking for decoder module: 31 candidates
avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: allowing 4 thread(s) for decoding
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) started
avcodec debug: using slice thread mode with 4 threads
main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.714 ms - Total 0.714 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.714 ms)
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.078 ms - Total 0.078 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.078 ms)
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
main debug: looking for decoder module: 31 candidates
avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: allowing 4 thread(s) for decoding
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) started
avcodec debug: using slice thread mode with 4 threads
main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.695 ms - Total 0.695 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.695 ms)
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.078 ms - Total 0.078 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.078 ms)
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: es id=0xf4 format unknown
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: es id=0xfe format unknown
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: es id=0xfb format unknown
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
main debug: looking for decoder module: 31 candidates
avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: allowing 4 thread(s) for decoding
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) started
avcodec debug: using slice thread mode with 4 threads
main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.718 ms - Total 0.718 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.718 ms)
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.094 ms - Total 0.094 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.094 ms)
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: es id=0xfa format unknown
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: es id=0xf0 format unknown
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: es id=0xf3 format unknown
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: es id=0xfd format unknown
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: es id=0xf1 format unknown
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
main debug: looking for decoder module: 31 candidates
avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: allowing 4 thread(s) for decoding
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) started
avcodec debug: using slice thread mode with 4 threads
main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.728 ms - Total 0.728 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.728 ms)
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.092 ms - Total 0.092 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.092 ms)
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
main debug: looking for decoder module: 31 candidates
avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: allowing 4 thread(s) for decoding
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) started
avcodec debug: using slice thread mode with 4 threads
main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.728 ms - Total 0.728 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.728 ms)
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.094 ms - Total 0.094 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.094 ms)
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
main debug: looking for decoder module: 31 candidates
avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: allowing 4 thread(s) for decoding
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) started
avcodec debug: using slice thread mode with 4 threads
main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.726 ms - Total 0.726 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.726 ms)
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.094 ms - Total 0.094 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.094 ms)
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: es id=0xf8 format unknown
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: force SCR: 22513528712
main debug: Buffering 0%
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: es id=0xf7 format unknown
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

avcodec debug: couldn't guess format

This does not seem to be a valid .mkv.

[eecee]

avcodec debug: couldn't guess format

This does not seem to be a valid .mkv.

Ok, its season 2 of Dexter that worked fine on VLC a few months back.. I take it that there is no workaround anyways.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Well, this seems weird to fix, indeed.

[ajmas]

When you say it worked a few months back, was that with a different version of VLC on the same Mac? Did anything visibly change in your environment since first play?

[TypX]

Could you please upload a sample on http://streams.videolan.org/upload/? The first few MBs should be enough. According to your logs VLC doesn't recognize your file as a MKV...

[digo]

Had the same problem here, was going to go in here and write about it, but now it works. Try restarting VLC if you haven't. OS X 10.8, VLC 2.03