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Posted: **08 May 2015 10:57**

Hello everybody, i saw that the last version of Vlc "2.2.1" can read 4444 prores files but i get a green screen when i try to play it, how can i fix this? I run the last macbook retina 15' with Osx Mavericks, thanks for your help all, i really need that..

Posted: **08 May 2015 14:35**

Please share such a file.

Posted: **08 May 2015 15:17**

Here is an exemple:
https://vimeo.com/117957394/download?t= ... 7810e535d9?

Right click on the video and "télécherger le fichier", i'm french too

Ps: sorry for the size of the file, i can send you a much lighter video by Wetransfer if you want, or you can interrompt the download at the beginning and open it with Vlc as it is

Posted: **08 May 2015 15:19**

Permission Denied

Posted: **08 May 2015 17:01**

Damn.. Here is an other link:

https://vimeo.com/117957394

Click on "download" under the video, and download the "Original" version, it's a prores 4444 file, but you need a (free) vimeo account to be download the original file ..

If you don't have one and don't want to have one, i'll publish a retransfer link, thanks!!

Posted: **09 May 2015 19:27**

Sorry, I don't have one.

Posted: **09 May 2015 22:09**

Original source file cached here: http://streams.videolan.org/issues/prores4444/

Impressive video

Posted: **09 May 2015 22:12**

Decoding issue reproduced with latest VLC. All that's to be seen is the aforementioned green screen. Behaves correctly when decoded using QuickTime / VideoToolbox.

Posted: **10 May 2015 00:05**

@Felix: Ahaha! You found the file cached, well done! And the video is impressive, i totally agree

About the green screen, what you're saying is that Vlc can not read the file right?

Posted: **10 May 2015 00:11**

Indeed, VLC can't play the file because it misdetects the used codec profile. We assume that this should be quite easy to fix for a subsequent update. Thanks for the report and for sharing the media!

Posted: **10 May 2015 22:05**

You should file a bugreport, so that it is not forgotten.

Posted: **10 May 2015 22:10**

will do and move the sample accordingly.

Posted: **13 May 2015 15:46**

Is there any status on this? I too have green screen when playing an Apple ProRes video file. The file works fine in QuickTime or MPC.
It is: Apple ProRes (ap4h), 1296x1056, 15 fps, Planar 4:2:0 YUV. Video is classified and cannot be released.
A PNG video file (avi) seems to play half way before it starts slowing with artefacting somewhat.
Neither file has these issues in MPC nor GOM Player.

Posted: **13 May 2015 16:07**

@jweinraub: we need more info about your classified file. Can you run "mediainfo" on it and give us the full output? further, a full VLC debug log? or alternatively create a non-classified sample for us using the same codec settings which we can try ourselves?

Posted: **13 May 2015 16:58**

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Complete name                  : C:\Users\jweinraub\Documents\redacted.mov
Format                         : MPEG-4
Format profile                 : QuickTime
Codec ID                       : qt  
File size                      : 206 MiB
Duration                       : 11s 667ms
Overall bit rate mode          : Variable
Overall bit rate               : 148 Mbps
Encoded date                   : UTC 2015-05-12 20:42:23
Tagged date                    : UTC 2015-05-12 20:42:24
Writing application            : Mac OS X v? (AVF 889.210, CM 1562.235, x86_64)
Writing library                : Apple QuickTime

Is that the information you needed? I will contact the department head for a file that can be released.

Posted: **14 May 2015 15:12**

I forgot the error log:

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core debug: adding item `blarg.mov' ( file:///C:/Users/jweinraub/Documents/blarg.mov )
core debug: processing request item: blarg.mov, node: null, skip: 0
core debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
core debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index 0
core debug: starting playback of the new playlist item
core debug: resyncing on blarg.mov
core debug: blarg.mov is at 0
core debug: creating new input thread
core debug: Creating an input for 'blarg.mov'
core debug: Creating an input for 'blarg.mov'
core debug: requesting art for blarg.mov
core debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates
core debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path 'C:\Users\JWEINR~1\AppData\Local\Temp'
core debug: `file:///C:/Users/jweinraub/Documents/blarg.mov' gives access `file' demux `' path `/C:/Users/jweinraub/Documents/blarg.mov'
core debug: specified demux `any'
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\jweinraub\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
core debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='any' location='/C:/Users/jweinraub/Documents/blarg.mov' file='C:\Users\jweinraub\Documents\blarg.mov'
core debug: looking for access_demux module matching "file": 12 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
core debug: no access_demux modules matched
core debug: creating access 'file' location='/C:/Users/jweinraub/Documents/blarg.mov', path='C:\Users\jweinraub\Documents\blarg.mov'
core debug: looking for access module matching "file": 21 candidates
filesystem debug: opening file `C:\Users\jweinraub\Documents\blarg.mov'
core debug: using access module "filesystem"
core debug: Using stream method for AStream*
core debug: starting pre-buffering
core debug: received first data after 0 ms
core debug: pre-buffering done 1024 bytes in 0s - 1000000 KiB/s
core debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "any": 6 candidates
core debug: no stream_filter modules matched
core debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "record": 6 candidates
core debug: using stream_filter module "record"
core debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='any' location='/C:/Users/jweinraub/Documents/blarg.mov' file='C:\Users\jweinraub\Documents\blarg.mov'
core debug: looking for demux module matching "mp4": 66 candidates
mp4 warning: unknown box type tapt (incompletely loaded)
mp4 warning: unknown box type hdlr (incompletely loaded)
mp4 warning: unknown box type alis (incompletely loaded)
mp4 warning: unknown box type colr (incompletely loaded)
mp4 debug: found an empty box (null size)
mp4 warning: unknown box type cenc (incompletely loaded)
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
core debug: no meta fetcher modules matched
core debug: searching art for blarg.mov
mp4 debug: added fragment moov
mp4 debug: dumping root Box "root"
core debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates
mp4 debug: | + ftyp size 20 offset 0
mp4 debug: | + wide size 8 offset 20
mp4 debug: | + mdat size 216466152 offset 28
mp4 debug: | + moov size 2215 offset 216466180
mp4 debug: | | + mvhd size 108 offset 216466188
mp4 debug: | | + trak size 2033 offset 216466296
mp4 debug: | | | + tkhd size 92 offset 216466304
mp4 debug: | | | + tapt size 68 offset 216466396
mp4 debug: | | | + edts size 36 offset 216466464
mp4 debug: | | | | + elst size 28 offset 216466472
mp4 debug: | | | + mdia size 1829 offset 216466500
mp4 debug: | | | | + mdhd size 32 offset 216466508
mp4 debug: | | | | + hdlr size 49 offset 216466540
mp4 debug: | | | | + minf size 1740 offset 216466589
mp4 debug: | | | | | + vmhd size 20 offset 216466597
mp4 debug: | | | | | + hdlr size 56 offset 216466617
mp4 debug: | | | | | + dinf size 36 offset 216466673
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + dref size 28 offset 216466681
mp4 debug: | | | | | | | + alis size 12 offset 216466697
mp4 debug: | | | | | + stbl size 1620 offset 216466709
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stsd size 124 offset 216466717
mp4 debug: | | | | | | | + ap4h size 108 offset 216466733
mp4 debug: | | | | | | | | + colr size 18 offset 216466819
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stts size 24 offset 216466841
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stsc size 28 offset 216466865
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stsz size 720 offset 216466893
mp4 debug: | | | | | | + stco size 716 offset 216467613
mp4 debug: | | + udta size 66 offset 216468329
mp4 debug: | | | + cenc size 58 offset 216468337
mp4 debug: Apple QuickTime file
mp4 debug: found 1 tracks
mp4 warning: elst box found
mp4 debug: - [0] duration=11666ms media time=0ms) rate=1.0
mp4 debug: track[Id 0x1] read 175 chunk
mp4 warning: STTS table of 1 entries
mp4 debug: track[Id 0x1] read 175 samples length:11s
mp4 debug: Unrecognized FourCC ap4h
core debug: selecting program id=0
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\jweinraub\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art
mp4 debug: adding track[Id 0x1] video (enable) language undef
mp4 debug: fragment offset 216466180, data 36216466180, duration 0
core debug: using demux module "mp4"
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
core debug: looking for a subtitle file in C:\Users\jweinraub\Documents\
core debug: meta ok for (null), need to fetch art
core debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\jweinraub\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
core debug: no meta fetcher modules matched
core debug: searching art for blarg.mov
core debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\jweinraub\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
core debug: no art finder modules matched
core debug: art not found for blarg.mov
core debug: looking for decoder module matching "any": 43 candidates
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
core debug: no art finder modules matched
core debug: art not found for blarg.mov
avcodec debug: CPU flags: 0x0107d3db
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: allowing 4 thread(s) for decoding
avcodec debug: avcodec codec (Apple ProRes) started
avcodec debug: using slice thread mode with 4 threads
core debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
core debug: looking for meta reader module matching "any": 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\jweinraub\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac
core debug: no meta reader modules matched
core debug: `file:///C:/Users/jweinraub/Documents/blarg.mov' successfully opened
mp4 debug: elst (0) gives 0ms (movie)-> 0ms (track)
mp4 debug: track[Id 0x1] does not provide Sync Sample Box (stss)
core debug: Buffering 0%
avcodec warning: disabling direct rendering
core debug: Buffering 21%
core debug: Buffering 43%
core debug: Buffering 66%
core debug: Buffering 88%
core debug: Stream buffering done (331 ms in 6 ms)
core debug: looking for text renderer module matching "any": 2 candidates
freetype debug: Using Arial as font from file C:\Windows\Fonts\arial.ttf
freetype debug: Using Courier New as mono-font from file C:\Windows\Fonts\cour.ttf
freetype debug: using fontsize: 2
core debug: using text renderer module "freetype"
core debug: looking for video filter2 module matching "any": 58 candidates
swscale debug: 32x32 (32x32) chroma: YUVA -> 16x16 (16x16) chroma: RGBA with scaling using Bicubic (good quality)
core debug: using video filter2 module "swscale"
core debug: looking for video filter2 module matching "any": 58 candidates
yuvp debug: YUVP to YUVA converter
core debug: using video filter2 module "yuvp"
core debug: Deinterlacing available
core debug: deinterlace 0, mode blend, is_needed 0
core debug: Opening vout display wrapper
core debug: looking for vout display module matching "any": 11 candidates
direct3d warning: cannot load Direct3D Shader Library; HLSL pixel shading will be disabled.
direct3d debug: creating Vout EventThread
direct3d debug: Win32VoutCreateWindow
core debug: looking for vout window hwnd module matching "qt4,any": 3 candidates
qt4 debug: requesting video window...
qt4 debug: Video was requested 0, 0
core debug: using vout window hwnd module "qt4"
direct3d debug: created video sub-window
direct3d debug: Vout EventThread running
direct3d debug: disabling screen saver
direct3d debug: Direct3d Device: AMD FirePro V4900 (FireGL V) Graphics Adapter 4098 26441 0
core debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1312x1078 window
direct3d warning: trying surface pixel format: YV12
direct3d debug: selected surface pixel format is YV12
direct3d debug: Using D3DTEXF_LINEAR for minification
direct3d debug: Using D3DTEXF_LINEAR for magnification
direct3d debug: Direct3D scene created successfully
direct3d warning: Direct3D shaders initialization failed !
direct3d debug: Direct3D device adapter successfully initialized
core debug: using vout display module "direct3d"
core debug: original format sz 1296x1056, of (0,0), vsz 1296x1040, 4cc I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
core debug: removing module "freetype"
core debug: looking for text renderer module matching "any": 2 candidates
core debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1296x1040 window
freetype debug: Using Arial as font from file C:\Windows\Fonts\arial.ttf
freetype debug: Using Courier New as mono-font from file C:\Windows\Fonts\cour.ttf
freetype debug: using fontsize: 2
core debug: using text renderer module "freetype"
avcodec error: Unsupported decoded output format 102 (yuva444p10le)
core debug: End of video preroll
core debug: Received first picture
core debug: Decoder wait done in 172 ms
freetype error: Breaking unbreakable line
core debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
core debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
core debug: EOF reached
core debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty
core debug: finished input
core debug: removing module "avcodec"
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (Apple ProRes) stopped
core debug: killing decoder fourcc `apcn', 0 PES in FIFO
core debug: saving a free vout
core debug: reusing provided vout
qt4 debug: Qt: Fullscreen state changed
core debug: removing module "mp4"
mp4 debug: freeing all memory
mp4 warning: cannot free box ap4h, type unknown
core debug: removing module "record"
core debug: removing module "filesystem"
core debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES
core debug: dead input
core debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
core debug: nothing to play
core debug: destroying useless vout
core debug: removing module "direct3d"
direct3d debug: Direct3D scene released successfully
direct3d debug: Win32 Vout EventThread terminating
direct3d debug: Win32VoutCloseWindow
direct3d debug: WinProc WM_DESTROY
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
qt4 debug: releasing video...
qt4 debug: Video is not needed anymore
core debug: removing module "freetype"
core debug: removing module "yuvp"
core debug: removing module "swscale"

Posted: **14 May 2015 15:16**

Looks like avcodec error: Unsupported decoded output format 102 (yuva444p10le)
PS- I am not allowed to distribute this file and the team that made the file won't make something else (sorry I am stuck in the middle here) but I think the error from the log should help hopefully

Posted: **14 May 2015 15:18**

It does indeed. I just forwarded it to the respective team and I guess we will find a way to encode sample media for us

Thanks for the follow-up!

Posted: **20 May 2015 23:06**

It does indeed. I just forwarded it to the respective team and I guess we will find a way to encode sample media for us

Thanks for the follow-up!

Will I see any updates posted here or can I be notified some other way regarding this so I can tell my team about this? Unfortunately this video is from a customer of ours and such it was only released to us for diagnosis but we have no authority to share the file with you.

Tausend dank,

Jon

Posted: **20 May 2015 23:43**

I did a blind fix.

Posted: **14 Dec 2016 19:43**

I'm running 2.2.4 and getting the same green screen on a file that plays fine in QT. From MediaInfo:

General
Complete name : S:\Creative\Exhibitor Slides & Video\..._01.mov
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : QuickTime
Codec ID : qt 2005.03 (qt )
File size : 3.28 GiB
Duration : 1 min 59 s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 236 Mb/s
Encoded date : UTC 2016-12-12 07:31:07
Tagged date : UTC 2016-12-12 08:50:12
Writing library : Apple QuickTime
©TIM : 00:00:00:00
©TSC : 24
©TSZ : 1

Video
ID : 1
Format : ProRes
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : 4444
Codec ID : ap4h
Duration : 1 min 59 s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 235 Mb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 24.000 FPS
Chroma subsampling : 4:4:4
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 4.730
Stream size : 3.28 GiB (100%)
Writing library : Apple
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2016-12-12 07:31:07
Tagged date : UTC 2016-12-12 08:50:10
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 1 min 59 s
Source duration : 1 min 59 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 spf)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 1.83 MiB (0%)
Source stream size : 1.83 MiB (0%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2016-12-12 07:31:07
Tagged date : UTC 2016-12-12 08:50:10

Other
ID : 3
Type : Time code
Format : QuickTime TC
Duration : 1 min 59 s
Time code of first frame : 00:00:00:00
Time code, striped : Yes
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2016-12-12 08:50:10
Tagged date : UTC 2016-12-12 08:50:10

Posted: **05 Jun 2017 11:21**

Any update on this? Still can't play in VLC at least half of all of the 4444 files I get. This includes a Linux box and another on Windows.

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