Incompatibility with DSF files in VLC 3.0.20 on OpenSUSE

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Incompatibility with DSF files in VLC 3.0.20 on OpenSUSE

Postby renedrive » 18 Mar 2024 10:54

I routinely use VLC, currently in version 3.0.20, sourced from the VideoLAN repositories, in my Linux OpenSUSE 15.5 installation and it works great for a myriad of different audio and video files.
In recent days I have come across some DSF files and it is the first time I have had them, I didn't even know this standard, I had to study a little to understand, but I discovered that it is a rather common standard, indeed the most used, for files encoded in DSD.
Confident that the legendary VLC could play them, I was amazed at the result.
Put in play the result is an error...
VLC cannot identify the audio or video encoder.
VLC then scrolls the tempo of the song, as if it were playing, but with muted audio, and the cover art for the song is displayed, and the metadata is displayed correctly.
Initially I immediately thought of corrupted or poorly created files, sure that VLC was not the cause of the malfunction.
However, I tried to play the same files with MPV Media Player and this player makes them play perfectly, so I have confirmation that the files are valid.
I understand that VLC brings with it all the codecs it needs and prefers its own to the system ones, but if MPV plays the DSF files correctly I think we can say that VLC should also succeed, that is, the decoding of these file is possible in my installation, I believe.
I ask you all if it is possible to listen to DSF files in VLC?
Furthermore, if the answer to the previous question is positive, what should or could I do to be able to listen to these DSF files in VLC?
MPV isn't bad, but I don't like it very much, I'm used to VLC and I hate changing players.
I thank anyone who provides me with information on this matter.

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Re: Incompatibility with DSF files in VLC 3.0.20 on OpenSUSE

Postby renedrive » 18 Nov 2024 10:51

Here in the forum, looking for compatibility information, it is specified that audio compatibility with the DSD encoder and reading it in DSF container files is possible, and has been present for some time, in VLC.
I have not understood whether the compatibility is generic, for all versions of VLC on the various platforms, or if it is specific for some versions, so I have not been able to have confirmation that compatibility with DSF files encoded in DSD is also present for the Linux version of VLC.
In the meantime, since my first post of request, I have searched, sporadically, for other information regarding this issue, and I have found another player program that is compatible with these files, fooyin, but in fact also SMPlayer.
After all this time, and after various updates, however, VLC still generates the same error that I mentioned in the first post when playing.
I also tried to launch VLC, and also CVLC, from the command line, to see if it gave me some more information, but the error is identical and no other additional information is provided.
Since no one can tell me what the problem might be I will continue to search for more information on my own.
We will see if I can find anything and then I will update you. :)


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