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gylgamesh
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Unsupported Format

Postby gylgamesh » 06 Aug 2010 10:06

When opening an MKV file, I get the following error message:

"No suitable decoder module:
VLC does not support the audio or video format "undf". Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this."

and the audio channel is dead.

MediaInfo for the file:

General
Complete name : batman.begins.x264.720p.dd51.xiaoyao@silu.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 4.30 GiB
Duration : 2h 20mn
Overall bit rate : 4 393 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2007-11-16 07:53:18
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.0.2 ('You're My Flame') built on Mar 16 2007 08:33:36
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L5.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 8 frames
Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@5.1
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 2h 20mn
Bit rate : 3 750 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 528 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.231
Stream size : 3.59 GiB (83%)
Writing library : x264 core 56 svn-680
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-2:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=6 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=3 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=3750 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30
Language : English

Audio
ID : 2
Format : E-AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Codec ID : A_EAC3
Duration : 2h 20mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 641 MiB (15%)
Language : English

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Media Player Classic Home Cinema build 1.3.1249.0 plays it flawlessly.
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Re: Unsupported Format

Postby Lotesdelere » 06 Aug 2010 10:35

Similar files are playing fine for me with VLC 1.1.2.

Please, post the full messages log with verbosity set to 2.

And also post a sample of the beginning of the file, say the first 20-30 MB.
Use DGsplit and read here about how to do it:
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=57724&p=193335#p193335

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Re: Unsupported Format

Postby gylgamesh » 06 Aug 2010 13:09

It plays fine on my wxp machine with vlc 1.1.2 too.

I was still using 0.9.9 before because 1.0 had a terrible appearance and no skins I liked. Therefore I did not upgrade.

Thanks for the help!
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