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Can't play a network stream using vlc

Postby pcoder » 27 Dec 2012 19:28

Hi,

It is very strange that I can't play the following network stream using vlc.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/meta/tx/nb/h ... _au_nb.asx

The messages that I see in the 'Messages' tool is this:

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main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index 0 main debug: processing request item: 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/meta/tx/nb/hindi_latest_au_nb.asx, node: Playlist, skip: 0 main debug: resyncing on 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/meta/tx/nb/hindi_latest_au_nb.asx main debug: 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/meta/tx/nb/hindi_latest_au_nb.asx is at 0 main debug: starting playback of the new playlist item main debug: creating new input thread main debug: Creating an input for '1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/meta/tx/nb/hindi_latest_au_nb.asx' main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path 'C:\Users\Ravi\AppData\Local\Temp' main debug: `http://wsdownload.bbc.co.uk/generateasx.esi?file=hindi/tx/nb/din_bhar.wma&BBC-UID=65606d6c88b815a2f31cd1cf4193fbb0f2c4c3ddc0e07144d4cf49273da661ef_n&SSO2-UID=' gives access `http' demux `' path `wsdownload.bbc.co.uk/generateasx.esi?file=hindi/tx/nb/din_bhar.wma&BBC-UID=65606d6c88b815a2f31cd1cf4193fbb0f2c4c3ddc0e07144d4cf49273da661ef_n&SSO2-UID=' main debug: creating demux: access='http' demux='' location='wsdownload.bbc.co.uk/generateasx.esi?file=hindi/tx/nb/din_bhar.wma&BBC-UID=65606d6c88b815a2f31cd1cf4193fbb0f2c4c3ddc0e07144d4cf49273da661ef_n&SSO2-UID=' file='\\wsdownload.bbc.co.uk\generateasx.esi?file=hindi\tx\nb\din_bhar.wma&BBC-UID=65606d6c88b815a2f31cd1cf4193fbb0f2c4c3ddc0e07144d4cf49273da661ef_n&SSO2-UID=' main debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates main debug: no access_demux module matched "http" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.189 ms - Total 0.189 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.189 ms) main debug: creating access 'http' location='wsdownload.bbc.co.uk/generateasx.esi?file=hindi/tx/nb/din_bhar.wma&BBC-UID=65606d6c88b815a2f31cd1cf4193fbb0f2c4c3ddc0e07144d4cf49273da661ef_n&SSO2-UID=', path='\\wsdownload.bbc.co.uk\generateasx.esi?file=hindi\tx\nb\din_bhar.wma&BBC-UID=65606d6c88b815a2f31cd1cf4193fbb0f2c4c3ddc0e07144d4cf49273da661ef_n&SSO2-UID=' main debug: looking for access module: 2 candidates access_http debug: HTTP proxy disabled (MSIE) access_http debug: http: server='wsdownload.bbc.co.uk' port=80 file='/generateasx.esi?file=hindi/tx/nb/din_bhar.wma&BBC-UID=65606d6c88b815a2f31cd1cf4193fbb0f2c4c3ddc0e07144d4cf49273da661ef_n&SSO2-UID=' main debug: net: connecting to wsdownload.bbc.co.uk port 80 qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 1224) access_http debug: protocol 'HTTP' answer code 200 access_http debug: Server: Apache access_http debug: this frame size=309 access_http debug: Content-Type: video/x-ms-asf access_http debug: Pragma: no-cache access_http debug: Connection: close main debug: using access module "access_http" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 262.916 ms - Total 262.916 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 262.916 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 309 bytes in 0s - 4946 KiB/s main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 4 candidates main debug: no stream_filter module matching "any" could be loaded main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.270 ms - Total 0.270 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.270 ms) main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate main debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.209 ms - Total 0.209 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.209 ms) main debug: creating demux: access='http' demux='' location='wsdownload.bbc.co.uk/generateasx.esi?file=hindi/tx/nb/din_bhar.wma&BBC-UID=65606d6c88b815a2f31cd1cf4193fbb0f2c4c3ddc0e07144d4cf49273da661ef_n&SSO2-UID=' file='\\wsdownload.bbc.co.uk\generateasx.esi?file=hindi\tx\nb\din_bhar.wma&BBC-UID=65606d6c88b815a2f31cd1cf4193fbb0f2c4c3ddc0e07144d4cf49273da661ef_n&SSO2-UID=' main debug: looking for demux module: 55 candidates ts debug: TS module discarded (lost sync) mod debug: MOD validation failed (ext=wma&BBC-UID=65606d6c88b815a2f31cd1cf4193fbb0f2c4c3ddc0e07144d4cf49273da661ef_n&SSO2-UID=) lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Ravi\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\playlist lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\anevia_streams.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\anevia_xml.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\appletrailers.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\bbc_co_uk.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\break.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\canalplus.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\cue.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\dailymotion.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\extreme.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\france2.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\googlevideo.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\jamendo.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\joox.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\katsomo.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\koreus.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\lelombrik.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\metacafe.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\metachannels.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\mpora.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\pinkbike.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\pluzz.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\rockbox_fm_presets.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\soundcloud.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\vimeo.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube_homepage.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\zapiks.luac avcodec debug: trying url: \\wsdownload.bbc.co.uk\generateasx.esi?file=hindi\tx\nb\din_bhar.wma&BBC-UID=65606d6c88b815a2f31cd1cf4193fbb0f2c4c3ddc0e07144d4cf49273da661ef_n&SSO2-UID= avcodec debug: couldn't guess format vobsub debug: this doesn't seem to be a vobsub file ps warning: this does not look like an MPEG PS stream, continuing anyway main debug: using demux module "ps" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 40.676 ms - Total 40.676 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 40.676 ms) main debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Ravi\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac main debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.563 ms - Total 1.563 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.563 ms) main debug: `http://wsdownload.bbc.co.uk/generateasx.esi?file=hindi/tx/nb/din_bhar.wma&BBC-UID=65606d6c88b815a2f31cd1cf4193fbb0f2c4c3ddc0e07144d4cf49273da661ef_n&SSO2-UID=' successfully opened ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync... main debug: EOF reached main debug: finished input main debug: removing module "ps" main debug: removing module "stream_filter_record" main debug: removing module "access_http" main debug: waitpipe: object killed main debug: dead input main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1) main debug: nothing to play qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input main debug: TIMER input launching for '1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/meta/tx/nb/hindi_latest_au_nb.asx' : 307.686 ms - Total 307.686 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 307.686 ms)
I can't understand what is the cause of the error, because I can play the stream using Windows Media Player. The version of vlc is "VLC media player 2.0.0 Twoflower" and the version of Windows is "Windows 7 Home Basic".

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Re: Can't play a network stream using vlc

Postby Lotesdelere » 29 Dec 2012 09:21

Maybe because the ASX is badly made with a lot of useless empty lines and spaces at the beginning ?

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<ASX VERSION="3.0"> <Title>BBC World Service</TITLE> <AUTHOR>BBC World Service</AUTHOR> <ENTRY> <REF HREF="mms://a406.v39440a.c39440.e.vm.akamaistream.net/7/406/39440/201212290810/bbcworldservice.download.akamai.com/39440/hindi/tx/nb/din_bhar.wma"/> </ENTRY> </ASX>
However the direct URL works:
mms://a406.v39440a.c39440.e.vm.akamaistream.net/7/406/39440/201212290810/bbcworldservice.download.akamai.com/39440/hindi/tx/nb/din_bhar.wma

The version of vlc is "VLC media player 2.0.0 Twoflower"
Update to v2.0.5 anyway :)
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