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Posted: **22 Apr 2020 15:35**

I cannot open h264 file in vlc 3.0.8 vetinari
(This is only the video stream of another TS file. It can be opened and played in MediaPlayerLite but not in VLC)

I have uploaded debug log as well as the h264 file as follows

File: h264_debug.txt
Link: https://www8.zippyshare.com/v/GJFr6dA8/file.html

File: stream_49.h264
Link: https://www8.zippyshare.com/v/fLU5Zta4/file.html

Please see and let me know what needs to be done
Thanks in advance
-Mahesh

Posted: **23 Apr 2020 11:11**

Same here, it doesn't play with VLC whilst it's playing fine with other players including FFplay.
Although the latter drops a lot of error messages:

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[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] SPS unavailable in decode_picture_timing
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] SPS unavailable in decode_picture_timing
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] no frame!
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] SPS unavailable in decode_picture_timing
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] SPS unavailable in decode_picture_timing
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] no frame!
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] SPS unavailable in decode_picture_timing
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] SPS unavailable in decode_picture_timing
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] no frame!
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] SPS unavailable in decode_picture_timing
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] SPS unavailable in decode_picture_timing
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] non-existing PPS 0 referenced
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 000000501b821a00] no frame!
Input #0, h264, from 'stream.h264':0KB vq=    0KB sq=    0B f=0/0
  Duration: N/A, bitrate: N/A
    Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (Main), yuv420p(progressive), 852x480 [SAR 640:639 DAR 16:9], Closed Captions, 53 fps, 59.94 tbr, 1200k tbn, 119.88 tbc
    nan M-V:    nan fd=   0 aq=    0KB vq=  197KB sq=    0B f=0/0

You should create a new ticket on the VLC Trac with the links to your file and to this thread.
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/

Posted: **23 Apr 2020 13:54**

hmm

However; when the same h264 stream is in a TS file, that TS file plays without any apparent issue in VLC.

I will try to open a ticket as you have suggested.
Thanks
-Mahesh

Posted: **23 Apr 2020 14:06**

Ticket opened

https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/24631

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