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Friends: I am trying to stream an .MKV movie file which was downloaded in a format *.mp4. I tried all the suggestions found on the web, but just cannot stream the movie. I am using VLC media player 1.1.11. Any suggestions how I can successfully do this? Thank you. Windows XP Pro.

Did you test with VLC 2.0.0 ?

Mega Cone Master: Thanks for the response. Yes, I tried it with 2.0.0. Same result.

What does Tools -> Messages (set Verbosity to 2) complain when you start the streaming?

VLC_help: Thanks for the response. Here is a log of the message:

main debug: adding item `4552432.mp4' ( file:///C:/Laughing%20Policeman/4552432.mp4 )
qt4 debug: Adding a new MRL to recent ones: C:\Laughing Policeman\4552432.mp4
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1
main debug: processing request item 4552432.mp4 node null skip 0
main debug: resyncing on 4552432.mp4
main debug: 4552432.mp4 is at 0
main debug: starting new item
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for '4552432.mp4'
main debug: Creating an input for '4552432.mp4'
main debug: thread (input) created at priority 1 (../.././src/input/input.c:220)
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
main debug: thread started
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB
main debug: using timeshift path 'C:\DOCUME~1\Fazela\LOCALS~1\Temp'
main debug: `file:///C:/Laughing%20Policeman/4552432.mp4' gives access `file' demux `' path `C:\Laughing Policeman\4552432.mp4'
main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' path='C:\Laughing Policeman\4552432.mp4'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 2 candidates
main debug: no access_demux module matching "file" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms)
main debug: creating access 'file' path='C:\Laughing Policeman\4552432.mp4'
main debug: looking for access module: 2 candidates
filesystem debug: opening file `C:\Laughing Policeman\4552432.mp4'
main debug: using access module "filesystem"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms)
main debug: Using AStream*Stream
main debug: pre buffering
main debug: received first data after 0 ms
main debug: pre-buffering done 1024 bytes in 0s - 1000000 KiB/s
main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 2 candidates
main debug: no stream_filter module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate
main debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms)
main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' path='C:\Laughing Policeman\4552432.mp4'
main debug: looking for demux module: 52 candidates
mkv debug: | + Seek head
mkv debug: | | + Seek
mkv debug: | - info at 4135
mkv debug: | + Information
mkv debug: | | + TimecodeScale=1000000
mkv debug: | | + Duration=6712950
mkv debug: | | + Date=Wed Mar 03 20:25:41 2010
mkv debug: | | + Muxing Application=WonderShare Matroska Muxer
mkv debug: | | + Seek
mkv debug: | - tracks at 4194
mkv debug: | + Tracks
mkv debug: | | + Track Entry
mkv debug: | | | + Track Number=1
mkv debug: | | | + Track UID=41
mkv debug: | | | + Track Type=video
mkv debug: | | | + Track MinCache=1
mkv debug: | | | + Track MaxCache=1
mkv debug: | | | + Track Language=`und'
mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecId=V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecPrivate size=1024
mkv debug: | | | + Track Default Duration=33366666
mkv debug: | | | + Track Video
mkv debug: | | | | + width=852
mkv debug: | | | | + height=472
mkv debug: | | | | + display width=0
mkv debug: | | | | + display height=0
mkv debug: | | | + fps=29.970030
mkv debug: | | + Track Entry
mkv debug: | | | + Track Number=2
mkv debug: | | | + Track UID=18467
mkv debug: | | | + Track Type=audio
mkv debug: | | | + Track MinCache=1
mkv debug: | | | + Track MaxCache=1
mkv debug: | | | + Track Language=`und'
mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecId=A_AAC
mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecPrivate size=1024
mkv debug: | | | + Track Audio
mkv debug: | | | | + afreq=44100
mkv debug: | | | | + achan=2
mkv debug: | | | | + abits=16
mkv debug: | | + Seek
mkv debug: | - cues at 456527130
mkv error: cannot load some cues/chapters/tags etc. (broken seekhead or file)
mkv debug: | | + Seek
mkv debug: | | + Unknown (N7libebml8EbmlVoidE)
mkv debug: | - chained seekhead at 456674031
mkv error: cannot load some cues/chapters/tags etc. (broken seekhead or file)
mkv debug: | + Preload Unknown (N7libebml8EbmlVoidE)
mkv debug: | + Information
mkv debug: | + Tracks
mkv debug: | + Cluster
mkv warning: no cues/empty cues found->seek won't be precise
mkv debug: found 2 es
main debug: selecting program id=0
mkv debug: Starting the UI Hook
main debug: thread (mkv event thread handler) created at priority 0 (../../../.././modules/demux/mkv/demux.cpp:201)
main debug: using demux module "mkv"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 5.000 ms - Total 5.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 5.000 ms)
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in C:\Laughing Policeman\
main debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates
avcodec debug: libavcodec initialized (interface 0x350500)
main debug: thread started
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10)) started
main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 53.000 ms - Total 53.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 53.000 ms)
main debug: thread started
main debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 0 (../.././src/input/decoder.c:301)
main debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates
main debug: using decoder module "faad"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 34.000 ms - Total 34.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 34.000 ms)
main debug: thread started
main debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 2 (../.././src/input/decoder.c:301)
main debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Documents and Settings\Fazela\Application Data\vlc\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader
main debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 3.000 ms - Total 3.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 3.000 ms)
main debug: `file:///C:/Laughing%20Policeman/4552432.mp4' successfully opened
main debug: Buffering 0%
main debug: Buffering 27%
main debug: Buffering 27%
main debug: Buffering 28%
main debug: Buffering 35%
main debug: Buffering 38%
main debug: Buffering 42%
main debug: Buffering 49%
main debug: Buffering 55%
main debug: Buffering 55%
main debug: Buffering 56%
main debug: Buffering 64%
main debug: Buffering 66%
main debug: Buffering 71%
main debug: Buffering 78%
main debug: Buffering 83%
main debug: Buffering 92%
main debug: Buffering 94%
main debug: Buffering 99%
main debug: Stream buffering done (320 ms in 1 ms)
main debug: no usable vout present, spawning one
main debug: no fetch required for (null) (art currently (null))
main debug: looking for text renderer module: 2 candidates
faad warning: decoded zero sample
freetype debug: Using Arial as font from file C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\ARIAL.TTF
freetype debug: using fontsize: 2
main debug: using text renderer module "freetype"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 43.000 ms - Total 43.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 43.000 ms)
main debug: looking for video filter2 module: 18 candidates
swscale debug: 32x32 chroma: YUVA -> 16x16 chroma: YUVA with scaling using Bicubic (good quality)
main debug: using video filter2 module "swscale"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.000 ms - Total 2.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.000 ms)
main debug: looking for video filter2 module: 18 candidates
yuvp debug: YUVP to YUVA converter
main debug: using video filter2 module "yuvp"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: window size: 852x472
main debug: Deinterlacing available
main debug: deinterlace 0, mode blend, is_needed 0
main debug: looking for video output module: 1 candidate
vout_wrapper debug: Opening vout display wrapper
main debug: looking for vout display module: 8 candidates
directx debug: creating Vout EventThread
directx debug: DirectXCreateWindow
main debug: looking for vout window hwnd module: 3 candidates
qt4 debug: requesting video...
qt4 debug: Video was requested 0, 0
main debug: using vout window hwnd module "qt4"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 183.000 ms - Total 183.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 183.000 ms)
directx debug: created video sub-window
directx debug: Vout EventThread running
directx debug: disabling screen saver
directx debug: directx-device:
directx debug: DirectXEnumCallback: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200, \\.\DISPLAY1
directx debug: selecting NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200, \\.\DISPLAY1
directx debug: screen dimensions (0x0,800x600)
directx debug: DirectDraw Capabilities: overlay=1 yuvoverlay=1 can_deinterlace_overlay=1 colorkey=1 stretch=1 bltfourcc=1
directx debug: align_boundary_src=0,0 align_boundary_dest=1,1 align_size_src=0,0 align_size_dest=0,0
main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 860x506 window
directx debug: YUV overlay surface created successfully
main debug: using vout display module "directx"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 412.000 ms - Total 412.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 412.000 ms)
main debug: using video output module "vout_wrapper"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 412.000 ms - Total 412.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 412.000 ms)
main debug: got 1 direct buffer(s)
main debug: pic render sz 852x472, of (0,0), vsz 852x472, 4cc I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
main debug: pic in sz 852x472, of (0,0), vsz 852x472, 4cc I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
main debug: pic out sz 852x472, of (0,0), vsz 852x472, 4cc I420, sar 1277999:1278000, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
main debug: direct render, mapping render pictures 0-23 to system pictures 1-24
main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 800x439 window
main debug: creating aout
avcodec debug: using direct rendering
main debug: looking for audio output module: 4 candidates
aout_directx debug: Opening DirectSound Audio Output
main debug: End of video preroll
main debug: Received first picture
freetype debug: using fontsize: 29
main debug: looking for video blending module: 1 candidate
blend debug: chroma: YUVA -> I420
main debug: using video blending module "blend"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms)
main debug: Post-processing available
main warning: vlc_object_find_name(postproc) is not safe!
aout_directx debug: found device: Primary Sound Driver
aout_directx debug: found device: SoundMAX Digital Audio
aout_directx debug: found device: USB Internet Phone by TigerJet
aout_directx debug: device supports 2 channels (DEFAULT!)
aout_directx debug: device supports 1 channel
aout_directx debug: Windows says your SpeakerConfig is stereo
aout_directx debug: creating DirectSoundThread
main debug: thread started
aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread ready
main debug: thread (DirectSound Notification Thread) created at priority 15 (../../.././modules/audio_output/directx.c:321)
main debug: using audio output module "aout_directx"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 204.000 ms - Total 204.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 204.000 ms)
main debug: output 's16l' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/4 bytes
main debug: mixer 'f32l' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes
main debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'s16l' 44100 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidates
audio_format debug: f32l->s16l, bits per sample: 32->16
main debug: using audio filter module "audio_format"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
main debug: looking for audio mixer module: 3 candidates
main debug: using audio mixer module "float32_mixer"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: input 'f32l' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 1 candidate
scaletempo debug: format: 44100 rate, 2 nch, 4 bps, fl32
scaletempo debug: params: 30 stride, 0.200 overlap, 14 search
scaletempo debug: 1.000 scale, 1323.000 stride_in, 1323 stride_out, 1059 standing, 264 overlap, 617 search, 2204 queue, fl32 mode
main debug: using audio filter module "scaletempo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'f32l' 48510 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "ugly_resampler"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms)
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
main debug: End of audio preroll
main debug: Decoder buffering done in 711 ms
main debug: auto hidding mouse
mkv warning: EOF
mkv warning: cannot get block EOF?
main debug: thread times: real 0m2.875000s, kernel 0m0.031250s, user 0m0.171875s
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10)) stopped
main debug: removing module "avcodec"
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `h264', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: [0] 2 0
main debug: [1] 2 0
main debug: [2] 0 0
main debug: [3] 0 0
main debug: [4] 0 0
main debug: [5] 0 0
main debug: [6] 0 0
main debug: [7] 0 0
main debug: [8] 0 0
main debug: [9] 0 0
main debug: [10] 0 0
main debug: [11] 4 0
main debug: [12] 4 0
main debug: [13] 4 0
main debug: [14] 4 0
main debug: [15] 2 0
main debug: [16] 2 0
main debug: [17] 2 0
main debug: [18] 2 0
main debug: [19] 2 0
main debug: [20] 2 0
main debug: [21] 2 0
main debug: [22] 2 0
main debug: [23] 2 0
main debug: saving a free vout
main debug: thread times: real 0m2.843750s, kernel 0m0.046875s, user 0m0.078125s
main debug: removing module "faad"
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mp4a', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "scaletempo"
main debug: removing module "ugly_resampler"
aout_directx debug: closing audio device
aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread exiting
main debug: thread ended
main debug: thread times: real 0m2.250000s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: removing module "aout_directx"
main debug: removing module "audio_format"
main debug: removing module "float32_mixer"
main debug: releasing aout
main debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES
main debug: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
main debug: EOF reached
main debug: finished input
main debug: thread ended
main debug: thread times: real 0m3.125000s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s
mkv debug: Stopping the UI Hook
main debug: removing module "mkv"
main debug: removing module "stream_filter_record"
main debug: removing module "filesystem"
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dead input
main debug: thread times: real 0m3.156250s, kernel 0m0.031250s, user 0m0.015625s
main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
main debug: nothing to play
main debug: destroying useless vout
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
directx debug: DirectXEventThread terminating
directx debug: DirectXCloseWindow
directx debug: WinProc WM_DESTROY
qt4 debug: releasing video...
main debug: TIMER input launching for '4552432.mp4' : 111.000 ms - Total 111.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 111.000 ms)
qt4 debug: Video is not needed anymore
main debug: removing module "qt4"
main debug: removing module "directx"
main debug: removing module "vout_wrapper"
main debug: removing module "blend"
main debug: removing module "freetype"
main debug: removing module "yuvp"
main debug: removing module "swscale"

Hope this can help to throw some light. It's all Greek to me. Thanks

mkv error: cannot load some cues/chapters/tags etc. (broken seekhead or file)

File is damaged or incorrectly muxed, You could try to remux it with tool called MKVMerge GUI which is in MKVToolnix package.

it looks like a truncated file... what is its size?

Thanks for your responses folks. The link to the file is called 4552432.mp4 and the size is 435.63 MB. Is there someplace where I can learn how to configure the settings in VLC 2.0.0. for successful streaming? The errors keep saying :"Your input can't be opened", which is port 81. Is this significant? Windows XP Pro SP3. Thank you.

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