VLC doesn`t play .mgp

[Coachi]

Hello,
I use VLC 0.9.7 but I can`t watch films in .mgp format. I hear a sound but I doesn`t see the film.
The .mgp file is recorded from my progdvb. Does anybody know about my problem? Please help

kind regards

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Sample, please?

[Coachi]

what do you mean with sample. i can describe it. I can hear the audio but the picture is only black

[Neko2]

By 'sample', we mean give us one of these files that don't play.

[Coachi]

Ok, that`s no problem. I have uploaded the file to my ftp server. here is the link. You can download it.
http://mitglied.lycos.de/coachi1/ungeschuetzt/

[Arite]

Looks to be a broken MPEG file.

MPlayer can play it with video, however here is some of the output:

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[mpeg2video @ 00DDA700]ac-tex damaged at 12 26 [mpeg2video @ 00DDA700]ac-tex damaged at 0 11 [mpeg2video @ 00DDA700]ac-tex damaged at 0 12 [mpeg2video @ 00DDA700]ac-tex damaged at 0 13 [mpeg2video @ 00DDA700]Warning MVs not available [mpeg2video @ 00DDA700]concealing 225 DC, 225 AC, 225 MV errors

VLC's output (a segment):

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main debug: using vout window module "qt4" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 25.539 ms - Total 25.539 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 25.539 ms) vout_directx debug: created video sub-window main debug: thread 5360 (Vout Events Thread) created at priority 0 (directx.c:281) vout_directx debug: Vout EventThread running vout_directx debug: DirectXInitDDraw vout_directx debug: directx-device: vout_directx debug: DirectXEnumCallback: Primary Display Driver, display vout_directx debug: screen dimensions (0x0,1280x1024) vout_directx debug: DirectDraw Capabilities: overlay=1 yuvoverlay=1 can_deinterlace_overlay=1 colorkey=1 stretch=1 bltfourcc=1 vout_directx debug: align_boundary_src=0,0 align_boundary_dest=1,1 align_size_src=0,0 align_size_dest=0,0 vout_directx debug: End DirectXInitDDraw vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateDisplay vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateClipper vout_directx debug: disabling screen saver main debug: using video output module "vout_directx" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 147.542 ms - Total 147.542 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 147.542 ms) main debug: thread started vout_directx debug: NewPictureVec overlay:yes chroma:YV12 main debug: waiting for thread initialization vout_directx debug: YUV overlay created successfully vout_directx debug: End NewPictureVec (succeeded) main debug: got 1 direct buffer(s) main debug: picture in 720x576 (0,0,720x576), chroma I420, ar 16:9, sar 64:45 main debug: picture user 720x576 (0,0,720x576), chroma I420, ar 16:9, sar 64:45 main debug: picture out 720x576 (0,0,720x576), chroma I420, ar 16:9, sar 64:45 main debug: direct render, mapping render pictures 0-6 to system pictures 1-7 main debug: thread 5780 (video output) created at priority 1 (video_output/video_output.c:502) main warning: dts != current_pts (48687) qt4 debug: New Event: type 1109 libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered main warning: backward_pts != current_pts (40000) libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered main warning: late picture skipped (6439739199) main warning: late picture skipped (6439739285) main warning: late picture skipped (6439739292) libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered main warning: late picture skipped (6439759371) main warning: late picture skipped (6439759390) libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered main warning: late picture skipped (6439780083) main warning: late picture skipped (6439800386)

Arite.

[Coachi]

You mean my progdvb has recorded the file with an error?
What can i do to repair my error?

[Neko2]

Well, you're recording OTA broadcasts, some errors are inevitable.

It looks like VLC is complaining about the timecodes though.

[kkmak]

Hi, I have a similar problem w/ VLC playing mpeg2 files generated by ProgDVB. There is sound but no video (black screen).

I am using Windows XP SP3, with latest NVidia driver release (Nov 2008). I am using VLC v.98a.

I tried the following but didn't help:

- deleted old pref/cache @ %appdata%/vlc
- turned off overlay
- used DirectX 3D output (also tried Windows GDI/OpenGL)
- turned off 'embedded video'

I restarted VLC for every change I made. Nothing helped. I can view same mpeg2 file in Windows MediaPlayer/PoweDVDv8/TotalMediaTheatre fine. I love VLC but is there a way VLC can play the mpg2 file ok?


I managed to get a vlc log output (--extraintf=logger --verbose=2) and here is the log:

-- logger module started --
main debug: CPU has capabilities 486 586 MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 FPU
main debug: looking for memcpy module: 3 candidates
main debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext"
main debug: thread 4544 (Interaction control) created at priority 0 (interface/interaction.c:382)
main debug: thread started
main debug: Creating an input for 'Media Library'
main debug: Input is a meta file: disabling unneeded options
main debug: `file/xspf-open://C:\Documents and Settings\xxx\Application Data\vlc\ml.xspf' gives access `file' demux `xspf-open' path `C:\Documents and Settings\xxx\Application Data\vlc\ml.xspf'
main debug: creating access 'file' path='C:\Documents and Settings\xxx\Application Data\vlc\ml.xspf'
main debug: looking for access module: 2 candidates
access_file debug: opening file `C:\Documents and Settings\xxx\Application Data\vlc\ml.xspf'
main debug: using access module "access_file"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 11.000 ms - Total 11.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 11.000 ms)
main debug: Using AStream*Stream
main debug: pre-buffering...
main debug: received first data for our buffer
main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='xspf-open' path='C:\Documents and Settings\xxx\Application Data\vlc\ml.xspf'
main debug: looking for demux module: 1 candidate
playlist debug: using XSPF playlist reader
main debug: using demux module "playlist"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 12.000 ms - Total 12.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 12.000 ms)
main debug: `file/xspf-open://C:\Documents and Settings\xxx\Application Data\vlc\ml.xspf' successfully opened
main debug: looking for xml module: 2 candidates
main debug: using xml module "xml"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 12.000 ms - Total 12.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 12.000 ms)
playlist debug: parsed 0 tracks successfully
main debug: removing module "xml"
main debug: EOF reached
main debug: control type=1
main debug: removing module "playlist"
main debug: removing module "access_file"
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'Media Library' : 27.000 ms - Total 27.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 27.000 ms)
main debug: waiting for thread initialization
main debug: thread started
main debug: thread 4620 (preparser) created at priority 0 (playlist/thread.c:79)
main debug: waiting for thread initialization
main debug: thread started
main debug: thread 4632 (fetcher) created at priority 0 (playlist/thread.c:108)
main debug: waiting for thread initialization
main debug: thread started
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
main debug: rebuild done - 0 items, index -1
main debug: thread 4628 (playlist) created at priority 0 (playlist/thread.c:117)
main debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
logger: VLC media player - version 0.9.8a Grishenko - (c) 1996-2008 the VideoLAN team
logger:
Warning: if you can't access the GUI anymore, open a command-line window, go to the directory where you installed VLC and run "vlc -I qt"

logger: using logger...
logger debug: opening logfile `C:\Program Files\Video\Players\VLC\0.98a\vlc-log.txt'
main debug: using interface module "logger"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 27.000 ms - Total 27.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 27.000 ms)
main debug: thread 4652 (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
main debug: thread started
main debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
main debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 12.000 ms - Total 12.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 12.000 ms)
main debug: thread 4676 (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
main debug: adding item `Test.mpg' ( C:\Program Files\VideoFiles\Test.mpg )
main debug: thread started
main: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1
main debug: looking for interface module: 3 candidates
main debug: using interface module "qt4"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 50.000 ms - Total 50.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 50.000 ms)
main debug: thread 4784 (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
main debug: thread started
main debug: starting new item
main debug: processing request item null node Playlist skip 0
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'Test.mpg'
main debug: waiting for thread initialization
main debug: thread started
main debug: `C:\Program Files\VideoVideoFiles\Test.mpg' gives access `' demux `' path `C:\Program Files\VideoFiles\Test.mpg'
main debug: thread 4872 (input) created at priority 1 (input/input.c:370)
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='C:\Program Files\VideoFiles\Test.mpg'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 16.000 ms - Total 16.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 16.000 ms)
main debug: creating access '' path='C:\Program Files\VideoFiles\Test.mpg'
main debug: looking for access module: 5 candidates
vcd debug: trying .cue file: C:\Program Files\VideoFiles\Test.cue
vcd debug: could not find .cue file
access_file debug: opening file `C:\Program Files\VideoFiles\Test.mpg'
main debug: using access module "access_file"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 19.000 ms - Total 19.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 19.000 ms)
main debug: Using AStream*Stream
main debug: pre-buffering...
main debug: received first data for our buffer
main debug: pre-buffering done 1408981 bytes in 0s - 171973 kbytes/s
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='C:\Program Files\VideoFiles\Test.mpg'
main debug: looking for demux module: 51 candidates
main debug: using demux module "ps"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 195.000 ms - Total 195.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 195.000 ms)
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in C:\Program Files\VideoFiles\
main debug: `C:\Program Files\VideoFiles\Test.mpg' successfully opened
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: we found a length of: 267744000
ps debug: we found a length of: 36708328422
main debug: control type=1
main debug: selecting program id=0
main debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates
main debug: using decoder module "libmpeg2"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 23.000 ms - Total 23.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 23.000 ms)
main debug: thread 5116 (decoder) created at priority 0 (input/decoder.c:217)
main debug: thread started
libmpeg2 debug: 544x480 (display 544,480), aspect 576000, sar 20:17, 29.971 fps
main debug: no usable vout present, spawning one
main debug: window size: 640x480
main debug: looking for video output module: 9 candidates
main debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates
qt4 debug: Error while initializing qt-specific localization
qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 3
direct3d debug: creating Vout EventThread
main debug: waiting for thread initialization
main debug: thread started
direct3d debug: DirectXCreateWindow
main debug: looking for vout window module: 2 candidates
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: using decoder module "mpeg_audio"
main debug: no window provider available
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 62.000 ms - Total 62.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 62.000 ms)
main debug: thread 5212 (decoder) created at priority 2 (input/decoder.c:217)
main debug: thread started
direct3d debug: created video sub-window
main debug: thread 5220 (Vout Events Thread) created at priority 0 (direct3d.c:206)
direct3d debug: Vout EventThread running
direct3d debug: disabling screen saver
main debug: using video output module "direct3d"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 113.000 ms - Total 113.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 113.000 ms)
main debug: waiting for thread initialization
main debug: thread started
mpeg_audio debug: MPGA channels:2 samplerate:48000 bitrate:160
main debug: no aout present, spawning one
main debug: looking for audio output module: 3 candidates
aout_directx debug: OpenAudio
direct3d debug: Direct3D device adapter successfully initialized
direct3d debug: selected surface pixel format is YUY2
direct3d debug: 1 Direct3D pictures created successfully
direct3d debug: Direct3D scene created successfully
main debug: got 1 direct buffer(s)
main debug: picture in 544x480 (0,0,544x480), chroma I420, ar 4:3, sar 20:17
main debug: picture user 544x480 (0,0,544x480), chroma I420, ar 4:3, sar 20:17
main debug: picture out 544x480 (0,0,544x480), chroma YUY2, ar 4:3, sar 20:17
main debug: looking for video filter2 module: 19 candidates
main debug: using video filter2 module "i420_yuy2_sse2"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 15.000 ms - Total 15.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 15.000 ms)
main debug: indirect render, mapping render pictures 0-7 to system pictures 1-8
main debug: thread 5256 (video output) created at priority 1 (video_output/video_output.c:502)
main warning: dts != current_pts (121856)
qt4 debug: New Event: type 1109
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
main warning: backward_pts != current_pts (33365)
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
main warning: late picture skipped (78972312000)
main warning: late picture skipped (78972312000)
main warning: late picture skipped (78972315999)
main warning: late picture skipped (78972315999)
main debug: looking for text renderer module: 2 candidates
main debug: thread 5456 (fontlist builder) created at priority 0 (freetype.c:477)
freetype debug: using fontsize: 30
main debug: using text renderer module "freetype"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 31.000 ms - Total 31.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 31.000 ms)
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
freetype debug: using fontsize: 30
main debug: looking for video blending module: 1 candidate
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
main debug: thread started
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
blend debug: chroma: YUVA -> YUY2
main debug: using video blending module "blend"
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
freetype debug: Building font database...
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 19.000 ms - Total 19.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 19.000 ms)
freetype debug: Finished building font database.
freetype debug: Took 0 seconds
main debug: thread ended
main warning: late picture skipped (78972468000)
main warning: late picture skipped (78972471999)
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
main warning: late picture skipped (78972566000)
main warning: late picture skipped (78972565999)
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
main warning: late picture skipped (78972664000)
main warning: late picture skipped (78972666999)
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
main warning: late picture skipped (78972765000)
main warning: late picture skipped (78972764999)
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
aout_directx debug: found device: Primary Sound Driver
aout_directx debug: found device: SB Audigy 2 Audio [BCC0]
aout_directx debug: found device: Modem #2 Line Playback (emulated)
aout_directx debug: found device: USRobotics Virtual Audio
aout_directx debug: found device: USRobotics IVR Virtual Audio Device
main warning: late picture skipped (78972863000)
main warning: late picture skipped (78972866999)
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
main warning: dts != current_pts (-66747)
aout_directx debug: device supports 2 channels (DEFAULT!)
aout_directx debug: device supports 2 channels
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
aout_directx debug: device supports 1 channel
aout_directx debug: Windows says your SpeakerConfig is 5.1
aout_directx debug: creating DirectSoundThread
main debug: thread 5828 (DirectSound Notification Thread) created at priority 15 (directx.c:392)
main debug: thread started
main debug: using audio output module "aout_directx"
aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread ready
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 750.000 ms - Total 750.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 750.000 ms)
main debug: output 's16l' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/4 bytes
main debug: mixer 'fl32' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes
main debug: filter(s) 'fl32'->'s16l' 48000 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates
main warning: late picture skipped (78972964000)
main warning: late picture skipped (78972963999)
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
main warning: backward_pts != current_pts (66731)
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered
main debug: using audio filter module "converter_float"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 78.000 ms - Total 78.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 78.000 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() : 8.000 ms - Total 8.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 8.000 ms)
main debug: input 'mpga' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1152 samples/1161 bytes
main debug: filter(s) 'mpga'->'fl32' 48000 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "mpgatofixed32"
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: filter(s) 'fl32'->'fl32' 52800 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "bandlimited_resampler"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 4.000 ms - Total 4.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 4.000 ms)
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
main warning: PTS is out of range (532689), dropping buffer
main warning: PTS is out of range (508689), dropping buffer
main warning: PTS is out of range (492689), dropping buffer
main warning: PTS is out of range (468689), dropping buffer
main warning: PTS is out of range (448689), dropping buffer
message warning: message queue overflowed
main debug: removing module "qt4"
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dying input
main debug: thread times: real 0m5.890625s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.015625s
main debug: thread 4676 joined (interface/interface.c:188)
main debug: removing module "hotkeys"
main debug: thread ended
main debug: thread times: real 0m5.937500s, kernel 0m0.031250s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: thread 4652 joined (interface/interface.c:188)
-- logger module stopped --

Thx

[Arite]

Do you have a sample you could upload?

Arite.

[kkmak]

I've zipped up 3 mpeg2 files generated by Progdvb for you to look into:

Mpeg2-progdvb.zip - 12.75MB

thx

[kkmak]

Hi, just wonder if anyone has got a chance to look @ the mpeg2 files-thx.

[Arite]

The samples didn't work in VLC 1.0.0-git either (no video). They worked in MPlayer though. Fill a bug.

Arite.

[grozea]

This is a very, very old problem. See this thread for details (and links to several similar older threads): viewtopic.php?f=14&t=39702&start=0 I hoped that the problem would be solved but over the years I have kind of given up hope on that. But hey, 2009 is a new year. Maybe a fix will appear!

The basic problem: progDVB output files do not work with standard VLC, despite the fact that they work in Media Player Classic and many others. You need to either fix the files before you can play them in VLC (with the non-free Videoredo or some similar tool) or play them in VLC via ffmpeg (which has drawbacks in terms of convenience and performance).

[Lotesdelere]

You mean my progdvb has recorded the file with an error?
What can i do to repair my error?

As said before, all DVB live recordings contain transmission errors. All of them, even if you have a very good reception quality. You need to repair the streams with either PVAStrumento (for Windows only, might work through Wine on Linux but I've never tried it) or ProjectX (any platform with Java). Some compiled binaries of ProjectX for Windows can be found here: http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ProjectX

There is also a special feature in PVAStrumento to remove some packets added by ProgDVB. I'm not sure if this behaviour stills exists in ProgDVB as I've stopped using this program many months ago but anyway it's worth a try.

I can't really help you about which settings to use as it depends on too many different factors (country, type of source, quality, etc) and even what could work for one video might not work for another one. So the only way is to test and trial to find out what is working fine for a specific video.


And yes, VLC is very very strict about the format specs (for instance I have some FLAC files that VLC stops playing in the middle but the same files are playing fine in any other player), maybe a bit too much strict but that's another debate

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

vlc --codec ffmpeg will solve your issue.