bug in playing MOV files created using iPhoto

[jtc@embedded.com.au]

VLC plays some MOV files just fine, but for MOVs created with Apple's iPhoto 4, VLC opens three identical windows, all playing the same movie. This is on a Dell Optiplex GX270 running Windows XP-SP2, and latest version of VLC.

An example of a file that triggers this problem can be found at:

http://www.embedded.com.au/photos/shornecliffe.mov

Kind regards,

John
jtc@embedded.com.au

[Teetrinker]

This mov file has 3 Tracks with jpeg. VLC open for every visual Track a new window.

Mplayer ( http://www.mplayerhq.hu ) plays the file well. [EDIT] Mplayer plays only the longest Track[/EDIT]

The same happens with mp4 files, with more than one visual(jpeg,video...) Track in VLC.

[dionoea]

hum ... thats weird. VLC should only open one of the video tracks and let you chose which one you want. We definitively need to have a look at this problem.

[fkuehne]

Could some upload a file to ftp://vthr.videolan.org/pub/incoming/ so we can have a look at it? Please post the name of the file here then. Thanks.

[Teetrinker]

I have uploaded two sample to the streams ftp into incoming:

shornecliffe.mov
Enst_flowers.mp4 ( will open many windows - be carefull )
In Osmo4 ( http://gpac.sf.net ) Enst_flowers.mp4 will look this way:

[Teetrinker]

The same problems can be observed with the digimax interactive samples from here: http://www.digimax.com.tw/MPEG4/download_sample_2.htm

[The DJ]

Correct VLC currently doesn't support composited movies yet. It's quite difficult, if not impossible to support in VLC as well.