Weird .avi file wont play

[r0bvious]

Sorry if this is an obvious question, I really don't have much time to read through all the topics and I don't even know where to start. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

I've been downloading many TV series in .avi and up until now have had no problems. However, in the last two days, I've had two files that aren't read by VLC. This is strange because the rest of the files in their respective series are fine.

What happens is, the download completes but when I play it in VLC, no picture appears but the time bar at the bottom jumps along from start to finish in about 10 seconds. There is no video or audio but it is obviously reading something. In one of the file folders I received this message:

-- logger module started --
main: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
-- logger module stopped --

Is it a codec thing? When I look at the .avi, it says it has 350 mb but oddly, no playing time.

Once again, thanks for any help you can give.

[prakreet]

most probably the downloaded file would be corrupted. try playing the file using any other media player and if it plays, then only it is an issue with VLC.

[lord_azathoth]

I'm having the same problem. I'm trying to play a movie that I downloaded, one that is in 2 parts - neither part will play, it does the same thing that it does with r0bvious, plays nothing for about 10 seconds then reaches the end. I've tried playing it in Windows Media Player, it plays the movies Audio fine but there is no picture ( so I could listen to the movie but not watch it ). I've checked the file properties and it says run time on part one is 48:34 with a 256kbps bit rate for audio ( audio format MPEG Layer-3 ) and a 211kbps bit rate for video.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Arite]

What happens is, the download completes but when I play it in VLC, no picture appears but the time bar at the bottom jumps along from start to finish in about 10 seconds.

That normally happens when the file is an empty file/not a file VLC recognises. As prakreet said, the downloaded file may be corrupted.

There is no video or audio but it is obviously reading something. In one of the file folders I received this message:

-- logger module started --
main: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
-- logger module stopped --

Set the "Verbosity Level" to 2 and open the file again. Are you able to play it in any other program (for example, WMP or Meedia Player Classic - the former probably won't show video without a codec pack). Also what is the file info - use a tool such as MediaInfo.

I'm having the same problem. I'm trying to play a movie that I downloaded, one that is in 2 parts - neither part will play, it does the same thing that it does with r0bvious, plays nothing for about 10 seconds then reaches the end. I've tried playing it in Windows Media Player, it plays the movies Audio fine but there is no picture ( so I could listen to the movie but not watch it ). I've checked the file properties and it says run time on part one is 48:34 with a 256kbps bit rate for audio ( audio format MPEG Layer-3 ) and a 211kbps bit rate for video.

WMP probably doesn't show the video since it doesn't have the codec for it. As I wrote above what is the file info generated by MediaInfo (primarily the video codec)? What type of file is this (*.avi?).

Arite.

[lord_azathoth]

The Movie I'm trying to play is an AVI - MediaInfo comes back with this:

General:
AVI: 603 MiB, 48mn 34s
1 Video stream: MPEG-4 (DivX 5)
1 Audio stream: MPEG Audio (MP3)

First Video Stream:
1 466 Kbps, 716*406 (16/9), at 25.000 fps, MPEG-4 Visual (DivX 5) (Simple@L1)

First Audio Stream:
256 Kbps, 48.0 KHz, 2 channels, MPEG Audio (MP3) (Version 1) (Layer 3) (Joint Stereo)

[Arite]

Delete VLC's preferences and cache files. If that doesn't help try out a build of VLC 1.0.0-rc3:
http://download.videolan.org/pub/testin ... rc3/win32/

If that doesn't work post logs (verbosity level 2).

Arite.

[lord_azathoth]

Here is what Verbosity Level 2 comes back with:

http://rapidshare.com/files/242390298/V ... g.log.html

[Arite]

Seems to be having syncing issues:

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ps debug: force SCR: 33598415922 main warning: clock gap, unexpected stream discontinuity main warning: feeding synchro with a new reference point trying to recover from clock gap ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync... ps warning: found sync code ps debug: force SCR: 28899331188 main warning: clock gap, unexpected stream discontinuity main warning: feeding synchro with a new reference point trying to recover from clock gap ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync... ps warning: found sync code ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync... ps warning: found sync code ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync... ps warning: found sync code ps debug: force SCR: 34689098755 main warning: clock gap, unexpected stream discontinuity main warning: feeding synchro with a new reference point trying to recover from clock gap ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync... ps warning: found sync code ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync... ps warning: found sync code mpeg_audio debug: waiting for PTS ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync... ps warning: found sync code ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync... ps warning: found sync code ps debug: force SCR: 38930324500 main warning: clock gap, unexpected stream discontinuity main warning: feeding synchro with a new reference point trying to recover from clock gap ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync... ps warning: found sync code

So does VLC 1.0.0-rc3 play it?

If not, try rebuilding/reindexing the AVI file using a tool such as VirtualDub. Open the AVI file in it, and go to "Video >> Direct Stream Copy" and then go to "File >> Save as AVI..." and save it as a new AVI file. The try that in VLC.

Arite.