problem with some .mpg files

[bibbolo]

I cannot play a .mpg media file althogh I installed a K-lite Basic codec pack. The same file is correctly played with windows media player classic application. How to do to make it work with vlc too?

[Arite]

VLC doesn't use external codecs such as K-Lite.

What version of VLC are use using (current latest is 1.1.1). What are the codecs used in the file (in VLC go to "Tools >> Codec Information" when video is playing)?

Arite.

[bibbolo]

I'm using the latest version (1.1.1.). Codec information:

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Stream 0: Type: Audio Codec: MPEG Audio layer1/2/3 (mpga) Channels: Mono Sample rate: 32000 Hz Bitrate: 224 kb/s Stream 1: Type: Video Codec: MPEG-1/2 Video (mpgv) Resolution: 320x240 Frame rate: 25

[VLC_help]

Does VLC complain something?

[bibbolo]

Does VLC complain something?

I'm not sure about what you mean, but I think not.. It just opens the first frame and nothing else happens..

[VLC_help]

Open Tools -> Messages (set Verbosity to 2) before playback.

[bibbolo]

These are the messages displayed (I stopped at a random point because it would have continued):

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main debug: processing request item fr1.mpg node Playlist skip 0 main debug: resyncing on fr1.mpg main debug: fr1.mpg is at 0 main debug: starting new item main debug: creating new input thread main debug: Creating an input for 'fr1.mpg' main debug: thread started main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB main debug: using timeshift path 'C:\Users\Nicola\AppData\Local\Temp' main debug: thread (input) created at priority 1 (../.././src/input/input.c:214) main debug: `file:///C:/Users/Nicola/Desktop/fr1.mpg' gives access `file' demux `' path `C:\Users\Nicola\Desktop\fr1.mpg' main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' path='C:\Users\Nicola\Desktop\fr1.mpg' 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() : 4.000 ms - Total 4.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 4.000 ms) main debug: creating access 'file' path='C:\Users\Nicola\Desktop\fr1.mpg' main debug: looking for access module: 2 candidates filesystem debug: opening file `C:\Users\Nicola\Desktop\fr1.mpg' main debug: using access module "filesystem" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 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() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' path='C:\Users\Nicola\Desktop\fr1.mpg' main debug: looking for demux module: 50 candidates main debug: using demux module "ps" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main debug: looking for a subtitle file in C:\Users\Nicola\Desktop\ main debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Nicola\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.lua main debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded main debug: TIMER module_need() : 4.000 ms - Total 4.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 4.000 ms) main debug: `file:///C:/Users/Nicola/Desktop/fr1.mpg' successfully opened ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync... ps warning: found sync code qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input ps debug: we found a length of: 19387000 ps debug: we found a length of: 20000000 main debug: selecting program id=0 main debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates main debug: using decoder module "mpeg_audio" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main debug: thread started main debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 2 (../.././src/input/decoder.c:301) main debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) started main debug: using decoder module "avcodec" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 3.000 ms - Total 3.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 3.000 ms) main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpegvideo" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 0 (../.././src/input/decoder.c:301) main debug: thread started main debug: Buffering 0% mpeg_audio debug: MPGA channels:1 samplerate:32000 bitrate:224 main debug: Stream buffering done (1455 ms in 0 ms) main debug: reusing aout packetizer_mpegvideo debug: size 320x240 fps=25.000 main debug: looking for audio output module: 4 candidates aout_directx debug: Opening DirectSound Audio Output aout_directx debug: found device: Driver audio principale aout_directx debug: found device: Altoparlanti (Realtek AC'97 Audio) 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 main debug: thread (DirectSound Notification Thread) created at priority 15 (../../.././modules/audio_output/directx.c:321) aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread ready main debug: using audio output module "aout_directx" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 28.000 ms - Total 28.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 28.000 ms) main debug: output 's16l' 32000 Hz Stereo/Mono frame=1 samples/4 bytes main debug: mixer 'f32l' 32000 Hz Stereo/Mono frame=1 samples/8 bytes main debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'s16l' 32000 Hz->32000 Hz Stereo/Mono->Stereo/Mono main debug: looking for audio filter module: 14 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() : 4.000 ms - Total 4.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 4.000 ms) main debug: input 'mpga' 32000 Hz Mono frame=384 samples/684 bytes main debug: looking for audio filter module: 1 candidate scaletempo debug: format: 32000 rate, 2 nch, 4 bps, fl32 scaletempo debug: params: 30 stride, 0.200 overlap, 14 search scaletempo debug: 1.000 scale, 960.000 stride_in, 960 stride_out, 768 standing, 192 overlap, 448 search, 1600 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) 'mpga'->'f32l' 32000 Hz->32000 Hz Mono->Stereo/Mono main debug: looking for audio filter module: 14 candidates main debug: no audio 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 audio filter module: 14 candidates mpgatofixed32 debug: mpga->f32l, bits per sample: 0 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: looking for audio filter module: 14 candidates main debug: using audio filter module "trivial_channel_mixer" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main debug: found 2 filters for the whole conversion main debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'f32l' 35200 Hz->32000 Hz Stereo/Mono->Stereo/Mono main debug: looking for audio filter module: 14 candidates bandlimited_resampler debug: f32l/35200KHz/2->f32l/32000KHz/2 main debug: using audio filter module "bandlimited_resampler" 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: End of audio preroll main debug: Decoder buffering done in 32 ms main warning: buffer is 6479743000 late, triggering upsampling main warning: timing screwed, stopping resampling main warning: buffer is 6479743000 late, triggering upsampling main warning: timing screwed, stopping resampling main warning: buffer is 6479755000 late, triggering upsampling main warning: timing screwed, stopping resampling main warning: buffer is 6479767000 late, triggering upsampling main warning: timing screwed, stopping resampling main warning: buffer is 6479779000 late, triggering upsampling main warning: timing screwed, stopping resampling main warning: buffer is 6479791000 late, triggering upsampling main warning: timing screwed, stopping resampling main warning: the mixer got a packet in the past (2000) main debug: no usable vout present, spawning one main debug: looking for text renderer module: 2 candidates freetype debug: Building font databases. freetype debug: Took 14000 microseconds 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() : 17.000 ms - Total 17.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 17.000 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() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 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() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms) main debug: window size: 320x240 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 direct3d debug: creating Vout EventThread direct3d 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() : 44.000 ms - Total 44.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 44.000 ms) direct3d debug: created video sub-window direct3d debug: Vout EventThread running direct3d debug: disabling screen saver main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 336x278 window direct3d warning: trying surface pixel format: YV12 direct3d debug: selected surface pixel format is YV12 direct3d debug: Direct3D scene created successfully direct3d debug: Direct3D device adapter successfully initialized main debug: using vout display module "direct3d" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 122.000 ms - Total 122.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 122.000 ms) main debug: using video output module "vout_wrapper" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 123.000 ms - Total 123.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 123.000 ms) main debug: got 1 direct buffer(s) main debug: pic render sz 320x240, of (0,0), vsz 320x240, 4cc I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0 main debug: pic in sz 320x240, of (0,0), vsz 320x240, 4cc I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0 main debug: pic out sz 320x240, of (0,0), vsz 320x240, 4cc I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0 main debug: direct render, mapping render pictures 0-23 to system pictures 1-24 main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 816x519 window avcodec debug: using direct rendering main debug: End of video preroll freetype debug: using fontsize: 15 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() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main debug: Post-processing available main warning: vlc_object_find_name(postproc) is not safe! main debug: auto hidding mouse main warning: late picture skipped (4320000 > -2941) main warning: late picture skipped (6450000 > -2997) avcodec error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?) main warning: late picture skipped (12765000 > -2940) main warning: late picture skipped (14896000 > -2997) main warning: late picture skipped (17268000 > -2997) main warning: late picture skipped (16990000 > -2997) main warning: late picture skipped (16950000 > -2997) main warning: computed PTS is out of range (19967000), clearing out main warning: PTS is out of range (19955000), dropping buffer main warning: output PTS is out of range (19977000), clearing out main warning: PTS is out of range (19455000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (19443000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (19431000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (19419000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (19407000), dropping buffer avcodec error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?) main warning: late picture skipped (29015000 > -2994) main warning: late picture skipped (31388000 > -2921) main warning: late picture skipped (33278000 > -2984) main warning: late picture skipped (33240000 > -2738) avcodec error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?) main warning: PTS is out of range (42559000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (42546000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (42534000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (42522000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (42510000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (42498000), dropping buffer main warning: late picture skipped (41725000 > -2997) main warning: late picture skipped (41689000 > -2997) main warning: PTS is out of range (44657000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (44644000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (44632000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (44620000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (44608000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (44596000), dropping buffer avcodec error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?) main warning: late picture skipped (48803000 > -3205) main warning: PTS is out of range (51821000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (51809000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (51797000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (51785000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (51773000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (51761000), dropping buffer main warning: late picture skipped (52743000 > -2979) main warning: PTS is out of range (55369000), dropping buffer avcodec error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?) main warning: PTS is out of range (55356000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (55344000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (55332000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (55320000), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (55308000), dropping buffer

[VLC_help]

Have you tried to remux the MPG file?

[bibbolo]

Have you tried to remux the MPG file?

I don't even know how to do..

[VLC_help]

Mencoder is one tool you can use
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=71582&p=236862&hil ... er#p236862

TMPGenc can also do the trick (File -> MPEG Tools... and demultiplex and then multiplex)

[bibbolo]

Why can't VLC run that file without remuxing? If I have the necessity to use mencoder or other similar programs in addition to VLC to open some .mpg files, that's the same thing of using windows_media_player classic for that kind of file, but I'd like to use a single complete video player for all.

[VLC_help]

VLC cannot parse all broken files correctly.

[bibbolo]

Ok, but if the file is correctly played with another player (in this case with wmplayer), doesn't it mean that the file is not broken?

[VLC_help]

If you remux with mencoder, it will complain if the input file has issues. WMP can handle some broken files better than VLC.