support the audio or video format "cook"

[zhong]

I can't play MKV file

When I play MKV file it says this.-

No suitable decoder module:
VLC does not support the audio or video format "cook". Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this

Can you please make it so VLC player will support and play this codec format "cook" ?

Thank you.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

VLC version?

[zhong]

I am using 1.1.5 version.

Thanks.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Update to 1.1.11 and re-test.

[zhong]

Updated to 1.1.11 and re-tested.

When I play MKV file it still says this.-

No suitable decoder module:
VLC does not support the audio or video format "cook". Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this

Can you please make it so VLC player will support and play this codec format "cook" ?

Thank you.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Some cook videos are not supported.
Can you share the logs, please? Can you share the mkv file too?

[zhong]

Where do I find the logs ? What folder will it be in and what is the name file of the log ?

It is this file here-

http://tinyurl.com/3snjavj


Thanks.

[VLC_help]

Logs can be seen with Tools -> Messages (set Verbosity to 2), then start playback.

[diva123]

Hello Friends!!

Yes, VLC is a free and open source media player. The main work of VLC is to encode and decode large number of data. VLC's codecs are provided by the libavcodec library from the FFmpeg project. So, for playing codex format "cook" you need to go at the libavcodec library and then you can play this codex format "cook" on VLC media player.

If any suggestion then give me Reply.

Thank you all in advance.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

VLC already plays cook.

[digiluxe]

I am seeing the same error. In my case I am attempting to play an MKV file containing a RV40 realvideo stream and a cook audio stream. It's basically an RMVB file where I extracted the streams and repackaged as an MKV. VLC played it fine when it was in the RMVB container, and it plays the separate video and audio files that I extracted, but it won't play them in the MKV container.

Here is the debug window after starting playback, receiving the error message, and pausing playback:

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main debug: processing request item 01x01 - Pulse of Awakening.mkv node Playlist skip 0 main debug: resyncing on 01x01 - Pulse of Awakening.mkv main debug: 01x01 - Pulse of Awakening.mkv is at 1 main debug: starting new item main debug: creating new input thread main debug: Creating an input for '01x01 - Pulse of Awakening.mkv' 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:\Users\Howie\AppData\Local\Temp' main debug: `file:///E:/My%20Videos/TV/Ergo%20Proxy/01x01%20-%20Pulse%20of%20Awakening.mkv' gives access `file' demux `' path `E:\My Videos\TV\Ergo Proxy\01x01 - Pulse of Awakening.mkv' main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' path='E:\My Videos\TV\Ergo Proxy\01x01 - Pulse of Awakening.mkv' 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() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main debug: creating access 'file' path='E:\My Videos\TV\Ergo Proxy\01x01 - Pulse of Awakening.mkv' main debug: looking for access module: 2 candidates filesystem debug: opening file `E:\My Videos\TV\Ergo Proxy\01x01 - Pulse of Awakening.mkv' 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() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' path='E:\My Videos\TV\Ergo Proxy\01x01 - Pulse of Awakening.mkv' main debug: looking for demux module: 52 candidates mkv debug: | + Seek head mkv debug: | | + Seek mkv debug: | - info at 4151 mkv debug: | + Information mkv debug: | | + TimecodeScale=1000000 mkv debug: | | + Muxing Application=libebml v1.2.2 + libmatroska v1.3.0 mkv debug: | | + Writing Application=mkvmerge v5.0.1 ('Es ist Sommer') built on Oct 9 2011 11:55:43 mkv debug: | | + Duration=1545519 mkv debug: | | + Date=Sat Oct 15 17:01:24 2011 mkv debug: | | + UID=-334092882 mkv debug: | | + Seek mkv debug: | - tracks at 4305 mkv debug: | + Tracks mkv debug: | | + Track Entry mkv debug: | | | + Track Number=1 mkv debug: | | | + Track UID=847728824 mkv debug: | | | + Track Type=video mkv debug: | | | + Track Lacing=0 mkv debug: | | | + Track MinCache=1 mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecId=V_REAL/RV40 mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecPrivate size=34 mkv debug: | | | + Track Video mkv debug: | | | | + width=704 mkv debug: | | | | + height=396 mkv debug: | | | | + display width=704 mkv debug: | | | | + display height=396 mkv debug: | | + Track Entry mkv debug: | | | + Track Number=2 mkv debug: | | | + Track UID=1027158206 mkv debug: | | | + Track Type=audio mkv debug: | | | + Track Lacing=0 mkv debug: | | | + Track MinCache=1 mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecId=A_REAL/COOK mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecPrivate size=94 mkv debug: | | | + Track Audio mkv debug: | | | | + afreq=44100 mkv debug: | | | | + achan=2 mkv debug: | | | | + abits=16 mkv debug: | | + Seek mkv debug: | | + Unknown (N7libebml8EbmlVoidE) mkv debug: | - cues at 86733262 mkv debug: | + Cues mkv debug: | - loading cues done. mkv debug: | + Preload Unknown (N7libebml8EbmlVoidE) mkv debug: | + Information mkv debug: | + Tracks mkv debug: | + Preload Unknown (N7libebml8EbmlVoidE) mkv debug: | + Cluster 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() : 99.000 ms - Total 99.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 99.000 ms) main debug: looking for a subtitle file in E:\My Videos\TV\Ergo Proxy\ main debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (Real Video 4.0) started main debug: using decoder module "avcodec" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms) main debug: thread started main debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 0 (../.././src/input/decoder.c:301) main debug: thread started main debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized avcodec error: cannot open codec (Cook Audio) main debug: no decoder module matching "any" could be loaded main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms) main error: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `cook'. VLC probably does not support this sound or video format. main debug: killing decoder fourcc `cook', 0 PES in FIFO main debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Howie\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.lua main debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded main debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.000 ms - Total 2.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.000 ms) main debug: `file:///E:/My%20Videos/TV/Ergo%20Proxy/01x01%20-%20Pulse%20of%20Awakening.mkv' successfully opened main debug: Buffering 0% main debug: Buffering 0% main debug: Buffering 27% main debug: Buffering 28% main debug: Buffering 38% main debug: Buffering 69% main debug: Buffering 69% main debug: Buffering 77% main debug: Stream buffering done (333 ms in 0 ms) main debug: no usable vout present, spawning one main debug: looking for text renderer module: 2 candidates 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() : 11.000 ms - Total 11.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 11.000 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() : 11.000 ms - Total 11.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 11.000 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() : 8.000 ms - Total 8.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 8.000 ms) main debug: window size: 704x396 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() : 26.000 ms - Total 26.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 26.000 ms) direct3d debug: created video sub-window direct3d debug: Vout EventThread running direct3d debug: disabling screen saver main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 722x441 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() : 119.000 ms - Total 119.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 119.000 ms) main debug: using video output module "vout_wrapper" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 126.000 ms - Total 126.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 126.000 ms) main debug: got 1 direct buffer(s) main debug: pic render sz 704x396, of (0,0), vsz 704x396, 4cc I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0 main debug: pic in sz 704x396, of (0,0), vsz 704x396, 4cc I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0 main debug: pic out sz 704x396, of (0,0), vsz 704x396, 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' 704x396 window avcodec debug: using direct rendering main debug: End of video preroll main debug: Received first picture freetype debug: using fontsize: 24 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: Decoder buffering done in 254 ms main debug: Post-processing available main warning: vlc_object_find_name(postproc) is not safe! main warning: late picture skipped (11000 > -1817) main debug: auto hidding mouse main debug: control type=1 main debug: auto hidding mouse

[digiluxe]

Something occurred to me, so I went to my ffdshow audio decoder config, and set it to use libavcodec to decode Cook audio. That didn't help though, and I'm not sure if it even should have.

Another interesting thing, I just renamed the RMVB file to MKV, and it played fine.

[VLC_help]

Something occurred to me, so I went to my ffdshow audio decoder config, and set it to use libavcodec to decode Cook audio. That didn't help though, and I'm not sure if it even should have.

VLC doesn't use FFDshow.

[dy8]

Hi I have the same issue. The following error message pops up when I play an MKV file. Sorry I'm not very technical so any help would be appreciated. Many thanks

No suitable decoder module:
VLC does not support the audio or video format "cook". Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Can you share those files? Do they fail with VLC 1.2 too?

[dy8]

Hi I have VLC 1.1.11... Not sure what u mean by share files?
Where do i download VLC 1.2 and I could try that?
Many thanks

[VLC_help]

Share us a problematic file via Megaupload or similar service.

For 1.2.0
http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/win32/?C=M;O=D (trunks are 1.2.0)

[dy8]

I've downloaded VLC 1.2 and still have the same error message

The problematic file is loaded on Fileserve under 3 .rar files. Many thanks for help.

http://www.fileserve.com/file/zVcaAkn/C ... .part1.rar
http://www.fileserve.com/file/uVzXup8/C ... .part2.rar
http://www.fileserve.com/file/MDnu3yd/C ... .part3.rar

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Confirmed issue.

[dy8]

Hi not sure what u mean by confirmed issue? Are u able to provide a solution later? Thanks

[VLC_help]

Solution will be a updated VLC version that will arrive one day.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

I'll try, yes.

[no_alone]

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main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor main debug: looking for decoder module: 31 candidates avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized avcodec error: cannot open codec (Cook Audio) main debug: no decoder module matching "any" could be loaded main debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.048 ms - Total 2.048 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.048 ms) main error: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `cook'. VLC probably does not support this sound or video format. main debug: killing decoder fourcc `cook', 0 PES in FIFO main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor Codec: Cook Audio (cook) Codec: Real Video 4.0 (RV40)

version 2.0.1

[nkoriyama]

At the moment you cannot play the 'cook' with VLC 2.0.*, but you can play it VLC nightly builds 2.1.0-git.
Nightly Build of VLC

[leronlb]

I am running osx 10.6. I just downloaded version 2.0.5 and I get this same error for EVERY video file I try to play. I have tried MKV, MP4, AVI, etc. etc. I can hear the audio., but wont even get a black screen. Just the error message and the audio and the GUI will just stay on the playlist screen. This is the first time I have ever had a problem with VLC. Do I need to upgrade to a new OS in order to get VLC working again? Thanks.