youtube changing encodings? (flv)

[sshapiro]

I used to be able to download youtube .flv files using downloadhelper and play them with vlc. Now for many (most? all?) I get no suitable decoder (undf). I'm up to vlc 2.02, and only went to the nightly build because 2.01 did the same thing.

This is both windows-7 12.04 (and ubuntu 12.04 vlc 2.01)

Has something changed?

[Lotesdelere]

Please open Tools -> Messages (set Verbosity to 2) before you start the playback and then paste the full resulting log here or on Pastebin.com if it's too long.

Also upload a short sample of a problematic file to either http://streams.videolan.org/upload/ or to MirrorCreator.com or to EmbedUpload.com, so it will upload the file for you to several other hosts, and then post the link to the file here.

[sshapiro]

Messages log:

main debug: adding item `THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv' ( file:///C:/Users/sshapir/personal/music/THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA%20_ORIGINAL%20USVERSION_.flv )
qt4 debug: Adding a new MRL to recent ones: file:///C:/Users/sshapir/personal/music/THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA%20_ORIGINAL%20USVERSION_.flv
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
main debug: rebuild done - 5 items, index 3
main debug: processing request item: THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv, node: Playlist, skip: 0
main debug: resyncing on THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv
main debug: THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv is at 4
main debug: starting playback of the new playlist item
main debug: resyncing on THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv
main debug: THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv is at 4
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv'
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path 'C:\Users\sshapir\AppData\Local\Temp'
main debug: `file:///C:/Users/sshapir/personal/music/THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA%20_ORIGINAL%20USVERSION_.flv' gives access `file' demux `' path `/C:/Users/sshapir/personal/music/THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA%20_ORIGINAL%20USVERSION_.flv'
main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' location='/C:/Users/sshapir/personal/music/THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA%20_ORIGINAL%20USVERSION_.flv' file='C:\Users\sshapir\personal\music\THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 3 candidates
main debug: Creating an input for 'THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv'
main debug: no access_demux module matching "file" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.827 ms - Total 0.827 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.827 ms)
main debug: creating access 'file' location='/C:/Users/sshapir/personal/music/THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA%20_ORIGINAL%20USVERSION_.flv', path='C:\Users\sshapir\personal\music\THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv'
main debug: looking for access module: 3 candidates
filesystem debug: opening file `C:\Users\sshapir\personal\music\THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv'
main debug: using access module "filesystem"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.915 ms - Total 0.915 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.915 ms)
main debug: Using stream method for AStream*
main debug: starting pre-buffering
main debug: received first data after 11 ms
main debug: pre-buffering done 1024 bytes in 0s - 85 KiB/s
main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 4 candidates
main debug: no stream_filter module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.206 ms - Total 0.206 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.206 ms)
main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate
main debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.156 ms - Total 0.156 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.156 ms)
main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' location='/C:/Users/sshapir/personal/music/THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA%20_ORIGINAL%20USVERSION_.flv' file='C:\Users\sshapir\personal\music\THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv'
main debug: looking for demux module: 55 candidates
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
ts debug: TS module discarded (lost sync)
mod debug: MOD validation failed (ext=flv)
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\sshapir\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\playlist
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\anevia_streams.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\anevia_xml.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\appletrailers.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\bbc_co_uk.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\break.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\canalplus.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\cue.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\dailymotion.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\extreme.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\france2.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\googlevideo.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\jamendo.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\joox.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\katsomo.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\koreus.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\lelombrik.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\metacafe.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\metachannels.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\mpora.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\pinkbike.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\pluzz.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\rockbox_fm_presets.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\soundcloud.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\vimeo.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube_homepage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\zapiks.luac
avcodec debug: trying url: C:\Users\sshapir\personal\music\THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv
avcodec debug: detected format: flv
avcodec debug: Trying to seek too far : EOF?
avcodec debug: Trying to seek too far : EOF?
avcodec debug: Trying to seek too far : EOF?
avcodec warning: Could not find stream info: Specified event object handle is invalid
main debug: selecting program id=0
avcodec debug: adding es: video codec = undf
avcodec debug: adding es: audio codec = undf
avcodec debug: AVFormat supported stream
avcodec debug: - format = flv (FLV format)
avcodec debug: - start time = 1769108596000
avcodec debug: - duration = -1
main debug: using demux module "avcodec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 2103.631 ms - Total 2103.631 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2103.631 ms)
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in C:\Users\sshapir\personal\music\
main debug: looking for decoder module: 31 candidates
main debug: meta ok for (null), need to fetch art
main debug: looking for meta fetcher module: 1 candidate
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\sshapir\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
main debug: no decoder module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 262.722 ms - Total 262.722 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 262.722 ms)
main error: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `undf'. VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `undf', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: looking for decoder module: 31 candidates
main debug: no decoder module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.379 ms - Total 0.379 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.379 ms)
main error: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `undf'. VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `undf', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\sshapir\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac
main debug: using meta fetcher module "lua"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 126.107 ms - Total 126.107 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 126.107 ms)
main debug: removing module "lua"
main debug: searching art for THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv
main debug: looking for art finder module: 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\sshapir\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art
main debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 6.114 ms - Total 6.114 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 6.114 ms)
main debug: `file:///C:/Users/sshapir/personal/music/THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA%20_ORIGINAL%20USVERSION_.flv' successfully opened
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
main debug: Buffering 0%
main debug: EOF reached
main debug: Stream buffering done (0 ms in 0 ms)
main debug: Decoder buffering done in 0 ms
main debug: removing module "avcodec"
main debug: removing module "stream_filter_record"
main debug: removing module "filesystem"
main debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES
main debug: dead input
main debug: changing item without a request (current 4/5)
main debug: nothing to play
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\apps\multimedia\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
main debug: no art finder module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 8.415 ms - Total 8.415 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 8.415 ms)
main debug: art not found for THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
main debug: Destroying the input for 'THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv'
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA _ORIGINAL USVERSION_.flv' : 2389.645 ms - Total 2389.645 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2389.645 ms)

[Lotesdelere]

As requested, we also need a sample file.

[sshapiro]

I uploaded it and was expecting the link to show up, but apparently I misread the email. Anyway, it is this file on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiNJIMDoYuk
or
Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto - Girl From Ipanema (Original Stereo)

[Lotesdelere]

I uploaded it

Where ?

Anyway, it is this file on youtube

No, we want the file you have used.

[sshapiro]

You ask me to:
> Also upload a short sample of a problematic file to either http://streams.videolan.org/upload/ or
> to MirrorCreator.com or to EmbedUpload.com, so it will upload the file for you to several other hosts,
> and then post the link to the file here.

Well, I'd like to do that. I not a member of either mirrorcreator or embedupload.com and neither will let me join just for this. I've uploladed to streams.videolan.org/upload (twice - once at the start of this) and once just again, but there is no link that I can see that is provided to find it, so I'm up a creek? That's why I posted the link to the youtube which I downloaded. I don't know how else to do this.

[Lotesdelere]

I've uploladed to streams.videolan.org/upload (twice - once at the start of this)

I've found one, THEGIRLFROMIPANEMA%20_ORIGINAL%20USVERSION_.flv.
But this file is broken, it's only 1.7 MB and doesn't have a valid FLV header.

The one I've downloaded myself is 5.3 MB and is playing fine with VLC, so it must be your downloader doing something wrong.

[sshapiro]

Then the problem is indeed mine. Thanks for your help and sorry for the back and forth.