WMV audio out of sync since updating to VLC 2.2.2

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WMV audio out of sync since updating to VLC 2.2.2

Postby kalsze » 16 Feb 2016 02:47

Audio is out-of-sync with respect to the video in WMV files ever since updating to VLC 2.2.2. The same WMV videos were playing fine in VLC 2.2.1.

E.g. these are the stream infos of one of my WMV files, according to ffmpeg 2.8.6:

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Metadata: WM/ToolName : TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress Version. 4.7.7.307 WMFSDKVersion : 12.0.7601.17514 WMFSDKNeeded : 0.0.0.0000 IsVBR : 0 DeviceConformanceTemplate: MP@HL Duration: 00:31:37.68, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 4194 kb/s Stream #0:0(chi): Audio: wmav2 (a[1][0][0] / 0x0161), 48000 Hz, 2 channels, fltp, 192 kb/s Stream #0:1(chi): Video: wmv3 (Main) (WMV3 / 0x33564D57), yuv420p, 1280x720, 4000 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 1k tbn, 1k tbc
Is anybody else experiencing the same thing?

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Re: WMV audio out of sync since updating to VLC 2.2.2

Postby dfuhrmann » 17 Feb 2016 21:42

You probably use an Airplay audio device? Note that VLC 2.2.2 does not support automatic sync for A/V with Airplay.

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Re: WMV audio out of sync since updating to VLC 2.2.2

Postby fateswarning » 18 Feb 2016 01:16

I also experienced this issue with audio being out of sync when playing back WMV files after updating to v2.2.2. Additionally, video playback was very choppy and frequently stops for fractions of a second. The same WMV files play without issues in v2.2.1, which i just re-installed.

In case this is of any help, I established that the audio stream was exactly 3 seconds ahead of the video stream for all WMV videos. Setting the audio delay to -3,000ms solved the synchronization issue, but the choppiness was still there, which made for a very unpleasant experience.

I'm running OS X 10.11.3 - El Capitan, and using my Macbook's built-in audio device (that is, no Airplay devices). This only affects WMVs; all other containers are unaffected.

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Re: WMV audio out of sync since updating to VLC 2.2.2

Postby stagedoormichael » 20 Feb 2016 09:26

How do I downgrade to 2.2.1? Is it downloadable? Thanks...Michael in Florida :)

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Re: WMV audio out of sync since updating to VLC 2.2.2

Postby mschmitt » 20 Feb 2016 20:09

I confirm the same issue: with VLC 2.2.2 playing WMV files are choppy and the audio gets out of sync. Reverting to 2.2.1 fixes the problem.

I'm not using AirPlay. This is on OS X 10.10.5 on a high-powered iMac.

stagedoormichael, you can download 2.2.1 from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/2.2.1.html

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Re: WMV audio out of sync since updating to VLC 2.2.2

Postby oscarsmac » 22 Feb 2016 23:22

same exact problem here - audio is out of sync by 3 seconds, for all wmv files.

osx 10.8, xserve 3.0ghz 8-cores

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Re: WMV audio out of sync since updating to VLC 2.2.2

Postby ajmas » 25 Feb 2016 21:47

I'll look into opening a bug report, but before I do, could you see if this is still an issue with the latest nightly, available here:

http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/mac ... l/?C=M;O=D

Note, that the nightlies directory contains both 2.2.x and 3.x.x builds.
Providing logs, messages, configuration info (VLC, OS, Hardware) and a clear explanation of the issue always helps the problem solvers help you, even if they don't end up solving the issue. Just think what you would need if you were solving someone else's problem. Additional: Always looking for eager and capable MacOS X developers to join the VLC team - for more information see here.

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Re: WMV audio out of sync since updating to VLC 2.2.2

Postby s_little » 27 Feb 2016 01:13

I can confirm that vlc-2.2.0-x86_64-20160226-0309.zip works - no choppiness and audio and video are pretty much in sync.

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Re: WMV audio out of sync since updating to VLC 2.2.2

Postby kochakaden » 14 Jul 2016 16:53

The wmv choppiness is still there in 2.2.4. I can only get smooth playback by reverting to 2.1.5.


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