FLV woes

[God of War]

I'm trying to play some flv files that I downloaded off the internet. I can seek with the online player. But when I try to play it off the hard drive, VLC has no ability to seek. Also some of these files have video and audio out of sync. Are there any plans to add better support for FLV files.

Here are the messages.......

access_file error: seeking too far
access_file error: seeking too early
access_file error: seeking too early
main error: picture 00C5AC30 refcount is -1

[God of War]

Here is the log for a file which can play fine in FLV Player but restarts after 8 seconds in VLC....

main debug: adding playlist item `C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv' ( C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv )
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: creating statistics handler
main debug: thread 3908 (input) created at priority 1 (input/input.c:261)
main warning: drive letter C: found in source
main debug: `C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv' gives access `' demux `' path `C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv'
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
main debug: creating access '' path='C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv'
main debug: looking for access2 module: 5 candidates
vcd debug: trying .cue file: C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.cue
access_file debug: opening file `C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv'
main debug: using access2 module "access_file"
main debug: pre-buffering...
main debug: received first data for our buffer
main debug: pre-buffering done 1408981 bytes in 0s - 519229 kbytes/s
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv'
main debug: looking for demux2 module: 44 candidates
ffmpeg debug: detected format: flv
access_file error: seeking too far
access_file error: seeking too early
access_file error: seeking too early
access_file error: seeking too far
access_file error: seeking too far
main debug: selecting program id=0
ffmpeg debug: adding es: audio codec = mp3
ffmpeg debug: adding es: video codec = FLV1
ffmpeg debug: AVFormat supported stream
ffmpeg debug: - format = flv (flv format)
ffmpeg debug: - start time = -1
ffmpeg debug: - duration = -1
main debug: using demux2 module "ffmpeg"
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\
main debug: looking for decoder module: 27 candidates
ffmpeg debug: libavcodec initialized (interface 3344640 )
ffmpeg debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG Audio layer 1/2/3) started
main debug: using decoder module "ffmpeg"
main debug: thread 4036 (decoder) created at priority 2 (input/decoder.c:159)
main debug: looking for decoder module: 27 candidates
ffmpeg debug: libavcodec already initialized
ffmpeg debug: postprocessing disabled
ffmpeg debug: using direct rendering
ffmpeg debug: ffmpeg codec (Flash Video) started
main debug: using decoder module "ffmpeg"
main debug: thread 4016 (decoder) created at priority 0 (input/decoder.c:159)
main debug: `C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv' successfully opened
main debug: no aout present, spawning one
main debug: looking for audio output module: 3 candidates
aout_directx debug: OpenAudio
main debug: no usable vout present, spawning one
aout_directx debug: found device: Primary Sound Driver
aout_directx debug: found device: Realtek HD Audio output
aout_directx debug: device supports 2 channels
aout_directx debug: device supports 1 channel
aout_directx debug: creating DirectSoundThread
main debug: thread 4524 (DirectSound Notification Thread) created at priority 15 (directx.c:372)
main debug: using audio output module "aout_directx"
aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread ready
main debug: output 's16l' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/4 bytes
main debug: mixer 'fl32' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes
main debug: filter(s) 'fl32'->'s16l' 44100 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "float32tos16"
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: input 's16l' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/4 bytes
main debug: filter(s) 's16l'->'fl32' 44100 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "s16tofloat32"
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
main debug: filter(s) 'fl32'->'fl32' 48510 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "bandlimited_resampler"
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
main debug: window size: 320x200
main debug: cropping picture 320x240 to 0,20,320x200
main debug: window size: 320x200
main debug: looking for video output module: 5 candidates
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 2
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 3
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 4
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 5
vout_directx debug: creating DirectXEventThread
vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateWindow
main debug: waiting for thread completion
vout_directx debug: created video sub-window
main debug: thread 4580 (DirectX Events Thread) created at priority 0 (directx.c:263)
vout_directx debug: DirectXEventThread running
vout_directx debug: DirectXInitDDraw
vout_directx debug: directx-device:
vout_directx debug: DirectXEnumCallback: Primary Display Driver, display
vout_directx debug: DirectXEnumCallback: Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, \\.\DISPLAY1
vout_directx debug: selecting Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, \\.\DISPLAY1
vout_directx debug: screen dimensions (0x0,1280x800)
vout_directx debug: DirectDraw Capabilities: overlay=1 yuvoverlay=1 can_deinterlace_overlay=1 colorkey=1 stretch=1 bltfourcc=1
vout_directx debug: End DirectXInitDDraw
vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateDisplay
vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateClipper
vout_directx debug: disabling screen saver
main debug: using video output module "vout_directx"
main debug: waiting for thread completion
vout_directx debug: NewPictureVec overlay:yes chroma:YV12
vout_directx debug: YUV overlay created successfully
vout_directx debug: End NewPictureVec (succeeded)
main debug: got 1 direct buffer(s)
main debug: picture in 320x240 (0,0,320x240), chroma I420, ar 4:3, sar 1:1
main debug: picture user 320x240 (0,20,320x200), chroma I420, ar 4:3, sar 1:1
main debug: picture out 320x240 (0,20,320x200), chroma I420, ar 4:3, sar 1:1
main debug: direct render, mapping render pictures 0-6 to system pictures 1-7
main debug: thread 4612 (video output) created at priority 1 (video_output/video_output.c:421)
main error: picture 00C6CB58 refcount is -1
access_file error: seeking too far
main debug: EOF reached
ffmpeg warning: I cbpy damaged at 11 2
(flv@00C90980)
ffmpeg warning: Error at MB: 53
(flv@00C90980)
ffmpeg debug: concealing 300 DC, 300 AC, 300 MV errors
(flv@00C90980)
main debug: closing input
main debug: removing module "ffmpeg"
main debug: removing module "access_file"
ffmpeg debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG Audio layer 1/2/3) stopped
main debug: removing module "ffmpeg"
main debug: thread times: real 0m16.984375s, kernel 0m0.046875s, user 0m0.015625s
main debug: thread 4036 joined (input/decoder.c:191)
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mp3 ', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "s16tofloat32"
main debug: removing module "bandlimited_resampler"
aout_directx debug: closing audio device
aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread exiting
main debug: thread times: real 0m16.968750s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: thread 4524 joined (directx.c:598)
main debug: removing module "aout_directx"
main debug: removing module "float32tos16"
main debug: removing module "float32_mixer"
ffmpeg debug: ffmpeg codec (Flash Video) stopped
main debug: removing module "ffmpeg"
main debug: thread times: real 0m17.031250s, kernel 0m0.140625s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: thread 4016 joined (input/decoder.c:191)
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `FLV1', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: thread times: real 0m17.125000s, kernel 0m0.046875s, user 0m0.046875s
main debug: thread 3908 joined (input/input.c:399)
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main warning: drive letter C: found in source
main debug: `C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv' gives access `' demux `' path `C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv'
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
main debug: thread 3908 (input) created at priority 1 (input/input.c:261)
main debug: creating access '' path='C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv'
main debug: looking for access2 module: 5 candidates
vcd debug: trying .cue file: C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.cue
access_file debug: opening file `C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv'
main debug: using access2 module "access_file"
main debug: pre-buffering...
main debug: received first data for our buffer
main debug: pre-buffering done 1408981 bytes in 0s - 449072 kbytes/s
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv'
main debug: looking for demux2 module: 44 candidates
ffmpeg debug: detected format: flv
access_file error: seeking too far
access_file error: seeking too early
access_file error: seeking too early
access_file error: seeking too far
access_file error: seeking too far
main debug: selecting program id=0
ffmpeg debug: adding es: audio codec = mp3
ffmpeg debug: adding es: video codec = FLV1
ffmpeg debug: AVFormat supported stream
ffmpeg debug: - format = flv (flv format)
ffmpeg debug: - start time = -1
ffmpeg debug: - duration = -1
main debug: using demux2 module "ffmpeg"
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\
main debug: looking for decoder module: 27 candidates
ffmpeg debug: libavcodec already initialized
ffmpeg debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG Audio layer 1/2/3) started
main debug: using decoder module "ffmpeg"
main debug: thread 4496 (decoder) created at priority 2 (input/decoder.c:159)
main debug: looking for decoder module: 27 candidates
ffmpeg debug: libavcodec already initialized
ffmpeg debug: postprocessing disabled
ffmpeg debug: using direct rendering
ffmpeg debug: ffmpeg codec (Flash Video) started
main debug: using decoder module "ffmpeg"
main debug: thread 4448 (decoder) created at priority 0 (input/decoder.c:159)
main debug: `C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\Futurama 4X7.flv' successfully opened
main debug: looking for audio output module: 3 candidates
aout_directx debug: OpenAudio
aout_directx debug: found device: Primary Sound Driver
aout_directx debug: found device: Realtek HD Audio output
aout_directx debug: device supports 2 channels
aout_directx debug: device supports 1 channel
aout_directx debug: creating DirectSoundThread
main debug: thread 3980 (DirectSound Notification Thread) created at priority 15 (directx.c:372)
aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread ready
main debug: using audio output module "aout_directx"
main debug: output 's16l' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/4 bytes
main debug: mixer 'fl32' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes
main debug: filter(s) 'fl32'->'s16l' 44100 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "float32tos16"
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: input 's16l' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/4 bytes
main debug: filter(s) 's16l'->'fl32' 44100 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "s16tofloat32"
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
main debug: filter(s) 'fl32'->'fl32' 48510 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "bandlimited_resampler"
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion

[God of War]

Is there anything planned in the way of improved support?

[VLC_help]

Have you tried VLC version 0.8.4 ?

[dionoea]

I'd try with a 0.9.0 nightly: http://nightlies.videolan.org (these still have bugs ... but FLV should work better than in 0.8.5)

[God of War]

Nope, the latest nightly still can't do any tracking.

[God of War]

Any more ideas? Will this be fixed in the future? I have every episode of futurama and the simpsons in FLV and it would be nice if there was a player that can handle them.

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