[Bug 30031] Google video AVI files fail to demux

[Arthur Peters]

Public bug reported:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/30031

Affects: gst-plugins-good0.10 (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
       Assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs
         Status: Fix Committed

Description:
Files on Google Video do not play in totem and it does not seem to be
able to even demux the file. However mplayer plays them fine (it's
output is below).

Download a short video from:
http://vp.video.google.com/videodownload?version=0&secureurl=lQAAAAch5gp4cw2KYetJ_P9sOZUdxC2rlFBuN8CBsQFFYu51Y8mwNNK9p3NWvDNxR34953jFf0JpET_6As9l8TOwkZpGC0Ylztd_8kDX0lUDTHoBbWu7_FIT7MZsv86MHbqyQ9hTU_EadAKYd7N1g53hdxig1uYWsUw-sBQ0BTJV8TkAwBK9RyZtRTNTo6QOR-r0HOEG_sj3P3nykQ_DFOI7YLo&sigh=FFNRN_ujRMsu7wbP2bfW9_qLVLs&begin=0&len=32398&docid=1880687558481941047

Or if that doesn't work:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1880687558481941047&q=short
And click download in the right frame.

When I run totem on the stream I get an error messagebox:

Totem could not play 'file:///home/amp/Desktop/Johnnieshortclip.avi'.
Could not demultiplex stream.

The console output is uninteresting (only GTK error messages).

MPlayer output when playing the above file:

MPlayer 2:0.99+1.0pre7try2+cvs20060117-0ubuntu1 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Athlon 64 Clawhammer; Athlon 64 X2 Toledo; Turion Newark,Lancaster (Family: 15, Stepping: 8)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.


91 audio & 204 video codecs
Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied
Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system startup scripts.
Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0: No such file or directory
Can't init input joystick
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support.
You will not be able to use your remote control.
Playing /home/amp/Desktop/Johnnieshortclip.avi.
AVI file format detected.
VIDEO:  [divx]  480x360  24bpp  29.970 fps  1196.6 kbps (146.1 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit/9.07% (ratio: 16000->176400)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm: mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
==========================================================================
Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/s16le -> 0Hz/0ch/??...
alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: default
alsa: 44100 Hz/2 channels/4 bpf/60208 bytes buffer/Signed 16 bit Little Endian
AO: [alsa] 44100Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/s16le -> 44100Hz/2ch/s16le...
Starting playback...
VDec: vo config request - 480 x 360 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [xv] 480x360 => 480x360 Planar YV12
alsa-uninit: pcm closed 0.008 ct: -0.003 945/945 12%  0%  2.2% 7 0

Exiting... (Quit)