[xubuntu-users] VLC 3.0.9.2 and .mkv-Files

[Hans Schneidhofer]

hi list,

okay, here I have 2 outputs from different messages:
one is the output of "Codec-Information"
and the 2nd is the output of "vlc -v"

Stream 0
        Codec:H264-MPEG-4 AVC (part 10)(avc1)
        Typ:Video
        Videoresolution:1280x720
        Buffersize:1280x720
        Direction:Upside left
Stream 2
        Codec:Opus Audio(Opus)
        Language:English
        Typ:Audio
        Channels:Stereo
        Sampling Rate:48000 Hz
        Bits per Sample:32

and here vlc-v:
[00007fcfe0001150] mkv demux warning: no cues/empty cues found->seek
won't be precise
[00007fcfe0c13bd0] main decoder error: buffer deadlock prevented
[000055f181ff15b0] pulse audio output warning: starting late (-111193
us)
[000055f181ff15b0] main audio output warning: playback too late
(60096): up-sampling
[00007fcfe0001150] mkv demux warning: EOF
[00007fcfe0001150] mkv demux warning: cannot get block EOF?

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are these messages something, which tells you anything ?

bye hans


Am Sonntag, den 04.10.2020, 16:52 -0400 schrieb Chris Spackman:
> On 2020-10-04 16:28, Hans Schneidhofer wrote:
> > hi,
> > 
> > yes I have installed all the codecs and extras, which was
> > recommended
> > on some Websites I've found by google and metager, as well in some
> > forums from vlc.
> > Maybe, there are some settings needed for getting running matroskas
> > in
> > vlc ?
> > For shure, I could send the actual settings, but it seems, I have
> > all
> > the standard-settings as ist is after installing vlc.
> > Are there some special-settings needed for that matroska ?
> 
> Matroska is a container, the video could be in almost any format.
> That 
> is probably the problem - the video may be in a format that you
> don't 
> have codecs for.
> 
> 1) from a terminal, run mediainfo and look for the video codec used
> for 
> the video. You can also find this from vlc "Tools => Codecs".
> 
> 2) you can also try running mpv from the command line and see what
> it 
> says - is it able to play the video? does it complain (in the
> terminal) 
> about not being able to play the video stream, or missing streams,
> or 
> something else?
> 
> Basically, we need to find out what sort of video is in the matroska 
> container, so we can figure out next steps.
> 
> -- 
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