[vlc-devel] Problem playing h264 + AAC (VBR) in AVI container.

[Kaarlo Räihä]

You can put AAC inside AVI, but it isn't recommended because there can be some complications on playback side. If you can upload short sample file showing the issue, I can open trac ticket for this. 

jboileau kirjoitti 29.07.2009 kello 19:00:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a problem reading h264 + AAC AVI files with VLC. The AAC is
> VBR. They play very well with VLC 0.8.6i and play perfectly with
> MPlayer. But with VLC 1.0.1 it fails to play the audio portion. I have
> included VLC messages below that I believe to be pertinent.
> 
> These files are created by a surveillance camera and I have some
> control over the code or at least some parameters of the encoding and
> maybe something might be configured to help compatibility with VLC. I
> can't do CBR presently though. Maybe there are VLC options I can try
> and play with to see if I can get it to work.
> 
> I have read contradicting information on the web about AAC (VBR) in an
> AVI. Some say its possible some say not. I hope some of you experts
> can shed some light on the subject. If more details is needed, please
> let me know. I can also upload an example file to Pasteboard and/or
> discuss this on IRC, whichever is easier for you guys.
> 
> If you have ideas of things to try to make this work I would appreciate.
> Thanks!
> 
> Jacques Boileau
> 
> 
> main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
> main debug: TIMER module_need() : 5.000 ms - Total 5.000 ms / 1 intvls
> (Avg 5.000 ms)
> main debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 0
> (../.././src/input/decoder.c:315)
> main debug: thread started
> main debug: looking for decoder module: 36 candidates
> main debug: using decoder module "faad"
> main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls
> (Avg 1.000 ms)
> main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
> packetizer_mpeg4audio debug: running MPEG4 audio packetizer
> packetizer_mpeg4audio debug: no decoder specific info, must be an ADTS
> or LOAS stream
> main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpeg4audio"
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