[vlc] Re: using vlc to open h264 files

Måns Rullgård mru at kth.se
Thu Aug 5 00:06:33 CEST 2004


<tcarlyle at lsi.usp.br> writes:

>> <tcarlyle at lsi.usp.br> writes:
>> 
>> > I tried some files from the jvt-experts ftp.
>> 
>> Both of the files mentioned below are standard H26L NAL format files,
>> AFAICS.
>> 
>> > The one inside this zip file
>> > ftp://ftp.imtc-files.org/jvt-experts/bitstream_exchange/sp2_bt_b.zip
>> > could be opened in the windows media player with the h.264 codec and
>> > couldn´t be opened with the vlc.
>> 
>> That one crashes my version of libavcodec.  Which codec are you using?
>
> As the vlc, I tryed the windows precompiled version (that didn´t work...).
> With the windows media player, I´m using the codec found at
> http://www.koreaio.com/english/box2.htm Driver & Tool Download section (this
> way I was able to play the video). I´m not aware of details of it...

OK, that could explain why it works with wmp and not with vlc.

>> > However, the movie inside the file
>> > ftp://ftp.imtc-files.org/jvt-experts/bitstream_exchange/AUD_MW_E.zip
>> > couldnt be opened neither in wmplayer nor the vlc.
>> 
>> That one plays perfectly using the latest libavcodec version on Linux.
>
> What should I do in order to play it with the vlc at windows? The
> libavcodec is included in the windows precompiled binnary, isn´t it? 
> Is the windows version too old?

I'm not using mswindows, so I can't answer that question.

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