[vlc] Re: Mpeg2 file plays in QT & MPlayer but not VLC?

[Benjamin PRACHT]

On Sat, Oct 23, 2004, Matthew Neilson wrote :
> Hi there,
> 
> I have an mpeg2 file which I am trying to play in VLC. However, upon 
> opening said file, I am greeted by a large black window and nothing 
> else (i.e. no audio or video). Viewing this file with QuickTime results 
> in *very* jerky video (approx. 2fps according to the "Movie Info" 
> window) and perfect audio playback, while MPlayer plays the file 
> flawlessly.
> 
> Being somewhat of a VLC purist (I only use these other two players as a 
> last resort), I was wondering if anyone here has any ideas as to why 
> this video clip is not playing in VLC. QuickTime's movie info on the 
> clip is as follows:
> 
> Format: MPEG2 Muxed, 704 x 396
> Movie FPS: 25
> Data Size: 996.2 MB
> Data Rate: 498.1 K bytes/sec
> Duration: 00:34:18.21
> 
> The corresponding VLC Messages window is given at the end of this 
> Email. I'm running OS X 10.3.5 on a 1GHz Titanium Powerbook (1GB of 
> RAM) if that makes any difference.
> 
> Any help will be much appreciated,
> 
> 
> -Matt

Well, the timestamps in your stream seems to be quite broken. This would
explain why mplayer plays them whithout any problem : it ignores this
date information and make video syncronisation on the audio stream. This
behaviour allows to play such streams, but also has some drawbacks,
especially in the case of streaming.

-- 
BigBen

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