[vlc] Problems with Theora in VLC

Fraggle reg at achart.me.uk
Tue Jan 8 02:22:39 CET 2008


Jean-Paul Saman wrote:
> Fraggle wrote:
>> Originally posted in the Matroska mailing list.  They suggested to post 
>> it here.  For reference, the .mkv file is made using the latest version 
>> of mkvmerge, using a theora stream originally created by VLC from an 
>> MPEG-2 stream.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Fraggle <reg at achart.me.uk>
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 11:10 AM
>>> To: matroska-users at lists.matroska.org
>>> Subject: [Matroska-users] Problems with Theora in VLC
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm having a bit a trouble getting a .mkv file working in VLC (0.8.6d )
>>> when it contains a Theora stream.  Any audio in the file plays fine, but
>>> no video, and the messages says:
>>>
>>> mkv error: unknown codec id='V_THEORA'
>>> main error: no suitable decoder for module for fourcc 'undf'.
>>> VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.
>>>
>>> I can play the video when it's in it's original ogg container.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
> 
> What codec is it according to vlc (when played from the original ogg 
> containter) ??
> 
> Gtz,
> Jean-Paul Saman.
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Thanks for the reply. :-)

codec: theo

Regards,

Andrew




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