[opensuse] Re:Vlc media player won't play videos
Hi,
I haven't played a video on my computer for about two or >three weeks, and went to play one last evening. But all of the sudden >none of my dvd (video) players will work and play videos. I will try to >provide a rundown on what is happening with each player in separate >emails. But they were working, now they are not.
I am using Opensuse 13.2, with kde 4.14.9. The vlc player is >version 2.2.3-1.1-x86_64 from vendor http://packman-links2linus.de >The videos I am trying to play are MP4 files stored on my hard drive.
When I try to play a video with this player, the video chugs >and alternately stops and starts, while the audio plays >normally. In addition, the picture becomes largely pixillated and the >colors degrade as if the colors changed from a multitude of shades to just a >few shades, then it corrects and starts the process all over >again.
I will need some help to fix this one.
Thanks, Mark
As all(!) of your multimedia applications fail, isn't it that (for the updates occurred in ffmpeg / >chromium-ffmpeg you did inadvertedly agree to a vendor change >from packman to opensuse? This will then have given a mixed setup with loss of >multimedia given the known limitations of the opensuse >packages due to the copyright / IP restrictions (see also >restricted formats). Try to check that all files of packman of the restricted >format bunch are correctly installed and did not change >vendor. This will b.t.w. always happen if during the packaging the >numbers are not completely coherent. And that does happen >more frequent that one thinks..
Hi, thanks for your excellent suggestion. I made sure everything was drawn from the Packman repository and now all the multimedia programs work again.
Mark
I am happy to hear that. One kind request: Since you did open quite a lot of threads, to avoid people >trying to help out on things already cleared, could you just >close your threads with {Solved]? The we are sure nobody is >getting confused / frustrated. Thank you and have a lot of fun.
vlc turns out to be the only program whose behavior is unchanged from my initial post, which I have copied above in this email. Its still not working correctly even though I have made sure it is drawn from the Packman repository. Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Sun, May 8 06:09:00 AM Mark Misulich wrote:
vlc turns out to be the only program whose behavior is unchanged from my initial post, which I have copied above in this email. Its still not working correctly even though I have made sure it is drawn from the Packman repository.
Mark
Do you have the VLC repository enabled on your system? If so, disable it and then search for all VLC related files in Packman and reinstall them. IIRC the only file we need from VLC is libdvdcss2, all the other VLC files comes from Packman. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Sun, 2016-05-08 at 10:15 -0400, Dennis Gallien wrote:
On Sun, May 8 06:09:00 AM Mark Misulich wrote:
vlc turns out to be the only program whose behavior is unchanged from my initial post, which I have copied above in this email. Its still not working correctly even though I have made sure it is drawn from the Packman repository.
Mark
Do you have the VLC repository enabled on your system? If so, disable it and then search for all VLC related files in Packman and reinstall them. IIRC the only file we need from VLC is libdvdcss2, all the other VLC files comes from Packman.
I don't and didn't have the vlc repository enabled. I reinstalled all vlc related files from Packman just to try it, but there is no change. It (vlc) still doesn't work correctly to play videos. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2016-05-09 01:27, Mark Misulich wrote:
I don't and didn't have the vlc repository enabled. I reinstalled all vlc related files from Packman just to try it, but there is no change. It (vlc) still doesn't work correctly to play videos.
Try this, and post results: rpm -qa | grep -i vlc rpm -qa | grep -i vlc | xargs rpm -qi | grep Packager -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)
On Mon, 2016-05-09 at 01:55 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2016-05-09 01:27, Mark Misulich wrote:
I don't and didn't have the vlc repository enabled. I reinstalled all vlc related files from Packman just to try it, but there is no change. It (vlc) still doesn't work correctly to play videos.
Try this, and post results:
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc | xargs rpm -qi | grep Packager
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc vlc-noX-lang-2.2.3-1.1.noarch vlc-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 libvlc5-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 libvlc6-3.0.0+git7280-1.2.x86_64 vlc-qt-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 libvlccore9-3.0.0+git7280-1.2.x86_64 vlc-codecs-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 libvlccore8-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 npapi-vlc-2.2.0-1.1.x86_64 vlc-noX-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 rpm -qa | grep -i vlc | xargs rpm -qi | grep Packager Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2016-05-09 02:58, Mark Misulich wrote:
On Mon, 2016-05-09 at 01:55 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Try this, and post results:
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc | xargs rpm -qi | grep Packager
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc
Looks correct to me. Let's compare to my list (on 13.1) Mine yours vlc-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 libvlccore7-2.1.5-239.2.x86_64 libvlccore9-3.0.0+git7280-1.2.x86_64 phonon-backend-vlc-0.8.2-2.1.x86_64 libvlc5-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 libvlc5-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 libvlc6-3.0.0+git7280-1.2.x86_64 vlc-gnome-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 npapi-vlc-2.2.0-1.1.x86_64 npapi-vlc-2.2.0-1.1.x86_64 libvlccore8-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 libvlccore8-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 vlc-qt-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-qt-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 vlc-noX-lang-2.2.2-3.15.noarch vlc-noX-lang-2.2.3-1.1.noarch vlc-noX-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-noX-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 vlc-codecs-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-codecs-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 Maybe you should remove "libvlc5", and perhaps you may need phonon-backend-vlc, too.
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc | xargs rpm -qi | grep Packager Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de
Yes, everything from Packman. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)
On Mon, 2016-05-09 at 03:15 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2016-05-09 02:58, Mark Misulich wrote:
On Mon, 2016-05-09 at 01:55 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Try this, and post results:
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc | xargs rpm -qi | grep Packager
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc
Looks correct to me.
Let's compare to my list (on 13.1)
Mine yours
vlc-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 libvlccore7-2.1.5-239.2.x86_64 libvlccore9-3.0.0+git7280-1.2.x86_64 phonon-backend-vlc-0.8.2-2.1.x86_64 libvlc5-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 libvlc5-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 libvlc6-3.0.0+git7280-1.2.x86_64 vlc-gnome-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 npapi-vlc-2.2.0-1.1.x86_64 npapi-vlc-2.2.0-1.1.x86_64 libvlccore8-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 libvlccore8-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 vlc-qt-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-qt-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 vlc-noX-lang-2.2.2-3.15.noarch vlc-noX-lang-2.2.3-1.1.noarch vlc-noX-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-noX-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 vlc-codecs-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-codecs-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64
Maybe you should remove "libvlc5", and perhaps you may need phonon-backend-vlc, too.
Maybe you meant to write libvlc6? I tried to take out libvlc5 but its needed for npapi-vlc. So I tried to take out libvlc6, since it is different than yours. But it made no difference to video play so I put it back in.
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc | xargs rpm -qi | grep Packager Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de
Yes, everything from Packman.
I also tried to upgrade to vlc-beta, but it wouldn't play videos because it can't decode codec h.264. So I went back to vlc (not beta) as you see above. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2016-05-09 03:29, Mark Misulich wrote:
On Mon, 2016-05-09 at 03:15 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2016-05-09 02:58, Mark Misulich wrote:
On Mon, 2016-05-09 at 01:55 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Try this, and post results:
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc | xargs rpm -qi | grep Packager
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc
Looks correct to me.
Let's compare to my list (on 13.1)
Mine yours
vlc-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 libvlccore7-2.1.5-239.2.x86_64 libvlccore9-3.0.0+git7280-1.2.x86_64 phonon-backend-vlc-0.8.2-2.1.x86_64 libvlc5-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 libvlc5-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 libvlc6-3.0.0+git7280-1.2.x86_64 vlc-gnome-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 npapi-vlc-2.2.0-1.1.x86_64 npapi-vlc-2.2.0-1.1.x86_64 libvlccore8-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 libvlccore8-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 vlc-qt-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-qt-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 vlc-noX-lang-2.2.2-3.15.noarch vlc-noX-lang-2.2.3-1.1.noarch vlc-noX-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-noX-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 vlc-codecs-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-codecs-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64
Maybe you should remove "libvlc5", and perhaps you may need phonon-backend-vlc, too.
Maybe you meant to write libvlc6? I tried to take out libvlc5 but its needed for npapi-vlc. So I tried to take out libvlc6, since it is different than yours.
No, I really meant to remove the five, not the six. Supposedly the five is obsolete. But if npapi-vlc still depends on it, you can't (notice that you have the same version as I do). Unless the six is only required by the beta version :-? Did you try to install phonon-backend-vlc? -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)
On Mon, 2016-05-09 at 04:39 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2016-05-09 03:29, Mark Misulich wrote:
On Mon, 2016-05-09 at 03:15 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2016-05-09 02:58, Mark Misulich wrote:
On Mon, 2016-05-09 at 01:55 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Try this, and post results:
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc | xargs rpm -qi | grep Packager
rpm -qa | grep -i vlc
Looks correct to me.
Let's compare to my list (on 13.1)
Mine yours
vlc-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 libvlccore7-2.1.5-239.2.x86_64 libvlccore9-3.0.0+git7280-1.2.x86_64 phonon-backend-vlc-0.8.2-2.1.x86_64 libvlc5-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 libvlc5-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 libvlc6-3.0.0+git7280-1.2.x86_64 vlc-gnome-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 npapi-vlc-2.2.0-1.1.x86_64 npapi-vlc-2.2.0-1.1.x86_64 libvlccore8-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 libvlccore8-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 vlc-qt-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-qt-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 vlc-noX-lang-2.2.2-3.15.noarch vlc-noX-lang-2.2.3-1.1.noarch vlc-noX-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-noX-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 vlc-codecs-2.2.2-3.15.x86_64 vlc-codecs-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64
Maybe you should remove "libvlc5", and perhaps you may need phonon-backend-vlc, too.
Maybe you meant to write libvlc6? I tried to take out libvlc5 but its needed for npapi-vlc. So I tried to take out libvlc6, since it is different than yours.
No, I really meant to remove the five, not the six. Supposedly the five is obsolete. But if npapi-vlc still depends on it, you can't (notice that you have the same version as I do).
Unless the six is only required by the beta version :-?
Did you try to install phonon-backend-vlc?
I did install phonon-backend-vlc. I just went back and took out libvlc5 to see what would happen. Here is the result: rpm -qa | grep -i vlc libvlc6-3.0.0+git7280-1.2.x86_64 libvlccore9-3.0.0+git7280-1.2.x86_64 libvlccore8-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 As you can see, the resolver took out most everything, including vlc, comparing it to the list I supplied a couple of days ago. rpm -qa | grep -i vlc | xargs rpm -qi | grep Packager Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Since vlc was taken out I don't have it available to see if it will play videos. So one can say the result is negative, it doesn't play videos properly in any event. Putting vlc, phonon-backend-vlc, and npapi-vlc back in, here is the result after the yast2 resolver puts in all the dependencies: rpm -qa | grep -i vlc npapi-vlc-2.2.0-1.1.x86_64 phonon-backend-vlc-0.8.2-2.1.x86_64 libvlc6-3.0.0+git7280-1.2.x86_64 libvlccore9-3.0.0+git7280-1.2.x86_64 vlc-noX-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 vlc-codecs-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 libvlc5-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 vlc-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 libvlccore8-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 vlc-qt-2.2.3-1.1.x86_64 rpm -qa | grep -i vlc | xargs rpm -qi | grep Packager Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de Packager : packman@links2linux.de vlc player is again available to play videos, but there has been no change to the improper playback quality that prompted this thread. Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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