Re: [linux-dvb] HVR 4000 recomneded driver and firmware for VDR 1.7.0

[barry bouwsma <free_beer_for_all@yahoo.com>]

--- On Wed, 8/27/08, Hans Werner <HWerner4@gmx.de> wrote:

> There still seems to be a problem though. All three FTA HD
> channels lock, but only Arte HD plays properly in mplayer. 

Which version  of `mplayer'?

You probably know, but it bears repeating:  mplayer is a
moving target, and significant features are added regularly.

Also, some things break from time to time but are usually
quickly fixed.

I tend to build a new mplayer binary once or twice a month,
and keep the old ones around.


> Mplayer crashes after less than a second for Anixe HD and
> Astra HD+ :
> 
> Playing testfile_anixe.ts.
> TS file format detected.
> VIDEO H264(pid=1535) AUDIO A52(pid=1539) NO SUBS (yet)! 
> PROGRAM N. 132
> FPS seems to be: 25.000000
> ==========================================================================
> Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec
> codec family
> Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264)
> ==========================================================================

> Starting playback...
> [h264 @ 0xbc0b40]number of reference frames exceeds max
> (probably corrupt input), discarding one
> [h264 @ 0xbc0b40]number of reference frames exceeds max
> (probably corrupt input), discarding one
> [h264 @ 0xbc0b40]number of reference frames exceeds max
> (probably corrupt input), discarding one
> [h264 @ 0xbc0b40]number of reference frames exceeds max
> (probably corrupt input), discarding one

This looks like what I see when playing IYV-HD video (with
a patch), whereas I see something different with BBC-HD on
mplayer from the start of august:

[h264 @ 0x89e5d50]B picture before any references, skipping
[h264 @ 0x89e5d50]decode_slice_header error
[h264 @ 0x89e5d50]no frame!
Error while decoding frame!
VDec: vo config request - 1440 x 1080 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)

This is normal at the start of the file.

>From ITV;

[h264 @ 0x89e5d50]number of reference frames exceeds max (probably corrupt input), discarding one
[h264 @ 0x89e5d50]number of reference frames exceeds max (probably corrupt input), discarding one
[h264 @ 0x89e5d50]mmco: unref short failure
Overriding type of video from 0x10000002 to 0x10000005
Overriding type of video from 0x10000002 to 0x10000005
[h264 @ 0x89e5d50]mmco: unref short failure
Overriding type of video from 0x10000002 to 0x10000005
VDec: vo config request - 1440 x 1080 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)

Then it will play for me with relatively clean video.  The version
of mplayer about a month earlier did not play this same file with
clean video.

Perhaps your flavour of `mplayer' doesn't properly support the H.264
encoding used by the two problem channels?


Just a thought, try the latest SVN source of mplayer, if you aren't
already


barry bouwsma


      


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