AVI files playback problem
by mackowiakp from LinuxQuestions.org on (#55HHP)
I use as a satellite receiver the Zgemma H9 Combo receiver with Open ATV software. There is ordinary Ubuntu with added satellite signal support (PVR).
Than, I have several AVI video files recorded on different platforms. The problem is that some of them are played correctly and some do not.
That is, only sound is played, but the screen is black. It must be mentioned here that all AVI files are correctly played on a PC, iPad, Android phone and via DLNA on Samsung and Philips TVs.
Below is the result of the FFPROBE command for a file that does NOTt play properly.
Code:[maciek@Piotr TMP]$ ffprobe Brudna\ sprawa.avi
ffprobe version 4.1.5 Copyright (c) 2007-2020 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 8.3.1 (Mageia 8.3.1-0.20190524.1.mga7) 20190524
configuration: --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-pic --libdir=/usr/lib64 --shlibdir=/usr/lib64 --incdir=/usr/include --disable-stripping --enable-postproc --enable-gpl --enable-pthreads --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --disable-encoder=vorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-runtime-cpudetect --enable-libaom --enable-libdc1394 --enable-librtmp --enable-libspeex --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgsm --enable-libcelt --enable-libopus --enable-libopencv --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libtwolame --enable-libxavs --enable-frei0r --enable-libmodplug --enable-libass --enable-gnutls --enable-libcdio --enable-libpulse --enable-libv4l2 --enable-avresample --enable-opencl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-sndio --enable-libdav1d --disable-decoder=aac --disable-encoder=aac
libavutil 56. 22.100 / 56. 22.100
libavcodec 58. 35.100 / 58. 35.100
libavformat 58. 20.100 / 58. 20.100
libavdevice 58. 5.100 / 58. 5.100
libavfilter 7. 40.101 / 7. 40.101
libavresample 4. 0. 0 / 4. 0. 0
libswscale 5. 3.100 / 5. 3.100
libswresample 3. 3.100 / 3. 3.100
libpostproc 55. 3.100 / 55. 3.100
Input #0, avi, from 'Brudna sprawa.avi':
Duration: 00:59:28.84, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1772 kb/s
Stream #0:0: Video: mpeg4 (DX50 / 0x30355844), yuv420p, 720x576 [SAR 1:1 DAR 5:4], 1571 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 25 tbn, 30k tbc
Metadata:
title : Video
Stream #0:1: Audio: ac3 ([0] [0][0] / 0x2000), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s
Metadata:
title : AudioAnd this is FFPROBE for the file being played correctly.
Code:[maciek@Piotr TMP]$ ffprobe BLUE\ CAFE\ -\ Buena.avi
ffprobe version 4.1.5 Copyright (c) 2007-2020 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 8.3.1 (Mageia 8.3.1-0.20190524.1.mga7) 20190524
configuration: --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-pic --libdir=/usr/lib64 --shlibdir=/usr/lib64 --incdir=/usr/include --disable-stripping --enable-postproc --enable-gpl --enable-pthreads --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --disable-encoder=vorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-runtime-cpudetect --enable-libaom --enable-libdc1394 --enable-librtmp --enable-libspeex --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgsm --enable-libcelt --enable-libopus --enable-libopencv --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libtwolame --enable-libxavs --enable-frei0r --enable-libmodplug --enable-libass --enable-gnutls --enable-libcdio --enable-libpulse --enable-libv4l2 --enable-avresample --enable-opencl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-sndio --enable-libdav1d --disable-decoder=aac --disable-encoder=aac
libavutil 56. 22.100 / 56. 22.100
libavcodec 58. 35.100 / 58. 35.100
libavformat 58. 20.100 / 58. 20.100
libavdevice 58. 5.100 / 58. 5.100
libavfilter 7. 40.101 / 7. 40.101
libavresample 4. 0. 0 / 4. 0. 0
libswscale 5. 3.100 / 5. 3.100
libswresample 3. 3.100 / 3. 3.100
libpostproc 55. 3.100 / 55. 3.100
Input #0, avi, from 'BLUE CAFE - Buena.avi':
Metadata:
encoder : MEncoder Sherpya-SVN-r32492-4.2.5
Duration: 00:04:03.80, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 3301 kb/s
Stream #0:0: Video: mpeg4 (Simple Profile) (XVID / 0x44495658), yuv420p, 854x480 [SAR 1:1 DAR 427:240], 2990 kb/s, SAR 491520:491477 DAR 2048:1151, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 25 tbn, 25 tbc
Stream #0:1: Audio: mp3 (U[0][0][0] / 0x0055), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 299 kb/s]I don't really know what the difference is between them. Can you, for example, transcode to the TS format that Zgemma plays correctly without losing quality? Possibly somehow "improve" badly played files?
Than, I have several AVI video files recorded on different platforms. The problem is that some of them are played correctly and some do not.
That is, only sound is played, but the screen is black. It must be mentioned here that all AVI files are correctly played on a PC, iPad, Android phone and via DLNA on Samsung and Philips TVs.
Below is the result of the FFPROBE command for a file that does NOTt play properly.
Code:[maciek@Piotr TMP]$ ffprobe Brudna\ sprawa.avi
ffprobe version 4.1.5 Copyright (c) 2007-2020 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 8.3.1 (Mageia 8.3.1-0.20190524.1.mga7) 20190524
configuration: --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-pic --libdir=/usr/lib64 --shlibdir=/usr/lib64 --incdir=/usr/include --disable-stripping --enable-postproc --enable-gpl --enable-pthreads --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --disable-encoder=vorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-runtime-cpudetect --enable-libaom --enable-libdc1394 --enable-librtmp --enable-libspeex --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgsm --enable-libcelt --enable-libopus --enable-libopencv --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libtwolame --enable-libxavs --enable-frei0r --enable-libmodplug --enable-libass --enable-gnutls --enable-libcdio --enable-libpulse --enable-libv4l2 --enable-avresample --enable-opencl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-sndio --enable-libdav1d --disable-decoder=aac --disable-encoder=aac
libavutil 56. 22.100 / 56. 22.100
libavcodec 58. 35.100 / 58. 35.100
libavformat 58. 20.100 / 58. 20.100
libavdevice 58. 5.100 / 58. 5.100
libavfilter 7. 40.101 / 7. 40.101
libavresample 4. 0. 0 / 4. 0. 0
libswscale 5. 3.100 / 5. 3.100
libswresample 3. 3.100 / 3. 3.100
libpostproc 55. 3.100 / 55. 3.100
Input #0, avi, from 'Brudna sprawa.avi':
Duration: 00:59:28.84, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1772 kb/s
Stream #0:0: Video: mpeg4 (DX50 / 0x30355844), yuv420p, 720x576 [SAR 1:1 DAR 5:4], 1571 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 25 tbn, 30k tbc
Metadata:
title : Video
Stream #0:1: Audio: ac3 ([0] [0][0] / 0x2000), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s
Metadata:
title : AudioAnd this is FFPROBE for the file being played correctly.
Code:[maciek@Piotr TMP]$ ffprobe BLUE\ CAFE\ -\ Buena.avi
ffprobe version 4.1.5 Copyright (c) 2007-2020 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 8.3.1 (Mageia 8.3.1-0.20190524.1.mga7) 20190524
configuration: --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-pic --libdir=/usr/lib64 --shlibdir=/usr/lib64 --incdir=/usr/include --disable-stripping --enable-postproc --enable-gpl --enable-pthreads --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --disable-encoder=vorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-runtime-cpudetect --enable-libaom --enable-libdc1394 --enable-librtmp --enable-libspeex --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgsm --enable-libcelt --enable-libopus --enable-libopencv --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libtwolame --enable-libxavs --enable-frei0r --enable-libmodplug --enable-libass --enable-gnutls --enable-libcdio --enable-libpulse --enable-libv4l2 --enable-avresample --enable-opencl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-sndio --enable-libdav1d --disable-decoder=aac --disable-encoder=aac
libavutil 56. 22.100 / 56. 22.100
libavcodec 58. 35.100 / 58. 35.100
libavformat 58. 20.100 / 58. 20.100
libavdevice 58. 5.100 / 58. 5.100
libavfilter 7. 40.101 / 7. 40.101
libavresample 4. 0. 0 / 4. 0. 0
libswscale 5. 3.100 / 5. 3.100
libswresample 3. 3.100 / 3. 3.100
libpostproc 55. 3.100 / 55. 3.100
Input #0, avi, from 'BLUE CAFE - Buena.avi':
Metadata:
encoder : MEncoder Sherpya-SVN-r32492-4.2.5
Duration: 00:04:03.80, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 3301 kb/s
Stream #0:0: Video: mpeg4 (Simple Profile) (XVID / 0x44495658), yuv420p, 854x480 [SAR 1:1 DAR 427:240], 2990 kb/s, SAR 491520:491477 DAR 2048:1151, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 25 tbn, 25 tbc
Stream #0:1: Audio: mp3 (U[0][0][0] / 0x0055), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 299 kb/s]I don't really know what the difference is between them. Can you, for example, transcode to the TS format that Zgemma plays correctly without losing quality? Possibly somehow "improve" badly played files?