[linux-dvb] Re: mplayer aspect ratio problem

[Hamish Moffatt <hamish@cloud.net.au>]

On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 04:25:25PM +0100, Nico wrote:
> Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> >However I just installed 1.0pre3-3.3.3 to get dvb:/// support and now
> >the aspect ratio of the video is all wrong (it's squashed horizontally).
> >That happens whether I use dvb:/// or redirect in the raw data as above.
> >It happens on multiple channels too (in Australia).
>
> Maybe the station transmits non standard video??
> 
> Please, upload a short sample (3MB) in 
> ftp://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/incoming
> and tell me the name of the file.

I uploaded hamishdvb.mpg to that directory. Here's the output (stdout &
stderr) from mplayer. I note that it says

"The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec."

using "-vo xv" does fix the problem, as Vincenzo Di Massa suggested.
That seems strange to me though, and it did work in pre2.


thanks
Hamish


MPlayer 1.0pre3-3.3.3 (C) 2000-2003 MPlayer Team

CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Duron MG Morgan 1212 MHz (Family: 6, Stepping: 1)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
MMX2 supported but disabled
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 0 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE

Reading config file /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf
Reading config file /home/hamish/.mplayer/config
Reading /home/hamish/.mplayer/codecs.conf: Can't open '/home/hamish/.mplayer/codecs.conf': No such file or directory
Reading /etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: 61 audio & 169 video codecs
Failed to open /dev/rtc: Permission denied (mplayer should be setuid root or /dev/rtc should be readable by the user.)
font: can't open file: /home/hamish/.mplayer/font/font.desc
font: can't open file: /usr/share/mplayer/font/font.desc
Using usleep() timing
Can't open input config file /home/hamish/.mplayer/input.conf: No such file or directory
Input config file /etc/mplayer/input.conf parsed: 53 binds
Can't init input joystick
Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0 : No such file or directory
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: Connection refused
Failed to open LIRC support.
You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing hamishdvb.mpg.
TS file format detected.
DEMUX OPEN, AUDIO_ID: -1, VIDEO_ID: -1, SUBTITLE_ID: -1,
PROBING UP TO 2000000, PROG: 0
VIDEO MPEG2(pid=769)...AUDIO MP2(pid=770) NO SUBS (yet)!  PROGRAM N. 0
Opened TS demuxer, audio: 50(pid 770), video: 10000002(pid 769)...POS=6580
VIDEO:  MPEG2  720x576  (aspect 3)  25.000 fps  15000.0 kbps (1875.0 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
MP3lib: init layer2&3 finished, tables done
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 32000->192000 (256.0 kbit)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
vo: X11 running at 1280x1024 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 576 (preferred csp: Mpeg PES)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
VDecoder init failed :(
Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.3.1
Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm:libmpeg2 (MPEG 1 or 2 (libmpeg2))
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/16bit -> 48000Hz/2ch/16bit...
AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 48000 hz, little endian signed int 
AF_pre: 48000Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
SDL: Samplerate: 48000Hz Channels: Stereo Format Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
AO: [sdl] 48000Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/16bit -> 48000Hz/2ch/16bit...
Starting playback...
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 576 (preferred csp: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.78:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [x11] 720x576 => 1024x576 Planar YV12 
SwScaler: using unscaled Planar YV12 -> BGR 32-bit special converter

-- 
Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <hamish@debian.org> <hamish@cloud.net.au>


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