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gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg package

Totem can't play flash video files (*.flv) even though ffmpeg supports them

Bug #53219 reported by Joseph Garvin
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gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: totem-gstreamer

"You do not have a decoder installed to handle this file. You might need to install the necessary plugins."

Is the error totem-gstreamer will give when trying to open a *.flv file, even when gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg is installed. Gxine will play flv's (albeit on the one I tested without audio) and reports that it's doing so through ffmpeg.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thanks for your bug. What version of Ubuntu do you use? Do you have an url to download an example?

Changed in totem:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Joseph Garvin (k04jg02) wrote :

I'm using dapper.

With this firefox extension you can download any youtube.com video to test:

http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php

Any video should work. I tried looking for a direct flv link but they don't seem to be common.

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Henrik Nilsen Omma (henrik) wrote :

I can confirm that *.flv files fail to play in totem on the latest Edgy. ffmpeg and gstreamet0.10-ffmpeg are installed.

Google found this random flv for me: blip.tv/file/get/Roland-VanVideoVerite119579.flv

It plays fine in VLC on the same system.

Changed in totem:
status: Needs Info → Confirmed
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thanks for your bug. That looks like a gst-ffmpeg feature request or bug, reassigning

Changed in totem:
assignee: desktop-bugs → nobody
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Herbert V. Riedel (hvr) wrote :

the same goes for .wmv files (wmv9/vc1) on edgy/ppc

ffplay plays them, totem through gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg doesn't...

e.g. http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/V-codecs/WMV9/b52crash2.wmv

shall I open a new bug?

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Sebastian Dröge (slomo) wrote :

The ffmpeg version bundled with gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg is simply not new enough for wmv9/vc1 decoding. Even in CVS they're using an older version currently and are only fixing fundamental problems in the gstreamer plugin.

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Id2ndR (id2ndr) wrote :

Corrected in version 0.10.2-0ubuntu1 of gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg (available for Ubuntu feisty)

Sebastian Dröge (slomo)
Changed in gst-ffmpeg:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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