14.2 - all media players are not working like they should.
As Slackware is my secondary Linux, and I have/had some other space for a different install of Linux too. I discovered something called Slint which is a Slackware derivative. I too think it is a little bit of Salix too because it uses their forum. Nevertheless, it is within Slint and Slackware I encounter this issue. So I am attributing it to Slackware because it is the engine that Slint runs on and Slackware is too is doing the same thing.
Every movie file I run in either Slint or Slackware will not run properly. In VLC it will stick and the audio will keep playing, but the video part is freeze-framed. In MPlayer it just gets stuck and when I try to kill MPlayer. It gets killed, BUT the window does not, only its process (PID) goes away. It is because I can play every single one of them in Void Linux without error, and not Slackware or Slint. I get the exact same results in both Distros. Therefore, I contribute the problem to Slackware, and not Slint. Due to the same reasons as stated prior. So what is causing this issue and how to fix it? |
I confirm that the same MPlayer version is shipped in Slint and Slackware, actually Slint ships the Slackware package unmodified (1).
However, VLC is shipped in neither Slackware nor Slint. What version are you using and where did you get it? Also, a link to a video with which this issue occurs is necessary to investigate further and try to reproduce it. Last question, did you try other video players? (1) Packages in Slint differing or added to Slackware are listed here. |
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Now that I am in Slackware: Mplayer Dragon Player (if that is even a movie player) Enqueue in EXMplayer EXMplayer Xine all freeze up and do not work the only one that does work within Slackware is the Kplayer. My favorite Movie players are as follows, VLC and Mplayer, Kplayer I do not like the interphase as well as the other ones. I do not even like that little extra window that follows Mplayer around in Slackware. either way on what packages are installed on whos, (Mplayer) the final point is still neither one works in either Distro but Mplayer works in Void Linux and I am sure other distros as well. That then leaves it at this question now. Why? |
I am sorry, without a link to a video freely available, I don't know what to do to help. Maybe others will have an idea?
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the why that is would have to be left up to someone with more experience with I/O and how in interacts between Mplayer and Slackware, Mplayer being the backend to all of the other Movie players that are not working, then they also could take Kplayer that uses mplayer for a backend as well. Then investigate what the difference is between Kplayer itself why it works with Mplayer as a backend and all the others that do not work with Mplayer, then take a look at Mplayer itself as a stand alone and ponder why is it not working all by itself? it is a very perplexing situation, to say the least. I am just bringing it to the Slackware community to make them aware of it. |
I think Didier is asking for an example video because, for most of us, most videos play fine in default MPlayer included with Slackware. But depending on the format and codecs required by your video, MPlayer may need to be recompiled with support for some proprietary codecs or plugins not included with Slackware to make it work. If you can give an example of a video that causes this problem, someone might be able to help you solve it.
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My first guess is it is related to your video output mode in mplayer (and vlc). I would suggest trying different vos (run mplayer -vo help to see the list of outputs on your system) and see if any make a difference.
This could be related to your video card/driver, so details on that would be helpful. |
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vlc and codecs I can understand. That is why my mentioning VLC is a misprint as stated in my next post to @Didier Spaier provide a movie sample, that'd be every movie in my collection that I have tried, some have been ran through Handbrake and some not. I stepped out of Slackware and back into Void, I suppose I could quit my script I have running again and pick it back up in Slack to get video card info and what drivers Slack is using for it. and such . but it is pretty much a standard mp4 movie, I'll download a video off of you tube and run it and see what I get, I'll be back .... got a reboot into Slack now. |
About every two or three VLC releases (I install from Alienbob restricted) there are some problems.
Some video types are played with artifacts from start; jump ahead take a while until video is played whitout artifacts; like you reported, video freezes but audio is played. When this happens, I uninstall the problematic (for me) version and install the one that was working well. Right now that happened and I'm using vlc-2.1.4-x86_64-1alien. Hope this helps. |
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mplayer "Despicable.Me.2.2013.1080p.BluRay.x264.YIFY.mp4" -identify Quote:
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I don't understand why it isn't displaying your selected vo output (like it is with the audio output, listing it as pulse).
First test I'd try is using the xv output, as that seems to be one of the most basic outputs that works on pretty much everything. Code:
mplayer -vo xv /location/to/video-file.mp4 Code:
glxinfo | egrep -i 'opengl|client|direct|server' |
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ao=pulse No PID for Mplayer and it is still stuck open... Just seen something called gmplayer in the image I posted -- Code:
userx@slacko~:>> got it Code:
userx@slacko~:>> kill 2093 |
I would not use gmplayer. It is a mostly unmaintained mess. If you want a gui for mplayer, look into something like smplayer.
But when you played the file via commandline, did it still stutter or pause? |
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I uninstalled it via pkgtool. I am currently compiling the svn version from here. https://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html#source and, NO I do not like gmplayer or a gui type attached to mplayer - I usually just right click the movie file I want to watch and select mplayer or (VLC) depending on my mo00od Code:
userx@slacko~/Downloads/slackbuilds:>> sudo installpkg vlc-2.2.4-x86_64-1alien.txz That is locking up too in Slackware haaahahahahahahahahahaaaaa |
Hopefully, I got this working now, with a fresh install from source. I am seeing a slight sticking. It lasts a milliesec and is sporadic. I've only noticed 3 times so far within a Aprox. 3 to 4 minut playback.
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