FS#24381 - unable to play mp4 files since gstreamer update ?
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Opened by hqet4 (hqet4) - Saturday, 21 May 2011, 20:08 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Monday, 04 July 2011, 10:42 GMT
Opened by hqet4 (hqet4) - Saturday, 21 May 2011, 20:08 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Monday, 04 July 2011, 10:42 GMT
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I recently upgraded my system and i cannot play mp4 files
using gstreamer apps anymore.
This affects totem and totem-video-thumbnailer (so gnome video thumbnails are not generated for mp4 files anymore). The relevant packages that were upgraded: [2011-05-21 18:22] upgraded gstreamer0.10 (0.10.32-1 -> 0.10.34-1) [2011-05-21 18:22] upgraded gstreamer0.10-base (0.10.32-4 -> 0.10.34-1) [2011-05-21 18:22] upgraded gstreamer0.10-base-plugins (0.10.32-4 -> 0.10.34-1) [2011-05-21 18:22] upgraded gstreamer0.10-good (0.10.28-1 -> 0.10.29-1) [2011-05-21 18:22] installed gstreamer0.10-bad (0.10.22-1) [2011-05-21 18:22] upgraded farsight2 (0.0.26-1 -> 0.0.28-2) [2011-05-21 18:23] upgraded gstreamer0.10-good-plugins (0.10.28-1 -> 0.10.29-1) [2011-05-21 18:23] upgraded gstreamer0.10-ugly (0.10.17-2 -> 0.10.18-1) [2011-05-21 18:23] upgraded gstreamer0.10-ugly-plugins (0.10.17-2 -> 0.10.18-1) When i invoke the video thumbnailer manually, here is what i get: $ totem-video-thumbnailer somefile.mp4 out.png ** Message: Error: Your GStreamer installation is missing a plug-in. gstdecodebin2.c(3233): gst_decode_bin_expose (): /GstPlayBin2:play/GstURIDecodeBin:uridecodebin0/GstDecodeBin2:decodebin20: no suitable plugins found totem-video-thumbnailer couldn't open file 'somefile.mp4' Reason: The playback of this movie requires a Quicktime demuxer plugin which is not installed.. I have gstreamer0.10-good (and good-plugins) installed and they are supposed to provide mp4/quicktime support according to gstreamer's documentation, but in doubt i also tried installing gstreamer0.10-bad-plugins, the only one i had not installed, but the problem persisted. Totem's output is a little different: $ totem somefile.mp4 ** Message: Error: Your GStreamer installation is missing a plug-in. gstdecodebin2.c(3233): gst_decode_bin_expose (): /GstPlayBin2:play/GstURIDecodeBin:uridecodebin0/GstDecodeBin2:decodebin20: no suitable plugins found ** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|0.10|totem|Quicktime demuxer|decoder-video/quicktime, variant=(string)iso (Quicktime demuxer) ** Message: Automatic missing codec installation not supported (helper script missing) I also have a gtk dialog that tells me the quicktime demuxer is missing... My files were playing fine up until this upgrade. I tried downgrading and everything works with the old gstreamer packages... |
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Closed by Jan de Groot (JGC)
Monday, 04 July 2011, 10:42 GMT
Reason for closing: Works for me
Additional comments about closing: Corrupted or invalid gstreamer registry was the cause of this. Maybe it was from the future?
Monday, 04 July 2011, 10:42 GMT
Reason for closing: Works for me
Additional comments about closing: Corrupted or invalid gstreamer registry was the cause of this. Maybe it was from the future?
A quick sym link fixed it.
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstisomp4.so /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstqtdemux.so
i'm on i686
Delete $HOME/.gstreamer-0.10/registry.x86_64.bin
relogin afterwards
-> quicktime demux error is gone
if you still have a video mpeg-4 codec not found error, install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg, afterwards both audio/video work fine.
Thx to ioni for the magic ;)