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scourge411 · 2009-05-24, 22:49

I'm running XMBC9.04 r19953 (Launcher 3.0) on ATV 2.3.1, and I'm having issues with some vob files I just ripped from a series of DVDs.

If I try and play a vob, nothing happens...

Specifically, in xbmc.log:

Code:
27:11 T:51638784 M: 30228480   DEBUG: Running thread 51638784

27:11 T:51638784 M: 30228480   DEBUG: thread start, auto delete: 0

27:11 T:51638784 M: 30224384   DEBUG: Thread 51638784 terminating

27:11 T:51014144 M: 30224384   DEBUG: Thread 51014144 terminating

27:11 T:2684407808 M: 29745152   DEBUG: PICTURE: loaded image and created texture. height: 200, width: 200

27:13 T:2684407808 M: 28708864   DEBUG: Clearing cached fileitems [/Users/frontrow/Movies/]

27:13 T:2684407808 M: 29929472   DEBUG: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory (/Users/frontrow/Movies/)

27:13 T:2684407808 M: 29929472   DEBUG:   ParentPath = []

27:13 T:2684407808 M: 29904896   DEBUG: Sort, sorting took 0 millis

27:13 T:51638784 M: 29908992   DEBUG: Running thread 51638784

27:13 T:51638784 M: 29908992   DEBUG: thread start, auto delete: 0

27:13 T:51638784 M: 29691904   DEBUG: ExtractThumb - trying to extract thumb from video file /Users/frontrow/Mo

vies/foo.mpg

27:13 T:51638784 M: 28803072   ERROR: Open - error probing input format, /Users/frontrow/Movies/foo.mpg

27:13 T:51638784 M: 28803072   ERROR: ExtractThumb - Error creating demuxer

27:13 T:51638784 M: 28803072   DEBUG: Thread 51638784 terminating

27:14 T:2684407808 M: 28704768   DEBUG: new file set audiostream:0

27:14 T:2684407808 M: 28680192   DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers(/Users/frontrow/Movies/foo.mpg)

27:14 T:2684407808 M: 28594176  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: Opening: /Users/frontrow/Movies/foo.mpg

27:14 T:51776000 M: 28585984   DEBUG: Running thread 51776000

27:14 T:51776000 M: 28585984   DEBUG: thread start, auto delete: 1

27:14 T:2684407808 M: 28585984 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player)::Put MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED

27:14 T:51014144 M: 28573696   DEBUG: Running thread 51014144

27:14 T:51014144 M: 28569600   DEBUG: thread start, auto delete: 0

27:14 T:51014144 M: 28565504  NOTICE: Creating InputStream

27:14 T:51014144 M: 28528640  NOTICE: Creating Demuxer

27:14 T:51014144 M: 28504064   ERROR: Open - error probing input format, /Users/frontrow/Movies/foo.mpg

27:14 T:51014144 M: 28520448   ERROR: OpenDemuxStream - Error creating demuxer

27:14 T:51014144 M: 28520448  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit()

27:14 T:51014144 M: 28520448  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit() deleting input stream

27:14 T:51014144 M: 28520448   DEBUG: Thread 51014144 terminating

27:14 T:2684407808 M: 28516352   DEBUG: Playback was stopped

27:14 T:2684407808 M: 28516352   ERROR: Playlist Player: skipping unplayable item: 0, path [/Users/frontrow/Mov

ies/foo.mpg]

27:14 T:2684407808 M: 28516352   DEBUG: Playlist Player: no more playable items... aborting playback

I've tried the same vob file via an SMB share on the ATV, and it fails in the same way. I tried the same SMB path on XBMC Atlantis 8.10 on my XBOX, and the file plays file. VLC will also play the file fine under windows. So it appears to be an ATV XBMC specific issue.

I then downgraded the XBMC on the ATV to Atlantis 8.10bf1, and that also failed to play the file, again with the "error probing input format" error.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.

davilla · 2009-05-25, 02:22

scourge411 Wrote:I'm running XBMC9.04 r19953 (Launcher 3.0) on ATV 2.3.1, and I'm having issues with some vob files I just ripped from a series of DVDs.

If I try and play a vob, nothing happens...

Specifically, in xbmc.log:

Code:
14:27:11 T:51638784 M: 30228480 DEBUG: Running thread 51638784 14:27:11 T:51638784 M: 30228480 DEBUG: thread start, auto delete: 0 14:27:11 T:51638784 M: 30224384 DEBUG: Thread 51638784 terminating 14:27:11 T:51014144 M: 30224384 DEBUG: Thread 51014144 terminating 14:27:11 T:2684407808 M: 29745152 DEBUG: PICTURE: loaded image and created texture. height: 200, width: 200 14:27:13 T:2684407808 M: 28708864 DEBUG: Clearing cached fileitems [/Users/frontrow/Movies/] 14:27:13 T:2684407808 M: 29929472 DEBUG: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory (/Users/frontrow/Movies/) 14:27:13 T:2684407808 M: 29929472 DEBUG: ParentPath = [] 14:27:13 T:2684407808 M: 29904896 DEBUG: Sort, sorting took 0 millis 14:27:13 T:51638784 M: 29908992 DEBUG: Running thread 51638784 14:27:13 T:51638784 M: 29908992 DEBUG: thread start, auto delete: 0 14:27:13 T:51638784 M: 29691904 DEBUG: ExtractThumb - trying to extract thumb from video file /Users/frontrow/Mo vies/foo.mpg 14:27:13 T:51638784 M: 28803072 ERROR: Open - error probing input format, /Users/frontrow/Movies/foo.mpg 14:27:13 T:51638784 M: 28803072 ERROR: ExtractThumb - Error creating demuxer 14:27:13 T:51638784 M: 28803072 DEBUG: Thread 51638784 terminating 14:27:14 T:2684407808 M: 28704768 DEBUG: new file set audiostream:0 14:27:14 T:2684407808 M: 28680192 DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers(/Users/frontrow/Movies/foo.mpg) 14:27:14 T:2684407808 M: 28594176 NOTICE: DVDPlayer: Opening: /Users/frontrow/Movies/foo.mpg 14:27:14 T:51776000 M: 28585984 DEBUG: Running thread 51776000 14:27:14 T:51776000 M: 28585984 DEBUG: thread start, auto delete: 1 14:27:14 T:2684407808 M: 28585984 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player)::Put MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28573696 DEBUG: Running thread 51014144 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28569600 DEBUG: thread start, auto delete: 0 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28565504 NOTICE: Creating InputStream 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28528640 NOTICE: Creating Demuxer 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28504064 ERROR: Open - error probing input format, /Users/frontrow/Movies/foo.mpg 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28520448 ERROR: OpenDemuxStream - Error creating demuxer 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28520448 NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit() 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28520448 NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit() deleting input stream 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28520448 DEBUG: Thread 51014144 terminating 14:27:14 T:2684407808 M: 28516352 DEBUG: Playback was stopped 14:27:14 T:2684407808 M: 28516352 ERROR: Playlist Player: skipping unplayable item: 0, path [/Users/frontrow/Mov ies/foo.mpg] 14:27:14 T:2684407808 M: 28516352 DEBUG: Playlist Player: no more playable items... aborting playback

I've tried the same vob file via an SMB share on the ATV, and it fails in the same way. I tried the same SMB path on XBMC Atlantis 8.10 on my XBOX, and the file plays file. VLC will also play the file fine under windows. So it appears to be an ATV XBMC specific issue.

I then downgraded the XBMC on the ATV to Atlantis 8.10bf1, and that also failed to play the file, again with the "error probing input format" error.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.

please pastebin an uncut xbmc.log. All I see here is the thumbnailer running.

scourge411 · (This post was last modified: 2009-05-25, 03:25 by scourge411.)

Quote:
Code:
14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28573696 DEBUG: Running thread 51014144 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28569600 DEBUG: thread start, auto delete: 0 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28565504 NOTICE: Creating InputStream 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28528640 NOTICE: Creating Demuxer 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28504064 ERROR: Open - error probing input format, /Users/frontrow/Movies/foo.mpg 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28520448 ERROR: OpenDemuxStream - Error creating demuxer 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28520448 NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit() 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28520448 NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit() deleting input stream 14:27:14 T:51014144 M: 28520448 DEBUG: Thread 51014144 terminating

Looks like the play thread to me, but complete log is on pastebin:

xmbc.log

From the code it appears that we just loop over the format types and call their probe function; is there any extra debug to enable around av_probe_input_format()?

Thanks

davilla · 2009-05-25, 03:37

scourge411 Wrote:Looks like the play thread to me, but complete log is on pastebin:

XBMC.log

From the code it appears that we just loop over the format types and call their probe function; is there any extra debug to enable around av_probe_input_format()?

Thanks

Not quite. av_probe_input_format will return the format if it can be determined and ffmpeg knows who to deal with it.

Next, you are not opening a VOB, you're opening some named file with a "mpg" extension.

Quote:DVDPlayer: Opening: /Users/frontrow/Movies/foo.mpg

goggle for mediainfo (there are versions for all platform) and use it to quality just what format is this "mpg". The errors mean that ffmpeg cannot determine the format of "foo.mpg" and thus cannot open/decode it.

XBMC on the XBOX is using mplayer to open the file. Mplayer != ffmpeg.

scourge411 · 2009-05-25, 05:11

Quote:Next, you are not opening a VOB, you're opening some named file with a "mpg" extension.

Ah. Yeah, I renamed it at one point to see if that was the issue; It's VOB file ripped from the DVD via DVDecrypter. Even if I rename it to vob, it's the same issue.

Quote:XBMC on the XBOX is using mplayer to open the file. Mplayer != ffmpeg.

Ah. That explains the platform difference.

Mediainfo on the original VOB file reports the file as an MPEG2 Program stream, which is what I'd expect the VOB to be.

Code:
General

Complete name                    : Y:\tv\Futurama\Season 2\Futurama.S02E01.vob

Format                           : MPEG-PS

File size                        : 1.13 GiB

Video

ID                               : 224 (0xE0)

Format                           : MPEG Video

Format version                   : Version 2

Format profile                   : Main@Main

Format settings, Matrix          : Default

Bit rate mode                    : Variable

Bit rate                         : 9 800 Kbps

Width                            : 720 pixels

Height                           : 480 pixels

Display aspect ratio             : 4/3

Frame rate                       : 29.970 fps

Standard                         : Component

Colorimetry                      : 4:2:0

Scan type                        : Progressive

Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.946

Audio #1

ID                               : 128 (0x80)

Format                           : AC-3

Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3

Format profile                   : Dolby Digital

Bit rate mode                    : Constant

Bit rate                         : 192 Kbps

Channel(s)                       : 2 channels

Channel positions                : L R

Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz

Audio #2

ID                               : 129 (0x81)

Format                           : AC-3

Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3

Format profile                   : Dolby Digital

Bit rate mode                    : Constant

Bit rate                         : 192 Kbps

Channel(s)                       : 2 channels

Channel positions                : L R

Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz

Audio #3

ID                               : 130 (0x82)

Format                           : AC-3

Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3

Format profile                   : Dolby Digital

Bit rate mode                    : Constant

Bit rate                         : 192 Kbps

Channel(s)                       : 2 channels

Channel positions                : L R

Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz

Audio #4

ID                               : 131 (0x83)

Format                           : AC-3

Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3

Format profile                   : Dolby Digital

Bit rate mode                    : Constant

Bit rate                         : 96.0 Kbps

Channel(s)                       : 2 channels

Channel positions                : L R

Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz

Text #1

ID                               : 32 (0x20)

Format                           : RLE

Format/Info                      : Run-length encoding

Text #2

ID                               : 33 (0x21)

Format                           : RLE

Format/Info                      : Run-length encoding

Menu

Format                           : DVD-Video

And mediainfo on the ATV reports the same info for the local "foo.mpg" file, expect the size which I presume is an HFS+ vs NTFSism:

Code:
-bash-2.05b$ /tmp/mediainfo foo.mpg

General

Complete name                    : foo.mpg

Format                           : MPEG-PS

File size                        : 1.15 GiB

Video

ID                               : 224 (0xE0)

Format                           : MPEG Video

Format version                   : Version 2

Format profile                   : Main@Main

Format settings, Matrix          : Default

Bit rate mode                    : Variable

Bit rate                         : 9 800 Kbps

Width                            : 720 pixels

Height                           : 480 pixels

Display aspect ratio             : 4/3

Frame rate                       : 29.970 fps

Standard                         : Component

Colorimetry                      : 4:2:0

Scan type                        : Progressive

Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.946

Audio #1

ID                               : 128 (0x80)

Format                           : AC-3

Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3

Format profile                   : Dolby Digital

Bit rate mode                    : Constant

Bit rate                         : 192 Kbps

Channel(s)                       : 2 channels

Channel positions                : L R

Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz

Audio #2

ID                               : 129 (0x81)

Format                           : AC-3

Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3

Format profile                   : Dolby Digital

Bit rate mode                    : Constant

Bit rate                         : 192 Kbps

Channel(s)                       : 2 channels

Channel positions                : L R

Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz

Audio #3

ID                               : 130 (0x82)

Format                           : AC-3

Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3

Format profile                   : Dolby Digital

Bit rate mode                    : Constant

Bit rate                         : 192 Kbps

Channel(s)                       : 2 channels

Channel positions                : L R

Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz

Audio #4

ID                               : 131 (0x83)

Format                           : AC-3

Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3

Format profile                   : Dolby Digital

Bit rate mode                    : Constant

Bit rate                         : 192 Kbps

Channel(s)                       : 2 channels

Channel positions                : L R

Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz

Text #1

ID                               : 33 (0x21)

Format                           : RLE

Format/Info                      : Run-length encoding

Video delay                      : 2s 2ms

Text #2

ID                               : 34 (0x22)

Format                           : RLE

Format/Info                      : Run-length encoding

Video delay                      : 2s 2ms

Menu

Format                           : DVD-Video

Thanks

davilla · (This post was last modified: 2009-05-25, 06:40 by davilla.)

ffmpeg should be able to open this without problem. I would try it locally on the atv to rule out any network issues.

Rename it to have a vob extension an pastebin another log. The "vob" extension is special. It tells xbmc to open using libdvdnav/libdvdcss incase the vob is css protected. Did you rip and remove the css drm?

scourge411 · (This post was last modified: 2009-05-25, 08:09 by scourge411.)

Quote:ffmpeg should be able to open this without problem. I would try it locally on the atv to rule out any network issues.

I expected that ffmpeg would be able to deal with it.
I wanted to get the network out of the picture, so that was the first thing I tried. It's sitting in ~/Movies on the ATV right now.

Quote:Rename it to have a vob extension an pastebin another log. The "vob" extension is special. It tells xbmc to open using libdvdnav/libdvdcss incase the vob is css protected. Did you rip and remove the css drm?

Erm. I presume DVDDecrypter removes the CSS when it rips in IFO mode. I just checked my DVDDecrypter settings, and it's set to remove RC and RCE, does it also need to remove structure protection? Do I need to check the "Force VOB CSS Flag Removal" box on the CSS tab? I've never had a problem before, but I usually rip DVDs to isos, not vobs.

I renamed it to a .vob, tried to play it, and got the same error. The log is here

I also demuxed the VOB to just a single video and single audio stream, and remuxed them back together. This plays file via VLC, but kills XBMC with an exit code of 11. Log is here
It looks like it was able to ID the VOB, but really didn't like the contents all that much.

Here's the mediainfo for the streamv.vob file:

Code:
-bash-2.05b$ mediainfo streamv.vob

General

Complete name                    : streamv.vob

Format                           : MPEG-PS

File size                        : 1.04 GiB

Duration                         : 22mn 32s

Overall bit rate                 : 6 604 Kbps

Video

ID                               : 224 (0xE0)

Format                           : MPEG Video

Format version                   : Version 2

Format profile                   : Main@Main

Format settings, Matrix          : Default

Duration                         : 22mn 32s

Bit rate mode                    : Variable

Bit rate                         : 5 954 Kbps

Nominal bit rate                 : 9 800 Kbps

Width                            : 720 pixels

Height                           : 480 pixels

Display aspect ratio             : 4/3

Frame rate                       : 29.970 fps

Standard                         : Component

Colorimetry                      : 4:2:0

Scan type                        : Progressive

Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.575

Audio

ID                               : 128 (0x80)

Format                           : AC-3

Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3

Format profile                   : Dolby Digital

Duration                         : 22mn 32s

Bit rate mode                    : Constant

Bit rate                         : 192 Kbps

Channel(s)                       : 2 channels

Channel positions                : L R

Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz

Thanks again for the help in debugging this; in searching through the forums is seems other people have occasionally run into something like this, but there's been no solution or explanation of what the issue is.

davilla · 2009-05-25, 18:51

I'd like to get a copy of "foo.vob", email me at davilla [at] xbmc [dot] org for access to a ftp server.

AudioCoder · 2009-06-08, 15:09

Any update on what the cause of the prroblem was here? I am running in to the same problem with multiple files. Actually, Entire seasons of TV shows stop working. They worked in previous builds and now are having this problem. The log file shows the same error.

Any ideas? Please let me know if you guys need additional info or the a copy of the files.

Boseman · (This post was last modified: 2009-06-09, 16:18 by Boseman.)

I am experiencing the same issue on just a couple of .vobs. I am not 100% sure, but I believe one of these worked fine on a SVN. Ripped personal DVDs with MTR, DVD2ONE to .vob. I can post additional info if needed, but it appears you have it replicated?
If it helps, the titles work well on both Boxee and NitoTV players. Obviously XBMC is my preferred media center.

davilla · 2009-06-09, 16:24

grrrr, pastebin xbmc.log and do not assume that your DVD issue is the same as others. A DVD not playing is a symptom not a cause. Only by looking at xbmc.log, can you tell if you have the same problem or not.

As it stands, there seems to be two problems with playing DVDs. One I now have a good fix for, the other is related to libdvdnav and a read error.

davilla · 2009-06-09, 19:20

anyone having DVD/ISO problems should svn up and retest.

Boseman · (This post was last modified: 2009-06-10, 00:55 by Boseman.)

AppleTV 2.3.1
Launcher 3.0
SVN r20970
download and manual install from: http://www.sshcs.com/xbmc/

.VOB playback failure. On selection of title, nothing happens.

xbmc.log @ http://www.pastebin.ca/1454393

Videos reside on local drives.
Only 2 of out 150 have exhibited failure so far.
You can find mediainfo results @ http://www.pastebin.ca/1454513

davilla · 2009-06-10, 01:03

Boseman Wrote:AppleTV 2.3.1
Launcher 3.0
SVN r20970
download and manual install from: http://www.sshcs.com/xbmc/

.VOB playback failure. On selection of title, nothing happens.

xbmc.log @ http://www.pastebin.ca/1454393

Videos reside on local drives.
Only 2 of out 150 have exhibited failure so far.
You can find mediainfo results @ http://www.pastebin.ca/1454513

First of all, thank you for providing all the required info. I wish more users would do that.

Now the problem,

ERROR: Open - error probing input format, /Users/frontrow/Movies/STREAM MOVIES/VALKYRIE.VOB

ffmpeg is confused as to the input format. I have a sample that shows the same symptoms. So now I know it's not a fluke. Thanks for the report.

davilla · 2009-06-10, 05:05

fixed in http://trac.xbmc.org/changeset/20984