[mythtv-users] Playing wmv on knoppmyth

[nick at rout.co.nz]

> nick at rout.co.nz wrote:
>> I have knoppmyth R5C7 and cannot play wmv files. I get this output:
>>
>> Requested video codec family [wmv9dmo] (vfm=dmo) not available.
>> Enable it at compilation.
>> Requested video codec family [wmvdmo] (vfm=dmo) not available.
>> Enable it at compilation.
>> Cannot find codec matching selected -vo and video format 0x33564D57.
>> Read DOCS/HTML/en/codecs.html!
>> ==========================================================================
>> Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit ->
>> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
>> AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 44100 hz, little endian signed int
>> AF_pre: 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
>> AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps)
>> Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit ->
>> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
>> Video: no video
>> Starting playback...
>> A:   2.8 (02.8)  5.9%
>>
>> I have installed w32codecs, but I still get the same output, I assume
>> from
>> the output that mplayer needs to be recompiled with the codecs present,
>> and that its not enough to just have them on the system at playtime.
>
> Are you sure you have the correct codecs in /usr/lib/win32
>
> root at leia:/usr/lib/win32# find . -name  \*wm\*
> ./wmv9dmod.dll
> ./wmvds32.ax
> ./wmvdmod.dll
> ./wmvadvd.dll
> ./wmspdmod.dll
> ./wmv8ds32.ax
> ./wma9dmod.dll
> ./wmsdmod.dll
> ./wmadmod.dll
>
> IIRC correctly both xine and mplayer reference these codecs
>
> Dave

Yes I have all of those. I believe the problem must be related to how
mplayer was compiled by the knoppmyth crowd. I wonder what happens if you
compile mplayer on a machine without those codecs present at compile time?