[packman] wma not functioning in openSUSE-11.2

[oldcpu]

A correction to my last, wma does function in most openSUSE-11.2 media
players. One of my test files was a beach video, and the waves sounded
like static :) My apologies for my global statement which was incorrect.
I have now changed to different test file(s) [see links below]

More accurately, the problem to 11.2 now is:
* .wma does not play in MPlayer in 11.2 (it works fine in 11.1). It only
gives static for audio in 11.2. Only the video in a .wmv file plays in
MPlayer in 11.2.
* the video in a ".wmv" does not play in "vlc" in neither 11.2 nor 11.1
(but the .wma audio plays).

Note both .wma/.wmv works in xine.

Now that I have confused things with my earlier email, shall I repost to
the list server with specific queries to the vlc and MPlayer packagers?

Test files:
* wma: http://www.theflute.co.uk/htmlMain/samplemusicW.htm (try the file
"Allegro" )
* wmv: http://www.jhepple.com/support/sample_movies1.htm (try
"NiceDay.wmv" file at the bottom of the page)

My installed software in 11.2:

oldcpu at stonehenge01:~> rpm --query --all 'libav*' 'libpostproc*'
'libswscale*' '*xine*' '*gst*' MPlayer '*codec*' '*vlc*' | grep -v avahi
| sort
gstreamer-0_10-0.10.25-999.pm.999.2.i586
gstreamer-0_10-fluendo-mp3-0.10.10-42.pm.42.2.i586
gstreamer-0_10-lang-0.10.25-999.pm.999.2.noarch
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-0.10.25-999.pm.999.4.i586
gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-lang-0.10.25-999.pm.999.4.noarch
kde3-kaffeine-gstreamer-0.8.8-1.pm.4.5.i586
libavc1394-0-0.5.3-134.2.i586
libavcodec52-0.5.20511svn-0.pm.1.1.i586
libavdevice52-0.5.20511svn-0.pm.1.1.i586
libavformat52-0.5.20511svn-0.pm.1.1.i586
libavutil50-0.5.20511svn-0.pm.1.1.i586
libgstapp-0_10-0-0.10.24-2.4.i586
libgstinterfaces-0_10-0-0.10.25-999.pm.999.4.i586
libgstreamer-0_10-0-0.10.25-999.pm.999.2.i586
libpostproc51-0.5.20511svn-0.pm.1.1.i586
libswscale0-0.5.20511svn-0.pm.1.1.i586
libvlc2-1.0.3-0.pm.5.5.i586
libvlccore2-1.0.3-0.pm.5.5.i586
libxine1-1.1.16.3-2.pm.6.5.i586
libxine1-arts-1.1.16.3-2.pm.6.5.i586
libxine1-codecs-1.1.16.3-2.pm.6.5.i586
libxine1-gnome-vfs-1.1.16.3-2.pm.6.5.i586
libxine1-pulse-1.1.16.3-2.pm.6.5.i586
MPlayer-1.0rc2_r29796-2.pm.2.4.i586
opensuse-codecs-installer-10.3.1-71.1.noarch
phonon-backend-gstreamer-0_10-4.3.1-3.3.i586
phonon-backend-xine-4.3.1-3.3.i586
vlc-noX-1.0.3-0.pm.5.5.i586
vlc-qt-1.0.3-0.pm.5.5.i586
w32codec-all-20071007-0.pm.1.1.i586
xine-skins-1.0.3-1.pm.1.1.noarch
xinetd-2.3.14-143.2.i586
xine-ui-0.99.5cvs-20090912.pm.20090912.2.i586
oldcpu at stonehenge01:~>

I hope that helps.


Manfred Tremmel wrote:
> Am Samstag, 14. November 2009 schrieb oldcpu:
>   
>> The nominal packman packaged applications (xine, vlc, MPlayer)
>>  currently only provide static when playing audio from .wma files in
>>  openSUSE-11.2.
>>     
>
> xine and vlc use the ffmpeg packages to decode. MPlayer uses it's own, 
> included ffmpeg version. For both we also do have the windows dll's are 
> also available: http://packman.links2linux.de/package/w32codec-all
>
>   
>> This also means .wmv files have static, and some web sites that
>>  stream .wma also result in only static being heard.
>>     
>
> Hm, "xine http://streams.br-online.de/bayern1_1.asx" plays fine. Other 
> wma/wmv files I was able to play in the past, also work.
>
>   
>> Is it possible to investigate the availability of the .wma codec for
>> openSUSE-11.2 ?
>>     
>
> There shouldn't be a difference to older openSUSE versions. Can you give 
> as a example (url pleace, no xxx MB file to the mailinglist) file that 
> worked in the past and doesn't play now.
>
>