Bug#787121: vlc: VLC doesn't play some MPEG files

[Sebastian Ramacher]

Control: tags -1 + moreinfo

On 2015-05-28 17:00:50, Gary Dale wrote:
> Package: vlc
> Version: 2.2.0~rc2-2
> Severity: normal
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***
> 
>    * What led up to the situation?
> I recently downloaded some video files and tried to play them using VLC. The files 
> played back badly, with a thin band of choppy video at the top, and the rest of the
> screen straight green. 
> 
>    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or ineffective)?
> Tried Kaffeine. Same result. However KMplayer and Totem played it properly and
> Avidemux was able to open it. Avidemux reports it as 4CC Mpeg, 960x544 with stereo
> MP2 sound at 48,000 Hz.

Please provide the output of vlc -vvv while playing the file.

> Versions of packages vlc-nox depends on:
...
> ii  libbasicusageenvironment0  2:2014.07.25-dmo1
> ii  libbluray1                 2:0.6.0-dmo2
...
> ii  libdca0                    0.0.5-dmo2
...
> ii  libdvbpsi9                 1.2.0-dmo1
...
> ii  libebml4                   1.3.0-dmo1
...
> ii  libgroupsock1              2:2014.07.25-dmo1
...
> ii  libmatroska6               1.4.1-dmo1
...
> ii  libpostproc52              10:2.3.1-dmo1
...
> ii  libx264-142                3:0.142.2452+git08d36b3-dmo1

Please remove all dmo libraries from your system and try to reproduce it with
the packages provided by Debian.

Cheers
-- 
Sebastian Ramacher
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