no more avi support in kaffeine[SOLVED]

[Ledda]

since a day or four I no longer have avi support in kaffeine. When I open a movie i do hear the sound, but I see a black screen...

i don't know what i have done to disable it... four days back it worked just fine !!

w32codes are installed

bianca kde edition.

thx

[nick]

Hi
Try:
Open Kaffiene/Settings/Xine Engine Parameters/Decoder/Beginner Options,
make sure top panel reads:/usr/lib/win32 and bottom reads /usr/lib/codecs

Nick

[Ledda]

thats correct, kaffeine is set that way, still it wont play avi...

when i do a sudo kaffeine in terminal i get this error:

ERROR: Communication problem with kaffeine, it probably crashed.

[nick]

Hi
Why do you want to run it as sudo?

Now it has crashed log out and log back in again.

This is a could be a Feisty Bug?
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... bug/102068

First try installing xine-ui
sudo apt-get install xine-ui if it is already installed, go to Synaptic and *Completly Remove* Kaffeine and xine-ui, and then reinstall them

Nick

[Ledda]

dont know why i want to run it as sudo, i always think i'll get more output in my terminal then :p but okay, i'll try your xine-ui thing

[nick]

Sorry not Feisty bug see you are running Bianca, can you still try above post
Also open home directory, click on View/Show hidden files, then go to
/home/Ledda/.kde/share/apps/kaffeine
and see if there is a file called xine.conf

Nick

[Ledda]

i tried the previous but no luck...

here is the xine.conf output:

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#
# xine config file
#
.version:2

# Entries which are still set to their default values are commented out.
# Remove the '#' at the beginning of the line, if you want to change them.

# palette (foreground-border-background) to use for subtitles and OSD
# { white-black-transparent  white-none-transparent  white-none-translucid  yellow-black-transparent }, default: 0
#ui.osd.text_palette:white-black-transparent

# notify changes to the hardware mixer
# bool, default: 1
#audio.alsa_hw_mixer:1

# Audiodriver to use (default: auto)
# { auto  alsa  oss  arts  esd  none  file }, default: 0
#audio.driver:auto

# Use software audio mixer
# bool, default: 1
#audio.mixer_software:1

# use A/52 dynamic range compression
# bool, default: 0
#audio.a52.dynamic_range:0

# downmix audio to 2 channel surround stereo
# bool, default: 0
#audio.a52.surround_downmix:0

# A/52 volume
# [0..200], default: 100
#audio.a52.level:100

# device used for mono output
# string, default: default
#audio.device.alsa_default_device:default

# device used for stereo output
# string, default: plug:front:default
audio.device.alsa_front_device:default

# alsa mixer device
# string, default: PCM
#audio.device.alsa_mixer_name:PCM

# sound card can do mmap
# bool, default: 0
#audio.device.alsa_mmap_enable:0

# device used for 5.1-channel output
# string, default: iec958:AES0=0x6,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x0,AES3=0x2
#audio.device.alsa_passthrough_device:iec958:AES0=0x6,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x0,AES3=0x2

# device used for 4-channel output
# string, default: plug:surround40:0
#audio.device.alsa_surround40_device:plug:surround40:0

# device used for 5.1-channel output
# string, default: plug:surround51:0
#audio.device.alsa_surround51_device:plug:surround51:0

# speaker arrangement
# { Mono 1.0  Stereo 2.0  Headphones 2.0  Stereo 2.1  Surround 3.0  Surround 4.0  Surround 4.1  Surround 5.0  Surround 5.1  Surround 6.0  Surround 6.1  Surround 7.1  Pass Through }, default: 1
#audio.output.speaker_arrangement:Stereo 2.0

# offset for digital passthrough
# numeric, default: 0
#audio.synchronization.passthrough_offset:0

# play audio even on slow/fast speeds
# bool, default: 0
#audio.synchronization.slow_fast_audio:0

# method to sync audio and video
# { metronom feedback  resample }, default: 0
#audio.synchronization.av_sync_method:metronom feedback

# always resample to this rate (0 to disable)
# numeric, default: 0
#audio.synchronization.force_rate:0

# enable resampling
# { auto  off  on }, default: 0
#audio.synchronization.resample_mode:auto

# startup audio volume
# [0..100], default: 50
audio.volume.mixer_volume:74

# restore volume level at startup
# bool, default: 0
#audio.volume.remember_volume:0

# Videodriver to use (default: auto)
# { auto  aadxr3  dxr3  xv  opengl  caca  xshm  aa  xxmc  none  sdl  vidix  vidixfb  fb  xvmc }, default: 0
#video.driver:auto

# pitch alignment workaround
# bool, default: 0
#video.device.xv_pitch_alignment:0

# autopaint colour key
# bool, default: 0
#video.device.xv_autopaint_colorkey:0

# video overlay colour key
# [0..2147483615], default: 30
#video.device.xv_colorkey:30

# enable double buffering
# bool, default: 1
#video.device.xv_double_buffer:1

# disable exact alpha blending of overlays
# bool, default: 0
#video.output.disable_exact_alphablend:0

# disable all video scaling
# bool, default: 0
#video.output.disable_scaling:0

# horizontal image position in the output window
# [0..100], default: 50
#video.output.horizontal_position:50

# vertical image position in the output window
# [0..100], default: 50
#video.output.vertical_position:50

# deinterlace method (deprecated)
# { none  bob  weave  greedy  onefield  onefield_xv  linearblend }, default: 4
#video.output.xv_deinterlace_method:onefield

# DXR3 device number
# numeric, default: 0
#dxr3.device_number:0

# swap odd and even lines
# bool, default: 0
#dxr3.encoding.swap_fields:0

# add black bars to correct aspect ratio
# bool, default: 1
#dxr3.encoding.add_bars:1

# use smooth play mode for mpeg encoder playback
# bool, default: 1
#dxr3.encoding.alt_play_mode:1

# device used for CD audio
# string, default: /dev/cdrom
#media.audio_cd.device:/dev/cdrom

# slow down disc drive to this speed factor
# numeric, default: 4
#media.audio_cd.drive_slowdown:4

# query CDDB
# bool, default: 1
#media.audio_cd.use_cddb:1

# CDDB cache directory
# string, default: /home/stefan/.xine/cddbcache
#media.audio_cd.cddb_cachedir:/home/stefan/.xine/cddbcache

# CDDB server port
# numeric, default: 8880
#media.audio_cd.cddb_port:8880

# CDDB server name
# string, default: freedb.freedb.org
#media.audio_cd.cddb_server:freedb.freedb.org

# directory for saving streams
# string, default:
#media.capture.save_dir:

# Number of dvb card to use.
# numeric, default: 0
#media.dvb.adapter:0

# Remember last DVB channel watched
# bool, default: 1
#media.dvb.remember_channel:1

# Last DVB channel viewed
# numeric, default: -1
#media.dvb.last_channel:-1

# default language for DVD playback
# string, default: en
#media.dvd.language:en

# region the DVD player claims to be in (1 to 8)
# numeric, default: 1
#media.dvd.region:1

# device used for DVD playback
# string, default: /dev/dvd
#media.dvd.device:/dev/dvd

# raw device set up for DVD access
# string, default: /dev/rdvd
#media.dvd.raw_device:/dev/rdvd

# read-ahead caching
# bool, default: 1
#media.dvd.readahead:1

# CSS decryption method
# { key  disc  title }, default: 0
#media.dvd.css_decryption_method:key

# play mode when title/chapter is given
# { entire dvd  one chapter }, default: 0
#media.dvd.play_single_chapter:entire dvd

# unit for seeking
# { seek in program chain  seek in program }, default: 0
#media.dvd.seek_behaviour:seek in program chain

# unit for the skip action
# { skip program  skip part  skip title }, default: 0
#media.dvd.skip_behaviour:skip program

# path to the title key cache
# string, default: /home/stefan/.dvdcss/
#media.dvd.css_cache_path:/home/stefan/.dvdcss/

# file browsing start location
# string, default: /home/stefan
#media.files.origin_path:/home/stefan

# list hidden files
# bool, default: 0
#media.files.show_hidden_files:0

# network bandwidth
# { 14.4 Kbps (Modem)  19.2 Kbps (Modem)  28.8 Kbps (Modem)  33.6 Kbps (Modem)  34.4 Kbps (Modem)  57.6 Kbps (Modem)  115.2 Kbps (ISDN)  262.2 Kbps (Cable/DSL)  393.2 Kbps (Cable/DSL)  524.3 Kbps (Cable/DSL)  1.5 Mbps (T1)  10.5 Mbps (LAN) }, default: 10
#media.network.bandwidth:1.5 Mbps (T1)

# Timeout for network stream reading (in seconds)
# numeric, default: 30
#media.network.timeout:30

# Domains for which to ignore the HTTP proxy
# string, default:
#media.network.http_no_proxy:

# HTTP proxy host
# string, default:
#media.network.http_proxy_host:

# HTTP proxy password
# string, default:
#media.network.http_proxy_password:

# HTTP proxy port
# numeric, default: 80
#media.network.http_proxy_port:80

# HTTP proxy username
# string, default:
#media.network.http_proxy_user:

# MMS protocol
# { auto  TCP  HTTP }, default: 0
#media.network.mms_protocol:auto

# automatically advance VCD track/entry
# bool, default: 1
#media.vcd.autoadvance:1

# VCD default type to use on autoplay
# { MPEG track  entry  segment  playback-control item }, default: 3
#media.vcd.autoplay:playback-control item

# CD-ROM drive used for VCD when none given
# string, default:
#media.vcd.device:

# VCD position slider range
# { auto  track  entry }, default: 0
#media.vcd.length_reporting:auto

# show 'rejected' VCD LIDs
# bool, default: 0
#media.vcd.show_rejected:0

# VCD format string for stream comment field
# string, default: %P - Track %T
#media.vcd.comment_format:%P - Track %T

# VCD debug flag mask
# numeric, default: 0
#media.vcd.debug:0

# VCD format string for display banner
# string, default: %F - %I %N%L%S, disk %c of %C - %v %A
#media.vcd.title_format:%F - %I %N%L%S, disk %c of %C - %v %A

# v4l radio device
# string, default: /dev/v4l/radio0
#media.video4linux.radio_device:/dev/v4l/radio0

# v4l video device
# string, default: /dev/v4l/video0
#media.video4linux.video_device:/dev/v4l/video0

# device used for WinTV-PVR 250/350 (pvr plugin)
# string, default: /dev/video0
#media.wintv_pvr.device:/dev/video0

# path to RealPlayer codecs
# string, default: /usr/lib/win32
#decoder.external.real_codecs_path:/usr/lib/win32

# path to Win32 codecs
# string, default: /usr/lib/codecs
#decoder.external.win32_codecs_path:/usr/lib/codecs

# subtitle size
# { tiny  small  normal  large  very large  huge }, default: 1
#subtitles.separate.subtitle_size:small

# subtitle vertical offset
# numeric, default: 0
#subtitles.separate.vertical_offset:0

# font for subtitles
# string, default: sans
#subtitles.separate.font:sans

# encoding of the subtitles
# string, default: iso-8859-1
#subtitles.separate.src_encoding:iso-8859-1

# use unscaled OSD if possible
# bool, default: 1
#subtitles.separate.use_unscaled_osd:1

# default duration of subtitle display in seconds
# numeric, default: 4
#subtitles.separate.timeout:4

# frames per second to generate
# numeric, default: 14
#effects.goom.fps:14

# goom image height
# numeric, default: 240
#effects.goom.height:240

# goom image width
# numeric, default: 320
#effects.goom.width:320

# colorspace conversion method
# { Fast but not photorealistic  Slow but looks better }, default: 0
#effects.goom.csc_method:Fast but not photorealistic

# number of audio buffers
# numeric, default: 230
#engine.buffers.audio_num_buffers:230

# number of video buffers
# numeric, default: 500
#engine.buffers.video_num_buffers:500

# priority for a/52 decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.a/52:0

# priority for bitplane decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.bitplane:0

# priority for dts decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.dts:0

# priority for dxr3-mpeg2 decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.dxr3-mpeg2:0

# priority for dxr3-spudec decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.dxr3-spudec:0

# priority for faad decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.faad:0

# priority for ffmpegaudio decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.ffmpegaudio:0

# priority for flacdec decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.flacdec:0

# priority for gsm610 decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.gsm610:0

# priority for mad decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.mad:0

# priority for mpc decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.mpc:0

# priority for mpeg2 decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.mpeg2:0

# priority for nsf decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.nsf:0

# priority for pcm decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.pcm:0

# priority for qta decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.qta:0

# priority for real decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.real:0

# priority for realadec decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.realadec:0

# priority for rgb decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.rgb:0

# priority for speex decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.speex:0

# priority for spucc decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.spucc:0

# priority for spucmml decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.spucmml:0

# priority for spudec decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.spudec:0

# priority for spudvb decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.spudvb:0

# priority for sputext decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.sputext:0

# priority for theora decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.theora:0

# priority for vorbis decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.vorbis:0

# priority for win32a decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.win32a:0

# priority for yuv decoder
# numeric, default: 0
#engine.decoder_priorities.yuv:0

# media format detection strategy
# { default  reverse  content  extension }, default: 0
#engine.demux.strategy:default

# memcopy method used by xine
# { probe  libc  kernel  mmx  mmxext  sse }, default: 0
engine.performance.memcpy_method:mmxext

# percentage of discarded frames to tolerate
# numeric, default: 10
#engine.performance.warn_discarded_threshold:10

# percentage of skipped frames to tolerate
# numeric, default: 10
#engine.performance.warn_skipped_threshold:10

# allow implicit changes to the configuration (e.g. by MRL)
# bool, default: 0
#misc.implicit_config:0

# Font for OSD Messages
# string, default: sans
#osd.osd_font:sans

# Show OSD Messages
# bool, default: 1
#osd.osd_messages:1

# Size of OSD text
# { tiny  small  medium  large  very large  huge }, default: 1
#osd.osd_size:small



[nick]

O.K. That looks alright, does the avi you are trying to play work on anything else?

Have you tried playing another avi on Kaffiene or is it just one? Is avi in home or on CD? if on CD try putting in home

Have you tried installing VLC? if so does this or any avi play on VLC?

Nick

[Ledda]

aha ! i have some more information

first of all , they are located in my home folder.

they are all of the type ***.avi when i open them with vlc player i get no errors, i can hear and view the movie. With kaffeine : black screen but sound and with xine movie player : "error: ***.avi use an unsupported codec (divx5) start playback anyway" only sound...

so, are they really avi's or are they divx

[nick]

Hi
I do not have any Divx to try, but you could try installing ffmpeg and libavifile, and see if that works on Kaffeine. I think you should have Mplayer installed, if not install Mplayer and Mplayer skins and follow instructions here:
http://linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... ee8d7bdd52

Then use mplayer or VLC for Divx and Kaffeine for avi

Also if not installed try Kmplayer

And please do not run as sudo unless asked by system
Nick

[Husse]

And please do not run as sudo unless asked by system

Cannot be said to many times!
And in addition to the statement above if you also want to do something in your system, like install or modify
Both conditions should be fulfilled!

[Ledda]

thx for the advise. so far i didn't really had problems using sudo.

about the avi problem, i'm working on it, in the mean while i can see my movies with vlc... But actually i have to concentrate on my exams... Next one is friday. When i really have some spare time i'll try other methods on kaffeine.

[Husse]

so far i didn't really had problems using sudo.

That's not the point - the point is that you are running as root and thereby you or some evil companion can do all sorts of harm - intentionally or by mistake

[Ledda]

had some updates coming in today, one of them was a libquicktime file, that did the trick, my avi files are working again with kaffeine

thx for all the help guys !