[FFmpeg-user] some files unplayable in WMP

Roger Pack rogerdpack2 at gmail.com
Wed Sep 5 22:06:41 CEST 2012


>> $ ffmpeg -f dshow -i video=screen-capture-recorder
>> -vcodec libx264 -an sintel2.mpg
>>
>> produces a file unplayable by WMP
>
> Does it play with MPlayer / ffplay?
>
> I don't think WMP supports h264 in mpeg-ps.
> (But again, if I am wrong, please share a working
> sample and report the problem!)

It does play with ffplay, but not with mplayer, so yeah, having it
"warn" people when they put potentially bad streams in containers
might be kind :)
-r


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