No. Starting mpv as root "fixes" the problem...so it is a permission problem (see my second mail). But mpv does not complain about missing permissions and plays the file....after 5 seconds (when used as unpriveledged user).
I am member of group "video" though and -- for example -- Blender gets full access to video infrastructure without problems... On 03/18 12:35, Maxim Wexler wrote: > Do the files repose on a on a big(terabytes!) outboard drive? This > could cause a delay on account of the OS having to read the thing > first. > > On 3/18/17, tu...@posteo.de <tu...@posteo.de> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > very often I use mpv to watch videos. > > > > On my old root, the start of that tool > > was nearly instantly. > > > > With my new root, it seems, that mpv > > is waiting for something. For example: > > > > Playing: <Some videoZ=> > > [ffmpeg/demuxer] flv: video stream discovered after head already parsed > > [ffmpeg/demuxer] flv: audio stream discovered after head already parsed > > (+) Video --vid=1 (h264) > > (+) Audio --aid=1 (aac) > > AO: [alsa] 48000Hz stereo 2ch float > > VO: [opengl] 480x360 yuv420p > > > > The above is printed instantly onto the console...than it waits > > ~5 seconds, then the video is started and this is printed > > and updated: > > > > AV: 00:00:00 / 01:25:09 (0%) A-V: 0.000 > > > > > > . This happens with flv, mp4 but it happens to pure audio > > files like ogg and wav also. > > > > I have no idea, for what mpv is waiting for -- but it annoys me. > > > > > > Is it fixable...and > > if( true ) > > then > > how( "?" ) > > fi > > > > :) > > > > Cheers > > Meino > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
