Heh, I started typing up my previous email & uploading the test file you asked for a couple of mins before this popped into my inbox. Thanks for the speedy resolution, I'm sure this new package will do the trick.
Regards, -- Nick 2008/5/16 Debian Bug Tracking System <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report > which was filed against the vlc package: > > #481417: vlc: x264/h264 playback is broken in 0.8.6.e-2.1 > > It has been closed by Nico Golde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > Their explanation is attached below along with your original report. > If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a > better one in a separate message then please contact Nico Golde <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> by > replying to this email. > > > -- > 481417: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=481417 > Debian Bug Tracking System > Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] with problems > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nico Golde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 15:47:18 +0000 > Subject: Bug#481417: fixed in vlc 0.8.6.e-2.2 > Source: vlc > Source-Version: 0.8.6.e-2.2 > > We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of > vlc, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive: > > libvlc0-dev_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > to pool/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > libvlc0_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > to pool/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > to pool/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > vlc-nox_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > to pool/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > vlc-plugin-alsa_0.8.6.e-2.2_all.deb > to pool/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-alsa_0.8.6.e-2.2_all.deb > vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > to pool/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > to pool/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > to pool/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > vlc-plugin-jack_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > to pool/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-jack_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > to pool/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > vlc-plugin-svgalib_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > to pool/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-svgalib_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > vlc_0.8.6.e-2.2.diff.gz > to pool/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6.e-2.2.diff.gz > vlc_0.8.6.e-2.2.dsc > to pool/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6.e-2.2.dsc > vlc_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > to pool/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6.e-2.2_amd64.deb > wxvlc_0.8.6.e-2.2_all.deb > to pool/main/v/vlc/wxvlc_0.8.6.e-2.2_all.deb > > > > A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is > attached. > > Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you > have further comments please address them to [EMAIL PROTECTED], > and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate. > > Debian distribution maintenance software > pp. > Nico Golde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (supplier of updated vlc package) > > (This message was generated automatically at their request; if you > believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive > administrators by mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Format: 1.8 > Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 16:18:04 +0200 > Source: vlc > Binary: vlc vlc-nox libvlc0 libvlc0-dev vlc-plugin-esd vlc-plugin-alsa > vlc-plugin-sdl vlc-plugin-ggi vlc-plugin-glide vlc-plugin-arts > mozilla-plugin-vlc vlc-plugin-svgalib wxvlc vlc-plugin-jack > Architecture: source all amd64 > Version: 0.8.6.e-2.2 > Distribution: unstable > Urgency: high > Maintainer: Debian multimedia packages maintainers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Changed-By: Nico Golde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Description: > 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---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nick Ives <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Debian Bug Tracking System <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 22:17:19 +0100 > Subject: vlc: x264/h264 playback is broken in 0.8.6.e-2.1 > Package: vlc > Version: 0.8.6.e-2.1 > Severity: grave > Justification: renders package unusable > > > X264/H264 playback is broken in 0.8.6.e-2.1. Any attemp to play back > video using this codec results in VLC just skipping through the whole > stream in a second or two. This works fine in 0.8.6.e-2. > > All files I've tried are in mkv containers. I don't have any x264 > content in other container formats so cant test other containers. > > nickives at gmail com > -- System Information: > Debian Release: lenny/sid > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) > Locale: LANG=en_GB, LC_CTYPE=en_GB (charmap=ISO-8859-1) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > > Versions of packages vlc depends on: > ii libaa1 1.4p5-36 ascii art library > ii libatk1.0-0 1.22.0-1 The ATK accessibility toolkit > ii libc6 2.7-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > ii libcaca0 0.99.beta13b-4 colour ASCII art library > ii libcairo2 1.6.4-2 The Cairo 2D vector graphics > libra > ii libcdio7 0.78.2+dfsg1-2.1 library to read and control > CD-ROM > ii libcucul0 0.99.beta13b-4 low-level Unicode character > drawin > ii libdbus-1-3 1.2.1-2 simple interprocess messaging > syst > ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.74-4 simple interprocess messaging > syst > ii libfreetype6 2.3.5-1+b1 FreeType 2 font engine, shared > lib > ii libfribidi0 0.10.9-1 Free Implementation of the > Unicode > ii libgcc1 1:4.3.0-4 GCC support library > ii libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl 7.0.3-1 A free implementation of the > OpenG > ii libglib2.0-0 2.16.3-2 The GLib library of C routines > ii libglu1-mesa [libglu1] 7.0.3-1 The OpenGL utility library (GLU) > ii libgtk2.0-0 2.12.9-4 The GTK+ graphical user interface > ii libice6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library > ii libiso9660-5 0.78.2+dfsg1-2.1 library to work with ISO9660 > files > ii libjpeg62 6b-14 The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG > ii libnotify1 [libnotify1 0.4.4-3 sends desktop notifications to a > n > ii libpango1.0-0 1.20.2-2 Layout and rendering of > internatio > ii libpng12-0 1.2.27-1 PNG library - runtime > ii libsdl-image1.2 1.2.6-3 image loading library for Simple > D > ii libsdl1.2debian 1.2.13-2 Simple DirectMedia Layer > ii libsm6 2:1.0.3-1+b1 X11 Session Management library > ii libstdc++6 4.3.0-4 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 > ii libtar 1.2.11-5 C library for manipulating tar > arc > ii libtiff4 3.8.2-8 Tag Image File Format (TIFF) > libra > ii libvcdinfo0 0.7.23-4 library to extract information > fro > ii libvlc0 0.8.6.e-2.1 multimedia player and streamer > lib > ii libwxbase2.6-0 2.6.3.2.2-2 wxBase library (runtime) - > non-GUI > ii libwxgtk2.6-0 2.6.3.2.2-2 wxWidgets Cross-platform C++ GUI > t > ii libx11-6 2:1.0.3-7 X11 client-side library > ii libxext6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 miscellaneous extension > librar > ii libxinerama1 2:1.0.3-1 X11 Xinerama extension library > ii libxosd2 2.2.14-1.5 X On-Screen Display library - > runt > ii libxv1 2:1.0.4-1 X11 Video extension library > ii ttf-dejavu-core 2.24-2 Vera font family derivate with > add > ii vlc-nox 0.8.6.e-2 multimedia player and streamer > (wi > ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime > > vlc recommends no packages. > > -- no debconf information > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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