saintdev@khopesh ~ $ vlc --verbose 2 Downloads/test.mkv &> ./vlc.log saintdev@khopesh ~ $ grep 'mkv demuxer' ./vlc.log [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | + Seek head [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | + Information [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | + Muxing Application=libmkv 59 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | + Writing Application=HandBrake 0.8.5b1 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | + TimecodeScale=1000000 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | + Duration=240287 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | + Tracks [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | + Track Entry [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track Number=1 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track UID=1 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track Type=video [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track Lacing=0 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track CodecId=V_MPEG4/ISO/ASP [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track Default Duration=40000000 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Unknown (N11libmatroska19KaxTrackFlagEnabledE) [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track Default=1 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track Video [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | | + width=720 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | | + height=576 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | | + display width=768 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | | + display height=576 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | + Track Entry [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track Number=2 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track UID=2 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track Type=audio [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track Lacing=0 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track CodecId=A_AAC [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track CodecPrivate size=2 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track Language=`und' [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Unknown (N11libmatroska19KaxTrackFlagEnabledE) [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track Default=1 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | + Track Audio [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | | + afreq=44100 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | | | | + achan=2 [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: | + Cluster [00000298] mkv demuxer warning: cannot find any cluster, damaged file ? [00000298] mkv demuxer warning: no cues/empty cues found->seek won't be precise [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: loading cues [00000298] mkv demuxer error: cannot load cues (broken seekhead or file) [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: found 2 es [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: Starting the UI Hook [00000298] mkv demuxer debug: Stopping the UI Hook saintdev@khopesh ~ $ mplayer Downloads/test.mkv -msglevel demux=6 MPlayer dev-SVN-rUNKNOWN-4.1.2 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 FX-55 Processor (Family: 15, Model: 7, Stepping: 10) CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1 Compiled with runtime CPU detection. Playing Downloads/test.mkv. Checking for YUV4MPEG2 Checking for NuppelVideo Checking for REAL Checking for SMJPEG [mkv] Found the head... [mkv] + a segment... [mkv] /---- [ parsing seek head ] --------- [mkv] /---- [ parsing seek head ] --------- [mkv] /---- [ parsing cues ] ----------- [mkv] \---- [ parsing cues ] ----------- [mkv] /---- [ parsing chapters ] --------- [mkv] Chapter 0 from 00:00:00.000 to 00:02:00.204, Chapter 00 [mkv] Chapter 1 from 00:02:00.204 to 00:04:00.287, Chapter 01 [mkv] \---- [ parsing chapters ] --------- [mkv] \---- [ parsing seek head ] --------- [mkv] \---- [ parsing seek head ] --------- [mkv] |+ segment information... [mkv] | + timecode scale: 1000000 [mkv] | + duration: 240.288s [mkv] |+ segment tracks... [mkv] | + a track... [mkv] | + Track number: 1 [mkv] | + Track type: Video [mkv] | + Codec ID: V_MPEG4/ISO/ASP [mkv] | + Default duration: 40.000ms ( = 25.000 fps) [mkv] | + Default flag: 1 [mkv] | + Video track [mkv] | + Pixel width: 720 [mkv] | + Pixel height: 576 [mkv] | + Display width: 768 [mkv] | + Display height: 576 [mkv] | + a track... [mkv] | + Track number: 2 [mkv] | + Track type: Audio [mkv] | + Codec ID: A_AAC [mkv] | + CodecPrivate, length 2 [mkv] | + Language: und [mkv] | + Default flag: 1 [mkv] | + Audio track [mkv] | + Sampling frequency: 44100.000000 [mkv] | + Channels: 2 [mkv] |+ found cluster, headers are parsed completely :) [mkv] Aspect: 1.333333 [mkv] Track ID 1: video (V_MPEG4/ISO/ASP), -vid 0 [mkv] Track ID 2: audio (A_AAC), -aid 0, -alang und [mkv] Will play video track 1. Matroska file format detected. VIDEO: [mp4v] 720x576 24bpp 25.000 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s) ========================================================================== Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4) ========================================================================== ========================================================================== Opening audio decoder: [faad] AAC (MPEG2/4 Advanced Audio Coding) FAAD: compressed input bitrate missing, assuming 128kbit/s! AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit/9.07% (ratio: 16000->176400) Selected audio codec: [faad] afm: faad (FAAD AAC (MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Audio) decoder) ========================================================================== AO: [alsa] 44100Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample) Starting playback... VDec: vo config request - 720 x 576 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12) VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0) Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect. VO: [xv] 720x576 => 768x576 Planar YV12 A: 2.8 V: 2.8 A-V: 0.002 ct: 0.097 70/ 70 3% 5% 0.6% 1 0 Exiting... (Quit)