[gstreamer-bugs] [Bug 372660] [FAQ] add section: what to do with media file that doesn't work

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Tim-Philipp Müller changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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           Severity|minor                       |enhancement
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEW
     Ever Confirmed|0                           |1
            Summary|automated media tests run   |[FAQ] add section: what to
                   |regularly?                  |do with media file that
                   |                            |doesn't work




------- Comment #1 from Tim-Philipp Müller  2006-12-13 15:06 UTC -------
They are run regularly with various sets of files, but not automatically (the
tests are 'automated' though in the sense that you throw a directory or bunch
of files at it and it will go through each one and do the rest without further
intervention). Runs are not always uploaded to the web site.

Some more recent runs have been added now, so changing bug to enhancement for
better advise on what to do with media files that don't play.


> Mayby a line of advise could be added about what to do with a list of favourite
> media files that refuse to function in Gstreamer but work ok in other
> applications.

Not sure where to add this, this doesn't really belong on the 'Developers' page
IMHO.

If you know how to, try GStreamer CVS first to see if the issues have already
been fixed.

If not, please file bugs about them. It helps a lot if you can make those files
available to the GStreamer developers somehow (e.g. by putting them up on a
webspace/ftp server). If you get crashes, it helps a lot if you have a
GStreamer build that has debugging symbols (ubuntu/debian have -dbg packages
available for the core and all plugins, for example). (FWIW, there are known
issues with asf/wmv/wma files and with .rm files.)


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