[SOLVED] Faulty video output with mpv/mplayer, vaapi

Hi,
I have a HD6870 with the proprietary catalyst drivers installed, and the packages needed to enable vaapi. The problem I have is that every video application like mpv, mplayer or whatever refuses to give me correct video output with vaapi. mpv for example gives me these errors, depending on filetype:
avi:
(+) Video --vid=1 (h264)
(+) Audio --aid=1 (mp3)
libva info: VA-API version 0.37.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: User requested driver 'xvba'
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/dri//xvba_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_32
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
libva info: VA-API version 0.37.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: User requested driver 'xvba'
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/dri//xvba_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_32
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
Using hardware decoding.
libva info: VA-API version 0.37.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: User requested driver 'xvba'
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/dri//xvba_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_32
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
AO: [alsa] 48000Hz stereo 2ch s16
[vaapi] Decoder profile 'VAProfileH264Main' not available.
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
Error while decoding frame!
Error using hardware decoding, falling back to software decoding.
mp4:
(+) Video --vid=1 (*) (h264)
(+) Audio --aid=1 --alang=eng (*) (aac)
libva info: VA-API version 0.37.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: User requested driver 'xvba'
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/dri//xvba_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_32
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
libva info: VA-API version 0.37.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: User requested driver 'xvba'
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/dri//xvba_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_32
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
Using hardware decoding.
libva info: VA-API version 0.37.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: User requested driver 'xvba'
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/dri//xvba_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_32
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
AO: [alsa] 48000Hz stereo 2ch float
xvba_video: XVBA_CreateDecode(): status 2
[vaapi] vaCreateContext(): unknown libva error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: decode_slice_header error
[ffmpeg/video] h264: no frame!
Error while decoding frame!
Error using hardware decoding, falling back to software decoding.
wmv:
(+) Video --vid=1 (wmv3)
(+) Audio --aid=1 --alang=eng (wmav2)
libva info: VA-API version 0.37.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: User requested driver 'xvba'
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/dri//xvba_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_32
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
libva info: VA-API version 0.37.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: User requested driver 'xvba'
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/dri//xvba_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_32
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
Using hardware decoding.
libva info: VA-API version 0.37.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: User requested driver 'xvba'
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/dri//xvba_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_32
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
xvba_video: XVBA_CreateDecode(): status 2
[vaapi] vaCreateContext(): unknown libva error
xvba_video: XVBA_CreateDecode(): status 2
[vaapi] vaCreateContext(): unknown libva error
[ffmpeg/video] wmv3: decoding to AV_PIX_FMT_NONE is not supported.
Could not open codec.
Error initializing hardware decoding, falling back to software decoding.
mpv doesn't crash, it just falls back to software decoding and gives me a grey screen when it's not fullscreen, and when it's fullscreen it tears a lot and flashes random grey stripes everywhere - sound still works fine. Any ideas on what can be at fault here? The only video output that gives me an OK image without tearing or anything else is x11, but it's really slow.
vainfo gives me this:
libva info: VA-API version 0.37.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: User requested driver 'xvba'
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/dri//xvba_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_32
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 0.37 (libva 1.5.1)
vainfo: Driver version: Splitted-Desktop Systems XvBA backend for VA-API - 0.8.0
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVC1Advanced : VAEntrypointVLD
Last edited by Median (2015-06-07 10:01:38)

Gusar wrote:
Uninstall libva-xvba-driver and do
export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=fglrx
Now try vainfo again. Instead of "Splitted-Desktop Systems XvBA backend for VA-API - 0.8.0" it should say "AMD MMD 1.0" or something like that.
Thanks, now VA-API at least gives me an output - but the video just flashes in fullscreen. I think another thing to notice here is that the video only plays correctly (gives me an output), if I play it on monitor 1 (I use three monitors) - but I can't get rid of the screen flashing.
EDIT: Fullscreen only flashes when I use mpv, with smplayer (+mpv) it works ok - but it lags from time to time. mplayer-vaapi won't give me a smooth playback either with -vo and -va as vaapi, and the screen also flashes when I'm using it.
Any idea on what's wrong? Is it my use of three monitors? This is really, really annoying.
Last edited by Median (2015-06-06 18:51:40)

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Reading /etc/mplayer/codecs.conf: 154 audio & 334 video codecs
Configuration: --prefix=/usr --enable-runtime-cpudetection --disable-gui --disable-arts --disable-liblzo --disable-speex --disable-openal --disable-fribidi --disable-libdv --disable-musepack --disable-esd --disable-mga --enable-xvmc --language=all --confdir=/etc/mplayer --extra-cflags=-fno-strict-aliasing --enable-vaapi
CommandLine: '/media/data/download/V.2009.S01E04.Its.Only.the.Beginning.HDTV.XviD-FQM.avi'
init_freetype
Using MMX (with tiny bit MMX2) Optimized OnScreenDisplay
get_path('fonts') -> '/home/cinan/.mplayer/fonts'
Using nanosleep() timing
get_path('input.conf') -> '/home/cinan/.mplayer/input.conf'
Parsing input config file /home/cinan/.mplayer/input.conf
Input config file /home/cinan/.mplayer/input.conf parsed: 54 binds
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.
get_path('V.2009.S01E04.Its.Only.the.Beginning.HDTV.XviD-FQM.avi.conf') -> '/home/cinan/.mplayer/V.2009.S01E04.Its.Only.the.Beginning.HDTV.XviD-FQM.avi.conf'
Playing /media/data/download/V.2009.S01E04.Its.Only.the.Beginning.HDTV.XviD-FQM.avi.
get_path('sub/') -> '/home/cinan/.mplayer/sub/'
[file] File size is 367449578 bytes
STREAM: [file] /media/data/download/V.2009.S01E04.Its.Only.the.Beginning.HDTV.XviD-FQM.avi
STREAM: Description: File
STREAM: Author: Albeu
STREAM: Comment: based on the code from ??? (probably Arpi)
LAVF_check: AVI format
AVI file format detected.
list_end=0x146
======= AVI Header =======
us/frame: 41708 (fps=23.976)
max bytes/sec: 0
padding: 0
MainAVIHeader.dwFlags: (272) HAS_INDEX IS_INTERLEAVED
frames total: 59292 initial: 0
streams: 2
Suggested BufferSize: 0
Size: 624 x 352
==========================
list_end=0xD4
==> Found video stream: 0
[aviheader] Video stream found, -vid 0
====== STREAM Header =====
Type: vids FCC: XVID (44495658)
Flags: 0
Priority: 0 Language: 0
InitialFrames: 0
Rate: 23976024/1000000 = 23.976
Start: 0 Len: 59292
Suggested BufferSize: 127506
Quality 0
Sample size: 0
==========================
Found 'bih', 40 bytes of 40
======= VIDEO Format ======
biSize 40
biWidth 624
biHeight 352
biPlanes 1
biBitCount 24
biCompression 1145656920='XVID'
biSizeImage 658944
===========================
Regenerating keyframe table for MPEG-4 video.
list_end=0x146
==> Found audio stream: 1
[aviheader] Audio stream found, -aid 1
====== STREAM Header =====
Type: auds FCC: (0)
Flags: 0
Priority: 0 Language: 0
InitialFrames: 0
Rate: 48000/1152 = 41.667
Start: 0 Len: 103039
Suggested BufferSize: 0
Quality 0
Sample size: 0
==========================
Found 'wf', 30 bytes of 18
======= WAVE Format =======
Format Tag: 85 (0x55)
Channels: 2
Samplerate: 48000
avg byte/sec: 16000
Block align: 1152
bits/sample: 16
cbSize: 12
mp3.wID=1
mp3.fdwFlags=0x2
mp3.nBlockSize=1152
mp3.nFramesPerBlock=1
mp3.nCodecDelay=0
==========================================================================
list_end=0x16A
hdr=Software size=16
Software : transcode-1.0.4
list_end=0x15BF3432
Found movie at 0x800 - 0x15BF3432
Reading INDEX block, 162331 chunks for 59292 frames (fpos=364852282).
AVI index offset: 0x0 (movi=0x800 idx0=0x800 idx1=0x11C66)
Auto-selected AVI video ID = 0
Auto-selected AVI audio ID = 1
AVI: Searching for audio stream (id:1)
XXX initial v_pts=0.000 a_pos=0 (0.000)
AVI video size=322223780 (59292) audio size=41298048 (103039)
VIDEO: [XVID] 624x352 24bpp 23.976 fps 1042.4 kbps (127.2 kbyte/s)
Auto-selected AVI audio ID = 1
[V] filefmt:3 fourcc:0x44495658 size:624x352 fps:23.976 ftime:=0.0417
Clip info:
Software: transcode-1.0.4
get_path('sub/') -> '/home/cinan/.mplayer/sub/'
[file] File size is 36608 bytes
STREAM: [file] /media/data/download/V S01E04.srt
STREAM: Description: File
STREAM: Author: Albeu
STREAM: Comment: based on the code from ??? (probably Arpi)
SUB: Detected subtitle file format: subviewer
SUB: opened iconv descriptor.
SUB: closed iconv descriptor.
SUB: Read 503 subtitles, 0 bad line(s).
SUB: Adjusted 84 subtitle(s).
SUB: Added subtitle file (1): /media/data/download/V S01E04.srt
[vo_vaapi] Using OpenGL rendering
X11 opening display: :0.0
vo: X11 color mask: FFFFFF (R:FF0000 G:FF00 B:FF)
vo: X11 running at 1680x1050 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
[x11] Detected wm supports NetWM.
[x11] Detected wm supports FULLSCREEN state.
[x11] Detected wm supports ABOVE state.
[x11] Detected wm supports BELOW state.
[x11] Current fstype setting doesn't honour any X atoms
libva: libva version 0.31.1-sds1
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
libva: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/va/drivers/fglrx_drv_video.so
libva: va_openDriver() returns 0
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
[VD_FFMPEG] VA API accelerated codec.
Unsupported PixelFormat 61
[VD_FFMPEG] Trying pixfmt=1.
[ffmpeg] aspect_ratio: 0.000000
VDec: vo config request - 624 x 352 (preferred colorspace: MPEG-4 VA-API Acceleration)
Trying filter chain: vo
VDec: using MPEG-4 VA-API Acceleration as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
VO Config (624x352->624x352,flags=0,'MPlayer',0x56410020)
VO: [vaapi] 624x352 => 624x352 MPEG-4 VA-API Acceleration
VO: Description: VA API with X11
VO: Author: Gwenole Beauchesne <[email protected]>
[vo_vaapi] Using 1:1 VA surface mapping
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.
Unsupported PixelFormat 61
[VD_FFMPEG] Trying pixfmt=0.
[ffmpeg] aspect_ratio: 0.000000
Unsupported PixelFormat 61
VDec: vo config request - 624 x 352 (preferred colorspace: Unknown 0x0000)
Trying filter chain: vo
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
SwScale params: -1 x -1 (-1=no scaling)
Trying filter chain: scale vo
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.
[VD_FFMPEG] Trying pixfmt=2.
[ffmpeg] aspect_ratio: 0.000000
VDec: vo config request - 624 x 352 (preferred colorspace: MPEG-4 Part 2 VDPAU acceleration)
Trying filter chain: vo
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
SwScale params: -1 x -1 (-1=no scaling)
Trying filter chain: scale vo
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.
[VD_FFMPEG] Trying pixfmt=3.
[ffmpeg] aspect_ratio: 0.000000
VDec: vo config request - 624 x 352 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
Trying filter chain: vo
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 2)
Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
VO Config (624x352->624x352,flags=0,'MPlayer',0x32315659)
VO: [vaapi] 624x352 => 624x352 Planar YV12
VO: Description: VA API with X11
VO: Author: Gwenole Beauchesne <[email protected]>
INFO: libavcodec init OK!
Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
dec_audio: Allocating 4608 + 65536 = 70144 bytes for output buffer.
mp3lib: using SSE optimized decore!
MP3lib: init layer2&3 finished, tables done
MPEG 1.0, Layer III, 48000 Hz 128 kbit Stereo, BPF: 384
Channels: 2, copyright: No, original: Yes, CRC: No, emphasis: 0
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit/8.33% (ratio: 16000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm: mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 0Hz/0ch/??...
[libaf] Adding filter dummy
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 48000Hz/2ch/s16le
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 48000Hz/2ch/s16le
Trying preferred audio driver 'alsa', options '[none]'
alsa-init: requested format: 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 9
alsa-init: using ALSA 1.0.23
alsa-init: setup for 1/2 channel(s)
alsa-init: using device default
alsa-init: pcm opened in blocking mode
alsa-init: got buffersize=32768
alsa-init: got period size 1024
alsa: 48000 Hz/2 channels/4 bpf/32768 bytes buffer/Signed 16 bit Little Endian
AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
AO: Description: ALSA-0.9.x-1.x audio output
AO: Author: Alex Beregszaszi, Zsolt Barat <[email protected]>
AO: Comment: under developement
Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 48000Hz/2ch/s16le...
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 48000Hz/2ch/s16le
[dummy] Was reinitialized: 48000Hz/2ch/s16le
Starting playback...
Increasing filtered audio buffer size from 0 to 34816
[ffmpeg] aspect_ratio: 1.772727
VDec: vo config request - 624 x 352 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
Trying filter chain: vo
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 2)
Movie-Aspect is 1.77:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO Config (624x352->624x352,flags=0,'MPlayer',0x32315659)
VO: [vaapi] 624x352 => 624x352 Planar YV12
VO: Description: VA API with X11
VO: Author: Gwenole Beauchesne <[email protected]>
*** [vo] Allocating (slices) mp_image_t, 624x352x12bpp YUV planar, 329472 bytes
*** [vo] Allocating (slices) mp_image_t, 624x352x12bpp YUV planar, 329472 bytes
Unicode font: 654 glyphs.
Unicode font: 654 glyphs.
*** [vo] Allocating (slices) mp_image_t, 624x352x12bpp YUV planar, 329472 bytes
Uninit audio filters... 0.004 ct: -0.026 28/ 28 12% 8% 0.5% 1 0
[libaf] Removing filter dummy
Uninit audio: mp3lib
Uninit video: ffmpeg
alsa-uninit: pcm closed
vo: uninit ...

The frame at which I've pressed F stays on the screen until I return to fullscreen.
By the way, vaapi also makes subtitles look bad. They're very low quality in fullscreen, very blurred. With vaapi disabled they look fine. I remember I've had this problem before, but now I can't find my old config nor the solution. I think it had something to do with mplayer not scaling subtitles size when entering fullscreen...

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Hi.
I've been using Mplayer (via SMplayer) to play videos for a year and it works perfectly.
Since I got a laptop with a GeForce Go 7300 I always installed the latest proprietary NVIDIA drivers, so I thought that gl2 was the best video output module for me.
Today I was searching the Mplayer docs for encoding options and I found this:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/opengl.html
Player supports displaying movies using OpenGL, but if your platform/driver supports xv as should be the case on a PC with Linux, use xv instead, OpenGL performance is considerably worse. If you have an X11 implementation without xv support, OpenGL is a viable alternative.
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Good evening,
I just installed mplayer-vaapi and xvba-video. On the wiki page it says I should now run the following to play a video using xvba-video:
$ mplayer -vo vaapi:gl -va vaapi movie.avi
Now, I can add -vo vaapi:gl to ~/.mplayer/config, but can I also store -va vaapi somewhere, so I won't have to type it every time I want to start watching a movie?
Last edited by Unia (2012-02-08 21:29:57)

Oh, great, I didn't know every option could go there!
I haven't tested it on all codecs yet, just watched an .avi with it with no issues. I'll try an .mp4 now
EDIT: Some quick tests with an .mp4 show no issues. I don't have any other formats on my laptop so I can't test those, sorry.
Last edited by Unia (2012-02-08 21:29:46)

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