Re: [Ltib] Query on running the example "playvideo" program on imx27ADS...

[Stuart Hughes]

Hi Rajesh,

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Rajesh Marathe wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a setup comprising latest LTIB from CVS and IMX27ADS board. I use 
> Redhat Linux as OS on my host PC. I took the example "playvideo.c" file 
> from 
> "http://www.imxdev.org/wiki/index.php?title=All_Board_Creating_App_Video";.
>
> I included alsa-utils, gstreamer plugins and libmad packages as 
> recommended.
>
> The application compiled fine and when I run the same on my ADS board 
> with the command -
> "./playvideo 
> Kaleidoscope_mp4v_mp3_320x240_30fps_1200kbps_a_48khz_128kbps.mp4"
>
> I get the following output:
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> (playvideo:1707): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_set: assertion 
> `G_IS_OBJECT (ob
> ject)' failed
> decvd = (nil)
> decvd = (nil)
> One element could not be created. Exiting.
> mx27#
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> When I look into the code of playvideo  the failure point was the line
> g_object_set (decvd, "codec-type", "std_avc", NULL);
>
> The above call fails. My questions are:
>
> 1. What should be the codec-type set to ? Am I trying out a wrong file 
> here ? I changed the codec-type to "std_mpeg4" and still getting same 
> problem.
>  ?
> 2. Do I need any other codecs from Freescale to play this video out ? I 
> have not included any from Freescale ?
>
> I am a newbie to streaming and any help guiding me in right direction 
> will help a great deal.
>
> thanks and regards,
> Rajesh Marathe.