avidemux cannot open mp4 files

[Narayan]

Hi...

I was trying to open an mp4 file from my phone and avidemux (2.6.9) says that cannot find a demuxer for that mp4 file.

mediainfo says about that mp4 file:

General
Complete name                            : 2015-06-16-23_30_14.mp4
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                           : Base Media
Codec ID                                 : isom
File size                                : 127 MiB
Duration                                 : 3mn 16s
Overall bit rate                         : 5 417 Kbps
Encoded date                             : UTC 2015-06-16 22:33:31
Tagged date                              : UTC 2015-06-16 22:33:31

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : Baseline@L3.2
Format settings, CABAC                   : No
Format settings, ReFrames                : 1 frame
Muxing mode                              : Container profile=High@1.3
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                 : 3mn 16s
Bit rate                                 : 5 413 Kbps
Width                                    : 1 280 pixels
Height                                   : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Variable
Frame rate                               : 38.075 fps
Minimum frame rate                       : 0.513 fps
Maximum frame rate                       : 242.588 fps
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.154
Stream size                              : 127 MiB (100%)
Title                                    : VideoHandle
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : UTC 2015-06-16 22:33:31
Tagged date                              : UTC 2015-06-16 22:33:31
mdhd_Duration                            : 196483

I'm uisng Debian Jessie and I have recently installed this version of avidemux but before installing it I used avidemux with mp4 files with no problem. Am I missing anything?

I get the following log when I run avidemux from command line:

 Initializing Dithering tables
[COREUI] Compiled with 01.00.00
[COREUI] Linked with   01.00.00
[CoreUI] Compiled with patch version 0, using 0
[UI Toolkit] Running version 01:04
[Script] Scanning directory /usr/lib/ADM_plugins6/scriptEngines/
[Script] Cannot parse plugin
[Script] Scanning directory /usr/lib/ADM_plugins6/scriptEngines//qt4
[Script] Cannot parse plugin
Directory /home/narayan/.avidemux6/custom/ exists.Good.
The screen seems to be 1920 x 1053 px
 [initGUI]  OpenGL enabled at built time, checking if we should run it..
  [initGUI]  OpenGL not activated, not initialized
 Probing for VDPAU...
Unable to load [libvdpau.so]: libvdpau.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
 [init]  Cannot load libvdpau.so
 VDPAU not available
Probing for LIBVA...
 [init]  [LIBVA] Initializing LibVA library ...
libva info: VA-API version 0.36.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_36
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
  [init]  VA 0.36, Vendor = Intel i965 driver for Intel(R) Ivybridge Mobile - 1.4.1
  [setupConfig]  Max config =  20 
  [setupConfig]  Found 11 config 
  [setupConfig]  H264 high profile found
  [setupConfig]  YUV420 supported
  [setupConfig]  Config created
  [displayXError]  LibVA Error : <vaQueryConfigEntrypoints(ADM_coreLibVA::display, VAProfileH264Baseline, entrypoints, &num_entrypoints):the requested VAProfile is not supported>
  [setupEncodingConfig]  Cannot find encoder entry point
  [init]  VA: Encoding not supported
  [allocateImage]  No transfer supported
  [checkSupportedFunctionsAndImageFormat]  --Trying direct operations --
  [tryDirect]  Direct operation works
  [checkSupportedFunctionsAndImageFormat]  -- Trying indirect (YV12) --
  [tryIndirect]  Trying indirect transfer (0)...
  [tryIndirectUpload]  - indirect upload... 
  [tryIndirectDownload]  - indirect download... 
  [tryIndirect]  Works
  [checkSupportedFunctionsAndImageFormat]  -- Trying indirect (NV12) --
SKIPPED
  [checkSupportedFunctionsAndImageFormat]  Direct           : 1
  [checkSupportedFunctionsAndImageFormat]  Indirect NV12    : 0
  [checkSupportedFunctionsAndImageFormat]  Indirect YV12    : 1
  [checkSupportedFunctionsAndImageFormat]  LibVA: All ok
 LIBVA available
[ADM_mx_plugin] Scanning directory /usr/lib/ADM_plugins6/muxers/
[ADM_av_plugin] Cannot parse plugin
[ADM_ad_plugin] Scanning directory /usr/lib/ADM_plugins6/audioDecoder/
[ADM_ad_plugin] Cannot parse plugin
[ADM_av_plugin] Scanning directory /usr/lib/ADM_plugins6/audioDevices/
[ADM_av_plugin] Cannot parse plugin
[ADM_ae_plugin] Scanning directory /usr/lib/ADM_plugins6/audioEncoders/
[ADM_ae_plugin] Cannot parse plugin
[ADM_dm_plugin] Scanning directory /usr/lib/ADM_plugins6/demuxers/
[ADM_av_plugin] Cannot parse plugin
Unable to load [copyADM]: copyADM: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[videoEncoder6]Symbol loading failed for copyADM
[ADM_ve6_plugin] Scanning directory /usr/lib/ADM_plugins6/videoEncoders/
[ADM_ve6_plugin] Cannot parse plugin
[ADM_ve6_plugin] Scanning directory /usr/lib/ADM_plugins6/videoEncoders//qt4
[ADM_ve6_plugin] Cannot parse plugin
[ADM_vf_plugin] Scanning directory /usr/lib/ADM_plugins6/videoFilters/
[ADM_vf_plugin] Cannot parse plugin
[ADM_vf_plugin] Cannot parse plugin
[ADM_vd6_plugin] Scanning directory /usr/lib/ADM_plugins6/videoDecoders/
[ADM_vd6_plugin] Cannot parse plugin
[ADM_ad_plugin] Scanning directory /home/narayan/.avidemux6/plugins6/audioDecoder/
[ADM_ad_plugin] Cannot parse plugin
[ADM_vf_plugin] Scanning directory /home/narayan/.avidemux6/plugins6/videoFilter/
[ADM_vf_plugin] Cannot parse plugin
[ADM_vf_plugin] Cannot parse plugin
Device not found :PulseAudioS
Found 1 video encoder(s)
Found 1 audio encoder(s)
Found 0 format(s)
 [UI_RunApp]  Checking for crash... 
  [postInit]  myQApplication exec
  [postInit]  Checking for crash...
 ignored: pluginSettings
ignored: config2
ignored: jobs.sql
ignored: custom
[ADM_ae_plugin] Cannot parse plugin
No crash file (/home/narayan/.avidemux6/crash.py)
 [HandleAction]  ************ DecoderOption **************
 Close event!
 [HandleAction]  ************ EXIT **************
  [HandleAction]  Closing ui
 [Qvideo]Destroying QVideo
 [~myQApplication]  Cleaning render...
  [renderDestroy]  Cleaning up Render
  [~myQApplication]  Cleaning preview...
  [destroy]  Destroying preview
  [~myQApplication]  Cleaning video body...
  [deleteAll]  [Editor] Deleting all videos
  [~myQApplication]  cleaning VDPAU...
  [~myQApplication]  Exiting app
  [save]  Saving prefs to /home/narayan/.avidemux6/config2.tmp
  [destroy]  Destroying preview
  [deleteAll]  [Editor] Deleting all videos
  [deleteAll]  [Editor] Deleting all videos
 Normal exit
Cleaning up
 [destroy]  Destroying preview
  [ADM_ad_cleanup]  Purging audio decoder
  [ADM_vf_clearFilters]  clear filters
  [ADM_vf_cleanup]  Destroying video filter list
 --End of cleanup--

Images stat:
___________
Max memory consumed (MB)     : 0
Current memory consumed (MB) : 0
Max image used               : 0
Cur image used               : 0
 [onexit]  
Goodbye...

[LMotlow]

OMG! Another variable frame rate disaster. Good luck with that. Other members here are very fond of VFR, so they can help with that.

I guess you know that mp4 is a container, not a codec. The codec used here is AVC-1. Try ffdshow.

[Narayan]

That is how the file was saved by the phone. When I go through avidemux, I always choose Average Bitrate of 3000 Kb/s.

So I should try to install (reinstall) ffdshow right?

[titigrom]

Update to Avidemux v2.6.10 may help

[Narayan]

Update to Avidemux v2.6.10 may help

I don't know how to compile that version! I've seen the instructions and I don't even know what is bootStrap.bash file!

[titigrom]

I read the log you've post which said the plugins don't exist for Avidemux that's why it can't open any files (mp4, etc.) !!

I've read these instructions too on this page http://avidemux.org/admWiki/doku.php?id=build:install_2.6.
Open a Terminal and do this : first you must check if all requirements are OK. Then you can compile your avidemux build as .deb with your needs (example : bash bootStrap.bash --deb --enable-qt5). BootStrap.bash is included with the Avidemux source, just extract the files etc..

[Narayan]

After running this command

bash bootStrap.bash --deb --enable-qt5

is avidemux ready to use or do I need to do anything else?

I assume I have QT5 because I have something called Qt RCreator installed and in the About Qt Creator menu it says:

Qt Creator 2.8.1, based on Qt 5.1.1.


Edited;

Ok, I have done the bash command and installed all those deb files that were created. But when I run avidemux3-qt5 and open a video, the avidemux video window looks like fronzen and if I drag the main avidemux window it gets worst.
In the console it also says :

QWidget:aintEngine: Should no longer be called
QWidget:aintEngine: Should no longer be called
QWidget:aintEngine: Should no longer be called
QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 1
QPainter::end: Painter not active, aborted

[smolny]

The same here with 2.6.9. 2.6.10 is no solution at the moment (as you already know). Revert back to 2.6.8 (stable Jessie in deb-multimedia.org), that solved the problem for me.

[braininabat]

Hey, did you get to solve this? I'm having the exact same problem. Avidemux opens but the video part is frozen. I'm using Debian.

After running this command

bash bootStrap.bash --deb --enable-qt5

is avidemux ready to use or do I need to do anything else?

I assume I have QT5 because I have something called Qt RCreator installed and in the About Qt Creator menu it says:

Qt Creator 2.8.1, based on Qt 5.1.1.


Edited;

Ok, I have done the bash command and installed all those deb files that were created. But when I run avidemux3-qt5 and open a video, the avidemux video window looks like fronzen and if I drag the main avidemux window it gets worst.
In the console it also says :

QWidget:aintEngine: Should no longer be called
QWidget:aintEngine: Should no longer be called
QWidget:aintEngine: Should no longer be called
QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 1
QPainter::end: Painter not active, aborted

[Narayan]

No, not yet! No one else helped me here with this!

[Hoser Rob]

No, not yet! No one else helped me here with this!

Well, there aren't many linux users here, never mind debian. I use mint myself, which comes with a lot of codecs. Debian doesn't AFAIK.

Have you tried the debian forums? They have a lot of expertise, but they don't do a lot of noob hand holding. Which is why it's considered a distro for advanced users. Unfortunately I suspect you may be using the wrong distro.

[Narayan]

No, not yet! No one else helped me here with this!

Well, there aren't many linux users here, never mind debian. I use mint myself, which comes with a lot of codecs. Debian doesn't AFAIK.

Have you tried the debian forums? They have a lot of expertise, but they don't do a lot of noob hand holding. Which is why it's considered a distro for advanced users. Unfortunately I suspect you may be using the wrong distro.

I know there are not a lo of Linux users.

And yes Debian is not very easy to work with but I like it to fight back although sometimes I get frustrated. But most of the times I manage to get wha tI need! Sometimes I don't!

[braininabat]

hey, today I did a package update and now avidemux seems to be working correctly, or at least I'm not getting the same behavior as before. I hope I don't get into another problem.

[Narayan]

hey, today I did a package update and now avidemux seems to be working correctly, or at least I'm not getting the same behavior as before. I hope I don't get into another problem.

Are you going to say what package was that?

[Hoser Rob]

hey, today I did a package update and now avidemux seems to be working correctly, or at least I'm not getting the same behavior as before. I hope I don't get into another problem.

Are you going to say what package was that?

He didn't say which release he was using, and in any case I'm not 100% sure you even have that package.

I reinstalled mint 17 a couple of days ago. Upgrading to 17.1 (which is still based on ubuntu 14.04) seriously hurt my video performance. There's something weird going on with the i915 driver. This isn't unheard of with intel video in linux, contrary to what many linuxers think.

So of course I installed avidemux again and found I couldn't convert to many formats. I forgot to install avidemux-plugins. you'd think it'd be automatically installed but it wasn't.

This is mint, which is only debian once removed. But it'd be worth looking at.

But I'm still wondering, frankly, why you just don't install ubuntu or mint. Debian is NOT designed for linux noobs. You'd be saving yourself a ton of grief.

If you won't do that at least read this:

https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian

[braininabat]

I'm sorry, what I meant was that I did an usual "apt-get update; apt-get upgrade" and avidemux was one of the packages being upgraded. After that the problem was solved.

hey, today I did a package update and now avidemux seems to be working correctly, or at least I'm not getting the same behavior as before. I hope I don't get into another problem.

Are you going to say what package was that?