[mythtv-commits] Ticket #2901: MythNews not showing gif files (codec missing?)

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#2901: MythNews not showing gif files (codec missing?)
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 Reporter:  anonymous  |       Owner:  ijr    
     Type:  defect     |      Status:  new    
 Priority:  minor      |   Milestone:  unknown
Component:  mythtv     |     Version:  head   
 Severity:  low        |  
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 When trying to see GIF based content (for example "Unofficial Dilbert" on
 MythNews, content is downloaded but screen remains blank.

 Mythfrontend:

 mythtv:~/myth/mythtv# QDate::fromString: Parameter out of range
 2007-01-10 21:10:37.446 TV: Attempting to change from None to
 WatchingPreRecorded
 2007-01-10 21:10:38.613 RingBuf(/root/.mythtv/MythNews/newstempfile):
 Waited 1.0 seconds for data to become available...
 2007-01-10 21:10:39.641 RingBuf(/root/.mythtv/MythNews/newstempfile):
 Waited 2.0 seconds for data to become available...
 2007-01-10 21:10:41.326 RingBuf(/root/.mythtv/MythNews/newstempfile):
 Waited 1.0 seconds for data to become available...
 2007-01-10 21:10:42.349 RingBuf(/root/.mythtv/MythNews/newstempfile):
 Waited 2.0 seconds for data to become available...

 2007-01-10 21:10:43.006 AFD Error: Could not find codec parameters. file
 was "/root/.mythtv/MythNews/newstempfile".
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 <<
 2007-01-10 21:10:43.006 Couldn't open decoder for:
 /root/.mythtv/MythNews/newstempfile
 2007-01-10 21:10:43.012 TV Error: StartPlayer(): NVP is not playing after
 20000 msec
 2007-01-10 21:10:43.012 TV: Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded
 2007-01-10 21:10:43.021 Marking recording as unwatched
 2007-01-10 21:10:43.021 TV: Attempting to change from WatchingPreRecorded
 to None
 2007-01-10 21:10:43.081 TV: Changing from WatchingPreRecorded to None

 mythtv:~/myth/mythtv# file /root/.mythtv/MythNews/newstempfile
 /root/.mythtv/MythNews/newstempfile: GIF image data, version 89a, 600 x
 210

 it also plays with mplayer.

 mythtv:~/myth/mythtv# mythbackend --version
 Library API version: 0.20.20061228-1
 Source code version: 12474M
 Options compiled in:
  linux release using_xvmcw using_v4l using_oss using_alsa using_arts
 using_jack using_ivtv using_dbox2 using_hdhr using_iptv using_live
 using_lirc using_joystick_menu using_dvb using_x11 using_xv using_xrandr
 using_xvmc using_xvmc_vld using_frontend using_backend

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