GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 559569
GStreamer mp3 consistent and regular stuttering
Last modified: 2008-11-06 13:25:32 UTC
Please describe the problem: GStreamer cannot play SOME mp3 files without stuttering/pausing every ~0.5 seconds. An example of an affected media file is: http://www.sueu.org.au/fileadmin/audio/PM2007/2007101Betransformed(Romans12v2).mp3 A fair portion of my mp3's (from many different sources) have this problem, the above link is just an example that can be shown without infringing copyright. This is true for all Gstreamer powered applications (Banshee, Rythmbox, Totem, etc), but does not affect Mplayer, VLC, etc. Re-encoding the MP3 in such programs as Audacity solves the problem, but it is most inconvenient to do so. This seems to happen with, or without, the fluendo mp3 plugin enabled. There have been some WAV files in the past exhibiting this behaviour, but I have since deleted them. Just in case it is relevant, I am using Ubuntu 8.10, though I have noted this issue for some time. Steps to reproduce: 1. Load an MP3 like the one above 2. Try to play it in a GStreamer powered multimedia player Actual results: It stutters. Severely. With a repeating cycle lasting about a second. 0.5 seconds it plays the file, and 0.5 seconds it remains quiet. Expected results: Obviously, for it to play properly. Does this happen every time? Yes Other information:
Thanks for taking the time to report this bug. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but we are happy to tell you that the problem has already been fixed. It should be solved in the next software version. You may want to check for a software upgrade. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 558564 ***