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Bug 564169 - Brasero can't burn a video DVD from file or project
Brasero can't burn a video DVD from file or project
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: brasero
Classification: Applications
Component: general
0.8.2
Other All
: Normal normal
: 0.8
Assigned To: Brasero maintainer(s)
Brasero maintainer(s)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-12-11 19:39 UTC by Martin Mai
Modified: 2012-09-07 10:38 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Attachments
burn window with grey burn button (42.67 KB, image/png)
2009-01-11 20:08 UTC, deekayen
Details
Brasero 0.9.1 output (61.90 KB, text/plain)
2009-01-27 14:20 UTC, dave-ohtmvyyn
Details
Brasero trunk output (fixed) (59.86 KB, text/plain)
2009-01-27 22:10 UTC, dave-ohtmvyyn
Details

Description Martin Mai 2008-12-11 19:39:01 UTC
Please describe the problem:
I'm using Brasero 0.8.2 on Intrepid. Now brasero seems to have video DVD support, but if I try to burn a video file, in the burn dialogue the burn button is greyed out without a clue of how to fix the problem. That's very disorienting.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Try to burn a video file

Actual results:
In the burn dialog the burn button is greyed out

Expected results:
Brasero should be able to burn video files and video project

Does this happen every time?
yes

Other information:
Screenshot: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17660948/Pantallazo.png
Brasero log: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17662633/brasero.log

Regarding launchpad bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/brasero/+bug/270976
Comment 1 joe7256 2009-01-07 07:05:51 UTC
i have the same problem ...
Comment 2 deekayen 2009-01-11 20:08:25 UTC
Created attachment 126227 [details]
burn window with grey burn button

Also noted on https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/brasero/+question/50602. I get the greyed out burn button as well, though I'm able to select different format and audio options, which differs from the screenshot.
Comment 3 Philippe Rouquier 2009-01-11 20:42:53 UTC
Thanks for the report.
I think what you need here is a few external programs. Check that you have the following installed:
dvdauthor
vcdimager
gst-ffmpeg (Gstreamer plugins)
gst-bad (Gstreamer plugins)
gst-ugly (Gstreamer plugins)

If once you installed all these plugins, it still doesn't work, then please run "brasero -g > log 2>&1" in a terminal and attach the log file to this bug so I can see what the problem is.
Comment 4 Philippe Rouquier 2009-01-24 09:53:25 UTC
Did it fix your problem ?
Comment 5 dave-ohtmvyyn 2009-01-27 14:20:26 UTC
Created attachment 127328 [details]
Brasero 0.9.1 output

I have experienced the same issues using Brasero 0.8.2 and 0.9.1 (backported from Jaunty) on Intrepid. The mentioned packages are installed. I hope this helps locating the problem.
Comment 6 Philippe Rouquier 2009-01-27 15:50:00 UTC
Thanks; from your log, the problem is the libbrasero-vob.so plugin that doesn't want to be loaded. It's because you don't have either:
-ffenc_mpeg2video
-ffenc_ac3
-ffenc_mp2
-mplex

these are gstreamer plugins. So Make sure you have all these installed (and you probably don't). It's possible ubuntu reshuffle the packaging???
Comment 7 dave-ohtmvyyn 2009-01-27 17:15:37 UTC
mplex should be in gst-bad, right? It seems like this plugin is missing in the  Ubuntu packages gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad or gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse.
Comment 8 dave-ohtmvyyn 2009-01-27 19:06:39 UTC
OK, mplex isn't in gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad because it needs mjpegtools >= 1.9.0, which isn't available for Intrepid. I guess that means that the video cd/dvd features of Brasero are pretty much broken on Intrepid machines.

I've backported version 1.9.0 of mjpegtools from Jaunty and rebuilded the -bad package. gst-inspect now tells me, that all mentioned gstreamer plugins are installed. Unfortunately, libbrasero-vob.so still "encountered an [unknown] error while registering its capabilities."
Comment 9 Philippe Rouquier 2009-01-27 20:26:52 UTC
OK thanks; could you try trunk SVN version. I added some more debug that will tell us what's missing. Please attach a log.
Comment 10 dave-ohtmvyyn 2009-01-27 22:10:37 UTC
Created attachment 127363 [details]
Brasero trunk output (fixed)

I'm sorry, my last comment is incorrect. libbrasero-vob.so now loads properly and the button isn't greyed out any more (0.9.1 & trunk). Maybe i've looked in the wrong logfile.

I noticed that the problem also affects Jaunty although the required mjpegtools version is available (due to a missing build dependecy). I'll file a bug on launchpad these days.

Thanks a lot!
Comment 11 Philippe Rouquier 2009-01-28 13:04:51 UTC
OK, then I guess it's closed bug. Thanks for your cooperation.
Comment 12 sergey.malkow 2012-09-07 07:14:18 UTC
When I trying to write DVD video project, brasero stops with error:
Installling packages by files isn't supported
This method hasn't yet been implemented.

All required applications and libraries are not installed.
Please install the following manuallt and try again:
mplex (GStreamer plugin

Where I can find mplex?
Please, help.
Comment 13 joe7256 2012-09-07 10:38:14 UTC
(In reply to comment #12)
> When I trying to write DVD video project, brasero stops with error:
> Installling packages by files isn't supported
> This method hasn't yet been implemented.
> 
> All required applications and libraries are not installed.
> Please install the following manuallt and try again:
> mplex (GStreamer plugin
> 
> Where I can find mplex?
> Please, help.

in Ubuntu you can just enter a program name and it suggests which packages to install

>joe7256@t410:~$ mplex
>The program 'mplex' is currently not installed.  You can install it by typing:
>sudo apt-get install mjpegtools
>joe7256@t410:~$