MPlayer and H.264

[setarip_old]

What is the proper, if any, video codec to select in MPlayer for playback of an M2TS file?

Also, if applicable, what is the proper demultiplexer to be selected?

[microchip8]

mplayer should select codec automatically (ffh264 or ffvc1), if you want to try another one, run mplayer -vc help
for demuxers, i had better luck with -demuxer lavf when it comes to m2ts files

[setarip_old]

@froggy1

Thanks for the info. Although I failed to mention that I'm accessing MPlayer via the SMPlayer GUI, I'll try to follow your suggestions ;>}

[LoRd_MuldeR]

@froggy1

Thanks for the info. Although I failed to mention that I'm accessing MPlayer via the SMPlayer GUI, I'll try to follow your suggestions ;>}

Then you can select "lavf - libavformat demuxer" from the "Demuxer" tab in the "File properties" dialog, instead of passing the "-demuxer" switch manually.

[setarip_old]

Then you can select "lavf - libavformat demuxer" from the "Demuxer" tab in the "File properties" dialogYup, that's exactly what I presumed I'd have to do;>}

Can that be done BEFORE loading the file into the player, or does one have to load the file into the player first?

[rvm]

No, you have to do it after the video has been loaded.

[setarip_old]

@rvm

Thank you ;>}