Debian Bug report logs - #1078704
vlc: convert mp4 to webm: This muxer is not provided directly by VLC: It could be missing

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Package: vlc; Maintainer for vlc is Debian Multimedia Maintainers <[email protected]>; Source for vlc is src:vlc (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: local10 <[email protected]>

Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:27:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version vlc/3.0.21-0+deb12u1

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Bug#1078704; Package vlc. (Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:27:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


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New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Debian Multimedia Maintainers <[email protected]>. (Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:27:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


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From: local10 <[email protected]>
To: Submit <[email protected]>
Subject: vlc: convert mp4 to webm: This muxer is not provided directly by VLC: It could be missing
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:18:39 +0200 (CEST)
Package: vlc
Version: 3.0.21-0+deb12u1


VLC fails to properly convert mp4 to webm, instead it creates a webm file that show a black screen instead of the proper video. Upon researching it further, the VLC shows the "This muxer is not provided directly by VLC: It could be missing" message in the Encapsulation tab.


Steps to reproduce:

1. Select Media > convert/save from the menu.
2. Click 'add' button and select the file you want to convert
3. Click 'Convert/Save' button
4. In the 'profile' dropdown select 'Video - VP80 + Vorbis (Webm)'
5. Click on the button next to the drop down ("edit selected profile" - looks like a spanner icon)
6. Encapsulation tab should be set as Webm. The Encapsulation tab is indeed set to webm but it also contains the "This muxer is not provided directly by VLC: It could be missing" message/warning (see the enclosed pic).

See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9582463/how-can-i-convert-from-mp4-to-webm/28629749#28629749 for more details.


However, running
    name="my.vide.file.to.convert"; ffmpeg -i "$name".mp4 -acodec libvorbis -aq 5 -ac 2 -threads 2 "$name".webm
converts the mp4 file to webm properly.


Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5  KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0  Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version: 6.1.0-23-amd64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11

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Information forwarded to [email protected], Debian Multimedia Maintainers <[email protected]>:
Bug#1078704; Package vlc. (Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:45:02 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to local10 <[email protected]>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Debian Multimedia Maintainers <[email protected]>. (Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:45:02 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


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From: local10 <[email protected]>
To: 1078704 <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: vlc: convert mp4 to webm: This muxer is not provided directly by VLC: It could be missing
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:33:40 +0200 (CEST)
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See the attached pic for the error/warning message.
[debian.bookworm.vlc.webm.themuxer.is.missing.png (image/png, attachment)]

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