When viewing AVI on http-links

When viewing AVI on http-links, there are the following problems:

1. the avi files 2GB and longer (Multipart OpenDML) don't play.
2. scrolling of avi files doesn't work.

added Component::Web plugin: Mozilla Severity::major Type::bug labels

changed milestone to %Bugs paradize

log

Added attachment:

• Play from http.zip

Original author: chombo

assigned to @fenrir and unassigned @MigrationBot

added Component::Demuxers Severity::normal + 1 deleted label and removed Component::Web plugin: Mozilla Severity::major labels

See #8793 (closed) for similar complaint on UPNP

Hello.

I test on VLC-2.1 maintenance branch and on master too, this patch fix both problems:

diff --git a/modules/access/http.c b/modules/access/http.c
index 64336fc..ff6ff81 100644
--- a/modules/access/http.c
+++ b/modules/access/http.c
@@ -967,12 +967,9 @@ static int Control( access_t *p_access, int i_query, va_list args )
     {
         /* */
         case ACCESS_CAN_SEEK:
-            pb_bool = (bool*)va_arg( args, bool* );
-            *pb_bool = p_sys->b_seekable;
-            break;
         case ACCESS_CAN_FASTSEEK:
             pb_bool = (bool*)va_arg( args, bool* );
-            *pb_bool = false;
+            *pb_bool = p_sys->b_seekable;
             break;
         case ACCESS_CAN_PAUSE:
         case ACCESS_CAN_CONTROL_PACE:

That would consider HTTP as FASTSEEK-able. I doubt this is true.

Yes, but what does it change? I am newbie to vlc and cannot understand differences between CAN_SEEK and CAN_FASTSEEK capabilities.

Patch with problem fix

Added attachment:

• avi.patch

Attach patch, which:

1. Fix original problem
2. Reduce useless seeking in streams

Changing FASTSEEK into SEEK is, of course, wrong. AVI needs FASTSEEK.

Closed with #8793 (closed) 40c8c1a7

changed milestone to %2.2.0

added Status::fixed label

closed

mentioned in issue #8793 (closed)