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| Thread ID: 36828 | 2003-08-21 09:54:00 | Windows Media Player -- Bizarre Error Message | Mohammad Al-Sahaf (4008) | Press F1 |
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| 169255 | 2003-08-21 09:54:00 | I am getting a rather strange error message when trying to play some media files in Windows Media Player 9 -- it is only affecting some media and not other (even when media formats/file types are the same/similar). Upon playing the media files in question the error message: "Cannot perform the requested operation because the pins are not connected" comes up. You can get audio but no video. I have no idea!! Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. |
Mohammad Al-Sahaf (4008) | ||
| 169256 | 2003-08-21 09:58:00 | Well what type of media are you trying to play? Is it copyrighted? Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 169257 | 2003-08-21 10:11:00 | Downloaded "Married With Children" episodes via Kazaa and some other copyrighted material copied to hard drive (other copyrighted material playing okay --eg: music videos/movies) -- the thing is I can get it to play properly on my other PC but not the one I'm trying to set up as my Home Entertainment PC! | Mohammad Al-Sahaf (4008) | ||
| 169258 | 2003-08-21 10:16:00 | Do you have the divx codec installed? | bmason (508) | ||
| 169259 | 2003-08-21 10:27:00 | The more complete explanation of the error message is: Reconnecting Your Input to Ensure Specific Output Types Filters implement the IAMStreamConfig::SetFormat method to set the audio or video stream's format before pins are connected . Additionally, if your output pin is already connected and you can provide a new type, then reconnect your pin . If the other pin your filter is connected to can't accept the media type, fail this call and leave your connection alone . Transform filters that do not know what output types their pins can provide should refuse any calls to SetFormat and IAMStreamConfig::GetStreamCaps with the error code VFW_E_NOT_CONNECTED until their input pin is connected . If your pin knows what types it can provide even when your input is not connected, it is okay to offer and accept them as usual . For more information, see Connecting Transform Filters . In certain cases it is useful to reconnect pins when you are offering a format on an established connection . For example, if you can compress video into format X but only if you get 24-bit RGB input, and you can turn 8-bit RGB input into compressed format Y, you can either: Offer and accept both X and Y in GetStreamCaps and SetFormat all the time, or, only offer format X if your input is connected as 24, and only offer Y if your input is connected as 8 . Fail both GetStreamCaps and SetFormat if your input is not connected . Or, get the right codec? |
godfather (25) | ||
| 169260 | 2003-08-21 11:36:00 | Sorry Godfather but you could gave that to me in plain (but detailed) English so I can endeavour to fix the problem! Thanks |
Mohammad Al-Sahaf (4008) | ||
| 169261 | 2003-08-21 12:01:00 | Read his last line.:D Anyway,go here and get there little program www.headbands.com Once you have it,point at the file your trying to play and it will identify what codec is needed for playback. |
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