Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ffmpeg
When trying to play a Flash Video (e.g. YouTube) in VLC using a URL, VLC will not stream the video but rather download it first and then start to play. Also reported here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2835741 I've tracked this bug down to FFMPEG. The version currently used by Feisty will try to find information about the streams in the flash video by reading frames. It succesfully discovers the audio and video stream, however, it does not stop reading frames after that and only starts playing the streams when it hits EOF. Hence VLC appears to first download the video rather than stream it. I'll attach a patch as soon as launchpad lets me ** Affects: ffmpeg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- VLC downloads Flash Video rather than streaming it https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120520 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
