Version: 1.1 (using KDE 3.3.0, Arch Linux) Compiler: gcc version 3.4.2 OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.8.1-mm4 i want to be able to disable crossfading and fading-in with gst-engine why? because: - bug 90317 is probably related to x-fading - while gst-engine is x-fading to next song or fading-in to a clicked one, (somehow this only happens with m4a (mpeg4audio)), it is skipped and next song is loaded, but this is also fading-in and also skipped (what is very annoying) workaround to second reason: set fade-in of gst-engine to 0ms: then only one song is skipped (very funny, because you select one song in playlist and the next one is actually played)
another workaround: press PLAY-PAUSE-PLAY (3 times press on PLAY), what makes the actual song playing (but this behaviour is very funny)
here the output of such a situation of skipping and finally playing one of the songs in playlist: amarok: [Gst-Engine] Loading url: file:/mnt/sda1/musik/Theo%27s%20Music/Z%FCri%2 0West/Z%FCriwest%20Retour/13%207_7.m4a amarok: [InputPipeline::InputPipeline()] amarok: [virtual bool GstEngine::play(uint)] amarok: [Gst-Engine] Fade-in finished. amarok: [virtual void GstEngine::pause()] amarok: [Gst-Engine] Loading url: file:/mnt/sda1/musik/Theo%27s%20Music/Z%FCri%2 0West/Z%FCriwest%20Retour/09%20Idiot.m4a amarok: [InputPipeline::InputPipeline()] amarok: [virtual bool GstEngine::play(uint)] amarok: [static void GstEngine::inputError_cb(GstElement*, GstElement*, GError*, gchar*, void*)] amarok: [void GstEngine::handleInputError()] amarok: ERROR: An input bin has signaled an error condition, destroying. amarok: [void GstEngine::destroyInput(InputPipeline*)] amarok: [Gst-Engine] Destroying input pipeline. amarok: BEGIN [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] amarok: Destroying input bin. amarok: END [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] amarok: [Gst-Engine] Loading url: file:/mnt/sda1/musik/Theo%27s%20Music/Z%FCri%2 0West/Z%FCriwest%20Retour/10%20Gl%FCcklech.m4a amarok: [InputPipeline::InputPipeline()] amarok: [virtual bool GstEngine::play(uint)] amarok: ERROR: [GStreamer Error] Internal GStreamer error: negotiation problem. File a bug. amarok: [void GstEngine::destroyInput(InputPipeline*)] amarok: [Gst-Engine] Destroying input pipeline. amarok: BEGIN [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] amarok: Destroying input bin. amarok: END [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] amarok: [Gst-Engine] Fade-in finished.
pressing NEXT causes this output and stop of playing: [damir@Asteraceae Züriwest Retour]$ amarok: [Gst-Engine] Loading url: file:/mnt/sda1/musik/Theo%27s%20Music/Z%FCri%20West/Z%FCriwest%20Retour/07%20I%20ha%20di%20g%E4rn%20gha.m4a amarok: [InputPipeline::InputPipeline()] amarok: [virtual bool GstEngine::play(uint)] (process:4300): GStreamer-WARNING **: element thread0 claimed state-change success,but state didn't change to PLAYING. State is PAUSED (NONE_PENDING pending), fix the element amarok: WARNING: [Gst-Engine] Could not set input thread to PLAYING. amarok: [void GstEngine::destroyInput(InputPipeline*)] amarok: [Gst-Engine] Destroying input pipeline. amarok: BEGIN [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] amarok: Destroying input bin. amarok: END [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] amarok: [void GstEngine::destroyInput(InputPipeline*)] amarok: [Gst-Engine] Destroying input pipeline. amarok: BEGIN [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] amarok: Destroying input bin. amarok: END [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] then pressing PLAY, this happens: amarok: [Gst-Engine] Loading url: file:/mnt/sda1/musik/Theo%27s%20Music/Z%FCri%20West/Z%FCriwest%20Retour/07%20I%20ha%20di%20g%E4rn%20gha.m4a amarok: [InputPipeline::InputPipeline()] amarok: [virtual bool GstEngine::play(uint)] amarok: [Gst-Engine] Fade-in finished. amarok: [virtual void GstEngine::pause()] but still no musik again pressing PLAY, this comes: amarok: [virtual void GstEngine::pause()] and also the song "07 I ha di gärn gha" starts playing (finally)
somehow play() and pause() are sometimes ignored, while fading-in or crossfading i think (not sure) so this causes negotiation problems with gstreamer core (only a guess)
from time to time while this fast skipping of songs comes, this is outputed: (process:4300): GStreamer-WARNING **: inconsistent state information, fix threading please this is maybe the key to problems (not at all sure)
FOUND A SOLUTION TO THIS WILD SKIPPING: [configure amarok]-[playback]-[Transition Behaviour]: set this to "Normal" and use an Insert gap of at least 1000ms this solves the errors from gst-engine while playing/going to next song if it is m4a nonthematter i want to be able to disable the fading-in and xfading for gst-engine
comment 6 is not always working --- sometimes i need more than 3000ms to have it working (else, it plays another track instead of the one i clicked) the behaviour was not like this in gst-engine in amarok 1.0.2 -> i think the fading causes the troubles
using alsasink, it works a little better, but sometimes amarok simply crashes with this in console: amarok: [Gst-Engine] Loading url: file:/mnt/sda1/musik/Theo%27s%20Music/Z%FCri%2 0West/Z%FCriwest%20Retour/07%20I%20ha%20di%20g%E4rn%20gha.m4a amarok: [InputPipeline::InputPipeline()] amarok: [virtual bool GstEngine::play(uint)] amarok: [Gst-Engine] XFade-in finished. amarok: [void GstEngine::destroyInput(InputPipeline*)] amarok: [Gst-Engine] Destroying input pipeline. amarok: BEGIN [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] amarok: Destroying input bin. amarok: END [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] amarok: [Gst-Engine] Loading url: file:/mnt/sda1/musik/Theo%27s%20Music/Z%FCri%2 0West/Z%FCriwest%20Retour/11%20Toucher.m4a amarok: [InputPipeline::InputPipeline()] amarok: [virtual bool GstEngine::play(uint)] amarok: [Gst-Engine] XFade-in finished. amarok: [void GstEngine::destroyInput(InputPipeline*)] amarok: [Gst-Engine] Destroying input pipeline. amarok: BEGIN [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] amarok: Destroying input bin. amarok: [static void GstEngine::inputError_cb(GstElement*, GstElement*, GError*, gchar*, void*)] amarok: END [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] amarok: [void GstEngine::handleInputError()] amarok: ERROR: An input bin has signaled an error condition, destroying. amarok: [void GstEngine::destroyInput(InputPipeline*)] amarok: [Gst-Engine] Destroying input pipeline. amarok: BEGIN [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] amarok: Destroying input bin. amarok: END [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] amarok: ERROR: [GStreamer Error] Internal GStreamer error: negotiation problem. File a bug. amarok: [Gst-Engine] Loading url: file:/mnt/sda1/musik/Theo%27s%20Music/Z%FCri%2 0West/Z%FCriwest%20Retour/04%20Traffik.m4a amarok: [InputPipeline::InputPipeline()] amarok: [virtual bool GstEngine::play(uint)] amarok: [Gst-Engine] Fade-in finished. amarok: [Gst-Engine] Loading url: file:/mnt/sda1/musik/Theo%27s%20Music/Z%FCri%2 0West/Z%FCriwest%20Retour/07%20I%20ha%20di%20g%E4rn%20gha.m4a amarok: [InputPipeline::InputPipeline()] amarok: [virtual bool GstEngine::play(uint)] amarok: [static void GstEngine::inputError_cb(GstElement*, GstElement*, GError*, gchar*, void*)] amarok: [void GstEngine::handleInputError()] amarok: ERROR: An input bin has signaled an error condition, destroying. amarok: [void GstEngine::destroyInput(InputPipeline*)] amarok: [Gst-Engine] Destroying input pipeline. amarok: BEGIN [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] amarok: Destroying input bin. amarok: END [InputPipeline::~InputPipeline()] amarok: ERROR: [GStreamer Error] Internal GStreamer error: negotiation problem. File a bug. [damir@Asteraceae Züriwest Retour]$
*** Bug has been marked as fixed ***.
it is solved: if i click on a song in m4a and using gst-engine, it plays immediately thanx! however, there is one small thing, that is still not OK: Bug 91181 : after playing the one song, the player do not advance to the next track