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decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec

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Description of problem or question
Handbrake starts scanning the DVD, but stops suddenly after short time.

I have encoded several hundred DVDs with Handbrake, but after my last distribution upgrade of OpenSuse, I am unable to get it to work again.
Maybe something more needs to be installed, that I have forgotten about. From the log,it seems like the program is not able to find a codec
Please see log below.
Help is greatly approeciated.


HandBrake version 1.0.7 (x86_64)


Operating system and version Opensuse Leap 42.3



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[19:40:24] gtkgui: HandBrake 1.0.7 (2017121000) - Linux x86_64 - https://handbrake.fr
[19:40:24] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[19:40:24] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[19:40:24] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[19:40:34] CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz
[19:40:34]  - Intel microarchitecture Sandy Bridge
[19:40:34]  - logical processor count: 4
[19:40:34] hb_scan: path=/dev/sr0, title_index=0
disc.c:424: error opening file BDMV/index.bdmv
disc.c:424: error opening file BDMV/BACKUP/index.bdmv
[19:40:34] bd: not a bd - trying as a stream/file instead
[19:40:34] dvd: Region mask 0xff
[19:40:34] dvd: Warning, DVD device has no region set
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 5.0.3
libdvdnav: DVD Title: When Marnie Was There
libdvdnav: DVD Serial Number: 48346a2e
libdvdnav: DVD Title (Alternative): 
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

libdvdread: Attempting to retrieve all CSS keys
libdvdread: This can take a _long_ time, please be patient

libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB at 0x00000131
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB at 0x00009e54
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x0000a05f
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB at 0x002d9a52
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB at 0x002d9a57
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB at 0x002fe731
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB at 0x002fe736
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.VOB at 0x00309388
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_1.VOB at 0x0030938d
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Found 4 VTS's
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
[19:40:35] scan: DVD has 5 title(s)
[19:40:35] scan: scanning title 1
[19:40:35] scan: opening IFO for VTS 1
[19:40:35] scan: duration is 01:38:29 (5909240 ms)
[19:40:35] pgc_id: 1, pgn: 1: pgc: 0x7f40a002b610
[19:40:35] scan: vts=1, ttn=1, cells=0->14, blocks=0->2947451, 2947514 blocks
[19:40:35] scan: checking audio 1
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x80bd, lang=日本語 (AC3), 3cc=jpn ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: checking audio 2
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x81bd, lang=日本語 (AC3), 3cc=jpn ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: checking audio 3
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x82bd, lang=suomi (AC3), 3cc=fin ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: checking audio 4
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x83bd, lang=norsk (AC3), 3cc=nor ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: checking subtitle 1
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x20bd, lang=Unknown, 3cc=und ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: checking subtitle 2
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x22bd, lang=suomi, 3cc=fin ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: checking subtitle 3
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x24bd, lang=norsk, 3cc=nor ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: checking subtitle 4
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x26bd, lang=dansk, 3cc=dan ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: title 1 has 15 chapters
[19:40:35] scan: chap 1 c=0->0, b=0->239808 (239809), 485320 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 2 c=1->1, b=239809->362776 (122968), 246000 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 3 c=2->2, b=362777->619680 (256904), 516160 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 4 c=3->3, b=619681->825105 (205425), 411120 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 5 c=4->4, b=825106->1066256 (241151), 482160 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 6 c=5->5, b=1066257->1604000 (537744), 1075520 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 7 c=6->6, b=1604001->2027160 (423160), 846760 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 8 c=7->7, b=2027161->2342524 (315364), 630000 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 9 c=8->8, b=2342525->2524848 (182324), 364160 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 10 c=9->9, b=2524849->2676593 (151745), 302880 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 11 c=10->10, b=2676594->2846781 (170188), 341560 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 12 c=11->11, b=2846782->2947446 (100665), 206160 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 13 c=12->12, b=2947447->2947451 (5), 480 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 14 c=13->13, b=2947452->2947508 (57), 480 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 15 c=14->14, b=2947447->2947451 (5), 480 ms
[19:40:35] scan: aspect = 16:9
[19:40:35] scan: scanning title 2
[19:40:35] scan: opening IFO for VTS 2
[19:40:35] scan: duration is 00:04:25 (265480 ms)
[19:40:35] pgc_id: 1, pgn: 1: pgc: 0x7f40a001f280
[19:40:35] scan: vts=2, ttn=1, cells=0->2, blocks=0->107589, 107590 blocks
[19:40:35] scan: checking audio 1
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x80bd, lang=日本語 (AC3), 3cc=jpn ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: checking subtitle 1
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x20bd, lang=Unknown, 3cc=und ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: checking subtitle 2
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x21bd, lang=suomi, 3cc=fin ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: title 2 has 3 chapters
[19:40:35] scan: chap 1 c=0->0, b=0->43719 (43720), 108520 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 2 c=1->1, b=43720->107584 (63865), 156480 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 3 c=2->2, b=107585->107589 (5), 480 ms
[19:40:35] scan: aspect = 16:9
[19:40:35] scan: scanning title 3
[19:40:35] scan: opening IFO for VTS 2
[19:40:35] scan: duration is 00:01:56 (116560 ms)
[19:40:35] pgc_id: 2, pgn: 1: pgc: 0x7f40a0020150
[19:40:35] scan: vts=2, ttn=2, cells=0->5, blocks=107590->107589, 43126 blocks
[19:40:35] scan: checking audio 1
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x80bd, lang=日本語 (AC3), 3cc=jpn ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: checking subtitle 1
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x20bd, lang=Unknown, 3cc=und ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: checking subtitle 2
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x21bd, lang=suomi, 3cc=fin ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: title 3 has 6 chapters
[19:40:35] scan: chap 1 c=0->0, b=107590->114992 (7403), 20240 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 2 c=1->1, b=114993->122472 (7480), 20360 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 3 c=2->2, b=122473->135720 (13248), 34760 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 4 c=3->3, b=135721->143115 (7395), 20360 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 5 c=4->4, b=143116->150710 (7595), 20360 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 6 c=5->5, b=107585->107589 (5), 480 ms
[19:40:35] scan: aspect = 16:9
[19:40:35] scan: scanning title 4
[19:40:35] scan: opening IFO for VTS 3
[19:40:35] scan: duration is 00:01:50 (110040 ms)
[19:40:35] pgc_id: 1, pgn: 1: pgc: 0x7f40a001f690
[19:40:35] scan: vts=3, ttn=1, cells=0->1, blocks=0->44079, 44080 blocks
[19:40:35] scan: checking audio 1
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x80bd, lang=suomi (AC3), 3cc=fin ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: title 4 has 2 chapters
[19:40:35] scan: chap 1 c=0->0, b=0->44074 (44075), 109560 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 2 c=1->1, b=44075->44079 (5), 480 ms
[19:40:35] scan: aspect = 16:9
[19:40:35] scan: scanning title 5
[19:40:35] scan: opening IFO for VTS 4
[19:40:35] scan: duration is 00:01:36 (96680 ms)
[19:40:35] pgc_id: 1, pgn: 1: pgc: 0x7f40a001f890
[19:40:35] scan: vts=4, ttn=1, cells=0->1, blocks=0->35938, 35939 blocks
[19:40:35] scan: checking audio 1
[19:40:35] scan: id=0x80bd, lang=norsk (AC3), 3cc=nor ext=0
[19:40:35] scan: title 5 has 2 chapters
[19:40:35] scan: chap 1 c=0->0, b=0->35933 (35934), 96200 ms
[19:40:35] scan: chap 2 c=1->1, b=35934->35938 (5), 480 ms
[19:40:35] scan: aspect = 16:9
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[19:40:37] scan: decoding previews for title 1
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[19:40:37] scan: title angle(s) 1
[19:40:37] decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec for id (2)
[19:40:37] Decoder init failed!
[19:40:37] scan: decoding previews for title 1
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[19:40:37] scan: title angle(s) 1
[19:40:37] decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec for id (2)
[19:40:37] scan: decoding previews for title 2
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[19:40:37] scan: title angle(s) 1
[19:40:37] decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec for id (2)
[19:40:37] scan: decoding previews for title 2
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[19:40:37] scan: title angle(s) 1
[19:40:37] decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec for id (2)
[19:40:37] scan: decoding previews for title 3
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[19:40:37] scan: title angle(s) 1
[19:40:37] decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec for id (2)
[19:40:37] scan: decoding previews for title 3
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[19:40:37] scan: title angle(s) 1
[19:40:37] decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec for id (2)
[19:40:37] scan: decoding previews for title 4
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[19:40:37] scan: title angle(s) 1
[19:40:37] decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec for id (2)
[19:40:37] scan: decoding previews for title 4
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[19:40:37] scan: title angle(s) 1
[19:40:37] decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec for id (2)
[19:40:37] scan: decoding previews for title 5
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[19:40:37] scan: title angle(s) 1
[19:40:37] decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec for id (2)
[19:40:37] scan: decoding previews for title 5
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[19:40:37] scan: title angle(s) 1
[19:40:37] decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec for id (2)
[19:40:37] libhb: scan thread found 0 valid title(s)
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Re: decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec

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Try ripping with makemkv first.
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Re: decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec

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Are you using the OpenSuse builds? If so, take note of https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/1.0.0/get- ... brake.html
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Re: decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec

Post by bkv »

rollin_eng wrote: Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:29 pm Try ripping with makemkv first.
Handbrake wouldn't process the output of makemkv. Here is the log

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[20:09:43] gtkgui: HandBrake 1.0.7 (2017121000) - Linux x86_64 - https://handbrake.fr
[20:09:43] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[20:09:43] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[20:09:43] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[20:10:14] CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz
[20:10:14]  - Intel microarchitecture Sandy Bridge
[20:10:14]  - logical processor count: 4
[20:10:14] hb_scan: path=/home/bjorn/Videos/title00.mkv, title_index=0
udfread ERROR: ECMA 167 Volume Recognition failed
disc.c:323: failed opening UDF image /home/bjorn/Videos/title00.mkv
disc.c:424: error opening file BDMV/index.bdmv
disc.c:424: error opening file BDMV/BACKUP/index.bdmv
[20:10:14] bd: not a bd - trying as a stream/file instead
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 5.0.3
libdvdread:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
libdvdread:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.
libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO
[20:10:14] dvd: not a dvd - trying as a stream/file instead
Input #0, matroska,webm, from '/home/bjorn/Videos/title00.mkv':
  Metadata:
    encoder         : libmakemkv v1.12.0 (1.3.5/1.4.7) x86_64-suse-linux
    creation_time   : 2018-02-26T16:30:39.000000Z
  Duration: 01:44:11.52, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 8457 kb/s
    Chapter #0:0: start 0,000000, end 254,120000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 01
    Chapter #0:1: start 254,120000, end 685,440000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 02
    Chapter #0:2: start 685,440000, end 928,120000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 03
    Chapter #0:3: start 928,120000, end 1196,440000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 04
    Chapter #0:4: start 1196,440000, end 1564,520000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 05
    Chapter #0:5: start 1564,520000, end 1973,760000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 06
    Chapter #0:6: start 1973,760000, end 2367,640000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 07
    Chapter #0:7: start 2367,640000, end 2856,440000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 08
    Chapter #0:8: start 2856,440000, end 3240,880000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 09
    Chapter #0:9: start 3240,880000, end 3719,720000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 10
    Chapter #0:10: start 3719,720000, end 4228,360000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 11
    Chapter #0:11: start 4228,360000, end 4706,200000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 12
    Chapter #0:12: start 4706,200000, end 5150,120000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 13
    Chapter #0:13: start 5150,120000, end 5536,800000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 14
    Chapter #0:14: start 5536,800000, end 5957,960000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 15
    Chapter #0:15: start 5957,960000, end 6251,520000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 16
    Stream #0:0(eng): Video: mpeg2video, none(top first), 720x576, 8000 kb/s, SAR 64:45 DAR 16:9, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 1k tbn, 50 tbc
    Metadata:
      BPS-eng         : 8000000
      DURATION-eng    : 01:44:11.520000000
      NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 156288
      NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 6251520004
      SOURCE_ID-eng   : 0100E0
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.12.0 linux(x64-release)
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2018-02-26 16:30:39
      _STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
    Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 448 kb/s (default)
    Metadata:
      title           : Surround 5.1
      BPS-eng         : 448000
      DURATION-eng    : 01:44:11.488000000
      NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 195359
      NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 350083328
      SOURCE_ID-eng   : 0180BD
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.12.0 linux(x64-release)
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2018-02-26 16:30:39
      _STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
    Stream #0:2(nor): Subtitle: dvd_subtitle (default)
    Metadata:
      BPS-eng         : 4520
      DURATION-eng    : 01:40:17.235022222
      NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 1506
      NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 3400166
      SOURCE_ID-eng   : 0120BD
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.12.0 linux(x64-release)
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2018-02-26 16:30:39
      _STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
[20:10:14] scan: decoding previews for title 1
[20:10:14] No video decoder set!
[20:10:14] scan: decoding previews for title 1
[20:10:14] libhb: scan thread found 0 valid title(s)
Last edited by Anonymous on Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec

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s55 wrote: Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:29 pm Are you using the OpenSuse builds? If so, take note of https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/1.0.0/get- ... brake.html
OK, I see the pacman packages as listed as broken. Do you know f I can get builds for OpenSuse somewhere else?
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Re: decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec

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Are you using the official build?
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Re: decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec

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There isn't any official builds for OpenSuse. Only available as a build from source for that platform i'm afraid.
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Re: decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec

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rollin_eng wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2018 7:14 pm Are you using the official build?
No, the official build is for Ubuntu only. I use OpenSuse.
If the OpenSuse build is broken, I can't expect it to work. However, I have used that buid before.
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Re: decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec

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Doesn't really matter if you've used it before. It's built to use system libraries which is incompatible with HandBrake, so over time, the breakage increases.
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Re: decavcodecvInit: failed to find codec

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I also have an old lapt-top computer with Mint on it. Running Handbrake now.
Thanks, guys.

-Bjørn
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