Custom animation player fails to play output video with arguments. #99292

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Sanath Shetty · 2022-06-30T11:13:20+02:00

Sanath Shetty commented

2022-06-30 11:13:20 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Linux-4.14.78-gentoo-x86_64-AMD_FX-tm-8350_Eight-Core_Processor-with-glibc2.27 64 Bits
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 470.103.01

Blender Version
Broken: version: 3.2.1 Release Candidate, branch: master, commit date: 2022-06-29 14:18, hash: 92d1fab5cf
Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected)

Short description of error
Blender 2.8 onwards fails to play output video when video player is set to custom with an argument. This works fine with just the application path. Blender 2.7 vesions don't have this problem.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
In Preferences > Filepaths set the animation player to custom and put the path to the application for example /usr/bin/mpv --loop. Notice here i have put "--loop" argument. Blender won't play the output video with this path. with just /usr/bin/mpv the video plays. I have attached the screenshots below.

**System Information** Operating system: Linux-4.14.78-gentoo-x86_64-AMD_FX-tm-8350_Eight-Core_Processor-with-glibc2.27 64 Bits Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 470.103.01 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 3.2.1 Release Candidate, branch: master, commit date: 2022-06-29 14:18, hash: `92d1fab5cf` Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected) **Short description of error** Blender 2.8 onwards fails to play output video when video player is set to custom with an argument. This works fine with just the application path. Blender 2.7 vesions don't have this problem. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** In Preferences > Filepaths set the animation player to custom and put the path to the application for example /usr/bin/mpv --loop. Notice here i have put "--loop" argument. Blender won't play the output video with this path. with just /usr/bin/mpv the video plays. I have attached the screenshots below. ![Screenshot_2022-06-30_14-39-03.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F13241827/Screenshot_2022-06-30_14-39-03.png) ![Screenshot_2022-06-30_14-40-02.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F13241822/Screenshot_2022-06-30_14-40-02.png)

Sanath Shetty commented

2022-06-30 11:13:20 +02:00

Added subscriber: @sanath

Germano Cavalcante commented

2022-07-01 15:05:34 +02:00

Added subscriber: @mano-wii

Germano Cavalcante commented

2022-07-01 15:05:34 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Needs User Info'

Germano Cavalcante commented

2022-07-01 15:05:34 +02:00

It may be related to this change 07e5337615 (made in Blender 2.68).
Could you check if reverting it fixes the problem?

However it is mentioned that this was a change to fix something (the description could be improved).

It may be related to this change 07e5337615 (made in Blender 2.68). Could you check if reverting it fixes the problem? However it is mentioned that this was a change to fix something (the description could be improved).

Sanath Shetty commented

2022-07-02 04:50:31 +02:00

How do I revert it? Also the command "/usr/bin/mpv --loop" works fine in 2.7 versions.

Germano Cavalcante commented

2022-07-02 04:54:05 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs User Info' to: 'Needs Triage'

Sanath Shetty commented

2022-07-02 08:20:49 +02:00

I Checked again and it turns out it does not work with 2.76. But on 2.78 and 2.79 it works. And 2.8 onwards it does not.

Omar Emara commented

2022-07-04 12:23:31 +02:00

Added subscriber: @OmarEmaraDev

Omar Emara commented

2022-07-04 12:23:31 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Archived'

Omar Emara closed this issue

2022-07-04 12:23:31 +02:00

Omar Emara commented

2022-07-04 12:23:31 +02:00

I don't think this is a bug. The tool-tip of the option clearly states that it expects a path, not a command. Not sure why it worked on those two particular versions.

So the issue reported here is a request for modified/improved behavior and not a bug in current behavior. Closing as this bug tracker is only for bugs and errors.

For user requests and feedback, please use other channels: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Communication/Contact#User_Feedback_and_Requests

For more information on why this isn't considered a bug, visit: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Not_a_bug

I don't think this is a bug. The tool-tip of the option clearly states that it expects a path, not a command. Not sure why it worked on those two particular versions. So the issue reported here is a request for modified/improved behavior and not a bug in current behavior. Closing as this bug tracker is only for bugs and errors. For user requests and feedback, please use other channels: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Communication/Contact#User_Feedback_and_Requests For more information on why this isn't considered a bug, visit: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Not_a_bug

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Custom animation player fails to play output video with arguments. #99292