Missing plugin: meta/x-gst-fourcc-mett-Decoder when trying to play video recorded with Google Pixel 8
Describe your issue
When trying to play a video recorded with google Pixel 8, the following message is displayed:
** Message: 09:12:56.445: Missing plugin: gstreamer|1.0|totem|meta/x-gst-fourcc-mett-Decoder|decoder-meta/x-gst-fourcc-mett (meta/x-gst-fourcc-mett-Decoder)If one cancels the pop-up, the video still plays, but playback in Shotwell does not work for example.
Expected Behavior
Video plays without problems
Observed Behavior
- Totem: pop-up with error message appeared
- Shotwell: video does not play at all
Setup
- Operating System: Fedora 40 x86_64
- Device: Computer
- GStreamer Version: gstreamer1-1.24.4-1.fc40.x86_64
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Command line:
totem PXL_20240514_172431885.mp4
Steps to reproduce the bug
- record a video with Pixel 8
- transfer it to a PC
- attempt to play it
How reproducible is the bug?
Always
Screenshots if relevant
Solutions you have tried
Related non-duplicate issues
Additional Information
Mediainfo output:
$ mediainfo PXL_20240514_172431885.mp4
General
Complete name : PXL_20240514_172431885.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom (isom/iso2/mp41)
File size : 171 MiB
Duration : 1 min 11 s
Overall bit rate : 20.1 Mb/s
Frame rate : 30.000 FPS
Encoded date : 2024-05-14 17:25:44 UTC
Tagged date : 2024-05-14 17:25:44 UTC
com.android.manufacturer : Google
com.android.model : Pixel 8
Video
ID : 3
Format : HEVC
Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
Format profile : Main@L5.1@Main
Codec ID : hvc1
Codec ID/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
Duration : 1 min 11 s
Bit rate : 19.8 Mb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 30.000 FPS
Minimum frame rate : 26.140 FPS
Maximum frame rate : 35.253 FPS
Real frame rate : 30.000 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.319
Stream size : 169 MiB (99%)
Title : VideoHandle
Language : English
Encoded date : 2024-05-14 17:25:44 UTC
Tagged date : 2024-05-14 17:25:44 UTC
Color range : Full
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Codec configuration box : hvcC
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 1 min 11 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 192 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 1.63 MiB (1%)
Title : SoundHandle
Language : English
Encoded date : 2024-05-14 17:25:44 UTC
Tagged date : 2024-05-14 17:25:44 UTC
Other
ID : 1
Type : meta
Format : mett
Codec ID : mett
Duration : 1 min 11 s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Title : MetaHandle
Language : English
Encoded date : 2024-05-14 17:25:44 UTC
Tagged date : 2024-05-14 17:25:44 UTCEdited by Julian Sikorski