Media Support/OS X/Video Tests

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    This page describes Video Tests that we've run with LibreOffice on macOS to test our media support.

    HINT: For a summary of supported media types, look at the tables on the Media Support/Summary page.

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    Video Formats Test Results

    REMEMBER: On macOS we use QuickTime/(AVFoundation) for video playback. If the framework doesn't support video playback of a particular codec, LibreOffice probably won't, either.

    Video: 2014-08-xx

    Notes from Alex's testing in tdf#79546:

    1. Start Impress
    2. Insert a video file
    3. Start slideshow display

    Expected: video should play and be visible with sound

    Test 1

    Video testing

    Video - 2014-08-xx - (Note: This build included the --enable-vlc switch)
    File format macOS Version LibreOffice version Tests in LibreOffice Tests in other applications Notes
    Insert Preview Preview Playback Fullscreen slideshow Plays in QuickTime? Plays in other media players?
    AVI 10.9.3 4.4.0.0.alpha0+ Yes Yes No No ? Yes - MplayerX
    MP4 10.9.3 4.4.0.0.alpha0+ Yes Yes Sound only Partial sound w/dropout; No video Yes MplayerX & VLC
    MP4 10.9.3 3.4.2 Yes No Sound only Yes Yes MplayerX & VLC
    WEBM (Vorbis + VP8 in MKV?) 10.9.3 4.4.0.0.alpha0+ Yes Yes Sound only Sound only ? MplayerX & VLC
    WMV 10.9.3 4.4.0.0.alpha0+ Yes Yes Sound only Sound only ? MplayerX & VLC
    OGV (vorbis + theora in OGG?) 10.9.3 4.4.0.0.alpha0+ Yes Yes Sound only Sound only ? MplayerX & VLC

    Video: 2014-08-29

    Test 2

    Testing video playback on macOS

    Video - 2014-08-29 - QuickTime 10.3 - (--enable-vlc switch disabled)
    File format macOS Version QuickTime recognize container? Plays without Perian? Plays with Perian? Plays in other media players? Notes
    MP4 (MP4A, H.264) 10.9.4? Yes Yes Yes (?) (tested?) playback in QuickTime without conversion
    AVI (IV4L codec) 10.9.4? No No No Yes: VLC + MPlayerX
    WMV (WMV3/WMV9, WMA2) 10.9.4? No No No Yes: VLC + MPlayerX
    OGV (Xiph Theora, VORBIS) 10.9.4? No No No Yes: VLC + MPlayerX
    WebM (MKV + Vorbis, VP8) 10.9.4? Yes (?) Video only ? Yes: VLC + MPlayerX QuickTime appears to convert to MOV on the fly, but loses audio

    Video: 2014-09-01

    Test 3: Removing QuickTime integration from LibreOffice

    Alex writes: 

    Removed libavQuickTimelo.dylib from installed application bundle

    Test:
   Loaded my test Impress file containing the inserted video
   files from tdf#79546.
    Video - 2014-09-01 - Personal 4.4.0 master build - (--enable-vlc switch disabled)
    File format macOS Version LibreOffice version Insert in LibreOffice LO: Preview LO: Preview Playback LO: Fullscreen slideshow Plays in QuickTime? Plays in other media players? Notes
    MP4 (MP4A, H.264) 10.9.4 4.4.0.0.alpha0+ No No No No ? ? QuickTime 10.3-supported container/codec, but PLAYBACK FAILS.
    AVI (IV4L codec) 10.9.4 4.4.0.0.alpha0+ No No No No ? ?
    WMV (WMV3/WMV9, WMA2) 10.9.4 4.4.0.0.alpha0+ No No No No ? ?
    OGV (Xiph Theora, VORBIS) 10.9.4 4.4.0.0.alpha0+ No No No No ? ?
    WebM (MKV + Vorbis, VP8) 10.9.4 4.4.0.0.alpha0+ No? ? ? ? ? ?
    MOV (___, ___) 10.9.4 4.4.0.0.alpha0+ Yes No (blank object placeholder) No Blank side; no audio/video ? ? No media controls on click

    CONCLUSION: Removing the libavquicktimelo.dylib library from the LO application bundle does not correctly fallback to the libAVF library.

    Video: 4.4.0.1

    • macOS 10.9.5 x86-64
    • Testing with TDF build of LibreOffice 4.4.0.1 RC
    • Using the system's QuickTime Player Version 10.3 (727.4)
    • (As expected) Trying to install WebM or XiphQT Components support into QuickTime does not appear to have an effect on the codecs supported by QuickTime
    Video - 2014-12-27 - LibreOffice 4.4.0.1 - macOS 10.9.5
    File Tests in Impress Window Mode Tests in Impress Fullscreen Mode Tests in other apps Notes
    Format Video Audio Insert Preview image Playback Pause, then Play Stop, then Play Seek Seek and Play Playback Plays in QuickTime 10.3? Plays in other media players?
    ASF (Microsoft Advanced Systems Format/ Advanced Streaming Format/ Active Streaming Format) MSMPEG4 MP2 Yes No No No No No No No No
    AVI MSMPEG4 MP3 Yes No No No No No No No No
    DV (DIF Movie file) DVVIDEO PCM Yes No No No No No No No Yes
    MOV (Apple QuickTime) MPEG4 AAC Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
    MP2 (MPEG-2) MPEG2VIDEO MP3 Yes No No No No No No No Yes
    MP4 (MPEGv4) MPEG4 AAC Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
    MPG (MPEGv1) MPEG1VIDEO MP2 Yes No No No No No No No Yes
    RM (RealMedia) RV10 AC3 Yes No No No No No No No No
    WebM VP8 Vorbis Yes No No No No No No No No
    WMV (Windows Media Video) WMV2 WMAV2 Yes No No No No No No No No
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