Public bug reported: Consider the attachments. If you run 'vlc playlist.m3u8', it plays fine. But if you run 'vlc playlist.m3u8 --sub-file subtitles.vtt' then nothing plays and you get '' on the console.
Console output without subs: [00000000008b4148] core libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. [00007f83a4c014e8] httplive stream: HTTP Live Streaming (/tmp/playlist.m3u8) [00007f83a4c21e98] ts demux: MPEG-4 descriptor not found for pid 0x102 type 0xf [00007f83a4de1278] packetizer_mpeg4audio packetizer: AAC channels: 2 samplerate: 44100 libva info: VA-API version 0.39.0 libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0 libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_39 libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0 [00007f83a4c018f8] avcodec decoder: Using Intel i965 driver for Intel(R) Sandybridge Mobile - 1.7.0 for hardware decoding. Console output with subs: VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80) [00000000016bb148] core libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. [00007fe05cc014e8] httplive stream: HTTP Live Streaming (/tmp/playlist.m3u8) [00007fe05cc21ce8] ts demux: MPEG-4 descriptor not found for pid 0x102 type 0xf [00007fe05cc020b8] core demux error: option sub-original-fps does not exist ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: vlc 2.2.2-5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-57.78-generic 4.4.35 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-57-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Jan 5 21:04:09 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-07 (1551 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120822.4) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE= TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: vlc UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-09 (271 days ago) ** Affects: vlc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial ** Attachment added: "subtitles.vtt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1654459/+attachment/4800653/+files/subtitles.vtt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1654459 Title: vlc can't play httplive streams with external subtitles To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1654459/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs