I have just upgraded from Ubuntu 8.10 to 9.04 and the audio from Blender 2.48a Sequencer is only a bunch of noise using the package from the repository. Instead using the version downloaded from http://www.blender.org still function very well, even using pulseaudio.
Here I can show you the messages in the terminal displayed by the "blender.org" (the functioning one) version when I play an mp3 file:
I have just upgraded from Ubuntu 8.10 to 9.04 and the audio from Blender 2.48a Sequencer is only a bunch of noise using the package from the repository. Instead using the version downloaded from http:// www.blender. org still function very well, even using pulseaudio.
Here I can show you the messages in the terminal displayed by the "blender.org" (the functioning one) version when I play an mp3 file:
################ BLENDER.ORG ####### ####### ####### ####### ####### ###### nicola- laptop: ~$ export SDL_AUDIODRIVER =pulse && /home/nicola/ Pubblici/ blender- 2.48/blender nicola/ Musica/ Non_classificat a/Festivalbar_ 2008_Rossa/ 05-duffy- mercy.mp3' :
nicola@
Compiled with Python version 2.5.4.
Checking for installed Python... got it!
X Display: :0.0
Magellan App Window: 0x4800002
Command Event Atom=0
Motion Event Atom=0
Btn Press Event Atom=0
Btn Release Event Atom=0
No 3Dconnexion driver is running.
Input #0, mp3, from '/home/
Duration: 00:03:34.2, bitrate: 192 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, stereo, 192 kb/s
mdb:68, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
mdb:68, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
mdb:68, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 1
mdb:68, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 1
mdb:136, lastbuf:68 skipping granule 0
mdb:136, lastbuf:68 skipping granule 0
mdb:136, lastbuf:68 skipping granule 1
mdb:136, lastbuf:68 skipping granule 1
mdb:204, lastbuf:136 skipping granule 0
mdb:204, lastbuf:136 skipping granule 0
mdb:204, lastbuf:136 skipping granule 1
mdb:204, lastbuf:136 skipping granule 1
mdb:272, lastbuf:204 skipping granule 0
mdb:272, lastbuf:204 skipping granule 0
mdb:272, lastbuf:204 skipping granule 1
mdb:272, lastbuf:204 skipping granule 1
mdb:340, lastbuf:272 skipping granule 0
mdb:340, lastbuf:272 skipping granule 0
mdb:340, lastbuf:272 skipping granule 1
mdb:340, lastbuf:272 skipping granule 1
mdb:408, lastbuf:340 skipping granule 0
mdb:408, lastbuf:340 skipping granule 0
mdb:408, lastbuf:340 skipping granule 1
mdb:408, lastbuf:340 skipping granule 1
mdb:476, lastbuf:408 skipping granule 0
mdb:476, lastbuf:408 skipping granule 0
mdb:476, lastbuf:408 skipping granule 1
mdb:476, lastbuf:408 skipping granule 1
mdb:511, lastbuf:476 skipping granule 0
mdb:511, lastbuf:476 skipping granule 0
mdb:511, lastbuf:476 skipping granule 1
mdb:511, lastbuf:476 skipping granule 1
mdb:30, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
Saved session recovery to /tmp/quit.blend
Blender quit nicola- laptop: ~$ ####### ####### ####### ####### ######
nicola@
################ BLENDER.ORG #######
Here I can show you the messages in the terminal displayed by the "Ubuntu blender package" version when I play an mp3 file:
################ UBUNTU BLENDER PACKAGE ####### ####### ####### ####### #### nicola- laptop: ~$ export SDL_AUDIODRIVER =pulse && blender nicola/ Musica/ Non_classificat a/Festivalbar_ 2008_Rossa/ 05-duffy- mercy.mp3' : MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE MAX_AUDIO_ FRAME_SIZE .blender/ quit.blend
nicola@
Compiled with Python version 2.6.2.
Checking for installed Python... got it!
X Display: :0.0
Magellan App Window: 0x4600002
Command Event Atom=0
Motion Event Atom=0
Btn Press Event Atom=0
Btn Release Event Atom=0
No 3Dconnexion driver is running.
Input #0, mp3, from '/home/
Duration: 00:03:41.77, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 185 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 112 kb/s
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:15, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Last message repeated 16733 times
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:29, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Last message repeated 8360 times
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:45, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Last message repeated 8356 times
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:41, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Last message repeated 16702 times
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:35, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Last message repeated 8341 times
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:39, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Last message repeated 16672 times
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:38, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Last message repeated 8329 times
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:52, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Last message repeated 41596 times
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:23, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Last message repeated 8306 times
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:19, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Last message repeated 8302 times
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:36, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Last message repeated 33177 times
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:36, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Last message repeated 8283 times
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:46, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Last message repeated 8279 times
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:27, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Last message repeated 8276 times
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:52, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Last message repeated 8325 times
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]mdb:43, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
[mp3 @ 0x932b5a0]buffer smaller than AVCODEC_
Saved session recovery to /home/nicola/
Blender quit nicola- laptop: ~$ ####### ####### ####### ####
nicola@
################ UBUNTU BLENDER PACKAGE #######
I hope this can help. Blender is a very useful and powerful video editor for Linux.