Public bug reported: That is with the current ffmpeg shared in 16.04. So maybe consider reverting patch, i.e. 1.8.2-1 seems to work ok. Otherwise consider building with plugin supplied ffmpeg (called libav), there is recent precedent for static linking as seen by vlc last year.
Sample files - wmapro http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/A-codecs/WMA9/wmapro/New%20Stories%20(Highway%20Blues)-2.wma wmal http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/A-codecs/lossless/luckynight.wma ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: gstreamer1.0-libav 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-34.36~16.04.1-generic 4.8.11 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-34-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Feb 4 08:51:10 2017 SourcePackage: gst-libav1.0 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gst-libav1.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug regression-update third-party-packages xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1661842 Title: 0001-Only-use-AV_CODEC_ID_WRAPPED_AVFRAME-on-new-enough-l.patch breaks wma decoding To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-libav1.0/+bug/1661842/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs