Encountering the same issue with the released Ubuntu Mate 16.04, did install ubuntu-restricted-extras
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ffplay -vcodec h264_mmal /srv/player/data/media/571b9c29-530c-4e41-aa42-050eac110004/media/apple-tv-b1-2.mp4
ffplay version 2.8.6-1ubuntu2+rpi1~xenial1.8 Copyright (c) 2003-2016 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 5.3.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 5.3.1-13ubuntu6) 20160407
configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version='1ubuntu2+rpi1~xenial1.8' --build-suffix=-ffmpeg --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf --incdir=/usr/include/arm-linux-gnueabihf --cc=cc --cxx=g++ --enable-gpl --enable-shared --disable-stripping --disable-decoder=libopenjpeg --disable-decoder=libschroedinger --enable-avresample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzvbi --enable-openal --enable-opengl --enable-x11grab --enable-mmal --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libiec61883 --enable-libzmq --enable-frei0r --enable-libx264
WARNING: library configuration mismatch
avcodec configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version='1ubuntu2+rpi1~xenial1.8' --build-suffix=-ffmpeg --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf --incdir=/usr/include/arm-linux-gnueabihf --cc=cc --cxx=g++ --enable-gpl --enable-shared --disable-stripping --disable-decoder=libopenjpeg --disable-decoder=libschroedinger --enable-avresample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzvbi --enable-openal --enable-opengl --enable-x11grab --enable-mmal --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libiec61883 --enable-libzmq --enable-frei0r --enable-libx264 --enable-version3 --disable-doc --disable-programs --disable-avdevice --disable-avfilter --disable-avformat --disable-avresample --disable-postproc --disable-swscale --enable-libopencore_amrnb --enable-libopencore_amrwb --enable-libvo_aacenc --enable-libvo_amrwbenc
libavutil 54. 31.100 / 54. 31.100
libavcodec 56. 60.100 / 56. 60.100
libavformat 56. 40.101 / 56. 40.101
libavdevice 56. 4.100 / 56. 4.100
libavfilter 5. 40.101 / 5. 40.101
libavresample 2. 1. 0 / 2. 1. 0
libswscale 3. 1.101 / 3. 1.101
libswresample 1. 2.101 / 1. 2.101
libpostproc 53. 3.100 / 53. 3.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/srv/player/data/media/571b9c29-530c-4e41-aa42-050eac110004/media/apple-tv-b1-2.mp4':
Metadata:
major_brand : isom
minor_version : 512
compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
creation_time : 2015-09-22 18:33:35
encoder : Lavf56.1.0
Duration: 00:03:59.83, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 3755 kb/s
Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(tv, bt709), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 3751 kb/s, 30 fps, 30 tbr, 30030 tbn, 60060 tbc (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2015-09-22 18:33:35
handler_name : VideoHandler
mmal: mmal_vc_port_enable: failed to enable port vc.ril.video_decode:out:0(I420): ENOMEM
mmal: mmal_port_enable: failed to enable port vc.ril.video_decode:out:0(I420)(0x6b206990) (ENOMEM)
mmal: mmal_port_disable: port vc.ril.video_decode:out:0(I420)(0x6b206990) is not enabled
Failed to open file '/srv/player/data/media/571b9c29-530c-4e41-aa42-050eac110004/media/apple-tv-b1-2.mp4' or configure filtergraph
nan : 0.000 fd= 0 aq= 0KB vq= 0KB sq= 0B f=0/0
Any ideas?