[ReggedForThis]

I've been having this problem since Dharma, and I'm still having it on the Eden RC. When I leave XBMC alone for a while and then come back to it, I get a huge delay when starting playback, usually followed by the audio playing and video stuttering, then finally I get normal playback.

I finally thought to grab a debug log for it last night.

Code:

22:29:50 T:2559249264  NOTICE: Display resolution ADJUST : 1920x1080 @ 60.00 - Full Screen (12) (weight: 0.001)
22:29:50 T:2559249264   DEBUG: CVideoReferenceClock: Clock speed 100.100000%
22:29:50 T:2939181936   DEBUG: CDVDPlayer::SetCaching - caching state 0
22:29:51 T:2939181936   DEBUG: CDVDPlayer::HandleMessages - player started 2
22:29:55 T:2559249264   DEBUG: CPullupCorrection: detected pattern of length 1: 33366.67, frameduration: 33366.666667
22:29:59 T:2559249264 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(video)::Get - asked for new data packet, with nothing available
22:29:59 T:2559249264    INFO: CDVDPlayerVideo - Stillframe detected, switching to forced 29.970030 fps
22:29:59 T:2559249264   DEBUG: CPullupCorrection: pattern lost on diff 166833.333333
22:30:13 T:2776202096   DEBUG: Thread Jobworker 2776202096 terminating (autodelete)
22:30:13 T:2814143344   DEBUG: Thread Jobworker 2814143344 terminating (autodelete)
22:30:13 T:2795866992   DEBUG: Thread Jobworker 2795866992 terminating (autodelete)
22:30:13 T:2863647600   DEBUG: Thread Jobworker 2863647600 terminating (autodelete)
22:30:31 T:2559249264   DEBUG: CPullupCorrection: detected pattern of length 1: 33366.67, frameduration: 33366.666667
22:31:00 T:2550856560   DEBUG: SetActiveDevice - SetActiveDevice from 0 to 2
22:31:00 T:2550856560   DEBUG: RemoveActiveDevice - Removing device 0
22:31:00 T:3017975568   DEBUG: Activating window ID: 12005
22:31:00 T:2550856560   DEBUG: Initialize - using alsa device plug:'hdmi:CARD=NVidia'
22:31:00 T:3017975568   DEBUG: ------ Window Deinit (MyVideoNav.xml) ------
22:31:00 T:3017975568   DEBUG: ------ Window Init (VideoFullScreen.xml) ------
22:31:00 T:3017975568    INFO: Loading skin file: VideoFullScreen.xml
22:31:01 T:2550856560   DEBUG: CALSADirectSound::Initialize - frame count:512, packet count:16, buffer size:8192

Can anyone tell me what it's doing here, what those length delays are between 22:29:50 and 22:31:00 are caused by, and why it only happens the first time I play back a file? If I stop and restart the same video, it plays normally on the second attempt.

[alexpigment]

I think I've been running into this same issue, except that this didn't occur for me on either of my two Revo 1600 boxes running Dharma. I posted about this in another thread, but didn't get much help:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=124708

I'm waiting for a new RC to wipe and reinstall on this box and I'll see if it still happens.

[Chuck King]

I get the same thing but not a huge delay. Just a tiny bit and sometimes not at all.

[alexpigment]

I get the same thing but not a huge delay. Just a tiny bit and sometimes not at all.

If it's anything like my experience, the length depends on either the resolution or perhaps the complexity of the video file being played. For instance, a 1080p MP4 induces a long delay - an SD AVI/DivX file takes a few seconds.