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Heiko123 · 2014-12-05, 08:14

Hello,

with the new Kodi helix rc2 version on my tronsmart rk3288, have I the follow problem.
All hardware- acceleration is activ
All h264 live-tv ist fine and the correct size 16:9
But
All my normal sd mpg2 channels is playing in 4:3 Huh

If I deactivated the hardware-accel. then is the size correct 16:9, but stuttered.

Have anyone the same problem?

tleyh · 2014-12-10, 12:44

I have the same problem! All HD channels are displayed correctly in 16:9 but SD is crushed into 4.3 format. Using Kodi RC3 on Amazon FireTV with DVBLink IPTV Server on a Synology NAS.

Cheers, Thorsten

Koying · 2014-12-10, 13:02

Mmm... Strange. Should had been solved for mediacodec in RC3.
What about with libstagefright only?

tleyh · (This post was last modified: 2014-12-10, 13:14 by tleyh.)

(2014-12-10, 13:02)Koying Wrote: Mmm... Strange. Should had been solved for mediacodec in RC3.
What about with libstagefright only?

I using libstagefright only. Have unchecked mediacodec, because of some user hints that the TV motion runs smoother without it. Should I test with mediacodec again?
Have just installed the nightly build from today but not tested yet.

Thorsten

Koying · 2014-12-10, 13:24

Yes, please test with mediacodec to confirm it's ok there.

tleyh · 2014-12-10, 13:27

(2014-12-10, 13:24)Koying Wrote: Yes, please test with mediacodec to confirm it's ok there.

Ok, give me a couple of minutes please

tleyh · 2014-12-10, 13:40

(2014-12-10, 13:24)Koying Wrote: Yes, please test with mediacodec to confirm it's ok there.

Confirmed, with mediacodec the aspect ratio is now 16:9 as it should be :-)

But couldn't check if the picture motion is affected by the mediacodec. As I told you before some users reported stuttering effects when using the mediacodec. Do you know this issues and possible solution?

Thanks again, Thorsten

Koying · 2014-12-10, 13:46

Well, there's been a bunch of patches to mediacodec lately, especially one solving a stuttering effect (but on Nexus Player), so it's worth giving it a try.

tleyh · 2014-12-10, 13:50

(2014-12-10, 13:46)Koying Wrote: Well, there's been a bunch of patches to mediacodec lately, especially one solving a stuttering effect (but on Nexus Player), so it's worth giving it a try.

Ok, will give you a feedback later on!

tleyh · 2014-12-11, 12:45

ok mediacodec works fine but!!! when you enter the OSD/channel information while a TV channel plays, the video in the background is stuttering. This happens just with mediacodec, with libstagefright no problems.

Scottland · 2014-12-31, 20:50

Same problem here, with libstagefright playback is ok but SD channels are forced to 4:3 with mediacodec playback stutters.

mini__me · 2015-09-22, 11:44

Hi there,

I've just upgraded my SPMC 14.1 install on my FireTV's to 15.2 RC2 and I'm seeing this issue, it's resolved if I untick libstagefright hardware acceleration, however surely that means I'm loosing that hardware acceleration for other formats.

I also have a Sony Android TV running 15.2 RC2 that plays the videos fine with libstagefright enabled so it's related to the FireTVs alone.

Cheers

mini

switchcore · 2016-10-12, 18:49

Hi, reviving old thread

I have this issue on my nvidia shield tv running kodi from google play (16.1 i believe).
In hardware acceleration menu i can enable/disable mediacodec (surface) and mediacodec.
If i disable mediacodec, aspect ratio is correct but i get studder on some 1080p movies and on 4k demo channel.

Any suggestions?

/Jerry

deadlast · 2018-10-24, 07:07

Is this still an issue in Kodi 18 for some with the Shield?

I only get it on MPEG2 SD Streams.

I posted something similar in another thread, but the symptoms/details of what I'm seeing are well explained in this thread.