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managedata · (This post was last modified: 2015-04-15, 20:57 by managedata.)

Hi,

when I try to play WTV-files (recorded with my Windows 7 media center) on my raspberry pi with Kodi the file plays for a very short time and then the video stops.
When I play the same files with Gotham anything is OK.

What is the problem?

Best regards

managedata

Milhouse · 2015-04-14, 20:37

A) Remove the log from your post and upload to pastebin.com or xbmclogs.com
B) Don't cut logs, post the entire log

managedata · 2015-04-15, 21:19

Hi,

A) done
B) done, see

http://xbmclogs.com/p0hji621v (Kodi error; file plays only for one second)
http://xbmclogs.com/p1vwrumsm (Gotham; file plays without problems)

**popcornmix** · 2015-04-15, 21:27

The log just seems to get an end of file:

Code:
20:51:20 T:2906035264    INFO: Process - eof reading from demuxer

Do you get this with all wtv files? Can you provide a small (few minutes) sample?

noggin · (This post was last modified: 2015-04-15, 21:42 by noggin.)

I have no problems with current OE builds with MPEG2 and H264 .wtv files recorded from DVB-S2 sources in Europe. (Audio is a mix of MP2 and AC3) on either the Pi 2 (with MPEG2 licence installed) or a Chromebox.

managedata · 2015-04-15, 22:10

I recorded a short file (8 minutes). This file is played. (log file http://xbmclogs.com/pvnsvggqu)
I had the same behavior with Frodo. I think in Frodo was a problem with wtv files bigger than 2 GB.

managedata · 2015-04-16, 10:53

Sorry, I had uploaded the wrong log file from Gotham not from Kodi.
The right one is http://xbmclogs.com/pmyls1qdz

The small file is played, the longer ones not.

**popcornmix** · 2015-04-16, 12:32

How long does it take to open (or fail to open) the wtv files?

managedata · 2015-04-16, 13:27

Long (failing) file: 34 seconds to start.
Short (playing) file: 4 seconds to start.

**popcornmix** · 2015-04-16, 14:36

I think the problem is that kodi will timeout a stream that takes more than 30 seconds to open.
ffmpeg takes a long time to generate the indexes of wtv files: O(n^2) with duration.

I made a patch to ffmeg that makes this time O(n).
I don't believe your build has this patch applied.

I'd suggest trying Openelec or OSMC which should have that patch applied.

managedata · 2015-04-16, 20:48

I cannot boot OSMC RC 2 at the moment (rainbow screen while booting)

I will use Gotham until OSCM is stable. Maybe I will give Openelec a try.

Thank you for your help.