2017-02-26, 00:54
2017-02-27, 12:21
It wouldn't play on my RPI2 either. I took the liberty of re-encoding the video with Handbrake and now it should work just fine...
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3yuR8...GtzNUdNcFU
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3yuR8...GtzNUdNcFU
2017-02-27, 12:36
Actually it does play on the RPi2 - quite well, once it starts; the concern as per my original post, is how long it takes to get started, which seems really quite long, like it is filling a buffer, or converting the file itself or preparing some other setting.
k.
k.
2017-02-27, 13:20
(2017-02-26, 00:54)jksmurf Wrote: [ -> ]Thanks smp1, I guess that getting a RPi3 won't fix it :-).
Tried your sample Example 1 on slightly overclocked Pi3 with small cache settings and it plays OK.
It starts immediately, stutters for 0.5-1 second, and then plays flowlessly till end.
2017-02-27, 15:36
(2017-02-27, 13:20)Sholander Wrote: [ -> ]It starts immediately, stutters for 0.5-1 second, and then plays flowlessly till end.Can you post your cache settings?
2017-02-27, 20:05
(2017-02-27, 15:36)smp1 Wrote: [ -> ](2017-02-27, 13:20)Sholander Wrote: [ -> ]It starts immediately, stutters for 0.5-1 second, and then plays flowlessly till end.Can you post your cache settings?
Cache:
Code:
<advancedsettings>
<splash>false</splash>
<cache>
<buffermode>1</buffermode>
<memorysize>139460608</memorysize>
<readfactor>4.0</readfactor>
</cache>
</advancedsettings>
OC:
Code:
arm_freq=1250
core_freq=500
gpu_freq=500
over_voltage=2
sdram_freq=500
over_voltage_sdram=4
sdram_schmoo=0x02000020
2017-02-28, 02:07
(2017-02-27, 13:20)Sholander Wrote: [ -> ]Tried your sample Example 1 on slightly overclocked Pi3 with small cache settings and it plays OK.
It starts immediately, stutters for 0.5-1 second, and then plays flowlessly till end.
Thanks for giving it a try, and sending cache settings. If possible, without inconveniencing you and dependent on your network speed, could you possibly try with the larger file?
My cache settings were
Code:
<advancedsettings>
<cache>
<buffermode>1</buffermode>
<cachemembuffersize>139460608</cachemembuffersize>
<readbufferfactor>5</readbufferfactor>
</cache>
<network>
<curlclienttimeout>10</curlclienttimeout>
<curllowspeedtime>10</curllowspeedtime>
<curlretries>2</curlretries>
</network>
I'm not sure where to read off the OC settings; as above I set mine to "Medium"
2017-02-28, 22:38
Playing one of jksmurf's samples on Android Kodi and SPMC, x86 LE Chromebox and Win32 vv17 and v18 nightlies I see the same buffering so this does not really looki like an RPi issue. Files remuxed to .ts play fine
Martin
Martin
2017-03-01, 17:21
Might be worth creating a trac ticket if the buffering issue occurs on multiple platforms.
2017-03-03, 05:08
I could give this a try, although whilst I have read the method, I am not really qualified to answer any questions/requests for tests which might arise from it. I'm not sure if referring to this thread is permitted either, but details from the original fellow and a second person with a similar file may be useful. I am the third with a similar issue, emveepee, on a second platform suggests he is a fourth.
k.
k.
2017-03-05, 05:01
Argh.
I just submitted a ticket http://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/17373 but discovered 2 seconds later someone had done so in http://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/17371 . Thanks whoever that was.
k.
I just submitted a ticket http://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/17373 but discovered 2 seconds later someone had done so in http://trac.kodi.tv/ticket/17371 . Thanks whoever that was.
k.
2017-03-05, 14:58
(2017-02-28, 02:07)jksmurf Wrote: [ -> ](2017-02-27, 13:20)Sholander Wrote: [ -> ]Tried your sample Example 1 on slightly overclocked Pi3 with small cache settings and it plays OK.
It starts immediately, stutters for 0.5-1 second, and then plays flowlessly till end.
Thanks for giving it a try, and sending cache settings. If possible, without inconveniencing you and dependent on your network speed, could you possibly try with the larger file?
My cache settings were
Code:<advancedsettings>
<cache>
<buffermode>1</buffermode>
<cachemembuffersize>139460608</cachemembuffersize>
<readbufferfactor>5</readbufferfactor>
</cache>
<network>
<curlclienttimeout>10</curlclienttimeout>
<curllowspeedtime>10</curllowspeedtime>
<curlretries>2</curlretries>
</network>
I'm not sure where to read off the OC settings; as above I set mine to "Medium"
your buffer settings are wrong, check the wiki for updated krypton settings
2017-03-06, 07:43
Quote:FUTURE KRYPTON FEATURE
In Kodi v17, the following tags are removed from <network> and placed under a new <cache> tag.
Also, <cachemembuffersize> is renamed to <memorysize> and <readbufferfactor> is renamed to <readfactor>.
Ooops, right you are, I had in post 14 above changed the advancedsettings.xml to reflect the new <cache></cache> and <network></network> sections from the link, but forgot to rename the <cachemembuffersize> to <memorysize> and <readbufferfactor> to <readfactor>.
Will try again.
k.
2017-03-07, 13:32
Tried with revised advancedsettings.xml, still get a long pause on the Larger Example File so I believe the issue remains.
Code:
<advancedsettings>
<cache>
<buffermode>1</buffermode>
<memorysize>139460608</memorysize>
<readfactor>5</readfactor>
</cache>
<network>
<curlclienttimeout>10</curlclienttimeout>
<curllowspeedtime>10</curllowspeedtime>
<curlretries>2</curlretries>
<pathsubstitution>
<substitute>
<from>D:/GBPVRVids/</from>
<to>smb://SMURFPC/GBPVRVIDS/</to>
</substitute>
<substitute>
<from>G:/ArchivedMovies/</from>
<to>smb://SMURFPC/ARCHIVEDMOVIES/</to>
</substitute>
</pathsubstitution>
</advancedsettings>
2017-03-14, 11:10
Glad to see that I'm not the only one having problems with my 1080p50 GroPro videos. As exactly described above my videos play fine for about 1-2 secs, then freeze for a longer period. You can overcome this a little by forced time jumps as @Sam81 already pointed out. I tried several buffering setups in advandedsettings.xml without any effect. Maybe overclocking might help but since @emveepee reported this even on Android it's probably OS unrelated.