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What does the "Catch Up" option in the MLBTV addon do?

(2019-04-11, 03:59)hhqjdaasc Wrote: [ -> ]What does the "Catch Up" option in the MLBTV addon do?

It's supposed to play all the highlights before joining the live game.

I can play the highlights but I can not play the full games.

I have tried logging out and back in. I can play the video in my browser.

I am a little confused here.


https://paste.kodi.tv/araduxequg.kodi

Thanks

(2019-04-12, 03:09)josh17golfr Wrote: [ -> ]I can play the highlights but I can not play the full games.

I have tried logging out and back in. I can play the video in my browser.

I am a little confused here.


https://paste.kodi.tv/araduxequg.kodi

Thanks

Are you on the latest MLB.TV addon version (2019.3.31)? If not, be sure to download and install, then relaunch Kodi and try again: https://github.com/eracknaphobia/plugin....master.zip

Also, it is generally advised to include your complete uncut log (that would include your addon version number, for example, and other relevant info).

(2019-04-12, 03:16)tonywagner Wrote: [ -> ]

(2019-04-12, 03:09)josh17golfr Wrote: [ -> ]I can play the highlights but I can not play the full games.

I have tried logging out and back in. I can play the video in my browser.

I am a little confused here.


https://paste.kodi.tv/araduxequg.kodi

Thanks

Are you on the latest MLB.TV addon version (2019.3.31)? If not, be sure to download and install, then relaunch Kodi and try again: https://github.com/eracknaphobia/plugin....master.zip

Also, it is generally advised to include your complete uncut log (that would include your addon version number, for example, and other relevant info).

Yes, I'm on the latest version. I uninstalled the add on. Reinstalled. Logged out, logged in. Relaunched, and rebooted. Sorry new here, didn't know proper log etiquette, grabbed what I thought was pertinent, to the situation.

(2019-04-12, 05:57)josh17golfr Wrote: [ -> ]Yes, I'm on the latest version. I uninstalled the add on. Reinstalled. Logged out, logged in. Relaunched, and rebooted. Sorry new here, didn't know proper log etiquette, grabbed what I thought was pertinent, to the situation. 

If I were you, I would try logging into MLB.com on a web browser and changing my account password. Then delete the data folder for the addon (judging by your log, I'd say it should be C:\Users\Josh\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\userdata\addon_data\plugin.video.mlbtv). Then launch Kodi and try to log in again with the new password.

Let me know how that works.

Controls (play/pause, rewind, fast forward, etc.) only work for me intermittently. They work fine with other streams, e.g. live tv, just not with mlb.tv. Any thoughts or suggestions on things to try?

In this debug log the first part, through about 19:27:20 is MLB, with some examples of pressing pause and other keys having no effect; the end is with a LiveTV stream, with the pause keys working.

https://paste.kodi.tv/fuzupofeki.kodi

Great plugin, by the way, thanks!

(2019-04-14, 05:17)thromer Wrote: [ -> ]Controls (play/pause, rewind, fast forward, etc.) only work for me intermittently. They work fine with other streams, e.g. live tv, just not with mlb.tv. Any thoughts or suggestions on things to try?

In this debug log the first part, through about 19:27:20 is MLB, with some examples of pressing pause and other keys having no effect; the end is with a LiveTV stream, with the pause keys working.

https://paste.kodi.tv/fuzupofeki.kodi

Great plugin, by the way, thanks!

Modifying the code so that there is no call to xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory after running stream_select fixes this. Sent a pull request.

(2019-04-18, 07:15)thromer Wrote: [ -> ]

(2019-04-14, 05:17)thromer Wrote: [ -> ]Controls (play/pause, rewind, fast forward, etc.) only work for me intermittently. They work fine with other streams, e.g. live tv, just not with mlb.tv. Any thoughts or suggestions on things to try?

In this debug log the first part, through about 19:27:20 is MLB, with some examples of pressing pause and other keys having no effect; the end is with a LiveTV stream, with the pause keys working.

https://paste.kodi.tv/fuzupofeki.kodi

Great plugin, by the way, thanks!

Modifying the code so that there is no call to xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory after running stream_select fixes this. Sent a pull request. 

NVM, the problem is intermittent, I don't think my change has any bearing on whether the controls work or not.

Hi,

I've been having trouble lately with skipping/stuttering/buffering.  Running the latest version of the add-on, on Kodi 17.3.  Choosing a specific CDN sometimes helps, but not always.  When I login directly to the MLB TV website everything streams just fine.  Internet is 100Mbs Cable, and all computers are on a gigabit wired network.

Can someone point me in the right direction as to how to debug this?  Should I update to Kodi 18.2?

Willing to do the work, but don't know where to start.

Thanks.

(2019-04-25, 03:04)ChrisI Wrote: [ -> ]Hi,

I've been having trouble lately with skipping/stuttering/buffering.  Running the latest version of the add-on, on Kodi 17.3.  Choosing a specific CDN sometimes helps, but not always.  When I login directly to the MLB TV website everything streams just fine.  Internet is 100Mbs Cable, and all computers are on a gigabit wired network.

Can someone point me in the right direction as to how to debug this?  Should I update to Kodi 18.2?

Willing to do the work, but don't know where to start.

Thanks.

Check your DNS settings, maybe? The video may be getting routed to you poorly. Try using a generic DNS server like Google's (8.8.8.8), clear your DNS cache, and try again.

Your ISP may also be interfering, throttling the video or just messing things up. It might be worth trying to watch over a fast VPN connection to see if that helps.

I have a poor connection so I enable the Inputstream Adaptive addon, set it to "Manual" stream selection, and then I can easily toggle the resolution/bitrate video track if the higher ones stall. It's handy -- but you shouldn't have to worry about that if you have a good internet speed.

Edit: just noticed you said that it works fine on the MLB website. So yeah, if it's no trouble, I'd also recommend updating Kodi. But you could try the above steps too.

(2019-04-25, 03:39)tonywagner Wrote: [ -> ]Check your DNS settings, maybe? The video may be getting routed to you poorly. Try using a generic DNS server like Google's (8.8.8.8), clear your DNS cache, and try again.

Your ISP may also be interfering, throttling the video or just messing things up. It might be worth trying to watch over a fast VPN connection to see if that helps.

I have a poor connection so I enable the Inputstream Adaptive addon, set it to "Manual" stream selection, and then I can easily toggle the resolution/bitrate video track if the higher ones stall. It's handy -- but you shouldn't have to worry about that if you have a good internet speed.

Edit: just noticed you said that it works fine on the MLB website. So yeah, if it's no trouble, I'd also recommend updating Kodi. But you could try the above steps too. 

It seems like if it was network, or other hardware, I would have problems when running in the web browser too.

I did update Kodi.  This eliminated the stuttering, but it does stop to buffer quite often.

The other advantage to using the website directly is that when I choose the alternate audio, it remains in sync with the video.  In the add-in (just like live TV, when I used to have cable) the video broadcast is about 3 seconds behind the radio audio.

Are there any settings in Kodi for streaming that I should check?  For example, can I make the buffer bigger?

(2019-04-28, 02:21)ChrisI Wrote: [ -> ]It seems like if it was network, or other hardware, I would have problems when running in the web browser too.

I did update Kodi.  This eliminated the stuttering, but it does stop to buffer quite often.

The other advantage to using the website directly is that when I choose the alternate audio, it remains in sync with the video.  In the add-in (just like live TV, when I used to have cable) the video broadcast is about 3 seconds behind the radio audio.

Are there any settings in Kodi for streaming that I should check?  For example, can I make the buffer bigger? 

It's still possible the web site and Kodi streams are getting routed differently, so it might be worth trying the generic DNS switch, at least. That should be pretty easy to do.

I actually use the alternate audio all the time in Kodi, and it's virtually always in sync for me. Is there a particular game/feed/audio track that you see is out of sync? Let me know and I could test it on my system too. (You can adjust the audio sync within Kodi too, although like I said, it hasn't been necessary for me.)

Note that the Kodi addon isn't "adaptive" streaming right now -- it doesn't change based on your bandwidth, like the web site stream. So it may be locking into the best stream, 6000 Kbps or whatever, and stopping to buffer, while the web site may just be streaming at 4000 Kbps and no buffering.

What you can do is enable the Inputstream Adaptive addon in Kodi (should be included by default in Kodi 18), and in its addon settings set the stream selection to "Manual" (instead of "Auto"). Then you can toggle all the different bitrate video tracks while it plays, just like toggling the audio tracks. I usually start out trying to play the 6000 Kbps stream, but my internet connection is poor so I occasionally find I need to select the ~2900 Kbps stream in order for it to play continuously.

(2019-04-29, 02:55)tonywagner Wrote: [ -> ]

(2019-04-28, 02:21)ChrisI Wrote: [ -> ]It seems like if it was network, or other hardware, I would have problems when running in the web browser too.

I did update Kodi.  This eliminated the stuttering, but it does stop to buffer quite often.

The other advantage to using the website directly is that when I choose the alternate audio, it remains in sync with the video.  In the add-in (just like live TV, when I used to have cable) the video broadcast is about 3 seconds behind the radio audio.

Are there any settings in Kodi for streaming that I should check?  For example, can I make the buffer bigger? 

It's still possible the web site and Kodi streams are getting routed differently, so it might be worth trying the generic DNS switch, at least. That should be pretty easy to do.

I actually use the alternate audio all the time in Kodi, and it's virtually always in sync for me. Is there a particular game/feed/audio track that you see is out of sync? Let me know and I could test it on my system too. (You can adjust the audio sync within Kodi too, although like I said, it hasn't been necessary for me.)

Note that the Kodi addon isn't "adaptive" streaming right now -- it doesn't change based on your bandwidth, like the web site stream. So it may be locking into the best stream, 6000 Kbps or whatever, and stopping to buffer, while the web site may just be streaming at 4000 Kbps and no buffering.

What you can do is enable the Inputstream Adaptive addon in Kodi (should be included by default in Kodi 18), and in its addon settings set the stream selection to "Manual" (instead of "Auto"). Then you can toggle all the different bitrate video tracks while it plays, just like toggling the audio tracks. I usually start out trying to play the 6000 Kbps stream, but my internet connection is poor so I occasionally find I need to select the ~2900 Kbps stream in order for it to play continuously. 

I'll be sure to try this, but I probably won't have a chance till the weekend.

Pick any live Cleveland Indians game.  Use STO for the video, and WTAM for the audio.  For me, the audio is always way ahead of the video.

@eracknaphobia, thanks so much for your work - love the addon, been using it for years, almost daily.

Just to mention, there are a couple features that I miss from the 2018 rewrite.
1) the audio streams; I listen to games a lot at work, used to be able to use the addon for that, now I have to go to the MLB website .
2) selecting the stream quality globally; I like to test out what bandwidth the system can handle, set and forget. Especially forgetting, I'm good at that.

Just chiming in as a user, either way I really appreciate your efforts on behalf of us all. I hope to help one day.