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RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi - pplucky - 2013-01-11

(2013-01-11, 20:00)popcornmix Wrote: I believe it will work correctly with a 3D TV. I'll check the code path of 3D movie on non-3D TV.
Last time I tried 3D with a regular OpenElec image, subtitles were not correctly displayed. Would it be expectable to have it fixed in this rbej release?


RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi - rbej - 2013-01-12

My new custom build.

http://www.mediafire.com/?10456ccz13ard

- OpenElec build r12837
- Xbmc build RC3 (10.01.2013)
- Special Rpi kernel 3.6.y (09.01.2013)
- Rpi firmware (09.01.2013)
- Pvr Addon (10.01.2013)
- Xvdr Addon (11.01.2013)
- Gpu memory set to 100mb on default (fix kernal killing Xbmc task on Rpi 256mb board)
- Memory cache set to 2621440 on default

Update Instruction:

http://openelec.tv/installation/updating

Set gpu_mem=100 in config.txt and cachemembuffersize to 2621440 in advencedsettings.

or clean install:

http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php?title=Installing_OpenELEC_on_Raspberry_P


RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi - Wanderlei - 2013-01-12

I get got buffering/stuttering with a certain xvid file on r12669 (1080p GUI), tried r12837 (official) and it was even worse every 15 seconds it would buffer.

Tried running some x264 encodes with much larger bitrate and no buffering.

Is there problems with xvid playback?


RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi - Milhouse - 2013-01-12

(2013-01-12, 19:30)Wanderlei Wrote: Is there problems with xvid playback?

What's the mediainfo for the file?


RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi - Wanderlei - 2013-01-12

Code:
General
Complete name                  : D:\downloads\New downloads\Les Misérables (2013)\Les Misérables (2013).avi
Format                         : AVI
Format/Info                    : Audio Video Interleave
Format profile                 : OpenDML
File size                      : 2.31 GiB
Duration                       : 2h 37mn
Overall bit rate               : 2 097 Kbps
Writing application            : MEncoder version Beta 4.4.5 building on 20110111
Writing library                : [= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =]

Video
ID                             : 0
Format                         : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile                 : Simple@L1
Format settings, BVOP          : No
Format settings, QPel          : No
Format settings, GMC           : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix        : Default (H.263)
Codec ID                       : DX50
Codec ID/Hint                  : DivX 5
Duration                       : 2h 37mn
Bit rate                       : 1 763 Kbps
Width                          : 720 pixels
Height                         : 404 pixels
Display aspect ratio           : 16:9
Frame rate                     : 29.970 fps
Color space                    : YUV
Chroma subsampling             : 4:2:0
Bit depth                      : 8 bits
Scan type                      : Progressive
Compression mode               : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)             : 0.202
Stream size                    : 1.94 GiB (84%)
Writing library                : DigiArty AV Encoder Core

Audio
ID                             : 1
Format                         : MPEG Audio
Format version                 : Version 1
Format profile                 : Layer 3
Codec ID                       : 55
Codec ID/Hint                  : MP3
Duration                       : 2h 37mn
Bit rate mode                  : Constant
Bit rate                       : 320 Kbps
Channel(s)                     : 2 channels
Sampling rate                  : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode               : Lossy
Stream size                    : 361 MiB (15%)
Alignment                      : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration           : 24 ms (0.72 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration   : 504 ms
Writing library                : LAME3.98.4



RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi - popcornmix - 2013-01-12

(2013-01-11, 20:00)popcornmix Wrote:
(2013-01-11, 19:45)rbej Wrote: TV is not 3D but it does not matter. Picture should be on full screen. Just like on the PC. Picture on Rpi is cut.

I believe it will work correctly with a 3D TV. I'll check the code path of 3D movie on non-3D TV.

Can you test (updated):
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/2041

Should fix 3D modes on 2D TV.


RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi - rbej - 2013-01-12

Working perfect!!.


RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi - gizmomel - 2013-01-13

(2013-01-12, 11:10)rbej Wrote: My new custom build.

http://www.mediafire.com/?10456ccz13ard

- OpenElec build r12837
- Xbmc build RC3 (10.01.2013)
- Special Rpi kernel 3.6.y (09.01.2013)
- Rpi firmware (09.01.2013)
- Pvr Addon (10.01.2013)
- Xvdr Addon (11.01.2013)
- Gpu memory set to 100mb on default (fix kernal killing Xbmc task on Rpi 256mb board)
- Memory cache set to 2621440 on default

Update Instruction:

http://openelec.tv/installation/updating

Set gpu_mem=100 in config.txt and cachemembuffersize to 2621440 in advencedsettings.

thank you for this.. I downloaded it and tried it on my 256MB Pi and we watched about 6 different 720p and 1080p videos last night with success - though I forgot to chance the cachemem setting.


A couple of observations - no idea if these are general issue or build specific though sorry:

- at the end of one movie when I fast forwarded through the credits (I suspected there was after credits video) that the audio playback was looping and playing at weird speeds even when the video was playing back at the correct 1X speed. just something minor.

- CPU usage was always around 90% (I was playing from a USB HDD, if that makes any difference for USB polling etc.)



RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi - tfft - 2013-01-13

(2013-01-11, 01:38)MilhouseVH Wrote: You can select different subtitle fonts in Settings -> Video -> Subtitles.

I'm not interested in Subtitles as much as I'm interested in getting the output from the various "plugins" (say YouTube, et al) to produce readable results and show "foreign" characters properly.

In passing, I've posed a number of other questions - any further insights ? Why is openelec's arial.ttf SO large yet missing lots of glyphs ?

Thanks.



RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi - Wanderlei - 2013-01-13

(2013-01-12, 19:55)Wanderlei Wrote:
Code:
General
Complete name                  : D:\downloads\New downloads\Les Misérables (2013)\Les Misérables (2013).avi
Format                         : AVI
Format/Info                    : Audio Video Interleave
Format profile                 : OpenDML
File size                      : 2.31 GiB
Duration                       : 2h 37mn
Overall bit rate               : 2 097 Kbps
Writing application            : MEncoder version Beta 4.4.5 building on 20110111
Writing library                : [= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =][= DigiArty videodll! =]

Video
ID                             : 0
Format                         : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile                 : Simple@L1
Format settings, BVOP          : No
Format settings, QPel          : No
Format settings, GMC           : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix        : Default (H.263)
Codec ID                       : DX50
Codec ID/Hint                  : DivX 5
Duration                       : 2h 37mn
Bit rate                       : 1 763 Kbps
Width                          : 720 pixels
Height                         : 404 pixels
Display aspect ratio           : 16:9
Frame rate                     : 29.970 fps
Color space                    : YUV
Chroma subsampling             : 4:2:0
Bit depth                      : 8 bits
Scan type                      : Progressive
Compression mode               : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)             : 0.202
Stream size                    : 1.94 GiB (84%)
Writing library                : DigiArty AV Encoder Core

Audio
ID                             : 1
Format                         : MPEG Audio
Format version                 : Version 1
Format profile                 : Layer 3
Codec ID                       : 55
Codec ID/Hint                  : MP3
Duration                       : 2h 37mn
Bit rate mode                  : Constant
Bit rate                       : 320 Kbps
Channel(s)                     : 2 channels
Sampling rate                  : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode               : Lossy
Stream size                    : 361 MiB (15%)
Alignment                      : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration           : 24 ms (0.72 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration   : 504 ms
Writing library                : LAME3.98.4

File plays fine with VLC and MPC on PC.

Plays fine with WMC over same network.

All other files I have tried on R-Pi even with much higher bitrates dont constantly buffer/stutter.



RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi - popcornmix - 2013-01-13

(2013-01-13, 10:23)Wanderlei Wrote: File plays fine with VLC and MPC on PC.

Plays fine with WMC over same network.

All other files I have tried on R-Pi even with much higher bitrates dont constantly buffer/stutter.

Can you produce a cut down sample (e.g. 200MB) that exhibits the problem and post it somewhere (e.g. On Dropbox).



RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi - Wanderlei - 2013-01-13

Here is a link,

https://www.dropbox.com/s/srp5k8i4iupd59o/test.avi

I notice this file would also do that thing if you use the skip ahead function, it would buffer like people were talking about 5 or so pages back. (Also does this when you initially starting it.)

I put it on a flash drive and plugged in to the R-Pi and seems to play OK like that. It only appears to be problematic when playing via network share (smb windows). It really confuses me because files with with much larger bitrate play fine (5000kbps 720p and 10000kbps+ 1080p) never buffers or stutters. I really dont think it is a through put or stability issue with the network.






RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi - mactalla - 2013-01-13

(2013-01-13, 10:04)tfft Wrote:
(2013-01-11, 01:38)MilhouseVH Wrote: You can select different subtitle fonts in Settings -> Video -> Subtitles.
I'm not interested in Subtitles as much as I'm interested in getting the output from the various "plugins" (say YouTube, et al) to produce readable results and show "foreign" characters properly.

In passing, I've posed a number of other questions - any further insights ? Why is openelec's arial.ttf SO large yet missing lots of glyphs ?

Sorry I don't have any insights into this. My interest when investigating fonts was for subtitles. I haven't looked further to see if the interface was using them. Perhaps this might help you: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO:Add_a_new_true_type_font_to_the_skin

As for the .ttf size -- my guess would be compression (assuming .ttf supports some type of compression) or perhaps it has glyphs you weren't looking at or perhaps multiple variations (bold/italic) that duplicate existing glyphs?


RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi - popcornmix - 2013-01-13

(2013-01-13, 15:56)Wanderlei Wrote: I notice this file would also do that thing if you use the skip ahead function, it would buffer like people were talking about 5 or so pages back. (Also does this when you initially starting it.)

I put it on a flash drive and plugged in to the R-Pi and seems to play OK like that. It only appears to be problematic when playing via network share (smb windows). It really confuses me because files with with much larger bitrate play fine (5000kbps 720p and 10000kbps+ 1080p) never buffers or stutters. I really dont think it is a through put or stability issue with the network.
This played okay for me over nfs network.



RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi - Wanderlei - 2013-01-13

(2013-01-13, 21:32)popcornmix Wrote: This played okay for me over nfs network.

What about if you skip, does this cause buffering?

With xvid/avi they buffer when skipping (pretty sure they didnt use to) but all x246/mp4/mkv files will skip with no buffering.
(Page 74 a few other people say they notice buffering when skipping)