[fritsch]

@Snippo:
Any chance to upload a short sample, that shows the issue. I looked at the codec info and xvba should get this working. With a sample I could look if stuff in xvba_h264.c gets mapped correctly.

I have the suspicion that the entropy_coding_mode_flag value does not get mapped failsafe enough, but can see this when the sample is loaded.

[Snippo]

Here is a small sample. I just remembered that I had the same issue with a TV channel a few days back. Now all TV channels work fine again though.

[fritsch]

@Snippo:

Can you join #xbmc-xvba? I tried the sample and do not see a single glitch.

[Snippo]

Hmm strange. I think it might have to do with the dual-audio patch then. The audio patch also messed up the video playback menu. I'll try to compile a clean xvba build and see if I still have the problem.
This is what the sample looks like here: 1, 2.

[FernetMenta]

Hi, since a a few weeks I have some issues with my xbmc build --> xvba PVR from this thread.

The issue comes foward when I switch from a video file to another video file or when i switch from a music file to a video file.

After I've played a Video (codec does not matter) and make a quick switch to a new video I get a scrambled image on my screen and the system gets very slow. Everything start running through the screen (Live TV, previous Video en the "just started Video").

When I press STOP the system will go back to normal and I'am able to start the video normal (again). A reboot does not solve the problem (tried that many times)

Can someone help me with this issue?

Here's a crashlog from a fews week ago. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3523108/xbmc_cra...224758.log

*edit*
Made a video of the issue http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3523108/2012-04-....45.40.mov

I see that you have not stopped the playing video when you start a new one, right? Would this problem occur if you stopped the video first. Looks like the system is running out of resources.

[wsnipex]

I see that you have not stopped the playing video when you start a new one, right? Would this problem occur if you stopped the video first. Looks like the system is running out of resources.

I can reproduce this: not stopping the video and starting another (or two) leads to a freeze/crash.
imho starting a video should auto stop an already playing video in background

[Snippo]

I just tried a clean xvba build and I still have the same problem. I also noticed this on GitHub: https://github.com/FernetMenta/xbmc/issues/37 .
I download the sample and this one also gives a lot of artifacts. Maybe this is related to the problems with the sample I uploaded?

I'll join #xbmc-xvba later. At the moment I don't have much spare time.

Edit: Just installed xbmc from the xbmc-xvba ppa. This time it works fine for my sample. I'll make a new xbmcbuntu install on a usb stick later to do some more testing. When I compile the latest build from git I get a lot of this kind of output: http://pastebin.com/x4DsurQF . Is that normal?

[FernetMenta]

I can reproduce this: not stopping the video and starting another (or two) leads to a freeze/crash.
imho starting a video should auto stop an already playing video in background

Starting a new video does stop the playing one but decoder resources are cleared down after the last frame has left the render buffers. Hence you have situations with two decoder instances.

[Beninho]

I see that you have not stopped the playing video when you start a new one, right? Would this problem occur if you stopped the video first. Looks like the system is running out of resources.

I can reproduce this: not stopping the video and starting another (or two) leads to a freeze/crash.
imho starting a video should auto stop an already playing video in background

It occurs when I stopped the video and when I just paused. Sometimes i'am forced to reboot because I just cannot start a new video.

The htpc also starts hang'in when it's paused for longer then 5 minutes. Very annoying.

Here's a new log from yesterday http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3523108/xbmc_cra...173344.log

[FernetMenta]

Code:

17:10:31 T:140285433517824  NOTICE:  fps: 23.976024, pwidth: 1424, pheight: 1080, dwidth: 1424, dheight: 1080
17:10:31 T:140285433517824   DEBUG: OutputPicture - change configuration. 1424x1080. framerate: 23.98. format: XVBA
17:10:31 T:140285433517824   DEBUG: Resolution 1360x768 @ 60.02 - Full Screen (12) not a very good match for fps 23.976 (weight: 0.166), trying 2:3 cadence
17:10:31 T:140285433517824  NOTICE: Display resolution ADJUST : 1360x768 @ 60.02 - Full Screen (12) (weight: 0.001

Can you try with refresh rates which are closer to video fps?

[Beninho]

Ehm,

Will try that.

You mean refreshrate in system settings? Or per video?

[gonesuper]

Any ideas why the pvr and xvba options are missing from my install?

fresh ubuntu 12.04 with jockey amd drivers and the xbmc-xvba-eden ppa

EDIT: Just noticed theres a more recent version of xbmc in the ubuntu repository.

Fixed it by installing synaptic package manager then forcing the version from this ppa on xbmc and xbmc-bin

[abudabi]

Sorry of this is a stupid question or of it's been answered before (been following for a while and can't recall it being asked).

I've read that AE will be merged with master sometime in May. Will this xvba code be following the same suit?

[wsnipex]

whatever gets into master will get into the xvba branch until xvba gets merged into master too

[abudabi]

Good enough for me!

Thanks wsnipex