[matthuisman]

If your region has switched to "MAX", please use my new MAX Kodi Add-on

Source Code
https://github.com/matthuisman/slyguy.ad...uy.hbo.max

Info & Install Instructions
https://www.matthuisman.nz/2020/11/hbo-max-kodi-add-on.html

[raina343]

I'm able to login and view all the lists of all the various shows, but whenI actually come to watch something I've gotten mixed results

I attempted to watch WonderWoman, and the audio plays... but no video, if I choose 'Best' from the quality options.  I then proceeded to try the other quality options, and none of them showed video until I got to 2.47Mbit/s and lower


I have also tried South Park episodes, and I get the same audio/no video issue

finally, when I first tried, I was able to get Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.  however that now appears to have vanished entirely from the addon, and searching for 'last week' or 'last week tonight' returns no results.

I have used the 'reset add-on' option in the advanced section of the settings, in case I did something that 'broke' things, but no difference.

if I choose to install Widevine, I am told I have v 4.10.1582.2

logs show

2020-11-17 13:09:13.575 T:139911649093376   ERROR: EXCEPTION: Unknown addon id 'inputstream.adaptive.testing'.
2020-11-17 13:09:13.706 T:139914467256448   ERROR: Previous line repeats 5 times.
2020-11-17 13:09:13.706 T:139914467256448  NOTICE: VideoPlayer::OpenFile: plugin://slyguy.hbo.max/?_=play&_play=1&profile_id=5a5e6104-74f6-4b20-81f8-a5c31d367999&slug=urn%3Ahbo%3Afeature%3AGXnEEqw6S3A4eoAEAABiR
2020-11-17 13:09:13.709 T:139913321740032  NOTICE: Creating InputStream
2020-11-17 13:09:14.279 T:139913321740032  NOTICE: Creating Demuxer
2020-11-17 13:09:14.280 T:139913321740032  NOTICE: Opening stream: 1001 source: 256
2020-11-17 13:09:14.308 T:139913321740032  NOTICE: Creating video codec with codec id: 27
2020-11-17 13:09:14.323 T:139913321740032  NOTICE: Creating video thread
2020-11-17 13:09:14.324 T:139913321740032  NOTICE: Opening stream: 1003 source: 256
2020-11-17 13:09:14.324 T:139912904955648  NOTICE: running thread: video_thread
2020-11-17 13:09:14.336 T:139913321740032  NOTICE: Finding audio codec for: 86056
2020-11-17 13:09:14.336 T:139913321740032  NOTICE: CDVDAudioCodecFFmpeg::Open() Successful opened audio decoder eac3
2020-11-17 13:09:14.336 T:139913321740032  NOTICE: Creating audio thread
2020-11-17 13:09:14.336 T:139913313347328  NOTICE: running thread: CVideoPlayerAudio:rocess()
2020-11-17 13:09:14.398 T:139912904955648   ERROR: AddOnLog: InputStream Adaptive: DecodeVideo: kNoKey for key 010263DA53A9422999B80DB992BB9EEC
2020-11-17 13:09:14.398 T:139913321740032  NOTICE: Opening stream: 1001 source: 256
2020-11-17 13:09:14.399 T:139913321740032  NOTICE: Opening stream: 1003 source: 256
2020-11-17 13:09:14.399 T:139913321740032  NOTICE: Finding audio codec for: 86056
2020-11-17 13:09:14.399 T:139913321740032  NOTICE: CDVDAudioCodecFFmpeg::Open() Successful opened audio decoder eac3
2020-11-17 13:09:14.399 T:139912904955648   ERROR: AddOnLog: InputStream Adaptive: DecodeVideo: kNoKey for key 010263DA53A9422999B80DB992BB9EEC
2020-11-17 13:09:14.401 T:139913313347328   ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
2020-11-17 13:09:14.401 T:139913313347328  NOTICE: Creating audio stream (codec id: 86056, channels: 6, sample rate: 48000, no pass-through)
2020-11-17 13:09:14.402 T:139912904955648   ERROR: AddOnLog: InputStream Adaptive: DecodeVideo: kNoKey for key 010263DA53A9422999B80DB992BB9EEC
2020-11-17 13:09:14.563 T:139913937463040   ERROR: Previous line repeats 143 times.
2020-11-17 13:09:14.563 T:139913937463040  NOTICE: PulseAudio: Opened device Default in pcm mode with Buffersize 154 ms
2020-11-17 13:09:14.563 T:139912904955648   ERROR: AddOnLog: InputStream Adaptive: DecodeVideo: kNoKey for key 010263DA53A9422999B80DB992BB9EEC

[matthuisman]

need full debug log please

[raina343]

no problem

restarted kodi for a clean log.  first attempt at playing Wonder Woman was a success, because I have set the quality options to 2.0MBit/s in the settings.
the second attempt, I selected 'Playback Quality' from the context menu, and selected 'Best'

https://paste.kodi.tv/uwevicumaw.kodi

[matthuisman]

can you please enable debug logging in Kodi settings and then create a new log.

[raina343]

full debug log.
https://paste.kodi.tv/upewiwekih.kodi

P.s. thanks for getting this addon done.

[matthuisman]

compared with my Windows log and it's exactly with the same decrypt keys

Except yours has 
Sessionkey:010263DA53A9422999B80DB992BB9EEC status: 3 syscode: 49
and windows has
Sessionkey:010263DA53A9422999B80DB992BB9EEC status: 0 syscode: 0

I'll need to get a Ubuntu instance up and running and have a play

[raina343]

well let me know if you need anything else from me

I'll bother you about subtitles later perhaps

[Wagg]

Hey! Awesome job! 👏

Even though Kodi codec info is showing the audio as “pt-eac3” it is being decoded as Dolby Digital standard, not DD+. Is there a reason for this?

[snoopyjoe]

@matthuisman This sounds awesome!!!!! I'm going to try this tonight after work, but I can finally watch HBO content in HD again instead of SD through the Amazon addon. Also I know you're not a fan of exporting .strm files (Disney+ addon), but looking at your code I may try my export_show() function from the dead PSVue addon (R.I.P.). The Disney+ addon not able to export .strm files for shows and movies isn't that bad as there just isn't enough content worthy of letting Kodi, Plex or Emby organize it. But HBO Max is a beast with content. Thanks for this, I haven't been excited to dust off my python skills in a while!!

[matthuisman]

so current to-do

1) fix Linux higher quality playback
2) fix / redo navigation (missing franchises eg. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)
3) investigate dolby digitial audio "pt-eac3" done 
4) Subtitles (xml to srt) done
5) Watchlist
6) In progress

[raina343]

4) @raina343 subtitles?
   Does the HBO app / website have them?
    Do you need to click a different language on the site / app for them to show?

the website does indeed have them, (it's a fairly safe bet that all US based video streaming platforms will contain subtitles due to legal requirements) and I didn't have to do anything specific language wise. 
the format used for the subs seems a little unusual compared to any other site for example via some digging I was able to come up with
https://media.fly.cdn.hbomax.com/videos/...r0/sdh.xml

this appears to be the subtitles for the S01 E01 of 'His Dark Materials' in SMPTE-TT format.
now where this URL comes from specifically I couldn't tell you, but I just watched the network tab of the debug console in chrome until something came up that looked right.  tried a few videos and it seems the file name is always sdh.xml

[raina343]

also is it pushing my luck to ask about the possibility of having the 'my list' content?

[matthuisman]

that already in the list of "Upcoming" in the blog post

[Wagg]

3) investigate dolby digitial audio "pt-eac3"

As far as this is concerned it seems the Shield HBO Max app (and other devices from what I’ve read) also have similar problems. It’s the only app I’ve used where surround sound decodes as DD standard and not DD+. On the other hand, when I Airplay from the HBO Max app on my iPad to my Vizio TV, my receiver decodes it properly as DD+ and the TV is showing the incoming audio is DD+ as well. Why Kodi shows the audio track is EAC3 but is sending out DD standard is odd.