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[cmonpellier]

Hi, (sorry I just found this thread...I've opened another one and will try to close it)

I am running Frodo RC1 on Win 7 SP1. It works for the most part (MKV... 1080p... True-HD...) but I am having issues with a blu-ray.

I see a lot of CDVDPlayerAudio:: Discontinuity - was:4207417212.033932, should be:4207290666.666666, error:-126545.367266 in the log, and the audio keeps skipping.

It was bad with Beta3 and became worst with RC1. I don't have sync playback to display as it was causing issues with the HD sources, I also went through the documentation and forum posts but can't figure it out.

Log is here: http://pastebin.ca/2294456

I had to cut the bottom because it was too large for pastebin. Let me know if I've removed too much and I can paste another one with 2 entries.

Thanks for your help.

[ixnu]

The uni asked that I post to this thread with a similar issue.

OpenElec 3.0 Beta 6 (2.95.6 based on RC2)

Asus MB
Phenom II x4
MSI GT 640

Debug log here:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/630874/23Dec2012xbmc.log

More than happy to test.

[Skank]

Same issues here, other people also posted:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1274523
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=147825
http://trac.xbmc.org/ticket/13794

[bimme]

Thx Chris - just testing fix on a couple of systems but quite sure I've found the root cause.

any news for the fix u are working on ?

[cmonpellier]

Well I will need to test a bit more to confirm but I upgraded to RC2 and the problem seems to have been solved.

[dola69]

i'm using RC2 but the problem is still there

[dola69]

i'm using RC2 but the problem is still there

my log: http://pastebin.com/7w6hkGg0 (loglevel 3)

[davilla]

CDVDPlayerAudio:: Discontinuity is a catch all for a multitude of errors and issues. In the real world, we call this a symptom, but not the real problem.

[dola69]

CDVDPlayerAudio:: Discontinuity is a catch all for a multitude of errors and issues. In the real world, we call this a symptom, but not the real problem.

i think perhaps my problem is
"CDVDMessageQueue(audio)::Get - asked for new data packet, with nothing available"
this message appears exactly when playback of a mkv stops

[ixnu]

It's almost certainly the way that XBMC handles the dts-hd stream itself. My best _guess_ is that MCP-HC has more robust error handling in regards to imperfect encodes. If I re-encode my disks with the newest Ripbot264 or if I remux the ill-behaved dts-hd streams, the new files play properly in XMBC.

More discussion of it here:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=149260

Personally, I have just re-encoded my problem files (4) to FLAC and called it a day. The NIN Beside You In Time was a nightmare because it also had 29 FPS VC-1 interlaced which XBMC can't play, but I digress...

Bring on Frodo final!

[dola69]

It's almost certainly the way that XBMC handles the dts-hd stream itself. My best _guess_ is that MCP-HC has more robust error handling in regards to imperfect encodes. If I re-encode my disks with the newest Ripbot264 or if I remux the ill-behaved dts-hd streams, the new files play properly in XMBC.

More discussion of it here:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=149260

Personally, I have just re-encoded my problem files (4) to FLAC and called it a day. The NIN Beside You In Time was a nightmare because it also had 29 FPS VC-1 interlaced which XBMC can't play, but I digress...

Bring on Frodo final!

thx for the reply, so in fact what i have to do to view the mkv without problem? I have to re-encode my disks, or use eac3to somehow with my mkv? Can you explain me? the link you gave me is a little difficult to me

[ixnu]

thx for the reply, so in fact what i have to do to view the mkv without problem? I have to re-encode my disks, or use eac3to somehow with my mkv? Can you explain me? the link you gave me is a little difficult to me

No problem - it's not too hard, but there are some prereq's:

eac3to
Eac3to and More GUI
MKVExtractgui2
ARCSoft DTS decoder and filters
MKVMerge

I had the ARCsoft files from a previous installation of the trial version. You will have to either find these are get a trial version of ARCsoft version 3 that includes these files. The newest version of ARCsoft does not include files that can be used.

Once these req are filled, it's pretty easy:

--- Install eac3to and "Eac3to and More GUI"
--- Install MKVExtractgui2 and MKVMerge
--- Install the ArcSoft files:

Code:

Simple method to install ArcSoft DTS Decoder (1.1.0.7) in eac3to:

Copy the following files to your eac3to directory.

ASAudioHD.ax
checkactivate.dll
DtsDec.dll
dtsdecoderdll.dll
MagCore.dll
MagPCMac.dll
MagUIEngine.dll
MagUIInter.dll

Run regsvr32.exe ASAudioHD.ax from a command line in your eac3to folder.

--- Use MKVExtractgui2

Extract all of the individual streams (called elementaries)

You should have at least two files - one should have an extension like %title%.dts

Using this dts file, you will convert it to FLAC using the Eac3to and More GUI

Code:

Add dts file to Paths/Souces tab

On Eac3to Audio tab, select the dts Input file

Pull down and Select FLAC on the  "Save As Type"

Click "Run Command..."

This should give you a flac file.

Combine this file with the elementaries from MKVExtractgui2 into a single dir.

Use MKVMerge to combine the files into a new MKV.

You can add the original DTSHD stream, but make the FLAC the default audio stream.

It's also a good idea to label the streams (ie FLAC, DTSHD...)

[Skank]

crazy that you do this with your movies, just so that xbmc can play it...
it should just play the file you have already... (since all other players do)

[ixnu]

crazy that you do this with your movies, just so that xbmc can play it...

Meh, I'm OCD anyway...