Tanamur 53 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Server: Version 3.0.5781.5 on Win10 Pro on i5 NUC w/16GB RAM Client: Version 1.1.29a on Amazon FireTV (Gen-1) Settings: VLC Playback Enabled with Buffer set to 3 sec Network: Server and Client both on Hardwired 100 Mbit/s I am noticing that when I start to play any video (mp4, mkv or avi) the first 2-4 seconds always start playing as a monochrome green color. This not a major thing but a bit of an unsightly distraction since it happens every time. Any suggestions on what to change to address this? Thanks, Tanamur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14903 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Unfortunately, that appears to be a problem with VLC. If you jump back to the same areas after it clears up, it will play fine. On the NP and new generation box, it will just show black or a frozen frame for the first few seconds but it basically has the same issue. I haven't found a way around it yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanamur 53 Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 Unfortunately, that appears to be a problem with VLC. If you jump back to the same areas after it clears up, it will play fine. On the NP and new generation box, it will just show black or a frozen frame for the first few seconds but it basically has the same issue. I haven't found a way around it yet. @@ebr - Thanks for the reply and letting me know it is not just my configuration. Let's see what the combination of FireOS5 on AFTV1 brings in the new year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Redshirt 1487 Posted January 16, 2016 Solution Share Posted January 16, 2016 Unfortunately, that appears to be a problem with VLC. If you jump back to the same areas after it clears up, it will play fine. On the NP and new generation box, it will just show black or a frozen frame for the first few seconds but it basically has the same issue. I haven't found a way around it yet. ebr, you can fix this yourself, it's not a bug in VLC. The issue can be resolved by attaching/detaching your views somewhere other than inside SurfaceHolder.Callback. In fact, don't even use SurfaceHolder.Callback. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers 6766 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 ebr, you can fix this yourself, it's not a bug in VLC. The issue can be resolved by attaching/detaching your views somewhere other than inside SurfaceHolder.Callback. In fact, don't even use SurfaceHolder.Callback. Wow, I hope that fixes it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14903 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 ebr, you can fix this yourself, it's not a bug in VLC. The issue can be resolved by attaching/detaching your views somewhere other than inside SurfaceHolder.Callback. In fact, don't even use SurfaceHolder.Callback. Wow, Red. Thanks for that. I'll give this a test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14903 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Okay, guys, you can test this out with version 1.1.45. Thanks again, Red. If you also stumble on how to make DD bitstreaming work on the Fire 4k/Shield (or other device with less than 5.1.1) please let me know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshirt 1487 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 I'd be happy to help, but my receiver doesn't have any pretty dolby lights. It's a Yamaha and it only has their CinemaDSP logo. I never know what format is being delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers 6766 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Okay, guys, you can test this out with version 1.1.45. That resolves it for me on my Fire TV. Never had the same issue on my Nexus Player. Thanks ebr/Redshirt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14903 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Yeah, the np would instead just not show the video at all for the first few seconds. That should be fixed now too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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