Astrocat 2 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Hi, My main TV in the house was a samsung tizen 2013 model, it turned out to be too much work with emby with the USB sideloading every month (no i cannot change it to be in USA zone as have NZ apps). I went and purchased a new television and stayed away from Samsung and got a Sony which is an android television. Now none of my AVI files will play, and I have many in my libraries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14949 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Hi there, let's look at an example. Please attach the information requested in how to report a media playback issue. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinrh 175 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Some more info would help. Get an error msg, it just never starts, or what? Is the server transcoding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37180 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 @Astrocat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrocat 2 Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Hi, It seems that the AVI MP4 files need transcoded before the android TV will play them, whereas the samsung TV did not need any transcoding. I have transcoding turned off, as my Synology NAS is 9 years old. So I will need to turn on transcoding after upgrading to a newer NAS, or convert all the AVI files to straight H.264 MP4's. Do I have any other options ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMacaroni 27 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) @Astrocat AVI is an container, so is MP4. Can you post Mediainfo output of some of those files, so we could get the glimpse about the actual streams in these and codecs used? I myself own Android TV (Philips one, but Philips uses same Mediatek chipsets as Sony) and I have not encountered any issues with AVI or MP4 files so far. Not via Emby, not via built-in player. Edited April 2, 2022 by DonMacaroni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edrock200 38 Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Could also be audio transcoding? Not sure if emby transcode disablement disables audio transcoding as well, but try checking your android TV's audio settings. See if surround, passthrough, etc. options are enabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Luke 37180 Posted April 7, 2022 Solution Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 4/2/2022 at 5:34 PM, Astrocat said: Hi, It seems that the AVI MP4 files need transcoded before the android TV will play them, whereas the samsung TV did not need any transcoding. I have transcoding turned off, as my Synology NAS is 9 years old. So I will need to turn on transcoding after upgrading to a newer NAS, or convert all the AVI files to straight H.264 MP4's. Do I have any other options ? @Astrocat please try side loading our standard Android app on the same device: https://emby.media/emby-for-android.html It supports direct play of avi. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrocat 2 Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 12 hours ago, Luke said: @Astrocat please try side loading our standard Android app on the same device: https://emby.media/emby-for-android.html It supports direct play of avi. Thanks. Thank you for your help 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seger 110 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) On 4/7/2022 at 6:07 PM, Luke said: @Astrocat Bitte versuchen Sie, unsere Standard-Android-App seitlich auf dasselbe Gerät zu laden: https://emby.media/emby-for-android.html Es unterstützt die direkte Wiedergabe von AVI. Vielen Dank. @Lukas Hello Luke, can you explain the "problem" and the solution a little? Since the latest Android version, I also have the problem that I can't play .avi files. The app has just been updated to AndroidTv 2.0.70a (automatically). Do I have to intervene sideways now or will you push a hotfix? Furthermore, it would be great if you could explain why you have to intervene laterally at all and, if it is necessary, which version (arm7 / x86) and whether the automatic update still works afterwards. I am currently using several FireTV Sticks 4K Max. Thanks Seger Edited April 8, 2022 by Seger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seger 110 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) On 4/2/2022 at 11:56 PM, DonMacaroni said: @Astrocat AVI ist ein Container, ebenso MP4. Können Sie die Mediainfo-Ausgabe einiger dieser Dateien posten, damit wir einen Einblick in die tatsächlichen Streams in diesen und verwendeten Codecs bekommen können? Ich selbst besitze Android TV (Philips One, aber Philips verwendet dieselben Mediatek-Chipsätze wie Sony) und habe bisher keine Probleme mit AVI- oder MP4-Dateien festgestellt. Nicht über Emby, nicht über den eingebauten Player. Allgemein CompleteName : C:\Users\Seger85\Desktop\Revenge - S01E01 - Vergeltung.avi Format/String : AVI Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave FileSize/String : 349 MiB Duration/String : 41 min 13s OverallBitRate_Mode/String : variabel OverallBitRate/String : 1 185 kb/s Video ID/String : 0 Format/String : MPEG-4 Visual Format_Profile : Advanced Simple@L5 Format_Settings : BVOP1 Format_Settings_BVOP/String : 1 Format_Settings_QPel/String : Nein Format_Settings_GMC/String : Keine warppoints Format_Settings_Matrix/String : Default (H.263) CodecID : XVID CodecID/Hint : XviD Duration/String : 41 min 13s BitRate/String : 1 035 kb/s Width/String : 624 Pixel Height/String : 352 Pixel DisplayAspectRatio/String : 16:9 FrameRate/String : 25,000 FPS ColorSpace : YUV ChromaSubsampling/String : 4:2:0 BitDepth/String : 8 bits ScanType/String : progressiv Compression_Mode/String : Lossy Bits-(Pixel*Frame) : 0.188 StreamSize/String : 305 MiB (87%) Encoded_Library/String : XviD 1.2.1 (UTC 2008-12-04) Audio ID/String : 1 Format/String : MPEG Audio Format_Version : Version 1 Format_Profile : Layer 3 Format_Settings : Joint stereo / MS Stereo CodecID : 55 CodecID/Hint : MP3 Duration/String : 41 min 12s BitRate_Mode/String : variabel BitRate/String : 137 kb/s BitRate_Nominal/String : 144 kb/s Channel(s)/String : 2 Kanäle SamplingRate/String : 48,0 kHz FrameRate/String : 41,667 FPS (1152 SPF) Compression_Mode/String : Lossy StreamSize/String : 40,4 MiB (12%) Alignment/String : Ausgerichtet an Interleaves Interleave_Duration/String : 24 ms (0,60 Video-Frame) Interleave_Preload/String : 144 ms Title : German Encoded_Library/String : LAME3.99r Encoded_Library_Settings : -m j -V 4 -q 2 -lowpass 17.5 --abr 144 @DonMacaroni Example Edited April 8, 2022 by Seger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37180 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, Seger said: @Lukas Hello Luke, can you explain the "problem" and the solution a little? Since the latest Android version, I also have the problem that I can't play .avi files. The app has just been updated to AndroidTv 2.0.70a (automatically). Do I have to intervene sideways now or will you push a hotfix? Furthermore, it would be great if you could explain why you have to intervene laterally at all and, if it is necessary, which version (arm7 / x86) and whether the automatic update still works afterwards. I am currently using several FireTV Sticks 4K Max. Thanks Seger Our standard Android app has a few improvements to the video player that the TV app hasn't gotten yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seger 110 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) @Luke OK, will it be long before the app gets it? Otherwise I'd have to update it manually on 8 devices. And will the automatic update still work afterwards? Why don't the apps run synchronised, are there disadvantages of the other app? I have just installed the app again via the APK, which is then a separate one and the old one is not overwritten..., is it? Edited April 8, 2022 by Seger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37180 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 It will be in an upcoming update to the TV app. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14949 Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 16 hours ago, Seger said: @Lukas Hello Luke, can you explain the "problem" and the solution a little? Since the latest Android version, I also have the problem that I can't play .avi files. The app has just been updated to AndroidTv 2.0.70a (automatically). Do I have to intervene sideways now or will you push a hotfix? Furthermore, it would be great if you could explain why you have to intervene laterally at all and, if it is necessary, which version (arm7 / x86) and whether the automatic update still works afterwards. I am currently using several FireTV Sticks 4K Max. Thanks Seger Hi. Have you disabled transcoding on your server? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seger 110 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 (edited) @ebr Yes, I have turned off transcoding on the DS2415+ server because it can't do it either. Edited April 10, 2022 by Seger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37180 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 On 4/10/2022 at 2:56 AM, Seger said: @ebr Yes, I have turned off transcoding on the DS2415+ server because it can't do it either. Ok thanks for the info. The good news is the TV app will ultimately get the same updates . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seger 110 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Hey all, here it fits better ... @Lukas@ebr I'm still waiting for the update analog to AndroidTV 2.0.70g for the FireTV Stick. My FireTV sticks all still have AndroidTv 2.0.70a which contains a serious bug (it wasn't like this before), no AVI files can be played for quite some time. Is this somehow lost or have I just misunderstood something here? Cross loading is out of the question with so many users/clients. Thank you for a short orientation! Many greetings Seger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostByte 5055 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 41 minutes ago, Seger said: Hey all, here it fits better ... @Lukas@ebr I'm still waiting for the update analog to AndroidTV 2.0.70g for the FireTV Stick. My FireTV sticks all still have AndroidTv 2.0.70a which contains a serious bug (it wasn't like this before), no AVI files can be played for quite some time. Is this somehow lost or have I just misunderstood something here? Cross loading is out of the question with so many users/clients. Thank you for a short orientation! Many greetings Seger 2.0.70a = Amazon store 2.0.70g = Google store They should be the same except compiled for their specific store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seger 110 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 23 minutes ago, FrostByte said: 2.0.70a = Amazon-Shop 2.0.70g = Google-Shop Sie sollten identisch sein, außer dass sie für ihren spezifischen Shop kompiliert wurden You're right, I thought there was a difference: Both are the same and have had this AVI playback error for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37180 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I would suggest trying our standard android app on the same device: https://emby.media/emby-for-android.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seger 110 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Hey, I can't just cross-load a version on 10 clients that aren't locally accessible. Will they push a hotfix? Everything was working before the update. Or did they suggest that because they can't reproduce it? Thank you and best regards Seger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37180 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 12 minutes ago, Seger said: Hey, I can't just cross-load a version on 10 clients that aren't locally accessible. Will they push a hotfix? Everything was working before the update. Or did they suggest that because they can't reproduce it? Thank you and best regards Seger Can you try it on one device and let us know how that compares? That will help us determine what needs to be done. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14949 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Hi. We already know what this issue is I believe. The Android TV app currently needs to swap containers for AVI files but you have disabled transcoding on your server so it cannot do that. Therefore, it is not able to play AVI files on your server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seger 110 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Exactly, but it has always been like this, because the server cannot transcode either. In the past, it also worked with the deactivated status. Can you give us a time horizon when the bug will be fixed. My users/clients are no longer able to watch movies via Emby, the percentage is especially present with old content. Thanks for caring and best regards Seger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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