BAS 225 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I rebuilt my entire server this is a fresh install of Win 7. MB Server 3.0.5416.0 / Media Browser for Roku 1.64 External Roku connects and plays content fine, even though the server reports the user is constantly disconnecting/reconnecting. It also appears that its just dumping a bunch of tiny 15-20 sec transcode clips, the directory is currently sitting at about 700 files. I have my transcode location set to a specific path for server. Help would be appreciated to address this issue. Server Log Transcode Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techywarrior 688 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 That's normal behavior. I think that the disconnect/reconnect is a bug but I don't know where it is in the priority list tho. The number of transcoding files is because of HLS. Basically it breaks the video into lots of little pieces and the player plays a "playlist" comprised of all the little pieces. This allows the server to adjust the quality based on network traffic in 30 second increments. (this is how HLS works, NOT necessarily what MB is doing with HLS). ^^ at least this is my understanding of HLS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAS 225 Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 OK thanks for the explanation on the HLS transcoding. How often does this transcode directory get cleaned up? Is there a way to set the max size allowed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techywarrior 688 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I'm not sure how often it cleans itself but I know it does. Luke would know the answers to those two questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAS 225 Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 I'm still getting this disconnect/connect messages from an external Roku 2 XS user on 1.64 and Server 3.0.5421.0. Any other info I need to provide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtwopoints 8 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'm still seeing this issue with the Roku filing up my user logs. Sometimes once a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshirt 1487 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) When the video completes playback the client is supposed to make an api call that tells the server to remove all the transcoding files. That can fail for various reasons, app crash, cellular dropout etc... The server does clean up those files regardless though. Expanding on Techywarriors comments. MB's implementation of HLS is directly related to getting the iOS clients approved in the Apple store. Their validator is fairly strict on how each hls segment should be formed. Edited November 23, 2014 by Redshirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36881 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 He just pasted the same response in two threads so I'm not even sure he understands the topics being discussed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution BAS 225 Posted December 22, 2014 Author Solution Share Posted December 22, 2014 The disconnect/connect messages in activity appeared to be fixed with Server Version 3.0.5464.40000 and clients on Roku 1.72 or 1.75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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