mfreesto 0 Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I am running Version 3.0.8500.0 on a Ubuntu server. When I play certain channels I get a lot of pixelating. I am using an HDHomeRun Prime with Comcast. It appears to happen when the channel is originally encoded as MPEG 2 from Comcast (e.g. ESPN HD.) I don't see pixelating if the channel is originally encoded as H.264 coming from Comcast. I don't know if the pixelating is caused by a problem transcoding from MPEG2, or if it is just a problem because MPEG2 requires much more bandwidth, or if there is some configuration problem with my Emby server. I am running tests over a Gigabit ethernet connection so I don't think bandwidth in my house is a problem. I don't think it's a horsepower problem with my server since I can reliably record movies from live TV using Plex. Playback using the HDHomeRun software (on a Mac) has no pixelating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 29983 Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Hi, does it clear up after a few seconds? If the issue persists, please provide the information requested in how to report a media playback issue. Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfreesto 0 Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 No, it does not clear up after a few seconds. I am using Chrome on a Mac, but I have the same problem when using the iOS app. I am attaching a couple of logs from a recent try at watching ESPN-HD. Thanks! server_Log.txt ffmpeg_Log.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfreesto 0 Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 I tried compiling my own ffmpeg using this url: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Ubuntu. Then I switched Emby to use this version of ffmpeg. I have the same pixelation problems. New log attached. ffmpeg_Log_new.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 29983 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Hi @@mfreesto, I would suggest trying again with the next release of Emby Server. Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfreesto 0 Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 Will do. Any information on when that release is expected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 29983 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 We hope soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfreesto 0 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 This morning I tried a few different things. Among them, I ejected the CableCARD in my HDHomeRun Prime and re-inserted it. This cleared up the problems. No more pixelation on the HD MPEG2 channels. Hopefully it will stay that way. I thought I'd mention this fix in case someone else has a similar problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 29983 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Well done! Thanks for reporting back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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