lynchmob 19 Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 Currently running 3.6.0.39 although wife informs me this was happening on 3.6.0.2. Problem exists when casting certain recorded .ts files to chromecast. The problem files just show the splashscreen for the program but then lock up. Other similar .ts files work perfectly. The only consistency I can find is those with MP2 codec work and those with AC3 do not. I have included logfile and transcode for two programs - Doc Martin works, Home and Away does not. I have a chromecast and a Sony TV with inbuilt chromecast, different mobile phones, different wireless networks, Tried with harware transcoding on and off. All results consistent embyserver.txt ffmpeg-remux-bf3a4b97-baa0-4970-b85e-a99d23ac4b3d.txt ffmpeg-remux-e84f1d65-8eab-421e-851a-92881e39f861.txt
Luke 40137 Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 Hi, try dropping the playback bitrate to force a full transcode. See if that helps. Thanks.
lynchmob 19 Posted September 10, 2018 Author Posted September 10, 2018 I'm assuming you mean the Playback/Streaming setting. This has always been null, I tried various settings down to 0.25 with the same result. Have been recording this show for my wife for some years now, apparently it stopped working so she just watched on her phone, so I can't tell you exactly when things changed.
Luke 40137 Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 I mean the Chromecast quality setting.
lynchmob 19 Posted September 11, 2018 Author Posted September 11, 2018 Tried that various settings down to 480p -1 Mbps no change.
Luke 40137 Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 Can you supply a log from that attempt? thanks.
lynchmob 19 Posted September 12, 2018 Author Posted September 12, 2018 Logs as requested, Doc Martin - works ok, Home and Away stalls. ffmpeg-remux-1a524c3a-f054-4a1c-ae98-2fe4a4c2578d.txt ffmpeg-remux-f6b01c86-e706-43f1-b922-72c653d8f043.txt embyserver (2).txt
Luke 40137 Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 I would suggest dropping the chromecast quality setting to force a full transcode.
lynchmob 19 Posted October 2, 2018 Author Posted October 2, 2018 Can you give me some hints at what i'm looking for in the log - how do i know it's a full or partial transcode.
lynchmob 19 Posted October 2, 2018 Author Posted October 2, 2018 Just did a test at 144p lowest setting possible. Once again Doc Martin OK Home and Away locks. ffmpeg-transcode-e9cdb1e3-ede0-4aa1-8ab8-d8768260dcd5_1.txt ffmpeg-transcode-17f58f12-5188-4f27-bc16-16fcb192eaf3_1.txt embyserver.txt
lynchmob 19 Posted October 3, 2018 Author Posted October 3, 2018 Ok here is the latest same recordings, 144p, no qsv. embyserver.txt ffmpeg-remux-bb5affbd-8ec3-4593-947e-50bfa466614d_1.txt ffmpeg-remux-b1e94251-b42c-48b4-bdd6-78529c329e6c_1.txt
Luke 40137 Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 It doesn't appear that way. it's still requesting a much higher bitrate. Are you sure you configured the chromecast quality setting?
lynchmob 19 Posted October 3, 2018 Author Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) Yes 144p is the lowest on my mobile. Anything else I should try? Edited October 3, 2018 by lynchmob
lynchmob 19 Posted October 3, 2018 Author Posted October 3, 2018 in the mobile emby app play the video then select settings/Quality
Luke 40137 Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 Can you please be more specific? What setting exactly?
lynchmob 19 Posted October 3, 2018 Author Posted October 3, 2018 See screenshot. Is there other places I should be looking?
Luke 40137 Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 That is the video player, and that is only for local playback on the android device. I mean going into app settings.
lynchmob 19 Posted October 5, 2018 Author Posted October 5, 2018 No, as far as I know the Chromecast automatically connects at the highest possible rate on the HDMI port of the device. Please send me instructions if you know how to change this. What I have done is change the Home and Away clip to MP2 audio stream and this works, as I suspected from my initial report. I have also set up another test server and found an old copy of 3.4.1.14 and this also has the problem, so something has changed maybe with a release of Chromecast. Nothing has changed in my current network and while I don't use Chromecast, I can remember the wife watching stuff ok around the July early August time-frame. I have taken excerpts of the files and put them here https://jmp.sh/ySi3HEV if this helps.
Luke 40137 Posted October 6, 2018 Posted October 6, 2018 I'm referring to the Emby in-app quality setting for casting to Chromecast.
lynchmob 19 Posted October 7, 2018 Author Posted October 7, 2018 Finally found this setting! Works ok at anything up to 1080p 6mbps.
Luke 40137 Posted October 7, 2018 Posted October 7, 2018 Thanks for the feedback. I think the defaults were just too aggressive for your setup.
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