Unable to play flac files on alexa

[Boredcat 34]

When I try to play flac files there is no sound.

 

Alexa says its playing <name of song>, album art is displayed. And then silence .. no error's..  

 

No problem with mp3's.

 

 

Any idea's other then creating mp3 of the flac's..

 

Tried it on a Echo Show 2, Echo Spot and the Alexa app on Ipad.

[Angelblue05 4130]

Thanks for reporting. I will have a look.

[Angelblue05 4130]

@@Boredcat

 

Do you have a transcode log in your server for the file? Can you provide that? Thank you.

[Angelblue05 4130]

@@Boredcat

 

Can you retry and let me know if the audio works now? Thank you.

[Boredcat 34]

As requested : (removed server info)

2019-03-02 17:25:38.039
Application version: 4.0.2.0

https://XXXXXXX:8920/emby/audio/22202/stream?DeviceId=f0eb32ccbd307253340bc3439a5232eb&MediaSourceId=e6e027c4a338073d5f6f9d1b2a77d98b&PlaySessionId=c2ad8a3f936f40f4bf39d381eb4d19f9&api_key=5d4e2a859a7d448aabdda50569d264c2&TranscodeReasons=ContainerNotSupported

{"Protocol":"File","Id":"e6e027c4a338073d5f6f9d1b2a77d98b","Path":"\\\\gangkast\\playmusic\\Bruce Springsteen\\Greatest Hits\\03 - Badlands.flac","Type":"Default","Container":"flac","Size":0,"Name":"03 - Badlands","IsRemote":false,"RunTimeTicks":2428669952,"ReadAtNativeFramerate":false,"DiscardCorruptPts":false,"FillWallClockDts":false,"IgnoreDts":false,"IgnoreIndex":false,"SupportsTranscoding":true,"SupportsDirectStream":true,"SupportsDirectPlay":true,"IsInfiniteStream":false,"RequiresOpening":false,"RequiresClosing":false,"RequiresLooping":false,"SupportsProbing":true,"MediaStreams":[{"Codec":"flac","TimeBase":"1/44100","CodecTimeBase":"1/44100","DisplayTitle":"FLAC stereo","IsInterlaced":false,"ChannelLayout":"stereo","BitDepth":16,"Channels":2,"SampleRate":44100,"IsDefault":false,"IsForced":false,"Type":"Audio","Index":0,"IsExternal":false,"IsTextSubtitleStream":false,"SupportsExternalStream":false,"Level":0,"IsAnamorphic":false},{"Codec":"mjpeg","Comment":"Cover (front)","TimeBase":"1/90000","CodecTimeBase":"0/1","IsInterlaced":false,"BitDepth":8,"RefFrames":1,"IsDefault":false,"IsForced":false,"Height":1500,"Width":1500,"RealFrameRate":90000,"Type":"EmbeddedImage","AspectRatio":"1:1","Index":1,"IsExternal":false,"IsTextSubtitleStream":false,"SupportsExternalStream":false,"PixelFormat":"yuvj420p","Level":-99,"IsAnamorphic":false}],"Formats":[],"Bitrate":932222,"RequiredHttpHeaders":{}}

User policy for Jacko: EnablePlaybackRemuxing: True EnableVideoPlaybackTranscoding: True EnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding: True



C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\MediaBrowser-Server\system\ffmpeg.exe -i file:"\\gangkast\playmusic\Bruce Springsteen\Greatest Hits\03 - Badlands.flac" -threads 0 -vn -ac 2 -ar 44100 -id3v2_version 3 -write_id3v1 1 -y "z:\Emby\Transcode\transcoding-temp\560b51349eeb42ab1cafb472f42e7574"

ffmpeg version 4.0.2-emby_2018_12_09-g5abbb1430d+238 Copyright (c) 2000-2018 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 8.2.1 (Rev1, Built by MSYS2 project) 20181207
  configuration:  --disable-autodetect --enable-amf --enable-bzlib --enable-cuda --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-dxva2 --enable-iconv --enable-lzma --enable-nvenc --enable-zlib --enable-sdl2 --disable-debug --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-nvdec --enable-gmp --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-fontconfig --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmfx --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-libshine --enable-gpl --enable-avisynth --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --enable-version3 --enable-libzvbi --enable-gnutls --extra-cflags=-DLIBTWOLAME_STATIC --extra-libs=-lstdc++ --extra-cflags=-DLIBXML_STATIC --extra-libs=-liconv
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  libavcodec     58. 18.100 / 58. 18.100
  libavformat    58. 12.100 / 58. 12.100
  libavdevice    58.  3.100 / 58.  3.100
  libavfilter     7. 16.100 /  7. 16.100
  libswscale      5.  1.100 /  5.  1.100
  libswresample   3.  1.100 /  3.  1.100
  libpostproc    55.  1.100 / 55.  1.100
Input #0, flac, from 'file:\\gangkast\playmusic\Bruce Springsteen\Greatest Hits\03 - Badlands.flac':
  Metadata:
    ALBUM           : Greatest Hits
    ARTIST          : Bruce Springsteen
    DATE            : 1995
    TITLE           : Badlands
    TOTALTRACKS     : 18
    track           : 03
    album_artist    : Bruce Springsteen
  Duration: 00:04:02.87, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 932 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Audio: flac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16
    Stream #0:1: Video: mjpeg, yuvj420p(pc, bt470bg/unknown/unknown), 1500x1500 [SAR 1:1 DAR 1:1], 90k tbr, 90k tbn, 90k tbc
    Metadata:
      comment         : Cover (front)
[NULL @ 0000009dcda11e00] Unable to find a suitable output format for 'z:\Emby\Transcode\transcoding-temp\560b51349eeb42ab1cafb472f42e7574'
z:\Emby\Transcode\transcoding-temp\560b51349eeb42ab1cafb472f42e7574: Invalid argument

[Angelblue05 4130]

Can you retry to play that file now? Is there audio?

[Boredcat 34]

No luck yet.  Log now from other song same album 

2019-03-02 19:10:42.624
Application version: 4.0.2.0

https://xxxxxxxxt:8920/emby/Audio/22200/hls1/main/0.mp3?PlaySessionId=059b6ec49fc047d9a996b23c44c9a037&MaxStreamingBitrate=384000&MaxSampleRate=48000&EnableRedirection=True&TranscodingContainer=mp3&Container=mp3%2Caac&AudioCodec=aac&UserId=219b0d4945814e5ebfd1d99c72679e3e&TranscodingProtocol=hls&EnableRemoteMedia=True&DeviceId=f0eb32ccbd307253340bc3439a5232eb&api_key=5d4e2a859a7d448aabdda50569d264c2&SegmentContainer=mp3&AudioBitrate=384000&TranscodeReasons=ContainerNotSupported

{"Protocol":"File","Id":"8893870c88b2889d6b65d6ea22386155","Path":"\\\\gangkast\\playmusic\\Bruce Springsteen\\Greatest Hits\\01 - Born to Run.flac","Type":"Default","Container":"flac","Size":0,"Name":"01 - Born to Run","IsRemote":false,"RunTimeTicks":2709600000,"ReadAtNativeFramerate":false,"DiscardCorruptPts":false,"FillWallClockDts":false,"IgnoreDts":false,"IgnoreIndex":false,"SupportsTranscoding":true,"SupportsDirectStream":true,"SupportsDirectPlay":true,"IsInfiniteStream":false,"RequiresOpening":false,"RequiresClosing":false,"RequiresLooping":false,"SupportsProbing":true,"MediaStreams":[{"Codec":"flac","TimeBase":"1/44100","CodecTimeBase":"1/44100","DisplayTitle":"FLAC stereo","IsInterlaced":false,"ChannelLayout":"stereo","BitDepth":16,"Channels":2,"SampleRate":44100,"IsDefault":false,"IsForced":false,"Type":"Audio","Index":0,"IsExternal":false,"IsTextSubtitleStream":false,"SupportsExternalStream":false,"Level":0,"IsAnamorphic":false},{"Codec":"mjpeg","Comment":"Cover (front)","TimeBase":"1/90000","CodecTimeBase":"0/1","IsInterlaced":false,"BitDepth":8,"RefFrames":1,"IsDefault":false,"IsForced":false,"Height":1500,"Width":1500,"RealFrameRate":90000,"Type":"EmbeddedImage","AspectRatio":"1:1","Index":1,"IsExternal":false,"IsTextSubtitleStream":false,"SupportsExternalStream":false,"PixelFormat":"yuvj420p","Level":-99,"IsAnamorphic":false}],"Formats":[],"Bitrate":965318,"RequiredHttpHeaders":{}}

User policy for Jacko: EnablePlaybackRemuxing: True EnableVideoPlaybackTranscoding: True EnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding: True



C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\MediaBrowser-Server\system\ffmpeg.exe -i file:"\\gangkast\playmusic\Bruce Springsteen\Greatest Hits\01 - Born to Run.flac" -threads 0   -acodec aac -strict experimental -ab 384000 -ac 2 -vn -f segment -max_delay 5000000 -avoid_negative_ts disabled -map_metadata -1 -map_chapters -1 -start_at_zero -segment_time 3  -individual_header_trailer 0 -segment_format mp3 -segment_list_type m3u8 -segment_start_number 0 -segment_list "z:\Emby\Transcode\transcoding-temp\b0b9cfc4d521829ddea07b501ccf52ed.m3u8" -y "z:\Emby\Transcode\transcoding-temp\b0b9cfc4d521829ddea07b501ccf52ed%d.mp3"

ffmpeg version 4.0.2-emby_2018_12_09-g5abbb1430d+238 Copyright (c) 2000-2018 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 8.2.1 (Rev1, Built by MSYS2 project) 20181207
  configuration:  --disable-autodetect --enable-amf --enable-bzlib --enable-cuda --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-dxva2 --enable-iconv --enable-lzma --enable-nvenc --enable-zlib --enable-sdl2 --disable-debug --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-nvdec --enable-gmp --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-fontconfig --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmfx --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-libshine --enable-gpl --enable-avisynth --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --enable-version3 --enable-libzvbi --enable-gnutls --extra-cflags=-DLIBTWOLAME_STATIC --extra-libs=-lstdc++ --extra-cflags=-DLIBXML_STATIC --extra-libs=-liconv
  libavutil      56. 14.100 / 56. 14.100
  libavcodec     58. 18.100 / 58. 18.100
  libavformat    58. 12.100 / 58. 12.100
  libavdevice    58.  3.100 / 58.  3.100
  libavfilter     7. 16.100 /  7. 16.100
  libswscale      5.  1.100 /  5.  1.100
  libswresample   3.  1.100 /  3.  1.100
  libpostproc    55.  1.100 / 55.  1.100
Input #0, flac, from 'file:\\gangkast\playmusic\Bruce Springsteen\Greatest Hits\01 - Born to Run.flac':
  Metadata:
    ALBUM           : Greatest Hits
    ARTIST          : Bruce Springsteen
    DATE            : 1995
    TITLE           : Born to Run
    TOTALTRACKS     : 18
    track           : 01
    album_artist    : Bruce Springsteen
  Duration: 00:04:30.96, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 965 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Audio: flac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16
    Stream #0:1: Video: mjpeg, yuvj420p(pc, bt470bg/unknown/unknown), 1500x1500 [SAR 1:1 DAR 1:1], 90k tbr, 90k tbn, 90k tbc
    Metadata:
      comment         : Cover (front)
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (flac (native) -> aac (native))
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
[segment @ 0000000d172e4880] Opening 'z:\Emby\Transcode\transcoding-temp\b0b9cfc4d521829ddea07b501ccf52ed0.mp3' for writing
[mp3 @ 0000000d177e8ec0] Invalid audio stream. Exactly one MP3 audio stream is required.
Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?): Invalid argument
Error initializing output stream 0:0 -- 
[aac @ 0000000d172df8c0] Qavg: nan
Conversion failed!

[Angelblue05 4130]

@@Boredcat

 

Try one more time. Thank you.

[Boredcat 34]

Yeeees it is working. Thnx for help.  Your beer is on the way, enjoy cheers.

[Angelblue05 4130]

Yeeees it is working. Thnx for help. Your beer is on the way, enjoy cheers.

Thank you for letting me know it works now.