Force 30fps frame rate?

[bardmaster 17]

Hi team,

 

Recently the Roku Beta received a settings option to force 30fps framerate and it did wonders with the video playback of my RokuTV.

 

I am utilizing Emby Theater for Windows on a remote PC fed by satellite cable and am wondering if the same settings option can be extended to the Theater?

 

[Luke 37061]

Hi, why does this matter for Theater? You can probably do this in mpv.conf.

[Guest asrequested]

That's refresh rate switching.

[bardmaster 17]

Thanks as always for the quick responses, one of the reasons I love working to improve Emby!

 

As I've parallel-posted in the Roku thread, this actually is a consideration for the 30fps option as a tool for various situations - and principally to compensate for poor satellite-based internet connectivity.  I am trying various options in my mountain cabin that has HughesNet, which averages about 25Mbps download, 1Mbps upload, and 1500ms latency.  This generally works for streaming video from service providers such as Netflix and Hulu, but they've clearly put some thought into it.

 

In current state, from my home Emby Server I'm able to stream recorded/saved content with few problem - image quality is poor on a 43" LGTV but actually quite good on a 20" PC screen.  But live TV still has buffer issues - generally acceptable on the 20" PC screen (some Max Headroom stutter-moves notwithstanding) but resulting in unacceptable delays on my 43" LGTV.

 

So here it is, an option to potentially provide a solution across all clients for those with poor internet throughput.  To me, so far it seems like 30fps (or even 24 for that matter - this is a transcoding standard for the likes of Handbrake which maintains good image continuity) may be the secret sauce.

[Guest asrequested]

So you're talking about a transcoding option? I'm not quite understanding. Most movies are at 23/24fps, and then the player will use pulldown to match your display. But for live TV/recordings, they can be as much as 59.97fps. To lower that, you'd have to transcode it, which has nothing to do with the Theater. And it sounds like you're just talking about your streaming bandwidth? So I think you just want to choose your bandwidth option in Theater, to not allow it to go above that?

[bardmaster 17]

So you're talking about a transcoding option? I'm not quite understanding. Most movies are at 23/24fps, and then the player will use pulldown to match your display. But for live TV/recordings, they can be as much as 59.97fps. To lower that, you'd have to transcode it, which has nothing to do with the Theater. And it sounds like you're just talking about your streaming bandwidth? So I think you just want to choose your bandwidth option in Theater, to not allow it to go above that?

Essentially.  But you've hit the nail on the head @ with the desire to stream live TV which streams at 60fps in a manner which reduces bandwidth.  When I try changing video quality from AUTO (which transcodes the live feed at around 5Mbps in my case) to something less, like 2Mbps, the audio streams fine but the video stutter is still present.

[Guest asrequested]

Your high latency is likely to blame. Try 1Mb/s, and see what happens. Also, try pausing for a little bit, and let the server make a nice buffer.

[Guest asrequested]

Can you post a screenshot of the stats for nerds when you have this problem?