Tvheadend config

[Q-Droid 388]

The log shows your source stream is mpeg2video. What is the playback device? If browser then it has to transcode.

[Uga 0]

Mpeg2video sure is the original source format in this channel''s case.

But the stream profile configured on TVHE is supposed to convert it into h264.

 

And indeed it does do this when recording (on tvhe).

 

Why does Emby pick the video stream "before" the transcoding job done by tvhe, instead of picking the output of tvhe''s stream profile?

[Q-Droid 388]

The URL shows it using the pass(through) profile. However, you could change the TVH default streaming profile and force it to the one you want under Configuration -> Users -> Access Entries -> (Edit User) -> Streaming Profiles. Or you could tick the boxes in Streaming Profiles to make another one the default, uncheck pass.

 

Streaming and recording profiles are separate in TVH and I don't know how you have those setup.

[Uga 0]

On tvhe i created the * user to be used for this connections.

I also created a stream profile, called Emby, whiCh converts into 264 inside matroska container.

On the * user profile the emby stream profile is the sole one ticked as allowed.

[Q-Droid 388]

You can also override the profile on the m3u URL, like this: http://tvhhost:9981/playlist?profile=matroska, or profile=Emby in your case.

 

Lots of other stuff you can do with the TVH URL and API.

 

https://github.com/tvheadend/tvheadend/blob/master/docs/markdown/url.md

https://github.com/dave-p/TVH-API-docs/wiki/Other-Functions

[danlo315 6]

You can also override the profile on the m3u URL, like this: http://tvhhost:9981/playlist?profile=matroska, or profile=Emby in your case.

 

Lots of other stuff you can do with the TVH URL and API.

 

https://github.com/tvheadend/tvheadend/blob/master/docs/markdown/url.md

https://github.com/dave-p/TVH-API-docs/wiki/Other-Functions

 

This is super helpful, thanks.  Could come in handy one day.

 

If you are using IPTV as your incoming feed, are you using streaming profile other than pass?  I'm trying to figure out what my optimal setup should be and I'd like to avoid transcoding if possible.

[Q-Droid 388]

I have IPTV and OTA streams and use pass profile for both. I want everything from TVH to be same as source. They are however two separate playlists and separate m3u tuners in emby. Using channel tags in TVH I can group them by type then pull Playlist by tag ID in the url for each m3u tuner. Then I can apply a different epg source to each in emby.

 

What works for you will come down to preference, server gear and players. My server runs both TVH and emby and can handle all of my transcoding needs.

 

I had to edit post, thought you were uga at first.

Edited May 10, 2019 by Q-Droid

[danlo315 6]

I have IPTV and OTA streams and use pass profile for both. I want everything from TVH to be same as source. They are however two separate playlists and separate m3u tuners in emby. Using channel tags in TVH I can group them by type then pull Playlist by tag ID in the url for each m3u tuner. Then I can apply a different epg source to each in emby.

 

What works for you will come down to preference, server gear and players. My server runs both TVH and emby and can handle all of my transcoding needs.

 

I had to edit post, thought you were uga at first.

 

How are you passing in the TVH m3u URL specific for a tag?  I'm using /playlist/tag/<tagname> but it's not coming back with a .m3u extension and I think Emby isn't read it.

[Q-Droid 388]

How are you passing in the TVH m3u URL specific for a tag?  I'm using /playlist/tag/<tagname> but it's not coming back with a .m3u extension and I think Emby isn't read it.

 

Get the list of tags and IDs:

 

curl http://localhost:9981/playlist/tags

 

Then use the tagid in the URL for the m3u tuner:

 

curl http://localhost:9981/playlist/tagid/1374989422

 

Sub in your actual TVH hostname/IP.