STRM PlaybackInfo

[TeamB 2414]

Why is it that STRM files change their container type after first play?

 

How can I tell this is an STRM file after first play?
 

On First Play

PlaybackInfo : {u'PlaySessionId': u'339fd39901034807af06f1118d664a14', u'MediaSources': [{u'SupportsDirectStream': True, u'Container': u'strm', u'RequiresClosing': False, u'MediaStreams': [{u'IsInterlaced': False, u'Index': 0, u'AverageFrameRate': 25, u'DisplayLanguage': u'English', u'Width': 1280, u'VideoRange': u'SDR', u'Codec': u'h264', u'IsForced': False, u'AspectRatio': u'16:9', u'Type': u'Video', u'IsTextSubtitleStream': False, u'Profile': u'High', u'TimeBase': u'1/25000', u'Language': u'eng', u'NalLengthSize': u'4', u'ColorSpace': u'bt709', u'CodecTimeBase': u'1/50', u'ColorTransfer': u'bt709', u'RealFrameRate': 25, u'CodecTag': u'avc1', u'Level': 51, u'ColorPrimaries': u'bt709', u'RefFrames': 1, u'DisplayTitle': u'720p H264', u'BitRate': 14517166, u'IsDefault': True, u'IsAnamorphic': False, u'Protocol': u'File', u'SupportsExternalStream': False, u'Height': 720, u'IsAVC': True, u'PixelFormat': u'yuv420p', u'BitDepth': 8, u'IsExternal': False}, {u'IsInterlaced': False, u'Index': 1, u'DisplayLanguage': u'English', u'Codec': u'aac', u'IsForced': False, u'SampleRate': 48000, u'Type': u'Audio', u'IsTextSubtitleStream': False, u'Profile': u'LC', u'DisplayTitle': u'English AAC stereo (Default)', u'Language': u'eng', u'ChannelLayout': u'stereo', u'SupportsExternalStream': False, u'CodecTimeBase': u'1/48000', u'CodecTag': u'mp4a', u'Level': 0, u'TimeBase': u'1/48000', u'BitRate': 189375, u'IsDefault': True, u'Protocol': u'File', u'Channels': 2, u'IsExternal': False}], u'DefaultAudioStreamIndex': 1, u'SupportsDirectPlay': True, u'Type': u'Default', u'ReadAtNativeFramerate': False, u'RequiresLooping': False, u'Path': u'http://mirrors.standaloneinstaller.com/video-sample/star_trails.mp4'u'RequiresOpening': False, u'Bitrate': 14706541, u'IsRemote': True, u'Name': u'movie', u'RequiredHttpHeaders': {}, u'SupportsTranscoding': True, u'Formats': [], u'Protocol': u'Http', u'IsInfiniteStream': False, u'SupportsProbing': False, u'Id': u'c14f62f38a984301023e5cc30d5f9ffa', u'Size': 0}]}

Subsequent plays

PlaybackInfo : {u'PlaySessionId': u'87156a77c21a42aba59e906c6f6474e3', u'MediaSources': [{u'SupportsDirectStream': True, u'Container': u'mp4', u'RequiresClosing': False, u'DefaultAudioStreamIndex': 1, u'MediaStreams': [{u'IsInterlaced': False, u'Index': 0, u'AverageFrameRate': 25, u'DisplayLanguage': u'English', u'Width': 1280, u'VideoRange': u'SDR', u'Codec': u'h264', u'IsForced': False, u'AspectRatio': u'16:9', u'Type': u'Video', u'IsTextSubtitleStream': False, u'Profile': u'High', u'TimeBase': u'1/25000', u'Language': u'eng', u'NalLengthSize': u'4', u'ColorSpace': u'bt709', u'CodecTimeBase': u'1/50', u'ColorTransfer': u'bt709', u'RealFrameRate': 25, u'CodecTag': u'avc1', u'Level': 51, u'ColorPrimaries': u'bt709', u'RefFrames': 1, u'DisplayTitle': u'720p H264', u'BitRate': 14517166, u'IsDefault': True, u'IsAnamorphic': False, u'Protocol': u'File', u'SupportsExternalStream': False, u'Height': 720, u'IsAVC': True, u'PixelFormat': u'yuv420p', u'BitDepth': 8, u'IsExternal': False}, {u'IsInterlaced': False, u'Index': 1, u'DisplayLanguage': u'English', u'Codec': u'aac', u'IsForced': False, u'SampleRate': 48000, u'Type': u'Audio', u'IsTextSubtitleStream': False, u'Profile': u'LC', u'DisplayTitle': u'English AAC stereo (Default)', u'Language': u'eng', u'ChannelLayout': u'stereo', u'SupportsExternalStream': False, u'CodecTimeBase': u'1/48000', u'CodecTag': u'mp4a', u'Level': 0, u'TimeBase': u'1/48000', u'BitRate': 189375, u'IsDefault': True, u'Protocol': u'File', u'Channels': 2, u'IsExternal': False}], u'Type': u'Default', u'ReadAtNativeFramerate': False, u'RequiresLooping': False, u'Path': u'http://mirrors.standaloneinstaller.com/video-sample/star_trails.mp4'u'RequiresOpening': False, u'Bitrate': 14904205, u'IsRemote': True, u'Name': u'movie', u'RequiredHttpHeaders': {}, u'SupportsTranscoding': True, u'SupportsDirectPlay': True, u'Formats': [], u'Protocol': u'Http', u'IsInfiniteStream': False, u'RunTimeTicks': 212906670, u'SupportsProbing': False, u'Id': u'c14f62f38a984301023e5cc30d5f9ffa', u'Size': 39665059}]}

[Luke 40078]

We put that value on the media source because transcoding features are dependent on that. The way playback is done in our apps, the apps never actually know that it's a strm file.

 

I guess if you must know this information, then what you'd have to do is look at the Path of the original item, not the mediasource, and see if it ends in .strm. That's not the cleanest way, but it will work.

[TeamB 2414]

Ok but way the inconsistency between the first ever call and subsequent calls?

[Luke 40078]

Ok yes I can reproduce. I'm looking at it. Thanks.