Emby for Kodi - Direct Play, Can't Get It Working

[ulrick65 20]

I have been using the app for years...great stuff!  Thanks!

 

I was reading this post here

 

https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/70519-force-http-playback/

 

for a totally unrelated issue and I realized that I have always had Force HTTP set to ON (which explains some things over the years).

 

I wanted to get it working with direct play from my Shield to my Synology NAS box.  Emby runs on a Linux computer.  All are on the same network subnet.

 

My setup is an Nvidia Shield running Kodi and the latest Emby Add On.  I am running in Add On Playback mode and now have Force HTTP set to OFF.  Movies and TV all play fine.

 

I have SMB setup in Kodi and I can "browse" to the exactly file location of the movie in question here through the file manager (for example if I go to add repo by zip file, I can browse right to the file folder that the MKV is in.

 

Despite this, I am still getting an HTTP connection to watch movies (I will post Kodi log below)

 

The movie is located at this path (this is a cut and paste from windows explorer, so as to be sure no typo):

 

\\DS1817\Media\Movies 03\The Three Musketeers (1973)

 

In Emby, the library is setup as follows (again, cut and paste direct from Emby so I am sure no typo):

 

Folder:

 

/mnt/DS1817/Movies 03

 

Shared Network Folder:

 

\\DS1817\Media\Movies 03

 

Going into the web interface I edit the metadata for this movie and the path at the top shows (again, cut and paste from web interface):

 

\\DS1817\Media\Movies 03\The Three Musketeers (1973)\The Three Musketeers (1973).mkv

 

My Linux Server (where emby runs) is at 192.168.1.250 and you can see in the below Kodi log that it tries to run the movie from the direct path but fails, then streams it from the Linux Server.

 

Any idea what I am missing here?

 

Here's the Kodi log.

 

Note:  There are a couple errors (unrelated to this I am pretty sure) about background textures and one about folder.jpg that I can't figure out how to get out of there. Those skins have been removed, but the error still persists...as a bonus if anyone knows how to get rid of those errors I would appreciate it as well.  

 

Thanks!

2020-05-10 15:04:52.994 T:3701 WARNING: <[ webservice/187789878560/0 ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.004 T:3701 WARNING: <[ webservice/187789878560/1 ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.013 T:3701 WARNING: [ webservice/187789878560 ] path: /emby/kodi/movies/127826/file.strm?KodiId=3871&Name=The+Three+Musketeers+%281973%29.mkv&Id=127826 params: {'KodiId': '3871', 'MediaType': 'movie', 'Name': 'The Three Musketeers (1973).mkv', 'Id': '127826'}
2020-05-10 15:04:53.014 T:3701 WARNING: <[ webservice/187789878560/1 ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.017 T:3701 WARNING: <[ webservice/187789878560/0 ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.025 T:3701 WARNING: <[ webservice/187789878560/1 ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.032 T:4018  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.monitor -> -->[ q:monitor/Playlist.OnAdd ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.032 T:4018  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.monitor -> {u'item': {u'type': u'movie', u'title': u''}, u'playlistid': 0, 'MonitorMethod': 'Playlist.OnAdd', u'position': 0}
2020-05-10 15:04:53.078 T:3623   ERROR: Playlist Player: skipping unplayable item: 0, path [http://127.0.0.1:57578/emby/kodi/movies/127826/file.strm?KodiId=3871&Name=The+Three+Musketeers+%281973%29.mkv&Id=127826]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.215 T:4016  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.webservice -> -->[ widget play ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.240 T:4019  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.monitor -> -->[ q:monitor/Playlist.OnClear ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.270 T:4016  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.play.strm -> --[ play strm ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.270 T:4016  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.play.strm -> [ play/127826/0 ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.278 T:4016  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.play.strm -> [ main/127826/0 ] The Three Musketeers
2020-05-10 15:04:53.326 T:4016  NOTICE: EMBY.helper.playutils -> {u'PlaySessionId': u'229e96a854b4436f883074b0c756814d', u'MediaSources': [{u'SupportsDirectStream': True, u'Container': u'mkv', u'RequiresClosing': False, u'DefaultAudioStreamIndex': 1, u'MediaStreams': [{u'IsInterlaced': False, u'Index': 0, u'AverageFrameRate': 24, u'DisplayLanguage': u'English', u'Width': 1920, 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'1/1000', u'NalLengthSize': u'4', u'ColorSpace': u'bt709', u'CodecTimeBase': u'1/48', u'ColorTransfer': u'bt709', u'RealFrameRate': 24, u'Language': u'eng', u'Level': 40, u'ColorPrimaries': u'bt709', u'DisplayTitle': u'1080p H264', u'RefFrames': 1, u'BitDepth': 8, u'BitRate': 5952070, u'IsDefault': True, u'IsAnamorphic': False, u'Protocol': u'File', u'SupportsExternalStream': False, u'Height': 1080, u'IsAVC': True, u'PixelFormat': u'yuv420p', u'IsExternal': False}, {u'IsForced': False, u'IsInterlaced': False, u'DisplayTitle': u'English Dolby Digital stereo (Default)', u'ChannelLayout': u'stereo', u'Language': u'eng', u'Title': u'Stereo', u'Index': 1, u'Type': u'Audio', u'DisplayLanguage': u'English', u'Channels': 2, u'Codec': u'ac3', u'SupportsExternalStream': False, u'CodecTimeBase': u'1/48000', u'Protocol': u'File', u'TimeBase': u'1/1000', u'SampleRate': 48000, u'BitRate': 192000, u'IsTextSubtitleStream': False, u'IsDefault': True, u'IsExternal': False}, {u'IsForced': False, u'IsInterlaced': False, u'DisplayTitle': u'English (Default SUBRIP)', u'SupportsExternalStream': True, u'Language': u'eng', u'Index': 2, u'DisplayLanguage': u'English', u'DeliveryMethod': u'Embed', u'Codec': u'subrip', u'CodecTimeBase': u'0/1', u'Protocol': u'File', u'TimeBase': u'1/1000', u'Type': u'Subtitle', u'IsTextSubtitleStream': True, u'IsDefault': True, u'IsExternal': False}], u'Type': u'Default', u'DirectStreamUrl': u'/videos/127826/stream.mkv?DeviceId=4C144723F5D34FADA871E66F495A3FB5&MediaSourceId=1b9424a4b606cfcfbbe7dffe411afab7&Static=true&PlaySessionId=229e96a854b4436f883074b0c756814d&api_key={emby-token}', u'ReadAtNativeFramerate': False, u'RequiresLooping': False, u'Path': u'\\\\DS1817\\Media\\Movies 03\\The Three Musketeers (1973)\\The Three Musketeers (1973).mkv', u'RequiresOpening': False, u'Bitrate': 5952070, u'IsRemote': False, u'Name': u'The Three Musketeers', u'RequiredHttpHeaders': {}, u'SupportsTranscoding': True, u'SupportsDirectPlay': True, u'Formats': [], u'Protocol': u'File', u'IsInfiniteStream': False, u'RunTimeTicks': 64216000000, u'DefaultSubtitleStreamIndex': 2, u'SupportsProbing': False, u'Id': u'1b9424a4b606cfcfbbe7dffe411afab7', u'Size': 4777727305}]}
2020-05-10 15:04:53.327 T:4016  NOTICE: EMBY.helper.playutils -> Skip source selection.
2020-05-10 15:04:53.403 T:4016  NOTICE: EMBY.helper.playutils -> Failed to find file, server: None.
2020-05-10 15:04:53.403 T:4016  NOTICE: EMBY.helper.playutils -> --[ direct stream ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.499 T:3623  NOTICE: VideoPlayer::OpenFile: http://192.168.1.250:8096/emby/Videos/127826/stream?static=true&MediaSourceId=1b9424a4b606cfcfbbe7dffe411afab7&api_key=8bf7216616b649ce9419764ff57ddb7e
2020-05-10 15:04:53.500 T:4021  NOTICE: Creating InputStream
2020-05-10 15:04:53.504 T:4016  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.webservice -> --<[ widget play ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.513 T:4021  NOTICE: Creating Demuxer
2020-05-10 15:04:53.560 T:4023  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.monitor -> -->[ q:monitor/Playlist.OnAdd ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.561 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.player -> [ onPlayBackStarted ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.561 T:4023  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.monitor -> {u'item': {u'type': u'movie', u'id': 3871}, u'playlistid': 1, 'MonitorMethod': 'Playlist.OnAdd', u'position': 0}
2020-05-10 15:04:53.565 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.monitor -> [ xbmc/Info.OnChanged ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.567 T:4021  NOTICE: Opening stream: 0 source: 256
2020-05-10 15:04:53.567 T:4021  NOTICE: Creating video codec with codec id: 27
2020-05-10 15:04:53.567 T:4021  NOTICE: CDVDVideoCodecAndroidMediaCodec::Open Testing codec:OMX.Nvidia.mp2.decoder
2020-05-10 15:04:53.567 T:4021  NOTICE: CDVDVideoCodecAndroidMediaCodec::Open Testing codec:OMX.Nvidia.wma.decoder
2020-05-10 15:04:53.568 T:4021  NOTICE: CDVDVideoCodecAndroidMediaCodec::Open Testing codec:OMX.Nvidia.h264.decode
2020-05-10 15:04:53.570 T:4019  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.monitor -> -->[ q:monitor/Player.OnPlay ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.571 T:4019  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.monitor ->  [ play ] kodi_id: 3871 media: movie
2020-05-10 15:04:53.604 T:4021  NOTICE: Creating video thread
2020-05-10 15:04:53.605 T:4032  NOTICE: running thread: video_thread
2020-05-10 15:04:53.606 T:4021  NOTICE: Opening stream: 1 source: 256
2020-05-10 15:04:53.606 T:4021  NOTICE: Finding audio codec for: 86019
2020-05-10 15:04:53.607 T:4021  NOTICE: CDVDAudioCodecFFmpeg::Open() Successful opened audio decoder ac3
2020-05-10 15:04:53.607 T:4021  NOTICE: Creating audio thread
2020-05-10 15:04:53.608 T:4021  NOTICE: Opening stream: 2 source: 256
2020-05-10 15:04:53.608 T:4033  NOTICE: running thread: CVideoPlayerAudio::Process()
2020-05-10 15:04:53.618 T:4033  NOTICE: Creating audio stream (codec id: 86019, channels: 2, sample rate: 48000, no pass-through)
2020-05-10 15:04:53.678 T:4023  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.monitor -> -->[ q:monitor/Player.OnAVChange ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.703 T:3623  NOTICE: Instancing CRendererMediaCodecSurface
2020-05-10 15:04:53.703 T:3623  NOTICE: CRendererMediaCodecSurface::Configure
2020-05-10 15:04:53.743 T:3631  NOTICE: Trying to open: samplerate: 48000, channelMask: 12, encoding: 4
2020-05-10 15:04:53.747 T:3631  NOTICE: CAESinkAUDIOTRACK::Initializing with: m_sampleRate: 48000 format: AE_FMT_FLOAT (AE) method: PCM stream-type: PCM-STREAM min_buffer_size: 24640 m_frames: 1540 m_frameSize: 8 channels: 2
2020-05-10 15:04:53.768 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.monitor -> [ xbmc/Player.OnAVStart ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.792 T:4019  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.monitor -> -->[ q:monitor/Player.OnAVChange ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.869 T:3704  NOTICE: Previous line repeats 2 times.
2020-05-10 15:04:53.869 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.player -> [ onAVStarted ]
2020-05-10 15:04:53.871 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.player -> -->[ play/127826 ] {u'PlaySessionId': u'7d44db072ea847aeae72f248059555c9', 'Muted': False, u'SubtitleStreamIndex': 2, 'Server': <emby.client.EmbyClient object at 0x2ba74acea0>, u'MediaSourceId': u'1b9424a4b606cfcfbbe7dffe411afab7', u'AudioStreamIndex': 1, u'CurrentEpisode': None, u'ServerId': None, u'Runtime': 64216000000, u'Type': u'Movie', u'PlayMethod': u'DirectStream', 'Volume': 100, u'LiveStreamId': None, u'SubsMapping': {}, u'CurrentPosition': 0, 'Track': False, 'Paused': False, u'DeviceId': u'4C144723F5D34FADA871E66F495A3FB5', 'File': 'http://{emby-server}/emby/Videos/127826/stream?static=true&MediaSourceId=1b9424a4b606cfcfbbe7dffe411afab7&api_key={emby-token}', u'PlayOption': u'Addon', u'Path': u'http://{emby-server}/emby/Videos/127826/stream?static=true&MediaSourceId=1b9424a4b606cfcfbbe7dffe411afab7&api_key={emby-token}', u'Id': u'127826', u'AutoSwitched': False}
2020-05-10 15:04:54.806 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.entrypoint.service -> [ onNotification/plugin.video.emby/UserDataChanged ]
2020-05-10 15:04:54.807 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.entrypoint.service -> [ UserDataChanged ] {u'UserId': u'43f9d52c80654d858c33cf4254260aad', u'UserDataList': [{u'ItemId': u'127826', u'IsFavorite': False, u'Played': False, u'LastPlayedDate': u'2020-05-10T19:04:55.0000000+00:00', u'PlaybackPositionTicks': 0, u'PlayCount': 10}, {u'ItemId': u'127816', u'PlayCount': 0, u'PlaybackPositionTicks': 0, u'IsFavorite': False, u'Played': False}]}
2020-05-10 15:04:54.808 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.library -> ---[ userdata:2 ]
2020-05-10 15:04:56.497 T:3712  NOTICE: EMBY.library -> -->[ q:download/187488240288 ]
2020-05-10 15:04:57.530 T:4035  NOTICE: EMBY.downloader -> --<[ q:download/187488240288/2 ]
2020-05-10 15:04:57.531 T:4035  NOTICE: EMBY.downloader -> --[ q:download/remove ] []
2020-05-10 15:04:57.997 T:4036  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.monitor -> -->[ q:monitor/ReportProgressRequested ]
2020-05-10 15:04:59.521 T:3712  NOTICE: EMBY.library -> -->[ q:userdata/Movie/187486915552 ]
2020-05-10 15:04:59.532 T:3712  NOTICE: EMBY.helper.utils -> ---[ screensaver/ ] {u'jsonrpc': u'2.0', u'id': 1, u'result': True}
2020-05-10 15:04:59.560 T:4037  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.core.movies -> USERDATA movie [22796/3871] 127826: The Three Musketeers
2020-05-10 15:05:00.561 T:4037  NOTICE: EMBY.database -> [emby] 1 rows updated.
2020-05-10 15:05:00.568 T:4037  NOTICE: EMBY.database -> [video] 1 rows updated.
2020-05-10 15:05:00.573 T:4037  NOTICE: EMBY.library -> --<[ q:userdata/187486915552 ]
2020-05-10 15:05:02.574 T:3712  NOTICE: EMBY.library -> --[ sync/2020-05-10T19:03:02z ]
2020-05-10 15:05:02.579 T:3712  NOTICE: EMBY.helper.utils -> ---[ screensaver/ ] {u'jsonrpc': u'2.0', u'id': 1, u'result': True}
2020-05-10 15:05:02.655 T:4012  NOTICE: VideoInfoScanner: Starting scan ..
2020-05-10 15:05:02.659 T:4012  NOTICE: VideoInfoScanner: Finished scan. Scanning for video info took 00:00
2020-05-10 15:05:02.732 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.monitor -> -->[ kodi scan/video ]
2020-05-10 15:05:02.733 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.monitor -> [ xbmc/VideoLibrary.OnScanStarted ]
2020-05-10 15:05:02.735 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.monitor -> --<[ kodi scan/video ]
2020-05-10 15:05:02.736 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.monitor -> [ xbmc/VideoLibrary.OnScanFinished ]
2020-05-10 15:05:03.006 T:4038  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.monitor -> -->[ q:monitor/ReportProgressRequested ]
2020-05-10 15:05:03.367 T:3623  NOTICE: CVideoPlayer::CloseFile()
2020-05-10 15:05:03.369 T:3623  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: waiting for threads to exit
2020-05-10 15:05:03.374 T:4021  NOTICE: CVideoPlayer::OnExit()
2020-05-10 15:05:03.375 T:4021  NOTICE: Closing stream player 1
2020-05-10 15:05:03.375 T:4021  NOTICE: Waiting for audio thread to exit
2020-05-10 15:05:03.390 T:4033  NOTICE: thread end: CVideoPlayerAudio::OnExit()
2020-05-10 15:05:03.391 T:4021  NOTICE: Closing audio device
2020-05-10 15:05:03.439 T:4021  NOTICE: Deleting audio codec
2020-05-10 15:05:03.439 T:4021  NOTICE: Closing stream player 2
2020-05-10 15:05:03.439 T:4021  NOTICE: waiting for video thread to exit
2020-05-10 15:05:03.453 T:4032  NOTICE: thread end: video_thread
2020-05-10 15:05:03.454 T:4021  NOTICE: deleting video codec
2020-05-10 15:05:03.464 T:4021  NOTICE: Closing stream player 3
2020-05-10 15:05:03.469 T:3623  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: finished waiting
2020-05-10 15:05:03.469 T:3623  NOTICE: CVideoPlayer::CloseFile()
2020-05-10 15:05:03.469 T:3623  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: waiting for threads to exit
2020-05-10 15:05:03.470 T:3623  NOTICE: VideoPlayer: finished waiting
2020-05-10 15:05:03.504 T:3631  NOTICE: Trying to open: samplerate: 44100, channelMask: 12, encoding: 4
2020-05-10 15:05:03.507 T:3631  NOTICE: CAESinkAUDIOTRACK::Initializing with: m_sampleRate: 44100 format: AE_FMT_FLOAT (AE) method: PCM stream-type: PCM-STREAM min_buffer_size: 22688 m_frames: 1418 m_frameSize: 8 channels: 2
2020-05-10 15:05:03.666 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.monitor -> [ xbmc/Player.OnStop ]
2020-05-10 15:05:03.666 T:4040  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.monitor -> -->[ q:monitor/VideoLibrary.OnUpdate ]
2020-05-10 15:05:03.667 T:4040  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.monitor ->  [ update/0 ] kodi_id: 3871 media: movie
2020-05-10 15:05:03.774 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.player -> stopped widget play, clear playlist.
2020-05-10 15:05:03.775 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.player -> [ played info ] {u'PlaySessionId': u'7d44db072ea847aeae72f248059555c9', 'Muted': False, u'SubtitleStreamIndex': 2, 'Server': <emby.client.EmbyClient object at 0x2ba74acea0>, u'MediaSourceId': u'1b9424a4b606cfcfbbe7dffe411afab7', u'AudioStreamIndex': 1, u'CurrentEpisode': None, u'ServerId': None, u'Runtime': 64216000000, u'Type': u'Movie', u'PlayMethod': u'DirectStream', 'Volume': 100, u'LiveStreamId': None, u'SubsMapping': {}, u'CurrentPosition': 9, 'Track': True, 'Paused': False, u'DeviceId': u'4C144723F5D34FADA871E66F495A3FB5', 'File': 'http://{emby-server}/emby/Videos/127826/stream?static=true&MediaSourceId=1b9424a4b606cfcfbbe7dffe411afab7&api_key={emby-token}', u'PlayOption': u'Addon', u'Path': u'http://{emby-server}/emby/Videos/127826/stream?static=true&MediaSourceId=1b9424a4b606cfcfbbe7dffe411afab7&api_key={emby-token}', u'Id': u'127826', u'AutoSwitched': False}
2020-05-10 15:05:03.837 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.player -> --<[ playback ]
2020-05-10 15:05:03.839 T:4042  NOTICE: EMBY.hooks.monitor -> -->[ q:monitor/Playlist.OnClear ]
2020-05-10 15:05:03.841 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.entrypoint.service -> [ onNotification/plugin.video.emby/LibraryChanged ]
2020-05-10 15:05:03.842 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.entrypoint.service -> [ LibraryChanged ] {u'ItemsAdded': [], u'ItemsVerify': [], u'ItemsRemoved': [], u'ItemsUpdated': [u'127826']}
2020-05-10 15:05:03.843 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.library -> ---[ updated:1 ]
2020-05-10 15:05:03.843 T:4042  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.monitor -> [ reset autoplay ]
2020-05-10 15:05:04.410 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.entrypoint.service -> [ onNotification/plugin.video.emby/UserDataChanged ]
2020-05-10 15:05:04.411 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.entrypoint.service -> [ UserDataChanged ] {u'UserId': u'43f9d52c80654d858c33cf4254260aad', u'UserDataList': [{u'ItemId': u'127826', u'IsFavorite': False, u'Played': False, u'LastPlayedDate': u'2020-05-10T19:04:55.0000000+00:00', u'PlaybackPositionTicks': 0, u'PlayCount': 10}, {u'ItemId': u'127816', u'PlayCount': 0, u'PlaybackPositionTicks': 0, u'IsFavorite': False, u'Played': False}]}
2020-05-10 15:05:04.411 T:3704  NOTICE: EMBY.library -> ---[ userdata:2 ]
2020-05-10 15:05:04.453 T:4011   ERROR: CCurlFile::Exists - Failed: Couldn't resolve host name(6) for http://folder.jpg/
2020-05-10 15:05:04.886 T:3996   ERROR: DoWork - Direct texture file loading failed for resource://resource.images.skinbackgrounds.titanium/movies.jpg
2020-05-10 15:05:05.588 T:3712  NOTICE: EMBY.library -> -->[ q:download/187503736416 ]
2020-05-10 15:05:05.593 T:3712  NOTICE: EMBY.library -> -->[ q:download/187495605024 ]
2020-05-10 15:05:06.319 T:4011   ERROR: DoWork - Direct texture file loading failed for resource://resource.images.skinbackgrounds.titanium/power.jpg
2020-05-10 15:05:06.630 T:4049  NOTICE: EMBY.downloader -> --<[ q:download/187503736416/1 ]
2020-05-10 15:05:06.630 T:4049  NOTICE: EMBY.downloader -> --[ q:download/remove ] []
2020-05-10 15:05:06.641 T:4050  NOTICE: EMBY.downloader -> --<[ q:download/187495605024/2 ]
2020-05-10 15:05:06.642 T:4050  NOTICE: EMBY.downloader -> --[ q:download/remove ] []
2020-05-10 15:05:06.655 T:3995   ERROR: DoWork - Direct texture file loading failed for resource://resource.images.skinbackgrounds.titanium/settings.jpg
2020-05-10 15:05:08.614 T:3712   ERROR: Previous line repeats 1 times.
2020-05-10 15:05:08.614 T:3712  NOTICE: EMBY.library -> -->[ q:updated/Movie/187486915552 ]
2020-05-10 15:05:08.620 T:3712  NOTICE: EMBY.library -> -->[ q:userdata/Movie/187492590688 ]
2020-05-10 15:05:08.632 T:3712  NOTICE: EMBY.helper.utils -> ---[ screensaver/ ] {u'jsonrpc': u'2.0', u'id': 1, u'result': True}
2020-05-10 15:05:08.700 T:4056  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.core.movies -> UPDATE movie [1/22796/3871] 127826: The Three Musketeers
2020-05-10 15:05:11.939 T:4056  NOTICE: EMBY.database -> [emby] 1 rows updated.
2020-05-10 15:05:12.080 T:4056  NOTICE: EMBY.database -> [video] 58 rows updated.
2020-05-10 15:05:12.092 T:4056  NOTICE: EMBY.library -> --<[ q:updated/187486915552 ]
2020-05-10 15:05:12.130 T:4059  NOTICE: EMBY.objects.core.movies -> USERDATA movie [22796/3871] 127826: The Three Musketeers
2020-05-10 15:05:13.131 T:4059  NOTICE: EMBY.database -> [emby] 1 rows updated.
2020-05-10 15:05:13.132 T:4059  NOTICE: EMBY.database -> [video] 1 rows updated.
2020-05-10 15:05:13.135 T:4059  NOTICE: EMBY.library -> --<[ q:userdata/187492590688 ]
2020-05-10 15:05:15.971 T:3712  NOTICE: EMBY.library -> --[ sync/2020-05-10T19:03:15z ]
2020-05-10 15:05:15.977 T:3712  NOTICE: EMBY.helper.utils -> ---[ screensaver/ ] {u'jsonrpc': u'2.0', u'id': 1, u'result': True}
2020-05-10 15:06:37.667 T:3623  NOTICE: Samba is idle. Closing the remaining connections

[muzicman0 59]

I could browse in Kodi to the location of my files, but I was unable to actually play them.  It's been a while, but if I remember correctly, I set the smb path as a source in Kodi, which allowed me to set the password, etc.  Then I chose to exclude that path from any updates so I didn't get double entries.  That worked for me.  I am out of town right now, but when I get back, I will try and remember to check to see if I did anything else to get it working.  Another benefit of Direct Paths is that EDL files for commercial skipping will be honored if you use ComSkip.

[muzicman0 59]

Another thought is that I use the IP address of my QNAP NAS, not the name.  I think the shield will pick up the host name, but it might be worth checking.

[ulrick65 20]

Another thought is that I use the IP address of my QNAP NAS, not the name.  I think the shield will pick up the host name, but it might be worth checking.

 

 

I could browse in Kodi to the location of my files, but I was unable to actually play them.  It's been a while, but if I remember correctly, I set the smb path as a source in Kodi, which allowed me to set the password, etc.  Then I chose to exclude that path from any updates so I didn't get double entries.  That worked for me.  I am out of town right now, but when I get back, I will try and remember to check to see if I did anything else to get it working.  Another benefit of Direct Paths is that EDL files for commercial skipping will be honored if you use ComSkip.

 

 

Thanks for the ideas, sorry I did not respond earlier...been swamped at work all week.

 

I will give those two things a try and post back on my results.  The IP address I was thinking of trying last weekend, but then I figured since I can browse the files from within Kodi, then it must be seeing the Share ok...but worth a shot.

 

Thanks.

[ulrick65 20]

I tried the IP address, that did not change anything.  I have not been able to try the second method...given that it is basically a work around, I will save that as a last resort (thanks for the idea!).

 

@@Luke - Any thoughts on this?

 

Thanks.

[muzicman0 59]

I  (just this morning) re-IP'd my entire home network, so I had to re set this up since my NAS changed IP addresses.

 

1. Add the NAS as a source in KODI (in my skin Settings|Media|Manage Sources|Video as a smb folder.

2. Mark it to not update this folder in Kodi scans (don't remember the title, but it basically ignores this source)

3. Once it has been added, navigate (from the same menu...in other words, don't press back) to a video file in that source, and attempt to play it.

 

Kodi should allow you to add your username and password at this point.  be sure to check the 'remember it' box. 

 

That is all I had to do.  I have glorious EDL support again! 

Edited May 31, 2020 by muzicman0