Ruyiop 7 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) Hi I have this problem: if I have 2 versions of a movie, one in mkv and the other a strm file on multi version if I choose the strm file it do not play. The strm file alone (not part of a multi version) play just fine. Thank you PS: same behavior applies to tv shows Edited November 16, 2020 by Ruyiop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickmic 1344 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) Can you please post the exact pathes of both files (filesystem). Does Emby-Server Webapplication offer you both versions (in a single record)? Did it ever work in privious versions < 4.1.22? Edited November 16, 2020 by quickmic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruyiop 7 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) Hi thank you 1. just sent you log file on pm 2. yes 3. First time trying this Thank you PS: on log file I try to play mandalorian as part of multi version and it fail, next I play a episode from lost (not part of multi version) and it play just fine (both are strm files) Edited November 16, 2020 by Ruyiop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickmic 1344 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) Thanks for the log, I see there is a playback issue but not fully understand what you are trying. First, are we talking about different versions of the same movie or a multipart movie/tvshow? Are you using native path or http requests? Please post the native paths of all involved files like: E:/Seren/TV/The Mandalorian/Season 1/The Mandalorian S01E01.strm Edited November 16, 2020 by quickmic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruyiop 7 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Hi Its different versions of same tv show. I am using addon default playback , not native paths Paths for file E:\Seren\TV\The Mandalorian\Season 1\The Mandalorian S01E01.strm O:\TV Shows\The Mandalorian\Season 1\The Mandalorian - S01E01 - Chapter 1- The Mandalorian WEBDL-2160p.mkv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ruyiop 7 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 As you can see the 2 versions show on emby server , also both versions shows on kodi but the strm do not play If I only have 1 version and that version is a strm it play just fine hope you can understand what I mean Thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickmic 1344 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) I assume it has nothing todo with the specific issue, but is there a reason why you label: E:\Seren\TV\The Mandalorian\Season 1\The Mandalorian S01E01.strm ...as ".strm"? Makes no sense to me, but looks like a source of troubles. Should be mkv or mp4 or whatever. Edited November 16, 2020 by quickmic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruyiop 7 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Strm is just a file with a link to a kodi plugin, I didn’t rename it. The problem is that this kind of files do not play when part of a multi version, but If they are not part of multi version plays just fine, so something on emby for kodi is the problem I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickmic 1344 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) Sorry, but please elaborate. I have a simliar case: My files are: /mnt/storage1/series/G/Gigolos/S01/S01E08 - Episode 8.mkv /mnt/storage1/series/G/Gigolos/S01/S01E08 - Professor Brace.mkv Emby server WebUI shows the labels: "Episode 8" and "Professor Brace" Both are regular files -> mkv both are not links, just video files That's the way it should be, not sure if I can follow -> "Strm is just a file with a link to a kodi plugin," Kodi has nothing todo with that (so far). Can you play both files on emby server webui? Edited November 16, 2020 by quickmic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruyiop 7 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) Hi ok never mind. Sorry for taking your time. I don’t know what else can I say . I see that you are not familiar with strm files, so I don’t want to make you lost your time with this. thank you again PS: maybe if you speak with @luke he can help. i am sure @angelblue can help on this , but I think she’s not available anymore. Edited November 16, 2020 by Ruyiop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickmic 1344 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 No problem, I'll talk with Luke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horstepipe 356 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) I can’t help for this specific case, because I’m using strm files only. But when I have trouble about these I’m providing a sample strm file pointing to a public file. So @quickmic just add this Link into a text file and Name it “whatever - remote.strm” https://filesamples.com/samples/video/mp4/sample_1280x720.mp4 put a “real” video file into the same folder and name it “whatever - local.ext” then you should have the same setup. edit: ah and the folder where the files are being stored has to be called “whatever” so Emby can recognize this as a multi version movie. Edited November 16, 2020 by horstepipe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horstepipe 356 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 @quickmic lots of Kodi people use this method to point e.g. to the Netflix addon by putting plugin://plugin.video.netflix/... into the strm files. Or for any other remote content... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickmic 1344 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) Ok, I'll check how strm files approach is working. Actually, yes I never used that approach. Edited November 16, 2020 by quickmic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horstepipe 356 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 If they basically wouldn’t work on your current alphas you would have heard me crying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickmic 1344 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Depends, if Kodi can handle them natively. Alpha just forward files to Kodi without manipulation. -> Investigating.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruyiop 7 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 @horstepipe Thank you for your help 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleta 0 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Hello i have a similar setup, and can reproduce this problem. strm files that link to kodi plugins only play if they are not part of multi version. When in multi version (with mkv or mp4 for ex.) only the real file plays and strm just throws error “Playlist: can’t find a next item to play” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickmic 1344 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 I'll check it, thanks and sorry. I was not aware of the strm file functionality. As mentioned, I never used it before, now it's clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamB 2352 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 You should talk to Luke about this, STRM files are handled in a special way on the server, if they link to an external source vs if they are local files, also the first time a STRM file is accessed using the /PlaybackInfo endpoint the server does some magic to extract some info about the destination file. This is because when STRM files are first scanned into the server the destination file is not scanned or parsed as this would slow the media import to much. You can test this by adding some test STRM file to your system that point to local and remote files for testing, just keep in mind that when they are first imported they and not fully populated with info about the media i.e. a media scan until they are played. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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