Dev build 241

[ebr 16169]

• Fixes a crash when playing multi-part items
• Allows streamed items to play in both MPC-HC and VLC externals because we know they can handle them

[DGMayor 90]

Just to carry over my previous issue, with version 225 I'm now getting sound when I chapter jump but it's like a second or so of skipping audio.  The rest is the same issue.

[ebr 16169]

Nothing in the dev versions is changing any of this right now.  My skipping has worked pretty well lately but I did see this issue a while back.  I think it is WMC/the codecs getting confused when we try to force seek these items.  Can you narrow it down to any particular formats or codecs?

[ebr 16169]

226 adds two new sort options: critic rating and user (imdb/tmdb/star) rating:

 

 

These new sort methods also fully-support the JIL selector in the Chocolate theme.

 

@@leedavies

@@Soultaker

@@Cheesegeezer

 

If any other themes are presenting options that are not purely textual and depend on knowing what the options available are, you will need to adjust for these new ones.  If you just show a list of text, you should be okay.

[Cheesegeezer 3104]

226 adds two new sort options: critic rating and user (imdb/tmdb/star) rating:

 

These new sort methods also fully-support the JIL selector in the Chocolate theme.

 

@@leedavies

@@Soultaker

@@Cheesegeezer

 

If any other themes are presenting options that are not purely textual and depend on knowing what the options available are, you will need to adjust for these new ones.  If you just show a list of text, you should be okay.

Cool i'll check Xenon and subdued now with this build.

[Cheesegeezer 3104]

All good here with Xenon and Subdued

[Cheesegeezer 3104]

@@ebr I just played with Square & Rush, and they're both fine under 2.26.

[DGMayor 90]

Nothing in the dev versions is changing any of this right now.  My skipping has worked pretty well lately but I did see this issue a while back.  I think it is WMC/the codecs getting confused when we try to force seek these items.  Can you narrow it down to any particular formats or codecs?

 

H264 MKV.

[ebr 16169]

H264 MKV.

 

Does that mean if you try it with other formats it isn't a problem?  Or that is the only format you have?

 

What is the audio format?  Any correlation there?

 

What codecs in play?

 

Any other items that might be in play like MediaControl or other such add-ons?

[ebr 16169]

@@ebr I just played with Square & Rush, and they're both fine under 2.26.

 

Thanks, Cheese.

[Cheesegeezer 3104]

Thanks, Cheese.

No probs sir, what else you got install for the next release?

[DGMayor 90]

Does that mean if you try it with other formats it isn't a problem?  Or that is the only format you have?

 

What is the audio format?  Any correlation there?

 

What codecs in play?

 

Any other items that might be in play like MediaControl or other such add-ons?

 

 

No other add-ons.   I haven't noticed the issue with MP4, but I don't have many..   Just tested one again and it's just a standard h264 with ac3 audio.  Pretty much what most of my non-blu ray stuff is.  Just tried an MKV that's h264 with DTS audio, same thing.  If I try top play it again after stopping it, nothing happens, but if I go back one view (say I'm on detailed for that episode, I go back to the season list) and then play it will play again from the start.

Edited November 3, 2014 by DGMayor

[DGMayor 90]

The other thing I noticed is that if I stop a show half way, It's no longer staying in my recently unwatched list on the EHS.  It used to stay there until the watched flag hit.   I'm guessing that would be a server issue though.   I stopped  a show 18 minutes into a 47 minute show (less than half) and there is a resume point but it's also showing up as watched.

Edited November 3, 2014 by DGMayor

[ebr 16169]

The other thing I noticed is that if I stop a show half way, It's no longer staying in my recently unwatched list on the EHS.  It used to stay there until the watched flag hit.   I'm guessing that would be a server issue though.   I stopped  a show 18 minutes into a 47 minute show (less than half) and there is a resume point but it's also showing up as watched.

 

Do you have the log from that session?

[DGMayor 90]

Do you have the log from that session?

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45741371/MBClassic-2112014fa9efa9d0883443c9f558587833e9827.log

[ebr 16169]

Which item are we talking about?  It looks like you played and stopped a couple of different shows a number of times.

[DGMayor 90]

The first one, Downton Abbey was the one I stopped about 18 minutes in and it marked it as viewed at that point.   I then played a few other things (Your The Worst 01x01 and Archer 00x05 or something like that) to test the chapter skip.  Both had the issue described above.

[ebr 16169]

It looks like MBC is reporting the progress fine.

 

What are your percentage settings on the server?

 

Do the items in question have valid running times?

[ebr 16169]

227:

• Remote next track capability
• Allow auto login with hidden user
• Display a message when access limit encountered

[Cheesegeezer 3104]

(Cough) manipulate playlists

[DGMayor 90]

It looks like MBC is reporting the progress fine.

 

What are your percentage settings on the server?

 

Do the items in question have valid running times?

 

Nothing has changed.   Resume settings are still 5 / 90 / 300.  All have valid run times.

[ebr 16169]

Nothing has changed.   Resume settings are still 5 / 90 / 300.  All have valid run times.

 

I'm stumped then...

 

What happens in other client apps?

[ebr 16169]

(Cough) manipulate playlists

 

Sorry, but I'm not inclined to do that at this juncture.  Too much UI work involved for too little payback.  It would be very cumbersome to create new playlists in the MBC interface with nothing but a remote control.  Much easier to just pick up your phone and do it there.

[Cheesegeezer 3104]

Sorry, but I'm not inclined to do that at this juncture.  Too much UI work involved for too little payback.  It would be very cumbersome to create new playlists in the MBC interface with nothing but a remote control.  Much easier to just pick up your phone and do it there.

Yeah fair enough and I'm inclined to agree too.

[DGMayor 90]

I'm stumped then...

 

What happens in other client apps?

 

Only seem to be having these issues in MBC.  The chapter skip/unable to resume issue is with the custom play interface only.  Obviously I can't chapter skip in the original interface, so it's hard to compare.  

 

The issue of stuff being marked watched prematurely might have been a hiccup with the server.   I loaded up the server options and kept having error timeout messages so I rebooted everything.  So far so good.