Continue watching - DLNA

[stuarta 1]

Hi all,

Does 'continue watching' work under DLNA?  I've been swapping between Emby and Jellyfin, but I've noticed that with Jellyfin, although continue watching works when using a web browser, it doesn't work via my TV and DLNA.  

If this works under Emby then I can see me switching back again.

Many thanks

[Luke 42077]

Hi, yes it does.

[stuarta 1]

Ok great thanks, I'll reinstall it and see how it goes 

[stuarta 1]

Ok so just tried this tonight on my TV but noticed the following.

I reenabled Emby to test this, but apart from being slow to load the folders, when I did click on a couple of files, they reported as MPEG2-TS and refused to play, despite playing through standard DLNA.

I thought I was downloading everything as h264 and they should be ok, but what's going wrong?

Many thanks

[Luke 42077]

 

Hi there, let's look at an example. Please attach the information requested in how to report a media playback issue. Thanks!

 

[stuarta 1]

ah maybe it's because I don't have Premiere for hardware?  Although the files play absolutely fine outside of Emby

 

logs.zip

[Luke 42077]

What exactly happened? Are you able to update to Emby Server 4.8.11? Please attach the main emby server log as well. Thanks.

[stuarta 1]

Thanks for the reply.

I've just checked and my Synology package is showing as 4.8.11.0-724081100.  I thought I had included the main emby log in the zip but I've just uploaded it again here.  When I go to play a mpeg2ts file it just comes back as unable to read file.  Although if I try and play through the standard Synology DLNA it loads ok, it just doesn't work through the Emby DLNA interface

embyserver-63893664000.txt

[Luke 42077]

What's the audio format?

[stuarta 1]

Sorry what's the easiest way to check?

[Luke 42077]

The bottom of the detail screen in the web app.

[stuarta 1]

Ok so shows as 

Video - 1080p HEVC

Audio - AC3 5.1

[Luke 42077]

OK can you please temporarily enable debug logging in the server logs section, then restart the server, repeat the test, and then attach the server log? thanks.

[stuarta 1]

Ok done and the same cannot read file error

ffmpeg-transcode-52b81451-d4e5-4b51-84c7-f1b835ac3a09_1.txt ffmpeg-transcode-d61a0cbe-a625-4e5b-94dd-d64b6e2a3d93_1.txt embyserver.txt

[Luke 42077]

OK I've pushed an update to the Dlna plugin. Please see if that resolves it. Thanks.

[stuarta 1]

Ok thanks, do I need to download an update? I don't see anything available 

[Luke 42077]

Your server should get it within a day. Or possibly quicker by restarting it.

[stuarta 1]

ok thanks, I restarted and although the downstairs Panasonic struggled, the upstairs Panasonic worked on those particular files, I'll test the other one later.  I noticed that they now show as mkv and not mpeg2-ts and still have one mkv that won't play but that's using EAC audio instead of AAC so assuming that's the problem.  Wifey also going to test watching her programs today and we'll see if they appear in the 'Continue Watching' or 'Next Up' lists which is what we were initially hoping.

What was it that you changed in the plugin?

[Luke 42077]

I updated it to treat hevc as supported so that it would direct play rather than transcode.

[stuarta 1]

ok thanks.  Not had the chance to test the DLNA continue watching yet but hopefully it will work ok

[stuarta 1]

Apologies for the delay.  So it looks like the videos are working which is great, although the "continue watching" or "next up" isn't working through DLNA but maybe that's a limitation of DLNA?  I was told it should work but was doubtful.

[Luke 42077]

26 minutes ago, stuarta said:

Apologies for the delay.  So it looks like the videos are working which is great, although the "continue watching" or "next up" isn't working through DLNA but maybe that's a limitation of DLNA?  I was told it should work but was doubtful.

hi there, what makes you think it isn't working in Dlna?

[stuarta 1]

My wife watched a full programme and the next episode didn't appear in either list.

[Luke 42077]

HI there, can you please provide a specific example?

How to Report a Problem

Thanks !

 

[stuarta 1]

ok just applied the log files here.  Wife was watching Bosch between 13.00-13.30ish and again at 1630ish but I can't see anything in the logs

I can see a line item for Richard Hammond that I was watching via web browser in ffmpeg files but obviously you know what you are looking for

 

emby logs.zip