epayson85 72 Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 Any reason why Android tv / firetv can't direct play livetv / recordings from serverwmc on emby? Using serverwmc from kodi everything plays fine. Is there anyway to enable this?
ebr 16169 Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 The question is, does the VLC app on Android play them?
epayson85 72 Posted June 6, 2016 Author Posted June 6, 2016 VLC app on my phone plays them. I just tried. Plays perfectly actually!
epayson85 72 Posted June 6, 2016 Author Posted June 6, 2016 I'm not actually, should be but just have never done it haha. its easier via the nexus player right?
ebr 16169 Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 It is so we can start with that. However, I think the NP is going to prefer the Google player over VLC so it may not make a difference.
epayson85 72 Posted June 6, 2016 Author Posted June 6, 2016 ok then we should probably get me on the beta for AFTV. How do I go about doing that again?
ebr 16169 Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 Android Open Beta Testing Please be sure to follow the instructions exactly or Amazon will reject the request. Thanks.
ebr 16169 Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 Also, as a quick preliminary test, could you provide me with a sample wtv file...?
epayson85 72 Posted June 6, 2016 Author Posted June 6, 2016 CRAP lol the gf is the account holder on the device because she initially setup amazon prime! Going to have to wait on that test until her and I are home at the same time. I will provide you with a WTV file though.
epayson85 72 Posted June 6, 2016 Author Posted June 6, 2016 Here is a small file I made real quick with 50 seconds of video https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5OwWoVy_GQuRVNSbm1JelBDV2M Here is a larger recording if you want to test that as well https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5OwWoVy_GQuUV8zNDFEX0pyaHc
Luke 42077 Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 Our mobile android app has historically had direct play of wtv disabled, but since we just updated libvlc recently i will revert that so we can re-evaluate.
epayson85 72 Posted June 6, 2016 Author Posted June 6, 2016 That would be awesome! If it works it's a real game-changer for anyone that uses Windows Media Center as the recording back end.
ebr 16169 Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 Your short sample plays for me on the NP. There is a bit of break-up and stuttering. Is that in the source?
epayson85 72 Posted June 6, 2016 Author Posted June 6, 2016 I don't believe so. They seemed to be clear for me when playing on the computer. I'm on an airplane so can't test at this moment. NP always had issues with mpeg2 so it could be that. My firetv has always handled the HD homerun view app better than the NP unless the NP was close enough for a strong 5ghz wifi signal.
epayson85 72 Posted June 6, 2016 Author Posted June 6, 2016 Just downloaded the short sample directly to my phone and it plays fine in vlc. I didn't see any breakup. So it could be the NP. It worked fine for me via kodi though.
epayson85 72 Posted June 7, 2016 Author Posted June 7, 2016 I will be back home Friday from my biz trip so would be happy to test this on both Nexus and firetv this weekend if possible.
ebr 16169 Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 This would be a fantastic improvement! It is in the beta that went up yesterday. Please confirm it doesn't cause problems.
epayson85 72 Posted June 7, 2016 Author Posted June 7, 2016 It is in the beta that went up yesterday. Please confirm it doesn't cause problems. Sweet! I will try it this weekend. Both NP and AFTV with wifi and hardwired. Would love to hear from anyone else before then though
theniteow1 25 Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 Sweet! I will try it this weekend. Both NP and AFTV with wifi and hardwired. Would love to hear from anyone else before then though I will try it tonight!
epayson85 72 Posted June 7, 2016 Author Posted June 7, 2016 I will try it tonight! Sweet! Excited to hear back. Let us know what device you use and how it's connected to your network.
skris88 0 Posted June 8, 2016 Posted June 8, 2016 That would be awesome! If it works it's a real game-changer for anyone that uses Windows Media Center as the recording back end. I setup Emby Server recently on my Win7 system and using my Chrome Browser was able to watch Recorded TV (recorded, not Live) WTV format files stored on my NAS. I could even watch same using my Android device (via the browser). I today upgraded the same PC to Win10 with No Old Apps Etc setting, installed Emby Server on it and (strangely it remembered my NAS settings) clicked on the "known" WTV files off the NAS but get a "Video Error - There was an error playing the video" message instead. I can drag the file into Windows Media Player and it plays there (sound and video perfect). Why can't Emby (transcode) and play it anymore, what do I need to change in Emby? Thanks!
Luke 42077 Posted June 8, 2016 Posted June 8, 2016 I setup Emby Server recently on my Win7 system and using my Chrome Browser was able to watch Recorded TV (recorded, not Live) WTV format files stored on my NAS. I could even watch same using my Android device (via the browser). I today upgraded the same PC to Win10 with No Old Apps Etc setting, installed Emby Server on it and (strangely it remembered my NAS settings) clicked on the "known" WTV files off the NAS but get a "Video Error - There was an error playing the video" message instead. I can drag the file into Windows Media Player and it plays there (sound and video perfect). Why can't Emby (transcode) and play it anymore, what do I need to change in Emby? Thanks! Hi there, sorry to hear about this. In order for us to help you, please see how to report a media playback issue. Thanks!
ebr 16169 Posted June 8, 2016 Posted June 8, 2016 Hi there, sorry to hear about this. In order for us to help you, please see how to report a media playback issue. Thanks! Also, it sounds like your issue is different than the one in this thread so please create a new post in the Server forum. Thanks.
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