Will Direct Playback of live tv ever come back?

[pünktchen 1409]

@@pünktchen, can you please repeat the test and provide both the ffmpeg and server log? thanks !

Beta or stable server?

[ebr 16169]

So each stream will take up a tuner I assume you are saying?

 

Correct.

[Luke 42077]

For starters either server is fine but if we make changes to test then beta will be needed.

[Luke 42077]

@@pünktchen, any info? thanks !

[Spaceboy 2573]

@@pünktchen, any info? thanks !

is there any reason why you can’t use the logs I attached here https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/49527-live-tv-with-subs-doesnt-play/page-2&do=findComment&comment=501983 . We were trying to look at subtitles but it’s all live tv so provides exactly what you are asking punktchen for. Edited November 17, 2017 by Spaceboy

[Luke 42077]

It is a different issue. Again please one issue per topic, thanks.

[Spaceboy 2573]

It is a different issue. Again please one issue per topic, thanks.

here you go

server.txt

ffmpeg.txt

[Luke 42077]

@@Spaceboy, perfect, thank you. Would you mind doing one more thing just so that i can compare behavior between apps. Can you install emby theater for windows desktop and repeat the same procedure? thanks !

[Luke 42077]

Oh, one other thing, we need debug logging on for the server, thanks.

[Luke 42077]

I can see here that your reasons for transcoding will possibly be different from @@pünktchen. This is transcoding due to interlaced video whereas unless I'm mistaken, @@pünktchen has a progressive source. So in his case, the reason for running through Emby Server is not yet clear and that's what we're hoping to find out.

[pünktchen 1409]

I can see here that your reasons for transcoding will possibly be different from @@pünktchen. This is transcoding due to interlaced video whereas unless I'm mistaken, @@pünktchen has a progressive source. So in his case, the reason for running through Emby Server is not yet clear and that's what we're hoping to find out.

Some channels are progressive others are interlaced. Both get direct streamed through the server.

 

I wasn't at home and still have to wait for the misses to create some logs.

[pünktchen 1409]

Okay @@Luke here are the logs.

I started playing a 1080i channel in the Android TV app on my Nvidia Shield. For just a second i saw the dashboard reporting "Direct Playing", then it switched to "Direct Streaming".

The ATV app only showed a black screen with a spinning circle and after maybe ten seconds it asked for playback correction. I confirmed and then the server started transcoding.

[Luke 42077]

@@pünktchen, got it thanks. I wonder if it tried to direct play to the media portal url, encountered an error, then switched to direct stream and encountered an error again, and then finally switched to transcoding.

 

If it did indeed try to play directly to media portal then we won't be able to tell by looking at the server log. You will either have to submit an in-app log to @@ebr, or perhaps you might be able to find out by looking at media portal logging?

[Luke 42077]

Fyi regarding Theater: https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/46763-theater-mpv-test/?p=512267

[Spaceboy 2573]

So I think punktchen and I are sure that our issues are identical, but I am happy to send some logs too

[pünktchen 1409]

So I think punktchen and I are sure that our issues are identical, but I am happy to send some logs too

If you think the problem is only with the app but not with the server, then i have to agree.

[ebr 16169]

Your symptoms may be identical but we are pretty sure the causes are different.  Thanks.

[Luke 42077]

@@pünktchen, you still get the direct play in mobile android, right?

[pünktchen 1409]

@@pünktchen, you still get the direct play in mobile android, right?

Yes!

[Luke 42077]

Thanks for confirming.

[Spaceboy 2573]

Any developments for us edge cases please?

[Luke 42077]

I'm still waiting on my question for pünktchen in post #38. He offered useful and detailed descriptions that helped us investigate so if you can do the same then we'll be happy to look into it. thanks.

[Spaceboy 2573]

I'm still waiting on my question for pünktchen in post #38. He offered useful and detailed descriptions that helped us investigate so if you can do the same then we'll be happy to look into it. thanks.

can you confirm exactly what it is that you want please? post 38 just refers to an in app log. i've always been keen to assist with providing information to get this looked at.

[h.buckle 11]

I submitted an in-app log yesterday of failure to direct stream (from an HDHR) over in this thread

Someone mentioned in one of the threads about having a proper bug/issue tracker - that would be a lot easier than trying to track this stuff accross multiple forum threads

[Spaceboy 2573]

I submitted an in-app log yesterday of failure to direct stream (from an HDHR) over in this thread

Someone mentioned in one of the threads about having a proper bug/issue tracker - that would be a lot easier than trying to track this stuff accross multiple forum threads

hi, I think this is probably a different issue as we are discussing external services here, specifically mediaportal.

 

Agree with your comments on a bug tracker though!