Good Morning all,
I was wondering if there was any compatibility reason why all of my S905X3’s are struggling to play this content smoothly? Playback is immediately choppy/jumpy/slow and I’ve tried tweaking a lot of the settings within CoreElec to see if it helps, but it doesn’t.
> Format : MPEG-4
> Format profile : Base Media
> Codec ID : isom (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
> File size : 2.69 GiB
> Duration : 58 min 44 s
> Overall bit rate mode : Variable
> Overall bit rate : 6 549 kb/s
> Writing application : Lavf58.18.101
> FileExtension_Invalid : braw mov mp4 m4v m4a m4b m4p m4r 3ga 3gpa 3gpp 3gp 3gpp2 3g2 k3g jpm jpx mqv ismv isma ismt f4a f4b f4v
>
> Video
> ID : 13
> Format : AVC
> Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
> Format profile : Main@L4
> Format settings : CABAC / 1 Ref Frames
> Format settings, CABAC : Yes
> Format settings, Reference frames : 1 frame
> Codec ID : avc1
> Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
> Duration : 58 min 44 s
> Source duration : 1 min 28 s
> Bit rate mode : Variable
> Bit rate : 1 935 kb/s
> Maximum bit rate : 6 000 kb/s
> Width : 1 920 pixels
> Height : 1 080 pixels
> Display aspect ratio : 16:9
> Frame rate mode : Constant
> Frame rate : 25.000 FPS
> Original frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
> Color space : YUV
> Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
> Bit depth : 8 bits
> Scan type : Progressive
> Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.037
> Stream size : 813 MiB (30%)
> Source stream size : 813 MiB (30%)
> Default : Yes
> Alternate group : 12
> mdhd_Duration : 3524240
> Codec configuration box : avcC
>
> Audio #1
> ID : 1
> Format : AAC LC SBR
> Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity with Spectral Band Replication
> Commercial name : HE-AAC
> Format settings : Explicit
> Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
> Duration : 58 min 44 s
> Bit rate mode : Constant
> Bit rate : 128 kb/s
> Channel(s) : 2 channels
> Channel layout : L R
> Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
> Frame rate : 23.438 FPS (2048 SPF)
> Compression mode : Lossy
> Stream size : 53.8 MiB (2%)
> Title : allemand
> Language : German
>
> Audio #2
> ID : 2
> Format : AAC LC SBR
> Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity with Spectral Band Replication
> Commercial name : HE-AAC
> Format settings : Explicit
> Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
> Duration : 58 min 44 s
> Bit rate mode : Constant
> Bit rate : 128 kb/s
> Channel(s) : 2 channels
> Channel layout : L R
> Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
> Frame rate : 23.438 FPS (2048 SPF)
> Compression mode : Lossy
> Stream size : 53.8 MiB (2%)
> Title : anglais [VO]
> Language : English
> Default : Yes
> Alternate group : 1
>
> Audio #3
> ID : 3
> Format : AAC LC SBR
> Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity with Spectral Band Replication
> Commercial name : HE-AAC
> Format settings : Explicit
> Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
> Duration : 58 min 44 s
> Bit rate mode : Constant
> Bit rate : 128 kb/s
> Channel(s) : 2 channels
> Channel layout : L R
> Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
> Frame rate : 23.438 FPS (2048 SPF)
> Compression mode : Lossy
> Stream size : 53.8 MiB (2%)
> Title : espagnol
> Language : Spanish
> Default : Yes
> Alternate group : 2
>
> Audio #4
> ID : 4
> Format : AAC LC SBR
> Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity with Spectral Band Replication
> Commercial name : HE-AAC
> Format settings : Explicit
> Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
> Duration : 58 min 44 s
> Bit rate mode : Constant
> Bit rate : 128 kb/s
> Channel(s) : 2 channels
> Channel layout : L R
> Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
> Frame rate : 23.438 FPS (2048 SPF)
> Compression mode : Lossy
> Stream size : 53.8 MiB (2%)
> Title : français
> Language : French
> Default : Yes
> Alternate group : 3
>
> Audio #5
> ID : 5
> Format : AAC LC SBR
> Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity with Spectral Band Replication
> Commercial name : HE-AAC
> Format settings : Explicit
> Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
> Duration : 58 min 44 s
> Bit rate mode : Constant
> Bit rate : 128 kb/s
> Channel(s) : 2 channels
> Channel layout : L R
> Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
> Frame rate : 23.438 FPS (2048 SPF)
> Compression mode : Lossy
> Stream size : 53.8 MiB (2%)
> Title : italien
> Language : Italian
> Default : Yes
> Alternate group : 4
>
> Audio #6
> ID : 6
> Format : E-AC-3
> Format/Info : Enhanced AC-3
> Commercial name : Dolby Digital Plus
> Codec ID : ec-3
> Duration : 58 min 44 s
> Bit rate mode : Constant
> Bit rate : 640 kb/s
> Channel(s) : 6 channels
> Channel layout : L R C LFE Ls Rs
> Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
> Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF)
> Compression mode : Lossy
> Stream size : 269 MiB (10%)
> Title : allemand - Dolby
> Language : German
> Service kind : Complete Main
> Default : Yes
> Alternate group : 5
>
> Audio #7
> ID : 7
> Format : E-AC-3
> Format/Info : Enhanced AC-3
> Commercial name : Dolby Digital Plus
> Codec ID : ec-3
> Duration : 58 min 44 s
> Bit rate mode : Constant
> Bit rate : 640 kb/s
> Channel(s) : 6 channels
> Channel layout : L R C LFE Ls Rs
> Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
> Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF)
> Compression mode : Lossy
> Stream size : 269 MiB (10%)
> Title : anglais [VO] - Dolby
> Language : English
> Service kind : Complete Main
> Default : Yes
> Alternate group : 6
>
> Audio #8
> ID : 8
> Format : E-AC-3
> Format/Info : Enhanced AC-3
> Commercial name : Dolby Digital Plus
> Codec ID : ec-3
> Duration : 58 min 44 s
> Bit rate mode : Constant
> Bit rate : 640 kb/s
> Channel(s) : 6 channels
> Channel layout : L R C LFE Ls Rs
> Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
> Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF)
> Compression mode : Lossy
> Stream size : 269 MiB (10%)
> Title : espagnol - Dolby
> Language : Spanish
> Service kind : Complete Main
> Default : Yes
> Alternate group : 7
>
> Audio #9
> ID : 9
> Format : E-AC-3
> Format/Info : Enhanced AC-3
> Commercial name : Dolby Digital Plus
> Codec ID : ec-3
> Duration : 58 min 44 s
> Bit rate mode : Constant
> Bit rate : 640 kb/s
> Channel(s) : 6 channels
> Channel layout : L R C LFE Ls Rs
> Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
> Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF)
> Compression mode : Lossy
> Stream size : 269 MiB (10%)
> Title : français - Dolby
> Language : French
> Service kind : Complete Main
> Default : Yes
> Alternate group : 8
>
> Audio #10
> ID : 10
> Format : E-AC-3
> Format/Info : Enhanced AC-3
> Commercial name : Dolby Digital Plus
> Codec ID : ec-3
> Duration : 58 min 44 s
> Bit rate mode : Constant
> Bit rate : 640 kb/s
> Channel(s) : 6 channels
> Channel layout : L R C LFE Ls Rs
> Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
> Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF)
> Compression mode : Lossy
> Stream size : 269 MiB (10%)
> Title : italien - Dolby
> Language : Italian
> Service kind : Complete Main
> Default : Yes
> Alternate group : 9
>
> Audio #11
> ID : 11
> Format : AAC LC SBR
> Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity with Spectral Band Replication
> Commercial name : HE-AAC
> Format settings : Explicit
> Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
> Duration : 58 min 44 s
> Bit rate mode : Constant
> Bit rate : 128 kb/s
> Channel(s) : 2 channels
> Channel layout : L R
> Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
> Frame rate : 23.438 FPS (2048 SPF)
> Compression mode : Lossy
> Stream size : 53.8 MiB (2%)
> Title : anglais - Description sonore
> Language : English
> Default : Yes
> Alternate group : 10
>
> Audio #12
> ID : 12
> Format : E-AC-3
> Format/Info : Enhanced AC-3
> Commercial name : Dolby Digital Plus
> Codec ID : ec-3
> Duration : 58 min 44 s
> Bit rate mode : Constant
> Bit rate : 640 kb/s
> Channel(s) : 6 channels
> Channel layout : L R C LFE Ls Rs
> Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
> Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF)
> Compression mode : Lossy
> Stream size : 269 MiB (10%)
> Title : anglais - Description sonore - Dolby
> Language : English
> Service kind : Complete Main
> Default : Yes
> Alternate group : 11
>
> Text #1
> ID : 14
> Format : Timed Text
> Muxing mode : sbtl
> Codec ID : tx3g
> Duration : 58 min 8 s
> Bit rate mode : Variable
> Bit rate : 63 b/s
> Stream size : 26.9 KiB (0%)
> Title : allemand
> Language : German
> Default : Yes
> Forced : No
> Alternate group : 13
>
> Text #2
> ID : 15
> Format : Timed Text
> Muxing mode : sbtl
> Codec ID : tx3g
> Duration : 58 min 8 s
> Bit rate mode : Variable
> Bit rate : 58 b/s
> Stream size : 24.7 KiB (0%)
> Title : espagnol
> Language : Spanish
> Default : No
> Forced : No
> Alternate group : 14
>
> Text #3
> ID : 16
> Format : Timed Text
> Muxing mode : sbtl
> Codec ID : tx3g
> Duration : 58 min 7 s
> Bit rate mode : Variable
> Bit rate : 59 b/s
> Stream size : 25.3 KiB (0%)
> Title : français
> Language : French
> Default : No
> Forced : No
> Alternate group : 15
>
> Text #4
> ID : 17
> Format : Timed Text
> Muxing mode : sbtl
> Codec ID : tx3g
> Duration : 58 min 8 s
> Bit rate mode : Variable
> Bit rate : 61 b/s
> Stream size : 26.1 KiB (0%)
> Title : italien
> Language : Italian
> Default : No
> Forced : No
> Alternate group : 16
>
> Text #5
> ID : 18
> Format : Timed Text
> Muxing mode : sbtl
> Codec ID : tx3g
> Duration : 56 min 56 s
> Bit rate mode : Variable
> Bit rate : 73 b/s
> Stream size : 30.4 KiB (0%)
> Title : anglais
> Language : English
> Default : No
> Forced : No
> Alternate group : 17
I’ve very quickly pulled the logs and can see this at the point of playback:
> 2021-10-29 07:58:17.706 T:4954 INFO <general>: VideoPlayer::OpenFile: smb://MEDIA-FD/Media/Collateral - S01E02 - Episode 2 WEBDL-1080p.mkv
> 2021-10-29 07:58:17.712 T:5163 INFO <general>: Creating InputStream
> 2021-10-29 07:58:17.977 T:5163 INFO <general>: Creating Demuxer
> 2021-10-29 07:58:19.075 T:5038 ERROR <general>: Window Translator: Can't find window videossettings
> 2021-10-29 07:58:19.075 T:5038 ERROR <general>: Window Translator: Can't find window musicsettings
> 2021-10-29 07:58:19.075 T:5038 ERROR <general>: Window Translator: Can't find window picturessettings
> 2021-10-29 07:58:19.075 T:5038 ERROR <general>: Window Translator: Can't find window weathersettings
> 2021-10-29 07:58:25.870 T:5163 INFO <general>: Opening stream: 12 source: 256
> 2021-10-29 07:58:25.870 T:5163 INFO <general>: CVideoPlayerVideo::OpenStream - Creating codec: 27
> 2021-10-29 07:58:25.871 T:5163 INFO <general>: CBitstreamConverter::Open bitstream to annexb init
> 2021-10-29 07:58:25.875 T:5163 INFO <general>: DVDVideoCodecAmlogic: Opened Amlogic Codec
> 2021-10-29 07:58:25.875 T:5163 INFO <general>: Creating video thread
> 2021-10-29 07:58:25.876 T:5166 INFO <general>: running thread: video_thread
> 2021-10-29 07:58:25.878 T:5163 INFO <general>: Opening stream: 6 source: 256
> 2021-10-29 07:58:25.878 T:5163 INFO <general>: Finding audio codec for: 86056
> 2021-10-29 07:58:25.879 T:5163 INFO <general>: Creating audio thread
> 2021-10-29 07:58:25.879 T:5167 INFO <general>: running thread: CVideoPlayerAudio::Process()
> 2021-10-29 07:58:25.879 T:5163 INFO <general>: Opening stream: 17 source: 256
> 2021-10-29 07:58:25.881 T:5166 INFO <general>: DVDVideoCodecAmlogic::AddData Open decoder: fps:25/1
> 2021-10-29 07:58:25.889 T:5167 INFO <general>: CAEStreamParser::TrySyncAC3 - E-AC3 stream detected (6 channels, 48000Hz)
> 2021-10-29 07:58:25.890 T:5167 INFO <general>: Creating audio stream (codec id: 86056, channels: 6, sample rate: 48000, pass-through)
> 2021-10-29 07:58:25.920 T:4965 INFO <general>: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - initialize sink
> 2021-10-29 07:58:26.121 T:4965 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "hdmi:CARD=AMLAUGESOUND,DEV=0"
> 2021-10-29 07:58:26.130 T:4965 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Opened device "hdmi:CARD=AMLAUGESOUND,DEV=0,AES0=0x06,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x00,AES3=0x0e"
> 2021-10-29 07:58:26.329 T:4954 INFO <general>: Constructing CRendererAML
> 2021-10-29 07:58:28.881 T:5166 WARNING <general>: OutputPicture - timeout waiting for buffer
> 2021-10-29 07:58:30.567 T:4954 INFO <general>: Skipped 4 duplicate messages..
> 2021-10-29 07:58:30.567 T:4954 INFO <general>: Loading skin file: VideoFullScreen.xml, load type: KEEP_IN_MEMORY
> 2021-10-29 07:58:30.582 T:5038 ERROR <general>: Window Translator: Can't find window videossettings
> 2021-10-29 07:58:30.583 T:5038 ERROR <general>: Window Translator: Can't find window musicsettings
> 2021-10-29 07:58:30.583 T:5038 ERROR <general>: Window Translator: Can't find window picturessettings
> 2021-10-29 07:58:30.583 T:5038 ERROR <general>: Window Translator: Can't find window weathersettings
> 2021-10-29 07:58:34.057 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -5078.458897
> 2021-10-29 07:58:34.376 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -5334.351687
> 2021-10-29 07:58:34.377 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -5334.350479
> 2021-10-29 07:58:34.595 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -5526.349063
> 2021-10-29 07:58:34.845 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -5750.587521
> 2021-10-29 07:58:35.088 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -5942.466938
> 2021-10-29 07:58:35.340 T:4964 INFO <general>: Skipped 1 duplicate messages..
> 2021-10-29 07:58:35.340 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -6134.673272
> 2021-10-29 07:58:35.581 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -6326.354230
> 2021-10-29 07:58:35.826 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -6518.450564
> 2021-10-29 07:58:35.826 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -6518.448813
> 2021-10-29 07:58:36.108 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -6774.447814
> 2021-10-29 07:58:36.387 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -7030.530481
> 2021-10-29 07:58:36.627 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -7190.475856
> 2021-10-29 07:58:36.628 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -7190.476105
> 2021-10-29 07:58:36.921 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -7446.430814
> 2021-10-29 07:58:37.175 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -7670.406939
> 2021-10-29 07:58:37.453 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -7926.362689
> 2021-10-29 07:58:37.454 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -7926.362440
> 2021-10-29 07:58:37.704 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -8118.441439
> 2021-10-29 07:58:37.967 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -8342.370773
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.183 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -8502.372065
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.183 T:4964 WARNING <general>: ActiveAE - large audio sync error: -8502.371440
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.272 T:4954 INFO <general>: CVideoPlayer::CloseFile()
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.272 T:4954 INFO <general>: VideoPlayer: waiting for threads to exit
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.283 T:5163 INFO <general>: CVideoPlayer::OnExit()
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.284 T:5163 INFO <general>: Closing stream player 1
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.284 T:5163 INFO <general>: Waiting for audio thread to exit
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.284 T:5167 ERROR <general>: Got MSGQ_ABORT or MSGO_IS_ERROR return true
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.284 T:5167 INFO <general>: thread end: CVideoPlayerAudio::OnExit()
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.284 T:5163 INFO <general>: Closing audio device
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.287 T:5163 INFO <general>: Deleting audio codec
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.287 T:5163 INFO <general>: Closing stream player 2
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.287 T:5163 INFO <general>: waiting for video thread to exit
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.288 T:5166 ERROR <general>: Got MSGQ_ABORT or MSGO_IS_ERROR return true
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.288 T:5166 INFO <general>: thread end: video_thread
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.288 T:5163 INFO <general>: deleting video codec
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.294 T:5163 INFO <general>: Closing stream player 3
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.304 T:5157 INFO <general>: Deleting settings information for files smb://MEDIA-FD/Media/Collateral - S01E02 - Episode 2 WEBDL-1080p.mkv
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.330 T:4954 INFO <general>: VideoPlayer: finished waiting
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.330 T:4954 INFO <general>: CVideoPlayer::CloseFile()
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.330 T:4954 INFO <general>: VideoPlayer: waiting for threads to exit
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.330 T:4954 INFO <general>: VideoPlayer: finished waiting
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.335 T:4965 INFO <general>: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - initialize sink
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.536 T:4965 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "hdmi:CARD=AMLAUGESOUND,DEV=0"
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.549 T:4965 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Opened device "hdmi:CARD=AMLAUGESOUND,DEV=0,AES0=0x04,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x00,AES3=0x00"
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.551 T:4965 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Your hardware does not support AE_FMT_FLOAT, trying other formats
> 2021-10-29 07:58:38.551 T:4965 INFO <general>: CAESinkALSA::InitializeHW - Using data format AE_FMT_S16NE
> 2021-10-29 07:59:03.987 T:4954 ERROR <general>: GetString: error reading /sys/class/amhdmitx/amhdmitx0/custom_mode
> 2021-10-29 07:59:04.229 T:4954 INFO <general>: GLES: Maximum texture width: 8192
> 2021-10-29 07:59:05.686 T:5184 INFO <general>: initializing python engine.
Cheers for any input on what could be happening here.
