[mythtv] [mythtv-users] hls server problems

[Stuart Auchterlonie]

On 24/08/16 10:25, Anthony Giggins wrote:
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> On 10 August 2016 at 20:02, Anthony Giggins <seven at seven.dorksville.net
> <mailto:seven at seven.dorksville.net>> wrote:
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>     On 10 August 2016 at 01:50, John Pilkington <J.Pilk at tesco.net
>     <mailto:J.Pilk at tesco.net>> wrote:
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>         On 09/08/16 15:40, Anthony Giggins wrote:
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>             On 22 June 2016 at 18:35, Mark Perkins
>             <perkins1724 at hotmail.com <mailto:perkins1724 at hotmail.com>
>             <mailto:perkins1724 at hotmail.com
>             <mailto:perkins1724 at hotmail.com>>> wrote:
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>                 >hey, recently i tried the hls streaming demo page in
>             the backend. everything seems to work fine, but the produced
>             video files are broken.
> 
>                 Define broken?
>                 Does it look like this?
>             https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/12479
>             <https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/12479>
>                 <https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/12479
>             <https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/12479>>
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> 
>             Yep I can confirm that I'm getting this problem since
>             upgrading....
>             using torc, myth webfrontend and the Live streaming example
>             site,
>             previous created streams are fine and will playback but
>             newly created
>             streams will only playback sound but video is distorted, see
>             the linked
>             screenshot
> 
>             https://imagebin.ca/v/2qypLbHV4t4K
>             <https://imagebin.ca/v/2qypLbHV4t4K>
>             <https://imagebin.ca/v/2qypLbHV4t4K
>             <https://imagebin.ca/v/2qypLbHV4t4K>>
> 
> 
>             the same settings used in 0.27 are not working
>             ie.Bitrate 800k
>             Width: Auto
>             Height: 480
>             Audio: 128k
>             it produces the same 864x480 res stream just unwatchable, from
>             mythwebfrontend it produces smaller res streams is this
>             configurable
>             somewhere?
> 
>             from the mythbuntu ppa from about a week ago
>             MythTV Version : v0.28-46-ge5ce273
>             MythTV Branch : fixes/0.28
>             Network Protocol : 88
>             Library API : 0.28.20160309-1
>             QT Version : 5.2.1
>             Options compiled in:
>              linux profile use_hidesyms using_alsa using_oss using_pulse
>             using_pulseoutput using_backend using_bindings_perl
>             using_bindings_python using_bindings_php using_crystalhd
>             using_dvb
>             using_firewire using_frontend using_hdhomerun using_vbox
>             using_ceton
>             using_hdpvr using_ivtv using_joystick_menu using_libcec
>             using_libcrypto
>             using_libdns_sd using_libfftw3 using_libxml2 using_lirc
>             using_mheg
>             using_opengl using_opengl_video using_opengl_themepainter
>             using_qtwebkit
>             using_qtscript using_qtdbus using_sdl using_taglib
>             using_v4l2 using_x11
>             using_xrandr using_xv using_profiletype using_bindings_perl
>             using_bindings_python using_bindings_php using_freetype2
>             using_mythtranscode using_opengl using_vaapi using_vdpau
>             using_ffmpeg_threads using_mheg using_libass using_libxml2
> 
>             Cheers,
> 
>             Anthony
> 
> 
>         There was a long thread about this last year on the dev list. 
>         Right at the end (30 July 2015) Warpme said:
> 
>         I have exactly the same HLS distortions on H264 SD channels. HD
>         channels are OK.
>         Reverting commit You mention fixes issue for me.
> 
>         There are problems with problems gossamer-threads at present and
>         I don't use hls.  Does the hls problem still apply only to SD h264?
> 
>         John P
> 
>     I haven't got any H264 SD channels but it is working on H264 HD
>     1080p by the looks but not on MPEG2 SD 540p or MPEG2 HD 720p (once
>     again none of the AUS channels are MPEG2 1080p as far as I can see)
> 
>     would you mind sharing your mythtranscode binary that way I don't
>     need to recompile, I'm running mythbuntu 14.04, haven't made the
>     jump to 16.04
> 
>     Cheers,
> 
>     Anthony
> 
> Found an old MPEG2 HD 1080p recording and this also has the same issue.
> Dev's can we please get this rolled back?
> 

It needs fixing not rolling back....

Regards
Stuart