I'm trying out the HLS streaming in .25 from the backend website API example on my iPad (3rd gen). I can stream successfully, however the quality is awful. Very pixallated.<div><br></div><div>These are the stream settings.. 720p@3000k :</div>
<div><br></div><div>Screenshot: <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2386241/Myth_HLS_Settings.PNG">http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2386241/Myth_HLS_Settings.PNG</a></div><div><br></div><div>the resulting stream looks like this: </div>
<div><br></div><div>Screenshot: <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2386241/Myth_HLS.PNG">http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2386241/Myth_HLS.PNG</a></div><div><div>ts sample: <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2386241/myth_sample.ts">http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2386241/myth_sample.ts</a></div>
</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I have Plex media server running on the same system (a Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz) and picking the 3Mbps, 720p stream setting the picture quality is much much better:</div>
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<br></div><div>Screenshot: <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2386241/Plex_HLS.PNG">http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2386241/Plex_HLS.PNG</a></div><div>ts sample: <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2386241/media-00000.ts">http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2386241/media-00000.ts</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>So I know the backend can keep up, and I can stream a good looking picture.</div><div><br></div><div>I tested the stream in VLC on my backend via the files in the tmp/hls directory and they show they are 720x1280. and the livestream table reflects the settings I made.</div>
<div><br></div><div>My backend is running Ubuntu Lucid 10.04, and I'm up to date with the mythbuntu 0.25 fixes packages (2:0.25.0+fixes.20120511.9ccfac1-0ubuntu0mythbuntu1)</div><div><br></div><div>Here's the mediainfo output for the myth generated ts file: <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2386241/media-info-myth_hls_ts.txt">http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2386241/media-info-myth_hls_ts.txt</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>and here't eh mediainfo output for the plex generated ts file: <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2386241/media-info-plex_hls_ts.txt">http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2386241/media-info-plex_hls_ts.txt</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>The bit rates are the main difference: the Myth stream has an overall bitrate of 912 kbps vs 5866 kbps with plex.</div><div><br></div><div>Is there anything I can do to bring the myth stream's quality up to be closer to the plex quality?</div>
<div><br></div><div>thanks!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>