[mythtv-users] Playback Video Stutters & Audio Quits on one Frontend

[Craig Huff]

On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 4:39 AM John Pilkington <johnpilk222 at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> That's an intriguing idea, and as you say it could be decoder-dependent.
>   But it might be worth looking at the audio readahead setting:
>
> Frontend setup > Video > Playback > Advanced Playback Settings >
>    Audio read ahead (ms)
>
> "Increase this value if audio cuts out frequently....."
>
> Default is 100 ms.  On my GT 710 box it's at 400 ms.  I suppose I did that.
>
> John P
>

Using multiple steps, I tried using HandBrake to transcode the example
video to h.264,  swapped the original file with the h.264 version, rebuilt
the seek tables for the h.264 doppelganger, ran a full mythcommflag pass on
it to detect commercial breaks, and changed audio from 5.2 to stereo.  None
of these worked, but I did notice that the h.264 file was easily 1/3 the
size of the original.  My conclusion is to just watch the troublesome
recordings on the BE/FE and/or re-record them now that I'm using an
(external) infiniTV 6 instead of a pair of PVR-500 cards.  Besides, if/when
I break down and upgrade my MythTV version, things may clear up. 😁

In any case, a big thank you to all for the many suggestions.  They were
all worth a try.

--
Craig.
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