some videos skip or end prematurely

serviio.log

video play ends around 1 minute prior to the end

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I'm attaching the serviio.log file with DEBUG enabled which was captured during the playing of a file which consistently stops around 1 minute prior to the end of the file when played through Serviio.

[zip]

It's due to the fact Serviio doesn't deal very well with time to bytes conversion currently, so when the TV asks for seconds 100 - 300 (if 300 is the end of the video), it might not get all the bytes. I've hopfully improved it for 1.1.

OK, thanks for that info, zip. When is the 1.1 version expected to be released?

Also, a similar problem is seen when pausing and then playing videos. When un-paused, some videos restart anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes from the time when they were paused. Is this also expected to be fixed with the 1.1 release?

Thank you!

[zip]

yes, it's the same issue. 1.1 hopefully before Christmas.

I find renaming the files to avi works fine, i was having this problem with mp4's and renamed them to avi's and they worked fine

I have this problem a lot, even since the update. It's always with .mp4 files. I've not yet tried changing the extension to .avi as the above poster suggested - I will try this tonight and see if it fixes the problem, and I will post a detailed log later tonight as I've just downloaded a tv show that nearly always skips the last few minutes. I really hope this can be fixed though - it's frustrating 'cause often it's the climax of the episode that gets cut off!

EDIT: I have tried the above poster's suggestion and (so far) changing the extension from .mp4 to .avi appears to fix the problem. Obviously this is a workaround and not a fix per se... is there any chance someone might be able to figure out why there seems to be this problem with mp4 files?

[zip]

can you post ffmpeg -i for the file with .mp4 extension and then the same file with .avi extension?

I have the same problem although mostly the .avi becomes out of sync with the audio when playing...

I've tried changing the extension from .mp4 to .avi and it didn't work. I own a ET5, but some .mp4 play with no issues at all...

The log file is here. Sorry, if it's too big, i don't know how to clean it up

These are the ffmpeg from the .avi and the .mp4 (original extension):

.avi

  Code:

ffmpeg.exe -i "E:\The.Big.Bang.Theory.S06E18.HDTV.x264-LOL
\the.big.bang.theory.618.hdtv-lol.avi"
ffmpeg version 1.1.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2013 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Feb  5 2013 21:59:54 with gcc 4.7.2 (GCC)
  configuration: --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-ffplay --disable-ffs
erver --enable-memalign-hack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libass --enable-librtm
p --enable-fontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-zlib --extra-libs='-lrtmp -l
polarssl -lws2_32 -lwinmm -lexpat -lfreetype -lfribidi -lz' --arch=x86 --enable-
runtime-cpudetect --enable-pthreads --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-w64-
mingw32- --pkg-config=pkg-config
  libavutil      52. 13.100 / 52. 13.100
  libavcodec     54. 86.100 / 54. 86.100
  libavformat    54. 59.106 / 54. 59.106
  libavdevice    54.  3.102 / 54.  3.102
  libavfilter     3. 32.100 /  3. 32.100
  libswscale      2.  1.103 /  2.  1.103
  libswresample   0. 17.102 /  0. 17.102
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'E:\The.Big.Bang.Theory.S06E18.HDTV.x264
-LOL\the.big.bang.theory.618.hdtv-lol.avi':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 1
    compatible_brands: isom
    creation_time   : 2013-03-07 15:25:00
  Duration: 00:20:13.48, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 973 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 720x404,
863 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 24k tbn, 47.95 tbc
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2013-03-07 15:06:39
      handler_name    : GPAC ISO Video Handler
    Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 10
5 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2013-03-07 15:25:02
      handler_name    : GPAC ISO Audio Handler
At least one output file must be specified

.mp4

  Code:

ffmpeg.exe -i "E:\The.Big.Bang.Theory.S06E18.HDTV.x264-LOL
\the.big.bang.theory.618.hdtv-lol.mp4"
ffmpeg version 1.1.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2013 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Feb  5 2013 21:59:54 with gcc 4.7.2 (GCC)
  configuration: --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-ffplay --disable-ffs
erver --enable-memalign-hack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libass --enable-librtm
p --enable-fontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-zlib --extra-libs='-lrtmp -l
polarssl -lws2_32 -lwinmm -lexpat -lfreetype -lfribidi -lz' --arch=x86 --enable-
runtime-cpudetect --enable-pthreads --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-w64-
mingw32- --pkg-config=pkg-config
  libavutil      52. 13.100 / 52. 13.100
  libavcodec     54. 86.100 / 54. 86.100
  libavformat    54. 59.106 / 54. 59.106
  libavdevice    54.  3.102 / 54.  3.102
  libavfilter     3. 32.100 /  3. 32.100
  libswscale      2.  1.103 /  2.  1.103
  libswresample   0. 17.102 /  0. 17.102
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'E:\The.Big.Bang.Theory.S06E18.HDTV.x264
-LOL\the.big.bang.theory.618.hdtv-lol.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 1
    compatible_brands: isom
    creation_time   : 2013-03-07 15:25:00
  Duration: 00:20:13.48, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 973 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 720x404,
863 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 24k tbn, 47.95 tbc
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2013-03-07 15:06:39
      handler_name    : GPAC ISO Video Handler
    Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 10
5 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2013-03-07 15:25:02
      handler_name    : GPAC ISO Audio Handler
At least one output file must be specified


another .mo4 that plays just fine

  Code:

ffmpeg.exe -i "D:\Fringe.S05E12.HDTV.x264-LOL\fringe.512.h
dtv-lol.mp4"
ffmpeg version 1.1.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2013 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Feb  5 2013 21:59:54 with gcc 4.7.2 (GCC)
  configuration: --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-ffplay --disable-ffs
erver --enable-memalign-hack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libass --enable-librtm
p --enable-fontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-zlib --extra-libs='-lrtmp -l
polarssl -lws2_32 -lwinmm -lexpat -lfreetype -lfribidi -lz' --arch=x86 --enable-
runtime-cpudetect --enable-pthreads --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-w64-
mingw32- --pkg-config=pkg-config
  libavutil      52. 13.100 / 52. 13.100
  libavcodec     54. 86.100 / 54. 86.100
  libavformat    54. 59.106 / 54. 59.106
  libavdevice    54.  3.102 / 54.  3.102
  libavfilter     3. 32.100 /  3. 32.100
  libswscale      2.  1.103 /  2.  1.103
  libswresample   0. 17.102 /  0. 17.102
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'D:\Fringe.S05E12.HDTV.x264-LOL\fringe.5
12.hdtv-lol.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 1
    compatible_brands: isom
    creation_time   : 2013-01-18 20:13:23
  Duration: 00:43:02.25, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 876 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 720x404,
752 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 24k tbn, 47.95 tbc
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2013-01-18 19:14:37
      handler_name    : GPAC ISO Video Handler
    Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 12
0 kb/s
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2013-01-18 20:14:06
      handler_name    : GPAC ISO Audio Handler
At least one output file must be specified


I'm using W7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 32Bits, Intel P4 2.66GHZ 2GB RAM,

I am still having the same problems with my ST50a, programs stop with approx 30-60 seconds before end, and also just stopping part way through , saying please wait and the Cannot Read File.I can work around the Cannot Read file sometimes by going backwards to movie list and waiting a minute or two (if at all) and when thumbnail returns i can then press play again.
It has got that bad my wife wont use Serviio much now and has reverted to using USB sticks.
I have had Panasonic out and they have replaced the main motherboard in the TV, which made no difference.
The updates to Serviio have also made no difference.

Hi

Any news on this problem being fixed, or a workaround ? I have the same problem with mp4s cutting off before the end. Some work when renamed to avi, but many are the same. I'm using Serviio 1.2.1 on a Sony bdp490.
Perhaps there is a solution elsewhere on the forum that I've not found.
Thanks in advance.