Serviio

Hi Guys just registered to say this is 10x's better than any stuff out there. I pulled my hair out with tversity.
I have 2 issues which is less than tversity.
I couldnt play MKV or mp4. I inserted the profile that was posted on page 3 and MP4 works.
But the MKV files stutters and goes blocky.

#2 Subtitles....Ive got subtitles to work with avi's but there is one that doesnt work despite it being the same name. When I click option on remote it shows nothing for subs where as the rest it does.
I dont know if its related but the avi that doesnt show subs I had to join with vitualdub cos it was split.

Thx guys just need to tweek it so its perfect!!

This is on a panny G20 by the way.

Thanks

Could you try this:


For MKV files stuttering, could you check the video bitrate with that tools: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2133

Are you Wifi or wire connected ?

Im using wired to eliminate quality of signal.
This is the profile I am using at the min which I added.
</Profile>

<Profile id="11" name="Panasonic Viera" extendsProfileId="1">
<Transcoding>
<!-- Remux all h264 video to MPEG-TS stream -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts">
<Matches container="avi" vCodec="h264" />
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" />
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" />
</Video>
</Transcoding>
</Profile>

Is it the same at the one you posted?

The bitrate view I have run. what things am I looking for?
Min KBPS is 13
Max KBPS is 5853
Average is 1222 KBPS


Thanks

Post "ffmpeg -i" result of files that failed.

Could you try with :
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="ac3">

Don't forget to restart serviio service of profile modification.

Video bitrate seems reasonable for DLNA streaming (<20Mbps).

please fogive my noobness. what and how do I test the videos for a ffmpeg -i result? Is there software needed.

Many Thanks

See my signature links:
HowTo: Provide details of an unrecognized video file

ok here is one of the mkvs

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Program Files\Serviio\lib>ffmpeg.exe -i "C:\XBOX Videos\Darker than Black 01.mkv"
FFmpeg version UNKNOWN, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
built on Jan 10 2011 21:46:22 with gcc 4.4.2
configuration: --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-shared --disable-ffp
lay --disable-ffserver --enable-memalign-hack --enable-libmp3lame --arch=x86 --e
nable-runtime-cpudetect --enable-w32threads --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i
686-mingw32-
libavutil 50.36. 0 / 50.36. 0
libavcore 0.16. 0 / 0.16. 0
libavcodec 52.108. 0 / 52.108. 0
libavformat 52.92. 0 / 52.92. 0
libavdevice 52. 2. 3 / 52. 2. 3
libavfilter 1.72. 0 / 1.72. 0
libswscale 0.12. 0 / 0.12. 0
[matroska,webm @ 0161d140] max_analyze_duration reached
[matroska,webm @ 0161d140] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate

Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 47.95 (48000/1001) -> 23.98 (48000/2002)
Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'C:\XBOX Videos\Darker than Black 01.mkv':
Metadata:
title : Darker Than Black - 01 - The Star of the Contract Shoots By (Part One)
Duration: 00:24:29.21, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 192 kb/s
Chapter #0.0: start 0.000000, end 309.200000
Metadata:
title : Introduction
Chapter #0.1: start 309.200000, end 409.000000
Metadata:
title : Opening
Chapter #0.2: start 409.000000, end 1337.333000
Metadata:
title : Episode Start
Chapter #0.3: start 1337.333000, end 1426.874000
Metadata:
title : Ending
Chapter #0.4: start 1426.874000, end 1469.218000
Metadata:
title : Next Episode
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: h264, yuv420p, 1280x720, PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc
Metadata:
title : 01 - The Star of the Contract Shoots By (Part One)
Stream #0.1(jpn): Audio: mp3, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, s16, 192 kb/s
Metadata:
title : Japanese Audio (2ch MP3)
Stream #0.2(eng): Subtitle: ass
Metadata:
title : English Subtitles (ASS)
Stream #0.3: Attachment: [0][0][0][0] / 0x0000
Metadata:
filename : Sapir Sans.ttf

Could you try:

Thanks Ill give it a whirl.

Ok now serviio wont even start... It says server not running.

I think because of the profile coding, cos put back to original it works.

Here is the coding with the profile in you posted

you have 2 panasonic profiles with id 12. The id must be unique.

So all I have to do is change the new id from 12 to 13? Is that right? Many thanks guys.

if it doesn't exist yet, yes. you can make it 99 if you want. Or remove the original profile and use the new as 12 instead.

Cool, thx zip, changed it and it starts fine now.
Ill try it tonight when i get home with the mkv's and ill report back.

Just like to say thanks for all your help so far guys.

Ok reporting back that it is exactly the same as the orginal profile for the panasonic.
One MKV's still stutters and the other has lines down the screen and flickers.
Do you guys sugest anything else to try?
Cheers
Simon

Any more suggestions or do u think mkv's will not play at all on this tv?

Have you tried to play the files with another render? There are some good software based renders that you can use to test files streamed from serviio. That way you can make sure that the file is actually not corrupted.

Ahh ok, whats the tool called?
The files play ok in media player classic and vlc.
Ill give it a try tho.

At the middle of this web page there is a list of software renders you can try to see if Serviio is transcoding it correctly and if it is the TV messing it up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UPnP_AV_media_servers_and_clients

Look for the following section and then pick your Operating system.

UPnP AV clients

Is there any that you would suggest I tried 2 and couldnt seem to do anything with them.
On a side note I downloaded wild media server and the mkv's work on that but its has no subs showing.
So does that show the tv can support them with decoding?

Many thanks