Serviio works on some videos but not others.

Hey all.

I ran into a rather strange situation. I have been running serviio off of my macbook for some time and it has worked flawlessly for me. However, i have decided to build a media pc, something i can keep on 24x7 and its having issues with some of the files.
Running Serviio 1.0.1 on xbuntu off of a samsung un46D6050 using allshare. I am watching the same movies/videos that i was watching before ( like i said no issues running it off the mac ) but for some reason i can't fastforward some of them, and also the ones that i can't fastforward seem to crash within a few mins and just jump to the next video in the folder. ex: I can watch 4 episodes of big bang season 2, but once i get to the 5th i can't fastforward and it stops playing and jumps to eps 6. I tested it on my mac and it had no issues playing eps 5.

Any Ideas?

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what is your ffmpeg version? and can you post ffmpeg -i for some of the files?

ffmpeg version 0.8.3-4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1


From a working file :

  Code:

ffmpeg -i The\ Big\ Bang\ Theory\ -\ 02x04\ -\ The\ Griffin\ Equivalency.avi
ffmpeg version 0.8.3-4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the Libav developers
  built on Jun 12 2012 16:37:58 with gcc 4.6.3
*** THIS PROGRAM IS DEPRECATED ***
This program is only provided for compatibility and will be removed in a future release. Please use avconv instead.
[mpeg4 @ 0x875b160] Invalid and inefficient vfw-avi packed B frames detected

Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 23.98 (65535/2733) -> 23.98 (24000/1001)
Input #0, avi, from 'The Big Bang Theory - 02x04 - The Griffin Equivalency.avi':
  Metadata:
    encoder         : VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.2 (build 2540/release)
  Duration: 00:21:21.98, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1142 kb/s
    Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4 (Advanced Simple Profile), yuv420p, 640x352 [PAR 1:1 DAR 20:11], 23.98 tbr, 23.98 tbn, 23.98 tbc
    Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 133 kb/s


From the file that skips.

  Code:

ffmpeg -i The\ Big\ Bang\ Theory\ -\ 02x05\ -\ The\ Euclid\ Alternative.avi
ffmpeg version 0.8.3-4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the Libav developers
  built on Jun 12 2012 16:37:58 with gcc 4.6.3
*** THIS PROGRAM IS DEPRECATED ***
This program is only provided for compatibility and will be removed in a future release. Please use avconv instead.
[mpeg4 @ 0x9d01160] Invalid and inefficient vfw-avi packed B frames detected

Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 23.98 (65535/2733) -> 23.98 (24000/1001)
Input #0, avi, from 'The Big Bang Theory - 02x05 - The Euclid Alternative.avi':
  Metadata:
    encoder         : VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.2 (build 2540/release)
  Duration: 00:20:00.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1221 kb/s
    Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4 (Advanced Simple Profile), yuv420p, 640x352 [PAR 1:1 DAR 20:11], 23.98 tbr, 23.98 tbn, 23.98 tbc
    Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 132 kb/s
At least one output file must be specified


Thanks again for the help!

Since my last post i found all the source files listed here : http://www.serviio.org/download and got them all compiled and installed.

ffmpg version :

  Code:

ffmpeg
ffmpeg version N-42368-gbf53863 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Oct 27 2012 10:51:32 with gcc 4.6.3
  configuration:
  libavutil      51. 64.100 / 51. 64.100
  libavcodec     54. 33.100 / 54. 33.100
  libavformat    54. 15.102 / 54. 15.102
  libavdevice    54.  1.100 / 54.  1.100
  libavfilter     3.  1.100 /  3.  1.100
  libswscale      2.  1.100 /  2.  1.100
  libswresample   0. 15.100 /  0. 15.100
Hyper fast Audio and Video encoder


ffmpeg - i : From a working video;

  Code:

ffmpeg -i The\ Big\ Bang\ Theory\ -\ 02x04\ -\ The\ Griffin\ Equivalency.avi
ffmpeg version N-42368-gbf53863 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Oct 27 2012 10:51:32 with gcc 4.6.3
  configuration:
  libavutil      51. 64.100 / 51. 64.100
  libavcodec     54. 33.100 / 54. 33.100
  libavformat    54. 15.102 / 54. 15.102
  libavdevice    54.  1.100 / 54.  1.100
  libavfilter     3.  1.100 /  3.  1.100
  libswscale      2.  1.100 /  2.  1.100
  libswresample   0. 15.100 /  0. 15.100
[mpeg4 @ 0x98166c0] Invalid and inefficient vfw-avi packed B frames detected
Input #0, avi, from 'The Big Bang Theory - 02x04 - The Griffin Equivalency.avi':
  Metadata:
    encoder         : VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.2 (build 2540/release)
  Duration: 00:21:21.98, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1142 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: mpeg4 (Advanced Simple Profile) (XVID / 0x44495658), yuv420p, 640x352 [SAR 1:1 DAR 20:11], 23.98 tbr, 23.98 tbn, 23.98 tbc
    Stream #0:1: Audio: mp3 (U[0][0][0] / 0x0055), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 32 kb/s
At least one output file must be specified


ffmpeg -i from a video thats not working.

  Code:

ffmpeg -i The\ Big\ Bang\ Theory\ -\ 02x05\ -\ The\ Euclid\ Alternative.avi
ffmpeg version N-42368-gbf53863 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Oct 27 2012 10:51:32 with gcc 4.6.3
  configuration:
  libavutil      51. 64.100 / 51. 64.100
  libavcodec     54. 33.100 / 54. 33.100
  libavformat    54. 15.102 / 54. 15.102
  libavdevice    54.  1.100 / 54.  1.100
  libavfilter     3.  1.100 /  3.  1.100
  libswscale      2.  1.100 /  2.  1.100
  libswresample   0. 15.100 /  0. 15.100
[mpeg4 @ 0x94366c0] Invalid and inefficient vfw-avi packed B frames detected
Input #0, avi, from 'The Big Bang Theory - 02x05 - The Euclid Alternative.avi':
  Metadata:
    encoder         : VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.2 (build 2540/release)
  Duration: 00:20:00.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1221 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: mpeg4 (Advanced Simple Profile) (XVID / 0x44495658), yuv420p, 640x352 [SAR 1:1 DAR 20:11], 23.98 tbr, 23.98 tbn, 23.98 tbc
    Stream #0:1: Audio: mp3 (U[0][0][0] / 0x0055), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 32 kb/s
At least one output file must be specified


-- Retested the video and ran into the same issue. Every file that fails skips at the exact same spot as before.

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Samsung profile doesn't transcode these files so it's not related to FFMpeg but the files themselves. You could also try to install newer (of different) version of Java, because it seems the only difference between your systems at this point.

I tried the latest version of java. However, I reverted back to serviio 0.6.2 and it works like a charm.


-pie.

I have a similar issue. when you load a video on my Samsung BDP it shows the length to be less than what is shown on a PC.

Copying the file into the same directory fixes the problem. i.e file.mp4 -> file-copy.mp4

I'm running Serviio 1.0.1 on a Windows 7 platform. TV and BDP are both Samsung using the default Samsung C/D/E profile

if I run ffmpeg on the file it reports :-

Y:\ezRSS - Search Results\incoming>ffmpeg -i "Chicago.Fire.S01E05.HDTV.x264-LOL.[VTV].mp4"
ffmpeg version N-44264-g070b0e1 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
built on Sep 7 2012 17:38:57 with gcc 4.7.1 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-pthreads --enable-runtime-cpudetect --enab
le-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-frei0r --enable-libass --enable-libcelt --enable-libopencore-amr
nb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libn
ut --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheo
ra --enable-libutvideo --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-lib
vpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-zlib
libavutil 51. 72.100 / 51. 72.100
libavcodec 54. 55.100 / 54. 55.100
libavformat 54. 25.105 / 54. 25.105
libavdevice 54. 2.100 / 54. 2.100
libavfilter 3. 16.100 / 3. 16.100
libswscale 2. 1.101 / 2. 1.101
libswresample 0. 15.100 / 0. 15.100
libpostproc 52. 0.100 / 52. 0.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'Chicago.Fire.S01E05.HDTV.x264-LOL.[VTV].mp4':
Metadata:
major_brand : isom
minor_version : 1
compatible_brands: isom
creation_time : 2012-11-07 03:24:41
Duration: 00:42:06.85, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1100 kb/s
Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 720x404, 975 kb/s, 23.98 fps,
23.98 tbr, 24k tbn, 47.95 tbc
Metadata:
creation_time : 2012-11-08 01:53:38
handler_name : GPAC ISO Video Handler
Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 121 kb/s
Metadata:
creation_time : 2012-11-07 03:24:44
handler_name : GPAC ISO Audio Handler
At least one output file must be specified


and one that works....

Y:\ezRSS - Search Results\incoming>ffmpeg -i "Chicago.Fire.S01E05.HDTV.x264-LOL.[VTV] - copy.mp4"
ffmpeg version N-44264-g070b0e1 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
built on Sep 7 2012 17:38:57 with gcc 4.7.1 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-pthreads --enable-runtime-cpudetect --enab
le-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-frei0r --enable-libass --enable-libcelt --enable-libopencore-amr
nb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libn
ut --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheo
ra --enable-libutvideo --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-lib
vpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-zlib
libavutil 51. 72.100 / 51. 72.100
libavcodec 54. 55.100 / 54. 55.100
libavformat 54. 25.105 / 54. 25.105
libavdevice 54. 2.100 / 54. 2.100
libavfilter 3. 16.100 / 3. 16.100
libswscale 2. 1.101 / 2. 1.101
libswresample 0. 15.100 / 0. 15.100
libpostproc 52. 0.100 / 52. 0.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'Chicago.Fire.S01E05.HDTV.x264-LOL.[VTV] - copy.mp4':
Metadata:
major_brand : isom
minor_version : 1
compatible_brands: isom
creation_time : 2012-11-07 03:24:41
Duration: 00:42:06.85, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1100 kb/s
Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 720x404, 975 kb/s, 23.98 fps,
23.98 tbr, 24k tbn, 47.95 tbc
Metadata:
creation_time : 2012-11-08 01:53:38
handler_name : GPAC ISO Video Handler
Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 121 kb/s
Metadata:
creation_time : 2012-11-07 03:24:44
handler_name : GPAC ISO Audio Handler
At least one output file must be specified

The other frustrating thing is no FFWD - just skip function.