Problem after upgrade to 1+ serviio .. mkv loading errors

I use a synology DS212.
I have several .mkv files (720p or lower) that used to run fine when i used the old serviio 0.6.

The problem now is that i get the "loading " problem.. .. impossible to watch some now. Bandwith is not an issue, its linked directly to router as it was before
Is that an item with serviio and ffmpeg? or settings ?

Baffles me a bit since it was fine on the old version.

(DSM has had an update since as well, but i reckon its all serviio related)

TV samsung EUR40D6500

Serviio transcoding settings:

transcoding: yes
best quality: yes
sound downmix to stereo: yes

Seems it might be related to cpu usage due to downmix to stereo,... can that be correct?

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Try to remove this line from the C/D/E profile:

  Code:

<Matches container="matroska" mkvHeaderCompressed="true" />

If that helps, please post Mediainfo result of the mkv file(s) so that I can fix it in the code, thanks.

</Video>
<Video targetContainer="mpegts">
<Matches container="wtv" />
<!-- remux remaining MKV files which have header compression / stripping -->
<Matches container="matroska" mkvHeaderCompressed="true" />


Just remove last line?
or all?

And offtopic

I use console on win7 to control the NAS.

Can i also have serviio installed on desktop win7 and use console for both remote NAS and the desktop? (if so..how)

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</Video>
<Video targetContainer="mpegts">
<Matches container="wtv" />
<!-- remux remaining MKV files which have header compression / stripping -->
<Matches container="matroska" mkvHeaderCompressed="true" />


Just remove last line?
or all?

yes

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And offtopic

I use console on win7 to control the NAS.

Can i also have serviio installed on desktop win7 and use console for both remote NAS and the desktop? (if so..how)

No, only one instance of the console is available per one PC. You could use web UI to control the NAS server, or Serviidroid.

And offtopic

I use console on win7 to control the NAS.

Can i also have serviio installed on desktop win7 and use console for both remote NAS and the desktop? (if so..how)

No, only one instance of the console is available per one PC. You could use web UI to control the NAS server, or Serviidroid.

And if i have say both NAS... and pc for those NAS cant cope with..... will both show as serviio allshare? or can i name them differently so i can see which is which when connecting from the tc?

The files that used to play normally are both MKV.
Other MKV do play fine.


file1:



eneral
Unique ID : 249148587723452038212393065963150000864 (0xBB7045C7230ECED1B4EB6B9B196A42E0)
Complete name : \\MEDIA\video\HD_Documentary\01_Planet_Earth_720p_BBC_-subs\01_From_Pole_to_Pole\Planet.Earth.EP01.From.Pole.to.Pole.2006.720p.HDDVD.x264-ESiR.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 1
File size : 2.18 GiB
Duration : 51mn 10s
Overall bit rate : 6 109 Kbps
Movie name : Planet.Earth.EP01.From.Pole.to.Pole.2006.720p.HDDVD.x264-ESiR
Encoded date : UTC 2007-05-11 17:21:01
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.0.2 ('You're My Flame') built on Feb 21 2007 23:40:55
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1
Attachment : Yes / Yes

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L5.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 9 frames
Format settings, GOP : N=1
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 51mn 10s
Bit rate : 5 660 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.256
Stream size : 1.98 GiB (91%)
Title : Planet Earth - EP01 - From Pole to Pole
Writing library : x264 core 54 svn-635M
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=6 / deblock=1:-1:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=7 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=24 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=2 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=2 / nr=0 / decimate=0 / mbaff=0 / bframes=4 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=5660 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:0.5:18.0
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 51mn 10s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 164 MiB (7%)
Title : AC3 5.1
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Text #1
ID : 3
Format : ASS
Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Compression mode : Lossless
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Text #2
ID : 4
Format : ASS
Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Compression mode : Lossless
Language : Romanian
Default : No
Forced : No



----------------------------------------------------------------------------

File nr two:

General
Unique ID : 80365510908786020609833546287903880046 (0x3C75D59AF1E2A5F9CBA0135205BF336E)
Complete name : \\MEDIA\video\1_Kinder_TV\De_smurfen\SMURFENSTREKEN\02_Hetvergrootmengseltje.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 484 MiB
Duration : 12mn 57s
Overall bit rate : 5 229 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2012-01-08 19:03:09
Writing application : MakeMKV v1.7.0 win(x64-release)
Writing library : libmakemkv v1.7.0 (1.2.0/1.1.0) win(x64-release)

Video
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP : No
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Codec ID : V_MPEG2
Codec ID/Info : MPEG 1 or 2 Video
Duration : 12mn 57s
Bit rate : 4 901 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 5 000 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Standard : PAL
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.473
Stream size : 454 MiB (94%)
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Color primaries : BT.601 PAL
Transfer characteristics : BT.470 System B, BT.470 System G
Matrix coefficients : BT.601

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 12mn 57s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 224 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 20.8 MiB (4%)
Title : 2/0
Language : Dutch
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:Chapter 01
00:01:00.320 : en:Chapter 02
00:12:31.400 : en:Chapter 03

Both did not have issues playing with the old Servvio 0.6 version and the current java it had.

Additional note:


Tried to install samsung allshare on desktop (also wired to router and thus to tv , same as NAS)
And both files play flawlessly and fine with allshare (albeit from the desktop, whereas serviio runs on the nas) (Synology ds212+)

Seems to be confirmed error with Serviio with FFMPEG..

Since when i DISABLE the transcoding... the file plays fine.. with no load lags.. AND i can skip time again... same as with the old serviio 0.62



Only caveat: i now installed allshare.. disabled it on the pc...
hope serviio on the nas does not use the pc now:
2012-09-28 19:08:12,956 INFO [RendererManager] Stored a new renderer: uuid='be4a7820-1e05-116c-1000-94dbc90f15be', name = 'PC-AllShare', ipAddress='192.168.1.100', profile = '1'
2012-09-28 20:51:01,921 INFO [AbstractTranscodingDeliveryEngine] Cleaning transcode engine and its data
2012-09-28 20:51:01,953 WARN [ProcessExecutor] Process /volume1/@appstore/Serviio/bin/ffmpeg has a return code of 137! This is a possible error.



But to me it seems the news serviio and the included ffmpeg ... have different settings from the old one and are indeed transcoding when there is no need for it

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First of all, it looks like your FFmpeg is not right, do you have the latest one?

The first MKV has level 5.1 (in the header), which would normally mean the file is not playable on the Samsung. Obviously it's not correct value, so you could either chjange it to 4.1 (using this tool) or remove these lines from the c/d/e profile:

  Code:

<Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.2" />
<Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.2" />

The second file is MKV with mpeg2 video, which is not that common, and it's set up for transcoding as well (probably based on someone reporting it's not working natively). You can remove this line not to transcode these files:

  Code:

<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="mpeg2video" />

TV is Samsung UE-40D6530


I used the synology package install through DSM from url , so should have had the ffmpeg that was compiled with it.
The update to 1.0.1 I also installed directly from DSM (212+ running latest DSM)

Installed from package center : two external places http://pcloadletter.comlu.com (think serviioo is served from that one) http://packages.synocomunity.com



Alternative since all play fine when NOT transcoding (including 1080P file posted below):
Does serviio use external rendering as well from the desktop that is also linked to the router? or not? Since it does show in log file that it found an external rendered in windows media player)

Since the file below is 1080p version of planet earth, which also had loading issues when transcoding was enabled, but plays fine with it disabled.





General
Unique ID : 175069966786129375135945338367867122288 (0x83B53FC79D5CB4D094747020FC607270)
Complete name : \\MEDIA\video\HD_Documentary\01_Planet_Earth_10180p_subs\01.From.Pole.to.Pole.1080p\Planet.Earth.S01E01.From.Pole.to.Pole.1080p.x264-CULTHD.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 1
File size : 2.84 GiB
Duration : 51mn 16s
Overall bit rate : 7 932 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2008-05-23 00:13:47
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.2.0 ('Turn It On Again') built on Mar 4 2008 12:58:26
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L5.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 51mn 16s
Bit rate : 7 497 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.151
Stream size : 2.62 GiB (92%)
Writing library : x264 core 59 r851M e11ef38
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=6 / me-prepass=0 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=3 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / fgo=0 / bframes=5 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=7497 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=1.00 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=2:1.00
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 51mn 16s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 164 MiB (6%)
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Text #1
ID : 3
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Language : Swedish
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Text #2
ID : 4
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Language : Norwegian
Default : No
Forced : No

Text #3
ID : 5
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Language : Finnish
Default : No
Forced : No

ffmpeg -version


Media> ffmpeg -version
ffmpeg version UNKNOWN, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
built on Aug 29 2012 04:29:51 with gcc 4.2.1
configuration: --arch=arm --target-os=linux --cross-prefix=/usr/local/arm-none-linux-gnueabi/bin/arm-none-linux-gnueabi- --enable-cross-compile --enable-optimizations --disable-yasm --disable-altivec --enable-pic --enable-shared --disable-static --disable-swscale-alpha --disable-ffserver --disable-ffplay --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libfaac --enable-nonfree --enable-version3 --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --disable-decoder=amrnb
libavutil 50. 40. 1 / 50. 40. 1
libavcodec 52.120. 0 / 52.120. 0
libavformat 52.108. 0 / 52.108. 0
libavdevice 52. 4. 0 / 52. 4. 0
libavfilter 1. 77. 0 / 1. 77. 0
libswscale 0. 14. 0 / 0. 14. 0
ffmpeg UNKNOWN
libavutil 50. 40. 1 / 50. 40. 1
libavcodec 52.120. 0 / 52.120. 0
libavformat 52.108. 0 / 52.108. 0
libavdevice 52. 4. 0 / 52. 4. 0
libavfilter 1. 77. 0 / 1. 77. 0
libswscale 0. 14. 0 / 0. 14. 0

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Ffmpeg is ok.... it's the level (5.1 again).

Ffmpeg is ok.... it's the level (5.1 again).

i'll modify it, only problem with testing it.. when re-enabling transcoding.. it'll go over the entire archive again,,, takes tons of time


and that 1080 file?

And still weird that the old ffmpeg build included with 0.6 was apparently less picky.

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i'll modify it, only problem with testing it.. when re-enabling transcoding.. it'll go over the entire archive again,,, takes tons of time

No it won't. Just malke sure the file is updated in the library (force refresh, rename, etc)

And still weird that the old ffmpeg build included with 0.6 was apparently less picky.

There has been a change in profile that's causing this. FFmpeg might be the cause as well though.

i'll modify it, only problem with testing it.. when re-enabling transcoding.. it'll go over the entire archive again,,, takes tons of time

No it won't. Just malke sure the file is updated in the library (force refresh, rename, etc)

And still weird that the old ffmpeg build included with 0.6 was apparently less picky.

There has been a change in profile that's causing this. FFmpeg might be the cause as well though.

Well i am happy tro be computer savvy otherwise it degrades the serviio experience unnecessary. Surprised others did not report it previously, but indeed seems mostly profile related


Will change the header and filename and force refresh tonigh than.