Sony Bravia 2011 Series

[NX3]

I've come across some AVI's that seem to meet the specs to play but don't, "playback not available" message on the tv.

But there were some differences for the video stream:

BAD

- Writing application : transcode-1.0.6
- Writing library : XviD 1.2.0
- Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
- Muxing mode: n/a

Thanks illico, I didn't spot those differences but look at more files that seems to be constant for files that do or don't play. Xvid libary varies but the 'transcode-1.0.6' and ' Default (H.263)' are the main issue. I'll test some more, see if I can work out what the set dislikes exactly.

[NX3]

I've tested a lot of AVI files, most XVID or DIVX work regardless of the following settings:

- Writing application : transcode-1.0.6
- Writing library : XviD 1.2.0
- Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
- Muxing mode: n/a

The only constant I can find is ' transcode-1.0.6' generated files are usually a problem for the tv but its not the only generator that has caused an issue. As far as a solution goes, thats going to be tough to filter out and maybe the best solution is all AVI files are transcoded to mpeg as per the 2010 profile ?

[Illico]

The only constant I can find is ' transcode-1.0.6' generated files are usually a problem for the tv but its not the only generator that has caused an issue. As far as a solution goes, thats going to be tough to filter out and maybe the best solution is all AVI files are transcoded to mpeg as per the 2010 profile ?

Well, I think that you could set 2011 profile by default, and when some AVI files are not supported, manually switch to 2010 profile selection.

The only constant I can find is ' transcode-1.0.6' generated files are usually a problem for the tv

Hi from Australia, ive got the HX820 and am having the same issue, most of the avi files that dont play are transcode, has anyone come up with a solution, is there a way we can play natively but if its ' transcode-1.0.6' let serviio transcode?

[Illico]

The only constant I can find is ' transcode-1.0.6' generated files are usually a problem for the tv

Hi from Australia, ive got the HX820 and am having the same issue, most of the avi files that dont play are transcode, has anyone come up with a solution, is there a way we can play natively but if its ' transcode-1.0.6' let serviio transcode?

Not yet with serviio.(Not sure ffmpeg can detect the encoding writing application trancode-1.0.6)

Sony released new software today, i was kinda hoping they would address this issue, but they didnt

I don't think this is an issue for Sony serious enough to spend time on.

Would be quite nice though to get a brief glimpse of what exactly Sony regards as issues at all.

[Illico]

PKG3.704EUA (16/11/2011)
Improvements in this version:

Enjoy High Definition videos from YouTube
View Facebook photos and videos in Full Screen
Additional Ticker Mode in Twitter
Link the search result in Track ID to Twitter
Prevents dropout from 3D mode during 1080i / 1080p transitions on Freeview HD.(UK only)
Improved compatibility with the Top Up TV CI+ CAM.(UK only)

[NX3]

Got that new firmware update, avi problem persists but then the change log doesn't say it will fix it. I might contact Sony but I think it will have very little chance of them improving compatibility.

Hi all

I have a Sony KDL-40EX521 (correctly reported by serviio), and everything works fine, except mkv's.

When I try to watch an mkv (any mkv) i get the "temporarily cannot access server. please try again." message.

Have not edited anything in the profiles.


Kind Regards

[Illico]

When I try to watch an mkv (any mkv) i get the "temporarily cannot access server. please try again." message.

Could you enable detailed logging file (see signature link), ffmpeg probably crashed ?

When I try to watch an mkv (any mkv) i get the "temporarily cannot access server. please try again." message.

Could you enable detailed logging file (see signature link), ffmpeg probably crashed ?

You seem to be correct. What do I need to do to fix it?

  Code:

2011-11-27 17:38:06,999 DEBUG [ResourceTransportRequestHandler] Resource request accepted. Using client 'IPAddress=/198.24.116.59, Profile=Sony Brav$
2011-11-27 17:38:07,000 DEBUG [ResourceTransportRequestHandler] Request for resource 1 and type 'MEDIA_ITEM' received
2011-11-27 17:38:07,001 DEBUG [MediaResourceRetrievalStrategy] Getting information about media item 1 (local)
2011-11-27 17:38:07,001 DEBUG [MediaItemDAOImpl] Reading a MediaItem (id = 1)
2011-11-27 17:38:07,003 DEBUG [VideoDAOImpl] Reading a Video (id = 1)
2011-11-27 17:38:07,006 DEBUG [VideoDeliveryEngine] Retrieving resource information for item 1, format AVC_TS_MP_HD_AC3_ISO and profile Sony Bravia $
2011-11-27 17:38:07,006 DEBUG [AbstractTranscodingDeliveryEngine] Getting media info for transcoded version of file avatar.2009.1080p.bluray.x264.mkv
2011-11-27 17:38:07,007 DEBUG [VideoDeliveryEngine] Found Format profile for transcoded file avatar.2009.1080p.bluray.x264.mkv: AVC_TS_MP_HD_AC3_ISO
2011-11-27 17:38:07,008 DEBUG [ResourceTransportRequestHandler] Sending HEAD response back
2011-11-27 17:38:07,009 DEBUG [ResourceTransportRequestHandler] HTTP/1.1 200 OK, headers = [[Content-Type: video/mpeg,Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:38:0$
2011-11-27 17:38:07,015 DEBUG [WebServer] Incoming connection from /198.24.116.59:39738
2011-11-27 17:38:07,015 DEBUG [ResourceTransportRequestHandler] GET /resource/1/MEDIA_ITEM/AVC_TS_MP_HD_AC3_ISO$0 HTTP/1.1, headers = [TimeSeekRange$
2011-11-27 17:38:07,016 DEBUG [RendererDAOImpl] Reading a Renderer with ip address 198.24.116.59
2011-11-27 17:38:07,017 DEBUG [ResourceTransportRequestHandler] Resource request accepted. Using client 'IPAddress=/198.24.116.59, Profile=Sony Brav$
2011-11-27 17:38:07,018 DEBUG [ResourceTransportRequestHandler] Request for resource 1 and type 'MEDIA_ITEM' received
2011-11-27 17:38:07,018 DEBUG [MediaResourceRetrievalStrategy] Getting information about media item 1 (local)
2011-11-27 17:38:07,019 DEBUG [MediaItemDAOImpl] Reading a MediaItem (id = 1)
2011-11-27 17:38:07,020 DEBUG [VideoDAOImpl] Reading a Video (id = 1)
2011-11-27 17:38:07,022 DEBUG [VideoDeliveryEngine] Delivering item '1' for client 'IPAddress=/198.24.116.59, Profile=Sony Bravia TV 2011'
2011-11-27 17:38:07,023 DEBUG [VideoDeliveryEngine] Delivering file 'avatar.2009.1080p.bluray.x264.mkv' using transcoding
2011-11-27 17:38:07,024 DEBUG [AbstractTranscodingDeliveryEngine] No suitable transcoding job exists yet, start one for client 'IPAddress=/198.24.11$
2011-11-27 17:38:07,025 DEBUG [MediaItemDAOImpl] Getting file of media item 1
2011-11-27 17:38:07,029 DEBUG [FFMPEGWrapper] Invoking FFmpeg to transcode video file: /var/media/fileserver/avatar.2009.1080p.bluray.x264.mkv
2011-11-27 17:38:07,030 DEBUG [ProcessExecutor] Starting ffmpeg -i /var/media/fileserver/avatar.2009.1080p.bluray.x264.mkv -y -vcodec copy -vbsf h26$
2011-11-27 17:38:07,222 WARN  [ProcessExecutor] Process ffmpeg has a return code of 134! This is a possible error.
2011-11-27 17:38:07,223 DEBUG [TranscodingJobListener] Transcoding finished; successful: false
2011-11-27 17:38:07,532 ERROR [ResourceTransportRequestHandler] Error while processing resource, sending back 500 error. Message: FFmpeg execution f$
java.io.IOException: FFmpeg execution failed
        at org.serviio.delivery.resource.AbstractTranscodingDeliveryEngine.retrieveTranscodedResource(AbstractTranscodingDeliveryEngine.java:117)
        at org.serviio.delivery.resource.AbstractDeliveryEngine.deliver(AbstractDeliveryEngine.java:93)
        at org.serviio.delivery.MediaResourceRetrievalStrategy.retrieveResource(MediaResourceRetrievalStrategy.java:121)
        at org.serviio.upnp.webserver.ResourceTransportRequestHandler.handleRequest(ResourceTransportRequestHandler.java:116)
        at org.serviio.upnp.webserver.AbstractRequestHandler.handle(AbstractRequestHandler.java:54)
        at org.apache.http.protocol.HttpService.doService(HttpService.java:293)
        at org.serviio.upnp.webserver.ServiioHttpService.doService(ServiioHttpService.java:58)
        at org.apache.http.protocol.HttpService.handleRequest(HttpService.java:212)
        at org.serviio.upnp.webserver.WebServer$WorkerThread.run(WebServer.java:187)


[Illico]

Could you invoke the same ffmpeg command line locally, and check the ffmpeg result?

Could you invoke the same ffmpeg command line locally, and check the ffmpeg result?

Hmm, a codec problem?

  Code:

beheerder@Zazu:~$ ffmpeg -i /var/media/fileserver/avatar.2009.1080p.bluray.x264.mkv                                   -y -vcodec copy -vbsf h264_mp4toannexb -copyts -acodec ac3 -ab 384k -ac 6 -map 0:0                                   -map 0:1 -sn -f mpegts /tmp/Serviio/transcoding-temp-1-MPEG2TS.stf
FFmpeg version SVN-r0.5.1-4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1.2, Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Fabrice Bella                                  rd, et al.
  configuration: --extra-version=4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1.2 --prefix=/usr --enable-avfilter                                   --enable-avfilter-lavf --enable-vdpau --enable-bzlib --enable-libgsm --enable-libs                                  chroedinger --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-pthrea                                  ds --enable-zlib --disable-stripping --disable-vhook --enable-runtime-cpudetect --e                                  nable-gpl --enable-postproc --enable-swscale --enable-x11grab --enable-libdc1394 --                                  enable-shared --disable-static
  libavutil     49.15. 0 / 49.15. 0
  libavcodec    52.20. 1 / 52.20. 1
  libavformat   52.31. 0 / 52.31. 0
  libavdevice   52. 1. 0 / 52. 1. 0
  libavfilter    0. 4. 0 /  0. 4. 0
  libswscale     0. 7. 1 /  0. 7. 1
  libpostproc   51. 2. 0 / 51. 2. 0
  built on Sep 16 2011 17:04:18, gcc: 4.4.3

Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 47.95 (48000/100                                  1) -> 23.98 (24000/1001)
Input #0, matroska, from '/var/media/fileserver/avatar.2009.1080p.bluray.x264.mkv':
  Duration: 02:41:41.65, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
    Stream #0.0(eng): Video: h264, yuv420p, 1920x1080, PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 23.98 tbr,                                   1k tbn, 47.95 tbc
    Stream #0.1(eng): Audio: dca, 48000 Hz, 5.1, s16
    Stream #0.2(eng): Subtitle: 0x0000
    Stream #0.3(eng): Subtitle: 0x0000
Could not open '/tmp/Serviio/transcoding-temp-1-MPEG2TS.stf'


[Illico]

Hmm, a codec problem?

No, syntax error, or write access problem on your "/tmp/Serviio" folder.
Try this:
ffmpeg -i "/var/media/fileserver/avatar.2009.1080p.bluray.x264.mkv" -y -vcodec copy -vbsf h264_mp4toannexb -copyts -acodec ac3 -ab 384k -ac 6 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -sn -f mpegts "/tmp/Serviio/TEST_MPEG2TS.stf"

Hmm, a codec problem?

No, syntax error, or write access problem on your "/tmp/Serviio" folder.
Try this:
ffmpeg -i "/var/media/fileserver/avatar.2009.1080p.bluray.x264.mkv" -y -vcodec copy -vbsf h264_mp4toannexb -copyts -acodec ac3 -ab 384k -ac 6 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -sn -f mpegts "/tmp/Serviio/TEST_MPEG2TS.stf"

Same access error:

  Code:

Could not open '/tmp/Serviio/TEST_MPEG2TS.stf'


This is the state of the folder:

  Code:

beheerder@Zazu:~$ ls /tmp/ -alh
totaal 28K
drwxrwxrwt  7 root root 4,0K 2011-11-27 18:46 .
drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4,0K 2011-11-27 17:04 ..
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4,0K 2011-11-27 17:46 hsperfdata_root
drwxrwxrwt  2 root root 4,0K 2011-11-27 17:04 .ICE-unix
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4,0K 2011-11-27 19:00 Serviio
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4,0K 2011-11-27 17:04 .winbindd
drwxrwxrwt  2 root root 4,0K 2011-11-27 17:04 .X11-unix
beheerder@Zazu:~$ ls /tmp/Serviio/ -alh
totaal 12K
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4,0K 2011-11-27 19:00 .
drwxrwxrwt 7 root root 4,0K 2011-11-27 18:46 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  564 2011-11-27 19:00 transcoding-temp-2-MPEG2TS.stf


Is that ok or should I change anything? I run serviio with the upstart method described here on the forums, invoked as sudo.

[Illico]

Sorry, I'm not a Linux user...

[Cerberus]

you are trying to run serviio as ROOT user this is NOT recommended and it is suggested that you run serviio under its own limted user account "serviio" if you look in the LINUX/NAS section of the support forum you will see lots more informatuion on this.

you are trying to run serviio as ROOT user this is NOT recommended and it is suggested that you run serviio under its own limted user account "serviio" if you look in the LINUX/NAS section of the support forum you will see lots more informatuion on this.

Agreed, but that won't solve the issue right?

[Cerberus]

yep it will programs like serviio dont like being run as ROOT.