[confirm] Fast forward (2x) for HD channel suddenly stops (1 Viewer)

[toga67]

MediaPortal Version: 1.2.0 Beta
MediaPortal Skin: StreamedMP
Windows Version: Test Windows XP / Prod Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU Type: AMD Athlon X2 235E Dual Core 2x2.7Ghz
HDD: 1.5 TB WD
Memory: 4 GB 1333MHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte MA785GMT-UD2h
Video Card: Nvidia GT240
Video Card Driver: 258.96
Sound Card: Realtek
Sound Card AC3: optical out
Sound Card Driver: R2.54
1. TV Card: Digital Devices Cine S2
1. TV Card Type: DVB-S
1. TV Card Driver: 2.0.0.20
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Microsoft Win7
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow
h.264 Video Codec: Microsoft Win7
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Astra 19.2°E
HTPC Case: Antec Fusion Remote
Cooling:
Power Supply: Be Quiet 350 Watt
Remote:
TV: Toshiba
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

Hello,
if i try to fast forward (2x) an recorded HD broadcast (for example ARD HD or ZDF HD) it works for 4-5 seconds perfectly and afterwards the picture freezes.
Logs attached.

Kind Regards
Thomas

 

[toga67]

No comment on this issue?
I think the problem are the following lines in the log:

09-05-2011 11:03:24.000 [8f4]CTsReaderFilter::Run(12822.96) state 1 seeking 0
09-05-2011 11:03:24.000 [8f4]CTsReaderFilter::Run(12822.96) state 2 -->done
09-05-2011 11:03:24.125 [14d0] H.264 I-FRAME found 3.649000
09-05-2011 11:03:24.171 [14d0] H.264 First supposed '0' frame found. 3.349000
09-05-2011 11:03:24.921 [14d0]Audio Samples : 9, First : 2.147, Last : 3.683
09-05-2011 11:03:24.921 [14d0]Video Samples : 86, First : 3.349, Last : 5.249
09-05-2011 11:03:24.921 [14d0]Compensation : ( Rnd : 0 mS ) Audio pts ahead Video Pts ( Recover skipping Audio ) ....
09-05-2011 11:03:24.921 [14d0]aud:Compensation:-0.314, Clock on start 1.826 m_rtStart:1837
09-05-2011 11:03:24.921 [1094]vid:set discontinuity
09-05-2011 11:03:43.296 [14d0]FileReader::Read() read to less bytes
09-05-2011 11:03:43.312 [14d0]FileReader::Read() read to less bytes
09-05-2011 11:03:43.312 [14d0]demux:endoffile
09-05-2011 11:03:43.312 [14d0]aud:set eof
09-05-2011 11:03:43.312 [1094]vid:set eof

Does anybody has any idea abot that problem?

 

[Owlsroost]

No idea about the problem, but your system specs don't match the logs - the logs say you are running Win XP.....

"Main: MediaPortal v1.1.7.0 is starting up on Windows XP ( Service Pack 3 ) [5.1.2600.196608]"

With live HD TV, does fast-forward work OK through the timeshift buffer (i.e. skip back a few minutes in the timeshift buffer then use fast-forward) ?

Tony

 

[toga67]

Thanks for your help Owlsroost,
i have 2 computer. The productive htpc runs with windows 7 and my test system runs with windows xp. I attached the logs from my test sytem because on both computers i have the same issue. So i thought it does not matter which logs i attach.

Now i have attached the logs from the productive windows 7 sytem.
With live HD TV the fast-forward works perfect. The proplem only appears with recorded HD TV.

Kind Regards,

Thomas

 

[Owlsroost]

OK....

With recorded HD TV, does it work OK if you let it play for a while (10s maybe) before using FFWD ?

Tony

 

[toga67]

yes, without FFWD the recorded program works perfect. Also the 15s, 30s skipping works perfect.
Is there anything strange in the log files?

 

[Owlsroost]

I can't reproduce this at the start of play (as happens in your log), but I can get the same log messages (and the video freezing) if I leave FFWD running for a long time on my Win7 dev laptop.

As far as I can tell, tsReader gets told by Windows that it's reached the end-of-file, so it stops trying to read any more data and playback freezes.....

If you let the file play for a while (at normal speed), and then try fast-forward does it still freeze ?

Tony

 

[toga67]

yes, it also freezes after playing for a while at normal speed and then switching to fast-forward.
On my XP testsystem the fast forward works perfect for 20-30 seconds and then the video freezes. On my Windows 7 system the freeze is immedately after enabling fast forward. Perhaps it has something to do with the hardware? But i think my Windows 7 hardware is quite good for an HTPC. The 4x fast forward woks without problems. But of course there i can only see big picture steps and no smooth video.
It is not an big issue for me because the skipping +5,10,+30.. works perfect.
I just wonder if i am the only one with that issue or does nobody uses the 2x fast forward.

Thomas