[Approved] Fix for stuttering/corrupted streaming of live tv (1 Viewer)

[disaster123]

AW: Fix for stuttering/corrupted streaming of live tv

What is about a sleep 10-50ms and then a retry 5 or 10 times? If it detects EOF?

 

[micko]

Lately I have noticed stuttering when streaming (RTSP) over network even with SD material. Local (singleseat) client can play live and recorded tv fluidly, but on remote clients there is sometimes quite bad stuttering and discontinuities. I shared that recording folder and I can play those ts-files (in myVideos) over network without any problems. Stuttering happens only when same videos are played in TV section.

Tested binaries shared here and there is some improvement, but there could be some other problems too.

This might not be the right place to ask, but thinking you guys have experience with this thing and you might have something on your mind already.. meaning what I can check next?

 

[miroslav22]

I have attached the version 2 patch and binaries to the first post for anyone who would like to test this.

Thanks for all the testing and feedback so far.

 

[DJBlu]

I have attached the version 2 patch and binaries to the first post for anyone who would like to test this.

Thanks for all the testing and feedback so far.

Thanks m8,

will test it later.

P.S. Looking for a little help on the Sky Thread if you can help.

 

[SilentException]

I have attached the version 2 patch and binaries to the first post for anyone who would like to test this.

Thanks for all the testing and feedback so far.

Are the binaries compiled for latest SVN?
If not, could you provide then? I only need .ax (DirectShowFilters) binaries..

 

[Mr Hipp]

In version 2 I see that you have decided to use two buffer sizes 10 & 172.
I think a better solution would be to adapt the #of buffers to the bitrate, so the playback time keept in the buffers are constant i.e low bitrate - low # of buffers, high bitrate - high # of buffers. A easy solution to this would be to measure the bitrate and calcuate # of buffers.

void CDiskRecorder::Write(byte* buffer,int len)
{
...
if(m_MyPacketCounter == 0)
m_iFirstPacketGetTime = timeGetTime();
else if (m_MyPacketCounter == 10000) // calc after 10000 packets
{
DWORD now = timeGetTime();
unsigned int bytesPerMsSec;
unsigned int bufferSize;
// Handle wrap
if(now > m_iFirstPacketGetTime)
bytesPerMsSec = (10000*188)/(now-m_iFirstPacketGetTime);
else
bytesPerMsSec = (10000*188)/(m_iFirstPacketGetTime-now);
// Arbitary scaling
bufferSize = bytesPerMsSec/25;

if (bufferSize<10)
m_iBufferSize=10*188;
else if(bufferSize>100)
m_iBufferSize = 100*188;
else
m_iBufferSize = bufferSize*188;
}
m_MyPacketCounter++;
}

A side benifit would be that the patch would not be so intrusive.

 

[tourettes]

A side benifit would be that the patch would not be so intrusive.

It wouldn't require as much changes since radio and tv would be handled the same way. No need to pass the radio/tv information from C# side.

I smell a debug setting for the:

bufferSize = bytesPerMsSec/25;

...it would help people to troubleshoot issues (TsReader input drying on some PCs, old HDDs not keeping up with small buffer size on multiple simultaneous recordings).

 

[disaster123]

AW: Re: Fix for stuttering/corrupted streaming of live tv

I have attached the version 2 patch and binaries to the first post for anyone who would like to test this.

Thanks for all the testing and feedback so far.

thanks! But could you perhaps tell us / me what are the differences to the 1st version?

 

[SilentException]

Re: AW: Re: Fix for stuttering/corrupted streaming of live tv

I have attached the version 2 patch and binaries to the first post for anyone who would like to test this.

Thanks for all the testing and feedback so far.

thanks! But could you perhaps tell us / me what are the differences to the 1st version?

Look at first post

 

[disaster123]

AW: Fix for stuttering/corrupted streaming of live tv

uups sorry