[confirm] LiveTV blank screen no sound on client video and sound works on server (1 Viewer)

[mm1352000]

Hi again

The problem is not on the server (the fact that VLC can work is evidence of that) so there was absolutely no point in reinstalling it. Try setting your TV codec settings *on the clients* as follows:

MPEG 2 Video: Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder
H.264 Video: Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder
MPEG / AC3: Microsoft DTV-DVD Audio Decoder
LATM AAC: Monogram AAC Decoder
DD+: FFDShow Audio Decoder
Audio Renderer: Default DirectSound Device

If that works, then try using FFDShow Audio Decoder for MPEG / AC3 audio too (Microsoft decoder doesn't support AC3 in third party software like MP).

mm

 

[cyberlu]

AW: LiveTV blank screen no sound on client video and sound works on server

jep, i can feel with you. in the first attemps after the fresh installation of the TV-Server the Clients got only black screen and no sound. my thread
there you see a signal level -> 0
on VLC i got picture and sound.
start a graph with graphstudio to check which codec is used. (ctrl+g)

 

[thirdoff]

<section name="mytv">
<entry name="deinterlace">0</entry>
<entry name="autoturnontv">no</entry>
<entry name="autofullscreen">no</entry>
<entry name="byindex">yes</entry>
<entry name="showchannelnumber">no</entry>
<entry name="channelnumbermaxlength">3</entry>
<entry name="hideAllChannelsGroup">no</entry>
<entry name="showChannelStateIcons">yes</entry>
<entry name="continuousScrollGuide">no</entry>
<entry name="relaxTsReader">no</entry>
<entry name="enableRecNotifier">no</entry>
<entry name="notifyTVBefore">300</entry>
<entry name="notifyTVTimeout">15</entry>
<entry name="notifybeep">yes</entry>
<entry name="showEpisodeInfo">3</entry>
<entry name="filter0">undefined</entry>
<entry name="audiocodec">Microsoft DTV-DVD Audio Decoder</entry>
<entry name="videocodec">Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder</entry>
<entry name="h264videocodec">Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder</entry>
<entry name="audiorenderer">Default DirectSound Device</entry>
<entry name="aacaudiocodec">MONOGRAM AAC Decoder</entry>
<entry name="ddplusaudiocodec">ffdshow Audio Decoder</entry>
<entry name="group">All Channels</entry>
<entry name="channel">181 NFLHD</entry>
<entry name="defaultar">Normal</entry>
<entry name="allowarnormal">yes</entry>
<entry name="allowaroriginal">yes</entry>
<entry name="allowarzoom">yes</entry>
<entry name="allowarzoom149">yes</entry>
<entry name="allowarstretch">yes</entry>
<entry name="allowarnonlinear">yes</entry>
<entry name="allowarletterbox">yes</entry>
<entry name="teletextHidden">no</entry>
<entry name="teletextTransparent">no</entry>
<entry name="teletextRemember">yes</entry>
<entry name="teletextMaxFontSize">100</entry>
</section>

I set the codecs per suggestion (log seen above to verify it's set) - still not showing

While the screen is blank...
I tried Graphstudio: Connect to Remote Graph, I see a connection and I connect but then nothing in the Graphstudio windows - it just says Ready in red text.

(I reinstalled the server for other cleaning reasons - just wanted to be sure)

 

[mm1352000]

Hi again thirdoff

If you're going to try and connect to the remote graph on W7 then you need to register proppage.dll with regsvr32. I've attached the dll that you require...

mm

 

[thirdoff]

First of all, thank you...
When I register the 64 bit version (which I am running Win 7 64) - I get no netgraph - I tried registering in both system32 and sysWOW64. The 32 bit version works in sysWOW64 but I only see an audio chain - NO VIDEO CHAIN - see below - this is my problem but I have no idea why there is no video - I followed the tutorial thread for colossus.

I see only audio chain - video output pin is false.

 

[thirdoff]

I tested VIDEO (not TV) graph since they work and this is my result (I know I am running the AMD codec and yes I tried the same ones for TV - they didnt work)

PLEASE HELP.

 

[thirdoff]

Trying everything I could think, I still cannot get a video graph to show. Am I even close here, is this a bug, am I completely lost and noob??

I provided extensive info.

 

[mm1352000]

Hi thirdoff

You won't see a video graph because there isn't one - that is the cause of this problem. If I look back at the last set of logs that you posted, for the client I see:

2011-06-23 00:54:29.127923 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TVHome.ViewChannelAndCheck(): View channel=013 ESPN

2011-06-23 00:54:29.179680 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: CiMenu: PrepareCiMenu

2011-06-23 00:54:30.569329 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: succeededucceeded TvControl.VirtualCard

2011-06-23 00:54:30.574212 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: tvhome:startplay

2011-06-23 00:54:30.578118 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: tvhome:file:C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live2-0.ts.tsbuffer

2011-06-23 00:54:30.583977 [Warn.][MPMain(1)]: tvhome:startplay. Phase 1 - 12 ms - Done method initialization

2011-06-23 00:54:30.586907 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: tvhome:startplay:rtsp://umedia:554/stream2.0 - using rtsp mode:True

2011-06-23 00:54:30.600579 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper: isTv:False, isRadio:False, isRTSP:True, isAVStream:False

2011-06-23 00:54:30.601555 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper: disabled for this content

2011-06-23 00:54:30.603509 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: RefreshRateChanger.AdaptRefreshRate: 'auto refreshrate changer' disabled

2011-06-23 00:54:30.603509 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: g_Player.Play(rtsp://umedia:554/stream2.0 TV)

2011-06-23 00:54:30.613274 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: PlayerFactory: Successfully created player instance for file - rtsp://umedia:554/stream2.0

2011-06-23 00:54:30.617180 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer play:rtsp://umedia:554/stream2.0 radio:False

2011-06-23 00:54:30.619134 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: live tv

2011-06-23 00:54:30.620110 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Enabling DX9 exclusive mode

2011-06-23 00:54:30.620110 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayerlay rtsp://umedia:554/stream2.0

2011-06-23 00:54:30.626946 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: GetInterfaces()

2011-06-23 00:54:30.643548 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: DirectShowUtils: First try to insert new audio renderer Default DirectSound Device

2011-06-23 00:54:30.911126 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: DirectShowUtils: Found audio renderer

2011-06-23 00:54:30.914055 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: DirectShowUtils: added filterefault DirectSound Device to graph

2011-06-23 00:54:30.932610 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Add TsReader to graph

2011-06-23 00:54:30.932610 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Open file: rtsp://umedia:554/stream2.0

2011-06-23 00:54:36.044915 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Add codecs

2011-06-23 00:54:36.053704 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Added filter: MPC - MPA Decoder Filter to graph

2011-06-23 00:54:36.055657 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Render TsReader outputs

2011-06-23 00:54:36.081048 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: Default DirectSound Device

2011-06-23 00:54:36.081048 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: MPC - MPA Decoder Filter

2011-06-23 00:54:36.082024 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: TsReader

2011-06-23 00:54:36.082024 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Last subtitle index: 0

2011-06-23 00:54:36.138665 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: OnInitialized

2011-06-23 00:54:36.139641 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: position:0, duration:1.058

2011-06-23 00:54:36.140618 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: g_Player.OnStarted() rtsp://umedia:554/stream2.0 media:TV

2011-06-23 00:54:36.149407 [Warn.][MPMain(1)]: tvhome:startplay. Phase 2 - 5564 ms - Done starting g_Player.Play()

Compare that to the server:

2011-06-22 14:25:16.687500 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TVHome.ViewChannelAndCheck(): View channel=202 ESPNHD

2011-06-22 14:25:16.729492 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: CiMenu: PrepareCiMenu

2011-06-22 14:25:17.890625 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: succeededucceeded TvControl.VirtualCard

2011-06-22 14:25:17.895507 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: tvhome:startplay

2011-06-22 14:25:17.898437 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: tvhome:file:C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live2-0.ts.tsbuffer

2011-06-22 14:25:17.905273 [Warn.][MPMain(1)]: tvhome:startplay. Phase 1 - 11 ms - Done method initialization

2011-06-22 14:25:17.909179 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: tvhome:startplay:C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live2-0.ts.tsbuffer - using rtsp mode:False

2011-06-22 14:25:17.920898 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper: isTv:True, isRadio:False, isRTSP:False, isAVStream:False

2011-06-22 14:25:17.920898 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper: disabled for this content

2011-06-22 14:25:17.933593 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: RefreshRateChanger.AdaptRefreshRate: 'auto refreshrate changer' disabled

2011-06-22 14:25:17.934570 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: g_Player.Play(C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live2-0.ts.tsbuffer TV)

2011-06-22 14:25:17.944335 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: PlayerFactory: Successfully created player instance for file - C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live2-0.ts.tsbuffer

2011-06-22 14:25:17.947265 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer play:C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live2-0.ts.tsbuffer radio:False

2011-06-22 14:25:17.949218 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: live tv

2011-06-22 14:25:17.949218 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Enabling DX9 exclusive mode

2011-06-22 14:25:17.950195 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayerlay C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live2-0.ts.tsbuffer

2011-06-22 14:25:17.956054 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: GetInterfaces()

2011-06-22 14:25:17.966796 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: DirectShowUtils: First try to insert new audio renderer Default DirectSound Device

2011-06-22 14:25:18.145507 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: DirectShowUtils: Found audio renderer

2011-06-22 14:25:18.147460 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: DirectShowUtils: added filterefault DirectSound Device to graph

2011-06-22 14:25:18.252929 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Add TsReader to graph

2011-06-22 14:25:18.252929 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Open file: C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live2-0.ts.tsbuffer

2011-06-22 14:25:18.262695 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer:OnRequestAudioChange()

2011-06-22 14:25:18.262695 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TVHome.OnAudioTracksReady()

2011-06-22 14:25:18.274414 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TVHome.GetPreferedAudioStreamIndex(): preferred LANG(s):n/a preferAC3:False _preferAudioTypeOverLang:True

2011-06-22 14:25:18.274414 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Audio streams avail: 1

2011-06-22 14:25:18.275390 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TsReaderPlayer: AudioDualMonoMode switching not available. Audioswitcher filter not loaded

2011-06-22 14:25:18.276367 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TsReaderPlayer: AudioDualMonoMode switching not available. Audioswitcher filter not loaded

2011-06-22 14:25:18.276367 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Audio stream: switching to preferred AC3/MPEG audio stream 0 (only 1 track avail.)

2011-06-22 14:25:18.278320 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TsReaderPlayer: AudioDualMonoMode switching not available. Audioswitcher filter not loaded

2011-06-22 14:25:18.296875 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TsReaderPlayer: OnVideoFormatChanged - streamtype=H264 resolution=1920x1080 aspect ratio=16:9 bitrate=15000000 isInterlaced=True

2011-06-22 14:25:18.300781 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Add codecs

2011-06-22 14:25:18.307617 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: added EVR Renderer to graph

2011-06-22 14:25:18.567382 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Now active

2011-06-22 14:25:18.567382 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Renderer successfully added

2011-06-22 14:25:18.648437 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Added filter: MainConcept AVC/H.264 Video Decoder to graph

2011-06-22 14:25:18.700195 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Added filter: MONOGRAM AAC Decoder to graph

2011-06-22 14:25:18.703125 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Render TsReader outputs

2011-06-22 14:25:18.706054 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Filter: TsReader - try to connect: Audio

2011-06-22 14:25:18.730468 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Filter: TsReader - try to connect: Video

2011-06-22 14:25:18.734375 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: PlaneScene: PresentImage() dispose surfaces

2011-06-22 14:25:18.784179 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Filter: TsReader - try to connect: Subtitle

2011-06-22 14:25:19.109375 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: - failed

2011-06-22 14:25:19.110351 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Filter: MainConcept AVC/H.264 Video Decoder - try to connect: ~CC Out

2011-06-22 14:25:19.118164 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: Enhanced Video Renderer

2011-06-22 14:25:19.119140 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: Default DirectSound Device

2011-06-22 14:25:19.119140 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: Line 21 Decoder 2

2011-06-22 14:25:19.119140 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: MONOGRAM AAC Decoder

2011-06-22 14:25:19.120117 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: MainConcept AVC/H.264 Video Decoder

2011-06-22 14:25:19.120117 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: TsReader

2011-06-22 14:25:19.121093 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSreaderPlayer: Line21 Decoder (Closed Captions), in use

2011-06-22 14:25:19.121093 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Closed Captions state change successful

2011-06-22 14:25:19.127929 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Last subtitle index: 0

2011-06-22 14:25:19.162109 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: OnInitialized

2011-06-22 14:25:19.162109 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: position:0, duration:1.928

2011-06-22 14:25:19.163085 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: g_Player.OnStarted() C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live2-0.ts.tsbuffer media:TV

2011-06-22 14:25:19.169921 [Warn.][MPMain(1)]: tvhome:startplay. Phase 2 - 1264 ms - Done starting g_Player.Play()

I've highlighted the bits that are important. On the client side, no attempt is made to insert a video codec at all. I have no idea why, but I'm guessing it has something to do with the RTSP stream descriptors... but then I have no idea why it works in VLC.

I'm not particularly good with problems like this. We need a streaming/MP client expert...

mm

 

[thirdoff]

We need a streaming/MP client expert...

mm

Calling any...
I know what the issue is (thank you) what I am trying to do is move forward since I did a straight install on a new system - I have proven that each component works outside of MP Client

CONFIRMED BUG

Please escalate

 

[elliottmc]

We need a streaming/MP client expert...

mm

Calling any...
I know what the issue is (thank you) what I am trying to do is move forward since I did a straight install on a new system - I have proven that each component works outside of MP Client

CONFIRMED BUG

Please escalate

Hi,

With respect, this is not necessarily a confirmed bug. As far as we can tell, you are the only one experiencing this problem. There could be any number of reasons (TV card drivers? some problem with your system) and it isn't at all clear whether the problem is happening on the server or client side.

We could enter this into mantis, but at this stage it would not move things along any quicker.

You want us to 'escalate' this. Who to? MediaPortal only has a small group on developers, none of whom are paid for their efforts. I do understand that this is frustrating for you.

It is possible to set the server to use rtsp streaming (same as a network client). Could someone post the link for the documentation to show the OP how to do this? I don't have time to find it right now. At least that would mean the rtsp streaming could be tested on the server, and if it doesn't work there, the problem is presumably related to the server. If this is the case, I would recommend a complete reinstall of the OS, drivers and MediaPortal.

Mark