LiveTV freezes and shows a lot of artifacts (4 Viewers)

[Mister Bean]

Hi Tony,

Thanks again. I will let you know the results.

 

[Mister Bean]

Hi Tony,

Here are the testresults of v76a. This version is running also very good with no video continuity errors at all! Tested on SD- and HD-channels. I've only noticed a very few audio dropouts, but that doesn't bother me.

I'm really happy with this version. Thanks!!!!

If I can help you further with testing of TsReader, please let me know.

Regards,
Nico

 

[Owlsroost]

New (and hopefully final) TsReader.ax version to test is attached - v3.0.78.0

This is effectively a 'production' version with all the latest updates included - please test and post the log.

Thanks,

Tony

(The sources for this version are at - https://github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-1/tree/MP1-EXP_TsReader_PacketSync/DirectShowFilters )

 

[Mister Bean]

Hi Tony,

New version is running . I will post the testresults soon as possible.

Thanks.

Regards,
Nico

 

[Owlsroost]

Ten downloads of v3.0.78.0 so far - any feedback ?

(I'm assuming no news = good news at the moment )

 

[Snoopy87]

I downloaded it, but of course it needs a few days to test and to make sure if there are any difference.

But I have no hopes left, because I have still artifacts and freezes. It's a never ending story.

Currently I'm using MP 1.5-Prerelease. But it makes no difference which version I'm using.

As said in the past, this is what I can say:

- It happens on different HTPC, so it is NOT hardware related
- It is not driver related (because it happens on different hardware and with different driver versions)
- It is not related to the sat installation, because it happens on different sat installations at different locations
- It is not OS related (happens on Win7 and Win8)
- It happens on Free TV channels and on Pay TV channels
- It happens with and without mdapi+ (also with acamd and with hadu)
- It happens with different codecs (lav filter, amd video decoder, microsoft dtv decoder)
- It happens with all TSReader.ax versions (btw: maybe it is a TSWriter.ax issue? )
- Sometimes I can watch TV for many hours without any problems, sometimes it happens after 15-30min
- If I switch the channel or rewind current timeshift playback, the issue is gone for the same intervall until it happens again
- I cant verify it, so it could also be random, but I think it happens on some tv channels more than on others (e.g. ond ZDF HD and on National Geographic HD I have more artifacts, freezers, etc. as on e.h. ProSieben HD)
- Those issues not happen with DVBViewer, etc.
- Those issues not happen while watching movies (mkv, full hd, 3d, dts-hd, dolby true hd, etc.) with MediaPortal (Moving Pictures)

I can't verify it, but I seems that the issue happens more and heavier with your latest version of TSreader, cause now, if the issue begins, it's freezing and hanging more and MP reacts very slow on Remote Control input. Sometimes I also have to close MP. With the original TSreader.ax which comes with MP, it is not so extrem and often I have nothing to while those artifacts begin, because after a few seconds everything is automatically ok again.

 

[Owlsroost]

I downloaded it, but of course it needs a few days to test and to make sure if there are any difference.

But I have no hopes left, because I have still artifacts and freezes. It's a never ending story.

Currently I'm using MP 1.5-Prerelease. But it makes no difference which version I'm using.

As said in the past, this is what I can say:

- It happens on different HTPC, so it is NOT hardware related
- It is not driver related (because it happens on different hardware and with different driver versions)
- It is not related to the sat installation, because it happens on different sat installations at different locations
- It is not OS related (happens on Win7 and Win8)
- It happens on Free TV channels and on Pay TV channels
- It happens with and without mdapi+ (also with acamd and with hadu)
- It happens with different codecs (lav filter, amd video decoder, microsoft dtv decoder)
- It happens with all TSReader.ax versions (btw: maybe it is a TSWriter.ax issue? )
- Sometimes I can watch TV for many hours without any problems, sometimes it happens after 15-30min
- If I switch the channel or rewind current timeshift playback, the issue is gone for the same intervall until it happens again
- I cant verify it, so it could also be random, but I think it happens on some tv channels more than on others (e.g. ond ZDF HD and on National Geographic HD I have more artifacts, freezers, etc. as on e.h. ProSieben HD)
- Those issues not happen with DVBViewer, etc.
- Those issues not happen while watching movies (mkv, full hd, 3d, dts-hd, dolby true hd, etc.) with MediaPortal (Moving Pictures)

I can't verify it, but I seems that the issue happens more and heavier with your latest version of TSreader, cause now, if the issue begins, it's freezing and hanging more and MP reacts very slow on Remote Control input. Sometimes I also have to close MP. With the original TSreader.ax which comes with MP, it is not so extrem and often I have nothing to while those artifacts begin, because after a few seconds everything is automatically ok again.

Logs ?? (the full set, not just TsReader.log)

 

[Snoopy87]

I'm in the office! ;-) I will upload logs later this day or tomorrow. I just wanted to give you feedback and replied to your question ;-)

 

[mm1352000]

Hello again Sacha

But I have no hopes left...

I'm genuinely sorry that you feel that way. Personally I think you've been given a lot of really good advice, but you appear to have ignored a lot of it.
For example:
You've been told that you have multiple problems (LINK).
You've said that other people have the same problems but we've told you your problems are different than the other people here (LINK).
You've insisted that MD is not involved even though we can clearly see there are decryption problems (LINK).

I shall repeat one final time: I think you have one or more problems from the source (one or more of: signal, streaming, network, decrypting, HDD access, other) and possibly issues with playback. Such problems have to be investigated with great care and with a logical approach.

As said in the past, this is what I can say...

From the log files you've provided, we don't have proof for many of these conclusions. Especially the conclusion that MD/decrypting is not part of the problem. I get really tired of repeating myself: if you want help, provide full log files showing the problem with MD completely disabled.

You can never provide too many log files.

btw: maybe it is a TSWriter.ax issue?

I will not comment or investigate without complete new log files where MD is disabled.

mm

 

[Snoopy87]

Hi,

I will upload logs without mdapi as fast as possible.

But: I don't have multiple problems! I only have problems with tv playback and it is always the same issue. The post you mentioned is from April ;-)

As said, it's not a signal, streaming, network, HDD, etc. related issue. It happened on 4 different HTPCs with different hardware, since almost 9 or 10 month now. So in this time period alot of things were tried and a lot of components were changed, software were reinstalled, etc. pp. But after all the issue still exists. So of course it is a software related issue.

Also, as said in the past, I'm a developer, too. Since 15 years or more. Since 5-6 years I'm developing with C#. So I'm able to understand bugs/issues and how to find them. I'm very interested in fixing this issue, so you can send me a lot of debug versions with special log output to find the issue. Or you can tell me where to look in the code. The build environment for MP is working on my pc and I successfully build MP, so I'm also able to create my own debug versions, but I'm a newbie on this project and it is very big, so it's not easy for me to know where to look at.