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On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 5:28 AM James Linder <jameslinder0@gmail.com> wrote:

> I setup lean front on a firestick.
> All good.
> The first movie I go to play plays for 1 second then pops up a dialog
> saying lots including
>
> Format Supported=yes
> Renderer failed
> [abort] [continue]
>
> continue repeats.
>
> Does this make any sense to anybody
> Do I need to transcribe the gobeldy gook from the dialog
> Should I try to use eg rapi and mythtv instead
>
> James
>

I have a number of FireTV 4K sticks and all I do to make them work with any
mythtv-backend is set the IP address and if the backend is a V32 I change
the port number as pointed out at:
https://github.com/bennettpeter/android-MythTV-Leanfront#v32-port-number

Never seen that error.

Jim A

On 15/01/2023 10:26, James Linder wrote:

> I setup lean front on a firestick.
> All good.
> The first movie I go to play plays for 1 second then pops up a dialog saying lots including
>
> Format Supported=yes
> Renderer failed
> [abort] [continue]
>
> continue repeats.
>
> Does this make any sense to anybody
> Do I need to transcribe the gobeldy gook from the dialog
> Should I try to use eg rapi and mythtv instead
>
> James


From what Peter has said previously Leanfront does not use software
decoding so you can only play formats supported by the hardware decoder.
It kind of looks like the file you are trying to play is supported but
is still failing for some reason. Depending on where you live and what
format your local broadcaster uses you may have to re-encode your
recordings before they will play properly.


In other news the Amazon is slowly strangling the life out of anything
that stops users from using their Launcher to view content. They did it
with making it harder to replace the Launcher with custom ones and now
we have this which makes the FireTV devices less attractive to many users :(

https://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-now-forbids-fire-tv-apps-from-directly-launching-content-within-other-streaming-apps/


Paul H.

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On 1/15/23 08:53, Paul Harrison wrote:
> On 15/01/2023 10:26, James Linder wrote:
>
>> I setup lean front on a firestick.
>> All good.
>> The first movie I go to play plays for 1 second then pops up a dialog
>> saying lots including
>>
>> Format Supported=yes
>> Renderer failed
>> [abort] [continue]
>>
>> continue repeats.
>>
>> Does this make any sense to anybody
>> Do I need to transcribe the gobeldy gook from the dialog
>> Should I try to use eg rapi and mythtv instead
>>
>> James
>
>
> From what Peter has said previously Leanfront does not use software
> decoding so you can only play formats supported by the hardware
> decoder. It kind of looks like the file you are trying to play is
> supported but is still failing for some reason. Depending on where you
> live and what format your local broadcaster uses you may have to
> re-encode your recordings before they will play properly.
>
>
> In other news the Amazon is slowly strangling the life out of anything
> that stops users from using their Launcher to view content. They did
> it with making it harder to replace the Launcher with custom ones and
> now we have this which makes the FireTV devices less attractive to
> many users :(
>
> https://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-now-forbids-fire-tv-apps-from-directly-launching-content-within-other-streaming-apps/
>
>
>
> Paul H.
>
>
There is a failure in playback, likely caused by some sort of corruption
in the file. Is it a recording or a video? Does it happen with all
recordings?

The message does not indicate an unsupported format. If you play an
unsupported format video, you get a blank screen with audio only.

Please open an issue in github and supply a sample video. I suggest you
use google drive or a similar service to upload the video and add a link
to the issue. I will take a look and see what the problem is. You can
also try the suggestions in the documentation to reformat the file using
ffmpeg or mkvmerge. See the section "Problems" in
https://github.com/bennettpeter/android-MythTV-Leanfront#readme. The
reformat is very quick and does not re-encode the video.

Regarding the Amazon changes, they do not affect leanfront. leanfront
does not launch other apps.

Peter

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> On 15 Jan 2023, at 10:33 pm, Peter Bennett <pb.mythtv@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> There is a failure in playback, likely caused by some sort of corruption in the file. Is it a recording or a video? Does it
> happen with all recordings?

Every other recording I have tried works perfectly

> The message does not indicate an unsupported format. If you play an unsupported format video, you get a blank screen with audio only.
>
> Please open an issue in github and supply a sample video. I suggest you use google drive or a similar service to upload the video and add a link to the issue. I will take a look and see what the problem is

I'm not sure there is an issue yet.
The recording plays fine on my other backends.
mythffprobe does no bitching

libavutil 56. 70.100 / 56. 70.100
libavcodec 58.134.100 / 58.134.100
libavformat 58. 76.100 / 58. 76.100
libavdevice 58. 13.100 / 58. 13.100
libavfilter 7.110.100 / 7.110.100
libswscale 5. 9.100 / 5. 9.100
libswresample 3. 9.100 / 3. 9.100
libpostproc 55. 9.100 / 55. 9.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/store/Movies/Myth-F/The Father.mp4':
Metadata:
major_brand : isom
minor_version : 512
compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
encoder : Lavf58.76.100
Duration: 01:27:57.65, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2551 kb/s
Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(tv, bt709), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 2287 kb/s, 49.96 fps, 50 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc (default)
Metadata:
handler_name : VideoHandler
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: mp3 (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 255 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
handler_name : SoundHandler
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]

> . You can also try the suggestions in the documentation to reformat the file using ffmpeg or mkvmerge. See the section "Problems" in https://github.com/bennettpeter/android-MythTV-Leanfront#readme. The reformat is very quick and does not re-encode the video.

I recovered the recording (undelete)

mkvmerge won't work with mk4 files
the ffmpeg works, complains, and wont play-back

[h264 @ 0x25609c0] mmco: unref short failure
Last message repeated 1 times
[h264 @ 0x25609c0] number of reference frames (0+5) exceeds max (4; probably corrupt input), discarding one
[h264 @ 0x25609c0] mmco: unref short failure
Last message repeated 1 times
Input #0, mpegts, from '/store/Movies/outputfile.mp4':
Duration: 01:27:57.65, start: 1.400000, bitrate: 2686 kb/s
Stream #0:0[0x100]: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(tv, bt709, top first), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 25 fps, 50 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc
Stream #0:1[0x101](eng): Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 256 kb/s

Thanks for the help. I'll see if I can resolve the issue which is *certain* to be some funny in their encoding
For Example

This recording is 720 but my transcode fails, I have to transcode with my h264cut.sh
Then 100s or 1000s of cuts work perfectly in mythfrontend and in VLC.
A few, including this one, work perfectly in mythfrontend but have 70ish mS lip sync in vlc.

Clearly I have some learning to do

James

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On 1/16/23 16:48, James wrote:
>
>> On 15 Jan 2023, at 10:33 pm, Peter Bennett <pb.mythtv@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> There is a failure in playback, likely caused by some sort of corruption in the file. Is it a recording or a video? Does it
>> happen with all recordings?
> Every other recording I have tried works perfectly
>
>> The message does not indicate an unsupported format. If you play an unsupported format video, you get a blank screen with audio only.
>>
>> Please open an issue in github and supply a sample video. I suggest you use google drive or a similar service to upload the video and add a link to the issue. I will take a look and see what the problem is
> I'm not sure there is an issue yet.
> The recording plays fine on my other backends.
> mythffprobe does no bitching
>
> libavutil 56. 70.100 / 56. 70.100
> libavcodec 58.134.100 / 58.134.100
> libavformat 58. 76.100 / 58. 76.100
> libavdevice 58. 13.100 / 58. 13.100
> libavfilter 7.110.100 / 7.110.100
> libswscale 5. 9.100 / 5. 9.100
> libswresample 3. 9.100 / 3. 9.100
> libpostproc 55. 9.100 / 55. 9.100
> Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/store/Movies/Myth-F/The Father.mp4':
> Metadata:
> major_brand : isom
> minor_version : 512
> compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
> encoder : Lavf58.76.100
> Duration: 01:27:57.65, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2551 kb/s
> Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(tv, bt709), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 2287 kb/s, 49.96 fps, 50 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc (default)
> Metadata:
> handler_name : VideoHandler
> vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
> Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: mp3 (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 255 kb/s (default)
> Metadata:
> handler_name : SoundHandler
> vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
>
>> . You can also try the suggestions in the documentation to reformat the file using ffmpeg or mkvmerge. See the section "Problems" in https://github.com/bennettpeter/android-MythTV-Leanfront#readme. The reformat is very quick and does not re-encode the video.
> I recovered the recording (undelete)
>
> mkvmerge won't work with mk4 files
> the ffmpeg works, complains, and wont play-back
mkvmerge will accept mp4 files, ts files, almost any video format as
input. It produces mkv output, and you can use the mkv file as a video
or recording in mythtv.
>
> [h264 @ 0x25609c0] mmco: unref short failure
> Last message repeated 1 times
> [h264 @ 0x25609c0] number of reference frames (0+5) exceeds max (4; probably corrupt input), discarding one
> [h264 @ 0x25609c0] mmco: unref short failure
> Last message repeated 1 times
> Input #0, mpegts, from '/store/Movies/outputfile.mp4':
> Duration: 01:27:57.65, start: 1.400000, bitrate: 2686 kb/s
> Stream #0:0[0x100]: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(tv, bt709, top first), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 25 fps, 50 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc
> Stream #0:1[0x101](eng): Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 256 kb/s
The ffmeg log shows that it is a ts file that has been renamed to mp4.
This is ok, most players including mythfrontend and leanfront will
detect the correct file type and play it.
> Thanks for the help. I'll see if I can resolve the issue which is *certain* to be some funny in their encoding
> For Example
>
> This recording is 720 but my transcode fails, I have to transcode with my h264cut.sh
> Then 100s or 1000s of cuts work perfectly in mythfrontend and in VLC.
> A few, including this one, work perfectly in mythfrontend but have 70ish mS lip sync in vlc.
>
> Clearly I have some learning to do
>
> James
>
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> On 17 Jan 2023, at 6:46 am, Peter Bennett <pb.mythtv@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 1/16/23 16:48, James wrote:
>>
>>> On 15 Jan 2023, at 10:33 pm, Peter Bennett <pb.mythtv@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> There is a failure in playback, likely caused by some sort of corruption in the file. Is it a recording or a video? Does it
>>> happen with all recordings?
>> Every other recording I have tried works perfectly
>>
>>> The message does not indicate an unsupported format. If you play an unsupported format video, you get a blank screen with audio only.
>>>
>>> Please open an issue in github and supply a sample video. I suggest you use google drive or a similar service to upload the video and add a link to the issue. I will take a look and see what the problem is
>> I'm not sure there is an issue yet.
>> The recording plays fine on my other backends.
>> mythffprobe does no bitching
>>
>> libavutil 56. 70.100 / 56. 70.100
>> libavcodec 58.134.100 / 58.134.100
>> libavformat 58. 76.100 / 58. 76.100
>> libavdevice 58. 13.100 / 58. 13.100
>> libavfilter 7.110.100 / 7.110.100
>> libswscale 5. 9.100 / 5. 9.100
>> libswresample 3. 9.100 / 3. 9.100
>> libpostproc 55. 9.100 / 55. 9.100
>> Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/store/Movies/Myth-F/The Father.mp4':
>> Metadata:
>> major_brand : isom
>> minor_version : 512
>> compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
>> encoder : Lavf58.76.100
>> Duration: 01:27:57.65, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2551 kb/s
>> Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(tv, bt709), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 2287 kb/s, 49.96 fps, 50 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc (default)
>> Metadata:
>> handler_name : VideoHandler
>> vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
>> Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: mp3 (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 255 kb/s (default)
>> Metadata:
>> handler_name : SoundHandler
>> vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
>>
>>> . You can also try the suggestions in the documentation to reformat the file using ffmpeg or mkvmerge. See the section "Problems" in https://github.com/bennettpeter/android-MythTV-Leanfront#readme. The reformat is very quick and does not re-encode the video.
>> I recovered the recording (undelete)
>>
>> mkvmerge won't work with mk4 files
>> the ffmpeg works, complains, and wont play-back
> mkvmerge will accept mp4 files, ts files, almost any video format as input. It produces mkv output, and you can use the mkv file as a video or recording in mythtv.

[snip] Sorry! I must have had a typo that stopped if working. It works as expected when I try now

James

> On 17 Jan 2023, at 6:46 am, Peter Bennett <pb.mythtv@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 1/16/23 16:48, James wrote:
>>
>>> On 15 Jan 2023, at 10:33 pm, Peter Bennett <pb.mythtv@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> There is a failure in playback, likely caused by some sort of corruption in the file. Is it a recording or a video? Does it
>>> happen with all recordings?
>> Every other recording I have tried works perfectly
>>
>>> The message does not indicate an unsupported format. If you play an unsupported format video, you get a blank screen with audio only.
>>>
>>> Please open an issue in github and supply a sample video. I suggest you use google drive or a similar service to upload the video and add a link to the issue. I will take a look and see what the problem is
>> I'm not sure there is an issue yet.
>> The recording plays fine on my other backends.
>> mythffprobe does no bitching
>>
>> libavutil 56. 70.100 / 56. 70.100
>> libavcodec 58.134.100 / 58.134.100
>> libavformat 58. 76.100 / 58. 76.100
>> libavdevice 58. 13.100 / 58. 13.100
>> libavfilter 7.110.100 / 7.110.100
>> libswscale 5. 9.100 / 5. 9.100
>> libswresample 3. 9.100 / 3. 9.100
>> libpostproc 55. 9.100 / 55. 9.100
>> Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/store/Movies/Myth-F/The Father.mp4':
>> Metadata:
>> major_brand : isom
>> minor_version : 512
>> compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
>> encoder : Lavf58.76.100
>> Duration: 01:27:57.65, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2551 kb/s
>> Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(tv, bt709), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 2287 kb/s, 49.96 fps, 50 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc (default)
>> Metadata:
>> handler_name : VideoHandler
>> vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
>> Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: mp3 (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 255 kb/s (default)
>> Metadata:
>> handler_name : SoundHandler
>> vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
>>
>>> . You can also try the suggestions in the documentation to reformat the file using ffmpeg or mkvmerge. See the section "Problems" in https://github.com/bennettpeter/android-MythTV-Leanfront#readme. The reformat is very quick and does not re-encode the video.
>> I recovered the recording (undelete)
>>
>> mkvmerge won't work with mk4 files
>> the ffmpeg works, complains, and wont play-back
> mkvmerge will accept mp4 files, ts files, almost any video format as input. It produces mkv output, and you can use the mkv file as a video or recording in mythtv.
>>
>> [h264 @ 0x25609c0] mmco: unref short failure
>> Last message repeated 1 times
>> [h264 @ 0x25609c0] number of reference frames (0+5) exceeds max (4; probably corrupt input), discarding one
>> [h264 @ 0x25609c0] mmco: unref short failure
>> Last message repeated 1 times
>> Input #0, mpegts, from '/store/Movies/outputfile.mp4':
>> Duration: 01:27:57.65, start: 1.400000, bitrate: 2686 kb/s
>> Stream #0:0[0x100]: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(tv, bt709, top first), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 25 fps, 50 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc
>> Stream #0:1[0x101](eng): Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 256 kb/s
> The ffmeg log shows that it is a ts file that has been renamed to mp4. This is ok, most players including mythfrontend and leanfront will detect the correct file type and play it.
>> Thanks for the help. I'll see if I can resolve the issue which is *certain* to be some funny in their encoding
>> For Example
>>
>> This recording is 720 but my transcode fails, I have to transcode with my h264cut.sh
>> Then 100s or 1000s of cuts work perfectly in mythfrontend and in VLC.
>> A few, including this one, work perfectly in mythfrontend but have 70ish mS lip sync in vlc.
>>
>> Clearly I have some learning to do

"My name is John Weatherington Wells
I'm a dealer in Magic and Spells" (Obscure reference to Gilbert and Sulivan)

I took my mp4 with lip sync issues, did mkvmerge on it and voila perfect sync, So Peter you showed me how to save hours messing with shotcut. Thanks.
James