Draco AW80 - Multimedia playback and XBMC issue & feedback here

[Zahir]

Thanks for that response and insight. I'm now certain you'll see a major improvement with these two tweaks, dpi at 240 and - most important - libstagefright off.

Next, we should try to develop an advancedsettings.xml tuned to this box that improves video buffering, now that high bitrate files can be streamed painlessly..

[Finless]

How'd you like that Richard Parker, Bob? Quite something, for a CGI tiger, huh?

Glad that your evening was glitch-free. In the end, it's about enjoying what the moment brings. (I think 1Channel streams in 480 or 720p, not 1080p, where our issues are noticeable).

Which story do you like?

Me.... I know the second was the truth..... Yet the story of the tiger was good.....

Life.... and how you like to tell it....

Cloud Atlas was strange.... Guess you have to believe in reincarnation! I for one do not.

I do not understand this skipping and stuttering issue as I have not seen it. Just watched tonight the last week playing of Bing Bang with NO issues! I am scratching my head

Bob

[Zahir]

Pi: while I suspected that the second tale was true, it had me praying that the first was - which was the point of the yarn, I guess.

Stutter: it's an observable issue with high bitrate files that's apparent to a number of us. The libstagefright fix makes a large positive difference. Take a look at some jellyfish.

[MAS]

i have just installed tvaddons fork and that looks promising!
First thing i tried on genesis runs smooth!! ? no more stutter(freez, its more like it freezes, like every 2 seconds it freezes 0.01second)

I noticed that preparing for first run takes a lot more time, 30 seconds+ where on other devices its less then 10?

edit: ha, think i found it, stutter on my end comes with stereo upmix

[Zahir]

i have just installed tvaddons fork and that looks promising!
First thing i tried on genesis runs smooth!! ? no more stutter(freez, its more like it freezes, like every 2 seconds it freezes 0.01second)

I noticed that preparing for first run takes a lot more time, 30 seconds+ where on other devices its less then 10?

Are you referring to how TVMC takes a little time to set up? Yes it does, because it is setting up to install add-ons built into it.

Have you tried turning off libstagefright? That should pretty well fix your micro-stutter/freeze issues.

[MAS]

No i mean the 1st run after installing any kodi. The preparing for first run.

I tried the lib. that did something but it appears my stutter comes with enabling stereo upmix

[Zahir]

With libstagefright turned off: very smooth panning in the opening scenes of A Christmas Carol (2009) at 1080p. Note the number of CPU cores engaged !

Still some skipping, but not noticeable.

[alwaysbless]

With libstagefright turned off: very smooth panning in the opening scenes of A Christmas Carol (2009) at 1080p. Note the number of CPU cores engaged !

Still some skipping, but not noticeable.

Great find! The amazon fire tv had a similar problem and could only use mediacodec as well! Im gonna test this on my end too and see if i notice any improvement.

[MAS]

With libstagefright turned off: very smooth panning in the opening scenes of A Christmas Carol (2009) at 1080p. Note the number of CPU cores engaged !

Still some skipping, but not noticeable.

wow, look at all the cores , mine just uses 2 on what i tried, libstage on or off..

[Zahir]

@alwaysbless, nice to see you on here. From previous experience, I know your eyes see what mine do - and another pair on this fix is helpful.

Does turning off stereo upmix and downmix as well improve things even further?

@MAS, to see the cores engaged, switch to the Eminence skin.

[MAS]

@alwaysbless, nice to see you on here. From previous experience, I know your eyes see what mine do - and another pair on this fix is helpful.

Does turning off stereo upmix and downmix as well improve things even further?

@MAS, to see the cores engaged, switch to the Eminence skin.

i press "o" on keyboard during playback
my kodi uses 2 cpu's until now

[Moulin1980]

Hi all, I have a problem with Kodi Beta 3 ( Link : http://kodi.tv/download/)
I tested with "Finless ROM 1.0 - BETA" a video 720p with DD sata.

setting/System/Setting Level Expert/Audio output :

(libstagrefright activate or no, it's the same)

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With this configuration, DTS 5.1 is ok, but video stutter.

Enable passthrough -------------------> on

Dolby Digital (AC3) capable receveir --> on
- Enable Dolby Digital transcoding ----> on
DTS capable receiver ------------------> off

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With this configuration, DTS 5.1 does not work, but video is perfect.

Enable passthrough -------------------> on

Dolby Digital (AC3) capable receveir --> on
- Enable Dolby Digital transcoding ----> off
DTS capable receiver ------------------> off

[dlangejc]

Draco AW80 - Multimedia playback and XBMC issue & feedback here

I don't own this box yet ... But observation from my side is that libstagefright had to be turned off with the XBMC video addons on my S802 box, I tested this on my old box into oblivion and sometimes forgot to disable it. Sounds like Allwinner suffers from the same issue.


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[Zahir]

Thanks for weighing in with some history..

[dlangejc]

Draco AW80 - Multimedia playback and XBMC issue & feedback here

I also might "need" this device for Xmas, so it needs to be ready when I do 😄


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