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Hi !

Im just new here because I hope someone can help me with soms video playback issues I have with my XBMC.

When I start a movie it runs for about 1 minute. Then it stops playing and closes the video. The movie will play with no trouble at al when I skip over the point where it stops.
I have a log if needed. http://xbmclogs.com/show.php?id=255571
My setup:
Raspberry Pi overclocked on ''modest''
Openelec Gotham 4.0.7
Streaming from my NAS.

Can someone help me please?

Thnx
Can you disable "Extract thumbnail and video information"
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Settings/Videos

and try again?
Thank you for responding.

I tested it with 2 movies.. Still the same problem. With every movie the ''point'' is different. Some movies 1 minute. Some 45 seconds. But all in the starting area.
This is what we get:
Code:
15:34:43 T:3058057216  NOTICE: COMXPlayer: Opening: smb://192.168.2.8/video/Movies/Generation.Iron.2013.1080p.BluRay.H264.AAC-RARBG/Generation.Iron.2013.1080p.BluRay.H264.AAC-RARBG.mp4
15:34:49 T:2894373968   ERROR: Open - error probing input format, smb://192.168.2.8/video/Movies/Generation.Iron.2013.1080p.BluRay.H264.AAC-RARBG/Generation.Iron.2013.1080p.BluRay.H264.AAC-RARBG.mp4
15:34:49 T:2894373968   ERROR: OpenDemuxStream - Error creating demuxer
Basically means ffmpeg was unable to parse the file. This can happen with a corrupt video or a failing hard disk.
Can you try playing the file locally (e.g. copy it to sdcard or attached USB stick)?

You could try uploading (e.g. to dropbox or google drive) a sample of the video and I could confirm if it plays okay for me.
The log says Generation Iron. But the fun fact is that I never tried to play this movie. I tried it with the movie Carrie. You can see further down the log.

I just tried Generation Iron on my desktop.. And that file is corrupt. It doesn't play. But all the other movies al playable on desktop and Rasp but with the start up problems.

Okay I played the movie locally from an attached harddisk. Still same problem. Here is a new log http://xbmclogs.com/show.php?id=257222
(2014-07-30, 21:44)RupertDogg Wrote: [ -> ]Here is a new log http://xbmclogs.com/show.php?id=257222

Debug is not enabled for that log. Can you enable and also enable FFMPEG logging (in component-specific logging).

A sample of a file you can't play would be useful to determine if the file has problems, or your setup.
Thnx for you patience Smile

New log; http://xbmclogs.com/show.php?id=257241

I made a sample file. I hope the dropbox works. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/99806169/Carrie.SAMPLE.mkv
Did a quick test with the sample file..same problem. I must say all files that I try to play have this problem. But I can skip over it. So I think its the Rasp or the xbmc?
Someone any ideas ?
(2014-07-30, 22:18)RupertDogg Wrote: [ -> ]I made a sample file. I hope the dropbox works. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/99806169/Carrie.SAMPLE.mkv
Did a quick test with the sample file..same problem. I must say all files that I try to play have this problem. But I can skip over it. So I think its the Rasp or the xbmc?

This file is pretty weird. Using avprobe to look at the timestamps of video packets:
Code:
pts_time=38.956000
dts_time=38.956000
pts_time=38.997000
pts_time=39.122000
pts_time=311.978000
pts_time=312.020000

So, it plays fine for ~39 seconds, then there are no video frames for 5 minutes. Was this intended?
Using mplayer to play the video shows this effect (video stalls for 5 minutes).
Thnx ! Its strange..everything is oke when I watch the first minutes on my pc. I think my Nas is the problem here. Still testing with different movies. I have some that run oke. But others still skip.

Is there a program that I can use to look at the time stamps on my computer?
(2014-08-11, 16:16)RupertDogg Wrote: [ -> ]Thnx ! Its strange..everything is oke when I watch the first minutes on my pc. I think my Nas is the problem here. Still testing with different movies. I have some that run oke. But others still skip.

Is there a program that I can use to look at the time stamps on my computer?

I used avprobe (ffprobe is a very similar forked version).
Windows binaries here: http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/