[gatto_mannaro]

Hello ppl!
I normally use XBMC for playing videos but I just had a trouble with a file. In fact with XBMC i experienced a strong frame dropping while opening it with quicktime it was smooth.
I have a mac mini, OSX 10.5.8, xbmc-r28256-trunk-x86 and a crystal HD.
The file was a simple 720p anime with a frame rate of 25Hz (at least... that's what I got from QT).
Here is my log, I hope it can help

http://pastebin.com/Vg87BR31

can someone give me a hint why xbmc can't play it correctly?
thanx alot!

[davilla]

Hello ppl!
I normally use XBMC for playing videos but I just had a trouble with a file. In fact with XBMC i experienced a strong frame dropping while opening it with quicktime it was smooth.
I have a mac mini, OSX 10.5.8, xbmc-r28256-trunk-x86 and a crystal HD.
The file was a simple 720p anime with a frame rate of 25Hz (at least... that's what I got from QT).
Here is my log, I hope it can help

http://pastebin.com/Vg87BR31

can someone give me a hint why xbmc can't play it correctly?
thanx alot!

CrystalHD: resolution = f interlace = 0, resolution is a size/frame rate thing.

0x0f is vdecRESOLUTION_720p23_976. Looking over the available size/frame rates, I don't see one for 720p/25 so I need to tag that for tracking (R30593). I'd like to see the MediaInfo output for that file.

[gatto_mannaro]

I'd like to see the MediaInfo output for that file.

thanx alot for reading!!
let me add... I'm totally sure it's something up to the file, I commonly play 720 and 1080 streams without problems. Just curious why quicktime can handle it correctly and xbmc not.

here is the file info:
General
Complete name : /Volumes/xxxx/Aladdin.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 3.13 GiB
Duration : 1h 26mn
Overall bit rate : 5 167 Kbps
Movie name : Aladdin (1992)
Encoded date : UTC 2010-05-17 05:18:14
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.3.0 ('Freak U') built on Sep 9 2008 17:43:22
Writing library : libebml v0.7.8 + libmatroska v0.8.1
Cover : Yes / Yes / Yes

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 8 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=5
Muxing mode : Container [email protected]
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 26mn
Bit rate : 4 156 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Original frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.180
Stream size : 2.56 GiB (82%)
Writing library : x264 core 65 r1016 dbc5ef0
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=8 / deblock=1:-3:-3 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=9 / psy_rd=0.9:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=24 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=6 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=4156 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=21 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:0.70
Language : English

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 26mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 238 MiB (7%)
Title : Italiano
Language : Italian

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 26mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 278 MiB (9%)
Title : Disney Home Theatre Mix Ita
Language : Italian

Text
ID : 4
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Title : Forced
Language : Italian

[davilla]

thanx alot for reading!!
let me add... I'm totally sure it's something up to the file, I commonly play 720 and 1080 streams without problems. Just curious why quicktime can handle it correctly and xbmc not.

I already told you

You might try turning on "adjust refreshrate", it's actually controls two things, only one of which is enabled on XBMC for Mac.

[Drifty]

"adjust refreshrate", it's actually controls two things, only one of which is enabled on XBMC for Mac.

What are the two things it controls? and which one is enabled?

[davilla]

What are the two things it controls? and which one is enabled?

http://trac.xbmc.org/browser/trunk/xbmc/...rVideo.cpp

lines, 169 and 992.

[gatto_mannaro]

Thanx for your suggestions... just I'm too newby to understand what to do with your info. I just tried to change some options in xbmc, but no results.
Now I've a similar problem with a file, whose mediainfo log is at the end.
This time it's a 1080p res, but it works perfectly on plex (cpu works 130% considering the lack in crystal support) while in my xbmc version frames drop is really high.
Also in this case, option of xmbc had no infuence.
Could be that there is a bug somewhere? Or there is a suggestion to make it works? I hate to have to use plex... first for the tool itself, then for the crystalHD
regards!!!

General
Complete name : /Users/xxx/Alice.In.Wonderland.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 10.3 GiB
Duration : 1h 44mn
Overall bit rate : 14.1 Mbps
Movie name : Alice in Wonderland (2010) 1080p.Blu-ray.DTS-ES.x264-ViSTA™
Encoded date : UTC 2010-05-30 10:50:37
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.9.8 ('C'est le bon') built on Aug 13 2009 12:49:06
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Muxing mode : Container [email protected]
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 44mn
Bit rate : 13.4 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Original frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.259
Stream size : 9.78 GiB (95%)
Title : Alice.In.Wonderland.2010.1080p.Blu-ray.DTS-ES.x264-ViSTA
Writing library : x264 core 95 r1592 95aacc4
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=4 / deblock=1:-3:-3 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=32 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=5 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc=crf / mbtree=0 / crf=18.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:0.80
Language : English

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 44mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 286 MiB (3%)
Language : Italian