Boxee

REGRESSION: MP4 Streaming Stalls after about 4 minutes

Details

  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Open Open
  • Priority: P2 P2
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Fix Version/s: Triage
  • Component/s: Playback > Online
  • Labels:
    None
  • Product:
    Boxee Client
  • Severity:
    Major
  • Version:
    1.2.0.20310
  • Operating System:
    Boxee Box
  • Number of attachments:
    1

Description

MP4 buffering issues have been troubeling the boxee box a long time, see also:
http://jira.boxee.tv/browse/BOXEE-7986
http://jira.boxee.tv/browse/BOXEE-7268

But it has not been completely fixed in the 1.2.0.20310 release, I'm using the exact same streaming source as in the above issues. For the 1.2.0.20310 firmware it seems that the streams are playing fine, but the after about 3/4 minutes playback stalls and the video continues in slow motion without audio.

I noticed in the log that the CPU spikes to 100% again at the moment the video stalls (like in the previous bugs.) A lot of Dutch users are using these streams so I would appreciate a fix.
  1. Text File
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    04/Oct/11 4:54 AM
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    Bart vd Ende

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Ami Ben-David [Boxee] added a comment -
Bart please provide links to the video streams.
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Ami Ben-David [Boxee] added a comment - Bart please provide links to the video streams.
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Bart vd Ende added a comment -
Here are some sample links, note that they have a EOL of 1 week:
http://adaptive.rtl.nl/IPadXLapp/20111003230849_9c76eeec1c563129b0c6458911f838eb.mp4
http://adaptive.rtl.nl/IPadXLapp/20111001212057_857e9159e2bb3882bafd3e0c08249300.mp4

I also uploaded a sample file of the stream to the ftp dropbox account:
BOXEE-11410 -Sample.mp4

If you need more let me know.
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Bart vd Ende added a comment - Here are some sample links, note that they have a EOL of 1 week: http://adaptive.rtl.nl/IPadXLapp/20111003230849_9c76eeec1c563129b0c6458911f838eb.mp4 http://adaptive.rtl.nl/IPadXLapp/20111001212057_857e9159e2bb3882bafd3e0c08249300.mp4 I also uploaded a sample file of the stream to the ftp dropbox account: BOXEE-11410 -Sample.mp4 If you need more let me know.
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Ami Ben-David [Boxee] added a comment -
reproduced on 1.2.1.20426

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Ami Ben-David [Boxee] added a comment - reproduced on 1.2.1.20426
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Mike Scattergood added a comment -
I am having the same issue with bluray 1080p MKVs - the CPU hits 100% pegged and Boxee never caches above mid 20%. When my MKVs stream correctly (in older firmware), the CPU utilization is almost never higher than 90%.
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Mike Scattergood added a comment - I am having the same issue with bluray 1080p MKVs - the CPU hits 100% pegged and Boxee never caches above mid 20%. When my MKVs stream correctly (in older firmware), the CPU utilization is almost never higher than 90%.
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Ami Ben-David [Boxee] added a comment -
Mike, thanks for the update
can you upload a sample file to boxee ftp server?
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Ami Ben-David [Boxee] added a comment - Mike, thanks for the update can you upload a sample file to boxee ftp server?
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Asaf Gdaliahu [Boxee] added a comment -
Reproduce on version 1.5.0.23615
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Asaf Gdaliahu [Boxee] added a comment - Reproduce on version 1.5.0.23615
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Anders Sørensen added a comment -
I have the same problem with my .m3u8 -stream. (MP4)

The video stutters after a few minutes, and when the video goes back to normal the audio is gone. HLS doesn't seem to be fully supported by Boxee. Should be fixed ASAP!
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Anders Sørensen added a comment - I have the same problem with my .m3u8 -stream. (MP4) The video stutters after a few minutes, and when the video goes back to normal the audio is gone. HLS doesn't seem to be fully supported by Boxee. Should be fixed ASAP!

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    Bart vd Ende
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