Boxee

Need HE-AAC sound playing in Boxee

Details

  • Type: Improvement Improvement
  • Status: Open Open
  • Priority: P2 P2
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Fix Version/s: Product
  • Component/s: Playback > Local
  • Labels:
    None
  • Product:
    Boxee Client
  • Severity:
    Major
  • Version:
    1.5.1.23679
  • Operating System:
    Boxee Box
  • Number of attachments:
    0

Description

In Denmark our TV-system has changed 2012 - january 12 to mpeg4 video and HE-AAC audio.
Of that reason the Boxee box cannot play the sound anymore from records of the TV-channels - there is only some tickling instead of sound.
The new system for Denmark can be seen here:

http://www.max-nordic.com/shop/aktuelles/detail/article/135.html

I hope that HE-AAC audio can bee implimented in coming new updates for Boxee.

I can supply, that sound works allready in Western Digital WD TV live media player - but this cannot show subtitles with ts.-files.

best regards
Erling Simonsen, Herning, Denmark.

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Erling Simonsen added a comment -
forgot a link to a file showing the problem: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/29041152/2012-0207-1047-DR%20HD-Godnat.pvr/data0001.ts
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Erling Simonsen added a comment - forgot a link to a file showing the problem: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/29041152/2012-0207-1047-DR%20HD-Godnat.pvr/data0001.ts
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Ami Ben-David [Boxee] added a comment -
\\DLINK-NAS-323\Volume_2\Media Issues Folder\BOXEE-12592.ts

reproduced on 1.5.1.23679
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Ami Ben-David [Boxee] added a comment - \\DLINK-NAS-323\Volume_2\Media Issues Folder\ BOXEE-12592 .ts reproduced on 1.5.1.23679
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Jesper Skov added a comment -
The format has actually been in use for years (on Mux2).

The previous Boxee release had working HE-AAC support. Unfortunately, it broke with the latest Boxee update.
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Jesper Skov added a comment - The format has actually been in use for years (on Mux2). The previous Boxee release had working HE-AAC support. Unfortunately, it broke with the latest Boxee update.
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Erling Simonsen added a comment -
Thank you Jesper Skov :-)
I found a previous Boxee firmware version 1.2.2.20482-64560cd and tried to install it.
I can say - now my AAC sound works perfect - it seems like Boxee team has made some errors on the new firmware then.
I could not find any newer version, but maybe you can tell me, which latest previous version which worked with AAC sound?
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Erling Simonsen added a comment - Thank you Jesper Skov :-) I found a previous Boxee firmware version 1.2.2.20482-64560cd and tried to install it. I can say - now my AAC sound works perfect - it seems like Boxee team has made some errors on the new firmware then. I could not find any newer version, but maybe you can tell me, which latest previous version which worked with AAC sound?
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Niklas Sandstrom added a comment -
Very interesting. Is that feature supposed to function in the spec then? I recently posted a duplicate on this one, but I´m awaiting at least some hint if this is a bug, or if the feature is taken away from Boxee??
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Niklas Sandstrom added a comment - Very interesting. Is that feature supposed to function in the spec then? I recently posted a duplicate on this one, but I´m awaiting at least some hint if this is a bug, or if the feature is taken away from Boxee??
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haveringcottage added a comment -
how can the be classed as an improvement?

It was working.... it broke.... it needs to be fixed.... this is therefore a bug report.....

Imagine if this was a car we were dealing with... The steering wheel worked.. It broke... You want a new steering wheel? That'll be an improvement to the car then.
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haveringcottage added a comment - how can the be classed as an improvement? It was working.... it broke.... it needs to be fixed.... this is therefore a bug report..... Imagine if this was a car we were dealing with... The steering wheel worked.. It broke... You want a new steering wheel? That'll be an improvement to the car then.
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haveringcottage added a comment -
Unless you specifically TOOK AWAY this feature ON PURPOSE.... in which case you need to start listing DELIBERATELY REMOVED FEATURES in the changelog, and making updates optional!!!!
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haveringcottage added a comment - Unless you specifically TOOK AWAY this feature ON PURPOSE.... in which case you need to start listing DELIBERATELY REMOVED FEATURES in the changelog, and making updates optional!!!!
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Jesper Skov added a comment -
Is this issue scheduled to be fixed at any time?

I am running without internet connection to my Boxee to allow it to use an old firmware version. Since February now.

This makes it usable by the kids for recorded material, but it bites big time that we can't use plugins like TED and youtube.
The WAF is suffering and will eventually fail...

Thanks
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Jesper Skov added a comment - Is this issue scheduled to be fixed at any time? I am running without internet connection to my Boxee to allow it to use an old firmware version. Since February now. This makes it usable by the kids for recorded material, but it bites big time that we can't use plugins like TED and youtube. The WAF is suffering and will eventually fail... Thanks
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Erling Simonsen added a comment -
I agree with all comment here.

It cannot be right that the software, which was ok with HE-AAC sound in an earlier version, has been dropped as a result of some other features, there may have been implimented since.

I have looked forward to see the HE-AAC sound work again in later software-updates, but until now no luck :-(

I will never recommend such a hardware to anybody in Denmark, which cannot even replay files recorded from our TV-channels, so
WAKE UP BOXEE!!!.

From a user soon giving up his Boxee Box.!
Erling Simonsen
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Erling Simonsen added a comment - I agree with all comment here. It cannot be right that the software, which was ok with HE-AAC sound in an earlier version, has been dropped as a result of some other features, there may have been implimented since. I have looked forward to see the HE-AAC sound work again in later software-updates, but until now no luck :-( I will never recommend such a hardware to anybody in Denmark, which cannot even replay files recorded from our TV-channels, so WAKE UP BOXEE!!!. From a user soon giving up his Boxee Box.! Erling Simonsen
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Jesper Skov added a comment -
Erling,

Jeg ved ikke om du får en mail ved denne kommentar, men:

Jeg har lavet et hack der tillader V1.2.2 at køre på boxen, og der virker lyden som den skal. Se https://github.com/jskov/boxee-version-restorer
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Jesper Skov added a comment - Erling, Jeg ved ikke om du får en mail ved denne kommentar, men: Jeg har lavet et hack der tillader V1.2.2 at køre på boxen, og der virker lyden som den skal. Se https://github.com/jskov/boxee-version-restorer

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    Thomas Daly [Boxee]
    Reporter:
    Erling Simonsen
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