MMAL performance (on RPI2) - perfect in Openelec, unusable in Libreelec

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    I am a long time Kodi user but this is my first time on this forum, I hope I post in the right place. I have an annoying issue I would like to share.

    When I updated from Openelec I noticed that some of my 60fps videos started to stutter badly and audio got out of sync. These are family videos recorded with my Oneplus 3 (1080p, 60fps, ~40mbps) and a Fujifilm camera (1080p, 60fps, only ~15mbps).

    I could not find settings to play these videos smoothly in Libreelec. I tried both MMAL and OMXPlayer, and tried multiple versions of Libreelec including the most recent one. I even tried the latest OSMC with no luck.

    Then I downloaded and flashed the last (and old) Openelec version (8.0.4) and my videos play perfectly smoothly (reporting MMAL codec). How is this possible? Is there a setting I missed in Libreelec? Or was the performance downgraded by this much? What could be the solution?

    edit: my files are on a USB HDD connected directly to the Pi.

    I have Pi2. But I just tried them over SMB, too. Same stutter as with the HDD. After a couple of seconds it is terrible.

    Any ideas why it is smooth with Openelec but not with Libreelec?

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    That should give us a bit more info to work with.

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    BTW, I think I haven't seen your debug-enabled kodi.log file yet..

    Please provide a full debug log.

    How to post a log (wiki)

    1. Enable debugging in Settings>System Settings>Logging
    2. Restart Kodi
    3. Replicate the problem
    4. Generate a log URL (do not post/upload logs to the forum)

    use "Settings > LibreELEC > System > Paste system logs" or run "pastekodi" over SSH, then post the URL link
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    Code
    16:12:19.695 T:1945550960  NOTICE: ADDONS: Using repository repository.exodus
16:12:19.695 T:1945550960  NOTICE: ADDONS: Using repository repository.xbmc.org
16:12:19.695 T:1945550960  NOTICE: ADDONS: Using repository repository.lambda
16:12:19.695 T:1945550960  NOTICE: ADDONS: Using repository superrepo.kodi.helix.all
16:12:19.695 T:1945550960  NOTICE: ADDONS: Using repository repository.xbmchub
16:12:19.696 T:1945550960  NOTICE: ADDONS: Using repository repository.kodi.game
16:12:19.696 T:1945550960  NOTICE: ADDONS: Using repository repository.libreelec.tv
16:12:19.696 T:1945550960  NOTICE: ADDONS: Using repository repository.kodibae

    Now why are you doing this...? Visitor #2,892,735 that forgot to read the forum rules that explain that LibreELEC/Kodi wants NOTHING to do with video piracy, and here you have a Kodi setup with several repositories and add-ons for illegal video viewing.

    Support stops here. You can show yourself out.

    Im sorry if I accidentally violated rules. I will gladly remove them. I tried many interesting addons in the past but I don't think I use any of those.

    The issue in my first post is present with my own, home made videos and a clean install of Libreelec.

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    I will gladly remove them.

    Lots of these add-ons also install additional modules and dependencies. Those tend to make the Kodi core functionality misbehave.

    The best, easiest and fastest way is to start with a clean setup. Doing a hard reset via the LibreELEC Settings Add-on, don't install crap add-ons (yet), and play your problem videos with default settings.