Kodi 20.1 - x264 1080p 50Hz issue

coreflake · March 27, 2023 at 1:33 PM

Hey,

I have upgraded to libreelec 11 (kodi 20.1) and I had some issues with playback of x264 1080p 50hz streams.

I play them from the VRT (belgian TV) addon which uses Widevine.

I'm using the newest version of Widevine and all addons are up to date.

Playback works but i get microstutters on certain VOD episodes.

It's only happening on certain streams of VRT, others play perfectly.

Whitelist is updated according to WIKI and sync framrate at start/stop is set.

I am using a raspi4 as hardware.

I saw in the release notes that you should set force_overclock=1, tried this but this did not help with the microstutters.

These episodes used to play fine in libreelec 10, I double checked with episodes I have already watched.

Any ideas on what I could try ?

**chewitt** · March 28, 2023 at 6:21 AM

Quote from coreflake

Any ideas on what I could try ?

Sharing debug log-files, else all we see is another user expecting us to divine the problem using magic and we'll go find someone else to help.

cohS5eijoh · March 28, 2023 at 9:22 AM

Hello,

I am just want to tell you that If you are experiencing microstutters on certain video streams after upgrading to LibreELEC 11, there are a few things you can try to improve playback:

Adjust video playback settings: Try adjusting the video playback settings in Kodi to see if this improves playback. You can access these settings by going to "Settings" > "Player" > "Videos". Try adjusting the settings such as "Hardware acceleration", "Deinterlace method", and "Sync playback to display" to see if this improves playback.
Clear Kodi cache: Clearing the Kodi cache can sometimes improve playback performance. You can do this by going to "Settings" > "File Manager" > "Profile directory" > "Database" and deleting the "Textures13.db" file.
Disable or adjust video processing settings: If you have video processing settings enabled such as sharpening or noise reduction, try disabling them or adjusting them to see if this improves playback.
Check for updated add-ons: Check for any updated versions of the VRT add-on or any other add-ons you are using to see if they address any playback issues.
Try a different video player: If the issue persists, try using a different video player such as VLC or MPV to see if this improves playback.

I hope these suggestions help improve your playback experience. If the issue persists, you may want to consider reaching out to the Kodi community or VRT add-on developers for further assistance. DQFanSurvey

coreflake · March 28, 2023 at 6:12 PM

Quote from chewitt

Sharing debug log-files, else all we see is another user expecting us to divine the problem using magic and we'll go find someone else to help.

chewitt : I played the file with debug logging enabled.

You can find the .zip with logs here : Debug logs

The file was playing from 18:57u - 19u01.

For completenes : force turbo was enabled as well

I had to upload the zip to file.io because for some reason pastkodi didn't work neither did uploading from the libreelec plugin. I grabbed the .zip via SMB.