Page 4 of 7 FirstFirst ... 23456 ... LastLast
Results 31 to 40 of 63

Thread: HDHomerun Prime profile?

  1. #31
    Join Date
    Apr 2018
    Posts
    74

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by jbinkley60 View Post
    I am running the HDHorerun Connect Quatro and have Mezzmo connections setup for the live stream captures for certain channels I like to watch. My DLNA Mezzmo clients are all Kodi so I don't need to transcode the MPEG2 HD Homerun Connect outputs. The exception is Mezzmo web access where I am using a browser to access Mezzmo. For that transcoding of the HDHomerun streams works fine as long as I use the Flow based format and not VP8 (HTML5). Which HDHomerun device are you using and what client types accessing Mezzmo need transcoding ?
    I'm using the HDHR4-2US unit. The client's are Roku premiere and Roku2.

  2. #32
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Posts
    1,006

    Default

    Ok. The HDHR4-2US is the slightly older 2 tuner version of what I have and outputs MPEG2. Roku doesn't support MPEG2 natively due to them not wanting to deal with the licensing but I saw this article recently where the Silicon Dust HDHomrerun folks are pushing them to support MPEG2 now since their are no longer licensing fees. Audio codec support on Roku devices is a real issue. I have a few Roku Ultras. I'll try to do some testing tomorrow and see if I can get it working.

  3. #33
    Join Date
    Apr 2018
    Posts
    74

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by jbinkley60 View Post
    Ok. The HDHR4-2US is the slightly older 2 tuner version of what I have and outputs MPEG2. Roku doesn't support MPEG2 natively due to them not wanting to deal with the licensing but I saw this article recently where the Silicon Dust HDHomrerun folks are pushing them to support MPEG2 now since their are no longer licensing fees. Audio codec support on Roku devices is a real issue. I have a few Roku Ultras. I'll try to do some testing tomorrow and see if I can get it working.
    Thanks, much appreciated.

  4. #34
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Posts
    1,006

    Default

    I did some testing today and my results were mixed. The first question is what error or behavior are you seeing when Roku attempts to connect to the HDHomerun URL ? I am seeing Roku say retrieving and then if fails saying lost connection to the server. Mezzmo shows it transcoding into hls h264 format. I think there is something needed in the Roku Streaming profile relate to MPEG2 and proper transcoding that Roku understands. I was able to get the HDHomerun working via a kludge. I changed the Mezzmo profile for my Roku Ultra to Kodi (which has full MPEG2 support), disabled the Live stream option for one of the channels in Mezzmo and then did a force transcode into h264 format. That worked and the Roku device would play the stream. Peter and team will need to look at this. They may need a set of logs to help determine what is needed in the Roku profile.
    Last edited by jbinkley60; 06-17-2018 at 07:59 AM.

  5. #35
    Join Date
    Apr 2018
    Posts
    74

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by jbinkley60 View Post
    Ok, I think I see the problem but Peter and team will need to confirm. The Roku device profile doesn't seem to have an MPEG2 section. I was able to get it working by changing the device profile for my Roku to Kodi and then forcing a pretranscode to h.264 format, which Roku understands. This is not a preferred approach. I think Peter and team just need to add the MPEG section to the Roku profile. They'll likely pick this thread up on Monday.
    Thanks for the effort.
    At least it looks promising.

  6. #36
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Posts
    2,680

    Default

    The Roku profile should be able to transcode the HDHomerun stream to hls if it is marked as live in Mezzmo, possibly we could add an mpegts section to the profile for live only streaming if hls does not work. Can you please enable diagnostic logging http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?id=using_logging&s[]=diagnostic then after restarting your Mezzmo media server try streaming one of the HDHomerun URLs on the Roku through Mezzmo then send the logs to support [at] conceiva [dot] com after it fails to play.
    Last edited by Peter; 06-18-2018 at 08:18 AM.

    Mezzmo Android: Install it on your tablet, smartphone, Android TV or Amazon Fire to browse and stream files from your Mezzmo library to all your devices. Full details at http://www.conceiva.com/products/mez...mo_android.asp
    Mezzmo for Kodi Add-on: Install it into Kodi to stream files from your Mezzmo library directly in Kodi. Full details at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?...odi_user_guide
    Mezzmo for Roku App: Install it onto your Roku to stream files from your Mezzmo library. Full details at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?...oku_user_guide
    Wiki: User Guides & Reference Manual at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Mezzmo.DLNA.Server
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/conceiva_mezzmo
    Web: http://www.mezzmo.com

  7. #37
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Posts
    1,006

    Default

    I have sent a set of logs. Thanks.

  8. #38
    Join Date
    Apr 2018
    Posts
    74

    Default

    Using NextPVR, I recorded a few shows, and put them in a folder within Mezzmo. Seems to work fine. There is about a 12-15 seconds delay before it plays, but no big deal.

    Just a wild guess, but it seems as if Mezzmo is waiting for the (live) steam to stop before it starts to transcode. It makes no difference if I have live stream checked or not; same result.

    Another thing I noticed during testing is if I tell Mezzmo to "play to VLC" it starts Firefox, and begins to download; not play. I can copy and paste the link directly into VLC and it works fine.

    I see jbinkley60 has already sent logs.
    Let me know if you need mine.

    Thanks for the help.

  9. #39
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Posts
    2,680

    Default

    Glad to hear it is working, the delay will be due to Mezzmo waiting for enough of the file to be transcoded so that it can be streamed without interruption or stuttering.

    The play to VLC is odd, VLC must be registering as a UPnP renderer on your PC and then when it receives the URL it is launching Firefox or possibly there is an extension in Firefox doing this? Mezzmo is just sending a URL and a play command to the media renderer registering itself as VLC.

    If it is working then we shouldn't need the logs, we are looking at jbinkley60's logs to see why transcoding is failing.

    Mezzmo Android: Install it on your tablet, smartphone, Android TV or Amazon Fire to browse and stream files from your Mezzmo library to all your devices. Full details at http://www.conceiva.com/products/mez...mo_android.asp
    Mezzmo for Kodi Add-on: Install it into Kodi to stream files from your Mezzmo library directly in Kodi. Full details at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?...odi_user_guide
    Mezzmo for Roku App: Install it onto your Roku to stream files from your Mezzmo library. Full details at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?...oku_user_guide
    Wiki: User Guides & Reference Manual at http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Mezzmo.DLNA.Server
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/conceiva_mezzmo
    Web: http://www.mezzmo.com

  10. #40
    Join Date
    Apr 2018
    Posts
    74

    Default

    Yeah, it's transcoding the prerecorded stuff fine, but the live stream is a no go. Just wanted to make sure I was clear about that.

    Mezzo clearly can transcode the hdhomerun stream fine, as that's the way NextPVR is saving them (mpeg2).

    I'll check Firefox for an extension and see if that's it.

    Thanks again Peter.

Similar Threads

  1. Device profile Sony 2014 BLuray ISO only works on old profile
    By shueardm in forum Mezzmo Questions and Support
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 11-12-2014, 08:32 AM
  2. Samsung C Profile
    By jbinkley60 in forum Mezzmo Questions and Support
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 01-13-2014, 10:13 AM
  3. Samsung D Profile
    By caruscant in forum Mezzmo Questions and Support
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 02-24-2012, 09:48 AM
  4. SAMSUNG - the right profile
    By VenoushCZ in forum Mezzmo Questions and Support
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 11-21-2011, 09:26 AM
  5. profile for 2Player
    By Olli-Pekka Isola in forum Mezzmo Wish List and Feedback
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 06-27-2011, 08:59 AM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •