Channels DVR Beta for HDHomeRun Premium TV

I just tested and I can see them and play them to my iPhone.

What version is shown in the app under Settings > About

I would like the ability to ‘Reset’ the favorites for each client to the settings from DVR, but like others after that they are maintained by client. (But with some option to reset or sync to the DVR).

I’m running the latest beta ( 2018.08.25.202 ) and am noticing errors in the logfile this morning while watching live TV from the web UI. SD just changed their AVC codec this morning, I’m wondering if it has anything to do with this?

https://forum.silicondust.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=69314&start=15#p325891

2018/08/27 13:54:27 [SYS] Shutting down…
2018/08/27 13:54:27 [SYS] Bonjour service stopped.
2018/08/27 13:54:27 [DVR] Recording engine stopped.
2018/08/27 13:54:28 [SYS] Goodbye.
2018/08/27 13:54:28 [SYS] Starting Channels DVR v2018.08.25.2022 (linux-x86_64) in /home/ctalbot/channels-dvr/data
2018/08/27 13:54:29 [HDR] Found 2 devices
2018/08/27 13:54:30 [SYS] Started HTTP Server
2018/08/27 13:54:31 [DVR] Recording engine started in /mnt/TV_Recordings
2018/08/27 13:54:31 [SYS] Bonjour service running for dvr-plex.local. [192.168.1.40]
2018/08/27 13:54:31 [DVR] Waiting 1h5m28.64202381s until next job 1535400000-31 The Lead With Jake Tapper
2018/08/27 13:54:31 [SYS] Created database snapshot: backup-20180827.135431
2018/08/27 13:54:41 [IDX] Pruned 390 expired airings from USA-OTA60177 in 317.934768ms.
2018/08/27 13:54:42 [IDX] Pruned 204 expired airings from HDHR-PREMIUM in 221.519444ms.
2018/08/27 13:54:47 [TNR] Opened connection to 1070F8AE for ch1111
2018/08/27 13:54:47 [HLS] Starting transcoder for channel 1111 from 192.168.1.75 (encoder=remux, resolution=, deinterlacer=, bitrate=10000)
[aac @ 0x28a09c0] decode_band_types: Input buffer exhausted before END element found
Error while decoding stream #0:1: Invalid data found when processing input
[aac @ 0x28a09c0] Sample rate index in program config element does not match the sample rate index configured by the container.
[aac @ 0x28a09c0] Inconsistent channel configuration.
[aac @ 0x28a09c0] get_buffer() failed
Error while decoding stream #0:1: Invalid argument
[mpegts @ 0x286f540] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 0)
[aac @ 0x28a09c0] Number of bands (46) exceeds limit (40).
Error while decoding stream #0:1: Invalid data found when processing input
[aac @ 0x28a09c0] Multiple frames in a packet.
[aac @ 0x28a09c0] Gain control is not implemented. Update your FFmpeg version to the newest one from Git. If the problem still occurs, it means that your file has a feature which has not been implemented.
[aac @ 0x28a09c0] Number of scalefactor bands in group (15) exceeds limit (14).
Error while decoding stream #0:1: Invalid data found when processing input
[mpegts @ 0x286f540] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 0)
Last message repeated 1 times
[aac @ 0x28a09c0] Number of bands (53) exceeds limit (40).
Error while decoding stream #0:1: Invalid data found when processing input
[aac @ 0x28a09c0] skip_data_stream_element: Input buffer exhausted before END element found
Error while decoding stream #0:1: Invalid data found when processing input
[mpegts @ 0x286f540] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 0)
[aac @ 0x28a09c0] error in spectral data, ESC overflow

I have considerable pausing and freezing today as well

SiliconDust is rolling out changes to how the channels are encoded today. Are you seeing similar problems in their app?

I installed the HDHR app on my Mac and don’t have the pausing/freezing but the bitrate is all over the place.

tmm1, I just tested it on my Shield with the Channels app and I do see pauses once in a while. The errors in the logfile only show up when I watch via the web player. I assume the errors are coming from ffmpeg as it’s transcoding.

According to the HDHR forums people are seeing pausing across other apps/platforms too: https://forum.silicondust.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=69314&p=326026#p326028

Getting pausing on the ATV app and the web player.

But the DVR recordings are working fine.

I saw pausing in CNN on both HDHR Premium TV and DirecTV Now at the same time, Don’t assume it isn’t the network feed itself…

definitely seeing dropped frames where the status bar comes up with channels , Hddr doesn’t have any

We are working with SD on a fix for the pausing issue.

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Awesome. Figured you guys would be on it.

Updates on the stalling issue are available on this status thread: https://forum.silicondust.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=69262&p=326107#p326107

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SD says the stalling has been fixed but I am still seeing it on Channels on Apple TV. Just thought I would let you know. Thanks.

Same here and it seems worse this morning

I was just going to post, that the stalling has been fixed on my Fire TV’s. I guess it’s still an Apple issue

Still happening on Apple TV?

It was this morning. I can test when I get home this evening.

I was seeing it on the SyFy Channel

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