I have a Mid 2011 Mac Mini 2 core i5 with 16gb ram and so far so good. I haven’t had any trouble and I’m also running macOS Sierra. I should also note I’m currently using a 1tb Hybrid HD in it that I just put in not to long ago after the original drive failed.
What RAM do you have, the entry level one comes with only 4GB, however I’ve seen a few on eBay at 8GB with the same 1.4Ghz i5 at an extra £50. Do you use the 4gb or 8gb RAM?
On the ATV4 I’ve been running Kodi (with the Paradox build installed) for catch up TV and iPlayTV for streaming live PPV stuff which I can’t get on Channels. Thing is Apple will find a way of blocking the Kodi App on the ATV4 as it’s not an official TVOS App Store app. And iPlayTV keeps freezing. So my main drive is to get the Mac Mini for these two items. However, if we get the DVR in the U.K. and working com skip needs 8gb or ram to work fast, then it’s worth the extra few quid. If it works fast with the 4gb model, then bonus.
If you sign into Trakt on infuse and you also use Kodi and sign into Trakt on Exodus and Salts, it shares all your watched, favourites and seasons or even episode progress across all the apps. I only figured that out a few weeks ago, just thought I’d share 
I have one with 4Gb and another server at a remote location with 8Gb. Both work great. Comskip takes around 33% more time with 4 compared to 8 Gb, but it’s still pretty fast. Transcoding performance is pretty much the same. Go with whatever deal you find around. Good luck!
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But works fine on both, and they’re both i5 1.4Ghz 2012 models? Just ones 4gb and the others 8gb of DDR3 Ram?
The 4Gb is last year’s model, the 8Gb is an upgraded 2012. The specs are very similar, just bumped up a little bit on last year’s. They both run Channels with no hiccups whatsoever.
BTW, iPlayTV is a very good app, too bad it doesn’t look like it’s going to be updated anymore.
I know. The set up and interface were great I iPlayTV. Much better than the IPTV app. I keep getting freezing and buffering with a lot of the others. That one played the best. Any recommendations?
I’m thinking of getting a 2010 Core2Duo model. I don’t care about web playback. Just playback on my apple tv. Will that model be able to handle com skip well?
Thats what I am using and com skip works well.
Interestingly, today the web streaming is working better on my Mac mini (Mid 2010) to my iPhone 7. I am able to play recordings using the software transcoding 480 at 1.2x and the 720 runs at 0.82x. There is stuttering every minute or so with 720, but this is better than what is was doing in the past. Anyone else notice a change and did something change?
I have Channels DVR and Plex Server with DVR running on a 2012 Mac Mini 2.3GHz (i7)/16GB/1TB SSD+1TB HDD internally and save all media to a WD MYCloud 16TB NAS as just storage.
I use my iPhone to start recordings remotely and was using it to watch shows remotely (live) with no troubles until one of the updates (not sure what happened there).
Plex does a phenomenal job of streaming out my media and re-encoding for remote/in-house viewing as it is all done on the Mini. I don’t run ComSkip on my Plex DVR recordings as I am not sure yet how to set it up.
Works beautifully on my 3 AppleTV 4s in my home!!! Buttery Smooth!! Couldn’t be happier.
Channels handles it’s own on my local network. Only thing I am trying to figure out is the occasional stuttering of live TV (and ultimately also stuttering if it was recorded). I believe this is just something with the Live TV broadcast and the cable card and the HDHR box. Don’t think it is Channels necessarily. Any questions, let me know. Happy to answer.
Is there a ‘simple’ way to set up ComSkip? Everything I have read is a little over my head. I am comfortable using Terminal if I have commands, but not with editing Preference files or anything like that. I have all the necessary stuff installed to start using ComSkip, but just can’t get the preferences and the script to start it up.
Get it and try it. That is really all I can say. And many of us have been using it for a long time back before all these devices that can handle re-encoding. You can also share out Plex remotely to yourself and friends that you choose and give them access to certain libraries you choose as well. Plex handles all of the metadata on the device which can take up a lot of data. If you do a lot of streaming to multiple devices, you would use Plex. Some of us stream to more than one device which requires a more powerful transcoding process.
What path did you use to access the share on your WD MyCloud 16TB NAS? Does Channels record program to that share?
I run the server on my Mac mini and created a folder on the WD. Then pointed the Server to that folder is all. Nothing special. Works fine also btw. Let me know if that answers your question properly. Or anything else.
Still having problems with DVR install on 2011 Mac mini, 2.5 i5, 4GB/500GB pointed to WD MyCloud 4TB for storage. All wired internet. When I play on my ATV 4, I get random video errors and audio/video sync issues. Here’s a log as an example:
2017/03/29 18:29:00 [DVR] Recording for job 1490837340-15 from 1321E692 ch2 into "TV/CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley/2017-03-29-1829 CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 2017-03-29.mpg" for 31m59.961106686s
2017/03/29 18:31:01 [DVR] Finished job 1490835540-14 CBS 2 News at 6:00
2017/03/29 18:31:01 [DVR] Waiting 2h27m58.615210539s until next job 1490846340-ch7
2017/03/29 18:31:01 [DVR] Processing file-123: TV/CBS 2 News at 6:00/2017-03-29-1759 CBS 2 News at 6:00 2001-06-01.mpg
2017/03/29 18:31:02 [DVR] Running commercial detection on file 123 (TV/CBS 2 News at 6:00/2017-03-29-1759 CBS 2 News at 6:00 2001-06-01.mpg)
2017/03/29 18:39:43 [NAT] Successfully mapped port 32770 using natpmp
2017/03/29 18:40:10 [DVR] Commercial detection finished with 8 markers.
2017/03/29 19:01:01 [DVR] Finished job 1490837340-15 CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley
2017/03/29 19:01:01 [DVR] Waiting 1h57m58.907885188s until next job 1490846340-ch7
2017/03/29 19:01:01 [DVR] Processing file-124: TV/CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley/2017-03-29-1829 CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 2017-03-29.mpg
2017/03/29 19:01:02 [DVR] Running commercial detection on file 124 (TV/CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley/2017-03-29-1829 CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 2017-03-29.mpg)
2017/03/29 19:10:54 [DVR] Commercial detection finished with 8 markers.
2017/03/29 19:39:43 [NAT] Successfully mapped port 32770 using natpmp
2017/03/29 20:39:43 [NAT] Successfully mapped port 32770 using natpmp
2017/03/29 20:47:17 [DVR] Waiting 11m42.368002583s until next job 1490846340-ch7
2017/03/29 20:47:31 [DVR] Waiting 11m28.090826042s until next job 1490846340-ch7
2017/03/29 20:59:00 [DVR] Starting job 1490846340-ch7 Modern Family on ch=[7]
2017/03/29 20:59:01 [DVR] Recording for job 1490846340-ch7 from 1321E692 ch7 into "TV/Modern Family/2017-03-29-2059 Modern Family 2017-03-29 S08E18 Five Minutes.mpg" for 32m59.930299475s
2017/03/29 21:32:01 [DVR] Finished job 1490846340-ch7 Modern Family
2017/03/29 21:32:01 [DVR] Processing file-125: TV/Modern Family/2017-03-29-2059 Modern Family 2017-03-29 S08E18 Five Minutes.mpg
2017/03/29 21:32:02 [DVR] Running commercial detection on file 125 (TV/Modern Family/2017-03-29-2059 Modern Family 2017-03-29 S08E18 Five Minutes.mpg)
2017/03/29 21:38:39 [DVR] Commercial detection finished with 8 markers.
2017/03/29 21:39:43 [NAT] Successfully mapped port 32770 using natpmp
2017/03/29 22:39:43 [NAT] Successfully mapped port 32770 using natpmp
2017/03/29 23:39:44 [NAT] Successfully mapped port 32770 using natpmp
2017/03/30 00:39:44 [NAT] Successfully mapped port 32770 using natpmp
2017/03/30 01:39:44 [NAT] Successfully mapped port 32770 using natpmp
2017/03/30 02:39:44 [NAT] Successfully mapped port 32770 using natpmp
2017/03/30 03:39:44 [NAT] Successfully mapped port 32770 using natpmp
2017/03/30 04:39:44 [NAT] Successfully mapped port 32770 using natpmp
2017/03/30 05:39:44 [NAT] Successfully mapped port 32770 using natpmp
2017/03/30 06:39:44 [NAT] Successfully mapped port 32770 using natpmp
2017/03/30 07:39:44 [NAT] Successfully mapped port 32770 using natpmp
2017/03/30 08:39:44 [NAT] Successfully mapped port 32770 using natpmp
2017/03/30 08:45:11 [HLS] Starting transcoder for file-122 at 18m0s (encoder=h264_videotoolbox, resolution=, deinterlacer=blend, bitrate=10000)
[mpegts @ 0x7fe554800000] start time for stream 0 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fe554800000] start time for stream 1 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fe554800000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
2017/03/30 08:45:12 [HLS] Stopping transcoder for file-122 after seek to 18m0s (out=0s, finished=false)
2017/03/30 08:45:13 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session file-122 @ 0s
2017/03/30 08:45:13 [HLS] Starting transcoder for file-122 at 18m0s (encoder=h264_videotoolbox, resolution=, deinterlacer=blend, bitrate=10000)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb2ec800000] start time for stream 0 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fb2ec800000] start time for stream 1 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fb2ec800000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
2017/03/30 08:45:19 [DVR] Deleting /Volumes/ChannelsDVR/TV/CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley/2017-03-28-1829 CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 2017-03-28.mpg
2017/03/30 08:45:26 [DVR] Deleting /Volumes/ChannelsDVR/TV/CBS 2 News at 6:00/2017-03-28-1759 CBS 2 News at 6:00 2001-06-01.mpg
2017/03/30 08:45:28 [HLS] Starting transcoder for file-123 at 8m10s (encoder=h264_videotoolbox, resolution=, deinterlacer=blend, bitrate=10000)
[mpegts @ 0x7fba19808000] start time for stream 0 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fba19808000] start time for stream 1 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fba19808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fba19808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fba19808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 3 times
[mpegts @ 0x7fba19808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fba19808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fba19808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fba19808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fba19808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fba1980ce00] Error: cannot create compression session: -12915
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fba1980ce00] Try -allow_sw 1. The hardware encoder may be busy, or not supported.
Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height
2017/03/30 08:45:30 [HLS] Stopping transcoder for file-123 after seek to 8m10s (out=0s, finished=true)
2017/03/30 08:45:30 [HLS] Starting transcoder for file-123 at 8m10s (encoder=h264_videotoolbox, resolution=, deinterlacer=blend, bitrate=10000)
[mpegts @ 0x7fd2fb803200] start time for stream 0 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fd2fb803200] start time for stream 1 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fd2fb803200] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fd2fb803200] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fd2fb803200] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 3 times
[mpegts @ 0x7fd2fb803200] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fd2fb803200] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fd2fb803200] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fd2fb803200] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fd2fb803200] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fd2fa805200] Error: cannot create compression session: -12915
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fd2fa805200] Try -allow_sw 1. The hardware encoder may be busy, or not supported.
Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height
2017/03/30 08:45:31 [HLS] Stopping transcoder for file-123 after seek to 8m10s (out=0s, finished=true)
2017/03/30 08:45:32 [HLS] Starting transcoder for file-123 at 8m10s (encoder=h264_videotoolbox, resolution=, deinterlacer=blend, bitrate=10000)
[mpegts @ 0x7f8bb5008000] start time for stream 0 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7f8bb5008000] start time for stream 1 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7f8bb5008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7f8bb5008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7f8bb5008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 3 times
[mpegts @ 0x7f8bb5008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7f8bb5008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7f8bb5008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7f8bb5008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7f8bb5008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7f8bb400b200] Error: cannot create compression session: -12915
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7f8bb400b200] Try -allow_sw 1. The hardware encoder may be busy, or not supported.
Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height
2017/03/30 08:45:34 [HLS] Stopping transcoder for file-123 after seek to 7m8s (out=0s, finished=true)
2017/03/30 08:45:34 [HLS] Starting transcoder for file-123 at 7m8s (encoder=h264_videotoolbox, resolution=, deinterlacer=blend, bitrate=10000)
[mpegts @ 0x7fc09000bc00] start time for stream 0 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fc09000bc00] start time for stream 1 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fc09000bc00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fc09000bc00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fc09000bc00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 3 times
[mpegts @ 0x7fc09000bc00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fc09000bc00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fc09000bc00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fc09000bc00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fc09000bc00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fc09000bc00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 1 times
[mpegts @ 0x7fc09000bc00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 2)
[mpegts @ 0x7fc09000bc00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 1 times
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fc090034000] Error: cannot create compression session: -12915
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fc090034000] Try -allow_sw 1. The hardware encoder may be busy, or not supported.
Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height
2017/03/30 08:45:35 [HLS] Stopping transcoder for file-123 after seek to 7m8s (out=0s, finished=true)
2017/03/30 08:45:36 [HLS] Starting transcoder for file-123 at 7m8s (encoder=h264_videotoolbox, resolution=, deinterlacer=blend, bitrate=10000)
[mpegts @ 0x7f9521800000] start time for stream 0 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7f9521800000] start time for stream 1 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7f9521800000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7f9521800000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7f9521800000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 3 times
[mpegts @ 0x7f9521800000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7f9521800000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7f9521800000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7f9521800000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7f9521800000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7f9521800000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 1 times
[mpegts @ 0x7f9521800000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 2)
[mpegts @ 0x7f9521800000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 1 times
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7f952202a200] Error: cannot create compression session: -12915
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7f952202a200] Try -allow_sw 1. The hardware encoder may be busy, or not supported.
Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height
2017/03/30 08:45:38 [HLS] Stopping transcoder for file-123 after seek to 7m8s (out=0s, finished=true)
2017/03/30 08:45:38 [HLS] Starting transcoder for file-123 at 7m8s (encoder=h264_videotoolbox, resolution=, deinterlacer=blend, bitrate=10000)
[mpegts @ 0x7fdb7f808000] start time for stream 0 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fdb7f808000] start time for stream 1 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fdb7f808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fdb7f808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fdb7f808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 3 times
[mpegts @ 0x7fdb7f808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fdb7f808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fdb7f808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fdb7f808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fdb7f808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fdb7f808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 1 times
[mpegts @ 0x7fdb7f808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 2)
[mpegts @ 0x7fdb7f808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 1 times
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fdb7f00b200] Error: cannot create compression session: -12915
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fdb7f00b200] Try -allow_sw 1. The hardware encoder may be busy, or not supported.
Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height
2017/03/30 08:45:41 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session file-123 @ 0s
2017/03/30 08:45:44 [HLS] Starting transcoder for file-124 at 0s (encoder=h264_videotoolbox, resolution=, deinterlacer=blend, bitrate=10000)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb5af808000] start time for stream 0 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fb5af808000] start time for stream 1 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fb5af808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb5af808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fb5af823e00] Error: cannot create compression session: -12915
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fb5af823e00] Try -allow_sw 1. The hardware encoder may be busy, or not supported.
Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height
2017/03/30 08:45:55 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session file-124 @ 0s
2017/03/30 08:46:13 [HLS] Starting transcoder for file-123 at 7m8s (encoder=h264_videotoolbox, resolution=, deinterlacer=blend, bitrate=10000)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb334008000] start time for stream 0 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fb334008000] start time for stream 1 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fb334008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb334008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb334008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 3 times
[mpegts @ 0x7fb334008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb334008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb334008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb334008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb334008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb334008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 1 times
[mpegts @ 0x7fb334008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 2)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb334008000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 1 times
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fb334042e00] Error: cannot create compression session: -12915
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fb334042e00] Try -allow_sw 1. The hardware encoder may be busy, or not supported.
Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height
2017/03/30 08:46:14 [HLS] Stopping transcoder for file-123 after seek to 7m8s (out=0s, finished=true)
2017/03/30 08:46:14 [HLS] Starting transcoder for file-123 at 7m8s (encoder=h264_videotoolbox, resolution=, deinterlacer=blend, bitrate=10000)
[mpegts @ 0x7ffc51808000] start time for stream 0 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7ffc51808000] start time for stream 1 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7ffc51808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7ffc51808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7ffc51808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 3 times
[mpegts @ 0x7ffc51808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7ffc51808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7ffc51808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7ffc51808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7ffc51808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7ffc51808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 1 times
[mpegts @ 0x7ffc51808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 2)
[mpegts @ 0x7ffc51808000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 1 times
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7ffc5180f600] Error: cannot create compression session: -12915
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7ffc5180f600] Try -allow_sw 1. The hardware encoder may be busy, or not supported.
Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height
2017/03/30 08:46:17 [HLS] Stopping transcoder for file-123 after seek to 7m8s (out=0s, finished=true)
2017/03/30 08:46:17 [HLS] Starting transcoder for file-123 at 7m8s (encoder=h264_videotoolbox, resolution=, deinterlacer=blend, bitrate=10000)
[mpegts @ 0x7fa655000000] start time for stream 0 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fa655000000] start time for stream 1 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fa655000000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fa655000000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fa655000000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 3 times
[mpegts @ 0x7fa655000000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fa655000000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fa655000000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fa655000000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fa655000000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fa655000000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 1 times
[mpegts @ 0x7fa655000000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 2)
[mpegts @ 0x7fa655000000] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
Last message repeated 1 times
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fa65482e800] Error: cannot create compression session: -12915
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fa65482e800] Try -allow_sw 1. The hardware encoder may be busy, or not supported.
Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height
2017/03/30 08:46:21 [HLS] Stopping transcoder for file-123 after seek to 7m8s (out=0s, finished=true)
2017/03/30 08:46:21 [HLS] Starting transcoder for file-123 at 7m8s (encoder=h264_videotoolbox, resolution=, deinterlacer=blend, bitrate=10000)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb4bb001e00] start time for stream 0 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fb4bb001e00] start time for stream 1 is not set in estimate_timings_from_pts
[mpegts @ 0x7fb4bb001e00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb4bb001e00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb4bb001e00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
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[mpegts @ 0x7fb4bb001e00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb4bb001e00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb4bb001e00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb4bb001e00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb4bb001e00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 4)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb4bb001e00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
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[mpegts @ 0x7fb4bb001e00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 2)
[mpegts @ 0x7fb4bb001e00] Dropped corrupted packet (stream = 3)
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[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fb4ba00fe00] Error: cannot create compression session: -12915
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x7fb4ba00fe00] Try -allow_sw 1. The hardware encoder may be busy, or not supported.
Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height
2017/03/30 08:46:24 [HLS] Stopping transcoder session file-123 @ 0s
What do you mean by this? Is the storage connected over USB, or are you recording to a network mount?
Have you tried playing the files back on your mac, using VLC? Do they show the same errors and artifacts?
Sorry, It’s a network mount (MYCloud 4TB NAS). Same errors in VLC. Video shows artifacts and once resumed speeds up to catch audio. This happens randomly. Some files are alright, some are not. Everything is wired to a 100 mb Netgear switch that is connected to a 2TB Airport Time Capsule router (latest version).