Wd live tv streaming problems

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hi there, my wd tv live hd player seems to be having trouble playing files. when i  start playing a download file it will play fine for 30secs and then it will go slow with no audio almost like its going in slow motion. it is wired into the router and i cant seem to figure out the issue. the wd live is updated to latest firmware but still the issue continues. please let me know if you need more info as i am a newbie to posting.

cheers

brent

:smiley:

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Hi

What does MediaInfo say about the overall bitrate of the movie? http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net

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hi there here is the media info you requested:

General
Complete name                    : G:\tv shows2\download manager\Bering.Sea.Gold.Under.the.Ice.S01E05.HDTV.x264-CRiMSON.mp4 - PutLocker.flv
Format                           : Flash Video
File size                        : 151 MiB
Duration                         : 42mn 0s
Overall bit rate                 : 504 Kbps
Tagging application              : Yet Another Metadata Injector for FLV - Version 1.4

Video
Format                           : AVC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                   : High@L3.0
Format settings, CABAC           : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames        : 4 frames
Codec ID                         : 7
Duration                         : 42mn 0s
Bit rate                         : 400 Kbps
Width                            : 720 pixels
Height                           : 404 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 16:9
Frame rate mode                  : Constant
Frame rate                       : 29.970 fps
Color space                      : YUV
Chroma subsampling               : 4:2:0
Bit depth                        : 8 bits
Scan type                        : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.046
Stream size                      : 121 MiB (80%)
Writing library                  : x264 core 125 r2200 999b753
Encoding settings                : cabac=1 / ref=2 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=30 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=400 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=400 / vbv_bufsize=1000 / nal_hrd=none / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00

Audio
Format                           : AAC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile                   : LC
Codec ID                         : 10
Duration                         : 42mn 0s
Bit rate                         : 94.4 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Channel positions                : Front: L R
Sampling rate                    : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode                 : Lossy
Stream size                      : 30.2 MiB (20%)

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btw it has played files like this before the whole way thru and we watched a movie the other night with no problems but it seems to be tv shows that have the problem and i played  the above one tonight for 14mins before it went in to slow motion.  :slight_smile:

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the stream info seems to be OK. Execpt the fact that it is inside a FLV container! o0

Try to remux the video to mp4/mkv container. this should be more compatible. Say if you need help to do so.

btw.

“…it is wired into the router”

 cable or wifi?

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hi there i will give it a try. it is connected by cable… sorry lol…

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i forgot to add that it plays youtube videos just fine without any stoppage so could it be a problaem with my router stopping incoming streaming from my hard drives?? just a thought…

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hi guys, ok i have converted as per instruction but it is still stopping. if i put the unconverted files onto usb and play it thru the wd live it works fine doesnt stop at all. so now im not sure what could be causing the problem. please help with any suggestions.  :slight_smile: