No video during playback of mp4/avc/ac-3 file..

Hi,

I'm experiencing difficulty with the miniclient playing a specific encode: mp4/avc/ac-3. Audio plays, but video does not.

For some reason, the mini client always selects software decoder and ignores the multiple hardware avc decoders available. I've tried switching to ExoPlayer and also changed AllowNativeSoftwareDecoders (on/off) - no improvement. Miniclient debug file attached. The Android device is a non-rooted Samsung Galaxy S7 w/Android v7.

fyi.. the encode is created via sage's internal transcode feature. Here are the specific parameters from sage.properties file: transcoder/formats/H.264-480p-archive=f\=mp4;MCompressionDetails\=-coder 0 -flags +loop -cmp +chroma -partitions +parti8x8+parti4x4+partp8x8+partb8x8 -me_method umh -subq 8 -me_range 16 -g 250 -keyint_min 25 -sc_threshold 40 -i_qfactor 0.71 -b_strategy 2 -qcomp 0.6 -qmin 10 -qmax 51 -qdiff 4 -bf 0 -refs 1 -directpred 3 -trellis 1 -flags2 -wpred-dct8x8 -wpredp 0 -rc_lookahead 50 -level 42 -crf 23 -minrate 500000 -maxrate 2000000 -bufsize 5000000 -deinterlace -strict experimental;[bf\=vid;f\=h264;fps\=29.97;w\=854;h\=480;][bf\=aud;]

This encode works fine on sage desktop and hd300.

Any ideas on why playback is failing on miniclient? Thnx! :-)

Sample file: http://216.129.119.211/38878271-0.mp4

MediaInfo:

General Complete name : 38878271-0.mp4 Format : MPEG-4 Format profile : Base Media Codec ID : isom (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41) File size : 573 MiB Duration : 59 min 59 s Overall bit rate : 1 336 kb/s Encoded date : UTC 1970-01-01 00:00:00 Tagged date : UTC 1970-01-01 00:00:00 Writing application : Lavf52.73.0

Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : Baseline@L4.2 Format settings, CABAC : No Format settings, RefFrames : 1 frame Codec ID : avc1 Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding Duration : 59 min 59 s Bit rate : 950 kb/s Width : 854 pixels Height : 480 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 29.970 (29970/1000) FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.077 Stream size : 407 MiB (71%) Writing library : x264 core 104 Encoding settings : cabac=0 / ref=1 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=umh / subme=8 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=7 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=0 / weightp=0 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=50 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=23.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=2000 / vbv_bufsize=5000 / crf_max=0.0 / ip_ratio=1.41 / aq=1:1.00 / nal_hrd=none Encoded date : UTC 1970-01-01 00:00:00 Tagged date : UTC 1970-01-01 00:00:00

Audio ID : 2 Format : AC-3 Format/Info : Audio Coding 3 Format settings, Endianness : Big Codec ID : ac-3 Duration : 59 min 59 s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 384 kb/s Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF) Bit depth : 16 bits Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 165 MiB (29%) Language : English Service kind : Complete Main Encoded date : UTC 1970-01-01 00:00:00 Tagged date : UTC 1970-01-01 00:00:00

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No video during playback of mp4/avc/ac-3 file.. #76