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Using 2 different MPC-HC doesn't start both when re-starting after pause. #159

Closed xNinjaKittyx closed 6 years ago

xNinjaKittyx commented 6 years ago

My friend and I have been watching some dramas on syncplay, and we've run into an annoying problem where VLC isn't starting the 2nd time.

Setup: Friend using VLC, I'm using MPC-HC - Streaming it off some site. 1) Either of us starts the video. 2) MPC or VLC pauses 3) MPC starts the video again. 4) VLC doesn't start and freezes on a frame. (seems like even changing the timestamp doesn't do anything.

Et0h commented 6 years ago

Try VLC without Syncplay and do the same pauses and unpause to see if it is actually a VLC bug. Then try the latest version of VLC to see if it is fixed. In my experience if you are streaming the best media player to use is mpv.

albertosottile commented 6 years ago

I was not able to reproduce this with VLC 2.2.6 and MPC-HC 1.7.13 . I tried both with local files and streaming on multiple operative systems. It could be something related to the specific file.

Et0h commented 6 years ago

https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/10893 and https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/5093 and https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=136486 and https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=108185 indicate that VLC has historically had issues with network streams timing out when paused without proper re-connection on unpause, but at least some of these issues appear to have been fixed in VLC 3.

xNinjaKittyx commented 6 years ago

I know this probably doesn't mean anything, but the URL was first placed into the playlist and both of us opened it via the playlist.

I'll try to reproduce it with my friend again and make sure I know his exact configuration.

xNinjaKittyx commented 6 years ago

Ok new configuration, Sorry the first one is wrong my friend was trolling me.

1) MPC-HC - 1.7.13 64-Bit Streaming -- Friend 2) MPC-HC - 1.7.9 32-Bit -- Me (using the one that came with KCP)

Either of us can stop, but if either of us starts, he freezes (has to restart), and it's running for me.

Et0h commented 6 years ago

  1. Is what is said at http://syncplay.pl/trouble about MadVR relevant?

  2. Does it mess up even without Syncplay?

Et0h commented 6 years ago

If you are using MPC and pauses are ignored then it is probably because you are using madVR. If you are have set the video filter to madVR then you will need to revert to the default filter or disable the ‘delay playback start until render queue is full’ option within madVR.

xNinjaKittyx commented 6 years ago

The thing is my pauses aren't being ignored. Both of us pause when either of us pauses. It's only when we start, his MPC doesn't start (one without madVR)

Et0h commented 6 years ago

And what happens if everyone using madVR disables the 'display playback start until render queue is full' option?

xNinjaKittyx commented 6 years ago

I'll reopen a ticket when I find the time to see if this is reproduceable. Thanks.