High bitrate stream (3400-3900) uitzending gemist beta

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In new version 3.2.5 in xbmc 10.1 windowsx64 no more high bitrate. In older 
version you could select with each programm witch bitrate you would like. In 
your new version you cannot do it manually but only trough the general setting. 
Even when selected high, it does not seem to play the real high quality.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by hwgverb...@gmail.com on 16 Jun 2011 at 8:52

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please attach an uzg.log and uzgplugin.log. Also, make sure you used the addon 
settings to set it to HIGH stream quality. 

The selection was removed intentionally, but XOT still chooses the stream 
according to the settings.

Original comment by basrie...@gmail.com on 16 Jun 2011 at 9:08

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Original comment by hwgverb...@gmail.com on 16 Jun 2011 at 9:23

Attachments:

• uzg.log
• uzgPlugin.log

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As you can see from the uzg.log it takes the best available bitrate:

Creating playlist for Quality: 2
| MediaItem: zo 12 jun 2011, 12:10 [Type=video, Complete=True, Date=2011-06-12]
| MediaPart: zo 12 jun 2011, 12:10
|  + Subtitle: C:\Users\Harm 
Verbeek\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\addons\net.rieter.xot\cache\12684693.srt
|  + MediaStream: 
mms://bolt02.omroep.nl/public/ug-od/wm/50/media/wm50c1/ceres/1/vpro/rest/2011/VP
WON_1152160/sb.20110612.asf?wmt=4dfa7434&wmhash=1a087d3f [bitrate=200]
|  + MediaStream: 
mms://bolt02.omroep.nl/public/ug-od/wm/50/media/wm50c1/ceres/1/vpro/rest/2011/VP
WON_1152160/bb.20110612.asf?wmt=4dfa7434&wmhash=6011afba [bitrate=400]
+  + MediaStream: 
mms://wm-ondemand05b.omroep.nl/public/ug-od/wm/2/media/wm2c5/ceres/1/vpro/rest/2
011/VPWON_1152160/std.20110612.wmv?wmt=4dfa7434&wmhash=1bb66f84 [bitrate=900]
| Selected Streams:
+  + MediaStream: 
mms://wm-ondemand05b.omroep.nl/public/ug-od/wm/2/media/wm2c5/ceres/1/vpro/rest/2
011/VPWON_1152160/std.20110612.wmv?wmt=4dfa7434&wmhash=1bb66f84 [bitrate=900]

That is the best there  is. The 200, 400 and 900 are just number that I set 
from the script (because NOS does not provide them in their files). The actual 
bitrate might differ, but you can be sure that the 900 is the best WMV file.

Could you please post a uzgplugin.log that has data opening a NOS stream?

Original comment by basrie...@gmail.com on 16 Jun 2011 at 9:34

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why can it be earlier you could get 3400 and higher for buitenhof i know for 
sure just as the nos journal

Original comment by hwgverb...@gmail.com on 16 Jun 2011 at 9:41

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• uzgPlugin.log

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What bitrate does XBMC say it is playing when you select high? 

Besides that: we now use WMV streams because NOS broke the MOV streams. Could 
be that those were a bit higher bitrate, but not that much.

Original comment by basrie...@gmail.com on 16 Jun 2011 at 9:53

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eh xbmc doesnt say anything about the bitrate, i had before wmv streams in the 
3400-3900 rate. 

Original comment by hwgverb...@gmail.com on 16 Jun 2011 at 10:27

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The previous version had MOV's instead of WMV's. Check the bitrate while 
playing the stream using the 'O' button.

Original comment by basrie...@gmail.com on 17 Jun 2011 at 7:53

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823 kbit stream for the nos journal
883 kbit stream in europa
882 kbit stream for dwwd 

(i know for the first and latter one the quality was a lot better and higher 
stream and that it where wmv files, cause thats why i made a case for the wmv 
file streaming on apple tv before (a few issue's back).

Original comment by hwgverb...@gmail.com on 17 Jun 2011 at 9:27

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For NOS there are 3 streams available, roughly: 200, 400 and 800 kbps, that is 
all. 

If you want you can revert back to the streams (from which not all are working) 
that were used in version 3.2.3. Just open de chn_nos2010.py file and in line 
300 

isApple = False # UZG added GEO checking by accident to the flash movies. So we 
must use WMV for now.

into

isApple = True # UZG added GEO checking by accident to the flash movies. So we 
must use WMV for now.

(so just change False -> True). See if that is better?

Original comment by basrie...@gmail.com on 17 Jun 2011 at 9:45

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Pay attention that you don't change any indentations (tabs/spaces)

Original comment by basrie...@gmail.com on 17 Jun 2011 at 9:45

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It does work, just a little bit better, 903 kbit alltough quality seems better. 
Why are not all streams working, are they stopping with it? Would be a shame 
since the big quality steams were real good to watch, even on a big tv screen. 

Original comment by hwgverb...@gmail.com on 17 Jun 2011 at 10:06

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Thanks for the great work with Xot-uzg. I must say though, that I really miss 
the option to choose out of all the bitrates available.

Sveriges Television has many videos in 4 bitrates, and my Xbox is not powerful 
enough to view the two higher ones (which, I've noticed, are "High" and 
"Medium" in xot-uzg). When "Low" is selected, I get the really crappy bitrate 
and the 850 Kbps is not available anymore.

Hoping that this option will return with the next version :) thanks again!

Original comment by fickt...@gmail.com on 25 Jun 2011 at 8:20

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I redesigned the complete bitrate selection in the next version. starting from 
3.2.6 you can set the maximum bitrate that you want to play. XOT will then play 
that stream that has the highest allowed bitrate.

So let's say that there are 4 bitrates: 250, 850, 1250 and 2000 and you set the 
maximum to 1200, it will playback the 850 stream. This way everyone can set the 
bitrates depending on either their hardware (like on xbox) or their internet 
connection.

I think it's a better way of doning it than I did before. Hope everybody likes 
it.

Original comment by basrie...@gmail.com on 25 Jun 2011 at 8:43

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I think that would be perfect! This way your script is a lot more flexible!

Original comment by hwgverb...@gmail.com on 26 Jun 2011 at 10:08

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Made you a small donation for your efforts!

Original comment by hwgverb...@gmail.com on 30 Jun 2011 at 4:36

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Original comment by basrie...@gmail.com on 14 Jul 2011 at 12:39

• Changed state: Fixed

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Changed status to Done

Original comment by basrie...@gmail.com on 24 Jun 2012 at 11:43

• Changed state: Done