Thanks for any help you can give… I’ve spent hours trying to figure this out.
Kodi 16.1 on a Windows 7 PC (Intel I5-4300U, 8GB RAM, SSD, Gig NIC directly connected to HP Procurve router, files streaming from Synology NAS using SMB) – all latest Intel drivers (network, video ,etc) are installed.
2 weeks ago I moved to Windows so I could run HD Audio Passthrough (Atmos) – was on FTV2 w/ SPMC and didn’t have any of these issues.
My Windows issues seem are random time-wise but happen with every video. I’ve tested about 30-40 different videos (720, 1080, different audio & video encoding, etc)…
1. dropped/skipped frames (looks like video ‘pauses’ but audio is fine) – almost always happens a few minutes before the end of the video, but also happens at different times during.
2. small amt of tearing – often happens in scenes with little/no motion.
3. Audio drop outs about every 30-60 seconds on HD audio (DTS-MA & TrueHD) – no issues on standard DTS & DD 5.1 or lower encoding
All of my Intel Gfx settings are default. I have tried Kodi ‘sync to display’ (on & off), and tried using ‘Acceleration’ with Software, Auto, DXVA.
My only changes to AdvancedSettings.XML is…
Quote: <network>
<buffermode>1</buffermode> <!– Default is 1 –>
<cachemembuffersize>52428800</cachemembuffersize> <!– Default is 20971520 bytes or 20 MB –>
<readbufferfactor>2.0</readbufferfactor> <!– Default is 1.0 –>
</network>
this is from GuiSettings.XML…
Quote: <audiooutput>
<ac3passthrough default=”true”>true</ac3passthrough>
<ac3transcode default=”true”>false</ac3transcode>
<audiodevice>WASAPI:{F5B3B1F3-7AAB-47F3-8537-29805AAFBABA}</audiodevice>
<channels>10</channels>
<config>3</config>
<dspaddonsenabled default=”true”>false</dspaddonsenabled>
<dtshdpassthrough>true</dtshdpassthrough>
<dtspassthrough>true</dtspassthrough>
<eac3passthrough>true</eac3passthrough>
<guisoundmode>0</guisoundmode>
<maintainoriginalvolume default=”true”>true</maintainoriginalvolume>
<passthrough>true</passthrough>
<passthroughdevice>WASAPI:{F5B3B1F3-7AAB-47F3-8537-29805AAFBABA}</passthroughdevice>
<processquality>50</processquality>
<samplerate default=”true”>48000</samplerate>
<stereoupmix default=”true”>false</stereoupmix>
<streamsilence>0</streamsilence>
<supportdtshdcpudecoding default=”true”>false</supportdtshdcpudecoding>
<truehdpassthrough>true</truehdpassthrough>
</audiooutput>
<cache>
<harddisk default=”true”>256</harddisk>
</cache>
<cacheaudio>
<dvdrom default=”true”>256</dvdrom>
<internet default=”true”>256</internet>
<lan default=”true”>256</lan>
</cacheaudio>
<cachedvd>
<dvdrom default=”true”>2048</dvdrom>
<lan default=”true”>2048</lan>
</cachedvd>
<cacheunknown>
<internet default=”true”>4096</internet>
</cacheunknown>
<cachevideo>
<dvdrom default=”true”>2048</dvdrom>
<internet default=”true”>4096</internet>
<lan default=”true”>2048</lan>
</cachevideo>
<videoplayer>
<adjustrefreshrate default=”true”>0</adjustrefreshrate>
<autoplaynextitem default=”true”>false</autoplaynextitem>
<errorinaspect default=”true”>0</errorinaspect>
<hqscalers default=”true”>0</hqscalers>
<pauseafterrefreshchange default=”true”>0</pauseafterrefreshchange>
<preferdefaultflag default=”true”>true</preferdefaultflag>
<prefervaapirender default=”true”>true</prefervaapirender>
<quitstereomodeonstop default=”true”>true</quitstereomodeonstop>
<rendermethod>5</rendermethod>
<seekdelay default=”true”>750</seekdelay>
<seeksteps default=”true”>-600,-300,-180,-60,-30,-10,10,30,60,180,300,600</seeksteps>
<stereoscopicplaybackmode default=”true”>0</stereoscopicplaybackmode>
<stretch43>7</stretch43>
<teletextenabled default=”true”>true</teletextenabled>
<teletextscale default=”true”>true</teletextscale>
<useamcodec default=”true”>true</useamcodec>
<usedisplayasclock default=”true”>false</usedisplayasclock>
<usedxva2 default=”true”>true</usedxva2>
<useomx default=”true”>true</useomx>
<useomxplayer default=”true”>true</useomxplayer>
<usevaapi default=”true”>true</usevaapi>
<usevaapimpeg2 default=”true”>true</usevaapimpeg2>
<usevaapimpeg4 default=”true”>true</usevaapimpeg4>
<usevaapivc1 default=”true”>true</usevaapivc1>
<usevda default=”true”>true</usevda>
<usevdpau default=”true”>true</usevdpau>
<usevdpaumixer default=”true”>true</usevdpaumixer>
<usevdpaumpeg2 default=”true”>true</usevdpaumpeg2>
<usevdpaumpeg4 default=”true”>false</usevdpaumpeg4>
<usevdpauvc1 default=”true”>true</usevdpauvc1>
<usevideotoolbox default=”true”>true</usevideotoolbox>
</videoplayer>
<videoscreen>
<blankdisplays default=”true”>false</blankdisplays>
<fakefullscreen default=”true”>false</fakefullscreen>
<limitedrange default=”true”>false</limitedrange>
<monitor default=”true”>Default</monitor>
<preferedstereoscopicmode default=”true”>100</preferedstereoscopicmode>
<resolution default=”true”>16</resolution>
<screen default=”true”>0</screen>
<screenmode default=”true”>DESKTOP</screenmode>
<stereoscopicmode default=”true”>0</stereoscopicmode>
<vsync>1</vsync>
</videoscreen>