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I can successfully invoke an RTSP camera stream with the script.ipcam addon in Kodi 17.1 https://www.tvaddons.ag/kodi-addons/show/script.ipcam/. It works great when watching Live TV with the RTSP stream coming up when invoked and the live TV channel r...

Hi,

Since it update to 17.2 the nextpvr add in stopped working, it now says add on could not be loaded - can't load shared library​

I'm not sure where the log files are in android

Can anyone help please?

Failing that is it possible to get the apk for 17.1 so I can just run the old version?

Thanks

See here Hacked in Translation – from Subtitles to Complete Takeover

This is some scary sh... are there any urgent plans to patch it and which versions of Kodi will receive the patch?

Cheers

Hardware: Raspberry Pi 3 and PC OS: LibreElec 8.0.1 and Windows 10 I tried this with updated and all fresh Krypton installations on Rpi3 and Windows in turns, scanned HDD folders with music files to Kodi library, created a smart playlist with criteria...

I've been trying to download 17.2 on my ipad following this link http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/darwin/i...os-arm.deb and i'm alway getting a NOT FOUND message, i never had problems before, my ipad is jailbroken, i have ifile, 17.1 updated without pro...

Im trying to install kodi using ifile because it didnt work through cydia so i have the file but when i try to install it an error shows up (error 256) ive looked everywhere but everyone has a different kind of error because i tried the stashing thing,...

Ever since i updated from Jarvis to Krypton i continually get Krypton crashing - particularly when i'm tying to download/update addons see log at https://pastebin.com/0JJH8zaz Any help appreciated

when I 1st launch, I need to use the mouse to get to the first menu item on the left. But after that I can and must use the cursor keys or kodi will crash. Re-creatable many times. https://pastebin.com/LbfnEbV3 - Kodi log https://pastebin.com/mvXQgWy...

Hello, Having recently replaced my noisy/big/bright Humax box with a quiet/small/not so bright RPI2 with HD tuner and SSD my partner is not happy with the standard of the epg. I'm pretty new to all of this but having nosed around a fair bit first it ...

Hi.

I’m new to the KODI Forum so forgive me if this post should be in another sub.

I’m looking for a minimalistic skin than ONLY show configured Add-on shortcuts.
Preferably not categorized by Music, Video, etc.

I used a backend NAS earlier with "legal" materials, but currently fill all my need with free and payed streaming services through add-ons.
( Regional TV channel for the Kids, YouTube, SpotiMC and Crunchyroll)

I Googled my fingers sore, but ended up with nothing.

Any help is appreciated!

Hi there Im trying to make a script that will count and remove the old zip files from the packages folder. Currently Im just trying to get the yesno dialog window up with the file count, but having no joy, could anyone help as to where its going wrong....

Hi recently I have switched to running multiple PVR backends. I'm now trying to use ArgusTV for DVB-T2 and DVB-S2 and DVBViewer for IPTV (instead of Simply IPTV back end as allows me to record). I know I cant dictate channel numbers from the backends...

Hey guys, I've been experiencing Kodi crashes. Here is info on system, log and description of problem. 1. Kodi v17.2 "Krypton" 2. Windows 10 Enterprise, Build 10.0.15063 3. x64 bit PC, Intel Celeron J1900 @1.99 GHZ 4. 4 GB Ram 5. Gfx: Intel HD Graphic...

I'm probably in the wrong forum, plus you might think I'm being loco to even care about such a small issue in the grand scheme. So sorry about that, but this is so god damned irritating I just had to comment. The official Plex addon has the honor of b...

I would like to open a new thread for my latest measurements as I changed the methodology quite a bit. Results are a bit more scientific now… hopefully… The measurement took quite some time to execute and calculate results. So hopefully the numbers are of interest to anybody...


Hardware:
Device: Sony BRAVIA 2015
SoC: MediaTek MT5890 (2x ARM Cortex A17 @ 1GHz, ARM Mali T624 MP2, 1.5GB RAM) (no speed-stepping)
OS: Android TV 6.0.1 (Linux kernel 3.10.79)

Video:
TransportStream sample with H.264 [email protected] 720p50 video (5-6mbps) and AC3 audio (via Passthrough if possible) played from an USB pen drive.

Methodology:
CPU usgage has been measured via top command with a resolution of 1s:

From 100 measurements, the average and maximum has been calculated for user- and kernelspace activity, plus the most demanding processes separately as well.

The device has been rebooted before moving to the new player. The measurement was started after all startup processes have finished work.


Results:

Kodi 18.0-ALPHA1 (2017-05-20) - MediaCodec Surface


Recent builds reduced CPU usage by about 5% (2-3% on Kodi itself, 2-3% on surfaceflinger).

Problem with MediaCodec Surface is that it produces quite severe stuttering on some videos, see this thread, even though resolution and framerate are quite low (720p25). It looks like audio drifts apart and a video glitch every few seconds takes care of it, resyncing to audio.


Kodi 18.0-ALPHA1 (2017-05-20) - MediaCodec


The 720p50 sample already suffers from stuttering in non-Surface mode on the weak MediaTek SoC. CPU usage is at 50% on average but can easily go above 80%. Going beyond 720p25 is a no-no. The problematic 720p25 video runs smoothly in non-Surface mode though. So the timing seems to be better in non-Surface mode. Higher resolution/framerate content is not feasible anymore though.

What is the mediaserver process and why does it consume so much more CPU time in non-Surface mode?


Kodi 18.0-ALPHA1 (2017-05-20) - MediaCodec w/ main menu overlay

non-Surface mode plus menu overlays is killer! Surface mode is a must on Sony and Philips TVs! Unfortunately, there is the issue with those problematic videos that don’t play smoothly.


VLC - MediaCodec Surface


The problematic video shows the same symptoms as when played inside Kodi with MediaCodec Surface being engaged.
The decoder can be switched to IOMX (libstagefright?) and between Surface and non-Surface modes. Neither does any mode allow screencaps to be taken nor do they fix the problematic videos. So I assume that playback always defaults to MediaCodec Surface.


Video (libstagefright?) - stock player app


All processes involved with playback stay well under 1% (e.g. surfaceflinger). The Video app might not be using MediaCodec, but most probably libstagefright instead. But it at least seems to be using Surface as it is not possible to take screencaps of the playing video. Also CPU usage suggests that.

The problematic videos play smoothly inside the Video app despite the supposed Surface usage.

Also Google's Live Channels app plays 720p50 live content without any significant impact on CPU usage on the Sony.


MX Player - HW mode (MediaCodec Surface)


Interesting part about MX Player is that most CPU is consumed by the mediaserver process. MX Player process hardly consumes any CPU.

Screencaps are not possible (=Surface). Problematic videos also stutter when played via MX Player.


MX Player - HW+ mode (libstagefright?)


Screencaps are possible, so this is most probably a non-Surface mode. This one uses way less resources compared to Kodi though. Problematic videos play smoothly after engaging HW+ mode.