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Title: BBC Radio 3 new HLS streams
Post by: aaj on February 20, 2015, 03:44:35 am

The new BBC Radio 3 HLS streams don't work.
They start and stop direct after 6 seconds.
The same files work good with the VLC player.
Regards
Ton

Title: Re: BBC Radio 3 new HLS streams
Post by: Micromecca on February 20, 2015, 03:54:33 am

Hey Ton, this has just been fixed in the latest Windows release. I would presume the fix will be applied to the next MAC release.

Martin

Title: Re: BBC Radio 3 new HLS streams
Post by: aaj on February 24, 2015, 09:51:22 am

After update to version 20.0.74 the HLS stream works.
I Have only this requester  “MC 20 keeps asking to accept incoming connections every time it launches”
What is wrong?

Ton

Title: Re: BBC Radio 3 new HLS streams
Post by: Peregrino on June 01, 2015, 04:13:32 am

The HLS streams work fine for me except I'm unsure if its okay that JRIver is reporting it's playing them at 48.9k 32 bit. I understand the stream from the BBC is 16 bit, and I don't see where I have any transcoding(?) options set. Can anyone advise?

I've tried looking at the BBC Audio Factory blog and found the following reply to someone reporting something similar (presumably - I can't find the post that this answers):

"I'm not familiar with your set up so I have probably misunderstood your post, but the HLS/AAC streams are 16 bit so it must be JRiver that is converting it to 32 bit. There is probably a setting in JRiver that you can change (though, as always, make a note of what you have done in case you want to revert to original settings)."

I can't think what this setting would be.

Title: Re: BBC Radio 3 new HLS streams
Post by: Hendrik on June 01, 2015, 04:17:16 am

AAC is a lossy format, it doesn't have a inherent bitdepth. Most lossy formats are decoded to 32-bit by MC for improved quality.

Title: Re: BBC Radio 3 new HLS streams
Post by: Peregrino on June 01, 2015, 04:18:49 am

Sorry that shouldn't read 48.9k!

JRiver reports Audio Path input as '48kHz 32bit 2ch from source format HLS'

Title: Re: BBC Radio 3 new HLS streams
Post by: Peregrino on June 01, 2015, 04:21:46 am

Quote from: Hendrik on June 01, 2015, 04:17:16 am

AAC is a lossy format, it doesn't have a inherent bitdepth. Most lossy formats are decoded to 32-bit by MC for improved quality.

Thanks for explaining.