Topic: streaming glitches (Read 2284 times)

mcmCPH · « **on:** November 02, 2007, 04:56:11 pm »

hello - I'm using MC 12.0.329 and I'm having trouble -- glitches in the audio stream -- both when streaming 128 Kbps MP3 and 128 Kbps WMA

For example the following stream:

http://www.dnbtv.com/128.m3u

plays with no issues in WMP11 but produces glitches when I try to stream it using JRMC12. JRMC12 seems to have problems with 128Kbps streams on my box.

I should add that it is not just this stream... I have the same problem with SomaFM streams and other sites.

I don't think it is audio card driver etc. as these streams work fine in WMP11 on the same machine & network.

Ideas?

Michael

Callithumpian · « **Reply #1 on:** November 02, 2007, 05:05:44 pm »

I also have what could be described as glitches with streaming.

Long hesitations before playing, breaks in play, and, quite often MC12 fails to find the stream at all.
"Media Center Encountered Errors while trying to play the last several files. Please make sure....."

On the same machine accessing the same streams in the same way MC11 still does its faultless work.

Cheers
Mark

joe_2007 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 07, 2007, 06:13:38 am »

I have the same problem. There are glitches when playing internet radio (shoutcast.com) every 2-5 seconds. The stream on smoothjazz.com works fine with media center 11. With media center 12 neither the real-stream nor the mp3/windowsmedia-stram works. Errormessages in both cases. Is there a solution??? Hope you understand me. Bad english, sorry.

John Gateley · « **Reply #3 on:** November 07, 2007, 09:00:24 am »

Please upgrade to the latest version (12.0.365 at the time of writing), and try again -- j

joe_2007 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 07, 2007, 01:57:10 pm »

Thank you for the fast help, but the problem is still there (on 3 different computers). Also the latest version plays this glitches - and now the livestream stops every 5seconds (with the streams on shoutcast.com). On smoothjazz.com i've got error messages. There is no stream that works. (And they worked fine a half year ago with media center 11).

JimH · « **Reply #5 on:** November 07, 2007, 02:02:48 pm »

Can you post a couple of links that don't work right?

joe_2007 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 08, 2007, 12:38:37 am »

"glitches":
http://www.shoutcast.com/sbin/shoutcast-playlist.pls?rn=770099&file=filename.pls
http://www.shoutcast.com/sbin/shoutcast-playlist.pls?rn=5890&file=filename.pls

errors:
http://smoothjazz.com/streams/smoothjazz_128.pls
http://smoothjazz.com/streams/smoothjazz_128.ram

thank you for helping!

JimH · « **Reply #7 on:** November 08, 2007, 06:32:04 am »

Just clicking on your links:
#2 plays fine (4 minutes in now)
#4 is rejected because I have no Real codecs installed - try searching for "Real Alternative" codecs.
#1 and #3 won't play, but:

Using MC's Open URL
#1 and #3 play

Did you try visiting these links from within MC's Audio/Web Media?

joe_2007 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 08, 2007, 10:10:54 am »

Thank you. With open->url it works, but there are still the "glitches". And this on two independent computers. WIth RealPlayer the Sterams sound clean. With the alternative codecs the same problem... I have to use RealPlayer in the future :-(

JimH · « **Reply #9 on:** November 08, 2007, 10:13:04 am »

I saw no glitches in several minutes of playback. How often do they occur?

joe_2007 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 08, 2007, 10:40:01 am »

Every 2-8 seconds theres a gltich and the stream skips a little bit. My internet conncetion is very fast and now i've tried WindowsMediaPlayer. Theres no problem. No glitches, the stream doesn't skip. Same with RealPlayer. Can I change the preferences for internet streams in media center (buffer, internet-conectionspeed...)?

JimH · « **Reply #11 on:** November 08, 2007, 10:47:48 am »

So something else is going on. The ones I tried played perfectly.

Any third party plug-ins? Anything special about your install? Visualizations, etc?

Here's an example of the kind of thing I'm looking for:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=12;topic=36513.6#msg249541

John Gateley · « **Reply #12 on:** November 08, 2007, 10:53:26 am »

Please post your system info -- j

joe_2007 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 08, 2007, 11:00:12 am »

On both computers there is a standard-installation. No plug-ins, standard-visualizations.
Very fast and friendly support! Thank you very much!!!!

Media Center Registered 12.0.329 -- C:\Programme\J River Media Center 12\

Microsoft Windows XP Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Intel Core 2 2113 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1047 MB, Free - 94 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82.2900 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.0.2900 / Shell32.dll: 6.0.2900 / wnaspi32.dll: 4.71 (0002) , ASPI for Win32 DLL, Copyright © 1989-2002 Adaptec, Inc. / Aspi32.sys: 4.71 (0002)

Ripping / Drive K: Mode:Normal Type:Auto Speed:Max
Drive L: Mode:Normal Type:Auto Speed:Max
Digital playback: Yes / Use YADB: Yes / Get cover art: Yes / Calc replay gain: Yes / Copy volume: 32767
Eject after ripping: Yes / Play sound after ripping: No

Burning / Drive L: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-H12L Addr: 4:1:0 Speed:48 MaxSpeed:48 BurnProof:Yes
Test mode: No / Eject after writing: Yes / Direct decoding: Yes / Write CD-Text: Yes
Use playback settings: No /

Portable Device Info
Removed devices:

Device info dump for 'USB Drive (S:)':

WMDMName: joe (S:)
DeviceUID: $$?$storage#removablemedia#7&320aabe8&0&rm#{53f5630d-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}$0
CanonicalName: \\?\storage#removablemedia#7&320aabe8&0&rm#{53f5630d-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}$0
VendorName: ; VendorID: 2316
ProductID: 4096; FirmwareVersion: 1100
WMDMSerialNumber: NULL
DeviceType: 0; DeviceID: AA04012700013734; DeviceName: USB Drive; UnsupportedDevice: 0
IsDrive: 1; DriveLetter: S:; DrivePath: ; MainDriveLetter: S:
IsJanusCapable: 0; IsIpod:
SupportsAlbumArt: ; AlbumArtEnabled: 1; CoverArtTagRule: ; SaveCoverArtToFolderJPG:
SupportsFolders: -1; PlaylistFormat: 0; EjectMode: ; AlwaysPumpCOMMessages: 0
SupportedFileTypes: *
ContextMenus:
MemoryTypes:
InstallURL:
ApplicationName: Media Center
ImageName:
RootBasePath:
AudioBasePath: Music\[Artist]\[Album]\
ImageBasePath: Images\
VideoBasePath: Video\
DataBasePath: Data\
PlaylistBasePath: Playlists\
DatabaseBasePath:
AudibleBasePath: Audible\
MatchKeyExpression: If(IsEqual([Media Type], Image), [Name][File Size, 0], [Name]Clean([Artist], 1)[Album][Genre]FormatNumber([track #, 0])[Media Type])
ChangeKeyExpression: [Rating]

Interface Plugins:
last.fm (Active)
Library Server (Active)
TiVo Server (Active)
UPnP Server (Active)

JimH · « **Reply #14 on:** November 08, 2007, 11:03:57 am »

Simplify your system if you can. Uninstall the virus checker. Remove the USB drive.

We had a Windows machine that was running really slowly here and it turned out that it had a bad USB hub.

Reboot your network, starting at the cable modem (or similar).

John Gateley · « **Reply #15 on:** November 08, 2007, 11:09:47 am »

Quote from: joe_2007 on November 08, 2007, 11:00:12 am

Media Center Registered 12.0.329 -- C:\Programme\J River Media Center 12\

Please update to the latest version (12.0.365 or higher).

j

joe_2007 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 08, 2007, 11:12:12 am »

I have uninstalled the firewall and the virus checker. I have removed the usb-device and tried to change the settings of my adsl-modem-router. No effect. My other computer (nacked win xp installation, only one installation (media center 12)) has the same problem. The problem is there since i have installed the latest versions of media center. Before the installation all was normal...

Where can I get the latest version? On the homepage there ist Version: 12.0.329. AutoUpdate says there is nothing to update...

joe_2007 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 08, 2007, 11:13:40 am »

I have found it. Sorry. I will try!!!

JimH · « **Reply #18 on:** November 08, 2007, 11:16:33 am »

Reboot the router. Power off. Power on.

joe_2007 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 08, 2007, 11:25:36 am »

With 12.0.365 all work very fine. Thank you very very much!!

mcmCPH · « **Reply #20 on:** November 27, 2007, 07:21:49 pm »

Likewise - I'm using 12.0.374 and I'm not seeing any problems streaming 128Kbps MP3 feeds as I was with the earlier . version.

Michael

Matt · « **Reply #21 on:** November 27, 2007, 07:56:26 pm »

Glad to hear it's working now.

Thanks for letting us know.

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