[mrob]

Hi,

I'm unable to play a movie. Works fine in VLC on my desktop, but not with Kodi.

Kodi shows a dialog that says check the log, but I can't parse the issue (at 2024-03-27 10:58:30.699).

UL'ing the log here: https://termbin.com/aaaa

Secondly, I notice some Python errors with add-ons, and these are reported at startup time.

E.g., at 2024-03-27 10:57:50.808, 2024-03-27 10:57:50.850, and 2024-03-27 10:57:51.086.

I've tried updating both of these add-ons, but the errors persist.

How should I proceed?

Thanx

P.S. Here's what ffprobe says about the MKV file that won't play:
 

  Metadata:
    encoder         : libebml v1.4.4 + libmatroska v1.7.1
    creation_time   : 2024-03-25T01:59:51.000000Z
  Duration: 01:38:03.59, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 8306 kb/s
  Stream #0:0(jpn): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(progressive), 1916x816 [SAR 1:1 DAR 479:204], 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn (default)
    Metadata:
      BPS             : 8163718
      DURATION        : 01:38:03.586000000
      NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 141065
      NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 6003992751
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v79.0 ('Funeral Pyres') 64-bit
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC: 2024-03-25 01:59:51
      _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES
  Stream #0:1(jpn): Audio: aac (LC), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp (default)
    Metadata:
      BPS             : 140625
      DURATION        : 01:38:03.476000000
      NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 275788
      NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 103420686
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v79.0 ('Funeral Pyres') 64-bit
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC: 2024-03-25 01:59:51
      _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

[DavidMelbourne]

you said VLC plays it fine? on the same pc? Intel® Pentium® CPU G4600 @ 3.60GHz is 7 years old, your Kodi on that hardware cannot decode that 4k file - re-encode that video file or download another copy 

ffmpeg[0x7f14883575a0X]: [hevc] PPS id out of range
ffmpeg[0x7f14883575a0X]: [hevc] Error parsing NAL unit #0.
ExtractThumb - decode failed in /media/mroberts/kinuta-2018-01/Movies 01/Koyaanisqatsi (1983) -- Godfrey Reggio [4K-AI]

[mrob]

you said VLC plays it fine? on the same pc? Intel® Pentium® CPU G4600 @ 3.60GHz is 7 years old, your Kodi on that hardware cannot decode that 4k file - re-encode that video file or download another copy 

Thanks for your message.

Am aware of that, but that's not the file that's failing to play. As mentioned, it's in the log at 2024-03-27 10:58:30.699.

The file that fails has the following video profile:

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : High@L4
Format settings                          : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames        : 4 frames
Codec ID                                 : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration                                 : 1 h 38 min
Bit rate                                 : 8 164 kb/s
Width                                    : 1 916 pixels
Height                                   : 816 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 2.35:1
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.218
Stream size                              : 5.59 GiB (98%)
Writing library                          : x264 core 164 r3107 a8b68eb
Encoding settings                        : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:-3:-3 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=9 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.15 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=24 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-3 / threads=9 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=10 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc=crf / mbtree=0 / crf=18.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:1.00
Language                                 : Japanese
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No

How should I proceed?

[DavidMelbourne]

 

How should I proceed?

re-encode that video file or download another copy

[mrob]

 

How should I proceed?

re-encode that video file or download another copy

Re-encode how?

What is the specific problem? Is x264 a problem? Which specific codecs and settings are acceptable for Kodi?

It takes over a day to re-encode this each time, so trial and error is not a viable solution.

I will need some specific guidance, thanks.

EDIT: Problem solved. File permissions !!