Homebrew RELEASE pPlay: switch video player

[proconsule54]

Thanks for the sample. (i love tennis, Berrettini fans).

The stream is a complex one. i have to check if is a cpu limit or a library issue.
I'll check

 

[docgold]

Full HD 4:2:2 requires a graphics card with H264 hardware decoding, to free up the CPU that has to deal with 4:2:0 software transcoding.
I use LAV filter on VLC and MPC-HC Player on my linux PC: Github LAV Filters

 

[proconsule54]

Is a cpu limit sorry. 1080p 4:2:0 are ok but is the best switch can do with ffmpeg.
maybe with access to hw decoder.... but i dn't know if is possible.

 

[drock82828]

I am planning to implement an m3u8 parser, is that what you want?

Yes!!!

 

[proconsule54]

@docgold
i should have fixed the regex for your decoder, now it will print the channels list.

can you send me the result of /web/epgnow?bRef=1:7:1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 (for epg integration)
so i can make a more consistent build.
thanks

 

[tataniko]

@tataniko Got it. now open in 1 second (or less)
found out the problem, is ffmpeg releated.
expect a release very soon.

Yes, you found the problem, the FTP is fast like in version 2.1. Great Job.
Also, we tested the live stream (m3u), that works very well.
Good job, thank you, you really helped many people here.

https://github.com/proconsule/pplay/releases/download/v3.5-fork-v3/pplay3.5-fork-v3.zip

 

[proconsule54]

Yes, you found the problem, the FTP is fast like in version 2.1. Great Job.
Also, we tested the live stream (m3u), that works very well.
Good job, thank you, you really helped many people here.

https://github.com/proconsule/pplay/releases/download/v3.5-fork-v3/pplay3.5-fork-v3.zip

The problem was not so easy to found (ffmpeg is a huge library) but now i can support any new version of ffmpeg with just little changes.

Now i am focus on add features.

 

[proconsule54]

Release
https://github.com/proconsule/pplay/releases/tag/v3.5-fork-v4

Changelog:

• Readded sort for dir/files order
• Added Enigma2 EPG
• Added a fix for some decoders not showing channels

@docgold check with your decoder if now channels are shown! (i hope so)
Enjoy and give a like if this fork is good for you!

 

[tataniko]

Release
https://github.com/proconsule/pplay/releases/tag/v3.5-fork-v4

Changelog:

• Readded sort for dir/files order
• Added Enigma2 EPG
• Added a fix for some decoders not showing channels

@docgold check with your decoder if now channels are shown! (i hope so)
Enjoy and give a like if this fork is good for you!

@proconsule54 We found performance issue in your fork, comparing to Pplay3.5

Our kids use the Switch in power saving mode (612/76/665) for better battery life.
Pplay3.5 can play 720p stream without problem in power saving mode, but your fork lags in same stream, it suffers from performance issue.

The FTP is fast, the dir/files order is good now, but the decoder performance is worse than original Pplay3.5.

 

[proconsule54]

I never checked that scenario. Good to know it. I’ll check if there is some others ffmpeg issue(since it is the decoding parts) to see if sonething is wrong. pplay 3.5 uses ffmpeg 4.3 (i suppose) maybe in 4.4 something get wrong.
Thanks for reporting it

 

[tataniko]

 

[proconsule54]

Good, to debug better this issue i'll have to implement a cpu usage meter. This will tell me if i am optimizing it.

 

[proconsule54]

Cpu Meter Working good.
@docgold as you can see the 422 1080i is 99% cpu on all used cores.

Now with this meter i can try to speed up all things.

 

[Fgamer]

@proconsule54 nice work! You also have the chance of a lifetime to finally add a good icon to this homebrew

I don't know if others experience this but pplay often crashes on exit, not sure if this is something that could be improved.

 

[proconsule54]

I don't know if others experience this but pplay often crashes on exit, not sure if this is something that could be improved.

Yes, i am working on mitigate this also

 

[proconsule54]

Seems like ffmpeg uses only 3 of 4 cores of the cpu. Strange.

 

[proconsule54]

New Overlay Options (usefull for debugging problems but is cool also i think)


I changes the font also (the new one is utf8 ready but not working right now as expected)

 

[UnT7oh]

Nice to see someone trying to improve this! Homebrew shouldn't be using core 3 generally as it's used by the os, so that's expected.

You could have simply used status monitor overlay itself rather than adding extra code? https://github.com/masagrator/Status-Monitor-Overlay

 

[proconsule54]

You could have simply used status monitor overlay itself rather than adding extra code? https://github.com/masagrator/Status-Monitor-Overlay

I have taken the code there, i done it for anyone not using tesla overlay.
Also i am adding other info on that (like video info PAR and other infos).
Have a overlay layer on top of the video can be useful

 

[proconsule54]

I have mitigated the crash on exit. Not 100% but nearly done.
The problem seems like in decostructor routine, the original author (he is so skilled! made a fantastic code design in my opinion) dont deallocate all classes.
I have to find out the correct sequence and thie problem will go.