Amlogic codec not stable

miki35

It happened to me too.
I am testing SPMC special build from
http://www.bee-link.com/forum.ph ... &page=1#pid3802

for now works fine, I have install pulse build.

Alcky

I had Kodi crash problems when scrolling down a list of providers for program/movie (?) ... turned off the amcodec in video->acceleration, and now seems stable. Only one night so far of trying this setup, but no crashes.

andreyh

Alcky replied at 2016-12-04 00:31
I had Kodi crash problems when scrolling down a list of providers for program/movie (?) ... turned o ...

If you turn amlogic codec off - you do not have hardware acceleration. Your video will be jerky.
Want a proof?
Here it is:
With amlogic
Without amlogic

Compare how many frames per second are changed in these videos.

Flint

What? I just saw a movie in 4k with Amlogic off (MediaCodec (suface) on and MediaCodec on)

What type of files are you trying to play? What codec is used to encode them? What is the soundstream in that file.

Jeffers

Turned off as OP suggested, now no Kodi crashes for a few tests.

I am now getting a number of addons crashing, Trakt, MP3 Streams, maybe coincidence as they crash with without OPs fix applied.

alzi

Jeffers replied at 2017-01-05 00:51
Turned off as OP suggested, now no Kodi crashes for a few tests.

I am now getting a number of addon ...

When I record German TV HEVC coded there are sometimes errors in the records. When replaying the record on the GT1 it stops when amlogic hw support is switched off, no such problem when switched on. I can confirm that Kodi (or Qodi in the new FW G1_109MO) is closed when the record is finished and amlogic was switched on.

alzi

I can confirm that Qodi closes after showing a video when amlogic hw acceleration is activated. However, when I am looking at a  HEVC file with errors recorded from my TV, Qodi stops at the eror position when amlogic  is switched off but continues when amlogic  is on.