AcademySoftwareFoundation / AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenRV
[Bug]: Buffer unable to keep up with playback with Prores files
- Dominant language
- C++
- Stars
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- Avg merge
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Description
### What happened?
When playing back a prores file, the look ahead buffer is unable to keep up with realtime playback (even if it exceeds the filesize of the file being played back). It is really bad with multiple Reader Threads (under Preferences -> Caching) and slightly better with 1 reader thread. However it is unusable to playback even a short file.
### List all the operating systems versions where this is happening
macos 26
### On what computer hardware is this happening?
mac air
### Relevant console log output
```shell
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### Environment variables
_No response_
### Extra information
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Research direction
The report names no source file, test, or entry point. Reproduce on macOS 26 with a ProRes file on a MacBook Air, comparing one and multiple reader threads in Preferences → Caching; done means playback keeps up with real time.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100