google / google/sagetv

SageTV video playback problem

Open
#118 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
Dominant language
Java
Stars
287
Forks
172
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

I reinstalled Windows 10 and I can not watch some of my recordings. If I try to play the recording, the playback progress marker displays "0:00" in the middle of the video playback progress bar. Half of the video progress bar is green and the other half is red. A second after playing the recording, SageTV displays a "Would you like to delete: title of recording". If press the REW button on the remote before that message is displayed, the playback progress bar shows negative time. I tried doing a "Rescan Existing Library Files" but it did not fix the problem.

Here is the SageTV log file:
[sagetv_0.zip](https://github.com/google/sagetv/files/194932/sagetv_0.zip)

If I open the recording in Windows Media Player, the recording plays correctly.

If I open the recording in VideoRedo and use the "Quick Stream Fix", this fixes the problem. After restarting SageTV, the outputted video appears on the SageTV "Video" screen.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by inspecting the attached sagetv_0.zip log and comparing an affected recording's behavior in SageTV with Windows Media Player and VideoRedo. Done means affected recordings play normally in SageTV without the incorrect progress display, negative time, or deletion prompt.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.