recloudstream / recloudstream/cloudstream
Changing video tracks causes video to stutter
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- Kotlin
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Description
Steps to reproduce
- Stream content
- Select source with multiple video tracks
- Change video track
Expected behavior
New video track should play smoothly.
Actual behavior
Video will now stutter and won't play smoothly.
Cloudstream version and commit hash
4.3.0 3c152e04
Android version
Android 11
Logcat
No response
Other details
Quitting and re-streaming will default to the first video track and thus won't function as a workaround.
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Research direction
No source files or tests are named. First reproduce the issue on Android 11 with Cloudstream 4.3.0 at commit 3c152e04 by switching video tracks during a stream, then trace the video-track switching path. Done means the newly selected track plays smoothly without stuttering.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100