PrimeNetEncoder - HDHomeRun Prime Network Encoder

[jvl711]

Originally Posted by phelme

it's definitely not show specific, happens to every one on KTVU.

guess I could take this opportunity to check out OpenDCT and see if it has the same issue in my area.

I haven't used SageDCT in years, glad to hear it's still working.

Edit: Hmm, did notice something when looking again at the audio streams via VLC and MPC-HC of KTVU, raw, from the HDHomeRun Prime. The "main" audio stream is curiously marked as "mono" for shows now. I wonder if PrimeNetEncoder sees that and skips it hoping to find a multichannel one instead and lands on the secondary program.

Video: MPEG2 Video 1280x720 59.94fps [V: mpeg2 main, yuv420p, 1280x720]
Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz mono 192kbps [A: English [eng] (ac3, 48000 Hz, mono, 192 kb/s)]
Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz stereo 192kbps [A: Spanish [spa] (ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 192 kb/s)]

That is interesting. ffmpeg is doing all of the heavy lifting on identify and converting streams. PrimeNetEncoder is just a middleman between HDHomeRun ffmpeg and SagTV. It is supposed to pass the streams as they are without modification. I wonder if for some reason it is having an issue identifying the mono first stream.

Did you check a recording that was done with PrimeNetEncoder after the fact to see what streams are in the file?