Fork of SageTV MiniClient for Android TV

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by hb4

I thought about trying it, but when I saw that the remote had even fewer controls than the Firestick I decided to wait until I know more about how to assign tasks to buttons. On the Firestick when I tried to set a Favorite, the keyboard did not revert to the app or set the text string as a Favorite. It just went back to the Favorite opening screen. Not sure how/what to set to fix that.

The remote really sucks on the Google TV.... maybe they will come out with a 3rd party replacement.

[DarkWolf77]

Originally Posted by nyplayer

The remote really sucks on the Google TV.... maybe they will come out with a 3rd party replacement.

I wonder if harmony remotes support it yet. I have one controlling my Shield - if the GoogleTV really is just the next version of AndroidTV, then it likely supports far more commands than what's on the stupid remote.

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by DarkWolf77

I wonder if harmony remotes support it yet. I have one controlling my Shield - if the GoogleTV really is just the next version of AndroidTV, then it likely supports far more commands than what's on the stupid remote.

I was able to pair the NVIDIA Shield remote from my Shield tube and all the buttons worked. So it appears that any remote that does AndroidTV will work .. I have a Flirc attached to it and ethernet plus 64K storage using a hub. So I use an older DirectTV remote.

[CSCO_TECH]

For anyone interested, the Firestick 4K is on sale at Target, ending today. I just picked one up for 29.99.

[KeithAbbott]

Originally Posted by CSCO_TECH

For anyone interested, the Firestick 4K is on sale at Target, ending today. I just picked one up for 29.99.

Thanks for the heads-up, can’t beat that price...

[phelme]

Originally Posted by nyplayer

The remote really sucks on the Google TV.... maybe they will come out with a 3rd party replacement.

yeah not having shuttle or menu keys is a drag.

the CEC stuff works sort of, I can use a Samsung remote for some control. Still don't have a FF2/REW2 method though. :/

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by phelme

yeah not having shuttle or menu keys is a drag.

the CEC stuff works sort of, I can use a Samsung remote for some control. Still don't have a FF2/REW2 method though. :/

I imported a video ATSC 3.0 recorded in channels DVR into sage ... OPENDCT FFMPEG is too old to record it... Video played fine but no sound...

General
ID                                       : 1 (0x1)
Complete name                            : C:\Test\The Wendy Williams Show S13E24 Barbara Corcoran 2020-10-22-1308.mpg
Format                                   : MPEG-TS
File size                                : 202 MiB
Duration                                 : 5 min 2 s
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 5 607 kb/s
FileExtension_Invalid                    : ts m2t m2s m4t m4s tmf ts tp trp ty

Video
ID                                       : 49 (0x31)
Menu ID                                  : 3 (0x3)
Format                                   : HEVC
Format/Info                              : High Efficiency Video Coding
Format profile                           : Main 10@L4.1@Main
Codec ID                                 : 36
Duration                                 : 5 min 2 s
Width                                    : 1 280 pixels
Height                                   : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate                               : 59.940 (60000/1001) FPS
Standard                                 : Component
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0 (Type 0)
Bit depth                                : 10 bits
Color range                              : Limited
Color primaries                          : BT.709
Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709

Audio
ID                                       : 50 (0x32)
Menu ID                                  : 3 (0x3)
Format                                   : AC-4
Format/Info                              : Audio Coding 4
Commercial name                          : Dolby AC-4
Format version                           : Version 2
Codec ID                                 : 6
Duration                                 : 5 min 0 s
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate                               : 29.970 FPS (1601.6 SPF)
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Delay relative to video                  : 2 s 102 ms
Language                                 : English
I-Frame interval                         : 7/8 frames
Number of presentations                  : 1
Number of substreams                     : 1
Presentation #1                          : 5.1 Main
 Dialogue normalization                  : -24.00
 Loudness                                : Yes
  Integrated loudness (speech gated)     : -27.2 LKFS (Automated individual front channels)
  Integrated loudness (level gated)      : -23.0 LKFS
  Audio Loudness Standard                : ATSC A/85
  Realtime loudness corrected            : Yes
  Dialogue corrected                     : Yes (Automated individual front channels)
 Dynamic Range Control                   : Yes
 Downmix                                 : Yes
  LoRo center mix gain                   : -3.0 dB
  LoRo surround mix gain                 : -3.0 dB
  LtRt center mix gain                   : -3.0 dB
  LtRt surround mix gain                 : -3.0 dB
  LFE mix gain                           : -3 dB
  Preferred downmix                      : Pro Logic II
 Group #s                                : 1
Group #1                                 : Main
 Content classifier                      : Main
 Channel coded                           : Yes
 Number of substreams                    : 1
 Substream #s                            : 1
Substream #1                             : 5.1
 Channel mode                            : 5.1
 Channel layout                          : L R C LFE Ls Rs
 Preprocessing                           : Yes
  Phase 90 filter info                   : Not applied
  Surround attenuation known             : No
  LFE attenuation known                  : Yes
 Dialogue enhancement                    : Yes
  Enabled                                : Yes
  Max gain                               : 9 dB
  Channel configuration                  : L R

Menu
ID                                       : 48 (0x30)
Menu ID                                  : 3 (0x3)
Duration                                 : 5 min 2 s
List                                     : 49 (0x31) (HEVC) / 50 (0x32) (AC-4, English) / 58 (0x3A) ()
Language                                 :  / English

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by phelme

yeah not having shuttle or menu keys is a drag.

the CEC stuff works sort of, I can use a Samsung remote for some control. Still don't have a FF2/REW2 method though. :/

I paired a newer FireTV remote to it and everything works but voice ... Easier to control SageTV ... FF and REW works also can control my soundbar with it.

[cncb]

The app when open on the Shield TV seems to disable the system screensaver and sleep. I also have the "Exit App on Standby" option enabled in the Sage app but this does not seem to work. It does not exit the app and just shows the SageTV screensaver so the system screensaver/sleep is still disabled.

[jvl711]

Originally Posted by cncb

The app when open on the Shield TV seems to disable the system screensaver and sleep. I also have the "Exit App on Standby" option enabled in the Sage app but this does not seem to work. It does not exit the app and just shows the SageTV screensaver so the system screensaver/sleep is still disabled.

I actually just got a shield this weekend, so I may be able to debug this issue. It is possible I may have broken this when I was correcting items Amazon did not like. They had an issue with the application "Exiting" on pause. I removed it to make sure it would pass testing. This could be a part of the issue.

Would you mind placing an issue into the GitHub tracker.

Josh

[jvl711]

I am working on a new layout for the navigation screen to make it more user friendly on touch interfaces...

https://www.patreon.com/posts/42930539

You can see a rough mockup on my Patreon page.

Josh

[NetworkGuy]

Originally Posted by jvl711

They had an issue with the application "Exiting" on pause. I removed it to make sure it would pass testing. This could be a part of the issue.

Interesting you mention that. I was getting an exit on stop on my Firestick. I will have to test it later to see if it still happens.

[Tiki]

So I just got my first Android device (Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite) and decided to try this app. No problem connecting to my server and navigating screens, but when I try to play a recording I get black screen. Sound works for a few seconds then stops.

I've seen posts about ijk vs exoplayer, hardware vs software decoders, etc. But I don't see any place to set these. Is there a settings menu somewhere for this app? How do I find it?

I did figure out that if I swipe in from the left I get an app-specific set of controls. There is a triangle icon that seems to give some info about the currently playing media. There is a video camera icon that lets me toggle between exo and ijk, but didn't seem to have any effect. Is there another settings menu somewhere for Android?

[KryptoNyte]

The first screen you see when you launch the app, before selecting a server, the settings are there.

When you switch between exoplayer and IJK player, be sure to exit to a Sage menu and restart the video if you haven't already. I think on most of my devices it doesn't actually switch on the fly ... if I recall correctly.

[sacrament055]

Originally Posted by Tiki

So I just got my first Android device (Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite) and decided to try this app. No problem connecting to my server and navigating screens, but when I try to play a recording I get black screen. Sound works for a few seconds then stops.

I've seen posts about ijk vs exoplayer, hardware vs software decoders, etc. But I don't see any place to set these. Is there a settings menu somewhere for this app? How do I find it?

I did figure out that if I swipe in from the left I get an app-specific set of controls. There is a triangle icon that seems to give some info about the currently playing media. There is a video camera icon that lets me toggle between exo and ijk, but didn't seem to have any effect. Is there another settings menu somewhere for Android?

The hardware/vs software decoder settings are in the SageTV app before you connect to the Sage Server itself. You can change the player from IJKPlayer to ExoPlayer and back from that same menu or by long pressing to bring up the overlay in Sage then press the video icon on the lower right part of the screen and it will tell you what the current default is and ask if you want to change it.

[hvymetal]

Before I start I want to thank jvl711 and stuckless for all their great work . I also want to thank others from the forum, which I read multiple times, for the setting I will share below. In an effort for others to get a FireTV platforms working I found the following setting helped for LiveTV streaming from HDHR5-4US using openDCT. I'm using both SageTV and OpenDCT from dockers installed on a unraid server.

Questions for jvl711
1. Any thoughts on why all FireTV devices require using the software decoder when streaming output from HDHR? FireTV 1st gen the default settings would work but some recordings/liveTV would display a black screen with only audio. Only when the software decoder was used that all recordings and LiveTV always worked.
2. Are there any setting to adjust the software decoder settings?`
3. Is there anything in the Road-map to get subtitles working from recording streams? My in-laws are not native English speakers so when they watch TV they watch with subtitles .


SageTV.Properties
encode_digital_tv_as_program_stream=false

opendct.properties
consumer.ffmpeg.fix_stream=true

All Tuners
sagetv.device.1993331328.consumer=opendct.consumer.FFmpegTransSageTVConsumerImpl

FireTV (1st GEN), wired link, Vizo 1080P TV
Streaming Mode: Dynamic
Use ExoPlayer: OFF
IJK: Show message when using Software Decoders: ON
IJK: Allow Native Software Decoders: ON
IJK: Configure Hardware Decoders

OMX.QCOM.VIDEO.DECODER.MPEG2: OFF

Result
1. Using Software Encoder (Push Mode): Displayed
2. Interlaced Tearing on Motion: little but still noticeable

FireTV Stick (1st GEN), 5G wirless link, Samsung 1080P TV
Streaming Mode: Dynamic
Use ExoPlayer: OFF
IJK: Show message when using Software Decoders: ON
IJK: Allow Native Software Decoders: ON
IJK: Configure Hardware Decoders

OMX.MTK.VIDEO.DECODER.MPEG2: OFF

Result
1. Using Software Encoder (Push Mode): Displayed
2. Interlaced Tearing on Motion: very noticeable


FireTV Stick 4k (3rd GEN), 5G wirless link, TCL 4K TV
Streaming Mode: Dynamic
Use ExoPlayer: OFF
IJK: Show message when using Software Decoders: ON
IJK: Allow Native Software Decoders: ON
IJK: Configure Hardware Decoders

OMX.MTK.VIDEO.DECODER.MPEG2: OFF

Result
1. Using Software Encoder (Push Mode): NOT Displayed
2. Interlaced Tearing on Motion: not noticeable

[jvl711]

Originally Posted by hvymetal

1. Any thoughts on why all FireTV devices require using the software decoder when streaming output from HDHR? FireTV 1st gen the default settings would work but some recordings/liveTV would display a black screen with only audio. Only when the software decoder was used that all recordings and LiveTV always worked.
2. Are there any setting to adjust the software decoder settings?`
3. Is there anything in the Road-map to get subtitles working from recording streams? My in-laws are not native English speakers so when they watch TV they watch with subtitles.

1. I do not. I use ExoPlayer almost exclusively. I do not see any playback issues from HDHRPrime to FireTV Gen 2 or FireTV 4K using OpenDCT. Maybe I am just not sensitive to it.... What happens when you use ExoPlayer?

2. I do not know. I am thinking the answer is probably no. What settings were you thinking about?

3. Subtitles should work in both ExoPlayer and IJKPlayer. I added the support myself. I am not sure about closed captions though. I think OpenDCT is possibly stripping them in my situation.

Just keep in mind that ExoPlayer is the future unless someone starts developing IJKPlayer again. Google is actively developing ExoPlayer, and is putting out releases regularly. It also has the largest feature set. Most of my energy is going into ExoPlayer at this time.

[phantomii]

Originally Posted by jvl711

They had an issue with the application "Exiting" on pause. I removed it to make sure it would pass testing. This could be a part of the issue. Would you mind placing an issue into the GitHub tracker.
Josh

I am also having the issue of the Android device going into Standby and not exiting the app as it did before when Standby is clicked. I also noticed when I use the Exit SageTV option and I have confirmed yes I actually exit to the SageTV Config screen rather than fully exiting to the Launcher app. I prefer the full exit which had previously dumped me back to the Launcher rather than the config Screen. If that possible?

[jvl711]

Originally Posted by phantomii

I am also having the issue of the Android device going into Standby and not exiting the app as it did before when Standby is clicked. I also noticed when I use the Exit SageTV option and I have confirmed yes I actually exit to the SageTV Config screen rather than fully exiting to the Launcher app. I prefer the full exit which had previously dumped me back to the Launcher rather than the config Screen. If that possible?

The problem is that Amazon app testers saw this as an issue. They were failing the app because of this functionality. I could look at putting it back in, but making the default disabled. It is in the issues list in GitHub.

Josh

[hvymetal]

I use ExoPlayer almost exclusively. I do not see any playback issues from HDHRPrime to FireTV Gen 2 or FireTV 4K using OpenDCT. Maybe I am just not sensitive to it.... What happens when you use ExoPlayer?

Same setting as above expect turning on ExoPlayer. The video is choppy and and studders. Start and stops every half second. Sometimes the message in the attached images is shown. If required I can record some samples and upload them to a gdrive.

2. I do not know. I am thinking the answer is probably no. What settings were you thinking about?

Deinterlacing

3. Subtitles should work in both ExoPlayer and IJKPlayer. I added the support myself. I am not sure about closed captions though. I think OpenDCT is possibly stripping them in my situation.

Sorry I misspoke I should have said Closed Captions. OpenDCT does not strip them because CC work on HD200 and HD100 with the same stream

Just keep in mind that ExoPlayer is the future unless someone starts developing IJKPlayer again.

Understandable....but everything I try with ExoPlayer has not worked. I wish I can get ExoPlayer to be stable. Wiling to try any suggestions