Upgraded pc, downgraded server response

[icedtorch]

Hi, I used to use the ps3 server with my slower machine ( one gig of ram only,windows xp, etc) but after I upgraded to a intel i3-2100 with 3.10ghz with 4 gigs of ram and windows 7, everything turns out choppy or just wont run.

Im using the pms version 1.50.0.
Could you guys help me figure out what is wrong with the new server and how to fix it? English is not my first language so bear with me.


The following is a snippet from the log when I tried to run a video , any other videos( even ones that worked perfectly before) all give out the same freezing frame proble, skipping and extremely choppy.

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[Thread-48] DEBUG 21:02:12.447 Stopping process: win32/mencoder.exe
[New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 21:02:27.160 Starting "D:\Program Files (x86)\PS3 Media Server\win32\ffmpeg.exe" -ss 1 -i "G:\series\real image\movies\Dared\Dared.mp4" -an -an -s 320x180 -vframes 1 -f image2 pipe:
[New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 21:02:27.163 Attaching thread: win32/ffmpeg.exe
[New I/O server worker #1-2] DEBUG 21:02:28.103 Starting "D:\Program Files (x86)\PS3 Media Server\win32\ffmpeg.exe" -ss 1 -i "G:\series\real image\movies\Dared\sample.mp4" -an -an -s 320x180 -vframes 1 -f image2 pipe:
[New I/O server worker #1-2] DEBUG 21:02:28.106 Attaching thread: win32/ffmpeg.exe
[New I/O server worker #1-6] INFO  21:02:29.499 Starting transcode/remux of Dared.mp4
[New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 21:02:29.515 Creating pipe \\.\pipe\mencoder1319745749515
[Thread-62] DEBUG 21:02:29.594 Waiting for pipe connection \\.\pipe\mencoder1319745749515
[win32/mencoder.exe] DEBUG 21:02:29.644 Starting "D:\Program Files (x86)\PS3 Media Server\win32\mencoder.exe" -ss 0 -quiet "G:\series\real image\movies\Dared.mp4" -quiet -quiet -oac lavc -of mpeg -quiet -quiet -mpegopts format=mpeg2:muxrate=500000:vbuf_size=1194:abuf_size=64 -ovc lavc -channels 2 -lavdopts debug=0:threads=4 -lavcopts autoaspect=1:vcodec=mpeg2video:acodec=ac3:abitrate=448:threads=4:keyint=5:vqscale=1:vqmin=2:vrc_maxrate=54000:vrc_buf_size=7000 -subfont C:\Windows\Fonts\Arial.ttf -subfont-text-scale 3 -subfont-outline 1 -subfont-blur 1 -subpos 98 -quiet -quiet -sid 100 -quiet -quiet -ofps 24000/1001 -sub "C:\Users\Miguel\AppData\Local\Temp\ps3mediaserver\utf8_Dared.srt" -utf8 -lavdopts fast -mc 0.1 -quiet -af lavcresample=48000 -srate 48000 -o \\.\pipe\mencoder1319745749515
[win32/mencoder.exe] DEBUG 21:02:29.647 Reading pipe: \\.\pipe\mencoder1319745749515
[win32/mencoder.exe] DEBUG 21:02:29.647 Attaching thread: win32/mencoder.exe
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.937 MEncoder SB15 (C) 2000-2011 MPlayer Team
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.937 Custom build by SubJunk, http://www.spirton.com
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.937
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.942 success: format: 0  data: 0x0 - 0x2ea9738d
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.943 libavformat file format detected.
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.975 [lavf] stream 0: video (h264), -vid 0
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.975 [lavf] stream 1: audio (aac), -aid 0, -alang und
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.975 VIDEO:  [H264]  1280x544  24bpp  23.976 fps  779.9 kbps (95.2 kbyte/s)
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.975 [V] filefmt:44  fourcc:0x34363248  size:1280x544  fps:23.976  ftime:=0.0417
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.975 ==========================================================================
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.975 Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.977 AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 40.0 kbit/2.83% (ratio: 4999->176400)
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.977 Selected audio codec: [ffaac] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg AAC (MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Audio))
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.977 ==========================================================================
[Thread-62] DEBUG 21:02:29.977 Result of \\.\pipe\mencoder1319745749515 : true
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.978 PACKET SIZE: 2048 bytes, deltascr: 884
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.978 Opening video filter: [expand osd=1]
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:29.978 Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1, osd: 1, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:30.000 ==========================================================================
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:30.001 Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:30.002 Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264)
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:30.002 ==========================================================================
[Thread-64] DEBUG 21:02:30.007 [ac3 @ 00f63870]channel_layout not specified
[Thread-64] DEBUG 21:02:30.007 [ac3 @ 00f63870]No channel layout specified. The encoder will guess the layout, but it might be incorrect.
[Thread-64] DEBUG 21:02:30.008 Limiting audio preload to 0.4s.
[Thread-64] DEBUG 21:02:30.008 Increasing audio density to 4.
[Thread-64] DEBUG 21:02:30.011 Unsupported PixelFormat 61
[Thread-64] DEBUG 21:02:30.011 Unsupported PixelFormat 53
[Thread-64] DEBUG 21:02:30.013 Muxer frame buffer cannot allocate memory!
[Thread-64] DEBUG 21:02:30.015 Muxer frame buffer cannot allocate memory!
[Thread-64] DEBUG 21:02:30.017 Muxer frame buffer cannot allocate memory!
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:30.018 Movie-Aspect is 2.35:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:30.018 videocodec: libavcodec (1280x544 fourcc=3267706d [mpg2])
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:30.018 [VE_LAVC] Using constant qscale = 1.000000 (VBR).
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:30.046 Writing header...
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:30.046 INITV: 0.200, 0.158, fps: 23.976
[Thread-65] DEBUG 21:02:30.046
[Thread-56] DEBUG 21:02:30.195 Stopping process: win32/ffmpeg.exe
[Thread-61] DEBUG 21:02:30.928 Stopping process: win32/ffmpeg.exe
[Thread-78] DEBUG 21:03:18.356 Stopping process: win32/mencoder.exe
[New I/O server worker #1-4] INFO  21:03:19.448 Starting transcode/remux of sample.mp4
[New I/O server worker #1-4] DEBUG 21:03:19.451 Starting "D:\Program Files (x86)\PS3 Media Server\win32\ffmpeg.exe" -vframes 1 -i "G:\series\real image\movies\Dared\sample.mp4" -vcodec copy -f h264 -vbsf h264_mp4toannexb -an -y pipe:
[New I/O server worker #1-4] DEBUG 21:03:19.454 Attaching thread: win32/ffmpeg.exe
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562 ffmpeg version git-N-30656-g23a29a3-Sherpya, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562   built on Jun  9 2011 03:51:14 with gcc 4.2.5 20090330 (prerelease) [Sherpya]
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562   libavutil    51.  7. 0 / 51.  7. 0
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562   libavcodec   53.  6. 1 / 53.  6. 1
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562   libavformat  53.  2. 0 / 53.  2. 0
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562   libavdevice  53.  1. 1 / 53.  1. 1
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562   libavfilter   2. 14. 1 /  2. 14. 1
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562   libswscale    0. 14. 1 /  0. 14. 1
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562   libpostproc  51.  2. 0 / 51.  2. 0
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562 [matroska,webm @ 0003a0e0] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562 Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 47.95 (5000000/104271) -> 23.98 (24000/1001)
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562 Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'G:\series\real image\movies\Dared\sample.mp4':
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562   Duration: 00:00:37.94, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562     Stream #0.0: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1280x544 [PAR 1:1 DAR 40:17], 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562     Stream #0.1: Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16 (default)
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562 Output #0, h264, to 'pipe:':
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562   Metadata:
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562     encoder         : Lavf53.2.0
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562     Stream #0.0: Video: libx264, yuv420p, 1280x544 [PAR 1:1 DAR 40:17], q=2-31, 90k tbn, 23.98 tbc (default)
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562 Stream mapping:
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562   Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562 Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.562 frame=    1 fps=  0 q=-1.0 Lsize=      66kB time=00:00:00.-4 bitrate=-13026.4kbits/s   
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.563
[Thread-82] DEBUG 21:03:19.563 video:66kB audio:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 0.057470%
[New I/O server worker #1-4] DEBUG 21:03:19.590 Creating pipe \\.\pipe\1319745799590ffmpegvideo
[New I/O server worker #1-4] DEBUG 21:03:19.591 Creating pipe \\.\pipe\1319745799590videoout
[Thread-87] DEBUG 21:03:19.591 Waiting for pipe connection \\.\pipe\1319745799590ffmpegvideo
[Thread-88] DEBUG 21:03:19.591 Waiting for pipe connection \\.\pipe\1319745799590videoout
[New I/O server worker #1-4] DEBUG 21:03:19.592 Creating pipe \\.\pipe\1319745799592ffmpegaudio01
[New I/O server worker #1-4] DEBUG 21:03:19.592 Creating pipe \\.\pipe\1319745799592audioout
[Thread-91] DEBUG 21:03:19.592 Waiting for pipe connection \\.\pipe\1319745799592ffmpegaudio01
[Thread-92] DEBUG 21:03:19.592 Waiting for pipe connection \\.\pipe\1319745799592audioout
[New I/O server worker #1-4] DEBUG 21:03:19.593 Creating pipe \\.\pipe\1319745799593tsmuxerout.ts
[Thread-94] DEBUG 21:03:19.594 Waiting for pipe connection \\.\pipe\1319745799593tsmuxerout.ts
[win32/mencoder.exe] DEBUG 21:03:19.694 Starting "D:\Program Files (x86)\PS3 Media Server\win32\mencoder.exe" -ss 0 "G:\series\real image\movies\Dared\sample.mp4" -quiet -quiet -really-quiet -msglevel statusline=2 -ovc copy -nosound -mc 0 -noskip -of rawvideo -o \\.\pipe\1319745799590ffmpegvideo
[win32/mencoder.exe] DEBUG 21:03:19.698 Attaching thread: win32/mencoder.exe
[win32/mencoder.exe] DEBUG 21:03:19.794 Starting "D:\Program Files (x86)\PS3 Media Server\win32\mencoder.exe" -ss 0 "G:\series\real image\movies\Dared\sample.mp4" -quiet -quiet -really-quiet -msglevel statusline=2 -channels 6 -ovc copy -of rawaudio -mc 0 -noskip -oac lavc -quiet -quiet -lavcopts acodec=ac3:abitrate=448 -af lavcresample=48000 -srate 48000 -quiet -quiet -o \\.\pipe\1319745799592ffmpegaudio01
[win32/mencoder.exe] DEBUG 21:03:19.796 Attaching thread: win32/mencoder.exe
[Thread-91] DEBUG 21:03:19.904 Result of \\.\pipe\1319745799592ffmpegaudio01 : true
[win32/tsMuxeR.exe] DEBUG 21:03:19.911 Starting "D:\Program Files (x86)\PS3 Media Server\win32\tsMuxeR.exe" C:\Users\Miguel\AppData\Local\Temp\ps3mediaserver\pms-tsmuxer.meta \\.\pipe\1319745799593tsmuxerout.ts
[Thread-87] DEBUG 21:03:19.948 Result of \\.\pipe\1319745799590ffmpegvideo : true
[win32/tsMuxeR.exe] DEBUG 21:03:19.967 Reading pipe: \\.\pipe\1319745799593tsmuxerout.ts
[win32/tsMuxeR.exe] DEBUG 21:03:19.987 Attaching thread: win32/tsMuxeR.exe
[Thread-105] DEBUG 21:03:20.034 SmartLabs tsMuxeR.  Version 1.10.6  http://www.smlabs.net
[Thread-92] DEBUG 21:03:20.279 Forced reconnection of \\.\pipe\1319745799592audioout with result : true
[Thread-88] DEBUG 21:03:20.279 Forced reconnection of \\.\pipe\1319745799590videoout with result : true
[Thread-92] DEBUG 21:03:20.279 Result of \\.\pipe\1319745799592audioout : true
[Thread-88] DEBUG 21:03:20.279 Result of \\.\pipe\1319745799590videoout : true
[Thread-105] DEBUG 21:03:20.290 Decoding H264 stream (track 1): Profile: High@4.0  Resolution: 1280:544p  Frame rate: 23.976
[Thread-105] DEBUG 21:03:20.290 Change H264 level from 4 to 4.1
[Thread-105] DEBUG 21:03:20.290 H.264 stream does not contain fps field. Muxing fps=23.976
[Thread-94] DEBUG 21:03:20.292 Result of \\.\pipe\1319745799593tsmuxerout.ts : true
[Thread-105] DEBUG 21:03:20.371 100.0% complete
[Thread-105] DEBUG 21:03:20.371 H264 bitstream changed: insert nal unit delimiters
[Thread-105] DEBUG 21:03:20.371 H264 bitstream changed: insert pict timing and buffering period SEI units
[Thread-105] DEBUG 21:03:20.371 Decoding AC3 stream (track 2): Bitrate: 448Kbps Sample Rate: 48KHz Channels: 2
[Thread-105] DEBUG 21:03:20.371 B-pyramid level 1 detected. Shift DTS to 2 frames
[Thread-92] DEBUG 21:03:20.434 Disconnected pipe: \\.\pipe\1319745799592audioout
[Thread-88] DEBUG 21:03:20.437 Disconnected pipe: \\.\pipe\1319745799590videoout
[Thread-105] DEBUG 21:03:20.442 Processed 909 video frames
[Thread-105] DEBUG 21:03:20.442 100.0% complete
[Thread-105] DEBUG 21:03:20.444 Mux successful complete.
[Thread-105] DEBUG 21:03:20.444 Muxing time: 0 sec
[win32/tsMuxeR.exe] DEBUG 21:03:20.447 Stopping process: win32/mencoder.exe
[win32/tsMuxeR.exe] DEBUG 21:03:20.447 Stopping process: win32/mencoder.exe
[Thread-85] DEBUG 21:03:22.066 Stopping process: win32/ffmpeg.exe


[Thread-114] DEBUG 21:03:42.307 Stopping process: win32/tsMuxeR.exe

more details, im using a Pirelli router and there is a thin wall between the wireless router and the ps3, this however shouldnt be a problem since it worked fine before.

If I can supply any more data that might help out, please say so and I will try to provide it the best I can.
Thanks!

[icedtorch]

I am sorry for double posting but this had zero replies and was already on the second page.
Is there anything I can add that makes it easier to tell me what is going on?

[Raptor399]

Sometimes we simply don't know, sorry.

[andycjw]

I had this problem recently also, the PC that I used for streaming via PMS suddenly gets all stuttering and choppy for no reason
I tried different stuff and finally narrowed it down to my NIC driver that get updated via windows update automatically.

I used my other lousier PC (netbook, 800Mhz with 1GB ram) and it plays smoothly, and this confirmed the problem lies at the PC.
I tried to change the port connected on router, changed the ip address, change network cable, none of it helped.
So, it final frustration, I went to device manager and uninstalled the NIC device driver, and choose complete delete,
went and download the driver from official website, did a clean driver reinstall and reboot.
The streaming now works like it did perfectly as before, 1080p without any hiccup or stuttering.

I wished someone posted similar solution at the FAQ below, so that I could have try this solution, it took me one week to reach this final solution
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3507&p=41214#p42818

[meskibob]

It is there (albeit under a slightly different heading and not generic):

• Windows 7/Realtek: Check for a driver regression

[andycjw]

guessed I missed that, sigh.... since I am not using windows 7
could you guys bump that solution
it's proven working for more than one user, I hope this could help others who had some problem cause

[meskibob]

Done.

[icedtorch]

I had this problem recently also, the PC that I used for streaming via PMS suddenly gets all stuttering and choppy for no reason
I tried different stuff and finally narrowed it down to my NIC driver that get updated via windows update automatically.

I used my other lousier PC (netbook, 800Mhz with 1GB ram) and it plays smoothly, and this confirmed the problem lies at the PC.
I tried to change the port connected on router, changed the ip address, change network cable, none of it helped.
So, it final frustration, I went to device manager and uninstalled the NIC device driver, and choose complete delete,
went and download the driver from official website, did a clean driver reinstall and reboot.
The streaming now works like it did perfectly as before, 1080p without any hiccup or stuttering.

I wished someone posted similar solution at the FAQ below, so that I could have try this solution, it took me one week to reach this final solution
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3507&p=41214#p42818

First of all, thank you for your reply.

That sounds like it could be it, im running a realtek pci GBE family controller,
what was the date of the version you installed? Im only finding 2011 versions for the windows 7 one.


edit: i backtracked a couple of versions and its so far working out properly, once again, thank you .

[nomedigas]

Possibly my problem may help trace the difficulties described in this thread.
I am running ps3 mediaserver on several computers in a gigabit network connected to Sony Bravia 5500 Series (no playstation).
Until version 1.21.0 replay of HD videos (TRANSCODE > TsMuxer) worked perfectly. After upgrading to 1.30, 1.40, 1:50 beta this was no longer possible with TsMuxer or any other engine - only AviSynth/FFmpeg worked irregularly and started stuttering after a while. Reinstalling 1.21 helped only if the folder with the PSM.conf has been erased before.
The computers on which PS3 Mediaserver was / is running and where exactly the same problem occurred:
Intel Core2 Quad 2.83 GHz 8 GB Win7 (64)
Pentium Dual Core 2.7 GB 2 GB Vista (32)
Intel Core 2 2,4 GHz 2GB Win XP (SP3)
and a few similar ones.
This seems to prove that computer or network is not responsible for the described problem.