Strange transcoding on recording

[Reddwarf]

Why is npvr suddenly starting to transcode a recording from iptv device?

Code:

2017-02-19 00:12:41.107 [DEBUG][10] About to start recording (177166 on 85): G:\Vera\Vera_20170218_22000000-0.ts... 2017-02-19 00:12:41.107 [DEBUG][10] Free space 670998241280 (G:\) 2017-02-19 00:12:41.107 [DEBUG][10] Executing: C:\Program Files (x86)\NPVR\Other\ffmpeg.exe -y -i http://192.168.1.12:8866/live?channel=150 -codec:v:0 libx264 -codec:a:0 aac -strict experimental -ac 2 -ab 128000 "D:\TVBuffer\live-iptv-3b6e336df34441448837a63eed02a2d7.ts" 2017-02-19 00:12:41.154 [DEBUG][5] IPTV: ffmpeg version N-76598-g2905c51 Copyright (c) 2000-2015 the FFmpeg developers 2017-02-19 00:12:41.154 [DEBUG][5] IPTV: built with gcc 5.2.0 (GCC) 2017-02-19 00:12:41.154 [DEBUG][5] IPTV: configuration: --arch=x86_64 --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=/home/mceuser/ffmpeg-windows-build-helpers/sandbox/mingw-w64-x86_64/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32- --pkg-config=pkg-config --disable-w32threads --enable-gpl --enable-libsoxr --enable-fontconfig --enable-libass --enable-libutvideo --enable-libbluray --enable-iconv --enable-libtwolame --extra-cflags=-DLIBTWOLAME_STATIC --enable-libzvbi --enable-libcaca --enable-libmodplug --extra-libs=-lstdc++ --extra-libs=-lpng --enable-libvidstab --enable-libx265 --enable-decklink --extra-libs=-loleaut32 --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid --enable-libmp3lame --enable-version3 --enable-zlib --enable-librtmp --enable-libvorbis --enable-libtheora --enable-libspeex --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-gnutls --enable-libgsm --enable-libfreetype --enable-libopus --enable-frei0r --enable-filter=frei0r --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-bzlib --enable-libxavs --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libvpx --enable-libilbc --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libgme --enable-dxva2 --enable-libdcadec --enable-avisynth --enable-gray --enable-libmfx --extra-libs=-lpsapi --extra-cflags= --enable-static --disable-shared --prefix=/home/mceuser/ffmpeg-windows-build-helpers/sandbox/mingw-w64-x86_64/x86_64-w64-mingw32 --enable-runtime-cpudetect 2017-02-19 00:12:41.154 [DEBUG][5] IPTV: libavutil 55. 5.100 / 55. 5.100 2017-02-19 00:12:41.154 [DEBUG][5] IPTV: libavcodec 57. 15.100 / 57. 15.100 2017-02-19 00:12:41.154 [DEBUG][5] IPTV: libavformat 57. 14.100 / 57. 14.100 2017-02-19 00:12:41.154 [DEBUG][5] IPTV: libavdevice 57. 0.100 / 57. 0.100 2017-02-19 00:12:41.154 [DEBUG][5] IPTV: libavfilter 6. 15.100 / 6. 15.100 2017-02-19 00:12:41.154 [DEBUG][5] IPTV: libswscale 4. 0.100 / 4. 0.100 2017-02-19 00:12:41.154 [DEBUG][5] IPTV: libswresample 2. 0.101 / 2. 0.101 2017-02-19 00:12:41.154 [DEBUG][5] IPTV: libpostproc 54. 0.100 / 54. 0.100 2017-02-19 00:12:41.154 [DEBUG][10] SetIncomingPort@2 2017-02-19 00:12:41.154 [DEBUG][10] SetIncomingPort@exit 2017-02-19 00:12:41.154 [DEBUG][10] Requesting file://D:\TVBuffer\live-iptv-3b6e336df34441448837a63eed02a2d7.ts 2017-02-19 00:12:41.154 [DEBUG][10] SetStreamingURL@2 2017-02-19 00:12:43.783 [DEBUG][4] OnStart() complete... 2017-02-19 00:12:45.530 [DEBUG][12] Client Listener starting on port 7969 2017-02-19 00:12:48.979 [DEBUG][19] IPTV: [h264 @ 000000000054ba20] non-existing PPS 0 referenced 2017-02-19 00:12:48.979 [DEBUG][19] IPTV: Last message repeated 1 times 2017-02-19 00:12:48.979 [DEBUG][19] IPTV: [h264 @ 000000000054ba20] decode_slice_header error 2017-02-19 00:12:48.979 [DEBUG][19] IPTV: [h264 @ 000000000054ba20] no frame! 2017-02-19 00:12:49.179 [DEBUG][19] IPTV: [h264 @ 000000000054ba20] non-existing PPS 0 referenced 2017-02-19 00:12:49.180 [DEBUG][19] IPTV: Last message repeated 1 times 2017-02-19 00:12:49.180 [DEBUG][19] IPTV: [h264 @ 000000000054ba20] decode_slice_header error 2017-02-19 00:12:49.181 [DEBUG][19] IPTV: [h264 @ 000000000054ba20] no frame! 2017-02-19 00:12:49.181 [DEBUG][19] IPTV: [mp3 @ 000000000054c3c0] Header missing 2017-02-19 00:12:51.159 [DEBUG][10] SetTarget 2017-02-19 00:12:51.159 [DEBUG][10] SetTarget@2 2017-02-19 00:12:51.160 [DEBUG][10] SetTarget@exit 2017-02-19 00:12:51.161 [DEBUG][10] Temp at 19.02.2017 00:13:01 2017-02-19 00:12:51.161 [DEBUG][10] Started recording (177166:1:G:\Vera\Vera_20170218_22000000-0.ts) 2017-02-19 00:12:51.182 [DEBUG][10] Starting: C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\ParallelProcessing.bat "G:\Vera\Vera_20170218_22000000-0.ts" 150 177166 85 "Vera" 2017-02-19 00:12:51.190 [DEBUG][10] Marking recording (177132) as 'Recording service restarted during recording' 2017-02-19 00:12:51.192 [DEBUG][5] catalog says: <Catalog><Version>1</Version><Poster>C:\Users\Public\NPVR\media\shows\Vera.jpg</Poster><FanArt>C:\Users\Public\NPVR\media\shows\Vera.fanart.jpg</FanArt><Banner>C:\Users\Public\NPVR\media\shows\Vera.banner.jpg</Banner></Catalog> 2017-02-19 00:12:51.196 [DEBUG][10] Marking recording (0) as 'Recording service restarted during recording' 2017-02-19 00:12:51.206 [DEBUG][10] About to start recording (177167 on 113): G:\Forged in Fire\Forged in Fire_20170218_23000000-0.ts... 2017-02-19 00:12:51.206 [DEBUG][10] Free space 670998241280 (G:\) 2017-02-19 00:12:51.210 [DEBUG][10] Starting digital host 2017-02-19 00:12:51.222 [DEBUG][10] Boosting priority of digital host 2017-02-19 00:12:51.916 [DEBUG][10] Allocating IPC channel 2017-02-19 00:12:51.916 [DEBUG][10] Registering channel 2017-02-19 00:12:51.916 [DEBUG][10] About to get: ipc://DigitalHost-113/RecorderRemote 2017-02-19 00:12:51.916 [DEBUG][10] Got: ipc://DigitalHost-113/RecorderRemote 2017-02-19 00:12:51.916 [DEBUG][10] Asking NDigitalHost to start: G:\Forged in Fire\Forged in Fire_20170218_23000000-0.ts 2017-02-19 00:12:54.151 [DEBUG][19] IPTV: Input #0, mpegts, from 'http://192.168.1.12:8866/live?channel=150': 2017-02-19 00:12:54.153 [DEBUG][19] IPTV: Duration: N/A, start: 13669.804711, bitrate: N/A 2017-02-19 00:12:54.153 [DEBUG][19] IPTV: Program 857 2017-02-19 00:12:54.154 [DEBUG][19] IPTV: Stream #0:0[0x463]: Video: h264 (High) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B), yuv420p(tv, bt470bg), 704x576 [SAR 16:11 DAR 16:9], 25 fps, 25 tbr, 90k tbn, 50 tbc 2017-02-19 00:12:54.154 [DEBUG][19] IPTV: Stream #0:1[0xc61](nor): Audio: mp2 ([3][0][0][0] / 0x0003), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16p, 256 kb/s

[sub]

It'll be the way you've added the IPTV channel. IPTV channels set to the "Internet Source-IPTV" type need to be transcoded to a .ts stream, so it can be treated the same as streams from local devices (and since this type of stream would not typically be a transport stream - it'd usually be HLS or MSDASH or RTMP or one of the other IPTV formats)

If you manually add the channel, setting the type to "MPEG2 TS" ot "H264 TS", then it wont transcode the channel.

[Reddwarf]

It'll be the way you've added the IPTV channel. IPTV channels set to the "Internet Source-IPTV" type need to be transcoded to a .ts stream, so it can be treated the same as streams from local devices (and since this type of stream would not typically be a transport stream - it'd usually be HLS or MSDASH or RTMP or one of the other IPTV formats)

If you manually add the channel, setting the type to "MPEG2 TS" ot "H264 TS", then it wont transcode the channel.

AH! I just imported the channel from the file I gor form http://<ip:8866>/channel guess I need to do some editing.

[sub]

Yeah, unfortunately it's going to assume they are internet based streams, since they're usually published in this m3u format.