Incomplete VOD Recordings from IPTV Streams

[nonuoha]

Did your re-import your m3u file after the version upgrade? https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid558991

If so you likely will need to PM sub information on your file.

Martin

Yes, I deleted all devices after the upgrade due to slowness of the webapp.  So far, I've only added the movies VOD IPTV device and I do not see the VOD menu option as you can see from the posted screenshots.  I'll be adding other IPTV URL links one after another to determine which of the URLs causes performance issue.  Please do you know the maximum allowable IPTV devices? 

Thanks!

[nonuoha]

Just to confirm you're using it the way it was intended, are you going to the VOD page in the webapp, and clicking the 'download' button on the top-right of cover artwork?

Something must be wrong with my NextPVR server setup/configuration, I do not get the movie art or download button as shown in your screenshot. Hmmm!

[mvallevand]

You need a VOD option on the top. Like I posted you will have to PM sub your m3u information.

Martin

[nonuoha]

Did your re-import your m3u file after the version upgrade? https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid558991

If so you likely will need to PM sub information on your file.

Martin

I was able to setup my NextPVR server behind apache web server so I can access it outside of my home network using a domain name.  I also configured the domain name with LetsEncrypt SSL certificate so that it could only be accessed through https protocal.  Do you think this could be causing my VOD issue?

[mvallevand]

No I feel it is your m3u file, potentially the URL itself that is confusing NextPVR. Please PM sub I will drop out of this since there is nothing more I can do.

Martin

[sub]

Just to confirm you're using it the way it was intended, are you going to the VOD page in the webapp, and clicking the 'download' button on the top-right of cover artwork?

Something must be wrong with my NextPVR server setup/configuration, I do not get the movie art or download button as shown in your screenshot. Hmmm!

If you can put your npvr.db3 file somewhere like onedrive or dropbox, and PM me a link, I'll check if it has VOD streams in the database.

If you don't it's possibly because something your IPTV provider was doing differently to most. I'll be able to check that, and hopefully fix for you.

[nonuoha]

Just to confirm you're using it the way it was intended, are you going to the VOD page in the webapp, and clicking the 'download' button on the top-right of cover artwork?

Something must be wrong with my NextPVR server setup/configuration, I do not get the movie art or download button as shown in your screenshot. Hmmm!

If you can put your npvr.db3 file somewhere like onedrive or dropbox, and PM me a link, I'll check if it has VOD streams in the database.

If you don't it's possibly because something your IPTV provider was doing differently to most. I'll be able to check that, and hopefully fix for you.

I just sent you a PM with the link to my npvr.db3 file as requested.  Please let me know if you need additional information.  I also posted some updates with screenshots to this thread https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid558991

[sub]

Just to confirm you're using it the way it was intended, are you going to the VOD page in the webapp, and clicking the 'download' button on the top-right of cover artwork?

Something must be wrong with my NextPVR server setup/configuration, I do not get the movie art or download button as shown in your screenshot. Hmmm!

If you can put your npvr.db3 file somewhere like onedrive or dropbox, and PM me a link, I'll check if it has VOD streams in the database.

If you don't it's possibly because something your IPTV provider was doing differently to most. I'll be able to check that, and hopefully fix for you.

I just sent you a PM with the link to my npvr.db3 file as requested.  Please let me know if you need additional information.  I also posted some updates with screenshots to this thread https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid558991

It is a case of your IPTV provider doing things differently to the other services i've seen. Usually they clearly identify vod content, with a url to the file, and url to the artwork etc. In your case, it just looks like a channel, and also has no artwork available.

With a change to the code, I was able to get the streams to show up as VOD, but there is no artwork, so the VOD screens look a lot more boring than the examples I posted. The download function does work though, and when you use that and try to view the recording in the Recordings page, it does try to find some artwork based on the name. I've attached an updated dlls you can install. You need to use the 'update channels' button to pull in the VOD again before they'll show up.

[nonuoha]

Just to confirm you're using it the way it was intended, are you going to the VOD page in the webapp, and clicking the 'download' button on the top-right of cover artwork?

Something must be wrong with my NextPVR server setup/configuration, I do not get the movie art or download button as shown in your screenshot. Hmmm!

If you can put your npvr.db3 file somewhere like onedrive or dropbox, and PM me a link, I'll check if it has VOD streams in the database.

If you don't it's possibly because something your IPTV provider was doing differently to most. I'll be able to check that, and hopefully fix for you.

I just sent you a PM with the link to my npvr.db3 file as requested.  Please let me know if you need additional information.  I also posted some updates with screenshots to this thread https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid558991

It is a case of your IPTV provider doing things differently to the other services i've seen. Usually they clearly identify vod content, with a url to the file, and url to the artwork etc. In your case, it just looks like a channel, and also has no artwork available.

With a change to the code, I was able to get the streams to show up as VOD, but there is no artwork, so the VOD screens look a lot more boring than the examples I posted. The download function does work though, and when you use that and try to view the recording in the Recordings page, it does try to find some artwork based on the name. I've attached an updated dlls you can install. You need to use the 'update channels' button to pull in the VOD again before they'll show up.

Thank you Sub for diagnosing the isssue and providing a solution.  As I mentioned earlier, my installation is running on Ubuntu Linux server, please can you help me with instruction on how to install or apply the dll files you provided.  I am a newbie to linux.

Thanks!

[mvallevand]

Assuming you used the deb installer, from your download folder or where you have NShared.zip

unzip NShared.zip
sudo mv NShared.dll /opt/nextpvr/system
sudo service nextpvr-server restart

Martin