Downloaded VOD cannot skip ahead/FF/RW/RESUME

[SysAdminZ]

Hello. 
I am having an issue with being able to skip/fast forward/rewind/resume downloaded VOD files.  Live TV recordings work, but downloads from the VOD section do not.  I checked the files from VOD download examples and notice the TS file and M3U8 file where as live TV recordings have a TS file, THUMBNAILS, TIMING and an XML file.

Header information in the M3U8 for the VOD download file does not appear to have a Start or End time, just a list of "BYTERANGE" entries.
TIMING file and XML file for the live TV recording appear to have information that may be why skip/fast forward/rewind/resume works.

Can you tell me if there is a setting that can be adjusted to have similar XML file output or TIMING file output like the live recordings to use with VOD downloads?  Something that maybe I am overlooking?  Post processing script that may help?  Possible other reason for not being able to skip/fast forward/rewind/resume downloaded VOD files?

I am on NextPVR Version 7.0.1.241229 running on Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS and testing both the Kodi client version 22.4.0 for Android/Nvidia Shield and the native NextPVR client for Android.

[mvallevand]

Do you have auto transcode enabled? The m3u8 mode is really only for the web player, typically VOD downloads are mp4 or mkv which Kodi won't have a problem with.

Martin

[SysAdminZ]

No, I do not believe so. Preferred Streaming profile is set to "Default". Box for "Avoid transcoding where possible" is checked. Recording Auto Transcode is set to "Leave recordings in native format".

[mvallevand]

Sorry I don't know anything about m3u8 based VOD. Kodi to doesn't use the m3u8 file or timing for seeking.

Martin

[SysAdminZ]

Do you mind if I PM you a snippet from my log file and config.xml? I believe the VOD is still being transcoded even though autotranscode is not enabled.

[SysAdminZ]

It seems like the VOD download button that appears on the title is not actually downloading but capturing/transcoding. Is this possible? I believe I have another app I can test downloading from the VOD section that does save in the native MP4/MKV format from my IPTV provider. Looking now to see if I can test outside of NextPVR.

[SysAdminZ]

Confirmed. When I access the VOD section to download the same title as my example using another IPTV client, the file saves in the native MKV file format.

[sub]

It assumes since you're using the web app to download it, it's probably going to need to be viewed in the web app, so it's converting the video into a format that is going to be able to play in the web app.

[sub]

It converts it to a .ts file (but with a .m3u8 file alongside it for clients that can use a .m3u8 file). Otherwise it's just like a standard .ts file.

[mvallevand]

I actually thought that VOD downloaded native, with a known extention, sorry for any confusioin

I did start a thread on playing VOD direct in Kodi without downloading https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?tid=65636 but dropped it do to lack of user interested.

Martin