# Playback error LiveTV with subtitles

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-error-livetv-with-subtitles/664804>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** livetv-dvr, server-freebsd, playback\
**Created:** [December 13, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-error-livetv-with-subtitles/664804 "2020-12-13T06:27:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Robsonfj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/robsonfj/32/259889_2.png) [@Robsonfj](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Robsonfj)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-error-livetv-with-subtitles/664804/1 "2020-12-13T06:27:32Z")

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Server can’t playback live TV content with unknown(arib\_caption) active in subtitles

Server Version#: 1.21.1.3753  
Player Version#: 1.25.0.1511-47afccd4  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.701 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] SPS unavailable in decode\_picture\_timing  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.701 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] non-existing PPS 0 referenced  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.701 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] SPS unavailable in decode\_picture\_timing  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.702 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] non-existing PPS 0 referenced  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.702 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] decode\_slice\_header error  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.702 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] no frame!  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.704 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] SPS unavailable in decode\_picture\_timing  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.704 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] non-existing PPS 0 referenced  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.705 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] SPS unavailable in decode\_picture\_timing  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.705 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] non-existing PPS 0 referenced  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.705 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] decode\_slice\_header error  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.705 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] no frame!  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.705 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] SPS unavailable in decode\_picture\_timing  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.706 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] non-existing PPS 0 referenced  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.706 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] SPS unavailable in decode\_picture\_timing  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.706 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] non-existing PPS 0 referenced  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.706 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] decode\_slice\_header error  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:48.706 [0x810cd9f00] Erro — [Transcoder] [h264 @ 0x80073bf00] no frame!  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:52.002 [0x80b314200] Erro — [Transcoder] [matroska @ 0x8007e5800] Tag [6][0][0][0] incompatible with output codec id ‘100359’ ([0][0][0][0])  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:52.003 [0x80b314200] Erro — [Transcoder] [segment @ 0x8007e4c00] Some of the provided format options in ‘live=1’ are not recognized  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:52.003 [0x80b314200] Erro — [Transcoder] Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?): Invalid argument  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:52.003 [0x80b314200] Erro — [Transcoder]  
Dec 13, 2020 03:16:52.105 [0x80b54e000] Erro — [TranscodeOutputStream] Session appears to have died from under us

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-error-livetv-with-subtitles/664804/2 "2021-03-13T06:27:43Z")

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