Transcoding VLC TS on the fly for ATV3?

I have plugin fom PMS that gets iptv in VLC format. 

 

On PMC that runs on Windows PC (PMS is also there) - no problem. Playback is available

 

ATV3 - can not play.

 

Is there way to force transcoding of VLC TS?

 

 

On your PC... does PMS transcode?

Have you tried "TranscoderAction->Transcode"?

On your PC... does PMS transcode?

Have you tried "TranscoderAction->Transcode"?

Well, it set like this in settings. But if it transcodes or not - I have no idea

You should find the answer in the PMS logs. Read what it dumps when starting the playback...

Oct 11, 2013 18:12:23:373 [10400] DEBUG -  * url => http://127.0.0.1:32400/:/plugins/com.plexapp.plugins.kartinatv2/resources/icon-default.png?t=1324426852
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:23:374 [10400] DEBUG - Photo transcoder: Request for url [http://127.0.0.1:32400/:/plugins/com.plexapp.plugins.kartinatv2/resources/icon-default.png?t=1324426852] (is local: 1 upscaled: 0)
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:23:374 [10400] DEBUG - Content-Length of C:\Users\Alexey\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Cache\PhotoTranscoder\90\9042a82d5c54c280374bba26305a629dcf8577c4.jpg is 69431.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:24:881 [6436] DEBUG - Request: GET /:/timeline?ratingKey=0&duration=0&key=%2Flibrary%2Fmetadata%2F0&state=buffering&time=0&report=1&X-Plex-Client-Identifier=C07L5201FF54&X-Plex-Device-Name=Apple%20TV [192.168.100.108:54930] (2 live)
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:24:881 [6436] DEBUG -  * ratingKey => 0
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:24:881 [6436] DEBUG -  * duration => 0
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:24:881 [6436] DEBUG -  * key => /library/metadata/0
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:24:881 [6436] DEBUG -  * state => buffering
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:24:881 [6436] DEBUG -  * time => 0
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:24:881 [6436] DEBUG -  * report => 1
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:24:881 [6436] DEBUG -  * X-Plex-Client-Identifier => C07L5201FF54
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:24:881 [6436] DEBUG -  * X-Plex-Device-Name => Apple TV
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:24:882 [6436] DEBUG - Client [C07L5201FF54] reporting timeline state buffering, progress of 0/0ms for guid=, ratingKey=0 url=, key=/library/metadata/0, containerKey=, metadataId=0
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:24:882 [6436] DEBUG - [Now] Device is  (Apple TV).
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:24:882 [6436] DEBUG - [Now] Updated play state for /library/metadata/0.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:24:882 [3324] DEBUG - Downloading document http://127.0.0.1:32400/library/metadata/0
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:24:886 [3324] DEBUG - Caching document http://127.0.0.1:32400/library/metadata/0
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:24:886 [3324] ERROR - PlexClient::downloadContainer: expected MediaContainer element, found html
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:25:253 [10400] DEBUG - Request: GET /video/kartinaappletv/:/function/PlayChannel?function_args=Y2VyZWFsMQozCmRpY3QKZGljdApGcmFtZXdvcmsub2JqZWN0cy5JdGVtSW5mb1JlY29yZAozCnIyCnM2CnNlbmRlcmkyCnMyCmlkaTEzODE1MDcwNDYKczMKZ210NQpzMjUK4pa2INCf0YDRj9C80L7QuSDRjdGE0LjRgHM5Cml0ZW1UaXRsZXMxMgpLYXJ0aW5hQXBwbGVzNgp0aXRsZTFzMTIK0J%40QtdGA0LLRi9C5czYKdGl0bGUyczgwCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9hcnQtZGVmYXVsdC5qcGc%40dD0xMzI0NDI2ODUyczMKYXJ0czgxCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9pY29uLWRlZmF1bHQucG5nP3Q9MTMyNDQyNjg1MnM1CnRodW1icjEKcjAK [192.168.100.108:54932] (2 live)
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:25:254 [10400] DEBUG -  * function_args => Y2VyZWFsMQozCmRpY3QKZGljdApGcmFtZXdvcmsub2JqZWN0cy5JdGVtSW5mb1JlY29yZAozCnIyCnM2CnNlbmRlcmkyCnMyCmlkaTEzODE1MDcwNDYKczMKZ210NQpzMjUK4pa2INCf0YDRj9C80L7QuSDRjdGE0LjRgHM5Cml0ZW1UaXRsZXMxMgpLYXJ0aW5hQXBwbGVzNgp0aXRsZTFzMTIK0J@QtdGA0LLRi9C5czYKdGl0bGUyczgwCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9hcnQtZGVmYXVsdC5qcGc@dD0xMzI0NDI2ODUyczMKYXJ0czgxCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9pY29uLWRlZmF1bHQucG5nP3Q9MTMyNDQyNjg1MnM1CnRodW1icjEKcjAK
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:25:254 [10400] DEBUG - Request range: 0 to 1
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:25:254 [10400] DEBUG - Plug-in com.plexapp.plugins.kartinatv2 has been used 338 times.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:25:254 [10400] DEBUG - [com.plexapp.plugins.kartinatv2] Sending command over HTTP (GET): /video/kartinaappletv/:/function/PlayChannel?function_args=Y2VyZWFsMQozCmRpY3QKZGljdApGcmFtZXdvcmsub2JqZWN0cy5JdGVtSW5mb1JlY29yZAozCnIyCnM2CnNlbmRlcmkyCnMyCmlkaTEzODE1MDcwNDYKczMKZ210NQpzMjUK4pa2INCf0YDRj9C80L7QuSDRjdGE0LjRgHM5Cml0ZW1UaXRsZXMxMgpLYXJ0aW5hQXBwbGVzNgp0aXRsZTFzMTIK0J%40QtdGA0LLRi9C5czYKdGl0bGUyczgwCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9hcnQtZGVmYXVsdC5qcGc%40dD0xMzI0NDI2ODUyczMKYXJ0czgxCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9pY29uLWRlZmF1bHQucG5nP3Q9MTMyNDQyNjg1MnM1CnRodW1icjEKcjAK
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:25:255 [10400] DEBUG - HTTP requesting to: http://127.0.0.1:56518/video/kartinaappletv/:/function/PlayChannel?function_args=Y2VyZWFsMQozCmRpY3QKZGljdApGcmFtZXdvcmsub2JqZWN0cy5JdGVtSW5mb1JlY29yZAozCnIyCnM2CnNlbmRlcmkyCnMyCmlkaTEzODE1MDcwNDYKczMKZ210NQpzMjUK4pa2INCf0YDRj9C80L7QuSDRjdGE0LjRgHM5Cml0ZW1UaXRsZXMxMgpLYXJ0aW5hQXBwbGVzNgp0aXRsZTFzMTIK0J%40QtdGA0LLRi9C5czYKdGl0bGUyczgwCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9hcnQtZGVmYXVsdC5qcGc%40dD0xMzI0NDI2ODUyczMKYXJ0czgxCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9pY29uLWRlZmF1bHQucG5nP3Q9MTMyNDQyNjg1MnM1CnRodW1icjEKcjAK
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:011 [10400] DEBUG - [com.plexapp.plugins.kartinatv2] HTTP reply status 302, with 0 bytes of content.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:414 [6436] DEBUG - Request: GET /video/:/transcode/universal/stop?session=C07L5201FF54 [192.168.100.108:54936] (3 live)
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:414 [6436] DEBUG -  * session => C07L5201FF54
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:415 [12120] WARN - Got a request to stop a transcode session without a session GUID (or with an invalid one).
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:449 [10400] DEBUG - Request: GET /:/timeline?ratingKey=0&duration=0&key=%2Flibrary%2Fmetadata%2F0&state=stopped&time=-1&X-Plex-Client-Identifier=C07L5201FF54&X-Plex-Device-Name=Apple%20TV [192.168.100.108:54935] (2 live)
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:450 [10400] DEBUG -  * ratingKey => 0
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:450 [10400] DEBUG -  * duration => 0
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:450 [10400] DEBUG -  * key => /library/metadata/0
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:450 [10400] DEBUG -  * state => stopped
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:450 [10400] DEBUG -  * time => -1
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:450 [10400] DEBUG -  * X-Plex-Client-Identifier => C07L5201FF54
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:450 [10400] DEBUG -  * X-Plex-Device-Name => Apple TV
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:450 [10400] DEBUG - Client [C07L5201FF54] reporting timeline state stopped, progress of -1/0ms for guid=, ratingKey=0 url=, key=/library/metadata/0, containerKey=, metadataId=0
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:450 [10400] DEBUG - [Now] Device is  (Apple TV).
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:450 [10400] DEBUG - [Now] Updated play state for /library/metadata/0.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:451 [8692] DEBUG - Downloading document http://127.0.0.1:32400/library/metadata/0
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:451 [8692] DEBUG - Cache hit for document http://127.0.0.1:32400/library/metadata/0
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:26:454 [8692] ERROR - PlexClient::downloadContainer: expected MediaContainer element, found html
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:47:175 [6436] DEBUG - Request: GET /servers [127.0.0.1:56624] (2 live)
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:47:175 [6436] DEBUG - It took 0.000000 sec to serialize a list with 1 elements.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:47:183 [3276] DEBUG - Request: GET /library/sections [192.168.100.104:56625] (2 live)
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:47:185 [3276] DEBUG - It took 0.000000 sec to serialize a list with 1 elements.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:47:189 [6436] DEBUG - Request: GET /channels/all [192.168.100.104:56626] (2 live)
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:47:190 [6436] DEBUG - It took 0.000000 sec to serialize a list with 7 elements.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:47:323 [9624] DEBUG - Ordered to stop server.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:47:323 [12060] DEBUG - Stopping server...
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:47:323 [7136] DEBUG - HTTP requesting to: http://www.google-analytics.com/collect
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:48:324 [12060] WARN - Timed out waiting for server to finish.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:48:324 [12060] DEBUG - Server stopped.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:48:324 [12060] DEBUG - NetworkService: Stopping advertisement.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:48:324 [12060] DEBUG - Killing plug-ins.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:48:324 [12060] DEBUG - [com.plexapp.plugins.kartinatv2] Killing.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:48:325 [2056] ERROR - Network Service: Error in advertiser handle read: 995 (The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request) socket=-1
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:48:325 [12060] DEBUG - [com.plexapp.system] Killing.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:48:325 [12060] DEBUG - Waiting for DLNA server to exit.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:48:425 [2056] INFO - Network Service: Abandoning advertise socket, it was closed.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:49:086 [7068] DEBUG - DLNA Server exited.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:49:087 [12060] DEBUG - WebKit: Stream closed.
Oct 11, 2013 18:12:49:087 [12060] DEBUG - WK_BrowseToURL about:blank

plex connect log

18:12:24 WebServer: http request path:
/video/kartinaappletv/:/function/PlayChannel?function_args=Y2VyZWFsMQozCmRpY3QKZGljdApGcmFtZXdvcmsub2JqZWN0cy5JdGVtSW5mb1JlY29yZAozCnIyCnM2CnNlbmRlcmkyCnMyCmlkaTEzODE1MDcwNDYKczMKZ210NQpzMjUK4pa2INCf0YDRj9C80L7QuSDRjdGE0LjRgHM5Cml0ZW1UaXRsZXMxMgpLYXJ0aW5hQXBwbGVzNgp0aXRsZTFzMTIK0J%40QtdGA0LLRi9C5czYKdGl0bGUyczgwCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9hcnQtZGVmYXVsdC5qcGc%40dD0xMzI0NDI2ODUyczMKYXJ0czgxCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9pY29uLWRlZmF1bHQucG5nP3Q9MTMyNDQyNjg1MnM1CnRodW1icjEKcjAK&PlexConnect=PlayVideo_ChannelsV1&PlexConnectUDID=C07L5201FF54&PlexConnectATVName=Apple%20TV
18:12:24 Localize: aTVLanguage: en
18:12:24 WebServer: cleaned path:
/video/kartinaappletv/:/function/PlayChannel
18:12:24 WebServer: PlexConnect options:
{'PlexConnectUDID': 'C07L5201FF54', 'PlexConnect': 'PlayVideo_ChannelsV1', 'aTVLanguage': 'en', 'PlexConnectATVName': 'Apple TV'}
18:12:24 WebServer: additional arguments:
?function_args=Y2VyZWFsMQozCmRpY3QKZGljdApGcmFtZXdvcmsub2JqZWN0cy5JdGVtSW5mb1JlY29yZAozCnIyCnM2CnNlbmRlcmkyCnMyCmlkaTEzODE1MDcwNDYKczMKZ210NQpzMjUK4pa2INCf0YDRj9C80L7QuSDRjdGE0LjRgHM5Cml0ZW1UaXRsZXMxMgpLYXJ0aW5hQXBwbGVzNgp0aXRsZTFzMTIK0J%40QtdGA0LLRi9C5czYKdGl0bGUyczgwCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9hcnQtZGVmYXVsdC5qcGc%40dD0xMzI0NDI2ODUyczMKYXJ0czgxCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9pY29uLWRlZmF1bHQucG5nP3Q9MTMyNDQyNjg1MnM1CnRodW1icjEKcjAK
18:12:24 WebServer: serving .xml: /video/kartinaappletv/:/function/PlayChannel
18:12:24 XMLConverter: PlexConnect Cmd: PlayVideo_ChannelsV1
18:12:24 XMLConverter: playing Channels XML Version 1: /video/kartinaappletv/:/function/PlayChannel?function_args=Y2VyZWFsMQozCmRpY3QKZGljdApGcmFtZXdvcmsub2JqZWN0cy5JdGVtSW5mb1JlY29yZAozCnIyCnM2CnNlbmRlcmkyCnMyCmlkaTEzODE1MDcwNDYKczMKZ210NQpzMjUK4pa2INCf0YDRj9C80L7QuSDRjdGE0LjRgHM5Cml0ZW1UaXRsZXMxMgpLYXJ0aW5hQXBwbGVzNgp0aXRsZTFzMTIK0J%40QtdGA0LLRi9C5czYKdGl0bGUyczgwCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9hcnQtZGVmYXVsdC5qcGc%40dD0xMzI0NDI2ODUyczMKYXJ0czgxCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9pY29uLWRlZmF1bHQucG5nP3Q9MTMyNDQyNjg1MnM1CnRodW1icjEKcjAK
18:12:24 XMLConverter:
 
   
     
        http://192.168.100.104:32400/video/kartinaappletv/:/function/PlayChannel?function_args=Y2VyZWFsMQozCmRpY3QKZGljdApGcmFtZXdvcmsub2JqZWN0cy5JdGVtSW5mb1JlY29yZAozCnIyCnM2CnNlbmRlcmkyCnMyCmlkaTEzODE1MDcwNDYKczMKZ210NQpzMjUK4pa2INCf0YDRj9C80L7QuSDRjdGE0LjRgHM5Cml0ZW1UaXRsZXMxMgpLYXJ0aW5hQXBwbGVzNgp0aXRsZTFzMTIK0J%40QtdGA0LLRi9C5czYKdGl0bGUyczgwCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9hcnQtZGVmYXVsdC5qcGc%40dD0xMzI0NDI2ODUyczMKYXJ0czgxCi86L3BsdWdpbnMvY29tLnBsZXhhcHAucGx1Z2lucy5rYXJ0aW5hdHYyL3Jlc291cmNlcy9pY29uLWRlZmF1bHQucG5nP3Q9MTMyNDQyNjg1MnM1CnRodW1icjEKcjAK
        *title*
       
     
   
 
 
18:12:24 WebServer: http request header:
Host: atv.plexconnect
 
X-Apple-Store-Front: 143441-1,18
 
Accept: */*
 
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate
 
Accept-Language: en;q=0.9
 
Connection: keep-alive
 
X-Apple-TV-Resolution: 1080
 
X-Apple-TV-Version: 5.3
 
User-Agent: iTunes-AppleTV/5.3 (3; 8GB; dt:12)
 
 
18:12:24 WebServer: http request path:
/&PlexConnectATVLogLevel=1&PlexConnectLog=Player%20state%3A%20Loading%20at%20this%20time%3A%200
18:12:24 Localize: aTVLanguage: en
18:12:24 WebServer: cleaned path:
/
18:12:24 WebServer: PlexConnect options:
{'PlexConnectATVLogLevel': '1', 'PlexConnectLog': 'Player state: Loading at this time: 0', 'aTVLanguage': 'en'}
18:12:24 WebServer: additional arguments:
 
18:12:24 ATVLogger: Player state: Loading at this time: 0
18:12:26 WebServer: http request header:
Host: atv.plexconnect
 
X-Apple-Store-Front: 143441-1,18
 
Accept: */*
 
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate
 
Accept-Language: en;q=0.9
 
Connection: keep-alive
 
X-Apple-TV-Resolution: 1080
 
X-Apple-TV-Version: 5.3
 
User-Agent: iTunes-AppleTV/5.3 (3; 8GB; dt:12)
 
 
18:12:26 WebServer: http request path:
/&PlexConnectATVLogLevel=1&PlexConnectLog=Player%20state%3A%20Stopped%20at%20this%20time%3A%200
18:12:26 Localize: aTVLanguage: en
18:12:26 WebServer: cleaned path:
/
18:12:26 WebServer: PlexConnect options:
{'PlexConnectATVLogLevel': '1', 'PlexConnectLog': 'Player state: Stopped at this time: 0', 'aTVLanguage': 'en'}
18:12:26 WebServer: additional arguments:
 
18:12:26 ATVLogger: Player state: Stopped at this time: 0

so bottom line - it seems like transcoding does not work (for me :) ) any advice?

Well... you are trying to watch a channel, right? Plugins might still have issues... did you read the pinned thread about this topic?

which topic?

BTW, if I modify the plugin and request from the iptv provider a video stream in apple format - everything OK

so I assume that plugin works. and only transcoding is my issue

PMS can't transcode mpegts and that is probably what you recieve the stream in.

PMC and PHT can hande mpegts directly.

>> which topic?

     More channels working!    

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