Recording issue

[Guillaumeexc]

Hello once again,

I was trying to record a program following your tutorial.
I got to the point where i have the add on setup and everything but when the time of recording is supposed to start, i get the notification that the recording is starting but it also ends right away.
It only creates a .ts file that is 0 octet.

Here is what i see in the kodi software

Do you have any idea as to why this issue occurs ?

Thanks a lot for the help

[wwark]

Hello @Guillaumeexc,
What is your configuration to run Kodi ?
What is the version of the plugin IPTV Recorder ?
Do you follow the pre-requist https://catch-up-tv-and-more.github.io/fr/live_tv_installation/#iv-enregistrement-des-directs-tv ?

Thanks,

[Guillaumeexc]

Hello, i have the kodi 18.0
I have the version 0.0.131 of IPTV recorder.

I did follow the pre-requisit of having FFMPEG installed and linked in IPTV recorder & have the m3u file setup up in PVR IPTV simple.

Here is linked the settings of IPTV recorder if it might help.

Thanks

[wwark]

Could you please share the logs of Kodi in debug mode ?
We will see if there is any issue. After we will need to open a ticket on IPTV recorder github page if we find the root cause of the issue.
There is also other solutions like IPTV Recoder.

Thanks,

[Guillaumeexc]

It seems that this issue is already known and is already opened on the github of IPTV Recorder.

primaeval/plugin.video.iptv.recorder#48

I hope that they answer at some point so that we can use the recording feature again.

If you don't mind can you link me the IPTV Recoder git, i can't seem to find it.

Regards

[wwark]

It is the correct link for IPTV Recorder git https://github.com/primaeval/plugin.video.iptv.recorder/issues/
Could you please provide the whole debug log after a test to see if we find something to help your case ?

There is also other possibility with TVHeadend for example but required to install a server and some configuration.

Thanks,

[Guillaumeexc]

Here is linked my entire log file as i dont really know where to look

The programmation of the recording should be at 19:54
The actual start of the recording should occur at around 19:58

kodi.log

Thanks a lot for your help

[wwark]

Could you please try to record without using programmation ?
Also, could you please try another live TV like "Public Sénat" for exemple ?

Thanks,

[Guillaumeexc]

Hello,
I don't quite understand what you mean by "without using programmation".
Also, I've tried to record the public sénat channel and the same problem occurs.

[wwark]

The new version of IPTV Recorder doesn't seem stable.
I have to deactivate EPG configuration of IPTV Simple to make appear channels ...

I managed to record 1 minutes of Arte FR before the record closed (generate a file of 28 mo redeable) orther channels tested the record is closed directly with a file of 0 mb.
We will see the return of the owner of IPTV Recorder regarding your ticket.

You have an option "play and record" i use it for my tests.

[wwark]

I have a message close but Arte record is still running in background ...
I have record 1.4Go now.

[enigma131]

For recording purposes i do it differently. I use Vlc as external player, and use recording feature from Vlc.

[wwark]

@enigma131 Can you describe how you do it ?
Thanks,

[enigma131]

In userdata folder, you create a file playercorefactory.xml
In this file, you specify a external player, as example Vlc, mine :

playercorefactory
players
player name="VLC" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true"
filename>/usr/bin/vlc</filename
hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc
/player
/player
/playercorefactory

!! github is malforming this section, you have to add < in front of each line , and > at end, and indentation is removed !!!

This file is for Linux, for Windows you must adapt Vlc path.

So for each channel, you have the choice : direct click open it with Kodi, right click on channel name you get a extra line play whith .. you chose VLC .. and voila you can record.
Sure you can't record channels with DRM.

[wwark]

Thank you @enigma131 !
@Guillaumeexc you can used this solution or tv headens in place to IPTV Recorder.

Wwark

[enigma131]

With Tvheadend you need a tuner. You have cheap ones in USB form :) but it requires a DVB-T antenna signal.
I use Kodi + Tvheadend plugin when server is on. With this solution recorder is located on the server. Video résolutions are 1080i.
I use Kodi + Catch up Tv when server is down. With this solution recording via VLC on PC client, only channels without DRM. Vidéo résolutions are variable, depending on provider.

[Phigen]

Hello once again,

I was trying to record a program following your tutorial. I got to the point where i have the add on setup and everything but when the time of recording is supposed to start, i get the notification that the recording is starting but it also ends right away. It only creates a .ts file that is 0 octet.

Same problem for me on Libreelec 18 and RPI4.
I have some good results with this ffmpeg binary from here "https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/"
"https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-git-armhf-static.tar.xz"
I decompress and put "ffmpeg" and "ffprobe" files in my "Download" folder and I point IPTV Recorder to this new "ffmpeg".
I have some crashes of Kodi when I choose to record, but Registering seems to work.
PS : Sorry for mistakes