[ale] OT: Kodi fails on video.

[Boris Borisov]

Is not available online on Smithsonian site. They have small clips there a
these are playable. The issue is with video in Smithsonian add-on for Kodi.
At least no don't know how to download with Kodi.

On Sep 30, 2016 5:40 PM, "DJ-Pfulio" <DJPfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:

Just download the video and look at the codecs using some other tools -
mplayer -identify, vlc, whatever.  youtube-dl can usually figure out
what the video is from the page.

Gotta link?

Every once in a while, PBS videos have multiple audio channels and the
default isn't what we'd normally want. Check for other audio channels.

As for the vcodec -

On 09/30/2016 08:45 AM, Boris Borisov wrote:
> I have two Kodi installs. One on rasPI B+ and one on Ubuntu 14.04. On
> both installed Smithsonian channel addon for video. Tried to watch
> "Richard the third" documentary from that channel. On rasPI I'm missing
> the narrator's voice but the music is on. On Ubuntu video won't start at
> all.
>
> Can somebody with better/newer install like rasPI 3 try to play that
> video and share the results.
>
> I'm suspecting codec issues specifically audio downmix issues.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
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