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+--- Thread: Swiftfin Client for TVOS - Search Messed Up and No Way to Scrub? (/t-swiftfin-client-for-tvos-search-messed-up-and-no-way-to-scrub)
Swiftfin Client for TVOS - Search Messed Up and No Way to Scrub? - theguitarman - 2024-08-28
Based on reading the forums here a bit, I am aware that the TVOS Jellyfin client Swiftfin is in active development, but has not been updated in quite some time on the Apple app store. However, I have run into 2 issues that are so fundamental, I am wondering if they are well known, or something specific to me.
I guess I am runing Swiftfin 1.0.1 on an Apple TV HD (not 4k). First off, I had a movie playback just stop unexpectedly with 15 minutes left. Ok, weird. But when I went to fast forward/scrub using the slider to get back to the point we left off, I was unable to do so. If I scrubbed while the movie played, the playback indicator just jumps back to where the movie currently is. If I pause, and then advance the slider, it just jumps back to current playback position when I hit play. Is this a known/common issue? I ended up having to use my iPhone, play the movie there, and AirPlay it to the Apple TV to finis h the movie.
The second issue is with search. I could barely type the words I am searching for because it kept erasing letters and bugging. Through persistence, I was able to, but even then, the search results showed up on top of the search bar, making a jumbled mess. I am attaching a photo of this.
Are these known issues, or is it something with my setup?
RE: Swiftfin Client for TVOS - Search Messed Up and No Way to Scrub? - TheDreadPirate - 2024-08-28
For the playback issue, what you're describing usually happens when the client is directly playing the video but the file is corrupt or malformed to some degree. Usually the video/audio is fine but the container is malformed. I'm assuming this doesn't happen on EVERY video. Just a particular video or a particular set of videos from the same source.
You can try repackaging the video/audio/subs. This does not involve any re-encoding so it should only take a few minutes.
Code:
/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffmpeg -fflags +genpts+igndts -i "/path/to/problem/video.mkv" -map 0 -codec copy -max_muxing_queue_size 2048 -avoid_negative_ts make_zero -max_interleave_delta 0 newFile.mkvI don't have any Apple devices so I can't comment on the search bug you're talking about.
RE: Swiftfin Client for TVOS - Search Messed Up and No Way to Scrub? - FriFra - 2024-08-29
I have the same issues. Im currently trying it because im forced due to Synology is discontinuing Video Station. All videos which now causing trouble had 0 issues on Video Station and 0 issues with the native player nor VLC.
Because of the search, Swiftfin is completely unusable. btw. its crashing when i try to watch TV via the attached HDHomeRun.
RE: Swiftfin Client for TVOS - Search Messed Up and No Way to Scrub? - TheDreadPirate - 2024-08-29
Live TV on Swiftfin is a known issue.
https://github.com/jellyfin/Swiftfin/issues/1183