Maybe as only audio played on that attempt as it wouldn’t sync.
powered usb hub. plays fine on tv and xbox so wouldn’t have thought that’s the issue.
What we’re after is a clip from the actual video that’s giving you problems. Feel free to PM me like you have before.
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doh! This should be it Microsoft OneDrive
Thanks but that clip says
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 9 604.148 FPS
and it’s very short. Can you make sure however you made it isn’t messing about?
It was trimmed with ffmpeg which is usually pretty reliable.
I can share the whole file of 2gb or the nzb if you can download.
If you can copy about 100MB with dd it should arrive unscathed. And comply with fair use policy 
here you go - about 5 mins. I’ll attach log from ffmpeg too: Microsoft OneDrive
Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'kin.mkv':
Metadata:
encoder : libebml v1.4.4 + libmatroska v1.7.1
Duration: 00:51:14.52, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 6037 kb/s
Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 25 fps, 25 tbr, 1k tbn (default)
Metadata:
BPS : 5909055
DURATION : 00:51:14.508000000
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 76862
NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 2270929638
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v74.0.0 ('You Oughta Know') 64-bit
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC: 2023-03-27 01:39:59
_STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES
Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (LC), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp (default)
Metadata:
BPS : 125371
DURATION : 00:51:14.517000000
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 144118
NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 48181931
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v74.0.0 ('You Oughta Know') 64-bit
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC: 2023-03-27 01:39:59
_STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES
Stream #0:2(eng): Subtitle: subrip (srt)
Metadata:
BPS : 47
DURATION : 00:49:19.949000000
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 583
NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 17471
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v74.0.0 ('You Oughta Know') 64-bit
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC: 2023-03-27 01:39:59
_STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES
Stream #0:3(eng): Subtitle: subrip (srt)
Metadata:
title : SDH
BPS : 52
DURATION : 00:49:19.949000000
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 694
NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 19576
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v74.0.0 ('You Oughta Know') 64-bit
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC: 2023-03-27 01:39:59
_STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> h264 (libx264))
Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (aac (native) -> vorbis (libvorbis))
Stream #0:2 -> #0:2 (subrip (srt) -> ass (ssa))
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] using SAR=1/1
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] profile High, level 4.0, 4:2:0, 8-bit
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] 264 - core 165 r3214 fe9e4a7 - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec - Copyleft 2003-2025 - http://www.videolan.org/x264.html - options: cabac=1 ref=3 deblock=1:0:0 analyse=0x3:0x113 me=hex subme=7 psy=1 psy_rd=1.00:0.00 mixed_ref=1 me_range=16 chroma_me=1 trellis=1 8x8dct=1 cqm=0 deadzone=21,11 fast_pskip=1 chroma_qp_offset=-2 threads=6 lookahead_threads=1 sliced_threads=0 nr=0 decimate=1 interlaced=0 bluray_compat=0 constrained_intra=0 bframes=3 b_pyramid=2 b_adapt=1 b_bias=0 direct=1 weightb=1 open_gop=0 weightp=2 keyint=250 keyint_min=25 scenecut=40 intra_refresh=0 rc_lookahead=40 rc=crf mbtree=1 crf=23.0 qcomp=0.60 qpmin=0 qpmax=69 qpstep=4 ip_ratio=1.40 aq=1:1.00
Output #0, matroska, to 'cut.mkv':
Metadata:
encoder : Lavf62.0.100
Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (H264 / 0x34363248), yuv420p(tv, progressive), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 25 fps, 1k tbn (default)
Metadata:
encoder : Lavc62.0.100 libx264
BPS : 5909055
DURATION : 00:51:14.508000000
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 76862
NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 2270929638
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v74.0.0 ('You Oughta Know') 64-bit
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC: 2023-03-27 01:39:59
_STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES
Side data:
cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/0 buffer size: 0 vbv_delay: N/A
Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: vorbis (oV[0][0] / 0x566F), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp (default)
Metadata:
encoder : Lavc62.0.100 libvorbis
BPS : 125371
DURATION : 00:51:14.517000000
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 144118
NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 48181931
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v74.0.0 ('You Oughta Know') 64-bit
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC: 2023-03-27 01:39:59
_STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES
Stream #0:2(eng): Subtitle: ass
Metadata:
encoder : Lavc62.0.100 ssa
BPS : 47
DURATION : 00:49:19.949000000
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 583
NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 17471
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v74.0.0 ('You Oughta Know') 64-bit
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC: 2023-03-27 01:39:59
_STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES
[out#0/matroska @ 000002583019ee80] video:79322KiB audio:3517KiB subtitle:5KiB other streams:0KiB global headers:4KiB muxing overhead: 0.235891%
frame= 7700 fps=7.9 q=-1.0 Lsize= 83039KiB time=00:04:45.92 bitrate=2379.2kbits/s speed=0.292x
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] frame I:171 Avg QP:17.25 size: 54021
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] frame P:2295 Avg QP:20.38 size: 17699
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] frame B:5234 Avg QP:21.92 size: 5993
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] consecutive B-frames: 3.9% 3.2% 39.8% 53.1%
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] mb I I16..4: 29.7% 65.5% 4.8%
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] mb P I16..4: 7.2% 12.1% 0.2% P16..4: 33.2% 5.0% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0% skip:39.3%
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] mb B I16..4: 0.8% 1.1% 0.0% B16..8: 32.7% 1.2% 0.1% direct: 0.9% skip:63.2% L0:42.5% L1:56.1% BI: 1.4%
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] 8x8 transform intra:62.4% inter:92.6%
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 29.3% 38.3% 4.3% inter: 6.2% 9.3% 0.0%
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] i16 v,h,dc,p: 35% 28% 13% 24%
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 30% 20% 34% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3%
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 30% 25% 14% 4% 7% 6% 6% 4% 4%
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] i8c dc,h,v,p: 62% 19% 17% 2%
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] Weighted P-Frames: Y:1.0% UV:0.0%
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] ref P L0: 68.9% 8.8% 15.9% 6.2% 0.1%
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] ref B L0: 88.4% 9.7% 1.8%
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] ref B L1: 97.6% 2.4%
[libx264 @ 0000025830d2e400] kb/s:2109.73
Plays perfectly here, but still getting odd metadata
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 249.550 FPS
Can it be OneDrive that’s messing with it?
Although this is what I get in kodi.log and it’s playing at 50Hz
2025-04-10 18:14:46.573 T:12369 debug <general>: Open - av_find_stream_info finished
2025-04-10 18:14:46.574 T:12369 info <general>: ffmpeg[0xb28e6088]: Input #0, matroska,webm, from '/mnt/1Text4/Test files/25p/cut.mkv':
2025-04-10 18:14:46.574 T:12369 info <general>: ffmpeg[0xb28e6088]: Metadata:
2025-04-10 18:14:46.574 T:12369 info <general>: ffmpeg[0xb28e6088]: ENCODER : Lavf62.0.100
2025-04-10 18:14:46.574 T:12369 info <general>: ffmpeg[0xb28e6088]: Duration: 00:05:08.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2208 kb/s
2025-04-10 18:14:46.574 T:12369 info <general>: ffmpeg[0xb28e6088]: Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(tv, progressive), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 25 fps, 25 tbr, 1k tbn (default)
can stick it somewhere else if you have a suggestion?
Try the share we were using for DV samples. I can PM the URL if you’ve lost it.
Done. Will pm you the link to the file
Noticed the same issue on my Vero V with a newest trending series. It’s a uhd 25hz material, other 23.9 material plays flawlessly. I whitelisted all the modes except 50hz and the results are better but I don’t think they are 100% solved. Tried Planet Earth (25hz) which sometimes plays with hiccups and sometimes normally… No dropped/skipped frames in any case. Weird
Played Planet Earth with blacklisted 50hz modes, noticed a few hiccups in the first minute or so:
Log: https://paste.osmc.tv/eziyaveged
For the record, I grabbed the clip @pinn73 provided and it played perfectly at 50Hz. If we can’t reproduce the problem, we will struggle to fix it. I should say, my Veros are pretty much vanilla - no addons other than tvheadend, media files mounted by autofs, stock OSMC skin.
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Which modes have you whitelisted?
If I whitelist 1080/50, it plays at 4k/50 and is okay apart from the recap at start of ep where it’s as jerky as all hell.
Ok I found an interesting thing, it has to do something with the subtitles enabled… I get a hiccup when a subtitle is displayed on screen but doesn’t happen 100% of the time… Just tried Planet Earth and two hiccups occured when the subtitle popped twice on screen… Tried with disabled subtitles and the hiccups were gone…
Edit: most definitely has to do something with the subtitles in my case. Did a few more tries with them enabled and disabled and were no hiccups with them disabled. Every time the video was started from the kodi from scratch, no rewinds.
Edit2: the hiccups are gone with the subtitles enabled if I rewind the video to the start and let it play again. Tested multiple times. No idea what’s going on.
That’s useful, thanks.
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That’s odd. Are you sure?
I can now reproduce stuttering when playing your clip at 1080p25Hz. But at 1080p50Hz it’s smooth as butter, even after the main title comes up.
If I whitelist everything (including 1080p50 and 4k50) it plays at 1080p50.
Sorry, misspoke. If I blacklist it I meant
Is that with double refresh rates enabled?
yes. For testing, I’m just selecting the resolution from the OSD while playing the file. But with double refreshrates on, those will always be chosen.