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OK i have tried those new tests with and without the transcodefaststart and transcodedvideofilesize options on both the snapshot build and the final release and with the same results as before. not sure what you mean by "test with the n°2 and the 2 latest" though. to eliminate java as a pr...

here are the other logs due to limit of 3 attachments.

OK done the first 5 tests and here are my results - Test 1 - PS4 waits 40 secs then says "cannot play media" Test 2 - plays after 6 secs but only plays first 4 secs on PS4 - ums still streaming (or doing something) and doesn't stop till i stop on PS4. Test 3 - PS4 waits 20 secs then says &...

been testing this out myself and found that the PS4 is sorting by MP3 Title and not by filename so prepend track numbers has no effect. would it be possible to alter the tags to add track numbers to the title tag on the fly before being sent to the PS4? as i doubt sony will update the Mediaplayer an...

thanks will give it a try later and report back.

i have found that if a file has forced embedded subtitles (like English for foreign speaking parts) it would cause ums to transcode the file instead of streaming it. after playing around with the config file i added - SupportedExternalSubtitlesFormats = SUBRIP,ASS,TEXT,MICRODVD,WEBVTT,SAMI Supported...

i have found the the PS4 keeps an internal history of the last 20 or so files and if you play one of those that was stopped before the end it will automatically resume from the last point (i'm guessing its like like the go to option on ps3 but is automatic). however resuming a file from UMS that is ...

ok here is the log file from the clean install of the build you wanted me to try

ok. i've tried the build you posted with a clean install and it is behaving differently. it still won't start playing straight away when transcoding, the ps4 waits for about 20 secs before playing but it is no longer doing the start playing - hang for 30+ secs - stop playing then start playing again...

thanks will give a try. just to exclude any problems with my network or computer i tested my old 8 year old laptop with a direct wired connection to the ps4 with the latest version of ums installed and it had exactly the same behavior. i will report back once i have tried a clean install of this new...