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Whilst XBMC is playing media on screen you can activate the '''codecinfo''' overlay {{keypress|O}} key on keyboard or {{button|Guide}} on remote. This normally appears as white text on a black background bar located near the top of the screen (dependent on the skin being used). The codecinfo overlay displays a number of real time variables describing detailed information on the codecs currently in use.
<section begin="intro" />Whilst Kodi is playing media on screen you can activate the '''codecinfo''' overlay {{keypress|o}} key on a keyboard. This normally appears as white text on a black background bar located near the top of the screen (dependent on the skin being used). The codecinfo overlay displays a number of real time variables describing detailed information on the codecs currently in use.<section end="intro" />


[[File:Video codecinfo.png|thumb|left|700px|Frodo]]
{{note|The codecinfo screen is not entirely accurate for some of the reported data, due to the fact that the codecinfo screen itself will reduce performance on low powered devices (i.e., Raspberry Pi, some Android/ARM boxes). }}
[[File:Video_codecinfo_gotham.png|thumb|right|700px|Gotham {{?}}]]
<br clear=all>
In Frodo in fullscreen video playback, the codec information is split into 4 lines of text. In Gotham it splits into 6 lines.
* Audio information - provided by both the <big>'''D'''</big>emuxer and the <big>'''P'''</big>layer
* Video information - provided by both the <big>'''D'''</big>emuxer and the <big>'''P'''</big>layer
* General playback information <big>'''C'''</big>
* <big>'''W'''</big>indowing and System CPU information
* <big>'''S'''</big>ync to screen information


== Breakdown ==
{{-}}
== Current stable builds ==
[[File:Helix codecinfo.png|700px|Helix|right]]
;Video codecinfo window as seen in stable Kodi v14.x and newer builds.
 
Information is split into 7 lines of text:
* Audio information - '''D'''emuxer
* Audio information - '''P'''layer
* Video information - '''D'''emuxer
* Video information - '''P'''layer
* General playback information '''C'''
* '''W'''indowing and System CPU information
* '''S'''ync to screen information
{{-}}
 
=== Breakdown ===
Samples from the screen(s) above:
Samples from the screen(s) above:
'''<big>Feel free to update and share your experience below.</big>'''
{| class="prettytable"
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 850px;"
! Audio information  
! '''Audio information''' !! '''Breakdown'''
! Breakdown
|-
|-
| aac || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_codec Audio codec]
| aac || Audio codec
|-
|-
| mp4a / 0x6134706D || Codec ID {{?}} Format profile <ref>http://matroska.org/technical/specs/index.html#CodecID</ref> {{?}}
| mp4a / 0x6134706D || Codec ID - Format profile <ref>http://matroska.org/technical/specs/index.html#CodecID</ref>
|-
|-
| 48000 Hz || [[w:Sample_rate|Sampling rate]]
| 48000 Hz || Sampling rate
|-
|-
| 5.1 || Audio channels
| 5.1 || Audio channels
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| s16 || Sample size (s16 = signed 16-bit value)
| s16 || Sample size (s16 = signed 16-bit value)
|-
|-
| fltp || [http://www.ffmpeg.org/doxygen/trunk/samplefmt_8h.html float, planar]
| fltp || float, planar  
|-
|-
| 437 kb/s || Average audio [[w:Bitrate#Multimedia_encoding|bitrate]] (reported by [[w:Demultiplexer_(media_file)|demuxer]])
| 437 kb/s || Average audio bitrate (reported by demuxer)
|-
|-
| aq:99% || [http://www.theproducerschoice.com/blogs/articles/6040180-what-is-audio-saturation Audio queue saturation]
| aq:99% || Audio queue saturation
|-
|-
| Kb/s:437.41 || Current audio bitrate (reported by player)
| Kb/s:437.41 || Current audio bitrate (reported by player)
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| att:0.0db || Attenuation / gain added by player
| att:0.0db || Attenuation / gain added by player
|-
|-
! '''Video information''' !! '''Breakdown'''
! style="background: #DBDBDB;" | '''Video information'''  
! style="background: #DBDBDB;" | '''Breakdown'''
|-
|-
| h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661) || [[w:Video_codec|Video codec]] ([[w:H.264/MPEG-4_AVC#Profiles|profile]]) (type)
| h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661) || Video codec
|-
|-
| yuv420p || Color space / Chroma subsampling
| yuv420p || Color space / Chroma subsampling
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| 9282 kb/s || Average audio bitrate (reported by demuxer)
| 9282 kb/s || Average audio bitrate (reported by demuxer)
|-
|-
| fr:24.000 || Source [[w:Frame_rate|framerate]]
| fr:24.000 || Source framerate
|-
|-
| vq:88% || Video queue saturation
| vq:88% || Video queue saturation
|-
|-
| dc:ff-h264-dxva2 || Video library performing decode (in this case, ffmpeg/h264 with DXVA2 hardware accelerated decoding)
| dc:ff-h264-dxva2 || Video library performing decode
|-
|-
| Mb/s:7.79 || Current video bitrate (reported by player)
| Mb/s:7.79 || Current video bitrate (reported by player)
|-
|-
| drop:12 || Number of dropped frames
| drop:12 || Number of dropped frames
|-
| skip:13 || Number of skipped frames
|-
|-
| pc:1 || Pullup correction pattern length
| pc:1 || Pullup correction pattern length
|-
|-
! '''General playback information''' !! '''Breakdown'''
! style="background: #DBDBDB;" | '''General playback information'''  
! style="background: #DBDBDB;" | '''Breakdown'''
|-
|-
| ad:0.000 || Audio delay (configured)
| ad:0.000 || Audio delay (configured)
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| a/v:0.030 || Audio/video sync difference (real time)
| a/v:0.030 || Audio/video sync difference (real time)
|-
|-
| edl:- || [[Edit decision list]]
| edl:- || Edit decision list
|-
|-
| dcpu: 0% || Relative CPU Usage of the player thread
| dcpu: 0% || Relative CPU Usage of the player thread
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| vcpu: 0% || Relative CPU Usage of the video decode thread
| vcpu: 0% || Relative CPU Usage of the video decode thread
|-
|-
| cache:0 B 100% || Size of [[w:Disk_buffer|cached]] data and % of cache utilized
| cache:0 B 100% || Size of cached data and % of cache utilized
|-
! '''Windowing information''' !! '''Breakdown'''
|-
|-
| fps:24.00 || Video framerate
! style="background: #DBDBDB;" | '''Windowing information'''
! style="background: #DBDBDB;" | '''Breakdown'''
|-
|-
| CPU 4 [[w:Multi-core_processor|core(s)]] || System processor information (this display is OS-dependent)
| CPU 4 core(s) || System processor information (this display is OS-dependent)
|-
|-
| average: 4.7% || Average CPU load across all cores
| average: 4.7% || Average CPU load across all cores
|-
|-
! '''Sync to screen information''' !! '''Breakdown'''
! style="background: #DBDBDB;" | '''Sync to screen information'''
! style="background: #DBDBDB;" | '''Breakdown'''
|-
|-
| refresh || Actual refresh-rate being displayed
| refresh || Actual refresh-rate being displayed
|-
|-
| missed || Number of missed frames {{?}}
| missed || Number of missed frames
|-
|-
| speed || Audio speed correction to sync {{?}}
| speed || Audio speed correction to sync
|-
|-
| sync || Video speed to enable sync {{?}}
| sync || Video speed to enable sync
|-
|-
| avg || Avg amount of correction {{?}}
| avg || Avg amount of correction
|-
|-
| error || Percentage of errors syncing {{?}}
| error || Percentage of errors syncing
|}
|}


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== Further information/discussion ==  
== Further information/discussion ==
 
* See the [[forum:70743|Video Diagnostic Screen]] forum topic for discussion and more information.
{{forum link2|See the [[forum:70743|Video Diagnostic Screen]] forum topic for discussion and more information.}}
 
[[Category:XBMC Manual]]
[[Category:Troubleshooting]]

Latest revision as of 02:17, 7 December 2020

Whilst Kodi is playing media on screen you can activate the codecinfo overlay o key on a keyboard. This normally appears as white text on a black background bar located near the top of the screen (dependent on the skin being used). The codecinfo overlay displays a number of real time variables describing detailed information on the codecs currently in use.

Note: The codecinfo screen is not entirely accurate for some of the reported data, due to the fact that the codecinfo screen itself will reduce performance on low powered devices (i.e., Raspberry Pi, some Android/ARM boxes).


Current stable builds

Helix
Video codecinfo window as seen in stable Kodi v14.x and newer builds.

Information is split into 7 lines of text:

  • Audio information - Demuxer
  • Audio information - Player
  • Video information - Demuxer
  • Video information - Player
  • General playback information C
  • Windowing and System CPU information
  • Sync to screen information


Breakdown

Samples from the screen(s) above:

Audio information Breakdown
aac Audio codec
mp4a / 0x6134706D Codec ID - Format profile [1]
48000 Hz Sampling rate
5.1 Audio channels
s16 Sample size (s16 = signed 16-bit value)
fltp float, planar
437 kb/s Average audio bitrate (reported by demuxer)
aq:99% Audio queue saturation
Kb/s:437.41 Current audio bitrate (reported by player)
att:0.0db Attenuation / gain added by player
Video information Breakdown
h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661) Video codec
yuv420p Color space / Chroma subsampling
1920x1080 Resolution
SAR 1:1 DAR 16x9 Source Aspect Ratio - Display Aspect Ratio
9282 kb/s Average audio bitrate (reported by demuxer)
fr:24.000 Source framerate
vq:88% Video queue saturation
dc:ff-h264-dxva2 Video library performing decode
Mb/s:7.79 Current video bitrate (reported by player)
drop:12 Number of dropped frames
skip:13 Number of skipped frames
pc:1 Pullup correction pattern length
General playback information Breakdown
ad:0.000 Audio delay (configured)
a/v:0.030 Audio/video sync difference (real time)
edl:- Edit decision list
dcpu: 0% Relative CPU Usage of the player thread
acpu: 0% Relative CPU usage of the audio decode thread
vcpu: 0% Relative CPU Usage of the video decode thread
cache:0 B 100% Size of cached data and % of cache utilized
Windowing information Breakdown
CPU 4 core(s) System processor information (this display is OS-dependent)
average: 4.7% Average CPU load across all cores
Sync to screen information Breakdown
refresh Actual refresh-rate being displayed
missed Number of missed frames
speed Audio speed correction to sync
sync Video speed to enable sync
avg Avg amount of correction
error Percentage of errors syncing

References

  1. ↑ http://matroska.org/technical/specs/index.html#CodecID

Further information/discussion

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