[ale] OT: Kodi fails on video.

[DJ-Pfulio]

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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