Distortion in video on demand

Regular HD and standard proms are clear, but whenever I attempt to use Video on Demand the picture is distorted. Is anyone else having this problem? Is there a fix?

Usually I would suggest rebooting the router first along with the cable box if this begins to happen.

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Unable to Stream Video on Demand files from NAS on latest version of AMS 5.0.3

Hi,
I was hoping that someone could assist me.
Our organisation has recently purchased Adobe Media Server Standard to deploy to two Windows 2008 R2 servers (core edition) to stream flash content (video on demand only) which is resident on NAS storage.
I have considerable difficultly in streaming content from NAS and from the literature I have read and the configuration I have done it should be possible.
The steps I have taken to attempt to get this to work are as follows:
Installation
- Installed AMS 5.0.1 on both servers using the default TCP ports and Apache was not installed as part of the install
- Both AMS instances upgraded to the latest release AMS 5.0.3
- Windows Firewall on the servers disabled (we use hardware firewalls) and TCP connectivity verified by using telnet to connect these servers on 1935 and 80
Initial Configuration
- As we only will be using video on demand I removed the live, livepkgr and multicast applications from the /applications folder. Vod is the only application remaining
- Using the videoplayer in the /samples/videoplayer we were successfully able to view the sample streams
Configuration to stream from NAS
- I modified the VOD_DIR in the ams.ini file in the /conf folder to reflect the NAS location (\\{nas FQDN\sharename}
- Our NAS share has NTFS permissions applied and our AMS servers are joined to Active Directory. I created an AD account that had membership of the group that had read rights to the NAS share.
- I then reconfigured the AMS windows service to Log on with the AD account (as per the install guide: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/adobemediaserver/configadmin/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d119f2925 e64-7fc7.2.3.html)
Issues Experienced
- Whenever I change the AMS windows service to use an AD user (and not the Local System account), the service will run for only a short time (time often varies) before the service stops. In the application event log the AMS (Core) component
logs the error "Failed to create process mutex".
- The issue experienced is similar to a previous post by an FMS 3.5 user (http://forums.adobe.com/thread/650522)
Troubleshooting:
- To rule out a permission issue, I confirmed that the AD user created could actually read from the NAS share
- I also gave the AD user read/write permission to the AMS install directory. I have also added the AD user to the local admin group. Still get the "Failed to create process mutex" error and service stops.
- We created a test share on the NAS that had no restrictions set (everyone full control) and reconfigured the ams.ini to use this. The service still stops.
- I reconfigured the ams.ini back to the default path (local storage) and attempted to start the AMS windows service with the AD account. The service still stops which seems to confirm the issue is not related to the NAS storage/permissions itself
- I gave the servers machine account from AD read/write access to the NAS shares (both test and live shares) and reconfigured the AMS windows service to use the local system account. Whilst the windows service remains stable and runs,
streams do not work
- I have been testing using rtmpdump and a player (http://osmf.org/configurator/fmp/):
- With the player the player connects and the stream remains in a "buffering state"
- With rtmpdump we get the "NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound" error. The stream definately exists. I have the rtmpdump log file but not sure how to upload it to this post
- The above issues/behaviour is experienced from both servers
Workaround:
- The only way I can get NAS streaming to work is to map the NAS share as a network drive from the server
- On the same server I then stopped the AMS windows service and started AMS as a console application (ams.ini is pointing to the NAS location)
- Streaming then works however this is not an exceptable workaround for a enterprise server that will be streaming content to the Internet. Having to rely on mapped network drives and console applications is certainly far from ideal.
Should it be possible to have the windows service run under the context of another account and to be able to stream without then having to have a mapped network drive?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Jason
UPDATE: to add further, I have just tested this on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition with the full UI and I get the exact behaviour/problems as documented above. The issue I am experiencing is not related to the fact I am using the core edition of Windows.

HI,
I have managed to address my issue and get this working!
When reconfiguring the AMS service to use the AD account you MUST also reconfigure the Adobe Media Administration Server to use the AD account.
This mismatch in accounts was causing the mutex issue and stopping the AMS account from running. Read access to the NAS and log on as a service right on the AMS server
was all that required for the stream from NAS to work.
If any Adobe staff read this thread - can I please request that the section on "Mapping Directories to Network Drives" in the "Configuring the Content Storage" section of the help guide (http://help.adobe.com/en_US/adobemediaserver/configadmin/adobemediaserver_5.0.3_config_adm in.pdf) be revised to be clearer as to what windows services need to be reconfigured
to support AD authentication
Thanks
Jason

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Last week VOD failed again and the FIOS tech I spoke to was havnig difficulties remotely connecting to my STBs (a common situation from previous tech support calls). He dispatched a technician to visit my home to check DB levels for each of my STBs. The field tech arrived two days ago and brought a new QIP7216-1 and a new router. It took over an hour for him to get them working even with help from remote support (they couldn't "see" the STBs). Once they were able to flush out the issues, he departed but unfortunately he left without enabling the multi-room DVR functionality. I called FIOS support yesterday and the remote technician had significant difficulties getting the "system" to recognize my configuration and he eventually broke off our call so he could escalate to Video support. He called me back hours later once he felt that they had resolved all the configuration issues and when I checked everything seemed to be working.
This morning I tried to program my DVD from my Verizon cellphone (this was working last week) and the DVR displayed a message that my account was not authorized. I called into FIOS support and the automated service attempted repair which included a "reload" of the STB firmware. Once the automated system felt I should be able to continue I noticed that the Video on Demand error VOD_5 happened when I tried to select it and now the option for Remote DVR programming is nolonger available on any menu!
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Hi gr8scot,
Since my original post I can attest that I've made it through 2 weeks without any error messages or unavailable features (fingers and toes crossed) . I can identify with your frustration and hope that once they exorcise the demons from your configuration (if you hang on) it seems that eventually the solution stabilizes.
In my case I found some help by contacting the Verizon Customer Relations team at 800-483-7988. Once I got these folks engaged I can say that my blood pressure returned to lower levels as they were in daily communications with me until I was satisfied that my issues were resolved.
It's unfortunate that it had to get to that point for me (and for you too) but it was fairly apparent that something about my equipment configuration was confused within the Verizon FIOS provisioning applications (my issues seem to have developed around the time of any equipment or service changes). I spoke to some very dedicated and personable FIOS tech support agents (unfortunately I actually got to know them very well after spending hours on the phone). It was clear to me that they were doing the best that they could and the issues were way above their toolset and my big beef was the lack of communication that happened once the first level folks had to pass the problem off to either the "network group" or the developers.
Good luck and hope we both can eventually get to enjoy our entertainment systems.

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Hi I have done some more digging and found this:
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I'm currently doing video on demand system and facing one big problem:how to do BACKWARD and FORWARD the movie.
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I don't see any obvious programming errors, but according to this -
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I have used on demand many times (although not VOD - I've used HBO & Showtime On Demand, etc.).
When I go to view the movie, the screen is all choppy, and I can still see the On Demand interface channel in the background.
If I rewind or fast forward the movie, the picture is crystal clear, however when I hit play I have the same garbled picture. There is also no sound.
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Sorry to hear about the problems with your On Demand. We would like to help. So we can get more information from you, I have copied your post to our private support board. Please refer all correspondences to there from here on out. You can easily get to the private support one of two ways. In the email you signed up for the forums with, you will receive a link to click on. Make sure you are already signed into the forums before clicking on this link. Another way of getting there is by clicking on your username anywhere you see it in the forums. This brings you to your account profile. Scroll down to the section labeled "My Support Cases" . In there you will see the link to your case.
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hi to all, i am developing a p2p video on demand application(pull based)..since it is pull based,how a receiver can control the streaming?.. is there any reference..
how can i use RTSP commands from receiver?.. please answer me
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how to initiate video transmission from sender by a receiver(how to initiate pull based streaming)?
question2:
is it possible to stream video inside same system using avtransmit and avreceive ?
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*Address already in use
Mr.captoss_ please answer me...

First off, please don't double-post the same questions on two threads.
john1989 wrote:
hi to all, i am developing a p2p video on demand application(pull based)..since it is pull based,how a receiver can control the streaming?.. is there any reference.. No, there is no reference. Previous discussions on how to implement it, but, no reference.
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Please read this.
[http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=28&threadID=5356672]
question2:
is it possible to stream video inside same system using avtransmit and avreceive ?Yes.
Please read this.
[http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/Javapedia/JMFQuickstartGuide#Q_Why_won_t_the_AVTransmit2_exam]

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is there a way to test for this, or would the problem have to be occurring while it is being tested in order to confirm?
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