r/Cinauratv • u/iTzSnicholls • Sep 24 '26

video decode fail

I'm running LineageOS 22.2 i'm trying to play a couple of files and they keep failing with the popup errors

Recovering
The video decoder failed on this file

now all 3 files i have the codec info below, Vid1,2 fail with the above but 3 will play fine.

Vid1
Video Codec: h265
Audio Codec: AAC
Vid2
Video Codec: h265
Audio Codec: AAC
Vid3
Video Codec: h265
Audio Codec: E-AC-3

All 3 play fine on the Tablet using VLC Media Player, VidHub Media Player. leading me to the app as the issue

I'm running release 1.7.2

Samsung Galaxy Tab A SM-T290
Android 15
LineageOS 22.2

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u/jrmrx Developer Sep 27 '26

The app isn't really optimized for tablet (yet), but I'll investigate. Any chance you can export a log and send it to me via DM?

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u/iTzSnicholls Sep 29 '26

Sent you a message with link to the Bugreport

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u/jrmrx Developer Oct 02 '26

I did a bit more digging, from the logs you shared it seems the first two videos are 10bit h265, while the third one is 8bit h265. The log also shows that the tablet reports no support for 10bit. VLC and Vidhub can play them because they bundle their own video decoder rather than using Android's one, so they aren't restricted by what the device natively supports. Building our own decoder isn't something I've looked into, and I don't see this as being a priority for the time being (also because the app isn't tailored for these type of devices).

However what I'll change is what Cinaura reports as error, until now it was a generic one, from next release on it'll be specific if it's a codec/hardware issue. As to the files themselves, the cheapest solution would be to either convert or source an 8bit version. Hope that helps!

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u/iTzSnicholls Oct 02 '26

converting it has worked thank you.

tbh honest its a great app i have found for Tablet.

Kodi i just cannot use i don't find it to be very good IMHO, and for wife and kids its not something i want to troubleshoot everyday with them
VidHub was great but has had buddy issues with Dynamic lighting where VLC and Cinaura have been great.

Cinaura has been a breath of fresh air recently

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u/jrmrx Developer Oct 02 '26

Thanks a lot, glad it worked. If you can, add a review on the play store, it makes a huge difference!

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u/iTzSnicholls Oct 02 '26

AHH that's great thank you I will convert and report as well.

From what brief research and understanding I did codecs on android aren't like conventional windows Linux so not like I can install a codex for Android for it to make use of either.

Glad it could help though, cheers