Video Shuttering on SMB large files

LightDestory

I am currently using an android device as SMB server, I use a paid app called "LAN Drive" that allow to run a SMB server with specific folder selected.

With such app I am able to stream videos from my phone to my Oculus Quest 2 but there is a issue: on large files 3gb+ the video playback just shutters for few seconds every 5 to 30 seconds, the issue is worse on LIVE 1.1.0 and gets a bit better on 1.1.0FIX but it is still there.

I tried both SKYBOX VR and HereSphere players and only SKYBOXVR is affected by this bug, HereSphere playback is very smooth but its SMB interface is not very user-friendly neither supports scenes.

The tested video is movie called Avatar, its size is 13.4GB.

LightDestory

I just want to add that both Oculus Quest 2 and my android device are connected on a 5GHz wifi with a full coverage of the signal.

m4ko

Very likely: If small files work but big files dont: Your connection speed is too low and/or your devices hardware cant read the file fast enough.

If you have a microsd card for example - especially a cheap one - that could be the bottleneck.
But more likely its your wifi.

Get a file browser with SMB support on the quest and try to copy the file to your quest - then look at the MB / s you get.

LightDestory

m4ko I don't think so, as I have already said: HereSphere uses the same samba server and the playback is very smooth.

I don't think there is bottleneck because I am streaming content from a UFS 2.1 memory nand (700Mbps of bandwith) moreover both Oculus Quest 2 and the phone are connected with 5Ghz wifi... which bandwith is more than enough for such streaming.

I think there is some issue on SMB implementation by SkyBox because HereSphere and Pigasus players runs smoothly.

Lucy

LightDestory Hi, thanks for your feedback! Could you share with us(contact@skybox.xyz) the log files in Quest 2\Android\data\xyz.skybox.player.ovr\files\Log? Log files may record some errors and help us debug. Also, we'll do more testings to further investigate the stuttering issue.