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Question by Mike O'Rourke · Jul 24, 2015 at 03:32 PM · wowza ndvr

nDVR skipping chunk following a string of null pointer exceptions

Hi all.

I have the perennial problem of nDVR skipping chunks because of a mis-alignment between the audio and video. However, in my case the skipped chunk is preceded by a string of NullPointerExceptions (see the log entries below). In each case, 4 seconds after the null pointer exceptions, the nDVR skips the chunk. When I watch the recorded event, the recording starts after the last skipped chunk (even though I started the recording at the beginning.)

All of the null pointer exceptions are coming from the DvrPacketHandler class.

Watching the stream live (with the ?DVR in the URL), there is no noticeable mis-alignment (certainly never 2 seconds!). The streams shown in the log (they are both affected) start at 8:20 am, and the recording starts at 8:28 am. The StDominic.stream (a 720p stream) comes up first and the StDominicLQ.stream (a 360p stream) comes up 3 seconds later.

I am pulling these two streams directly from a Grandstream GXV3651_FHD IP camera.

The server runs Ubuntu Linux and has 2-Hex core 3.47Ghz Xeon CPUs with 96GB of ram.

Log file:

#Version: 1.0

#Start-Date: 2015-07-24 08:20:06 CDT

#Software: Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0 build15089

#Date: 2015-07-24

#Fields: x-severity x-category x-event date time c-client-id c-ip c-port cs-bytes sc-bytes x-duration x-sname x-stream-id x-spos sc-stream-bytes cs-stream-bytes x-file-size x-file-length x-ctx x-comment

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:20:06 - - - - - 101495.503 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1743)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1069)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:759)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.LiveStreamDvrRecorder.internalHandlePacket(LiveStreamDvrRecorder.java:251)|

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:20:06 - - - - - 101495.534 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolderInternal(DvrPacketHandler.java:1310)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder(DvrPacketHandler.java:1114)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:778)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.LiveStreamDvrRecorder.internalHandlePacket(LiveStreamDvrRecorder.java:251)|

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:20:06 - - - - - 101495.564 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1757)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolderInternal(DvrPacketHandler.java:1658)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder(DvrPacketHandler.java:1114)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:778)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:20:06 - - - - - 101495.595 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1757)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolderInternal(DvrPacketHandler.java:1658)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder(DvrPacketHandler.java:1114)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:778)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:20:06 - - - - - 101495.635 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1757)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolderInternal(DvrPacketHandler.java:1658)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder(DvrPacketHandler.java:1114)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:778)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:20:06 - - - - - 101495.666 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1757)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolderInternal(DvrPacketHandler.java:1658)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder(DvrPacketHandler.java:1114)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:778)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|

WARN server comment 2015-07-24 08:20:09 - - - - - 101498.716 - - - - - - - - DvrStreamStoreBase.storeChunks[StDominicChurch/_definst_/StDominic.stream/StDominic.stream.402] : Skipping chunk. A/V packet times differ by 2032 ms, more than allowed 2000 ms. aTime=1437744006254 vTime=1437744008286

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:20:09 - - - - - 101498.718 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1743)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1069)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:759)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.LiveStreamDvrRecorder.internalHandlePacket(LiveStreamDvrRecorder.java:251)|

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:20:09 - - - - - 101498.748 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolderInternal(DvrPacketHandler.java:1310)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder(DvrPacketHandler.java:1114)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:778)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.LiveStreamDvrRecorder.internalHandlePacket(LiveStreamDvrRecorder.java:251)|

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:20:09 - - - - - 101498.778 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1757)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolderInternal(DvrPacketHandler.java:1658)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder(DvrPacketHandler.java:1114)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:778)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:20:09 - - - - - 101498.809 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1757)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolderInternal(DvrPacketHandler.java:1658)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder(DvrPacketHandler.java:1114)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:778)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:20:09 - - - - - 101498.839 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1757)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolderInternal(DvrPacketHandler.java:1658)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder(DvrPacketHandler.java:1114)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:778)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:20:09 - - - - - 101498.876 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1757)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolderInternal(DvrPacketHandler.java:1658)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder(DvrPacketHandler.java:1114)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:778)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|

WARN server comment 2015-07-24 08:20:13 - - - - - 101502.79 - - - - - - - - DvrStreamStoreBase.storeChunks[StDominicChurch/_definst_/StDominicLQ.stream/StDominicLQ.stream.360] : Skipping chunk. A/V packet times differ by 2048 ms, more than allowed 2000 ms. aTime=1437744009452 vTime=1437744011500

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:44:21 - - - - - 102950.706 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1743)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1069)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:759)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.LiveStreamDvrRecorder.internalHandlePacket(LiveStreamDvrRecorder.java:251)|

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:44:21 - - - - - 102950.737 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolderInternal(DvrPacketHandler.java:1310)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder(DvrPacketHandler.java:1114)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:778)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.LiveStreamDvrRecorder.internalHandlePacket(LiveStreamDvrRecorder.java:251)|

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:44:21 - - - - - 102950.767 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1757)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolderInternal(DvrPacketHandler.java:1658)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder(DvrPacketHandler.java:1114)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:778)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:44:21 - - - - - 102950.798 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1757)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolderInternal(DvrPacketHandler.java:1658)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder(DvrPacketHandler.java:1114)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:778)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:44:21 - - - - - 102950.833 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1757)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolderInternal(DvrPacketHandler.java:1658)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder(DvrPacketHandler.java:1114)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:778)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|

ERROR server comment 2015-07-24 08:44:21 - - - - - 102950.863 - - - - - - - - DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder[]: java.lang.NullPointerException|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.a(DvrPacketHandler.java:1757)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolderInternal(DvrPacketHandler.java:1658)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handleHolder(DvrPacketHandler.java:1114)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacketSorted(DvrPacketHandler.java:778)|at com.wowza.wms.dvr.impl.DvrPacketHandler.handlePacket(DvrPacketHandler.java:340)|

WARN server comment 2015-07-24 08:44:25 - - - - - 102954.717 - - - - - - - - DvrStreamStoreBase.storeChunks[StDominicChurch/_definst_/StDominic.stream/StDominic.stream.403] : Skipping chunk. A/V packet times differ by 2037 ms, more than allowed 2000 ms. aTime=1437745461452 vTime=1437745463489

Thanks.

Mike.
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Answer by Paul Shields · Jul 28, 2015 at 02:34 PM

Hi Mike,

I've chatted with one of our DVR engineers regarding this. I think the best way to move forward is if you can raise this as a ticket via our normal support process.

Please include details about your source - how it's encoded and sent to Wowza etc. We can then take a closer look for you.

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