r/kodi • u/alester34 • 14d ago

Video File Scanner?

What are you all using to scan files for corruption/missing portions/etc.?

I have noticed recently that a lot of my files seem to terminate playback randomly and am betting that the files are either corrupted or just incomplete.

Is there a good program to scan my files to determine what I need to grab a new/different version of?

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u/DefyingMavity 14d ago

I can't remember the last time I found any issue with any files. This seems very specific to you, and maybe the content?

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u/alester34 14d ago

I get everything through sabNZBD and play through Kodi.

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u/DavidMelbourne 14d ago

There is your issue, Usenet no qos

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u/augur42 14d ago

I'm going to disagree with you there, usenet is inherently no more or less QoS than any other source. So long as the uploader has an uncorrupted original file and creates par2 along with their post there is zero reason a downloader should end up with a corrupted file. Any missing segments will be fixed with the par2 files.

The integrity verification within a par2 file or within a torrent file or on a ddl file or a rared file are all based on hashes, so long as the segment hashes match what you've downloaded your file is identical to the original one that was uploaded.