[AndroidTV] Getting Video codec error from MediaCodecRenderer

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Hi Support Team,

I have running Bitmovin player SDK 3.37.1, on TCL P735 Android OS 11, which is giving “video codec error”
Interestingly, the same code is functioning properly on a Sony TV with Android OS 11 and the Android OS 13 emulator. Please find the attached log for further reference.

Video codec error
  com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer$DecoderInitializationException: Decoder init failed: OMX.realtek.video.decoder, Format(0, null, null, video/avc, avc1.42C01E, 1852673, null, [854, 480, -1.0], [-1, -1])
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1012)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:536)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1444)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:945)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:760)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1017)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:512)
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:250)
      at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)
  Caused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException: Failed to initialize OMX.realtek.video.decoder, error 0xfffffff4
      at android.media.MediaCodec.native_setup(Native Method)
      at android.media.MediaCodec.<init>(MediaCodec.java:1918)
      at android.media.MediaCodec.createByCodecName(MediaCodec.java:1896)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createCodec(SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:74)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createAdapter(SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:49)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.createAdapter(DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.java:113)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.initCodec(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1090)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1001)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:536) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1444) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:945) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:760) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1017) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:512) 
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107) 
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:250) 
      at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67) 
Video codec error
  com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer$DecoderInitializationException: Decoder init failed: OMX.realtek.video.decoder, Format(0, null, null, video/avc, avc1.42C01E, 1594023, null, [854, 480, -1.0], [-1, -1])
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1012)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:536)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1444)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:945)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:760)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1017)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:512)
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:250)
      at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)
  Caused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException: Failed to initialize OMX.realtek.video.decoder, error 0xfffffff4
      at android.media.MediaCodec.native_setup(Native Method)
      at android.media.MediaCodec.<init>(MediaCodec.java:1918)
      at android.media.MediaCodec.createByCodecName(MediaCodec.java:1896)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createCodec(SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:74)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createAdapter(SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:49)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.createAdapter(DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.java:113)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.initCodec(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1090)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1001)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:536) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1444) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:945) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:760) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1017) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:512) 
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107) 
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:250) 
      at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67) 
Video codec error
  com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer$DecoderInitializationException: Decoder init failed: OMX.realtek.video.decoder, Format(0, null, null, video/avc, avc1.42C01E, 2084790, null, [854, 480, -1.0], [-1, -1])
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1012)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:536)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1444)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:945)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:760)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1017)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:512)
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:250)
      at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)
  Caused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException: Failed to initialize OMX.realtek.video.decoder, error 0xfffffff4
      at android.media.MediaCodec.native_setup(Native Method)
      at android.media.MediaCodec.<init>(MediaCodec.java:1918)
      at android.media.MediaCodec.createByCodecName(MediaCodec.java:1896)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createCodec(SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:74)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createAdapter(SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:49)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.createAdapter(DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.java:113)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.initCodec(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1090)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1001)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:536) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1444) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:945) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:760) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1017) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:512) 
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107) 
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:250) 
      at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67) 
Video codec error
  com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer$DecoderInitializationException: Decoder init failed: OMX.realtek.video.decoder, Format(0, null, null, video/avc, avc1.42C01E, 1890265, null, [854, 480, -1.0], [-1, -1])
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1012)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:536)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1444)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:945)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:760)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1017)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:512)
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:250)
      at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)
  Caused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException: Failed to initialize OMX.realtek.video.decoder, error 0xfffffff4
      at android.media.MediaCodec.native_setup(Native Method)
      at android.media.MediaCodec.<init>(MediaCodec.java:1918)
      at android.media.MediaCodec.createByCodecName(MediaCodec.java:1896)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createCodec(SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:74)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createAdapter(SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:49)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.createAdapter(DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.java:113)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.initCodec(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1090)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1001)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:536) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1444) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:945) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:760) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1017) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:512) 
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107) 
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:250) 
      at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67) 
Video codec error
  com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer$DecoderInitializationException: Decoder init failed: OMX.realtek.video.decoder, Format(0, null, null, video/avc, avc1.42C01E, 1852673, null, [854, 480, -1.0], [-1, -1])
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1012)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:536)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1444)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:945)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:760)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1017)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:512)
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:250)
      at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)
  Caused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException: Failed to initialize OMX.realtek.video.decoder, error 0xfffffff4
      at android.media.MediaCodec.native_setup(Native Method)
      at android.media.MediaCodec.<init>(MediaCodec.java:1918)
      at android.media.MediaCodec.createByCodecName(MediaCodec.java:1896)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createCodec(SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:74)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createAdapter(SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:49)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.createAdapter(DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.java:113)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.initCodec(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1090)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1001)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:536) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1444) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:945) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:760) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1017) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:512) 
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107) 
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:250) 
      at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67) 
Video codec error
  com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer$DecoderInitializationException: Decoder init failed: OMX.realtek.video.decoder, Format(0, null, null, video/avc, avc1.42C01E, 1950139, null, [854, 480, -1.0], [-1, -1])
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1012)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:536)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1444)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:945)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:760)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1017)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:512)
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:250)
      at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)
  Caused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException: Failed to initialize OMX.realtek.video.decoder, error 0xfffffff4
      at android.media.MediaCodec.native_setup(Native Method)
      at android.media.MediaCodec.<init>(MediaCodec.java:1918)
      at android.media.MediaCodec.createByCodecName(MediaCodec.java:1896)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createCodec(SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:74)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createAdapter(SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:49)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.createAdapter(DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.java:113)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.initCodec(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1090)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1001)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:536) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1444) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:945) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:760) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1017) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:512) 
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107) 
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:250) 
      at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67) 
Video codec error
  com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer$DecoderInitializationException: Decoder init failed: OMX.realtek.video.decoder, Format(0, null, null, video/avc, avc1.42C01E, 1950139, null, [854, 480, -1.0], [-1, -1])
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1012)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:536)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1444)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:945)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:760)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1017)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:512)
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:250)
      at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)
  Caused by: android.media.MediaCodec$CodecException: Failed to initialize OMX.realtek.video.decoder, error 0xfffffff4
      at android.media.MediaCodec.native_setup(Native Method)
      at android.media.MediaCodec.<init>(MediaCodec.java:1918)
      at android.media.MediaCodec.createByCodecName(MediaCodec.java:1896)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createCodec(SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:74)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter$Factory.createAdapter(SynchronousMediaCodecAdapter.java:49)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.createAdapter(DefaultMediaCodecAdapterFactory.java:113)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.initCodec(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1090)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecWithFallback(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1001)
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.maybeInitCodecOrBypass(MediaCodecRenderer.java:536) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecRenderer.java:1444) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.video.MediaCodecVideoRenderer.onInputFormatChanged(MediaCodecVideoRenderer.java:917) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.readSourceOmittingSampleData(MediaCodecRenderer.java:945) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer.render(MediaCodecRenderer.java:760) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.doSomeWork(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:1017) 
      at com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayerImplInternal.handleMessage(ExoPlayerImplInternal.java:512) 
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107) 
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:250) 
      at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)
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Hi @malviya.software , thanks for reaching out to Bitmovin support. Looking at the logs, this looks like decoder incompatibility issue with the video streams. Following log indicates that initialization of video decoder for failed. I looked up but could not find the specification of TCL P735 device. Each device comes with unique decoder support, so we need to understand if this device supports AVC video codec profile avc1.42C01E or not. This codec profile is Constrained Baseline 3.0 profile which is not very common for OTT streaming applications.

Video codec error
com.bitmovin.android.exoplayer2.mediacodec.MediaCodecRenderer$DecoderInitializationException: Decoder init failed: OMX.realtek.video.decoder, Format(0, null, null, video/avc, avc1.42C01E, 1852673, null, [854, 480, -1.0], [-1, -1])

I suggest following tests to narrow down the issue further.

  • Try testing a sample DASH/HLS asset first to ensure that playback works in general. You can use Bitmovin test asset or any other public test vectors like the ones provided by Exoplayer sample app or DASH-IF test vectors.

  • Bitmovin player provides functionality to filter out unsupported video renditions. The default setting is to allow partially supported codec/profiles as well. You can try restricting it to strictly supported video codec/profiles by setting PlaybackConfig.videoFilter=MediaFilter.Strict

  • Try testing each rendition separately to see if the decoder initialization fails with all the video renditions or only with specific video rendition. This will help narrow down the impacted/incompatible renditions.

Please let me know if there are any questions on above suggestions or any other questions in general. If above suggestion does not help in narrowing down the issue, then please share following additional information for us to look into it further.

  • Please share the complete(unfiltered) ADB logcat output for the failing playback session. The complete log output might contain some clues about initialization failure.
  • Please also share the failing test asset URL.
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