Dolby Vision and 1.15.1

[doryphore]

Hello,

Thanks to makemkv, I managed to recover the gemini man film in dolby vision..the image is to die for, incredible !!! (on my LG 77 Cx and Nvidia pro and plex)

[dcoke22]

Is there a way for Plex to identify titles as DV?

I use the latest version of Media Info (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaInfo)

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Format/Info               : High Efficiency Video Coding
Format profile            : Main 10@L5.1@High
HDR format                : Dolby Vision, Version 1.0, dvhe.07.06, BL+EL+RPU, Blu-ray compatible / SMPTE ST 2094 App 4, Version 1, HDR10+ Profile B compatible
Codec ID                  : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC
Duration                  : 1 h 58 min
Bit rate                  : 77.4 Mb/s

That then translates into the Get Info section in Plex looking something like this:

PlexDV.jpg (40.2 KiB) Viewed 22979 times

[agneva]

Are you able to play DV Dual Layer (with FEL) on Nvidia Shield Pro ? ?

[doryphore]

Hello,

I don't know if the message is for me, but apparently Gemini man is engraved on a double layer BR considering the size of the file, but I don't know anything about dolby vision.
In any case in reading with my nvidia pro, it is impeccable, normal: FPS at 60im / sec and flow rate at 83mb / s.
Below are the characteristics of the file :
Général
Identifiant unique : 93647193083964624416835520504494366233 (0x4673CB181F3983CDECFB52F93D711E19)
Nom complet : \\DISKSTATION\video\FILMS\4K\Gemini Man\Gemini Man.mkv
Format : Matroska
Version du format : Version 2
Taille du fichier : 69,5 Gio
Durée : 1 h 57 min
Débit global moyen : 85,0 Mb/s
Nom du film : Gemini Man
Date d'encodage : UTC 2020-12-12 10:30:11
Application utilisée : MakeMKV v1.15.3 win(x64-release)
Bibliothèque utilisée : libmakemkv v1.15.3 (1.3.10/1.5.2) win(x64-release)

Vidéo
ID : 1
ID in the original source medium : 4113 (0x1011)
Format : HEVC
Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
Profil du format : Main 10@L5.1@High
HDR format : Dolby Vision, Version 1.0, dvhe.07.09, BL+EL+RPU, Blu-ray compatible / SMPTE ST 2086, HDR10 compatible
Identifiant du codec : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC
Durée : 1 h 57 min
Débit : 83,7 Mb/s
Largeur : 3 840 pixels
Hauteur : 2 160 pixels
Format à l'écran : 16/9
Type d'images/s : Constant
Images par seconde : 59,940 (60000/1001) Im/s
Espace de couleurs : YUV
Sous-échantillonnage de la chrominance : 4:2:0 (Type 2)
Profondeur des couleurs : 10 bits
Bits/(Pixel*Image) : 0.168
Taille du flux : 68,4 Gio (98%)
Langue : Anglais
Default : Non
Forced : Non
Gamme de couleurs : Limited
Coordonnées de chromaticité : BT.2020
Caractéristiques du transfert : PQ
Coefficients de la matrice : BT.2020 non-constant
Mastering display color primaries : Display P3
Mastering display luminance : min: 0.0010 cd/m2, max: 1000 cd/m2
Maximum Content Light Level : 5180 cd/m2
Maximum Frame-Average Light Level : 1577 cd/m2
Support d'origine : Blu-ray

[beeswax]

Does anyone have a copy of yusesope's modified exoplayer apk? He originally posted it way back here: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 077#p94077 but that and all other "WeTransfer" links are now dead. I really want to try it out on my Shield!

[extranet]

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[extranet]

Does anyone have a copy of yusesope's modified exoplayer apk? He originally posted it way back here: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 077#p94077 but that and all other "WeTransfer" links are now dead. I really want to try it out on my Shield!

There is a Mega link posted here in the forums which I found recently.

https://mega.nz/file/AcpEAKbK#u6KQd-veK ... X4TA9HnRiw

[tesion]

Does anyone have a copy of yusesope's modified exoplayer apk? He originally posted it way back here: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 077#p94077 but that and all other "WeTransfer" links are now dead. I really want to try it out on my Shield!

There is a Mega link posted here in the forums which I found recently.

https://mega.nz/file/AcpEAKbK#u6KQd-veK ... X4TA9HnRiw

Hmm Link doenst work / encyption key invalid

[rexian]

Does anyone have a copy of yusesope's modified exoplayer apk? He originally posted it way back here: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 077#p94077 but that and all other "WeTransfer" links are now dead. I really want to try it out on my Shield!

There is a Mega link posted here in the forums which I found recently.

https://mega.nz/file/AcpEAKbK#u6KQd-veK ... X4TA9HnRiw

Hmm Link doenst work / encyption key invalid

This link worked for me - https://mega.nz/file/AcpEAKbK#u6KQd-veK ... X4TA9HnRiw

However, I am not able to play anything using ExoPlayer in Kodi. Here is what I did -
1. Long press a video file in Files section
2. Select "Play using..." and then select ExoPlayer
3. Get a prompt "External player active... click ok when playback has ended"

But nothing plays. Whether I press "Ok" or wait or press Play/Pause button. Kodi can play the MKV in HDR though and MediaInfo shows Dolby Vision, Version 1.0, dvhe.07.06, BL+EL+RPU, Blu-ray compatible / SMPTE ST 2086, HDR10 compatible

[rexian]

BTW, I am running Kodi 18.9 on 2019 Shield with 8.2.1. Thanks!

[znedw]

I'm in the same boat, I've got a dual-layer MP4 but it won't trigger dolby vision, even when I open with that ExoPlayer APK directly

2019 Shield Pro, LG CX

[JavierAlbadalejo]

I am on the same boat, recently got a Shield Pro 2019, got Kodi 18.9, etc, followed the guide steps throughly, but it always says "playback failed.".. no matter how much I try.

But the player itself is fine, because I open the aplication out of Kodi and the demos it comes with play and trigger DV fine.

[rexian]

I never got the "Playback failed" message, just the "External player active" message though no player was really playing the samples. I tried with the latest Kodi 19 beta 2 and still no luck. Moved then to Plex and had some success. Here is how my setup looks for Plex -

Shield Pro > Device Preferences > Display & Sound > Resolution: 4K @23.976Hz / Dolby Vision and HDR10 Ready
Plex > Settings > Advanced > Refresh Rate Switching: OFF

I am now able to play both DV 60Hz and 24Hz material on my 2016 OLED using Plex.

[bgalakazam]

Over a year later and I still see tons of issues with DV playback on Shield and tons of hoops to get it to run. While the X700 still plays UHD rips and tsmuxer muxed to .TS, for less money. Any smart TV has plex/kodi/dlna apps... I just don't see the appeal for spending $200 on a device that requires so many hurdles to go through to get DV and can't even play bluray disks. Smart TVs already have apps. Why is the shield so praised then?

[shawnc22]

Over a year later and I still see tons of issues with DV playback on Shield and tons of hoops to get it to run. While the X700 still plays UHD rips and tsmuxer muxed to .TS, for less money. Any smart TV has plex/kodi/dlna apps... I just don't see the appeal for spending $200 on a device that requires so many hurdles to go through to get DV and can't even play bluray disks. Smart TVs already have apps. Why is the shield so praised then?

People like to focus on DV, but lossless audio is just as crucial, and you’re never going to get that support from a smart TV. Just because the same apps exists does not mean they function in the same manner as the Shield. The current workflow is just rip with makemkv 1.15.4 and you’re good to go. That’s not a lot of hoops to jump through, and most people will take this simplicity over the flaws in the picture accuracy.