Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.1
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:58 pm
Thanks for sharing that. I'll have to play later. Still watching a movie at the moment and apparently my list of things to work on tonight is growing. LOL
With that sample it's a black screen until the end, then it pauses and shows a still frame.shawnc22 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:52 pmGive this sample a try and see if you get the same behavior:
https://mega.nz/file/FSpXXIYC#yyKOpypa7 ... 7M7ihjRmSo
Ah that is odd. That's the sample I've been using and it's worked fine. What's your equipment setup like?quietvoid wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:13 pmWith that sample it's a black screen until the end, then it pauses and shows a still frame.shawnc22 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:52 pmGive this sample a try and see if you get the same behavior:
https://mega.nz/file/FSpXXIYC#yyKOpypa7 ... 7M7ihjRmSo
If I seek after it ended, the playback is stuttery and there are white flash glitches.
Tried several movies, including your sample and and after exoplayer starts I get always the message: Playback failed.ragico wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:18 pmThank you for these instructions. Now hoping you upload the apk.shawnc22 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 8:58 pmOnce yusecope's modified exoplayer apk is released and installed on your Shield, you need to make the following changes:
1) Create a playercorefactory.xml file as shown from the example here: https://kodi.wiki/view/HOW-TO:Use_exter ... on_Android
2) Add this entry to the players block:
3) Move the file over to the Shield at /Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdataCode: Select all
<player name="ExoPlayer" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true"> <filename>com.google.android.exoplayer2.demo</filename> <hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc> <playcountminimumtime>120</playcountminimumtime> </player>
4) Restart Kodi on your Shield and then browse to the mkv you're trying to play, hold down the select button and you should now see a "Play Using" option. Select that and then ExoPlayer to start playing.![]()
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That was with Kodi 18.7.1 on a Firestick 4K, DLNA for the file. LG C8 for the TV.shawnc22 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:20 pmAh that is odd. That's the sample I've been using and it's worked fine. What's your equipment setup like?quietvoid wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:13 pmWith that sample it's a black screen until the end, then it pauses and shows a still frame.shawnc22 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:52 pmGive this sample a try and see if you get the same behavior:
https://mega.nz/file/FSpXXIYC#yyKOpypa7 ... 7M7ihjRmSo
If I seek after it ended, the playback is stuttery and there are white flash glitches.
Not going to work on the Firestick, there is no support for truehd lossless audio. It might work if you include one of the other lossless tracks when making the mkv, but not sure as I have only done my tests on the 2019 Shield so no guarantees.
The audio isn't the problem, my first sample has AC3 audio.
Kodi 18.7 on shield pro 2019. Shield directly connected to Panasonic GZ2000 oled tv. All the DV files made by the latest yusesope tool profile 4 work perfectly in Plex. I did almost 10 mkv with the latest release and no one of them plays including your sample downloaded from mega. I choose to play the file with exoplayer and I see the player interface on the screen followed by "Playback failed" on screen message.shawnc22 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:35 pmNot going to work on the Firestick, there is no support for truehd lossless audio. It might work if you include one of the other lossless tracks when making the mkv, but not sure as I have only done my tests on the 2019 Shield so no guarantees.
@ragico, what version of Kodi are you running and what's the rest of your setup like?
Yeah could be just a limitation of the firestick's DV capabilities. I don't recall anyone mentioning that they've gotten the old TS method to work on a firestick, so it's no surprise that the new mkv would not work either. I suggest just sticking to the dual track mp4s and playing it off your LG's internal player.
All DV files produced by MakeMKV are dvhe.07. Firestick cannot play this type of file
Make sure you use the DLNA protocol and not Samba (for Samba you need an application that do the smb -> http conversion). Read the posts (and related discussion) that I reported earlier in my previous message.
Here's my playercorefactory.xml that you can try. Just replace the one you have and restart Kodi.ragico wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:48 pmKodi 18.7 on shield pro 2019. Shield directly connected to Panasonic GZ2000 oled tv. All the DV files made by the latest yusesope tool profile 4 work perfectly in Plex. I did almost 10 mkv with the latest release and no one of them plays including your sample downloaded from mega. I choose to play the file with exoplayer and I see the player interface on the screen followed by "Playback failed" on screen message.
I actually mounted my NAS onto my Shield through smb and that's where all my test files are located. It seems to be working okay?