Dolby Vision now possible through MP4 Mux.

[comorla45]

Anybody that can help me?

I am trying to accomplish the following :

What i would like to achieve with Dovi tool or any other is to download a WEB-DL from any source, take out the DV metadata and add it to the UHD remux so that those versions have DV too.

What i did so far are the following steps:

c:\Dolby-Vision-Tools\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe -i "c:\temp\DV_WEB-DL.mkv" -c:v copy -vbsf hevc_mp4toannexb -f hevc c:\temp\DV.hevc

extracted the video from the UHD and named it HDR10.hevc

c:\Dolby-Vision-Tools\dovi_tool.exe -m 3 extract-rpu c:\temp\DV.hevc

made a edited.json file for the RPU

c:\Dolby-Vision-Tools\dovi_tool.exe editor -i c:\temp\RPU.bin -j c:\temp\edited.json --rpu-out c:\temp\RPU-edited.bin

c:\Dolby-Vision-Tools\dovi_tool.exe inject-rpu -i c:\temp\HDR10.hevc --rpu-in c:\temp\RPU-edited.bin

Lastly copied the HDR10.hevc file to the extracted contents of the UHD and used mkvtoolnix to make a new MKV
This one did not have the DV info.
What am i doing wrong?

Thanks again !

Yesterday I was playing a bit around with this "hybrid" format and I will describe what I have done. Be aware however, that I lack all knowledge regarding multimedia files, this was just my 4 hour experiment for fun.

1. I got two identical copies of Web-DL Foundation E01, one in MP4 Dolby Vision, second in MKV HDR10 format.
2. I extracted audio using tsMuxeR.
3. I used FFMPEG to extract DV.hevc and HDR10.hevc
4. Using DoVi Tool I extracted RPU from DV.hevc.
5. I injected RPU into HDR10.hevc using DoVi Tool.
6. I muxed all together (HDR10_DV.hevc + audio) into M2TS cointainer.

Why M2TS? My LG OLED will only recognize Dolby Vision in MP4 or M2TS container, not in MKV.
Using this muxed hybrid hdr10-dv +ac3 audio file in M2TS container, I managed to get DV recognized by my LG TV and at the same time fallback to HDR10 on my phone that does not support DV.

I had to use newest night release of tsMuxeR, regular release displayed error when opening hdr10_dv.hevc video stream. This is what MediaInfo says about this hybrid file:


@Buzzie
I can not yet reply to DM, so I will post my commands here:
Command to extract DV.hevc:

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ffmpeg.exe -y -i DV_file.mp4 -an -c:v copy -vbsf hevc_mp4toannexb -f hevc DV.hevc

\
Command to extract RPU:

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dovi_tool.exe -m 3 extract-rpu DV.hevc

Command to extract HDR10.hevc:

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ffmpeg -i HDR_file.mkv -c:v copy hdr.hevc

Command to inject RPU into HDR10:

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dovi_tool.exe inject-rpu -i hdr.hevc --rpu-in RPU.bin -o output.hevc

All files were in the same folder (ffmpeg, dovi tools, mp4, mkv etc) so no paths are specified, just filenames.

[Buzzie]

Anybody that can help me?

I am trying to accomplish the following :

What i would like to achieve with Dovi tool or any other is to download a WEB-DL from any source, take out the DV metadata and add it to the UHD remux so that those versions have DV too.

What i did so far are the following steps:

c:\Dolby-Vision-Tools\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe -i "c:\temp\DV_WEB-DL.mkv" -c:v copy -vbsf hevc_mp4toannexb -f hevc c:\temp\DV.hevc

extracted the video from the UHD and named it HDR10.hevc

c:\Dolby-Vision-Tools\dovi_tool.exe -m 3 extract-rpu c:\temp\DV.hevc

made a edited.json file for the RPU

c:\Dolby-Vision-Tools\dovi_tool.exe editor -i c:\temp\RPU.bin -j c:\temp\edited.json --rpu-out c:\temp\RPU-edited.bin

c:\Dolby-Vision-Tools\dovi_tool.exe inject-rpu -i c:\temp\HDR10.hevc --rpu-in c:\temp\RPU-edited.bin

Lastly copied the HDR10.hevc file to the extracted contents of the UHD and used mkvtoolnix to make a new MKV
This one did not have the DV info.
What am i doing wrong?

Thanks again !

Yesterday I was playing a bit around with this "hybrid" format and I will describe what I have done. Be aware however, that I lack all knowledge regarding multimedia files, this was just my 4 hour experiment for fun.

1. I got two identical copies of Web-DL Foundation E01, one in MP4 Dolby Vision, second in MKV HDR10 format.
2. I extracted audio using tsMuxeR.
3. I used FFMPEG to extract DV.hevc and HDR10.hevc
4. Using DoVi Tool I extracted RPU from DV.hevc.
5. I injected RPU into HDR10.hevc using DoVi Tool.
6. I muxed all together (HDR10_DV.hevc + audio) into M2TS cointainer.

Why M2TS? My LG OLED will only recognize Dolby Vision in MP4 or M2TS container, not in MKV.
Using this muxed hybrid hdr10-dv +ac3 audio file in M2TS container, I managed to get DV recognized by my LG TV and at the same time fallback to HDR10 on my phone that does not support DV.

I had to use newest night release of tsMuxeR, regular release displayed error when opening hdr10_dv.hevc video stream. This is what MediaInfo says about this hybrid file:


@Buzzie
I can not yet reply to DM, so I will post my commands here:
Command to extract DV.hevc:

Code: Select all

ffmpeg.exe -y -i DV_file.mp4 -an -c:v copy -vbsf hevc_mp4toannexb -f hevc DV.hevc

\
Command to extract RPU:

Code: Select all

dovi_tool.exe -m 3 extract-rpu DV.hevc

Command to extract HDR10.hevc:

Code: Select all

ffmpeg -i HDR_file.mkv -c:v copy hdr.hevc

Command to inject RPU into HDR10:

Code: Select all

dovi_tool.exe inject-rpu -i hdr.hevc --rpu-in RPU.bin -o output.hevc

All files were in the same folder (ffmpeg, dovi tools, mp4, mkv etc) so no paths are specified, just filenames.

Thanks pal !!

I got it to work.
First it didnt work when i tried to make an MKV......but with m2ts and nightly tsmuxer it worked.
But since i am taking out the DV metadata and add it to MKV Remux i had to use mkvtoolnix but it didnt work.
I was still using an old version so i downloaded the latest version and bam !!

Captain America Civil War in 2160 with Dolby Vision Remux

[comorla45]

Thats great to hear! Can you share more about your setup? Do you play via Plex, from USB or some other method? What kind of TV do you have? Thanks!

In my case I use Plex to stream to my TV and mobile phone.

[Buzzie]

Thats great to hear! Can you share more about your setup? Do you play via Plex, from USB or some other method? What kind of TV do you have? Thanks!

In my case I use Plex to stream to my TV and mobile phone.

Sure !

I use Kodi on my Nvidia Shield 2019 Pro to watch on my LG C1 tv

[DolbyVisionFTW]

I use Kodi on my Nvidia Shield 2019 Pro to watch on my LG C1 tv

Which version of kodi do you use that supports Dolby Vision playback?

Thanks.

[Buzzie]

I use Kodi on my Nvidia Shield 2019 Pro to watch on my LG C1 tv

Which version of kodi do you use that supports Dolby Vision playback?

Thanks.

I use Kodi 19.3 from this site.
Its an altered version of Kodi that installs next to the Google Play Store version so you can easily test it

https://www.kodinerds.net/index.php/Thr ... /?pageNo=1

[DolbyVisionFTW]

I use Kodi 19.3 from this site.
Its an altered version of Kodi that installs next to the Google Play Store version so you can easily test it

Thank you. And do you know if it supports playback of all versions of Dolby Vision (both 4K UHD Blu-ray and streaming platforms) that get discussed in this thread?

[fox0910]

I use Kodi 19.3 from this site.
Its an altered version of Kodi that installs next to the Google Play Store version so you can easily test it

Thank you. And do you know if it supports playback of all versions of Dolby Vision (both 4K UHD Blu-ray and streaming platforms) that get discussed in this thread?

It's depend of your Android TV.
Kodi only sends video to ATV and it play it by hardware.
I.e. my Sony TV (xf9005) can play profile 5 only (from streaming platform).

[Buzzie]

I use Kodi 19.3 from this site.
Its an altered version of Kodi that installs next to the Google Play Store version so you can easily test it

Thank you. And do you know if it supports playback of all versions of Dolby Vision (both 4K UHD Blu-ray and streaming platforms) that get discussed in this thread?

I havent watched much movies lately but the last UHD Bluray Remux movies i watched played fine except for the Audio drop outs but that has been fixed.
What problems do you have?

[chros]

I even prefer my Shield with the red push for p8 cropped content(no red push with p5).

I'm looking for a device for playing back mkv with losless audio and p5/p7mel/p8 DoVi video with frame rate matching from 1Mbps network.
Do you know any that works flawlessly?
If not, can you highlight the flaws that you know of?
Thanks

[RESET_9999]

I'm looking for a device for playing back mkv with losless audio

I tried the zidoo z9x which looked promising at first but after watching a couple of injected p8 movies, I noticed that this device is not really reliable.
Sometimes the RPU doesn't work at all, sometimes the rpu goes out of sync in the middle of a movie, sometimes playback stops... I couldn't trust it anymore so I sold it. Ugoos am6 is garbage so I'm out of solution ATM.

so right now I'm using:

p7 FEL / p8 / p5 + lossless audio = sony x700
cropped p8 / p5 + lossy audio = C8 plex internal app and ARC.
cropped p8 / p5 + lossless audio = Shield / plex

[chros]

I'm looking for a device for playing back mkv with losless audio

I tried the zidoo z9x which looked promising at first but after watching a couple of injected p8 movies, I noticed that this device is not really reliable.
Sometimes the RPU doesn't work at all, sometimes the rpu goes out of sync in the middle of a movie, sometimes playback stops... I couldn't trust it anymore so I sold it. Ugoos am6 is garbage so I'm out of solution ATM.

so right now I'm using:

p7 FEL / p8 / p5 + lossless audio = sony x700
cropped p8 / p5 + lossy audio = C8 plex internal app and ARC.
cropped p8 / p5 + lossless audio = Shield / plex

Thanks for the quick reply! About Shield:
- no issues with p5 mkv?
- what about p7 MEL mkv?
- does it trigger TV-led DoVi on C8 and not player-led, right?
- all this using custom 19.3 Kodinerds build?

[RESET_9999]

Thanks for the quick reply! About Shield:
- no issues with p5 mkv?
- what about p7 MEL mkv?
- does it trigger TV-led DoVi on C8 and not player-led, right?
- all this using custom 19.3 Kodinerds build?

The shield is very stable with DV mkv, at least with p8/p5... I never watched a p7 movie on it and yes it supports TV-LED.
I never tried kodi but plex works flawlessly on my end.

the colors are only accurate with profile 5 though. That's why I try to use it the less I can but if they ever fix it, this will be by far the best device for MEL DV + lossless audio,

[chros]

Thanks for the quick reply! About Shield:
- no issues with p5 mkv?
- what about p7 MEL mkv?
- does it trigger TV-led DoVi on C8 and not player-led, right?
- all this using custom 19.3 Kodinerds build?

The shield is very stable with DV mkv, at least with p8/p5... I never watched a p7 movie on it and yes it supports TV-LED.
I never tried kodi but plex works flawlessly on my end.

the colors are only accurate with profile 5 though. That's why I try to use it the less I can but if they ever fix it, this will be by far the best device for MEL DV + lossless audio,

Cheers, then I get one and test it with Kodi and Plex as well.

[Misterkanister]

Hello,

im a very beginner in this topic, but maybe someone can help. I have read a lot, but i dont get it:

I have a LG C1 and want to watch a Bluray ISO via USB/HDD. If i mount the ISO the format says: M2TS

What are the steps to watch this bluray on my TV with Dolby Vision?

Thank you!