Dolby Vision now possible through MP4 Mux.

[TimmyThePunk]

Hello, I'm new here.

I saw an avsforum thread talking about quietvoid's dovi_tool and how to attach a web-dl DV layer to your HDR remux using this tool. It led me here.

I downloaded the code in .zip from Github but I'm very confused how I may 'open and run' the programme. Am I supposed to 'build' it first? But I don't know how.

Could someone please help? Many thanks in advance.

[ArArdin]

For windows, you have to extract .tar.gz file into .tar file. Which you extract to a folder called "dist". In this folder is the tool.

It's CLI, check https://github.com/quietvoid/dovi_tool#readme on how to use.

[TimmyThePunk]

For windows, you have to extract .tar.gz file into .tar file. Which you extract to a folder called "dist". In this folder is the tool.

It's CLI, check https://github.com/quietvoid/dovi_tool#readme on how to use.

Thank you for the help. I just managed to run it in cmd. But to deal with a .mp4 rather than a .hevc, ffmpeg is required. And I figured I'd have to install it and add ffmpeg.exe to Path.

[jkatchy2]

instead of answering always the same question over and over, I made an excel sheet resuming pretty much everything that works or not.
If you want to add anything, let me know.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

Have Sony X800m2 - tried to paly m2ts - Profile 8 DV with Lossless Atmos (muxed with 27th Feb tsmuxer nightly build which have atmos addition ) - No Audio playback on TRUEHD track but same file track 2 audio AC3 played fine . No issues with DV video with Track 2 selected and also no issues with BDMV folder files with DTDL Profile 7 + Truehd . Am I missing Something ? file played via Wireless Network from NAS .

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Have Sony X800m2 - tried to paly m2ts - Profile 8 DV with Lossless Atmos (muxed with 27th Feb tsmuxer nightly build which have atmos addition ) - No Audio playback on TRUEHD track but same file track 2 audio AC3 played fine . No issues with DV video with Track 2 selected and also no issues with BDMV folder files with DTDL Profile 7 + Truehd . Am I missing Something ? file played via Wireless Network from NAS .

Sounds like the TrueHD core is missing. Did you remux from a MKV ? if yes, then you have to add the ac3 core back into TrueHD.
https://www.videohelp.com/software/eac3to

[ArArdin]

...muxed with 27th Feb tsmuxer nightly build which have atmos addition

Note that tsMuxer has always supported and muxed Atmos. This "atmos addition" means no more than tsMuxer will now show TrueHD + Atmos in the track-info list. Where it earlier was described as TrueHD.

[jkatchy2]

...muxed with 27th Feb tsmuxer nightly build which have atmos addition

Note that tsMuxer has always supported and muxed Atmos. This "atmos addition" means no more than tsMuxer will now show TrueHD + Atmos in the track-info list. Where it earlier was described as TrueHD.

Have Sony X800m2 - tried to paly m2ts - Profile 8 DV with Lossless Atmos (muxed with 27th Feb tsmuxer nightly build which have atmos addition ) - No Audio playback on TRUEHD track but same file track 2 audio AC3 played fine . No issues with DV video with Track 2 selected and also no issues with BDMV folder files with DTDL Profile 7 + Truehd . Am I missing Something ? file played via Wireless Network from NAS .

Sounds like the TrueHD core is missing. Did you remux from a MKV ? if yes, then you have to add the ac3 core back into TrueHD.
https://www.videohelp.com/software/eac3to

Got it ! muxed with ac3 core, now it plays fine . Thanks for the inputs .

[Albano]

@RESET_9999
I saw DetectBorders in your files, I tried running the batch file "Detect.BORDERS" but it doesn't work.
What is DetectBorders?
What is it used for?
How to use?

[RESET_9999]

@RESET_9999
I saw DetectBorders in your files, I tried running the batch file "Detect.BORDERS" but it doesn't work.
What is DetectBorders?
What is it used for?
How to use?

it detects black bars and write the data in a text file (D:\borders.measurements.txt). Not sure if it's perfectly accurate though. It may be better to measure manually, I didnt really test the tool.

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DetectBorders.exe --ffmpeg-path="D:\Dolby-Vision-Tools\tools\ffmpeg.exe" --input-file="D:\hdr.mkv" --log-file="D:\borders.measurements.txt"

[ArArdin]

For those interested in DGDemux: The writer of the tool created a utility to merge the gap-processed demuxed, separate TrueHD and embedded AC3 tracks back together into TrueHD+AC3.

http://rationalqm.us/board/viewtopic.ph ... 406#p15406

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thanks @ArArdin

[Albano]

@RESET_9999
I run your tool on Windows 10 LTSC 2019, is this D3D11 native?

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@RESET_9999
I run your tool on Windows 10 LTSC 2019, is this D3D11 native?

no, otherwise it would say "native"...

BTW, I'm working on a huge script that will automate all the possible workflows. Almost no editing and "drag & drop" input file support too.

[Albano]

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To avoid subtitle time difference, I use tsmuxer to extract the main file of the movie with Dolby Vision. But when I use MKVToolnix to convert from .m2ts to .mkv, the MediaInfo of .mkv file notice there is only 1 video, not 2 videos in the .m2ts file. Why is that?

[Arkz147]

Hi,

If I may : what is the best choice, between Zidoo Z9X and Dune HD Real Vision 4K, for playing DV using Kodi and Fen/Seren/Venom (or a Kodi-like app) ?
By playing DV, I mean MKV/MP4, and more profiles supported than by my Shield Pro (Remux-friendly, and without messed up colors).

Thanks for any help.