Dolby Vision now possible through MP4 Mux.

[RESET_9999]

update to the latest version of the script (beta).
some functions(like L6 editing) dont work with the latest Dovi_tool version and dovi_script 1.7.1 or older...
or downgrade dovi_tool

[DylanValenti]

update to the latest version of the script (beta).
some functions(like L6 editing) dont work with the latest Dovi_tool version and dovi_script 1.7.1 or older...
or downgrade dovi_tool

Will do, thanks! I’ll report back later if that worked

[quietvoid]

Thanks. When ready, pls share your 21 build.

Here's a build on top of https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/22546, which also disables HDR10+.
https://mega.nz/file/pZln1IhT#QlMIyPOhW ... 6LidHO1Xqg

There's a setting in the Video section named "Convert Dolby Vision for compatibility".
It converts profile 7 only RPUs to profile 8.1, and also ignores the EL (in case of single track).

This solves the blank screens when playing FEL files on FireTV Stick (4K and 4K Max), and possibly also the Cube.

If anyone's interested in testing on other devices, I could do a 64 bits build.

[ragico]

Thanks. When ready, pls share your 21 build.

Here's a build on top of https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/22546, which also disables HDR10+.
https://mega.nz/file/pZln1IhT#QlMIyPOhW ... 6LidHO1Xqg

There's a setting in the Video section named "Convert Dolby Vision for compatibility".
It converts profile 7 only RPUs to profile 8.1, and also ignores the EL (in case of single track).

This solves the blank screens when playing FEL files on FireTV Stick (4K and 4K Max), and possibly also the Cube.

If anyone's interested in testing on other devices, I could do a 64 bits build.

Thank you very much. Your build works like a charm and the "Convert Dolby Vision for compatibility" is really amazing.

[johnjon94]

Thanks. When ready, pls share your 21 build.

Here's a build on top of https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/22546, which also disables HDR10+.
https://mega.nz/file/pZln1IhT#QlMIyPOhW ... 6LidHO1Xqg

There's a setting in the Video section named "Convert Dolby Vision for compatibility".
It converts profile 7 only RPUs to profile 8.1, and also ignores the EL (in case of single track).

This solves the blank screens when playing FEL files on FireTV Stick (4K and 4K Max), and possibly also the Cube.

If anyone's interested in testing on other devices, I could do a 64 bits build.

I would love to test a 64 bit build! I'm not sure if its because the Shield isn't compatible with this version, but when I install the Plex addon I just get an endless loading bar with the Plex logo

[quietvoid]

I would love to test a 64 bit build! I'm not sure if its because the Shield isn't compatible with this version, but when I install the Plex addon I just get an endless loading bar with the Plex logo

The Shield is indeed 64 bits. But also most addons are not Kodi 21 compatible.
So it might be the reason. I've never tried the Plex addon, but PlexKodiConnect doesn't support 21 officially.
As it is still early for 21, it's possible things still work fine.

I guess I'll make a 64 bits version later.

[afarvvik]

hi

apologize if this question has been asked but the search excludes 2 letter terms like "lg" & "c8"

i want to mux dolby vision profile 5 & profile 8 mkv's to mp4 so that they can play on my lg c8 internal player/jellyfin.

i came across ffmpeg command from here
https://www.reddit.com/r/ffmpeg/comment ... fmpeg_and/

but the command

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ffmpeg -y -i input.mkv -map 0:v:0 -c copy -map 0:a -c copy -strict unofficial output.mp4 

did not work.

after a lot of tries i realised that the files were being muxed to "isom" codec for some reason even though the video codec was supposed to be copied. so when i added "-brand mp42" flag it worked & now i can mux profile 5 web-dl rips to mp4 using that (or at least the 1 file i've tried).

but profile 8 videos don't work.

for eg a file like this

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Format                                   : Matroska
Format version                           : Version 4
File size                                : 20.4 GiB
Duration                                 : 2 h 43 min
Overall bit rate                         : 17.9 Mb/s
Encoded date                             : UTC 2021-12-15 10:54:31
Writing application                      : mkvmerge v61.0.0 ('So') 64-bit
Writing library                          : libebml v1.4.2 + libmatroska v1.6.4

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : HEVC
Format/Info                              : High Efficiency Video Coding
Format profile                           : Main 10@L5.1@High
HDR format                               : Dolby Vision, Version 1.0, dvhe.08.03, BL+RPU, HDR10 compatible / SMPTE ST 2086, HDR10 compatible
Codec ID                                 : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC
Duration                                 : 2 h 43 min
Bit rate                                 : 16.3 Mb/s
Width                                    : 1 920 pixels
Height                                   : 800 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 2.40:1
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0 (Type 2)
Bit depth                                : 10 bits
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.443
Stream size                              : 18.7 GiB (91%)
Writing library                          : x265 3.5+20-17839cc0d:[Windows][MSVC 1930][64 bit] 10bit
Encoding settings                        : cpuid=1111039 / frame-threads=4 / numa-pools=24 / wpp / no-pmode / no-pme / no-psnr / no-ssim / log-level=2 / input-csp=1 / input-res=1920x800 / interlace=0 / total-frames=235628 / level-idc=51 / high-tier=1 / uhd-bd=0 / ref=6 / no-allow-non-conformance / repeat-headers / annexb / aud / no-eob / no-eos / hrd / info / hash=0 / no-temporal-layers / open-gop / min-keyint=23 / keyint=250 / gop-lookahead=0 / bframes=16 / b-adapt=2 / b-pyramid / bframe-bias=0 / rc-lookahead=60 / lookahead-slices=0 / scenecut=40 / no-hist-scenecut / radl=0 / no-splice / no-intra-refresh / ctu=64 / min-cu-size=8 / no-rect / no-amp / max-tu-size=32 / tu-inter-depth=4 / tu-intra-depth=4 / limit-tu=4 / rdoq-level=2 / dynamic-rd=0.00 / no-ssim-rd / signhide / no-tskip / nr-intra=0 / nr-inter=0 / no-constrained-intra / strong-intra-smoothing / max-merge=5 / limit-refs=1 / limit-modes / me=3 / subme=7 / merange=57 / temporal-mvp / no-frame-dup / no-hme / weightp / weightb / no-analyze-src-pics / deblock=-3:-3 / no-sao / no-sao-non-deblock / rd=6 / selective-sao=0 / no-early-skip / rskip / no-fast-intra / no-tskip-fast / no-cu-lossless / b-intra / no-splitrd-skip / rdpenalty=0 / psy-rd=2.00 / psy-rdoq=2.00 / no-rd-refine / no-lossless / cbqpoffs=0 / crqpoffs=0 / rc=crf / crf=12.5 / qcomp=0.60 / qpstep=4 / stats-write=0 / stats-read=0 / vbv-maxrate=160000 / vbv-bufsize=160000 / vbv-init=0.9 / min-vbv-fullness=50.0 / max-vbv-fullness=80.0 / crf-max=0.0 / crf-min=0.0 / ipratio=1.30 / pbratio=1.20 / aq-mode=3 / aq-strength=1.00 / no-cutree / zone-count=0 / no-strict-cbr / qg-size=32 / no-rc-grain / qpmax=69 / qpmin=0 / no-const-vbv / sar=0 / overscan=0 / videoformat=5 / range=0 / colorprim=9 / transfer=16 / colormatrix=9 / chromaloc=1 / chromaloc-top=2 / chromaloc-bottom=2 / display-window=0 / master-display=G(8500,39850)B(6550,2300)R(35400,14600)WP(15635,16450)L(100000000,50) / cll=500,200 / min-luma=0 / max-luma=1023 / log2-max-poc-lsb=8 / vui-timing-info / vui-hrd-info / slices=1 / no-opt-qp-pps / no-opt-ref-list-length-pps / no-multi-pass-opt-rps / scenecut-bias=0.05 / hist-threshold=0.03 / no-opt-cu-delta-qp / no-aq-motion / hdr10 / hdr10-opt / no-dhdr10-opt / no-idr-recovery-sei / analysis-reuse-level=0 / analysis-save-reuse-level=0 / analysis-load-reuse-level=0 / scale-factor=0 / refine-intra=0 / refine-inter=0 / refine-mv=1 / refine-ctu-distortion=0 / no-limit-sao / ctu-info=0 / no-lowpass-dct / refine-analysis-type=0 / copy-pic=1 / max-ausize-factor=1.0 / no-dynamic-refine / no-single-sei / no-hevc-aq / no-svt / no-field / qp-adaptation-range=1.00 / scenecut-aware-qp=0conformance-window-offsets / right=0 / bottom=0 / decoder-max-rate=0 / no-vbv-live-multi-pass
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No
Color range                              : Limited
Color primaries                          : BT.2020
Transfer characteristics                 : PQ
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.2020 non-constant
Mastering display color primaries        : BT.2020
Mastering display luminance              : min: 0.0050 cd/m2, max: 10000 cd/m2
Maximum Content Light Level              : 500 cd/m2
Maximum Frame-Average Light Level        : 200 cd/m2

Audio
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Language                                 : English
Service kind                             : Complete Main
Default                                  : Yes
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Default                                  : No
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i came across @RESET_9999 spreadsheet & tried using tsmuxer. now those work in DV in m2ts format (ts format does not work) but issue is i cannot seek (rewind, FF etc) which is an issue if i want to go back or stop the movie & resume later. is there a particular tsmuxer flag or version that has to be used so that it works?

another user posted this but that google drive link is dead so dont know which version @tommo8 used.
viewtopic.php?p=89086#p89086

TIA

[RESET_9999]

hi
apologize if this question has been asked but the search excludes 2 letter terms like "lg" & "c8"
i want to mux dolby vision profile 5 & profile 8 mkv's to mp4 so that they can play on my lg c8 internal player/jellyfin.

take a look at the script in my signature, there is an MP4 workflow for older LG TV... PM if you need help finding the tools that work with it.

IIRC you wont be able to FF/RW in a mp4 container because your file is encoded with "open-gop". Not sure about the C8 but that's how my C2 plex behaves.
TS/M2ts container will let you FF/RW open-gop encode but it will freeze a couple of seconds, you just have to be patient and give it time to resume.

[Edworld]

Is there alternative way to have audio work? My makemkv only has one audio track

Thanks

you can disable the muxing at line 21 but later today i will post a new version that can mux all the audio/sub from the input (will only be for MKV though, tsmuxer is much more complicated)

Will the current beta work? and do I continue to do 4, 3?

Thanks

[RESET_9999]

Will the current beta work? and do I continue to do 4, 3?
Thanks

the latest version should be able to mux all the input audio/subs if you take the TS version of the script and set line 23 - 25 to YES.
you must have this file in the tools folder and the input language must be supported. if your language is not in this file, it's not very complicated to edit it with notepad and add any tongue you wish.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xDMNcf ... share_link

anyway, if none of this work, as I said before, disable the muxing at line 21. Then when 4/3 has been completed, you can mux any audio/sub you want with tsmuxer. This will work for sure and for any input.

[quietvoid]

I would love to test a 64 bit build! I'm not sure if its because the Shield isn't compatible with this version, but when I install the Plex addon I just get an endless loading bar with the Plex logo

I've made new builds available here: https://github.com/quietvoid/xbmc/releases/tag/v21-dovi
There are both 32 bits and 64 bits APKs.

The only change from the last build is that the new build also fixes grey letterbox bars when playing cropped Dolby Vision videos for FireTV.

Info thread: https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=371557

[caelar900]

I doubt this will ever be fixed and the different L1/L2 responses doesnt seem to affect actual content. Also, I don't think it's related to CMV2.9 vs CMV4.0 devices.

Here's my observations so far...
X800m2/x700:
L1 low contrast and L2 offset 0.75 doesnt work
no issue with "multi" pattern

Shield:
L2 offset 0.75 doesnt work
color issues (bug still there, checked recently)
issues with "multi" pattern (blue banding and clipping conversion issues)

C2 internal player:
all the L1/L2 metadata works
issues with "multi" pattern ( clipping conversion issues)
Movies with source max_pq 3696 (MDL 4000nits) look a lot darker than the x800/x700/shield: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl_wopsmdmc

C8 internal player:
all the L1/L2 metadata works
No issue with "multi" pattern

FireTV cube latest gen and probably firestick max:
all the L1/L2 metadata works
issues with "multi" pattern (tracking issue)
overall darker image

Chromecast GTV (cmv2.9 device):
L1 optimal doesnt work
L2 looks quite different in LLDV than in tv-led
the first test showed that it produced a brighter image but I still have more tests to do.
https://slow.pics/c/pEEQBJJD
no issue with "multi" pattern but if you FF/RW, the pattern start flickering.



I know @quietvoid found out that the "multi" pattern "may" have luma issues but I'm not sure about that because I checked the other versions of the pattern and they all behave exactly the same.
So unless Stacey Spears did the same mistake for all the patterns, I believe this is just how the pattern is supposed to work and it truly exposes issues on devices (shield and C2)
They also all show 10 000 nits but it's only because of a couple of pixels in the middle of the frame. The pattern are really 600/1000/4000 or 10 000 nits so I redid all the versions without trim passes and with proper source_max pq and maxcll/fall. You can find them here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/fold ... 52Ja3JEc7c

I made some new L1 test files. Something is definitely not working on the x800m2/x700, will do a side-by-side comparison video later...

The files have nine L1 metadata changes, it goes from max_pq 100nits to 10 000nits.
P5 version (≈700nits): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AzIA9e ... share_link
P8 version (≈3600nits): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yY33Df ... share_link
** you may have to remux them to TS or MKV

So what's your latest opinion on L1 in real world content on the x700/x800m2. I can see the issues on the test patterns but want to know how much it really affects actual films.I personally have a 5.1.4 atmos setup so dont really wanna sacrifice audio and use the internal player on my cx but if T1 issues are truly causing perceptible issues with DV then maybe the trade off is worthwhile. Are you still personally exclusively using your c8/c2 over the x800m2? Thanks.

[afarvvik]

hi
apologize if this question has been asked but the search excludes 2 letter terms like "lg" & "c8"
i want to mux dolby vision profile 5 & profile 8 mkv's to mp4 so that they can play on my lg c8 internal player/jellyfin.

take a look at the script in my signature, there is an MP4 workflow for older LG TV... PM if you need help finding the tools that work with it.

IIRC you wont be able to FF/RW in a mp4 container because your file is encoded with "open-gop". Not sure about the C8 but that's how my C2 plex behaves.
TS/M2ts container will let you FF/RW open-gop encode but it will freeze a couple of seconds, you just have to be patient and give it time to resume.

thanks for the reply @RESET_9999.

i'll check out the mp4 workflow.

TS/M2ts container is not letting me FF/RW at all. Jellyfin just freezes, the webos player says "function not available right now". is there a particular tsmuxer version that needs to be used?

[afarvvik]

after a lot of tries i realised that the files were being muxed to "isom" codec for some reason even though the video codec was supposed to be copied. so when i added "-brand mp42" flag it worked & now i can mux profile 5 web-dl rips to mp4 using that (or at least the 1 file i've tried).

also i was too quick too make this conclusion, 1 profile 5 file worked with ffmpeg conversion another did not.

[RESET_9999]

So what's your latest opinion on L1 in real world content on the x700/x800m2. I can see the issues on the test patterns but want to know how much it really affects actual films.I personally have a 5.1.4 atmos setup so dont really wanna sacrifice audio and use the internal player on my cx but if T1 issues are truly causing perceptible issues with DV then maybe the trade off is worthwhile. Are you still personally exclusively using your c8/c2 over the x800m2? Thanks.

since most movies have l2 trim passes, not much difference. The problem seem to be with L1 high max_pq values that have no effect.