Dolby Vision and 1.15.1

[SamuriHL]

https://forums.plex.tv/t/release-announ ... 154124/362

WHATS NEW:

Bump the minimum supported Plex Media Server version to 1.15.2.
Player: support for Dolby Vision in MKV.
Player: Live TV is no longer supported in the old player.

Holy balls! That's fantastic news right there!!!!!!!

[codeXRes]

https://forums.plex.tv/t/release-announ ... 154124/362

WHATS NEW:

Bump the minimum supported Plex Media Server version to 1.15.2.
Player: support for Dolby Vision in MKV.
Player: Live TV is no longer supported in the old player.

Holy balls! That's fantastic news right there!!!!!!!

Great news. Any idea how long it'll take to make it to the public Google Play release?

[SamuriHL]

That's anyone's guess. I've never been able to get the beta of plex on my SHIELD so I'm probably going to have to wait, as well.

[Epedemic]

That's anyone's guess. I've never been able to get the beta of plex on my SHIELD so I'm probably going to have to wait, as well.

There's an apk in the link.

I just got it from play store, and it works IF i set refresh rate manually to 23/24fps (LG E6).

[Rumourd]

https://forums.plex.tv/t/release-announ ... 154124/362

WHATS NEW:

Bump the minimum supported Plex Media Server version to 1.15.2.
Player: support for Dolby Vision in MKV.
Player: Live TV is no longer supported in the old player.

Plex is already up to 1.20.xxxx
Are you confusing this with MakeMKV 1.15.2 or 1.15.3?

[jayper]

https://forums.plex.tv/t/release-announ ... 154124/362

WHATS NEW:

Bump the minimum supported Plex Media Server version to 1.15.2.
Player: support for Dolby Vision in MKV.
Player: Live TV is no longer supported in the old player.

Plex is already up to 1.20.xxxx
Are you confusing this with MakeMKV 1.15.2 or 1.15.3?

Minimum supported versions means that any version older than stated will no longer be compatible. Meaning if you're running Plex Media Server 1.15.0, then the client will not be compatible.

[Rumourd]

https://forums.plex.tv/t/release-announ ... 154124/362

WHATS NEW:

Bump the minimum supported Plex Media Server version to 1.15.2.
Player: support for Dolby Vision in MKV.
Player: Live TV is no longer supported in the old player.

Plex is already up to 1.20.xxxx
Are you confusing this with MakeMKV 1.15.2 or 1.15.3?

Minimum supported versions means that any version older than stated will no longer be compatible. Meaning if you're running Plex Media Server 1.15.0, then the client will not be compatible.

Thank you for clarifying for a dolt.

[jayper]

Plex is already up to 1.20.xxxx
Are you confusing this with MakeMKV 1.15.2 or 1.15.3?

Minimum supported versions means that any version older than stated will no longer be compatible. Meaning if you're running Plex Media Server 1.15.0, then the client will not be compatible.

Thank you for clarifying for a dolt.

Of course, all good. The Plex version numbering being so close to MakeMKV threw me off at first too.

[Cannikin]

I tested all of my Dolby Vision encoded MKVs (ripped using MakeMKV 1.15.2) and all of them triggered DV on my LG B7 OLED being fed by a 2019 Nvidia Shield Pro!

However, the majority of them would first trigger HDR instead of DV. I would then hit “back” on the remote, start the movie again, and then DV would be enabled. This sometimes took as many as 6 tries in re-starting the movie to get DV to “stick.” I could then come back to the same movie I had problems with and DV would trigger the first time.

Full List:

1917
Alita: Battle Angel
Anna
Annihilation
Apocalypse Now
Aquaman
Atomic Blonde
Bumblebee
Casino Royale
Doctor Sleep
The Evil Dead
Evil Dead 2
First Man
Gemini Man
Ghost in the Shell
Hereditary
Hunter Killer
It Chapter 2
John Wick 3
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Knives Out
The Matrix
Matrix 2
Matrix 3
Midway
Mission: Impossible 1-6
Mother!
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Pitch Black
Quantum of Solace
A Quiet Place
Ready Player One
The Shining
Skyfall
Skyscraper
Spectre
Spider-man: Far from Home
Spider-man: Homecoming
Transformers: The Last Knight
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
War of the Worlds
Westworld (Seasons 1 and 2)
The Witch
The Wizard of Oz

[jakuboleksy]

How do you load the beta Plex? Just from the store or do I have to do something different?

[Cannikin]

How do you load the beta Plex? Just from the store or do I have to do something different?

You'll have to download the .apk file manually (they said you have to be a Plex Pass member in order to download it). If you're using a Shield you'll want the "arm64v8a" version. Then you'll need to get the file onto your Shield somehow. You can plug in a USB drive, or if you install something like the FX app https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... nextapp.fx which will let you load files from the network. Once you do, you just open the .apk file and it'll walk you through installation.

Here's a video showing you how to enable "web" mode in FX so you can download the file on your computer and then drag/drop it into the Shield: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M4MTmE83pw

[jakuboleksy]

How do you load the beta Plex? Just from the store or do I have to do something different?

You'll have to download the .apk file manually (they said you have to be a Plex Pass member in order to download it). If you're using a Shield you'll want the "arm64v8a" version. Then you'll need to get the file onto your Shield somehow. You can plug in a USB drive, or if you install something like the FX app https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... nextapp.fx which will let you load files from the network. Once you do, you just open the .apk file and it'll walk you through installation.

Here's a video showing you how to enable "web" mode in FX so you can download the file on your computer and then drag/drop it into the Shield: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M4MTmE83pw

Thanks for the detailed explanation!

[phneutral]

Sorry if it's been asked before, but can I remux existing MKV files with the DV layer to trigger DV in Plex, and if so how?

[Cannikin]

Sorry if it's been asked before, but can I remux existing MKV files with the DV layer to trigger DV in Plex, and if so how?

If you ripped the MKV using MakeMKV 1.15.2 or higher they should be good to go! If you ripped them in 1.15.1 then I think you can open it with 1.15.3 and output it back to a new file and it'll fix the metadata to match the correct spec (the same thing 1.15.2 would have created).

[Rumourd]

Sorry if it's been asked before, but can I remux existing MKV files with the DV layer to trigger DV in Plex, and if so how?

If you ripped the MKV using MakeMKV 1.15.2 or higher they should be good to go! If you ripped them in 1.15.1 then I think you can open it with 1.15.3 and output it back to a new file and it'll fix the metadata to match the correct spec (the same thing 1.15.2 would have created).

This only works on Plex through NVIDIA Shield, correct? Because I feed my Laptop Windows 10 to Plex solely, and nothing triggers the DV, so far.