Dolby Vision now possible through MP4 Mux.

[monsterlab]

I have both a 2021 Apple TV using Plex/Infuse and a AM6B+ running the latest CoreElec nightly. One thing I've noticed is that P8 DV remux files look noticeably better on the AM6B+ (blacks seem more detailed, better contrast). Is there something hardware-related in the AM6B+ that would account for the better overall quality?

[DylanValenti]

Hey reset I noticed that you have some new P7 FEL cmv4.0 rpus for films that released in cmv2.9. How am I able to do this with the dovi scripts?

(For context, I generated metadata using the original scene cuts for the theatrical cut of avatar, now I want to apply those metadata levels to the P7 FEL rpu and keep cmv4.0)

[RESET_9999]

Hey reset I noticed that you have some new P7 FEL cmv4.0 rpus for films that released in cmv2.9. How am I able to do this with the dovi scripts?

With the latest beta.
You have to enable the 2.9 to 4.0 conversion of the original rpu at line 177 and then you can add a cmv4.0 bloc to any RPU with workflow 2-6.
The cmv4.0 levels you have to transfer are: 3,8,9

:: select if you want 2-6 to convert cmv2.9 to 4.0 (default = NO)
set cm2.9.to.cm4.0=YES

[kazuma]

reset_9999 are you gonna support your dovi scripts in the future? or you think you have reached the final version at the moment because of the ugoos?

[RESET_9999]

you have reached the final version

pretty much but I said that in the past and always found something else to add.

[Epedemic]

@RESET_9999:

When using 3-2 on a HDR10 file, since 2.0.5/2.0.6 beta i get this error after it is done extracting tracks:

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Progress: 100%
Connecting LAV Video Decoder to madVR failed.
Reading generate config file...
Parsing madVR measurement file...
Error: The system cannot find the file specified. (os error 2)

Any idea where i messed up?

[RESET_9999]

your madvr is broken. update your tools

[Epedemic]

your madvr is broken. update your tools

So simple... Thanks!

[spl147]

@Reset9999, got any suggestions to get FEL MKV's to work propperly with Kodi?

I don't know about Kodi but it plays fines in PLEX on my end(except for the slight BL_EL OOS)

We just received the Nokia 8010 which has the amlogic S905X4-K chip (with the dolby vision license) but can't get DV FEL to work in CoreElec V21.0. There is very little written about this little box as the bulk of the information is about the AM6B and plus models. Technically it should be able to play it in CoreElec seeing as how the Chromecast 4k has the lower-end/older S905X3 chip and DV FEL works on there.

DV is triggered but the test video (this device can decode FEL) stays red, so I think it plays it in MEL-compatible mode (profile 8.1 or similair). FEL also doesn't work in the Android TV os that it comes with out of the box. We tried it in Plex the same way as we did with the CCTV 4K and it didn't work. Also enabled the ''force profile 7'' option you mentioned for the CCTV, it didn't work.

The reason we went for the Nokia 8010 was because it cost us 99 euros at Amazon. The Ugoos is either not available anywhere or marked up so I wanted to leave that option for later.

UPDATE: After seeing the availability and pricing of the AM6B+ I decided that the newer AM8 is a better option. I can get that for about the same price as the AM6B+, sometimes even cheaper! It has the newer and updated S928X-J chip and should also work.

Not at all correct! the Point of the Ugoos AM6B+ and the Minix varient is that the are the only ones that amlogic didnt cripple FEL decoding! ALL other chips and newer chips are Locked! facts taken from the Coreelec forums!

[LV8HD]

@RESET_9999 I recently came up with two questions about Dolby Vision work:

1. When having retail Dolby Vision what is better to use when generating HDR10+, OSCs or Davinci Resolve ones? (Or vice-versa)

2. Since UHD Blu-rays only have the CMv2.9 metadata block, is it better to generate a new Dolby Vision RPU with davinci and transfer the CMv4.0 block to the UHD Blu-ray?

[RESET_9999]

@RESET_9999 I recently came up with two questions about Dolby Vision work:

1. When having retail Dolby Vision what is better to use when generating HDR10+, OSCs or Davinci Resolve ones? (Or vice-versa)

2. Since UHD Blu-rays only have the CMv2.9 metadata block, is it better to generate a new Dolby Vision RPU with davinci and transfer the CMv4.0 block to the UHD Blu-ray?

1- OSC always.

2- If the cmv2.9 rpu has L2 trims, no but you can transfer the retail cmv4.0 block from web-dl to bluray if it's the same metadata.
If you want to transfer a generated cmv4.0 block to an existing cmv2.9 rpu, you must transfer all the levels: 1-2-3-8-9

[anta777]

Where i can download dovi scripts 2.0.6 beta?

[RESET_9999]

Where i can download dovi scripts 2.0.6 beta?

[anta777]

Thank you very much!

[ans40]

I'm a bit confused since in your updated video on how to generate Dolby Vision and HDR10+ via Davinci Resolve you explicitly mentioned that L2 trims must be removed in order to achieve the most "natural" and near-creator-intended look possible. What has changed?

I knew this question would come up haha... I did more test about the trims and it turns out, that all the trims in cmv2.9(100-600-1000) are generated from the manual L8 100nits trim and if no L8 trims were done by the colorist, the cmv2.9 trims are 100% generated.

Trying to understand the final verdict on this. Since we don't have the colorist to determine if overriding the generated L2 trims is appropriate, isn't the best option to still remove the trims? Or are you saying that leaving them in there seems okay since colorists often end up keeping the generated trims anyways? To keep or not to keep -- thoughts? thanks