Movies with 7.1 and 2.1 Commentary tracks

[adamstewiegreen 149]

2 related audio problems:

 

#1. I've been keeping movies in 7.1 surround in case I upgrade.  On those movies however, the firetv automatically starts the stereo track, which is a commentary track.  I can not get it to play the 7.1 track if there is a commentary track included.

 

#2.  If there is a 7.1 surround track w/ no commentary track Emby transcodes the audio to stereo.  I get that the firetv may not support 7.1 surround (i haven't checked, tbh) but why can't emby transcode the 7.1 to 5.1?

 

thanks for the help.

[Luke 37180]

Hi.

 

 

I can not get it to play the 7.1 track if there is a commentary track included.

 

What do you mean by this? What happens when you select the 7.1 track with commentary?

 

 

 

but why can't emby transcode the 7.1 to 5.1?

Have you checked the in-app downmixing setting?

[adamstewiegreen 149]

If I select the 7.1 track (movie audio) it goes back to the commentary track.

 

My audio output is set to auto.

[Luke 37180]

Ok we'll see what @@ebr thinks. Thanks.

[ebr 14949]

If I select the 7.1 track (movie audio) it goes back to the commentary track.

 

My audio output is set to auto.

 

Can you please reproduce this and follow the instructions to send a log from the app?

 

Thanks.

[adamstewiegreen 149]

Good news?  I couldn't reproduce today, what I struggled with yesterday.  It didn't switch to the commentary tracks, and both played in 5.1 rather than stereo. 

If it happens again I'll send logs.
 

Thanks.

[ebr 14949]

Okay, thanks for reporting back.