LjMcSeeYouInHell 3 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Hi Guys Long time user but new to the AndroidTV App, have always used Emby for Kodi but since becoming a supporter have switched to the native app and am enjoying the experience apart from one gripe. If I try to play a movie with Atmos/TrueHD it will transcode the audio to AC3, however, if I switch to using an External Player via App options and play the movie via Kodi it plays as expected with full Atmos/TrueHD sound. Kodi doesn't switch back to Emby cleanly after stopping playback though so it's not a solution I can continue to use... Any ideas why the Mibox will not pass the Atmos track through native app playback? Xiaomi Mi Box 3 MDZ-16-AB > Onkyo TX-NR545 > Crappy 1080p TV Have attached Server log and transcode log. Played movie first using the internal player, then stopped and switched -inside Emby app- to External Player (Kodi) and started playback again. Hoping I can get this working, let me know if you need any more info embyserver.txt ffmpeg-remux-7ac4bbd3-693c-4a20-b990-e917a6ac56d5_1.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LjMcSeeYouInHell 3 Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) Video Title1080p H264 CodecH264AVCYesProfileHighLevel41Resolution1920x1080Aspect ratio16:9AnamorphicNoInterlacedNoFramerate23.976Bitrate34,767 kbpsBit depth8 bitPixel formatyuv420pRef frames1NAL4 Audio TitleEnglish TRUEHD 7.1 (Default)LanguageEnglishCodecTRUEHDLayout7.1Channels8 chSample rate48,000 HzBit depth24 bitDefaultYes Audio TitleEnglish Dolby Digital 5.1LanguageEnglishCodecAC3Layout5.1Channels6 chBitrate640 kbpsSample rate48,000 HzDefaultNo Subtitle TitleEnglish (Default PGSSUB)LanguageEnglishCodecPGSSUBDefaultYesForcedNoExternalNo Container mkv Edited May 9, 2019 by LjMcSeeYouInHell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14904 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Hi. It isn't the Atmos but, rather, the fact it is TrueHD. The Mi does not support that (nor DTS-HD). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LjMcSeeYouInHell 3 Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 I'm not looking to have the Mibox decode it rather pass it through for receiver to decode. So internal player can't do audio stream passthrough like Kodi can on the same device, is that what you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LjMcSeeYouInHell 3 Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 Hi ebr, I did some further checking on some DTS;HD:MA files and you are right they Direct-play with no sound and video skipping, can fix this by using playback Correction tool and sending direct stream re-encoded to DD5.1 - but what I don't understand is why these all play flawlessly when setting Kodi as an External player? If it was a hardware issue wouldn't that cause a failure in Kodi too? Thanks for your input on this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14904 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 The device has to have support for Passthru as well. Kodi is a different animal as it is not really an Android app. It is written at a lower level than the Android OS and also includes a ton of built-in decoding capabilities itself (read as: ffmpeg). With our app, we are working within the constraints of the Android system and also some licensing restrictions. The only device I'm aware of that will support all of these audio types with direct play and passthru is the Shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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