guilty57 3 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 I dont think so. Both audio codec is with sound. Stats from Shield Emby client: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjtech 4170 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 So the only real way to test this is to ensure the file you are testing only has one audio track on it - if it works 'something' is converting it! - or if two tracks, they are obvious differences (language, commentary etc) so you can tell if it's skipping to a compatiable track as @SamES said earlier. I believe the CX has some new functions with bitstreaming - I don't have this model so can't expand further I'm afraid, but it's possible it could be sending LPCM instead to the TV while the Shield is REPORTING that it is direct playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guilty57 3 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) I will dismiss all the irrelevant audio and subtitle tracks from video, leaving just the DTS and truehd and make two new mkvs. I will post a full Media Info and take screenshots from both Shield and the TV when I get home. And edit this post. By the way, to those who suspects that Emby server is transcoding the audio track, On Emby server, transcoding is blocked by me via permissions on dashboard. Edited March 31, 2021 by guilty57 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjtech 4170 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 8 minutes ago, guilty57 said: By the way, to those who suspects that Emby server is transcoding the audio track, On Emby server, transcoding is blocked by me via permissions on dashboard. I never said Emby is transcoding it - I'm suggesting the Shield or the TV is interpreting the bitstream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guilty57 3 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) Edit: on LG Emby Client both sample plays directly but no sound at all. But on Slield test results are in the post below: Edited March 31, 2021 by guilty57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guilty57 3 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Shield Emby Client: DTS Media Info: Spoiler General Unique ID : 238166091336131646651312998728410453760 (0xB32D1EE6784DB6818F6FC4047C19D700) Complete name : \\192.168.1.120\seagate\Movies\dts-sample.mkv Format : Matroska Format version : Version 4 File size : 1.00 GiB Duration : 2 min 37 s Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 54.5 Mb/s Encoded date : UTC 2021-03-31 13:54:52 Writing application : mkvmerge v8.3.0 ('Over the Horizon') 64bit Writing library : libebml v1.3.1 + libmatroska v1.4.2 Video ID : 1 Format : HEVC Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding Format profile : Main 10@L5.1@High HDR format : SMPTE ST 2086, HDR10 compatible Codec ID : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC Duration : 2 min 37 s Bit rate : 50.6 Mb/s Width : 3 840 pixels Height : 2 160 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 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) : 0.254 Stream size : 951 MiB (93%) Language : English Default : No Forced : No Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.2020 Transfer characteristics : PQ Matrix coefficients : BT.2020 non-constant Mastering display color pri : BT.2020 Mastering display luminance : min: 0.0001 cd/m2, max: 1000 cd/m2 Maximum Content Light Level : 267 cd/m2 Maximum Frame-Average Light : 89 cd/m2 Audio ID : 2 Format : DTS XLL Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems Commercial name : DTS-HD Master Audio Codec ID : A_DTS Duration : 2 min 37 s Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 4 020 kb/s Channel(s) : 8 channels Channel layout : C L R LFE Lb Rb Lss Rss Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 93.750 FPS (512 SPF) Bit depth : 24 bits Compression mode : Lossless Stream size : 75.7 MiB (7%) Language : English Default : No Forced : No Menu 00:00:00.000 : en:Chapter 01 TRUEHD Media Info: Spoiler General Unique ID : 196037304630471279836064519634695422877 (0x937B695967F5B8CC8ACF538C7CFF039D) Complete name : \\192.168.1.120\seagate\Movies\truehd-sample.mkv Format : Matroska Format version : Version 4 File size : 1.00 GiB Duration : 2 min 42 s Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 53.0 Mb/s Encoded date : UTC 2021-03-31 13:53:00 Writing application : mkvmerge v8.3.0 ('Over the Horizon') 64bit Writing library : libebml v1.3.1 + libmatroska v1.4.2 Video ID : 1 Format : HEVC Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding Format profile : Main 10@L5.1@High HDR format : SMPTE ST 2086, HDR10 compatible Codec ID : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC Duration : 2 min 41 s Bit rate : 50.7 Mb/s Width : 3 840 pixels Height : 2 160 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 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) : 0.255 Stream size : 978 MiB (96%) Language : English Default : No Forced : No Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.2020 Transfer characteristics : PQ Matrix coefficients : BT.2020 non-constant Mastering display color pri : BT.2020 Mastering display luminance : min: 0.0001 cd/m2, max: 1000 cd/m2 Maximum Content Light Level : 267 cd/m2 Maximum Frame-Average Light : 89 cd/m2 Audio ID : 2 Format : MLP FBA 16-ch Format/Info : Meridian Lossless Packing FBA with 16-channel presentation Commercial name : Dolby TrueHD with Dolby Atmos Codec ID : A_TRUEHD Duration : 2 min 42 s Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 2 306 kb/s Maximum bit rate : 3 363 kb/s Channel(s) : 8 channels Channel layout : L R C LFE Ls Rs Lb Rb Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 1 200.000 FPS (40 SPF) Compression mode : Lossless Stream size : 44.6 MiB (4%) Language : English Default : Yes Forced : No Number of dynamic objects : 11 Bed channel count : 1 channel Bed channel configuration : LFE Menu 00:00:00.000 : en:Chapter 01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14858 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 The TV (or Shield) have to be converting those. It isn't possible to send either of those audio formats over an optical cable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamES 880 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 8 hours ago, guilty57 said: Edit: on LG Emby Client both sample plays directly but no sound at all. Correct, LG doesn't support it. If there is a an alternative supported track then LG will select and play that (but won't advise the server or client so Stats for Nerds won't be aware of it) and if there is no alternate track then you will get no audio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guilty57 3 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 On Shield with test samples both trueHD and DTS there is no another track and I get sound. Forwarding and rewinding runs smoothly. If there was any transcode this wouldnt run smoothly. So there is no transcode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjtech 4170 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 A '3rd party' is converting the track so it will play - this maybe a LPCM feature or it maybe a Shield feature - but it has nothing to do with emby. When it 'leaves' emby it is normal True-HD or DTS, when it 'arrives' at your TV amplifier/codec - it is not. Your TV simply does not support those bitstream codecs - as proven when played by the LG Player (no sound). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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