want to ask regarding player that capable on runningDolby Vision media

[Darkseidd 59]

hi, I wanna ask regarding Dolby Vision media on emby (or Android TV, using TCL Qled TV)

when I play DoVi media on emby at my android TV, it works fine. Dolby Vision logo triggered properly. but when i Pause the movie and try to resume, it just doesn't work. At server can see the progress ongoing, but at TV, black screen and no audio.

using "Fix Playback" will make both A/V appear, and but jittery and very dim screen.

Then I enable the use of external player VLC, it can play the movie fine, pause resume also fine but a little jittery. but using VLC external player, it didn't trigger Dolby Vision logo but only HDR10+ logo.

 

my question is, what kind of external player can trigger Dolby Vision properly for Android TV? As of now I know that, VLC can't trigger Dolby Vision at my Android TV.

[Luke 42079]

Hi.  Can you try sideloading our standard android app on the same device and see how that compares?

https://emby.media/emby-for-android.html

Thanks.

 

[rbjtech 5284]

Also what version of Android TV are you running?.

If the Release version (2.0.77 - then this has not been updated since June last year ..  )

The latest is  2.0.87 which has many player enhancements - you'll need to side load.

https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/42240-emby-android-tv-release-notes-beta/

 

[seanbuff 1318]

3 minutes ago, rbjtech said:

If the Release version (2.0.77 - then this has not been updated since June last year ..  )

Release version is actually 2.0.83, but yeah still quite old also.

[rbjtech 5284]

8 minutes ago, seanbuff said:

Release version is actually 2.0.83, but yeah still quite old also.

Ah ok - thanks, the Release Notes need updating then ..  @ebr

 

[Darkseidd 59]

22 minutes ago, rbjtech said:

Also what version of Android TV are you running?.

If the Release version (2.0.77 - then this has not been updated since June last year ..  )

The latest is  2.0.87 which has many player enhancements - you'll need to side load.

https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/42240-emby-android-tv-release-notes-beta/

 

im using 2.0.83g release version

[rbjtech 5284]

1 minute ago, Darkseidd said:

im using 2.0.83g release version

ok - worth sideloading the latest - see the above link.

You can of course try the Android version also (non AndroidTV version) - but be prepared for some 'differences' .. 

[Darkseidd 59]

30 minutes ago, rbjtech said:

ok - worth sideloading the latest - see the above link.

You can of course try the Android version also (non AndroidTV version) - but be prepared for some 'differences' .. 

tried 2.0.87g beta, still having issue aa first post. will try to sideload android smartphone version..

[Darkseidd 59]

7 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi.  Can you try sideloading our standard android app on the same device and see how that compares?

https://emby.media/emby-for-android.html

Thanks.

 

tried this, 3.3.02 version.

 

problem as first post. can play from start, but once pause/resume, black screen. Playback Correction didnt splve the issue as first post. Dolby Vision triggered properly on ATV.

Edited May 3, 2023 by Darkseidd
missed wording

[Luke 42079]

OK we'll take a look at it. Thanks.

[blipoids 1]

23 hours ago, Darkseidd said:

tried this, 3.3.02 version.

 

problem as first post. can play from start, but once pause/resume, black screen. Playback Correction didnt splve the issue as first post. Dolby Vision triggered properly on ATV.

You can make DoVi work with Emby on Apple TV?

[rbjtech 5284]

18 minutes ago, blipoids said:

You can make DoVi work with Emby on Apple TV?

DV is unfortunately very convoluted and you need to have a certain type of file to playback on certain equipment.  I believe Apple TV is ok with DV5 files (MP4,TS or M2TS container only), but DV8 needs Infuse.   DV7 should fallback to HDR.

Edited May 4, 2023 by rbjtech

[blipoids 1]

3 hours ago, rbjtech said:

DV is unfortunately very convoluted and you need to have a certain type of file to playback on certain equipment.  I believe Apple TV is ok with DV5 files (MP4,TS or M2TS container only), but DV8 needs Infuse.   DV7 should fallback to HDR.

Ah, yes. Good luck to me finding DV encodes in mp4 containers though.