NeverExists 21 Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 None of my dolby vision content work through emby. Just wondering if it would be easy to implement or not. Or maybe I'm doing something wrong? I'm using the roku emby app and media server on my laptop. Thanks.
Luke 42077 Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 Hi there, does your Roku device support Dolby vision?
Luke 42077 Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 Let's look at an example. Please attach the information requested in how to report a media playback issue. Thanks !
NeverExists 21 Posted January 15, 2020 Author Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) Well it plays fine! its just I don't get the dolby vision pop up that i do with every other app. itunes,netflix,amazon prime video etc. Which means it's not getting activated. I just get the hdr pop up when dolby vision is in the mkv file Edited January 15, 2020 by NeverExists
ebr 16169 Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 Well it plays fine! its just I don't get the dolby vision pop up that i do with every other app. itunes,netflix,amazon prime video etc. Which means it's not getting activated. I just get the hdr pop up when dolby vision is in the mkv file Is the content being played actually exactly the same? For instance, is what you are trying to play through Emby dual-layer DV?
NeverExists 21 Posted January 16, 2020 Author Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) Don't know. I've tried 5 different files from five different sources and no matter what I play there is no dolby vision. Edit: It says SMPTE ST 2086, HDR10 compatible under HDR. Edited January 16, 2020 by NeverExists
Guest asrequested Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) Matroska doesn't support DV. If it's dual layer, it needs to be a transport stream (ts, m2ts). If it's single layer, it can be in an mp4 container. If it's saying HDR10, it isn't DV. If it's DV, it will look something like this: Edited January 19, 2020 by Doofus 1
Luke 42077 Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 @@NeverExists has this addressed your concern?
speechles 2055 Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 The Roku app will correctly play DolbyVision when presented with it. There are no limitations built into the app to cause transcoding for it. You must present it correctly to the Roku and it will just work. You do nothing differently. But getting it presented correctly is the issue here not the Roku app.
Guest asrequested Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 If you convert/rip your DV stuff to mkv, the metadata will not be used, and possibly stripped out. 1
NeverExists 21 Posted January 21, 2020 Author Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) K well i just put a raw dolby vision m2ts file in my emby folder and booted it up and it only said hdr again instead of dolby vision. Again I have my emby files set up on my laptop and am using the emby roku app on my 4k smart tv. All the other apps I use play dolby vision fine. Edited January 21, 2020 by NeverExists
ebr 16169 Posted January 21, 2020 Posted January 21, 2020 All the other apps I use play dolby vision fine. Other apps on the Roku play that exact same file in DV?
NeverExists 21 Posted January 21, 2020 Author Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) I have tried mp4 files and m2ts files and both don't work. I have yet to see the dolby vision work on emby. I can't use plex cause the file has have the title in the filename and I'm not sure if I can rename an m2ts file. just curious if anybody else has actually seen it work? Edited January 21, 2020 by NeverExists
NeverExists 21 Posted January 21, 2020 Author Posted January 21, 2020 k i just tried and mp4 file and the dolby vision logo came on but they're was no video....lmao Didn't think this was going to be so much trouble. mpc-hc plays the file fine but emby doesn't.
ebr 16169 Posted January 21, 2020 Posted January 21, 2020 mpc-hc plays the file fine but emby doesn't. mpc-hc doesn't run on the Roku, right? We are dealing with a device designed for streaming media so the exact format of the media and capabilities of the device will be critical to how it can play it.
NeverExists 21 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Posted January 22, 2020 I just think it's weird that I've tried over 10 files now and nothing works. Although plex is even worse and won't even play hdr content. Anyways I've given up on getting dolby vision to work. Not worth the headache.
RanmaCanada 494 Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 k i just tried and mp4 file and the dolby vision logo came on but they're was no video....lmao Didn't think this was going to be so much trouble. mpc-hc plays the file fine but emby doesn't. ripping dolby vision is still extremely new. This is like complaining you couldn't find a gas station days after the first cars were produced. As for playback, the only device guaranteed to play it back as a home user is an Oppo UHD player (even then it takes a lot of work). Everything else is hit and miss because of how the files have to be formatted properly and in the correct container with the software that is streaming it to the TV actually being able to recognize it.
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