Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

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ray_007
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Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

Post by ray_007 »

shawnc22 wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:39 pm
ray_007 wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:28 pm
ray_007 wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 3:58 pm
Hi, Does that also mean I can just throw in a .m2ts DV file into Makemv and it will then produce a DV capable MKV? If so then would I be able to put the resulting file in mkvtoolnix to add/remove Subs and Audio stream while retaining the DV info?
Never mind, tried and didnt work. Going to try it with my current MP4 DV's. Will the conversion effect the quality of the video? Also I am not very good with command lines, so can anyone explain what exactly do i have to type to convert my current MP4 to MKV using ffmpeg?
Thanks
You can use the m2ts DV file, but you will need to do a straight container conversion to mkv before opening it with makemkv. The ffmpeg command to do so is in the first post of this thread. After creating the new mkv file with 1.15.3, you can process it with mkvtoolsnix; the latest version should retain all the DV metadata.
Okay, so here is what I understood so far:
Use ffmpeg to convert m2ts file.
put the resulting mkv file into makemkv to get the DV MKV
finally use Mkvtoolnix to multiplex sub/audio

Question, Can i just use Mkvtoonix to convert the m2ts file and process it with makemv to get the DV mkv?

Also will there be a quality loss during the process?
Thanks
shawnc22
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Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

Post by shawnc22 »

ray_007 wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 6:03 pm
Okay, so here is what I understood so far:
Use ffmpeg to convert m2ts file.
put the resulting mkv file into makemkv to get the DV MKV
finally use Mkvtoolnix to multiplex sub/audio

Question, Can i just use Mkvtoonix to convert the m2ts file and process it with makemv to get the DV mkv?

Also will there be a quality loss during the process?
Thanks
Yes, you should be able to use mkvtoolnix to do the conversion. I haven't tried it myself, but I don't see why not. If your m2ts file also included the pgs subtitles, you can carry it over during the mkvtoolsnix conversion, and then makemkv should pick it up as well during the final DV MKV remux. There will be no quality loss in any of these steps.
Cannikin
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Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

Post by Cannikin »

Just cross-posting here for anyone not following the 1.15.1 thread—you can play Dolby Vision encoded MKV files in Plex on Android TV-based devices (like Nvidia Shield) with the latest beta of Plex: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 380#p97234
lexyz
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Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

Post by lexyz »

Plex for Android 8.8.0.20999-beta and samples https://www.makemkv.com/download/dvtest/

Shield TV Pro:
P4 - SDR
P5 - SDR, wrong colours
P7_FEL - DV
P7_MEL - DV
P81 - HDR

Bravia:
P4 - SDR
P5 - SDR, wrong colours
P7_FEL - DV monochrome
P7_MEL - DV oversaturated
P81 - HDR
Bravia XF90, Shield TV Pro'19, UBP-X700
quietvoid
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Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

Post by quietvoid »

lexyz wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:24 pm
Plex for Android 8.8.0.20999-beta and samples https://www.makemkv.com/download/dvtest/

Shield TV Pro:
P4 - SDR
P5 - SDR, wrong colours
P7_FEL - DV
P7_MEL - DV
P81 - HDR

Bravia:
P4 - SDR
P5 - SDR, wrong colours
P7_FEL - DV monochrome
P7_MEL - DV oversaturated
P81 - HDR
You should mention your results on the Plex forums thread, I've done it for the FireTV Stick 4K and they're probably looking into it already.
Seems only profile 7 (because it has a HDR10 base layer) are playing correctly.
Digital moe
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Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

Post by Digital moe »

So I tried the Matrix which I ripped under 1.15.2 and that triggered DV on my 2019 Shield.

I also tried Last Jedi which I did at the weekend with 1.15.3 and that only played back in HDR.
Cannikin
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Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

Post by Cannikin »

I tried a few movies at lunch on my 2019 Nvidia Shield Pro and these triggered DV:

2001
The Matrix
Saving Private Ryan
War of the Worlds

I also tried The Shining which only triggered HDR. Of those I tried, The Shining is the only one that also has HDR10+ support which could have something to do with it?

I've got 26 Dolby Vision movie rips plus seasons 1 and 2 of Westworld so I've got a bunch more to test. More updates tonight.
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shawnc22
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Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

Post by shawnc22 »

Digital moe wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:43 pm
So I tried the Matrix which I ripped under 1.15.2 and that triggered DV on my 2019 Shield.

I also tried Last Jedi which I did at the weekend with 1.15.3 and that only played back in HDR.
Is this the last jedi disc that was released back in 2018 or the recent one with the rest of the series re-release?
Rumourd
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Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

Post by Rumourd »

Cannikin wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:57 pm
I tried a few movies at lunch which triggered DV:

2001
The Matrix
Saving Private Ryan
War of the Worlds

I also tried The Shining which only triggered HDR. Of those I tried, The Shining is the only one that also has HDR10+ support which could have something to do with it?

I've got 26 Dolby Vision movie rips plus seasons 1 and 2 of Westworld so I've got a bunch more to test. More updates tonight.
Tried it on what?
Digital moe
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Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

Post by Digital moe »

shawnc22 wrote:
Is this the last jedi disc that was released back in 2018 or the recent one with the rest of the series re-release?

The original release from 2018.
Cannikin
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Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

Post by Cannikin »

Rumourd wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 11:25 pm
Tried it on what?
Latest Plex beta manually installed onto a 2019 Nvidia Shield Pro (updated the original post to mention this as well)
Digital moe
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Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

Post by Digital moe »

The German UHD of Oldboy seems to work fine as well and triggers DV playback

Edit:

National Lampoons Van Wilder also triggers DV playback.
SyrimSloane
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Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

Post by SyrimSloane »

Just updated to latest Plex Beta and played the Wizard of OZ which i ripped two days ago, and Dolby Vision triggered. Can wait try to newer releases.

Thanks!
jayper
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Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

Post by jayper »

I've noticed that triggering DV can be finicky. It seems that if any drives are asleep in my NAS and the drive needs to spin up before the film starts, then only HDR will trigger. After the drive is spinning, it doesn't seem to be an issue.
PanBear
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Re: Dolby Vision and 1.15.3

Post by PanBear »

DV Triggers playing Gemini Man on a shield pro 2019 at 60fps.
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