2024-02-09, 02:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 2024-02-09, 02:31 AM by Bent coin. Edited 1 time in total.)
I have 3 different Dolby Vision files that I want to be able to watch on my phone (Google Pixel 7, the only HDR display in my house). I've loaded them all onto my server (Unraid Docker and NVENC hardware acceleration) and attempt to play them through the Android app using the "Integrated Player", which I understand is a fork of ExoPlayer. However, I'm getting strange results with these files, with one working fine, another only outputting audio, and another infinitely loading. All files are 4k HEVC in an MKV container.
The first file is a BD remux of 1917 that I made myself with MakeMKV then compressed with X.265 10-bit in Handbrake. This one infinitely loads, and the server admin dashboard reports that a user is playing it, but the time is stuck on 00:00. The MediaInfo HDR format is below:
The second file is another BD remux, also made with MakeMKV but not compressed, Avatar: The Way of Water. This one loads and plays, but displays a black screen. The audio works fine. MediaInfo below:
The third file is The Abyss, downloaded from a torrent. This loads fine, plays, and appears to be in HDR. MediaInfo below:
My phone doesn't support Dolby Vision, but it does support HDR10+. When using VLC as the external player, all files play fine in HDR. I'm assuming the ones listed as HDR10+ compatible (1917 and The Abyss) play in HDR10+, and Avatar in HDR10, however I can't really tell the difference between HDR10+ and HDR10. But they're all definitely playing in some form of HDR.
Side note: Whenever I close out of a video played with VLC as the external player, Jellyfin reports that playback tracking is disabled as not valid external player was selected.
The first file is a BD remux of 1917 that I made myself with MakeMKV then compressed with X.265 10-bit in Handbrake. This one infinitely loads, and the server admin dashboard reports that a user is playing it, but the time is stuck on 00:00. The MediaInfo HDR format is below:
The second file is another BD remux, also made with MakeMKV but not compressed, Avatar: The Way of Water. This one loads and plays, but displays a black screen. The audio works fine. MediaInfo below:
The third file is The Abyss, downloaded from a torrent. This loads fine, plays, and appears to be in HDR. MediaInfo below:
My phone doesn't support Dolby Vision, but it does support HDR10+. When using VLC as the external player, all files play fine in HDR. I'm assuming the ones listed as HDR10+ compatible (1917 and The Abyss) play in HDR10+, and Avatar in HDR10, however I can't really tell the difference between HDR10+ and HDR10. But they're all definitely playing in some form of HDR.
Side note: Whenever I close out of a video played with VLC as the external player, Jellyfin reports that playback tracking is disabled as not valid external player was selected.