2024-03-07, 05:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 2024-03-07, 05:15 PM by Cannikin. Edited 4 times in total.)
Thanks for the replies!
Yesterday on Reddit someone replied with "just use MKVToolNix" and it kind of warped my brain—I thought the MKVToolNix tools only worked with MKV files, I didn't realize it could operate on anything else, like an MP4. But sure enough I opened the MP4 in the GUI, hit Start Multiplexing, and the MKV that came out the other end had DV encoded!
When I played that MKV in VLC it has the greenish tint, but is perfectly fine in my home theater setup (Nvidia Shield and an LG C1) so I'm pretty happy!
Here's the original MP4 info from MediaInfo:
And the resulting MKV:
Note Profile 5 here, whereas MKVs that I rip with MakeMKV show Profile 7.6. But again, they seem to play properly on the Shield. According to a random person on Reddit:
Yesterday on Reddit someone replied with "just use MKVToolNix" and it kind of warped my brain—I thought the MKVToolNix tools only worked with MKV files, I didn't realize it could operate on anything else, like an MP4. But sure enough I opened the MP4 in the GUI, hit Start Multiplexing, and the MKV that came out the other end had DV encoded!
When I played that MKV in VLC it has the greenish tint, but is perfectly fine in my home theater setup (Nvidia Shield and an LG C1) so I'm pretty happy!
Here's the original MP4 info from MediaInfo:
Code:
Video
ID : 1
ID in the original source medium : 4113 (0x1011)
Format : HEVC
Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
Format profile : Main 10@L5.1@High
HDR format : Dolby Vision, Version 1.0, Profile 7.6, dvhe.07.06, BL+EL+RPU, Blu-ray compatible / SMPTE ST 2086, Version HDR10, HDR10 compatible
Codec ID : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVCAnd the resulting MKV:
Code:
Video
ID : 1
Format : HEVC
Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
Format profile : Main 10@L5.1@Main
HDR format : Dolby Vision, Version 1.0, Profile 5, dvhe.05.06, BL+RPU
Codec ID : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVCNote Profile 5 here, whereas MKVs that I rip with MakeMKV show Profile 7.6. But again, they seem to play properly on the Shield. According to a random person on Reddit:
Quote:Profile 5 is what the Shield was designed to play. This is what streaming services use. Profile 8 is not a film industry standard. It is converted from profile 7 or 5. It is used mostly to support media players that cannot play profile 7 at all. The Shield does play profile 7 RPU so converting will make no difference.