Can we have Mp2 & AAC_LATM Direct Play support?

Plex Players Player Betas
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Can we have mp2 & aac_latm Direct Play support? This would make for better Live TV and DVR content playback. Emby has both supported for Direct Play.

Any news on client-side down-mixing (5.1 to 2, for example) and encoding (All audio to PCM, for example); I read somewhere on the forums about hints of client-side downmixing and encoding but cannot find the specific post now. Anyone know?

I’m on a Shield TV.

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AAC_LATM has been supported for months via a ExoPlayer 2.x branch inside of the client.

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@danjames92 said:
AAC_LATM has been supported for months via a ExoPlayer 2.x branch inside of the client.

It’s not used for recoding playback though. Just live tv.

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@Afullmark said:

@danjames92 said:
AAC_LATM has been supported for months via a ExoPlayer 2.x branch inside of the client.

It’s not used for recoding playback though. Just live tv.

Oh really? That seems counter-intuitive. Thought that would’ve been rectified by now.

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Simple conclusion - Plex don’t care about the UK. We simply don’t figure in their thinking.

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@DavidAndAndrea said:
Simple conclusion - Plex don’t care about the UK. We simply don’t figure in their thinking.

I’d hazard a guess that the USA is their biggest market to be fair.

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Must admit, it totally kills how useful the dvr recordings are due to the transcoding speed compared with direct play when coming to things like skipping

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@kinoCharlino or anyone?

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@kinoCharlino or anyone?

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The switch to ExoPlayer v2 for library content will come soon, we just want to make sure it doesn’t introduce any regressions. Thanks for you patience, we understand that the lack for direct play support for some recording formats is frustrating.

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@ManuelPG will you also be addressing the broken refresh rate switching in the latest Nvidia Shield Experience 6.0?

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Hopefully this gets pushed to beta soon.

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@psykix said:
Hopefully this gets pushed to beta soon.

The new nVidia beta is available a few days ago

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Yep, but it doesn’t address this problem as far as I can see …

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This would be the best Christmas present Plex could give me … c’mon Plex, you’ve known that this hamstrings playback of HD in the UK since February!

Can the Plex elves work their magic in time?

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@DavidAndAndrea said:
@ManuelPG will you also be addressing the broken refresh rate switching in the latest Nvidia Shield Experience 6.0?

That’s a good question, the last nVidia release beta comes with this fixes:
SHIELD Experience Upgrade 6.2

New Features and Apps to Try on SHIELD
[US Only]

  • HDR Movies now available in VUDU
  • New things to Try on Google Assistant
    Plex: “Watch The Simpsons on Plex” or “Play the next episode”
    Logitech Circle cameras: “Show me my front door camera”
    Stranger Things Game: “Talk to Dustin from Stranger Things”
  • The new Movies Anywhere app lets you enjoy your movies from iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and VUDU.
    [UK, Germany, France]
    -4K UHD movies now available in Google Play Movies & TV

Additional Enhancements and Fixes

  • SHIELD Remote (2017 non-rechargable battery version) upgrade to firmware v1.25 with improved responsiveness.
  • SHIELD Controller (2017) upgrade to firmware v1.15 with improved low battery notifications.
  • Ability to trigger Google Assistant using the Android TV Remote Control app.
  • New option in Developer Settings to disable wake/sleep when switching HDMI input.
  • Support for OpenGL ES 3.2.4.0 Conformance Test Suite.
  • Resolves rare instances of DRM errors during video playback.
  • Resolves instances of incorrect rotation for preview images in the Photos & Videos app.
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@“MovieFan.Plex” Any update on when we should see Direct Play support for AAC_LATM ?

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To answer the original question, yes you can have AAC LATM and MP2 direct play support! The latest beta 6.13 includes our new player with support for direct playing lots of new formats and containers, enjoy!!

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Thank you so much, my TS files play properly now

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@sixones said:
To answer the original question, yes you can have AAC LATM and MP2 direct play support! The latest beta 6.13 includes our new player with support for direct playing lots of new formats and containers, enjoy!!

Using Plex for Android 6.14.0, direct play of aac latm doesn’t work: https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/310365/aac-latm-transcoding-but-should-direct-play-plex-for-android-6-14-0#latest