If I play back DVDFab created DV mp4 files via my LG C7 tv there appears to be chapters, theses can be skipped forward or backward by pressing direction up or down, the same file on latest Plex beta on Shield 2019 has no way to change chapters at all, can this be added please?
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Hmm we dont pull chapters from the file and use our own database instead. Could you let me know what video you are trying that doesnt have chapters?
None of my Dolby Vision created mp4 files are pulling chapters or recognising external subs on Plex Shield 2019 or LG c7
Black Panther (2009)
Spectre (2015)
Casino Royale (2006)
Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom (2018)
etc
p.s what is the correct naming for external srt files?
Thank you
the same as the movie filename.
https://support.plex.tv/articles/200471133-adding-local-subtitles-to-your-media/
That’s what I’ve done:
Casino Royale (2006).mp4
Casino Royale (2006).en.01.srt
or
Black Panther (2018).mp4
Black Panther (2018).srt
or
Skyfall (2012).DV.mp4
Skyfall (2012).DV eng 01.srt
Skyfall (2012).DV eng 02.srt
Skyfall (2012).DV eng 03.srt
none work, I can manually add them but it lists them as Unknown.
do you have local media assets enabled and at the top, per the link ?
did you do a refresh all metadata ?
Ah I do have assets enabled, haven’t tried refresh metadata just re/scan library files, not home for a few days now will try then, thanks.
I’m not sure I understand why you would use an external database if the video has chapters embedded within the file. I have a lot of mp4’s where the XML shows
chapterSource="media"
Maybe this is just for Dolby Vision, or is it all files and containers, mkv, mp4?
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I would like an answer to this, should I mux my own chapters because Plex isn’t pulling any ?
Sorry seems I miss spoke, Plex Media Server will pull chapters from the video files if they have them, otherwise they will come from our database if we can find them.
Can you try the videos on Plex Web and see if it has chapters available? It might be that Plex Media Server is not able to pick up the chapters with Dolby Vision files.
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These won’t work. The insertion of the arbitrary number is not supported.
Only this will work:
Skyfall (2012).DV.mp4
Skyfall (2012).DV.eng.srt
Also in the Web Player, no chapters are displayed. But I think the MP4 file will be the problem here. In MP4 files, I see no chapters as in MKV files. Do you have to add this with another tool like Drax or make it externally available? With DVDFab there is also no chapter option for DV Rips.
I only have DV mp4 files and I can confirm that they don’t pull chapters in the web version. looks like Drax it is…
Looks like Plex Media Server isnt picking up the chapters in these files then, would you be able to provide a sample with a couple of chapters in?
Ok you have to muxen the chapters with mp4box. My first test was successful.
They are recognized on the shield and in the webplayer.
If you create a DV Rip with the mp4box you have to add this following command:
-add D:\chapters.txt:chap
This does not work afterwards! It must be done with the entire mux!
My chapters.txt looks like this (mp4box manual):
CHAPTER01=00:00:00.000
CHAPTER01NAME=Test1
CHAPTER02=00:10:15.698
CHAPTER02NAME=Test2
CHAPTER03=00:22:39.399
CHAPTER03NAME=Test3
CHAPTER04=00:35:53.276
CHAPTER04NAME=Test4
CHAPTER05=00:43:55.007
CHAPTER05NAME=Test5
CHAPTER06=00:55:19.357
CHAPTER06NAME=Test6
CHAPTER07=01:03:10.161
CHAPTER07NAME=Test7
CHAPTER08=01:14:12.364
CHAPTER08NAME=Test8
CHAPTER09=01:26:01.698
CHAPTER09NAME=Test9
CHAPTER10=01:37:16.080
CHAPTER10NAME=Test10
CHAPTER11=01:48:24.456
CHAPTER11NAME=Test11
The times I have from the MediaInfo Tool.
Shield 2019 Pro + Hotfix and current Plex betas
Hi @sixones !
A question about chapters in DV videos. As described, I have successfully integrated chapters in the MP4. These are also recognized correctly by Plex. However, no thumbnails are attached or created (neither on the shield nor in the webplayer).
Is that even possible or is it because of my approach?
If I add this with the mp4box, they are displayed in MediaInfo as follows:
Menu
00:00:00.000 : Test1
00:10:15.698 : Test2
00:22:39.399 : Test3
00:35:53.276 : Test4
00:43:55.007 : Test5
00:55:19.357 : Test6
01:03:10.161 : Test7
01:14:12.364 : Test8
01:26:01.698 : Test9
01:37:16.080 : Test10
01:48:24.456 : Test11
In MKVToolNix they are also recognized correctly:
Here the complete MediaInfo file:
sldv_mediainfo.txt (4,7 KB)
Would be glad about an answer or solution!
greetings
KCX
Sorry about the confusion. I do not know what it was? Now there are thumbnails. Apparently my server has needed a little bit to fill in the thumbnails.
So the topic is done and can be marked as solved. @DaMacFunkin
Would you be able to share a sample of a Dolby Vision MP4 that includes chapters? We will take a look and add support into Plex Media Server to extract them out correctly!
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Ok sounds good. I will try and test it. I have to see how I do that, because the example should have at least two chapters?!
Which example is that? I might of missed it!
