PlexConnect not selecting audio track

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Most of my files have two audio tracks, one AAC-stereo and one AC3-5.1. Today I decided to select the AAC track before playing the film, but when play started it was the AC3 track being played. I had to press "select" and from the ATV pop-up menu and choose the AAC track. The film then continued with the AAC track. In other words, I could not start the film with the desired audio track, I had to choose the audio track after play started.

 

PlexConnect version downloaded from GIT Feb/5th @ 12:00 (UK time).

 

ATV3 Rev.A firmware 7.0.3 with Dolby Digital On

 

PlexConnect and PMS logs attached, as well as media info obtainned with PlexWeb.

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m4v/h264/aac are played natively. We haven't found a way to ship you selections from the PrePlay screen to the player. Same happens when selecting an m4v embedded subtitle...

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Many thanks Baa for your reply. I've noticed that the ATV autoselects the AAC track if Dolby Digital is Off, I have not made tests to detect if Dolby Digital equals On will always select the AC3 track by default. By chance do you know what will happen ? (not that I'm lazy to test, I'm currently making tests for the ATV continuously buffering problem and I would prefer to not disperse).

Edit: maybe it's better to hide the Audio/Subs selection icon in the preplay screen, or maintain the icon but giving a message saying "please make your selections during playback using the select key in your remote"

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Trouble is - when to hide it?

For m4v - only with embedded subs. For external subs we need that setting, it won't show within the native player.

Bandwidth? Once you start forcing to transcode you need the button...

I know, this doesn't look like the best implementation - but without Apple's help, I don't know how to improve. :-)