PMS Packaging 07-2022 update - Forum Preview & Testing

[ChuckPa]

Check your playback settings to make sure it’s not trying to transcode

There is no possible transcoding for Profile 5

[cryptochrome]

It is trying to transcode. It’s a 4K DoVi file that Chrome can’t handle. Plex/Web transcodes this to 1080p, usually. Not anymore.

[ChuckPa]

If you have DoVi – Layer 7, you are OK because it contains the HDR10 layer
Profile 5 will not transcode. It was blocked several versions ago.

It was blocked because Pink & Green are not acceptable colors for movies

[cryptochrome]

That’s odd… As I said, these files used to play back absolutely fine, without weird colors. I can live with it, since I only use Plex/Web to manage the server, but my family streaming remotely is probably not liking this.

Can we ask the team what made them go down this route?

[ChuckPa]

Please look above.

A little qnap & Plex/web … Works just fine with non-Profile 5 input.

You’re trying to transcode a “Streaming-only” copy . Won’t work.

[cryptochrome]

I guess I must have been dreaming all these years when these exact same files played back perfectly fine before 1.291.

Anyways, I don’t want to derail this thread. I’ll open a separate one.

[ChuckPa]

If it’s regarding Profile 5, there’s nothing to discuss.

[ChuckPa]

PMS 1.29.1 HW Tonemapping Testing, Questions , and Answers

Purpose: This thread serves as the focal point for all testing of PMS 1.29.1.xxxx Intel Quick Sync Video hardware tonemapping. We will: Assist, as needed, removing prior customizations to Linux which allowed hardware transcoding and tone mapping to work. Serve as the focus/collection point for tone mapping issues (Linux platforms only) with PMS 1.29.1. As issues are identified, and reproduced, they will be submitted to Engineering. GuC/HuC firmware Some distributions are not up to…

[anon5074910]

@ChuckPa

ALL:

I’ve made some packaging changes which will be available in PMS 1.29.1

Intel Compute Runtime and Beignet/OpenCL library handling has been improved.

The warning messages about Intel Compute Runtime and Beignet/OpenCL have been removed.

FYI… Still seeing beignet-opencl-icd being reported as recommended.

[ChuckPa]

Drats! that should also be removed. I’ll get that.
There were a lot of changes.

EDIT: Added the package change recommendation to the list of issues for 1.29.1

[lickeedmast]

Just installed, tonemapping working perfectly right out of the box. Thanks so much for all of your effort!

[anon5074910]

FYI… the beignet-opencl-icd recommended has been removed with 1.29.1.6316-f4cdfea9c (thankfully).

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PlexMediaServer install:   Lang Encoding:       en_US.UTF-8
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[ChuckPa]

Thanks.

I put in that change and am glad to see it’s made its way out to everyone.

[yydoogie]

Thanks very much @ChuckPa! I’ve been waiting for this update for a very long time. It’s working fantastic for me, and I can now transcode HDR content with tone mapping on my DS1520+ with no lags or huge buffering. One transcode takes about 20% CPU, give or take, and that’s perfectly acceptable to me.