It’s possible that Google are missing a scenario (or more), but without a sample file there is little we can do to diagnose the issue, or report it to Google.
It’s possible that Google are missing a scenario (or more), but without a sample file there is little we can do to diagnose the issue, or report it to Google.
Ian, pretty sure it’s just a rubbish rip and is not indicative of a sample that should work. DTS core sure, but not a DTS-HD MA track in mp4 container. One thing of note here is that I’m a bit confused as to how the file got DTS-HD in the posters sample. To test this, I mocked up a quick sample with 256kbps AAC as track 1 and DTS-HD MA passthrough as track 2 in Handbrake. The final result was a 4000kbps DTS 2.0 stream as track 2. As you can see in the Mediainfo screen, it’s actually a 2 channel track, not 7.1 as the XML suggests it has picked up. When I imported it into Plex, it sees the 2 channel track as a 7.1 channel track. I suspect this has happened with the original posters rip but obviously can’t be sure.
I ran across DTS core only being passed through this weekend with the blu ray box set of star wars 1-6. They are in DTS-HD 6.1. I reripped one of them last night just to test with the same results. There was an error given on the on screen display.
I’ll come back tonight with xml info, mediainfo data, a sample file and the exact error.
@Andrroid said:
I ran across DTS core only being passed through this weekend with the blu ray box set of star wars 1-6. They are in DTS-HD 6.1. I reripped one of them last night just to test with the same results. There was an error given on the on screen display.
I’ll come back tonight with xml info, mediainfo data, a sample file and the exact error.
I take it you ripped from the original disc media? I take it Plex is recognising the DTS-HD in Plex Web and in the xml? Could be the server tagging issue present on 1.0.3 messing with the passthrough.
@Andrroid said:
Yeah, ripped from original disc. It shows as DTS-HD in plex web and in the xml. Do you have a link to info about the server tagging issue in 1.0.3?
Unfortunately not no but I don’t think it was affecting the passthrough on the SHIELD client anyway. Mostly PMP I think.
I don’t know if PMS can process 6.1. It may be looking fro either 5.1 or 7.1 so it is running into either too many channels or too few channels. Can you produce me a 1-minute sample file?
6.1 being the issue was my first guess as well. But I found a movie in my library (X-Men Last Stand) that also has 6.1 and it passes through just fine.
@MovieFan.Plex said:
I don’t know if PMS can process 6.1. It may be looking fro either 5.1 or 7.1 so it is running into either too many channels or too few channels. Can you produce me a 1-minute sample file?
So the on screen display reads this when only DTS core is passed:
Video: Direct
Audio: Direct
Size: 1920x1080 Transcode Reason: Direct Play was attempted but failed, fallen back to transcoding
Interestingly, while the original X-Men file plays back fine (receiver reads DTS-HD and the OSD reads direct play), the 1 minute file only passes the DTS core through, with the same OSD error as listed above. Below are the two samples:
@Andrroid - Video and Audio both saying Direct means that the file is just being remuxed. The reason most likely indicate that the DTS track couldn’t be read in it’s position in the file so it had to be remuxed to bring it to the front. The server log would indicate what is going on. I’ll see if I can reproduce with your samples.
