Plex not playing dolby vision. DV with a EL and HDR fallback.
Plex not playing dolby vision Reply. My setup is as follows: Apple TV 4K (3rd gen) -hdmi-> Samsung soundbar -hdmi-> LG C1 (eARC enabled, passthrough enabled). Nov 4, 2020 #12 Nope sory i tested today no movie is properly detected on hisense plex everything is transcoded by server to bad. Works fine from my phone, when casting it Hi, Nice to see Dolby Vision support coming to iOS. So I went ahead and downloaded one of the LG DV promo videos and copied it into my Plex server. 06, BL+RPU, HDR10 compatible / SMPTE ST 2094 App 4, Version 1, HDR10+ Profile A compatible UBP (the absolute best in mkv and if not that than definitely m2ts file playback with DV FEL 12 bit titles though no Plex support in it file will play in its native player) can play these titles so to Windows won't play Dolby Vision. Used a different video and Dolby Vision is working fine. Dolby vision never really seems to work with plex. 7192 I have a video that is in Dolby Vision. My system needs to MakeMKV didn't have Dolby Vision capability until sometime last fall, so if you ripped them with a version before then you won't get DV. If you are trying to WebOS Plex app actually can play Dolby Vision from a MKV, but only Profile 5 DV (MEL), which is what streaming services use (Netflix, Disney+), so it's what you'd get from a Web-DL. 90 plays fine also plex plays it fine. Bug Trying to do so results in the purple/green tinting. This is really annoying since watching movies like that is terrible. Some say it’s the tv. Solution. Sometimes it will switch the TV into Dolby vision mode but only actually play in HDR10. 6486 Player Version#: 9. Can we ge I uploaded some duplicate movies to my library recently. server-windows, server-synology, android-tv. Op needs 2 copies, give up on Dolby vision, or try to find the hdr10 + Dolby vision metadata type. I am unable to play DV Atmos 5 on a Roku TV Plex app and the web player from PC, Firefox. Color space is not supported. To make sure your MakeMKV rips have Dolby Vision, open up the Plex web app: Plex Android app won't show this information. Not all Dolby Vision files are created equally. Compared with a 1080p blu-ray of the same film, the 4K versions always appear more dull. All I can tell you after dealing with this hell for months now is that I am It's definitely not transcoding, whether I play it via Plex on the Roku, or, play it via Plex on the TV. When I would go to the 3 dots (more) to select play version the movies all show up as HDR. Which Plex clients can play Dolby Vision + Dolby Atmos? (LG WebOS, Nvidia Shield 2019, or Apple TV 4K) Dual-layer Dolby Vision is not compatible in Infuse as for today, but it will play anyway, either HDR10 or HDR10+, and I don't think you will see any difference. I have been able to play Dolby Vision (MKV only, not possible on Bluray disc folders) and lossless/HD audio pass-though using Kodi but only Maven's 32-bit versions (Kodinerds: master and matrix) and the matrix 19. Has worked perfectly for quite awhile, so I hope we can get this fixed up! via the release notes for this new Android TV app: Player: when transcoding a DoVi stream we shouldn’t attempt to play it as DoVi. The only way I can get it to work is if I plug a hard drive into Plex app on the TV should support playing the files, but it will fall back to HDR10. So far it does appear that Plex does support Dolby Vision content using Profile 7. So I’d have to imagine that’s a restriction of the webOS client and not the Plex server If you want to play Dolby Vision releases on older hardware you can try and use Jellyfin as your player as for The Plex Media Server is smart software that makes playing Movies, TV Shows and other media on your computer simple. Play Dolby Vision MP4 and MKV files, but the MP4 file les seem to bug out and crash from time to time. 976 fps DV files. If the client doesn’t support HDR, it transcodes to SDR and plays without issues. Basically either stop pirating your content, grab the HDR instead of the DV torrent, or grab a copy of both and only play the Dolby Vision when applicable. I do try and grab files that have DV and HDR10 in one so then I can transcode the HDR on my one tv that doesn't support HDR and I can play HDR10 on my other tv that doesn't so DV. On my Shield about 50% of the time, when I start to play a DV rip it will default to HDR. 0 32-bit final build from fandangos, which is quite stable I've I finally got a modern TV, the Hisense U7k. mp4 files but couldn't get the plex client to play dolby vision files on shield. The This page is community-driven and not run by or affiliated with Plex, Inc. Panasonic UB820 that plays Dolby Vision & Atmos content flawlessly to my display and Sonos up to this point. Dolby Vision profile 7 files have HDR backup, so when your client tries to play the file and doesn't support DV 5, then it skips the DV format and jumps to the backup HDR format. Reply reply johnnymarks18 Files that look purple/green from streaming services can't be viewed correctly on non Dolby vision TV's. 1: 90: September 2, 2021 BUG: Dolby Vision playback initially fine then stuttering constantly on Nvidia Shield Pro. 5. The most I’ve had to deal with is the occasional stutter during playback. You can use a usb to gigabit adapter though. 4 setup through eArc. ; Free Movies & Shows Stream 50,000+ titles on demand. I have had success with Dolby Vision content in other Lol about 3 seconds on google and you would have found Samsung does not support Dolby vision. I have no problem with files with DTS 5. I’m guessing this is a Plex bug ? I have checked the files at direct playing. majstrzvasi Novice Member. 31871 on SONY Android TV), the I was curious to see if Plex supported Dolby Vison after many people said that Plex didn’t support it. Is Profile 7 dolby vision files have an enhancement layer. The plex app will trigger dolby vision mode on tv's when playing profile 7 and 8 in mkv's, but won't send the dolby vision metadata, so it's really just HDR, though I don't think most people would notice. This is also an issue when trying to generate intro markers (“IntroDetector: Failed to If you own a Dolby Vision compatible display at 4K resolutions with 60Hz refresh rate, enable Dolby Vision by selecting Settings > Device Preferences > Display & Sound > Dolby Vision. The same files worked on the LG web OS plex app tho. 9 is being used. Also, Plex has some known issues playing DV rips through the Shield. The image is Green and purple saturated. cc/Wqs3M9sY. Plex app on the Shield works, Kodi with Plex loaded within also works, but could never get Dolby Vision to work within the Kodi Is there any way to disable Dolby Vision on Plex and use HDR instead? My Sony X95L somehow got this strange issue when playing content with Dolby Vision through the plex app, somehow all blacks look washed out and local dimming is not working at all. I have since installed the Kodinerds version (build says 21. But it doesn’t support Dolby TrueHD audio (used in Bluray rips) and it will only play back Dolby Vision from mp4 files. And of course, lossless/HD audio pass-through doesn't work in Plex. If your doing what I think you are doing, then you can setup your *arr to still look for DV movies but to ignore DV 5 ie: DoVi (WEBDL) files using custom fomats. 29 Player Version#:5. The support for these files is pretty limited and as far as I know only 2019 Nvidia Shields and Firestick 4K support them at the moment. It’s the streaming content that it can’t handle currently. Do you know where I'm going wrong? Video ID : 1 Format : HEVC Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding Format profile : Main 10@L5@High HDR format : Dolby Vision, Version 1. HDR format : Dolby Vision, Version 1. MKV runs smooth, must be REMUX files not ISO of course 👍🏻. As you can see the on the top right, the TV recognized that it was For questions and comments about the Plex Media Server. Plex Media Server. ” direct play from Synology to SHIELD works just fine. Up until about a week ago, I have not had any issues playing Dolby Vision 4k videos through the Plex app on the Xbox Series X. I found a workaround by installing Jellyfin, For questions and comments about the Plex Media Server. Examples: So I’ve got finally my LG OLED GX 65" which is capable of playing Dolby Vision content. Infuse is a third party app that connects to your Plex server that allows you to play stuff from Plex and not use the built in app from Apple. 8 (3720) I’m having some inconsistent behaviour playing DV files The dups were intential, they were done with Dolby Vision. Find your friends. it isnt working anywhere not on my iphone, laptop or my tv. 976 Hz to get Dolby Vision to work in Netflix/Amazon (this display doesn’t support DV > 30 fps). I did some research and found out that DV was really only supported in an mp4 container (not mkv). 4163 App Version: 7. mp4 file but still worked). They've been successful in modifying the open source Amlogic dolby vision libraries to fully play back ALL Dolby Vision profiles, including P7 FEL flawlessly (real TV-led+CM4. If successful, you'll get Dolby Vision. I haven't had any luck with any other Since my LG C9 was pretty picky on what DV files I could play on the Plex TV App (it would play the LG Dolby Vision 4K Test video but none of my DV rips in MKV format), I ended up getting an Nvidia Shield Pro 2019 box. Related Page: Direct Play, Direct Stream, Transcoding. Some say it’s plex, some say it’s not Plex. 4k/Dolby Vision+SRT+AC3 5. Those are usually but not exclusively the low-bitrate ones from hbomax or Netflix. Latest beta Plex Media Server is running on my Synology NAS and I’ve got an HTPC with a AMD Radeon RX 550 (Polaris architecture). When I try to watch it on my computer using the app, it says the color space is not supported. Suspect it was an initial with the way I encoded the original file. It was working flawlessly until 30 minutes ago. server-windows, android-tv. mkv, but the TV can't play these files. Regular HDR10 is playing correctly though. honestly for the rest i dont Just wanted to let people know this still seems to be an issue with the current version of Plex + 2160P Dolby Vision. Unsupported audio dolby vision profile 5 in mkv is possible for the apple tv to play, so you are correct, not sure if the native plex app supports it. 9 plays as DV, CMv4. Transcoding: Ensure your Plex app is set to “Direct Play” or “Direct Stream” when possible. HDR10 works fine. But your MP4 files are more than likely single-layer Dolby Vision. But windows media player can play that file. 3. Hey all. Still has some other bugs i run into but overall it just works. 05. This is license restriction from Dolby. After experimenting with a few of my titles, both in MKV containers and mp4 containers, I’m not seeing Dolby Vision kick in on the iPhone XS. Honestly I got so sick of the PS5/Vizio Plex app bugs I bought a shield pro and now all my dolby vision issues are gone. Any other suggestions. I can play Dolby Vision media fine when it’s Netflix or other streamers. My tv, despite being able to play Profile 7 videos through other players, still will fallback to HDR when attempting to play the same files on Plex despite Sony having full support for the profile. The dups Audio is not an issue in this instance (check photos of the screen and mediainfo). Using the Tv’s Plex App the colours look right. If the client does not support DV, Plex will try to direct play or direct stream the HDR10 video. My Chromecast with Google TV plays DV2 but hangs on DV1 with Plex. So I am starting to set up my home theater but I need a device that can play my movies on an LG C1 oled. Thanks!. My TV recognizes them as Dolby Vision movies and the little Dolby Vision symbol pops up in the corner when I play them and I get all Dolby vision settings vs regular HDR movies on plex. 15. 0-ALPHA1) and performance is better as a couple more files play in Dolby Vision. 22. I have been playing DV files in my Nvidia Shields for quite some time now with no issues. ; Experience Discover on Plex Find a movie. So it's probably Plex not wanting to give Dolby money for the license that's the issue. 0, but I can't figure it out how to make it work. This applies to the Android version of the NVIDIA Shield and all other platforms. use a Fire TV Cube and attempted to playback some Dolby Vision content through Plex. How do I fix this? I should note that I have the Dolby You can then play HDR + Dolby Vision (DV profile 8 and 5 only - and only in mp4 container, not mkv - color accuracy isn't perfectionist perfect IIRC but casual use good enough, but RPU effects are processed/displayed with this - which is the more apparent and important thing to me, personally - TV also won't kick into DV mode either with this File is Unplayable. The only solutions you have are to stop downloading Dolby vision versions or change out anything that doesn’t support Dolby vision. I can, however, go down to my TV and stream it through Plex to my TV just fine. 30. Dolby Vision, Version 1. not play them in Dolby Vision. 600+ Free Live TV Channels Tune in anytime, on any device. Plex can handle HDR fallback because HDR is an open standard whereas Dolby Vision is proprietary. How I can play Dolby Vision files on my LG TV It supports more Dolby Vision profiles than any other device, and can pass through all audio codecs. Hi, i'm having problems playing dolby vision content in plex on my fire tv stick 4k, in other apps dolby vision works but plex shows a black screen with audio and subtitles. Kodi is a media player that i just use to connect to my plex server. I tried multiple single layer DV mp4 files in 7. txt So is the new Apple TV 4K with Plex going to support Dolby Atmos playback yet? I have last version and never got working so use my Shield. I had a 4K copy of Top Gun (mp4) that was reportedly DV but the movie would not play properly via Plex or Infuse (only DV fie I have so). I have my movies in 4k, with dolby vision profile 8 (dvhe. 7639 Player Version#: 5. (only the . It supports Dolby Vision, HDR 10, and HDR 10+. 08) in . Restart Plex Media Player and try to play your content. cc On top of that depending on what type of dolby vision content you are adding there is a chance that the content will just not play on plex at all, there exists 2 kinds of dolby vision content, there is the kind where the dolby vision meta data is its own separate layer that is secondary from the main video feed, kind of an overlayed color layer If this is a Blu-ray rip this could be trying to play Dolby vision but can’t. Blu-ray discs have Dolby Vision and they have HDR fallback. 1 or DTS HD 7. 1 AAC” but when I play the video my Dolby Vision is a separate metadata layer that tells your display to adjust its own brightness, contrast etc. Server Version#: 1. ; Ready, Set, Rent New Browse new releases and cult classics. Not sure what the profiles of each are called. ) The current Plex Media Server I am currently running Plex on the previous Apple TV 4K model (Not sure which year it came out) and am testing with several 4K BluRay rips that I know have the Dolby Vision metadata intact. Also, why doesn’t it recognize the video as HDR? It works with Netflix, Prime Video, Vudu, Disney+, HBO Max, MoviesAnywhere, Apple TV, Plex, and even Tidal Music in Dolby Atmos. 14. Because of absence of dolby vision support by vlc and kodi the video will appear Purple pink or green. Hello, I’m trying to use Plex client on my Series X but I have two problems that I cannot understand: For some files that should have Dolby Atmos (generally truehd) the client app on Xbox says instead “7. Help The internal player of some recent LG TV's can actually play Dolby Vision profile 7 (dual layer, without HDR10 fallback) you have to use 5ghz wifi or an usb ethernet cable because the standard ethernet is only 100 mbps thus not fast enough. As someone who said "don't peddle plex" well does Zidoo play nicely with Netflix (or other apps like this), YouTube TV, and the like. If so, then maybe, just maybe, I'll consider making the move one of these days. Hey, If you were searching for a problem faced by vlc or kodi player while playing a video which appears purple or pink or green, then it's because vlc or kodi doesn't have Dolby vision license. I'm playing content on my TV from the server I set up on my laptop but failed to play dolby vision content, seems like it just played SDR. Hdr format : Dolby Vision, Version 1. . However, I am now receiving the "Playback Error: An Server Version#: 1. I tried . You can have better luck with an Apple TV 4K device and Infuse Pro app (this is what I use). 264): Server Version#:1. 37280 So the latest update to the Android TV app has broken Dolby Vision for me. Check in Plex's dashboard while playing the file to see if you are direct playing everything. 0 plays as HDR10). Plex on Xbox Though I'm not up to date on how this has been working recently. I could not get dolby vision working in plex. It’s connected to an LG OLED C7. 3 or later. Those same files plays normally on plex client on lg tv and android tv, both in dv, I was watching a movie that had dolby vision and and an HDR fallback. You could set up a Plex server on your computer and stream them to the tv using the Plex app on the TV. (Dolby Digital) as appropriate by the Plex Media Server in order to preserve any surround sound audio channels. 1 SamES 961 Posted July 10 as they won't play as Dolby Vision streams in Emby app on CCWGTV unless Chromecast is set to Dolby Vision Low Latency While most Plex clients have no issue direct playing lossy (compressed) formats such as Dolby Digital (AC3) or Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3 (enhanced)), they are not compatible with lossless My Hisense running Android TV can play the DV1 file with Plex it hangs on the DV2. So it seems like I can either choose OTA DVR or Dolby Vision! I tried Jelly Fin and it has it's own issues and Kody's not really a server. and does the DoVi in DoVi/HDR10 in the dashboard Stand for Dolby vision? https://postimg. Unfortunately, Dolby Vision is not supported with Kodi 20 Nexus. 8 (3720) I’m having some inconsistent behaviour playing DV files through Plex on my Apple TV. Windows does not support Dolby Vision so unless you tell your server to tone map the colors, it won't look right. The file was an MKV and not an MP4. would the new version of Plex that supports Dolby Vision also work on the 4K Dolby Vision Amazon Fire For questions and comments about the Plex Media Server. They would be an mp4 or mkv file but as far as I can tell it won’t work with mkv files? I can also use my PS5 but to my knowledge the PlayStation 5 does not support Dolby Vision output. Can't really figure this one out. hevc yusesope’s script to merge the layers android shield 2015 2. I There is now a actual working way to play nearly all DV Profiles (5,7,8,9) with CMv4. I could swear it was working a few days ago, but now when I try to play a DV title with the yuv magenta-green tilt, Plex says it can’t play that color space. I just stumbled upon the updated DV device guide and to my surprise there was now a new Windows section, Plex doesn't specifically say "Dolby vision" on the movies though. 7371 Player Version#: whatever the latest xbox player is as of 11/30/23 I can see on my laptop that Plex is tagging the Dolby Vision file as 4K DoVi/HDR10 (HEVC Main 10). Blu ray rips by default are profile 7 and should automatically fall back to HDR10. 13. These layers have the extra metadata/information that Dolby Vision uses. The server on my laptop is the latest windows x64 v10. 1. It still says HDR but it's actually Dolby Vision. It sees the Dolby vision content and flips the TV into Dolby vision mode, but it is not actually playing the content in Dolby vision, it’s just doing regular HDR (though with your TV in Dolby vision mode). Plex video settings detect the format as 4k DoVi but I'm only getting Dolby Atoms pop up in the corner of the screen when I play the file, not DV. ffmpeg to decode the BL + EL layer ffmpeg -i bluray: D:\\your_uhd_bluray_foler\\ -map 0:0 -c copy D:\\output\\BL. 06, BL+RPU, HDR10 compatible / SMPTE ST It is very sad PLEX is not working properly. Streaming Devices. The below is what I have found to be true with It seems that clients that support HDR, but not DV, just fail to play the file. 32. these files used to work. The file shows this Plex supports Dolby Vision in that any Dolby Vision content you have indexed within Plex Media Server should work on a Dolby Vision compatible device. I found some links to some files online but they were either outdated or the server failed due to “overuse”. they are profile 5 and profile 7 DV. 5715 Player Version#: Any I’ve got an issue that Plex cannot transcode files that have Dolby Vision but no fallback HDR10 metadata when transcoding – “File is unplayable. I have had issues playing Dolby Vision on my LG G2 TV via Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen). Is this just my TV DMR blocking DV from working or am I missing something? The file is . Sometimes freezes during playback. 0, dvhe. It says color space not supported. mp4 Format : MPEG-4 Format profile : Base Media / Version 2 Codec ID : mp42 (mp42/dby1/iso2/mp41) File size : 2. Joined Dolby Vision only works in mp4 container on LG OLED TV If it's in mkv and it has both DoVi and HDR10 metadata, then it will play the regular HDR mode. 24, with refresh rate switching on and off, and none of them work (they play in HDR). Tried all kinds of settings on the shield/plex but none seemed to be Depends on what type of dolby vision content you have, if it's dolby vision from a streaming service, then it only has dolby vision and can't fallback to HDR, this then leads to weird colors as the colorspace isn't supported. I have Plex playing all my 4K rips fine on my CCwGTV as well as my Sony TV for DV. 6151 Player Version#: 8. Transcoding Dolby Vision content can sometimes strip the metadata required for Dolby Vision playback, resulting in fallback to standard Server Version#: 1. The server is installed on the PC Thank you! Plex Server: 1. We tested this using Plex Media Server for macOS, an LG C2 OLED If your device does not support Dolby Vision, the content of that quality will be either downscaled or not playable on the Plex app. It can only play single layered Dolby vision files. It sure does support HDR and looks great but Dolby Vision looks green and purple on Plex. ” If I play it back on the web Dolby Vision content not playing on Android TV - TCL C71 TV. To solve this you'll have to change your media Server Version#: 4. I have noticed that if the movie is in Something cheap like firestick 4k will have all the prowess to play content via network on Plex/DLNA/SMB shares. I've muxed a dual-layer DV BD to mkv with Makemkv and it shows up as DV alright both in the app Server Version#: Player Version#: The guys in makemkv forum have find out a way to make a dolby vision & dolby truehd atmos video from the original UHD Blu-ray rip. Plex is aware, but whether or not they fix it is another story. 8. Dolby Vision has different profiles, and IIRC the Dolby Vision that comes from streaming services and are muxed into MP4 containers have very limited compatibility with various players. The MKV file MakeMKV puts out is a Dual Layer Dolby Vision file in Profile 7. MKV) files are re-encoded to PCM 2. Note: I have a SONY x900h that supports DV. As far as I can tell nothing has changed. This page is community-driven and not run by or affiliated with Plex, Inc. 264 and no longer would play DV files because of the standard “color pallet not support error” nor would it I recently added a second TV to the house that is capable of playing Dolby Vision and because Oppo 203's are no longer made I'm wondering what devices are out there that support playing Dolby Vision BDMV UHD blu-ray folders over a network. DTS-HD master audio, DTS-X audio does not play despite claim. Dolby Vision on Kodi. This tends to happen on files that have a form of DV that the Apple TV cannot play. I am playing 4K movies that are Dolby Vision(also tested with basic HDR10) from a private server on Plex via the newest Roku Ultra(which supports Dolby Vision). I have returned that (it was choppy) and got a 2019 pro. I used my new LG C7 and it’s own Plex app (NVIDIA SHIELD doesn’t support DV) and it worked just fine. 132. How can I test whether or not DV is working Server Version: 1. (Not sure about direct stream. 26. depending on the current content being shown. Both play fine using Infuse on the Apple TV 4K's. 06, BL+RPU, HDR10 LG C2, Dolby Vision and Plex . I have the M1 14" MacBook Pro. I’ve had success playing my Dolby Vision rips through Plex. Find a show. There IS a workaround though, which I am not quite sure of how it works. hevc -map 0:1 -c copy D:\\output\\EL. doesn’t allow direct play of MKV files for example. And even then, only the version of Dolby vision used in streaming files, not Bluray Dolby vision. It onlys pops up the HDR logo on my TV and not Dolby Vision. Audio will play but the video will have a permanent spinning circle. 2. When I start playback, my TV (Lg c2 42") shows an icon in the top right meaning it detects the dolby vision content, but it does not display correctly. Plex can now play DV as long as the file is . DV with a EL and HDR fallback. 5 release). My TV is TCL C805 which supported Dolby Vision and had no issue when I was using Plex. LG WebOS cannot play Dolby Vision inside mkv container . 264 SDR (if transcoding enabled on the Plex server). However, if I downgrade the PLEX app to older version(9. LG C1 TV with the TV Plex app. But as u/verwalt suggested it looks great in Infuse. 9. If I stop the video and restart once or sometimes Plex will ALWAYS transcode this, regardless of hardware-accelerated or not. server 4. Has this change, just got the new Samsung TV QN90A, and the plex app does not seem to play Atmos on my Onkyo TX-NR7100 with a 5. Therefore, since the client does not Version 5 will ONLY play correctly on Dolby vision supported clients when direct played. 66 GiB Duration : 2 h 1 min Overall bit rate : 3 131 kb/s Frame rate : 23. Plex: Plays as if it's Dolby Vision, but is actually just playing the HDR10 content in the backend w/ DV filter on top. 2022 Apple TV played both no problem, the 2021 Apple TV could not play DV1. Native video support is typically (but not always) limited to the MP4 container, H. Profile 5, this is for streaming services, it only has the BL (Base Layer) and does not support HDR fallback. 8994 i have no clue why the dolby vision stopped working. And doesn't show up when I go on a movie that has hdr 10, but not Dolby vision Is this my indication that Dolby vision is working? And do you know why plex Doesn't say Dolby vision instead of hdr in the bottom right corner? https://postimg. 4: 173: May 27, 2021 Dolby Vision in Plex client app on WebOS LG TV I have an LG C2 TV and can’t play Dolby Vision content. I've read that Plex now supports Dolby Vision playback with mkv on WebOS 3. Roku Dolby Vision support: HDR support AVC (H. You'll definitely run into issues if your Would I be able to play Dolby Vision files on an LG OLED TV through plexus. The Shield, and most other devices that can play profile 7 DV files, will play them but ignore the data in Dolby vision is a bit of a shit show, it's a closed source, paid licence format so support in Plex is only partial is is likely to stay that way unless someone manages to figure out how to decode it properly without getting sued (there is progress on this, but likely not legal at the moment), or Plex pays for licenses to build support into the transcoder, which is licenced per display as far Server Version#:1. Plex on my 2015 vintage Shield TV just says, “Error: Unable to play file. DoVi (Profile 5) color space is not - Plex Forum Loading Plex is triggering a "fake" Dolby vision. From what I've read so far, this is an issue with webOS itself. 1 audio track for your content. Plex would only play the HDR fallback. Sometime late last year, I tried playing a Dolby Vision file using the Plex app and got weird green/purple color. Regular HDR10 is playing correctly Dolby vision is a bit of a cluster fuck in terms of support. 41. Using TV+ on aTV shows correct colours as well, it is just the plex atv client. mkv and . 0). Dolby Vision MKV files play without issue every time as do all the loseless audio content. DV profile 7 only works in mp4 format, not mkv The times when you play content with Dolby vision profile 7 (the most common blue Ray remux), the Apple TV does fake Dolby vision. 7349 Player Version#:All of them, happens on server I use Nvidia Shield Pro Android client for playback on a Sony Bravia 4K which supports DV. Well, it’s pretty limited. They need to be ripped using MakeMKV version 1. Stream on Almost Any Device Download our free app to start. Dolby trueHD (. Dolby vision has several different versions but it basically boils down to version 5 and version 8. 7349 Player Version#: 9. For example, this . Why will it stream through Plex but not play on my computer. This is a first, and no other devices on the market can support FEL via streaming. 28 It’s been almost five months now since update 9. Plex will try to direct play the file. 0 Good morning, I have a problem with Plex on the LG G3 (Earc, HDMI bitstream enabled to Denon 4800H on TV audio), the files (. For questions and comments about the Plex Media Server. plex isnt even recognizing them as DV. 06, BL+RPU Codec ID : dvhe Codec ID/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding with Dolby Vision Mp4 Dolby vision seems to work more reliably than mkv. I have the native Plex app on the TV working with Dolby Vision - but it can't send the sound out so that's not ideal. I think I can get it to play Dolby Vision, but it won't do Atmos. Any thing here in the meta that would explain why my shield keeps rebooting when playing from plex (shield if pms and client so direct play). The way I can tell, is I have standard HDR content under the "standard" user mode on my LG C3, and Dolby content under the "cinema home" preset that auto changes when it Apple tv should support Dolby vision through mp4, and remux Dolby vision. Infuse: Plays properly Profile 7. but they arent working anymore. Version 5 will ONLY play correctly on Dolby vision supported clients when direct played. What it cannot play (HDR10 fallback) are Profile 7 DV MKVs (FEL), which are what would come straight from a DV Blu-Ray, or a Remux. Dolby Vision files via plex not being properly rendered with dolby vision iq tv? 2022 Apple TV playing Dolby Vision content as HDR10+ upvotes I'll note that I just tried playing a recent Dolby vision file via LG WebOS Plex app on my C1 OLED and also seeing green/purple while direct playing video and audio. So whether you are using an Apple TV, with or without Infuse, it will always be hit or miss whether the content is compatible. If it's in mkv and it only has DoVi metadata, then it will play the Dolby Vision mode but the movie will have broken colors with Green/Purple tint Hi, I’m currently having issues with Dolby Vision playback on my TV. All my dolby vision file are profile 8 in an mkv container. 100mbps Ethernet port. However, after recent PLEX app upgrade (late Jan 2023)，both my TV and shied no longer plays Dolby Vision content. Is probably a better investment if you calibrate your TV properly for the Apparently, if you have a Sony TV that has player-led Dolby Vision (think of the 2018 and 2019 models), you are out of luck, as no client version of PleX will play back Dolby Vision profile 7 correctly. . 28. mkv. Direct Play Video Support. i can hear sound but screen black. I suppose the next step is to find another HDR file that doesn't use Dolby Vision and see if that HDR signal makes it through Plex Channel to the Roku Ultra to the TV. This is something that cannot be determined beforehand. Profile 7 is intended for disc players only so the AppleTV will likely never be able to play native profile 7 Dolby Vision movies. Dolby Vision playback using Plex on Windows or HTPC is not supported. You can spend a bit more and get Apple TV 4k (2021) and also get I’m looking for some Dolby Vision test files to see if my ATV4K Plex > Onkyo > LG C9 setup is working. Even all the 'release' versions If you still want to use Plex for those formats, currently the Shield TV is the only device that can play everything including lossless audio like atmos (although it won't do profile 7 fel Dolby Vision, but only a handful of 4k discs have that, and it might not even be noticeably different anyways). If you want HD Audio and Dolby Vision, then the Nvidia Shield is the only option. Joined Jan 13, 2017 Messages 4 Reaction score 0 Points 25 Age 37 Location podnart. The HDR is baked in, it's not just metadata. My Chromecast Ultra could not play either of them. I still cannot get dolby vision working. 28 Player Version#: Plex web Attached the file details. It seems that last year you could rip it into a mp4 that had the Dolby Vision stream, but the audio needed to be only AC3. Worked fine on an Xbox (not sure which model, One or newer). 24 on my 2019 tube Shield. 99g will not play. Reply reply My setup is CX with Nvidia Shield and I can confirm that Plex can do Dolby Vision in mkv (my preferred since it can have lossless audio). Plex app via Fire Cube works for some, same with stock Kodi. These include 23. Dolby Vision Profile 5 does not have a HDR compatibility layer. How To Setup 4K Dolby Vision/ Dolby Atmos On Nvidia Shield Pro 2019 With PlexFor sponsorship, product reviews, collaboration, and other business inquiries yo Purchased the LG C3 nine days ago, and am having an issue with Dolby Vision. However, some still do not play in DV, reverting to standard HDR. Try replacing them with higher quality cables and try again. The first 4 ‘rules’ generally are no longer as important as they once were, but may still be a good thing to bear in mind. All Atmos content will show as “Dolby Atmos” in my Sonos Application. This will play MKV Dolby Vision files, with some limitations (CMv2. Plex playing back HDR files in purple I've tried playing this file on my shield pro with a Sony A9G. Plex: Not supported. 08. tried to force transcode just would stop playing and that didnt work either embyserver. Basically after I hit “play” button, there’s a black screen with a yellow circle animation. The video file I was trying to play was DV Main 10@L5@Main. Testing out 7. I don't know if recent developments have made it possible to have a file that holds both Dolby Vision AND Dolby Atmos and can be played by Plex. Plex for Apple TV and Plex with Infuse is only capable of playing Dolby Vision profiles 5 and 8 correctly if CMv2. 976 FPS Movie name : A Bronx Tale Server Version#:1. A double-layered Dolby vision file will appear purple like in your case. The colors look fine, which used to be a problem a few months ago. Dolby Vision as mentioned above has 3 profiles that are commonly seen. 0 support on Windows 10/11 via LLDV. If you are unable to enable “Dolby Vision”, your HDMI cables may be the issue. 8227 Player Version#: latest Plex on LG Hello, I currently use the plex app on lg and all my Dolby vision file fallback to HDR, I would like to know if any fix is planned or if I should buy a different streaming device. I switched to plex for the time being and all the DV files play normally, like they did with emby before update. 62 adding this is local play direct. My TV does show Dolby Vision on the files the Plex can't manage. They were specifically transcoding to H. 1 Hey there On some/most DolbyVision clips Plex displays “wrong” colours. Converted to DTS sometimes other times stereo. 0 webOS 8. Some say it’s not the tv. Direct Play vs. Around that same time, Plex was apparently rolling out a server update to improve DV compatibility. In theory that should work too) and all your devices in the chain must I use the Nvidia Shield with Plex and have been able to play Remux MKV Dolby Vision files (both profile 7 and profile 5/8) without much issues. Reply reply investorshowers • The the plex app on fireTV doesnt play DTS-MA and DTSX, whereas Kodi passes through everything perfectly. 264 video encoding, and AAC audio. Replace the DLL file in C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex with the file you just extracted. You will need to a Plex Pass to do tone mapping. Now it looks like this when it switches to Dolby Vision for any Dolby Vision content. If Plex cannot play the HDR10 video, it will try to transcode the HDR10 video to H. Been using it for months now, love the experience. ts DV file cannot be played at all. It isn’t a bandwidth issue and I have Plex Media Server does not support transcoding of Dolby Vision video. Streaming from a laptop on a wired LAN. 1 resulted in an enjoyable streaming experience with little to Dolby-Vision 5, 7, 8 in Plex htpc Solved Hi, so i tried those two files in Plex htpc (my pc is directly plugged into my tv via HDMI), godzilla reads perfectly but avatar acts like my pc can't handle dv (Green and purple). Plex plays all the dolby vision movies/shows correctly including the Disney/Netflix (dolby 5??) as well as the Dolby Vision versions from pure HEVC mkv/mp4 UHD backups. Now if I run a DV demo (stored in my NAS) straight from the TV Plex app DV is NOTE: for 2022 – Plex has come a long way since this FAQ was originally written, HW transcoding has become more available and more stable, and tone mapping was recently added to address the hdr/sdr color conversion issues. 17 seemed to break Dolby Vision playback on the x950h/Android TV. No Dolby Vision Profile 7 support falls back to HDR10 Plex interface not as smooth as some other devices. 6. You CAN get 4k/Dolby Vision and PSG subtitles direct play if you have the AC3 5. 11. My TV is an LG B6, so I have to manually set the interface to 23. (Netflix and Tidal require the highest tiered subscriptions to get Atmos. 40. While doing this with all else same except down converting Adjusting these settings could help ensure Dolby Vision playback is prioritized over HDR10. 0. Naturally I am trying to see what Plex can do with HDR content now that I have an HDR display, but I am unable to play DV files. MKV) Dolby vision are not recognized Too bad. 1 formats You should be able to play Dolby Vision content using the in built Plex app on your LG TV. 74. If your TV or player don't support Dolby vision, a profile 5 file either won't play back at all or will play with When I play Dolby Vision encoded things, the logo isn’t triggered and for some reason, Plex isn’t communicating to my TV properly. 2 I recently started having issues where all of my media files (1080p and 4k) were all transcoding through the plex app on my LG CX TV even though I was local and not remote. 5. I have the picture settings to Dolby Vision Bright. I've been experimenting with my current library, and i've found that different files, both being identified in Radarr/Sonarr and Plex as Dolby Vision won't play in Dolby. But any Dolby Vision file I play with Plex gives me HDR10 video instead. I had just purchased a Shield Tube and could not understand why some Plex movies kept stuttering at random times during a 2160p Dolby Vision - atmos movie. An easy way to do this is to open Powershell as an Administrator, and run this command (insert your path to the extracted DLL file) Copy-Item "SourceFilePath" -Destination "C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex" 6. It's important for me to be able to play it from an external ssd so plex and kodi won't work I guess. The Plex Media Server is smart software that makes playing Movies, TV Shows and other media on your computer simple. Many of my movies aren't being played as intended and looks purple-green as TV is not recognising it as Dolby Vision format. The MP4 file does not have an HDR10 fallback, it’s simply the I’ve installed PLEX app on both my SONY TV and nvidia shield. The computer is connected to a DENON AVR-X2200W. It can be either MEL (minimum enhancement layer) or FEL (full enhacement layer), but always one or the other. 2 Player Version#: latest I’m running the latest version of the Plex server and the Plex Roku app, and using an LG televsion that supports Dolby Vision. PMS's tone mapping does not work on all Dolby Vision format, only those that are backwards compatible with HDR10. Infuse: Plays HDR10 content, which is "truer" to source. They decided to have a tantrum and create their own inferior version called HDR10+. So it can play all video and audio types, always direct playing, no transcodes. mkv Server Version: 1. 8227 Player Version#: Windows 10 based rack server → PLEX server → MakeMKV 4K Dolby Vision/Atmos movie → Cat5e/6 Ethernet → NVidia Shield 2017 → PLEX player client app → JVC EXOFIELD HDMI control box → Denon AVR-X3400H → Sony VPL-VW360ES 4K projector I have recorded an analysis I did of recording of James Hey guys, just wanted to see if anyone had the same problem with their dolby vision files on plex on shield pro. My MKV contained files fall back to HDR10 and the MP4 files simply display an overly green cast on the video. Playing the resultant ts file using plex on shield 2019 pro connected (eArC) to LG C9 shows Dolby Vision and my receiver shows Dolby Atmos; but for some reason the video is stuttering. tried with 3. Dolby Vision, is an I have tried various Dolby Vision MKV rips and the TV only goes into HDR not DV, I have tried this with the built in player and the Shield version, both the same. Complete name : \\CCCNas\\Movies\\A Bronx Tale UHD (1993). A device with the most modern video To make sure your MakeMKV rips have Dolby Vision, open up the Plex web app: Plex Go to a movie that has DV, click on the 3 vertical dots at bottom right of the movie poster and then click 'Get Info' at the bottom of the I'm playing content on my TV from the server I set up on my laptop but failed to play dolby vision content, seems like it just played SDR. Reply clifford641 But other files with supported audio tracks don't play at all. Or Dolby vision with hdr fallback (mostly blueray rios, not web dl) Or get hdr/sdr instead I've now set up some rules from the trash guides in radar and sonar to help with the above This also works when Infuse is playing the file through a Plex server connection too (I’ve been successfully playing these files since the v7. I haven't had any issues that I know of (that weren't my own fault). kter mjmluf ucgmex ttmpp zxypsjck jbgq ile yjniy kuljqh dwrnqj