2015-12-20, 12:04
They must have coded something just for themselves, the framerate automation as comes from Amlogic (and is like is in OE for Amlogic S8 devices where if you don't enable Kodi refresh rate you don't get the smooth playback) is a patch to amports and amhdmitx drivers for setting the correct timing according to the resolution in use (and I also think that it reads some file information from amports, but I'm not a kernel dev and don't understand much of what goes on there).
Another way that could make it work (without echoing 1080p23hz) would be switching resolution (1080p24hz is good in this case) before playing the video, like using the fps metadata value from the file when available. In this case the framerate automation would automatically pick 1080p23hz by itself when doing its internal routines.
The problem occurs when you start playing with a different resolution (because framerate automation already starts doing some stuff) and then you change it. That leads to having to include also this patch from codesnake, by switching resolution before that patch would not be needed but I don't think it's possible to do it currently.
Another way that could make it work (without echoing 1080p23hz) would be switching resolution (1080p24hz is good in this case) before playing the video, like using the fps metadata value from the file when available. In this case the framerate automation would automatically pick 1080p23hz by itself when doing its internal routines.
The problem occurs when you start playing with a different resolution (because framerate automation already starts doing some stuff) and then you change it. That leads to having to include also this patch from codesnake, by switching resolution before that patch would not be needed but I don't think it's possible to do it currently.
