2019-02-09, 21:57
I'm not sure what us DSPlayer users are supposed to be jealous of. v18 isn't that much of an upgrade outside of a few features that may be of no interest to some here. Since v18 released, there have been more bug reports than v17. You said you weren't having any issues with Kodi resizing after switching refresh rates, but that was with one skin, Aeon Nox Silvo. What about those who prefer other skins?
Yes, but I have conversed with a Kodi developer that said Kodi is using simple Reinhard tone mapping designed for digital photography and not video. I know the color isn't accurate because there is no saturation correction and no gamut mapping with hue preservation. Team Kodi doesn't have a tone mapping expert on-hand. It is also still HDR -> SDR and not true HDR passthrough.
I've taken the test maybe a 100 times. Not blind, but even 1080p -> 1080p is definitely not identical. That's how I ended up using MPC with madVR in the first place. I was used to watching Blu-rays with a PS3 Blu-ray player. Moving to Kodi, I didn't like the softer picture and ended up using madVR. It depends on whether you have a trained brain and know what to look for. Going from one player that you like to another can be jarring when you realize over time that the picture has changed. A short-term, blind test doesn't give most eyes enough time to adjust. You can also do more now to enhance even native sources with video shaders, simple things like supersampling, for example.
I would miss DSPlayer the most for Internet streaming video content. I watch 720p streams from YouTube, the CBC.ca add-on with its 171 shows and Twitch daily. I don't know how anyone could fail to see the difference between Pixel Shaders with Lanczos3 - Optimized versus madVR with NGU Sharp very high + SSIM 1D 100% downscaling. Even at a mere 720p -> 1080p, the latter is sharper and cleaner. The image is considerably cleaner with fewer artifacts.
(2019-02-09, 21:19)brazen1 Wrote: I've welcomed many of the new additions v.18.1 x64 offers. UHD HDR playback with VideoPlayer for one. Ashlar has asked if LEIA handles HDR10. For me it does. Butter smooth, great clarity, saturation, highlights and color.
Yes, but I have conversed with a Kodi developer that said Kodi is using simple Reinhard tone mapping designed for digital photography and not video. I know the color isn't accurate because there is no saturation correction and no gamut mapping with hue preservation. Team Kodi doesn't have a tone mapping expert on-hand. It is also still HDR -> SDR and not true HDR passthrough.
(2019-02-09, 21:19)brazen1 Wrote: Using a blind test, I'd bet many of you wouldn't notice using KODI's internal VideoPlayer vs DSPlayer, or any other players tbh. Yet for those like myself seeking absolute perfection, no single player is going to cut the mustard. A combination of players will though and you will be state-of-the-art keeping up with the times and all it offers.
I've taken the test maybe a 100 times. Not blind, but even 1080p -> 1080p is definitely not identical. That's how I ended up using MPC with madVR in the first place. I was used to watching Blu-rays with a PS3 Blu-ray player. Moving to Kodi, I didn't like the softer picture and ended up using madVR. It depends on whether you have a trained brain and know what to look for. Going from one player that you like to another can be jarring when you realize over time that the picture has changed. A short-term, blind test doesn't give most eyes enough time to adjust. You can also do more now to enhance even native sources with video shaders, simple things like supersampling, for example.
I would miss DSPlayer the most for Internet streaming video content. I watch 720p streams from YouTube, the CBC.ca add-on with its 171 shows and Twitch daily. I don't know how anyone could fail to see the difference between Pixel Shaders with Lanczos3 - Optimized versus madVR with NGU Sharp very high + SSIM 1D 100% downscaling. Even at a mere 720p -> 1080p, the latter is sharper and cleaner. The image is considerably cleaner with fewer artifacts.
