2019-01-23, 19:05
I think the clever chap at the bug reporting got to the bottom of the issue regards Kodi not automatically switching to 2160p for 4k files all the time.
If the file isn't exactly 3840x2160 it doesn't recognise that is should be using that resolution & falls back to the native resolution, hence why setting GUI resolution limit to unlimited works as a workaround for these files.
As films are almost never in that resolution (they rip them excluding the black bars & films are rarely made in 16:9 aspect ratio now) the height resolution is incorrect, so it falls back to 1080p when auto is set.
If Unlimited is set in GUI resolution you have a similar problem with 1080p files, in that most aren't exactly 1080, either, so it again falls back to the native resolution, in this case, 3840x2160, cos unlimited is set.
If the file isn't exactly 3840x2160 it doesn't recognise that is should be using that resolution & falls back to the native resolution, hence why setting GUI resolution limit to unlimited works as a workaround for these files.
As films are almost never in that resolution (they rip them excluding the black bars & films are rarely made in 16:9 aspect ratio now) the height resolution is incorrect, so it falls back to 1080p when auto is set.
If Unlimited is set in GUI resolution you have a similar problem with 1080p files, in that most aren't exactly 1080, either, so it again falls back to the native resolution, in this case, 3840x2160, cos unlimited is set.
