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...Nice, i just did a short test with one 3D BD Iso. Video and Audio Media Infos are displayed after Playback:-)
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2021-04-08, 01:46
(This post was last modified: 2021-04-08, 01:55 by brazen1.)
As mentioned earlier, one thing is for sure: If you ignore the blu-ray setup menu for language and/or subtitles preferences, etc., and play the title with audio and/or subs you don't prefer (and perhaps which cut like directors or theatrical)... there's no going back and changing. Whatever defaulted is what gets flagged. However, this can be quickly remedied by bringing up the context menu © then Manage, then remove from library. After that, bring up the side menu and select Update Library so the title can rescan clean of the prior flags. Once the title is added back to the library, you can play it again entering the correct setup options in the blu-ray menu and they will flag. You only need to play the title a few seconds for the flags to associate. I'm also finding not all titles display all flags. The 5th Wave (2016) 4k HDR for example shows no aspect ratio while other iso titles do - SDR and HDR.
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..i tried out 8 different Iso´s from BD, 3D-BD to UHD with different Audio Formats and i could not detect any incorrect Media Information related to:
- Resolution (1080p, 4k)
- Aspect Ratio or
- Audio Format (DD, DTS including Hi-Res Formats)
- Channels (2.0, 5.1, 7.1)
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Thanks. I'm aware of the 'O' OSD for AV specs. It too returns 1.78:1 AR for iso's only - not mkv's, avi's, mp4's, etc. They have correct AV flags. To be clear, letterboxes are not encoded into the video anymore than they are when ripping mkv's which are derived from the same video (folder structure aka iso). A main movie mkv rip is identical to an iso main movie. An iso can be unpacked and the main movie is in the streaming folder. It just uses an m2ts file extension which is what converts when ripping to mkv. It's the same video file. One isn't encoded with black bars and the other isn't. They are identical.
I have quite a few multi aspect ratio movies. IMAX for example. TRON: Legacy (2010). The Dark Knight (2008). Interstellar (2014). Catch Me If You Can (2002). Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004). Etc. No matter which aspect ratio is playing at the time, it reports as 1.78:1 for iso's. Sort of the same for an mkv. The Aeronauts (2019). Reports as 1.85:1. There is an aspect ratio change at 52:53 but it still reports as 1.85:1.
I should also note that only the language selected during playback gets flagged (as expected). An mkv flags all the languages available for audios and subtitles. If a subtitle wasn't used during playback of an iso (because I viewed it alone not wanting subs), none will be flagged although several might exist. I only bring this up because I rarely use subs. However, I do have hard of hearing guests all the time that need subs. When we scan my library for titles with subs, none ever show because that info didn't flag. It's usually a 'let's try this movie you picked and see if there are subs for you or not'. It would be wonderful if glancing at the flags we could know that as we flip through titles in the library. That's just one small example of what flagging iso's means to us that use iso's. At least when viewing a new iso alone, I can briefly turn on subs, quit the movie, let the sub flag, restart the movie and turn of subs. Better than nothin'.
This is all getting overly complicated for me as a user. Personally, when Kodi displays the wrong AR for iso's isn't a deal breaker imo. I don't use AR too much anyway. I'm not a PJ user. What I'm really drawn to is video resolution, type of audio format, audio output, and audio/subtitle languages that weren't flagged before. I don't know how others feel or if they can provide more ammo to keep pursuing this but I'm good and hope what we have so far gets merged.