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Dolby Digital Plus Audio in MKV not Working

Details

  • Severity:
    Major
  • Version:
    1.0.3.17064
  • Operating System:
    Boxee Box
  • Number of attachments:
    0

Description

I started running out of space on my WHS and so I started redoing my HD-DVD files from M2TS with PCM sound to MKV with DD+ using MakeMKV.

The Boxee Box doesn't seem to be able to play these files. I tried with, and without having the Dolby Digital Plus capable receiver box checked. Sometimes I get the "Failed to initalize Audio Device" error and sometimes the DD+ light on my receiver just blinks on and off and the sound never plays.

I get sound from the file while playing it in the newest XBMC release.

Here is a sample http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15258218/DDPlusSkip.mkv

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Ami Ben-David [Boxee] added a comment -
reproduced on 1.0.3.16779

file located here:
\\DLINK-NAS-323\Volume_2\Media Issues Folder\BOXEE-7658.mkv
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Ami Ben-David [Boxee] added a comment - reproduced on 1.0.3.16779 file located here: \\DLINK-NAS-323\Volume_2\Media Issues Folder\ BOXEE-7658 .mkv
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tbooth added a comment -
I tried disabling "Match screen refresh rate to video" and "Dolby Digital Plus capable receiver" and the file plays just fine.
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tbooth added a comment - I tried disabling "Match screen refresh rate to video" and "Dolby Digital Plus capable receiver" and the file plays just fine.
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tbooth added a comment -
I created the MKV file directly from the HD-DVD. I didn't convert the M2TS files. Just wanted to add that in case it wasn't clear.
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tbooth added a comment - I created the MKV file directly from the HD-DVD. I didn't convert the M2TS files. Just wanted to add that in case it wasn't clear.
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Hans Klopek added a comment -
Just to note that the issue described with DD+ flickering on and off constantly also occurs if you simply try and playback the feature EVO from the HD DVD prior to any alteration of the data. It's not just specific to MKV.

I've noted that 448kbps DD+ files appear to playback fine while it's the DD+ with high bitrate, such as 1536kbps, that have the previously described issues. Interestingly, if you demux and playback the high bitrate DD+ on the Boxee Box alone it appears to function fine.

All my HD DVD rips have had the pulldown flags removed so that they are correctly identified as 23.976fps.
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Hans Klopek added a comment - Just to note that the issue described with DD+ flickering on and off constantly also occurs if you simply try and playback the feature EVO from the HD DVD prior to any alteration of the data. It's not just specific to MKV. I've noted that 448kbps DD+ files appear to playback fine while it's the DD+ with high bitrate, such as 1536kbps, that have the previously described issues. Interestingly, if you demux and playback the high bitrate DD+ on the Boxee Box alone it appears to function fine. All my HD DVD rips have had the pulldown flags removed so that they are correctly identified as 23.976fps.
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tbooth added a comment -
This issue appears to be fixed in the latest RC 1.2.0.20151. I only have two files to test this on so far but DD+ is correctly bitstreamed without issue
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tbooth added a comment - This issue appears to be fixed in the latest RC 1.2.0.20151. I only have two files to test this on so far but DD+ is correctly bitstreamed without issue

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  • Assignee:
    Eli Semory [Boxee]
    Reporter:
    tbooth
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