[PATCH] More auto framerate switching - HIMEDIAPLAYER

[alec76]

[macsars]

Well, it is nothing to do with Himedia, it is industry standard , any other media box will behave the same.
4:4:4 Color Space support 10 bit at 23,24,25 FPS
4:2:0  Color space support 10 bit  at 50,60 FPS
 IN your case you have to switch to 4:4:4  colorspace in order to get 10 bit Color at 23.9 FPS.
 There is NO  OTHER OPTION  and never will be.

Thank you!
It is working... something was wrong with my Samsung TV (but I configure UHD color on the HDMI outputs)... now I checked it with my LG OLED (2017) and it is working fine! Thanks for your feedback!

[LeoeL]

[DMD]

Good evening
I'm using the cfw 2.0.4, and I've just installed the auto framerate switching 1.1.4 and when I launch a file, it stops.
To restore normal operation I had to uninstall the patch, I ask if there are any problems with this firmware version.

Thank you

[porsat]

Why this topic is not updated any more?

Actually auto framerate switching 1.2.3 is available: http://www.mediafire.com/file/9scd3gn0xm3r3tc/autoFMTswitch_1.2.3.rar

Here is the Changelog since 1.1.4:

Changelog:

1.2.3
- add back small delay when restore FMT
- add update buybox for Android 5.1.1 FW
- add support for Perfect Player IPTV, Smart IPTV
- set OMX active for XBMC

1.2.2
- add back pause when switch

1.2.1
- bug fix
- set OMX inactive for XBMC, KODI, SPMC, FTMC, EBMC

1.2.0
- version bump to 1.2.0
- fix maybe not activate on U5PVR box
- get fps from *vdec* inside of hiplayer*/fileinfo
- different switch between HiMedia 24Hz ON/OFF
- experimatal add flag for activate for OMX decode (YouTube, Netflix, Kodi, etc.)
-- Edit your /sdcard/autoFMTswitchFlag with notepad++ like that
EX.:
ON
OMX
-- only two lines ON = autoFMTswitch will be use it, OMX = autoFMTswitch use it when OMX decode is active
Note: Don't use OMX option if already have active Kodi-Addon-Hi-Frequency-Switcher addon.

1.1.4
- intial support of beta BD Menu
- fix not switch on/from BD Menu on correct framerate

[DMD]

Thanks @porsat.
What I also ask, because it is not around the first post.

[pcristi]

Some of you are discovery update files on mediafire faster then indent to be on OP.

BTW if still need autoFMTswitch_1.1.4(discontinued)
http://www.mediafire.com/?52m3md9otm5wr6v

[DMD]

As for CFW 2.0.4 and patch 1.2.3 the HiMedia 24Hz setting should be set to ON as CFW 2.0.3?

Thank you

[razorback]

Feature Request:

I am running a Q5Pro with FW 2.07
Just installed the FrameRate Switching Patch but unfortunatelly it does not really do the things I would have liked it to do.

Having an LG OLED 55C6V which plays literally everything you throw at it you can say that this TV definitely knows how to handle all the current available formats and all resolution and scaling settings should be left to this device.

The auto-framerate switching only takes care of the framerate - which is perfectly ok - but NOT of the resolution of the source.
Result:
Setting the display options on the Q5Pro to 1080p ALWAYS produces 1080p (with the correct FrameRate) Output even if the source is 2160p
Setting the display options on the Q5Pro to 2160p ALWAYS produces 2160p (with the correct FrameRate) Output even if the source is 1080p
The result is at least questionnable.

I would like to see a feature like I have on my Sat-Receiver (VU+Solo4K) called "AutoResolution" where I can set the default (Resolution and FrameRate) to any given Value and then tick off all wanted and supported features.
e.g.
default 1080p
if source is 720p then output is 720p with the appropriate framrate of the source, if not selected then default
if source is 1080i then output is 1080i, rest like above
if source is 2160p then output is 2160p, rest like above.

Would this be possible ?

[Mount81]

razorback: I have read something, that on Android OS in general, the auto resolution switching is lacking some basic implementation. As far as I know, all of the Android based media players on the market yet, lacks the auto resolution function completely.  It's some kind of Android OS limitation, which I don't know the reason why, but it must be rooted deeply in the OS, so I guess it must be implemented first by the official makers of the Android in general.
 

Or anyone correct me if I've mistaken...

[LeoeL]

But, if Android has so many limitations (auto resolution, hi resolution audio played ad 48 KHz an so on,
why factories continue to use Android instead of Linux?
Kodi on Linux is perfect.

[razorback]

oh gods above and below.....what a mess !

So fortunately I have all my movies network attached and can (must) use all my three boxes for playback
- the (linux based) SAT receiver for all recordings requiring autoresolution and correct display of HLG/HDR
- the Oppo 203 set to 2160p for UHD-HDR mkv
- the Q5Pro set to 1080p for BD ISOs (2D/3D)

It is a mistery to me why it is possible to transmit all possible audiotracks as RAW and let the target (TV, AVR) do the decoding but for video it does not work.....

[pcristi]

Feature Request:

if source is 720p then output is 720p with the appropriate framrate of the source, if not selected then default
if source is 1080i then output is 1080i, rest like above
if source is 2160p then output is 2160p, rest like above.

Would this be possible ?

AutoResolution on Sat-Receiver is much easiest then AutoResolution on media player.
First someone have to make a logic diagram witch define what is source 720p/1080i/1080p/2160p when aspect ratio is not exactly 1.78:1 / 1.33:1.
What is happen with deep color? HDMI 2.0 standard is flexible enough when need 4:2:0/10bit output, this why Zidoo/Egreat prefered 4:2:2/12Bit if display supported.
Did you rely want 720p/23.976 video to play on video output 720p/50  or 60 when screen output is support 1080p/23.976 or 2160p/23.976?
This will happens because are not option be selected as default 1080p/23.976 or 2160p/23.976.
On top of all this to fit majority of users all this need to be flexible and easy to configure because auto mode is not work for all display and will end with black screen.

So for all this for me too complicate, too much free time cost, and too small real benefit for majority of users.
If any one want to take over and try to make it be free to do it.

[razorback]

Thank you @pcristi !!

Fact is that I have found out that at least my LG OLED does all necessary scaling/deinterlacing tasks much better than any player or AVR in between.
A Formula-1 broadcast in 720p50 (by Austrian/Swiss/German) providers just looks best when given to the TV in just this format.
Setting the default to the max the TV is able to do (2160p) just looks "shitty".
Same is true for movie-broadcasts (and recordings) in 1080i like from Sky.
and a 1080p23.976 BD does definitely look best when the TV receives it in this resolution, quality visibly degrades when it is upscaled from the player or any intermediate (like an AVR).
and therefore I want to leave these tasks to the device that can handle them best.

Same as for audio tracks.
when I want to have full HD-audio support I can tell the player to deliver RAW digital bitstream to the next device attached and this one would take care of the decoding.
And if the device does not support the codec then it would fall back to what it can do as long as the data in the handshake has the necessary information.
So if I throw DTS-X or Dolby-Atmos on my AVR which does not support these formats it just switches to what it does support - in these cases to DTS-HD-MA or Dolby-TrueHD with the appropriate number of channels respectively.

So why is this option not possible for video ?
What is the problem to offer the option "AS IS" or "RAW" or "PASSTHROUGH" like we have it for the audio streams  and let the TV do what it can better than any player-device ?

So - if it is possible at all - such a video-pass-through option would be a reall goodie for all of us who can make use of it and should be selectable at own risk.
You would not have to take care of all the oddities caused by silly encoding parameters all too often found in dubious mkvs (as can be seen in a lot of postings here.....)

The question for me still is if it really is Android-dependent and we have to take it or if something can be done about it......

PS:
The OPPO 203 has this feature, called
"Resolution: as Source"
but of course I don't know which operating system they are using.....

Unfortunately it does not play ISOs which for framepacked 3Ds is a must......

[Mount81]

razorback: I have also read suggestions here a couple of times that the best is to leave the uspcalling to the TV. ->At least in the case of these media players.  I don't know if other Boxes, like Amlogic with LibreElec do it better or not, but I've read some opinions recently that with a HTPC you can produce even better upscalling PQ than many TV would do.  But maybe you would need a relatively stronger videocard, like an RX560, or safer to say an RX570 with 4-6GB VRAM to reach this quality, cause this is still a very resource-intensive task. So, maybe it won't be a cheap solution.  I'm still not sure about the 4K capable Intel IGPs tho'.

Auto resolution switching should work on any modern HTPC as well.

I'm already looking forward for the next generation Intel NUCs or other integrated IGP solutions from Intel, or any possible, payable HTPC option. 


(Oppo has it's own OS developed (rather would call it just "firmware"), but you can get CFW for Oppo that can also play BD ISO files.)