720x576 aspect ratio problem

[Mount81]

As I've written MX Player does "proper job" for 576i 4:3.  Haven't tested 16:9 tho' as not that much interested, but it's free for all to check out.

But what would be so hard on it to get the proper aspect ratio for these kind of formats? A Celeron 3 PC can play it, and an RPi2 can play it perfectly with basic, 100 year old FREE playback softwares. The rest is just excuses... 

[Mount81]

MX works with correct ratio for 4:3 for sure. One can setup playercorefactory in KODI for this resolution to open MX Player, but not for specific aspect ratios... So it will launch for both 576 /  4:3 and 16:9.

[DMD]

A script should be inserted in the "playercorefactory.xml" so that MX Player is activated only for resolutions lower than 720p.
For higher resolutions, HiMedia Videoplayer must act, but I don't know where to find such a script.

[Mount81]

According to this thread:https://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=1566.0  one will need something like this:

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<playercorefactory>
<players>
<!-- himedia player for video -->
<player name="Wrapper" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">
<filename>com.himedia.xbmcwrapper</filename>
<hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>
<playcountminimumtime>120</playcountminimumtime>
</player>

<player name="MXPlayerFree" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">
<filename>com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad</filename>
    <hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>
    <playcountminimumtime>120</playcountminimumtime>
  </player
</players>

<rules action="prepend">

<!--network protocol rules-->

<rule protocols="http|https|rtmp|sop" player="VideoPlayer" /> <!--all http-->
<rule protocols="nfs|smb" player="Wrapper" /> <!--all nfs|smb-->

<!--internet streams rules-->

<rule protocols="pvr" player="VideoPlayer" /> <!--all pvr-->
<rule internetstream="true" player="VideoPlayer" /> <!--all streams-->

<!--video audio channels rules-->

<rule video="true" audiochannels="6" player="Wrapper" /> <!--5.1 audio-->
<rule video="true" audiochannels="8" player="Wrapper" /> <!-- 7.1 audio-->

<!--video resolution rules-->

<rule video="true" videoresolution="480" player="MXPlayerFree" />
<rule video="true" videoresolution="576" player="MXPlayerFree" />
<rule video="true" videoresolution="720" player="Wrapper" />
<rule video="true" videoresolution="1080" player="Wrapper" />
<rule video="true" videoresolution="2160" player="Wrapper" /> <!--4K-->

<!--audio / music rules-->

<rule audio="true" player="PAplayer"/> <!--all audio to kodi internal music player-->

<!--specific codecs rules-->

<rule video="true" audiocodec="truehd|true-hd|dtshd|dts-hd|dts" player="Wrapper"/>

<rule filename=".*.3D.*|.*.3D.iso|3D.*|*.m2ts" player="Wrapper"/>
<rule filetypes="iso|bdmv|mpls|m2ts" player="Wrapper"/>
<rule video="true"  player="Wrapper"/>
</rules>
</playercorefactory>
Not sure if it would work this way, maybe the order in the Players section needs to be swapped, or must enter additionally:

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<!--Video Rules-->
  <rule video="true" player="MXPlayerFree" > 
Sadly what's almost sure, that you will need the Network Share Persistent Mountpoint Patch to make it work with SMB and NFS.

Will test later today.

Edit: No it isn't working. Will ask int that Thread for further corrections. 

[DancesWithChickens]

The problem with 576 aspect ration being "squeezed" with Wrapper is still apparent with the latest 2.1.4 and 2.1.4 lite firmwares.

Is there a fix for this, other than using a different video player + tinkering with playercorefactory?

Issues like this make me newer want to buy anything from Himedia ever again.

[nandish]

The problem with 576 aspect ration being "squeezed" with Wrapper is still apparent with the latest 2.1.4 and 2.1.4 lite firmwares.

Is there a fix for this, other than using a different video player + tinkering with playercorefactory?

Issues like this make me newer want to buy anything from Himedia ever again.

Q5/10 Pro, has hardware with which Himedia cannot ensure proper software operation. These are hardware errors and no firmware will improve this.

[DMD]

I had to upscale all files from pal 576 to 720P.
This is the only solution.

[DancesWithChickens]

So i tried different settings with different players.

VLC for Android is very good, but i can't get it to output sound other than 2.0 Stereo, no matter which settings i try. :\
Other players like KMPlayer are worse at playback or simply not usable on an android box/tv.

I've kept MX Player for that reason and set it to play video streams as well as videos <720p, since Wrapper will output them squeezed.
The only setback is that i cannot get MX Player to skip chapters which are embedded in my ripped mkv files, since that player is primarily designed for phones.


This is my playercorefactory.xml:

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<playercorefactory>
<players>
<!-- himedia player for video -->
<player name="Wrapper" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">
<filename>com.himedia.xbmcwrapper</filename>
<hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>
<playcountminimumtime>120</playcountminimumtime>
</player>

<player name="MXPlayerFree" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">
<filename>com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad</filename>
<hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>
<playcountminimumtime>120</playcountminimumtime>
</player>

</players>

<rules action="prepend">

<!--network protocol rules-->
<rule protocols="nfs|http|rtmp|sop" player="MXPlayerFree" /> <!--all nfs-->

<!--internet streams rules-->
<rule protocols="pvr" player="MXPlayerFree" /> <!--all pvr-->
<rule internetstream="true" player="MXPlayerFree" /> <!--all streams-->

<!--video audio channels rules-->
<rule video="true" audiochannels="7" player="Wrapper" />
<rule video="true" audiochannels="8" player="Wrapper" /> <!-- 7.1 audio-->

<!--video resolution rules-->
<rule video="true" videoresolution="2160" player="Wrapper" /> <!--4K-->
<rule video="true" videoresolution="1080" player="Wrapper" />
<rule video="true" videoresolution="720" player="Wrapper" />
<rule video="true" videoresolution="576" player="MXPlayerFree" />
<rule video="true" videoresolution="540" player="MXPlayerFree" />
<rule video="true" videoresolution="480" player="MXPlayerFree" />

<!--audio / music rules-->
<rule audio="true" player="PAplayer"/> <!--all audio to kodi internal music player-->

<!--specific codecs rules-->
<rule video="true" audiocodec="truehd|true-hd|dtshd|dts-hd|dts" player="Wrapper"/>
<rule filetypes="iso|bdmv|mpls|m2ts|img" player="Wrapper"/>

</rules>

</playercorefactory>



Software i use for ripping my DVDs into mkv with chapters and subtitles (fast + easy to use):
- ImgBurn: rip DVD to iso
- MakeMKV BETA 1.15.1: open iso, select video/audio/subtitle you want in your mkv (or select all)
- name file according to themoviedb.org, so that KODIs TMDb scraper can scan it properly

[Mount81]

The problem with 576 aspect ration being "squeezed" with Wrapper is still apparent with the latest 2.1.4 and 2.1.4 lite firmwares.

Is there a fix for this, other than using a different video player + tinkering with playercorefactory?

Issues like this make me newer want to buy anything from Himedia ever again.

Q5/10 Pro, has hardware with which Himedia cannot ensure proper software operation. These are hardware errors and no firmware will improve this.

Was working fine in previous firmwares and other players can do it properly, so it's surely the fault of the firmware development.

[DancesWithChickens]

it isn't a firmware issue, the problem lies with the VideoPlayer itself.
i installed the older HimediaVideoPlayer, which works fine with these aspect ratios:

New HiMediaVideoPlayer is like that in both official and CFW 2.0.4.
For restore old HiMediaVideoPlayer download restore(old_player)_HiMediaVideoPlayer_1.0.11_HMD_0411(AirMouse_inputs_support).zip rename to update.zip and apply from Setting/Upgrade/Local Upgrade. In case want new HiMediaVideoPlayer again use this update.zip with restore method.

From the CFW 2.0.4 changelog: - New HiMediaVideoPlayer(VideoPlayer VideoPlay) not accept AirMouse/HiControl inputs

Is this just with the CFW or with the official 2.0.4 also?

And what does it mean exactly in the case of an airmouse? It just doesn't react to the mouse pointer or entirely, even the buttons are useless?!

Thank you!

The problem:
It's an older version, so it has other issues, like subtitles being always on when a new vid starts.

So... the question which comes to mind...:
are there newer versions of HiMediaVideoPlayer anywhere for download which might fix this once and for all?

[Mount81]

it isn't a firmware issue, the problem lies with the VideoPlayer itself.
i installed the older HimediaVideoPlayer, which works fine with these aspect ratios:

New HiMediaVideoPlayer is like that in both official and CFW 2.0.4.
For restore old HiMediaVideoPlayer download restore(old_player)_HiMediaVideoPlayer_1.0.11_HMD_0411(AirMouse_inputs_support).zip rename to update.zip and apply from Setting/Upgrade/Local Upgrade. In case want new HiMediaVideoPlayer again use this update.zip with restore method.

From the CFW 2.0.4 changelog: - New HiMediaVideoPlayer(VideoPlayer VideoPlay) not accept AirMouse/HiControl inputs

Is this just with the CFW or with the official 2.0.4 also?

And what does it mean exactly in the case of an airmouse? It just doesn't react to the mouse pointer or entirely, even the buttons are useless?!

Thank you!

The problem:
It's an older version, so it has other issues, like subtitles being always on when a new vid starts.

So... the question which comes to mind...:
are there newer versions of HiMediaVideoPlayer anywhere for download which might fix this once and for all?

I've wrote firmware development, which includes the actual HiMedaiPayer app that comes with it. So you can see now it's not a hardware issue, rather than the incompetence or the ignorance of the developers. If it still bothers you that much, just sell and buy a more reliable and polished media player with better firmware/software support. (So will I.)

[Mount81]

Maybe ask it in the CFW Topic if he has a version of the app like that, but I don't think this app can be modded just like that.