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Title: DLNA - any way to force which audio track is delivered to the player
Post by: stevemac on April 08, 2020, 06:20:54 am

Hi

JR MC 26.0.37 (linux)

Have an MKV file with multiple audio tracks.  the 1st audio stream is TrueHD, the 2nd AC-3

Trying to play the file on a Samsung TV with JR being the DLNA Server.  It appears the Samsung cannot handle the TrueHD stream and I can not find any option to select another audio stream on the Samsung. 

Is there any method to force Media Center to send another stream?

not being overly familiar with the MKV toolkit - is there an option to change the audio stream order so AC-3 is 1st?

thanks,

Steve

Title: Re: DLNA - any way to force which audio track is delivered to the player
Post by: stevemac on April 08, 2020, 06:30:56 am

downloaded a newer version of MKVToolNixGUI and am remuxing to change the audio stream order and set the default audio to the AC-3 stream

Title: Re: DLNA - any way to force which audio track is delivered to the player
Post by: stevemac on April 08, 2020, 07:13:07 am

so changing the default audio track and order didn't fix it.  No sound on the Samsung TV

ripped again - without the TrueHD track and no good either.

investigation continues

Title: Re: DLNA - any way to force which audio track is delivered to the player
Post by: Scobie on April 08, 2020, 06:48:32 pm

I thought with that tool (or maybe it was MakeMKV?) you could actually delete unwanted audio tracks as part of the remux?

Title: Re: DLNA - any way to force which audio track is delivered to the player
Post by: wer on April 08, 2020, 07:03:14 pm

With mkvtoolnixgui  can drag and drop tracks or re-order them.  You can set a track as default.  But some players don't honor the default flag, and always take the first track.

TVs are notoriously bad DLNA renderers.  My LG has the same problem.

Here's what you should do as a test...

Using mkvtoolnixgui, make multiple versions of the file, in each one dropping all except one audio track.  Retain a different audio track in each file.  That way default won't matter.

Now see if your TV will actually play ANY of those simple files.  If not, you will have to convert.  That is often the case. 

Once you know which audio track your TV will actually accept, you can mux a version that has the right tracks in the right order.

TVs suck at DLNA, so if you decide to give up there are alternatives.

Title: Re: DLNA - any way to force which audio track is delivered to the player
Post by: stevemac on April 09, 2020, 05:04:41 am

thx - processing underway

will report back