version choice in jellyfin for Android TV

[Dual-0]

I didn't found it. Can I choose between Movie versions in ATV App?
I'm talking about Multiple "Versions of a Movie" https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/media/movies.html#multiple-versions-of-a-movie

[ne0phyte]

I have several movies with both a 1080p SDR and 2160p HDR and right now it always seems to play the 1080p version.

Maybe an easy (?) improvement before having an actual version select ui could be to always select the highest resolution version? On my TV I usually want the higher resolution one to play, the SDR version is for playback on other devices without transcoding.

[marecabo]

@ne0phyte I understand your situation, although for me, it's the opposite: My TV can't play 2160p properly so I prefer the current behavior.

[jdinkel]

I really want this feature, either add a choice or default to highest resolution and highest bit depth supported by the playback device. In my case I'm ripping to 4K HDR and 4K SDR but my HDR tv always plays the SDR version.

[jedthe3rd]

I am currently working on implementing this feature. My plan is to make the play button prompt with which version to play.

[frdbonif]

I am currently working on implementing this feature. My plan is to make the play button prompt with which version to play.

That is the same path that Kodi takes. While I don't think it is the most user friendly option, it's probably the easiest to implement.

For some kids films I have singalong versions with burnt in animated subs and currently there's no way to select these on the TV.

[jedthe3rd]

@ne0phyte I found that by setting Max Stream Bitrate in the Android TV Client settings to the max value (120Mbits/sec, not auto). It will always pick the version of the media with the highest quality. I have 1080p version of almost all my 4K movies and it is kind of random of what it chooses to display as the quality of the movie in the movie info screen, but when you play it, it will pick the highest quality option that fits in the Max Stream Bitrate.

[revulent]

How does the client deal with 4k media and 1080p tvs when you set the "max stream bitrate" to max value? Does it select the 4k version or the 1080p version?

[frdbonif]

@revulent I've tried out a few and it looks like it chooses the correct version every time. I've tried playing a few titles and checked the server logs to determine which version is playing - I'm using an nVidia shield so this may be able to transparently decode.

There are definitely times where a 1080p or even 480p version is chosen over a 2160p on a 4k TV with another nVidia shield. It does seem to pick the 2160p version more often than not, I'll keep an eye out for it when it happens and view some logs to see why it is choosing that format, it may take a few weeks for me to notice it happening though.

[KoRnEr007]

Hello,
have you got news about this feature ?

Rgds
Jon

[nielsvanvelzen]

We need to finish #1057 before we'll be introducing version selection.

[nielsvanvelzen]

A contributor added version selection in #1155 so it will be available in 0.13!