Hello, is there a known issue with the mkv files encoded with 5.1 or 7.1 aac codec on Z2000 Pro? I can't play this type of audio even with the raw setting on HDMI passthrough. I have a Marantz AV8805 pre-ampli and it should decode them correctly.
No known issues - AAC is decoded to L-PCM by the Zidoo so your amp should see that as a PCM Multi Channel input with no decoding required. Try this test file: https://mega.nz/file/MDRF1QbR#8P31N1g9SG9BOo_I7GgUOJbmjLpuLiCKa6h5WD00v0g
Thanks for your reply! I'll surely try it. But I can confirm that my amp see the files I tried as PCM Multi Channel input. But no sound.
Ah - do you have the volume on the Zidoo turned down? If so, set Volume Direct Mode in Audio settings.
Thanks, Markswift2003 I haven't changed anything, but it works now. My amp sees the aac codec as pcm and everything is ok. Since you were so kind, I would like to ask you for another opinion. I have a video file that the Zidoo palyer can't read, while it works fine with ZDMC. Could it be a problem related to the 1920x800 resolution? I read about this problem in some other post This is the video report [ Generic infos ] Duration: 02:05:07 (7506.848 s) Container: matroska Production date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:44:17 +0200 Total tracks: 7 Track nr. 1: video (V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC) [FULL HD 1080 hevc] {eng} Track nr. 2: audio (A_EAC3) [E-AC3] {ita} Track nr. 3: audio (A_AC3) [AC3] {ita} Track nr. 4: audio (A_AC3) [AC3] {eng} Track nr. 5: subtitle (S_TEXT/UTF8) [Forced] {ita} Track nr. 6: subtitle (S_TEXT/UTF8) [Regular] {ita} Track nr. 7: subtitle (S_TEXT/UTF8) [Non Udenti] {eng} Muxing library: libebml v1.4.2 + libmatroska v1.6.4 Writing application: mkvmerge v59.0.0 ('Shining Star') 64-bit [ Video track ] Codec ID: V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC Resolution: 1920 x 800 Frame aspect ratio: 12:5 = 2.4 Pixel aspect ratio: 1:1 = 1 Display aspect ratio: 12:5 = 2.4 Framerate: 24 fps Stream size: 2,724,169,996 bytes (2597.970959 MiB) Duration (bs): 02:05:07 (7506.833213 s) Bitrate (bs): 2903.136296 kbps Qf: 0.078753
Ok, but the Zidoo internal player can't read it, while it works fine with ZDMC. Could it be the same problem described in the post listed in this forum: "Z20 PRO still unresolved problems HEVC (CodecID: V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC) 1920x800" (I can't post the link)
Without seeing a file there's no way to tell. I haven't found anything it doesn't play except 10-bit AVC which is expected.
Just post the number bit after mega.nz/ (the spam filter doesn't allow links to be posted until you reach a certain number of posts)
This is the link for a bigger sample: /file/LnpUHJTB#WF4YlSqFKcpU8kFPXhRDewDQNnAaX-cvTjc7W38IKPE In fact, after being splitted, the file opens and I can play it, while I still can't open the entire file. At this point it is obvious that the problem lies in the file, not in the player.
Yep - just downloaded the second file and it behaves very oddly - will play if you scrub to a couple of minutes, but anything below about 1m30s and it either plays at a fast speed or plays with no audio - definitely a case of a dodgy file!