Help, support CPM build

I am having a problem when playing the file below - Dolby Vision Mystery Box Profile 5.mp4 - the file plays but it has the magenta/green colors. Other P5 files plays correctly. Since this is a Dolby Vision example file I am surprise to have problems with it.

I am having the problem when playing it using Player-Led DV-LL. Can someone test and see if you are having the same problem. Thank you.

https://kodi.wiki/view/Samples

interesting, will be able to check a bit later.

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plays just fine (normal colors, proper DV) on my end (am6b+, LLDV). Iā€™m using the latest CPM code (a bit post A9, but thereā€™s nothing in those changes that should affect this specific case).

Ok, thank you. Will check again. Since I am testing different settings it could be that I have something stuck.

Hello,
I encounter 3 problems with my new installation of Coreelec which are, in order of importance:
1/ On all my films I have a little sound lag, a lip synchronization problem. I am in passrought mode with all codecs enabledā€¦
This happens with both the TV speakers and the soundbar.
2/ My DTS:X audio tracks do not work. I have sound but my soundbar does not recognize DTS:X and I have no sound on my surround speakers. It works when playing a bluray in DTS:X with my XsX so itā€™s not a TV/soundbar problem. No problem with Atmos tracks
3/ After fast forwarding in a film my soundbar stops and no longer produces sound, I have to switch to TV speaker mode then soundbar

My equipment:
TV: LG G4
Soundbar: LG S95TR
Box: Ugoos Am6b+ with latest version of Coreelec on emmc, cpm A9 and estuary skin, hdmi 2.1

I searched for a solution to these problems for a long time but couldnā€™t find an answer.

Thank you very much to those who take the time to help me

I donā€™t have any of those issues with my LG G4 and the Sony HT-A9M2 (didnā€™t have the issues with the previous HT-A9 either) . If you havenĀ“t, enable the ā€œBypassā€ option on the advanced audio options of the G4.

I read something about by disabling eARC on your Oled TV can be the solution here. On the other hand it could be a handshake issue, try testing with different HDMI 2.0b / 2.1 cables.

Last build is A10 cpm, it should include some sync improvements implemented by coreelec team.

Hello, I want to install cpm on kinhang g1, I have coreelec 21 ng, is cpma10 compatible? When I try to install it tells me corrupt file and it does not update, please help

Thank you for the update.
I installed A10, and now skipping to next chapter hangs for mkv files with more than one video track. The player just sits there and no remote input will enable playback again. A9 works perfectly, so I suspect itā€™s got something to do with the A/V sync changes. I donā€™t have many multi video track mkv files, so Iā€™m currently debating whether to roll back to A9, which works, or demux the video tracks into their own separate files.

Has anyone else experience this?

Does this bug happen in CE nightly?

You first have to install CE 21.1.1 -ng nightly, and then update to cpm.A10. It works without problem on G1.

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Just so I understand: Every time there is a CPM update I must do these 3 things?:

  1. Install the latest nightly from here: CoreELEC nightly builds
  2. Then install the latest CPM from here: Releases Ā· cpm-code/xbmc Ā· GitHub
  3. Then update the Estuary skin, also from here: Releases Ā· cpm-code/xbmc Ā· GitHub

Why do I need to do step 1 above?

No if youā€™re already on a cpm, 21.1.1 nightly or stable version just throw it into update folder.

Tbh I thought you could directly flash a USB drive with cpm version but evidently you have to be on 21.1.1 first?

Update: I installed the latest CE nightly (20241118) and tested seeking / skipping chapters on my MKV files with more than one video track (one file has 4 video tracks). It worked!
I then installed CPM A10 (CE version 20241116, 2 days older) and the Estuary add-on. I tested first with VS10 disabled. It worked! I then changed settings to how I prefer (all formats routed through VS10). And it works!

Thanks for your help.

cpm does not release his builds in .img format so you cannot use them to flash to USB.

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I initially thought A10 was stable for me after reinstalling it, however after further testing, sometimes the screen will go black after rewinding / seeking (in Dolby Vision).
I decided to go back to A09, and itā€™s stable again, no issues. Iā€™ll stick with A09 for now.

I had issues also - not sure if same as your issues as my screen also goes black for a split second once I fast-forward or backward on the movie or if you are referring to the HDMI signal loss issues. I have been dealing with these a lot more frequent on the last A10 CPM build - had to revert back to A9 which were a lot less -but still present.
Had also a friend of mine reporting same issues with A9 signal loss, same TV but on his end the issue self-resolved after a bit. On my end the screen remained black and had to restart the box.

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Momentary black screen on seek also happens on some media with the nightlies. I get it sometimes and donā€™t have the cpm build installed

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@krazzer same as you - with A10 remained black and had to restart box. Back on A09 now and so far not had to restart box after seeking.