HDMI signal drops between videos

  • Hi,

    I want to automatically play videos in a loop once kodi starts. I found this autoexec.py script https://github.com/Leo-C/Kodi_autoplay which does exactly what I want. But there's a small issue when kodi starts to play the next video. The HDMI signal drops for a moment and the monitor starts to search for an input signal. After a second the monitors starts to show the video which continues to work until the switch to the next video happens.

    I have tried this setup with 3 different monitors and a projector and they all showed the same signal drop between videos.

    Logs: http://ix.io/4Kg0

  • The two files are 4K@60 8-bit (BT2020_RGB colourspace) and [email protected] 8-bit (default colourspace). There is no mode whitelist for adjust-refresh active and the HDMI panel (which looks like a monitor not a TV) offers only 1080p@60/59.94 so Kodi must resample the media to 1080p@60 for output.

    I would repeat the test using only 1080p@60 SDR media as this will eliminate DRM colourspace changes and the impact of resampling 4K media to 1080p.