[Issue]: Audio track reset on next episode

[Plinz]

Please describe your bug

When I'm watching a TV show with an audio track that is not the default one, and I finish an episode or use button next episode, the next episode doesn't keep the previous audio track on. But, on UI, it shows that it is selected, so I need to set another one first and then set back the one I want.

Step to reproduce:

watch a TV show with multiple audio track
choose a different audio track than the default one
go to next episode

Expected:

The audio track is kept in the next episode.

What happen instead:

The audio track from previous episode is selected, but default audio track is playing.

Jellyfin Version
10.8.4

OS: Linux
Virtualization: no
Clients: Browser
Browser: Firefox 105.0.1
FFmpeg Version: 5.1.1
Playback Method: Streaming direct
Hardware Acceleration: none
Plugins: none
Reverse Proxy: nginx
Base URL: /jellyfin
Networking: Host
Storage: local

[paulmiro]

Same issue here. I currently always have to switch to a different track and then back to the one i want to hear at the start of every episode.

[kiawizard]

This is a very important issue, please do not close it. Imagine you have a series with 2 different language audio tracks. You are watching the secondary language now. If you have "Play default audio track regardless of language" unchecked in your profile (default), at the beginning of each episode you have to switch audio track twice - to 1st, then to 2nd. With the setting checked, you have to change audio once per episode. Normally you'd want to select 2nd language once and then watch the whole season :-)

[kiawizard]

this issue still affects you in the latest release

[jmerdich]

Still present on 10.8.11 (tested on Firefox, Chrome, and Android-app-webplayer).

This wouldn't be so bad if the default audio track was playing and the audio dropdown indicated it, but because they're mismatched, you have to change audio settings twice to get to the language that was playing on the previous episode.

[heschlie]

Seeing the same issue at least on the web client, I haven't seen it on the Android client. Also on Firefox, haven't tested on other browsers.

[vladkar]

I’m experiencing the same issue where I need to reload the audio track for each episode. Although it appears correct in the user interface, I have to switch it back to a different audio track and then select the desired one. If I use subtitles at the same time, I also need to turn them off and then back on again because they freeze after the first adjustment with audio track. As a result, I have to make four changes in total for each episode if I need both an audio track and subtitles. This issue has persisted for years across various versions.

[KraXen72]

This issue is still present, details:

Playback Info
Player
Html Video Player
Play method
Transcoding
Protocol
https
Stream type
HLS
Video Info
Player dimensions
2560x1335
Video resolution
1920x1080
Dropped frames
5
Corrupted frames
0
Transcoding Info
Video codec
H264
Audio codec
AAC
Audio channels
2
Bitrate
6.1 Mbps
Transcoding progress
77.5%
Transcoding framerate
531 fps
Reason for transcoding
The video codec is not supported
Secondary audio tracks are not supported
Original Media Info
Container
webm
Size
260.5 MiB
Bitrate
1.6 Mbps
Video codec
HEVC Main 10
Video bitrate
1.4 Mbps
Video range type
SDR
Audio codec
OPUS
Audio bitrate
106 kbps
Audio channels
2
Audio sample rate
48000 Hz

[ConnorS1110]

I am experiencing the same thing still that is mentioned in the original post. With the Set audio/subtitle track based on previous item turned on, it is selecting the correct audio/subtitle track, but it is actually using whatever the default was instead. Web version 10.10.

[ebkalderon]

Perhaps this issue should be renamed from "Audio track" to "Audio/Subtitle tracks" to reflect the actual current state of discussion? This bug has affected both audio and subtitle tracks for ~2 years now, and it was tricky for me to locate this ticket via GH search due to the misleading name.

For the record: This bug still occurs on Jellyfin Web 10.9.X in both Firefox and Chrome. It's very irritating when I'm trying to binge a TV show with friends and family and I have to keep pausing, switching subtitles off and then back on again, and resuming playback every time Jellyfin advances to the next episode.

[vegiemane]

Any way I can bump this? This is probably the only thing I don't like about Jellyfin as a fellow anime watcher or when watching a TV show that has different language and audio tracks.

The same thing seems to happen, you select the correct audio or subtitle track you'd like to watch with, works fine, you go to the next episode with the Set audio/subtitle track based on previous item option selected, it says you have the correct audio track or subtitle track selected on the front end but you can hear the default audio track being played or you can view the default subtitle track being played.

The only workaround I have for this is to download the files to my local machine and change the default audio or subtitle track default flags then re-upload to my Jellyfin box - particularly annoying when you have a hardlink setup with something like the *arr apps or vice versa.