Help with converting 1080p wmv files with handbrake

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I use Picasa to generate a 1080p wmv file from my photos. My WDTV Live hub will not play the file. So I try to use handbrake and select the high profile and mkv. Still does not work. I use handbrake all the time to convert DVDs and create 720p files with no problem. Any ideas on what settings to use to convert the 1080p wmv file to something that the Live Hub will play? I can provide the mediainfo outputs if necessary. Thanks.

Jay

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Yes, please provide one for the WMV. WMV9 files should play fine without having to Handbrake them.

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Here it is. Picasa gives my no other output options so I’m stuck with this format:

General
Complete name : J:\JaysPictures\Picasa\Movies\Greece Athens Movie.wmv
Format : Windows Media
File size : 164 MiB
Duration : 4mn 20s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 5 289 Kbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 7 707 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2011-11-17 20:24:50.827

Video
ID : 2
Format : WMV2
Codec ID : WMV2
Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Video 8
Description of the codec : Windows Media Video V8
Duration : 4mn 20s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 5 119 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 30.000 fps
Bit depth : 8 bits
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.082
Stream size : 159 MiB (97%)
Language : English (US)

Audio
ID : 1
Format : WMA
Format version : Version 2
Codec ID : 161
Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Audio
Description of the codec : Windows Media Audio 9.2 - 64 kbps, 44 kHz, stereo (A/V) 1-pass CBR
Duration : 4mn 20s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 64.0 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 1.99 MiB (1%)
Language : English (US)
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Yeah, that’s WMV2… a pretty old format.

Post the Mediainfo for the Handbraked file.

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mkv file info. In handbrake (Windows svn4299) I selected high profile and everything else default.

General
Unique ID : 116702448835618432023515104170687378458 (0x57CC12F6E12D39D69E14BB7AB620B41A)
Complete name : W:\Videos\Greece Athens Movie.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 62.8 MiB
Duration : 2mn 52s
Overall bit rate : 3 044 Kbps
Writing application : HandBrake 4299svn
Writing library : libmkv 0.6.5

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L5.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 2mn 52s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 280 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 3:2
Original display aspect ratio : 3:2
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 30.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Writing library : x264 core 118
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=hex / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=300 / keyint_min=30 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=50 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=22.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=3 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Language : English
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 2mn 52s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Language : English

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 2mn 52s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 224 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 4.62 MiB (7%)
Language : English
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BTW, I’m using the latest firmware 3.00.28.