TonyPh12345 - thanks. I’ve downloaded Media Info and I’ll check out the offending files shortly and come back.
I remember now that some of these movie files are ‘containers’ for other files. But I thought that only applied to MKV’s.
Being used to simple single-file types, I have trouble getting my head around the concept that one file could be made up of several other types. Like a doc being a blend of txt and pdf files, for example.
Do you know of any websites where these structures are explained in bog-simple terms?
Sorry, I see I’ve already been told to post a text output.
Here 'tis:
General
Complete name : H:\Good Cop 1\Good Cop 1-2.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom
File size : 311 MiB
Duration : 58mn 7s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 749 Kbps
Writing application : Peter Bishop
Guys, the MEDIA INFO analysis of the offending file (in the previous post) seems to indicate that the MP4 subsidiary files meet the WD Media Player’s requirements.
Is that the case? If so, can anyone suggest a fix for the problem?
You could split a sample with MP4BoxGUI or YAMB and upload it to sendspace.com so we can give it a try. You are correct that from the file specs it looks like it should be working.
Quickest way to fix it … Re-Encode it (eg. Handbrake)
Re-Encoding a 311MB file would probably take 5-10 Minutes (if that)
Personal example: i got a 3 hour movie a few days ago … played fine for the 1st hour then it started to get really choppy. (like it was dropping frames)
File plays fine on PC (of course ) but has problems playing on my WDTV Live Hubs internal HDD
Mediainfo: Result = nothing wrong, winthin spec
MKVToolNix: Result = Remuxed the file, Time taken: 4 Mins (did’nt fix it)
Handbrake: Re-encoded the entire 3Gig file, Time taken: 50mins