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.mkv file not playing on latest fw

just updated to the latest firmware. i have the wd tv live hub. every other .mkv file played fine. this 1 just says unsupported file format. didnt try on the old fw so dont know if it wud work on the previous 1. info as follows:

Codec Bitrate Description


MPEG-4 AVC Video 25991 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
MPEG-4 AVC Video 1000 kbps 480p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 3.2

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description


DTS-HD Master Audio English 4069 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4069 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS Audio English 768 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
DTS Audio French 768 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
DTS Audio Spanish 768 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
DTS Audio Polish 768 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
DTS Audio Spanish 768 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
DTS Express English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / 24-bit

read a few posts where different people mentioned they rolled back to other fws. any one know which old fw would play this file with those specs ? thank you.

That’s all in 1 file?   I’ve not seen an MKV file that has multiple VIDEO tracks…

i took another info from media info for the file and this is it:

General
ID/String                        : 0 (0x0)
CompleteName                     : E:\Game.of.Thrones.S01.2011.BluRay.Remux.1080p.AVC.DTS-HD.MA.5.1-TvT\Game.of.Thrones.S01.E01.2011.BluRay.Remux.1080p.AVC.DTS-HD.MA.5.1-TvT.mkv
Format                           : BDAV
Format/Info                      : Blu-ray Video
FileSize/String                  : 16.2 GiB
Duration/String                  : 1h 1mn
OverallBitRate_Mode/String       : Variable
OverallBitRate/String            : 37.6 Mbps
OverallBitRate_Maximum/String    : 48.0 Mbps

Video #1
ID/String                        : 4113 (0x1011)
MenuID/String                    : 1 (0x1)
Format                           : AVC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
Format_Profile                   : High@L4.1
Format_Settings_CABAC/String     : Yes
Format_Settings_RefFrames/String : 4 frames
CodecID                          : 27
Duration/String                  : 1h 1mn
BitRate_Mode/String              : Variable
BitRate_Maximum/String           : 35.0 Mbps
Width/String                     : 1 920 pixels
Height/String                    : 1 080 pixels
DisplayAspectRatio/String        : 16:9
FrameRate/String                 : 23.976 fps
ColorSpace                       : YUV
ChromaSubsampling                : 4:2:0
BitDepth/String                  : 8 bits
ScanType/String                  : Progressive

Video #2
ID/String                        : 6912 (0x1B00)
MenuID/String                    : 1 (0x1)
Format                           : AVC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
Format_Profile                   : High@L3.2
Format_Settings_CABAC/String     : Yes
Format_Settings_RefFrames/String : 4 frames
Format_Settings_GOP              : M=3, N=12
CodecID                          : 27
Duration/String                  : 1h 1mn
BitRate_Mode/String              : Constant
BitRate_Nominal/String           : 1 000 Kbps
Width/String                     : 720 pixels
Height/String                    : 480 pixels
DisplayAspectRatio/String        : 16:9
FrameRate/String                 : 23.976 fps
Standard                         : NTSC
ColorSpace                       : YUV
ChromaSubsampling                : 4:2:0
BitDepth/String                  : 8 bits
ScanType/String                  : Progressive
Bits-(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.121

Audio #1
ID/String                        : 4352 (0x1100)
MenuID/String                    : 1 (0x1)
Format                           : DTS
Format/Info                      : Digital Theater Systems
Format_Profile                   : MA / Core
MuxingMode                       : Stream extension

it still says it has 2 video streams tho… if any1 has any idea please let me know

Run it thru mkvmerge to pull out the 2nd vid stream and try that.

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