MKV file unsupported by WDTV live after changing mkv properties

Hi,

I have mkv files that were previously working on my WDTV live. unfortunately these were having wrong aspect ratio due to bad values for the display_width and display_hight property of the container.

after correcting theses properties using “mkvpropedit.exe” from “MKVtoolnix” (that means without any re-encoding) I get some valid mkv videos, that play fine on my other XBMC based mediaplayer and on my PC using vlc, but on my WDTV live. I get a “Unable to play selected file. Please see user manual for list of supported file formats” message. the WDTV live is using the latest firmware (v2.01.86).

here’s MediaInfo log for one of the mkv:

General
UniqueID/String                  : 11198858211371597692088802734557278897 (0x86CD256D128DCAFB739EAC888CEB2B1)
CompleteName                     : \nas-xxxx\media\Videos\films\Sixième Sens.mkv
Format                           : Matroska
Format_Version                   : Version 2
FileSize/String                  : 498 MiB
Duration/String                  : 1h 42mn
OverallBitRate/String            : 676 Kbps
Encoded_Application              : Lavf54.6.100
Encoded_Library/String           : Lavf54.6.100

Video
ID/String                        : 1
Format                           : AVC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
CodecID                          : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration/String                  : 1h 42mn
Width/String                     : 720 pixels
Height/String                    : 576 pixels
DisplayAspectRatio/String        : 16:9
FrameRate_Mode/String            : Constant
FrameRate/String                 : 25.000 fps
Standard                         : PAL
Default/String                   : Yes
Forced/String                    : No

Audio
ID/String                        : 2
Format                           : AAC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Audio Codec
Format_Profile                   : LC
CodecID                          : A_AAC
Duration/String                  : 1h 42mn
Channel(s)/String                : 2 channels
ChannelPositions                 : Front: L R
SamplingRate/String              : 48.0 KHz
Compression_Mode/String          : Lossy
Default/String                   : Yes
Forced/String                    : No

Hello,

Have you tried resetting the media player? If not, please try that. This will allow the media player to read the files again.

Are you playing those files through the network or connecting a drive/flash drive directly to the media player?