Hello,
I have been using my hub for more than two years. I updated firmware a few months ago 3.07 I think. I backed up a new blu ray using make Mkv and then used handbrake to convert to mp4. I have done this many times before. On the hub under videos it does not show any new files. The file will not play, says not supported. I used handbrake to make a compressed Mkv from the Mkv and that did not play either. I sent the full 19gb Mkv rip and that plays. The mp4 plays on my computer with vlc. It also plays on xbmc streaming from my synology nas and plays on a windows 8 machine with the synology video player (being played by the nas itself). So it seems that the file is ok. All of my other mp4s on the hub play fine. I have a about 5-600gb free on the hub so keeping a 19gb file is ok for now, However, I would like to resolve this. I did reboot the hub with no improvement.
Thank you
E
Sometimes a file won’t play. If it happens very infrequently, you try again and stiil no luck; just let it go and not stress over it… Example: an MKV from a BD I made plays fine on the WDTV, but it will not play on VLC on the PC. The m4v made from the MKV plays fine everywhere: on VLC, iPad, PC’s Media Player, and WDTV. .
Tony,
How safe is that program. I read reviews about bloatware. Installation instructions describe being able to decline additional programs. In the mean time I am going to completely retry makemkv and handbrake.
Eric
The bloatware of MediaInfo can be avoided if you pay attention while installing it and decline all other programs.
Ok, here is the text posted as HTML. Not sure why I encoded 2 audio tracks, will have to work on this. One is only 2 channels. I noticed that with a Disney short Blue Ray that it showed 2 channel on XBMC. Where the kids usually watch is on a regular tv with the WDTV live hub, so the audio does not matter that much. However, in the movie room I do need more than 2 channels.
Thanks for your help.
General | |
Complete name : | C:\Users\Eric\Videos\Blu Rays\Lilo Stitch BR\Lilo & Stitch.BluRay.m4v |
Format : | MPEG-4 |
Format profile : | Base Media / Version 2 |
Codec ID : | mp42 |
File size : | 1.88 GiB |
Duration : | 1h 25mn |
Overall bit rate mode : | Variable |
Overall bit rate : | 3 157 Kbps |
Encoded date : | UTC 2013-10-03 22:08:24 |
Tagged date : | UTC 2013-10-04 02:19:22 |
Writing application : | HandBrake 0.9.6 2012022800 |
Video | |
ID : | 1 |
Format : | AVC |
Format/Info : | Advanced Video Codec |
Format profile : | High@L4.2 |
Format settings, CABAC : | Yes |
Format settings, ReFrames : | 4 frames |
Codec ID : | avc1 |
Codec ID/Info : | Advanced Video Coding |
Duration : | 1h 25mn |
Bit rate mode : | Variable |
Bit rate : | 2 355 Kbps |
Width : | 1 920 pixels |
Height : | 1 136 pixels |
Display aspect ratio : | 1.682 |
Original display aspect ratio : | 1.681 |
Frame rate mode : | Variable |
Frame rate : | 23.976 fps |
Minimum frame rate : | 13.649 fps |
Maximum frame rate : | 24.390 fps |
Color space : | YUV |
Chroma subsampling : | 4:2:0 |
Bit depth : | 8 bits |
Scan type : | Progressive |
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : | 0.045 |
Stream size : | 1.40 GiB (74%) |
Writing library : | x264 core 120 |
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=240 / keyint_min=24 / 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 |
Encoded date : | UTC 2013-10-03 22:08:24 |
Tagged date : | UTC 2013-10-04 02:19:22 |
Color primaries : | BT.709 |
Transfer characteristics : | BT.709 |
Matrix coefficients : | BT.709 |
Audio #1 | |
ID : | 2 |
Format : | AAC |
Format/Info : | Advanced Audio Codec |
Format profile : | LC |
Codec ID : | 40 |
Duration : | 1h 25mn |
Bit rate mode : | Variable |
Bit rate : | 159 Kbps |
Maximum bit rate : | 204 Kbps |
Channel(s) : | 2 channels |
Channel positions : | Front: L R |
Sampling rate : | 48.0 KHz |
Compression mode : | Lossy |
Delay relative to video : | 83ms |
Stream size : | 97.4 MiB (5%) |
Language : | English |
Encoded date : | UTC 2013-10-03 22:08:24 |
Tagged date : | UTC 2013-10-04 02:19:22 |
Audio #2 | |
ID : | 3 |
Format : | AC-3 |
Format/Info : | Audio Coding 3 |
Mode extension : | CM (complete main) |
Format settings, Endianness : | Big |
Codec ID : | ac-3 |
Duration : | 1h 25mn |
Bit rate mode : | Constant |
Bit rate : | 640 Kbps |
Channel(s) : | 6 channels |
Channel positions : | Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE |
Sampling rate : | 48.0 KHz |
Bit depth : | 16 bits |
Compression mode : | Lossy |
Delay relative to video : | 83ms |
Stream size : | 391 MiB (20%) |
Language : | English |
Encoded date : | UTC 2013-10-03 22:08:24 |
Tagged date : | UTC 2013-10-04 02:19:22 |
Menu | |
ID : | 4 |
Codec ID : | text |
Duration : | 1h 25mn |
Encoded date : | UTC 2013-10-03 22:08:24 |
Tagged date : | UTC 2013-10-04 02:19:22 |
Bit rate mode : | VBR |
One thing I note right off is that the resolution is illegal. It’s 1920 x 1136. That’s 56 pixels too high.
It’s also variable framerate. I’ve never seen that in a blu ray.
I checked some of my other bd encodes done the same way and none were over 1080. I looked up some more handbrake settings and tried turning anamorphic off. The source does show 1920 by 1080. Well see if this works. I will post back the results, but it may take a couple of days.
E
Eric_K wrote:
I looked up some more handbrake settings and tried turning anamorphic off
Anamorphic has nothing to do with the height of video. Anamorphic controls the width.
Do you have a suggestion. Should I try to manually adjust the output size to bring it to something close to 1880x 1080
Maybe I’m wrong, but this doesn’t look right either …
Format profile : High@L4.2
Supported Specifications State:
H.264 MP@L4.1 and HP@4.1 up to 1920x1080p24, 1920x1080i30, or 1280x720p60 resolution.
I reran the bd thru make mkv. Then I ran the Mkv thru handbrake again, but turned the anamorphic off. Sent the file to the wdtv and it works fine. I’ll run media view on it when I get a chance so we can compare it to the original mp4.
E
I hope you are running the MKV through Handbrake for a reason other than to play the movie on the WDTV, because the WD will play the mkv. The reason I run an MKV thru Handbrake is to make a m4v for using on the iPad. If not needed as an m4v, I don’t send files thru Handbrake.
These are all movies for my kids, so all cartoons. The original file size is about 20gb for a typical bluray. At an rf of 22, recommended for bluray, handbrake will output a file that is between 2 and 3.5 gb. A little large for the ipad, but small enough to move around thou my gb network. Except to the hub which maxes out at about 9mb/s write. Hard drives are getting so cheap that I really should just use the original Mkv, but I honestly cannot tell the difference on the 40" LCD that the hub is connected to or on my epson 5010 which is fed by xbmc onto a 110" screen. For the ipad ill usually just use the DVD to get a file that is about 1gb, although I have compressed a few movies even more.
E
OK, I see; they are for the kids and you want to save disk space. Makes sense.
Well, I can see why someone with an iPad or other tablet of 16 GB or less would not want to put even a single 2GB movie on it, but we don’t have to put any movies on an iPad; even on a 64 GB model. No need to. Around the house with a fast network, the movies can be streamed to the iPad from hard drives around the house via Twonky Beam. On a trip, or any time away from home, the m4v movies can be streamed to the iPad via a wireless hard drive made for this purpose, e.g. the Seagate GoFlex Satellite, or the upgraded model of it.
Same can be said for music. I have no music or videos installed on my iPad or smaller Kindle HD, but I have over 13,000 song tracks I can stream to them, as well as a few dozen iPad movies I’ve made so far, using the above methods. Since I have Comcast, I can even download some of their movies with their app and install their movies onto the devices for use on an airplane trip. Any movies I do put on my devices are only there temporarily and can be deleted once watched.
Gotta disagree about no visual difference between MKVs and m4v’s of same movies. Even with my bad vision, I see a big difference when either is viewed on my 54" Plasma screen. MKV files are perfect, whereas the m4v files made for the iPad when seen on TV have less clarity, and some jitter compared to the original MKV. A m4v video viewed on the iPad that is less demanding and more forgiving than a TV, looks really good. You might want to compare them a little closer!
Joey nailed it on the format profile part. Not sure how turning off anamorphic fixed this (isn’t that for taking a compressed image and then stretching it through an anamorhic lens on your projector?), but the AVC High@L4.2 profile is for 1920x1080p60 which as Joey pointed out is out of the range of resolution that WD supports.
Stick with the format profiles listed above in your initial rip from Blu-Ray to MTS and it should save you a lot of time.
-P
For kids movies like shrek the resolution is fine. Ill experiment with the full mkv file especially for xbmc and the projector. I can send files to my nas at 50mb/s. I sometimes use iTunes sharing to stream movies to the iPads but will look at twonky beam.
E
Another good streamer app I use for the iPad is FileBrowser. It costs a few bucks, but there is a demo version that is free called FileBrowser Lite.
Here is the info for my re-encode with anamorphic set to none:
General | |
Complete name : | C:\Users\Eric\Videos\Blu Rays\Lilo Stitch BR\Lilo And Stitch 2-movie Collection T05-1.m4v |
Format : | MPEG-4 |
Format profile : | Base Media / Version 2 |
Codec ID : | mp42 |
File size : | 1.88 GiB |
Duration : | 1h 25mn |
Overall bit rate mode : | Variable |
Overall bit rate : | 3 147 Kbps |
Encoded date : | UTC 2013-10-06 19:46:16 |
Tagged date : | UTC 2013-10-06 23:59:42 |
Writing application : | HandBrake 0.9.6 2012022800 |
Video | |
ID : | 1 |
Format : | AVC |
Format/Info : | Advanced Video Codec |
Format profile : | High@L4.0 |
Format settings, CABAC : | Yes |
Format settings, ReFrames : | 4 frames |
Codec ID : | avc1 |
Codec ID/Info : | Advanced Video Coding |
Duration : | 1h 25mn |
Bit rate mode : | Variable |
Bit rate : | 2 345 Kbps |
Width : | 1 920 pixels |
Height : | 1 080 pixels |
Display aspect ratio : | 16:9 |
Frame rate mode : | Variable |
Frame rate : | 23.976 fps |
Minimum frame rate : | 13.649 fps |
Maximum frame rate : | 24.390 fps |
Color space : | YUV |
Chroma subsampling : | 4:2:0 |
Bit depth : | 8 bits |
Scan type : | Progressive |
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : | 0.047 |
Stream size : | 1.40 GiB (74%) |
Writing library : | x264 core 120 |
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=240 / keyint_min=24 / 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 |
Encoded date : | UTC 2013-10-06 19:46:16 |
Tagged date : | UTC 2013-10-06 23:59:42 |
Color primaries : | BT.709 |
Transfer characteristics : | BT.709 |
Matrix coefficients : | BT.709 |
I would recommend using the setting for Frame rate mode :Constant
instead of Frame rate mode :Variable
With video encoding, it’s desirable to have a Constant Frame rate : eg. 23.976 fps
I’m surprised you haven’t seen any dropped frames or slight stuttering with the framerate fluctuating between
13.649 fps ~ 24.390 fps :neutral_face: