My Media Library playback issues

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I have just installed the SMP and so far so good except for one teething problem. I have added a network source for the Media Livrary to scan and several files don’t play correctly when accessed via the ‘My Media Library’ source. They play with audio but no video???

I have checked by changing the source to ‘Media Server’ and navigating to the same file - playback is fine?

The SMP is running 1.10.13 and streaming from a ‘My Book Live’. Any ideas?

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Please post the full TEXT output of MEDIAINFO for such a file.

http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net

3

Tony, I think this is what you are asking for…

Complete name : /Volumes/Movies-1/Animated/Muddy Puddles.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42
File size : 58.1 MiB
Duration : 5mn 5s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 1 597 Kbps
Genre : Kids
Encoded date : UTC 2008-10-29 08:44:17
Tagged date : UTC 2008-10-30 08:38:47
Writing application : HandBrake 0.9.2 2008022300
Cover : Yes
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L5.1
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 5mn 5s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 1 243 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 2 500 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Standard : PAL
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.120
Stream size : 45.2 MiB (78%)
Writing library : x264 core 58 svn-736M
Encoding settings : cabac=0 / ref=1 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=umh / subme=5 / brdo=0 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=1 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / wpredb=0 / bime=0 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / rc=abr / bitrate=2500 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq=‘blurCplx^(1-qComp)’ / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2008-10-29 08:44:17
Tagged date : UTC 2008-10-29 08:54:35
Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 5mn 5s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 158 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 204 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 5.76 MiB (10%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2008-10-29 08:44:17
Tagged date : UTC 2008-10-30 08:38:47
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 : 5mn 5s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 192 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 6.99 MiB (12%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2008-10-29 08:44:17
Tagged date : UTC 2008-10-29 08:54:35
Text
ID : 4
Format : Apple text
Codec ID : text
Duration : 5mn 5s
Bit rate : 1 bps
Stream size : 23.0 Bytes (0%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2008-10-29 08:44:17
Tagged date : UTC 2008-10-29 08:54:35

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Bump

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I note that the container video profile is Main@L5.1 which isn’t a supported profile.

That in and of itself is weird, because the Writing Library is listed as Handbrake 0.9.2, which has never supported L5.1 profile.

So all bets are off.

As to why it would stream OK via a DLNA server, I have no idea, unless the DLNA server is transcoding it for you…

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You missed the point. The WDTV plays the file if I select using ‘media server’ as source. If I select ‘my media library’ as source it doesn’t? Makes no sense at all…

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He didn’t miss the point. When you select Media Server, you are selecting a DLNA source as Tony has mentioned. Something is pushing that media to the WD TV and transcoding it before it gets there. What are you selecting AFTER you select Media Server?

When you select Media Library - you are using WD TV’s built in indexing feature to display your media (wherever it may be stored) and trying to play it directly (over USB, stream over network, etc.) and only the codecs supported by the WD TV live will work (which is rather extensive and which generally makes this the best box for one’s own media.)