Recognition problem of mp4 on PS3

[Defuniac]

Hi,

I've recently bought an external HDD and started converting my entire DVD collection to mp4 using Handbrake, with the purpose of using my PS3 as mediaplayer. This works like a charm, and they all play on the PS3.
Now I've started converting the entire series of Sex and the City (I guess you won't believe me if I told you, that it belongs to my GF ). But for some reason my PS3 tells me that those files are not supported?!?!? Any ideas as to why?

/Defuniac

[guns1inger]

mp4 is a container, and the type of compression used covers a bit of ground. You need to start with mediainfo (tree view) to find out what is in the files, and how they have been compressed. Once you know this, you will have some clues as to why the PS3 wont play them.

[Defuniac]

Thx for your reply. I've downloaded MediaInfo and this is the info it came up with:

General
Complete name : K:\VIDEO\episode_1-1.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42
File size : 1.19 GiB
Duration : 28mn 56s
Overall bit rate : 5 880 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2010-03-16 17:16:16
Tagged date : UTC 2010-03-16 17:34:42
Writing application : HandBrake 0.9.4 2009112300

Video
ID : 1
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Simple@L1
Format settings, BVOP : No
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Codec ID : 20
Duration : 28mn 56s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 5 717 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 22.5 Mbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 544 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Minimum frame rate : 6.250 fps
Maximum frame rate : 25.000 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.584
Stream size : 1.16 GiB (97%)
Writing library : Lavc52.30.1
Encoded date : UTC 2010-03-16 17:16:16
Tagged date : UTC 2010-03-16 17:34:42

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format version : Version 4
Format profile : LC
Format settings, SBR : No
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 28mn 56s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 160 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 238 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 33.0 MiB (3%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2010-03-16 17:16:16
Tagged date : UTC 2010-03-16 17:34:42

And here's the info from a movie that works fine...

General
Complete name : F:\Mimic.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42
File size : 1.05 GiB
Duration : 26mn 13s
Overall bit rate : 5 754 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2010-03-15 19:04:58
Tagged date : UTC 2010-03-15 19:22:23
Writing application : HandBrake 0.9.4 2009112300

Video
ID : 1
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Simple@L1
Format settings, BVOP : No
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Codec ID : 20
Duration : 26mn 13s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 5 592 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 51.8 Mbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 544 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Minimum frame rate : 12.500 fps
Maximum frame rate : 25.000 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.571
Stream size : 1.02 GiB (97%)
Writing library : Lavc52.30.1
Encoded date : UTC 2010-03-15 19:04:58
Tagged date : UTC 2010-03-15 19:22:23

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format version : Version 4
Format profile : LC
Format settings, SBR : No
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 26mn 13s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 159 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 237 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 29.9 MiB (3%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2010-03-15 19:04:58
Tagged date : UTC 2010-03-15 19:22:23
Text
ID : 3
Format : Apple text
Codec ID : text
Duration : 26mn 13s
Bit rate : 0
Stream size : 23.0 Bytes (0%)
Encoded date : UTC 2010-03-15 19:04:58
Tagged date : UTC 2010-03-15 19:22:23

Any ideas?

[Defuniac]

Figured it out... I changed the resolution and now it works

[guns1inger]

Changed the resolution to what ? The resolution in both videos listed above is the same, yet one plays. I suspect something else was also changed in the re-encoding.