I have this MP4 and MKV DVD rip of a 20 minute episode (which I already own) that someone else made. Here is what VLC says about both of these files.
The file name mentions x264 and Nero AAC. Is Nero AAC different from regular AAC, which my Blu-ray player supports? Could this be a reason why my Blu-ray player won't play the files? Here is the manual page that lists which formats it can playback.
I'm having difficulty making sense of all this. If uploading the file will help, I can do that, but I will delete it until my problem is resolved. Thanks!
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nero is just the brand of aac encoder; it won't affect compatibility
Possibly those Russian? characters in the filename are giving your hardware a difficult time. Try renaming the file to something simple and English, with short length. e.g. "video.mp4"
If that still doesn't work use mediainfo(view=>text) on the problematic file , copy & paste the results back here
https://www.videohelp.com/tools/MediaInfo -
Here are the results:
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom
File size : 174 MiB
Duration : 21mn 17s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 1 143 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2007-12-03 11:38:32
Tagged date : UTC 2007-12-03 11:38:32
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L5.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 13 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 21mn 17s
Bit rate : 942 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 3 795 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Original display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.091
Stream size : 143 MiB (82%)
Title : Video
Writing library : x264 core 57 svn-700
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=10 / deblock=1:-2:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=6 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=3 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=942 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30
Encoded date : UTC 2007-12-03 11:38:32
Tagged date : UTC 2007-12-03 11:40:06
Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 21mn 17s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 96.0 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 109 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 14.5 MiB (8%)
Title : Russian
Language : Russian
Encoded date : UTC 2007-12-03 11:40:03
Tagged date : UTC 2007-12-03 11:40:06
Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 21mn 17s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 100 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 108 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 15.3 MiB (9%)
Title : English
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2007-12-03 11:40:04
Tagged date : UTC 2007-12-03 11:40:06 -
The problem is the encoding settings used
Most current hardware devices are limited to High@L4.1 . That file is High@L5.1 , and too many reference frames
Sometimes you can patch the level to "fool" the hardware. e.g. using various level editors (h264 level editor) , but if the file uses actual references that high, it wont work
https://www.videohelp.com/tools/H264-AVC-Level-Editor -
Here are the results for the MKV as well.
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 1
File size : 159 MiB
Duration : 21mn 16s
Overall bit rate : 1 044 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2008-06-09 15:28:23
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.2.0 ('Turn It On Again') built on Mar 4 2008 12:58:26
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L5.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 10 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 21mn 16s
Nominal bit rate : 936 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Original display aspect ratio : 3:2
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.090
Title : Eng. Video
Writing library : x264 core 59 r859M ce13bb6
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=10 / deblock=1:-2:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=6 / me-prepass=0 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=3 / nr=0 / decimate=0 / mbaff=0 / fgo=0 / bframes=16 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=936 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=1.00 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=2:1.00
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 21mn 16s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Title : Eng. Audio
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No -
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Same issue with the MKV . Most current devices won't play High@L5.1 , even if they conform to specs that are lower. The presense of that very "label" prevents playback
Nope , It won't play on a PS3
You can try that level editor (probably won't work , but worth a try) , otherwise you have to re-encode the files with compliant settings -
Changing the level worked! I was just going to end up connecting my laptop to my T.V. and watch them that way. Thank you so much for your help!
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By the way, I changed the level to 1. What's the best level to choose?
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Probably High@L4.1 - that's the cut off for most devices
It doesn't always work, but it's worth a try (saves you the time and quality loss from reencoding) -