Get MKV files working on Samsung LCD. I've tried everything! (I think)

[Zepwich]

After some searching and endless tinkering with mkvmerge, mkvinfo & tsMuxer I cannot seem to get certain mkv files to work on my TV.

I've tried changing the profile to 4.1 or lower, header compression to none and when needed I ticked the AAC is SBR/HE-ACC/AAC+. I've checked the manual for my TV serveral times and according to it, it should definitely play it.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Edit: My TV model is Samsung LCD Series 5 LE4OC530

[Baldrick]

I changed your thread title so it better describes your problem.

Have you tried RECONVERT? It might be required. Or try remux to a mp4 or mts with https://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/all-in-one-mkv-to-mp4-avchd-ts

[Zepwich]

The only reason I don't want to convert is so I don't loose any quality. Is there certain setting on that programme I can use so this would not happen?

[Baldrick]

Remuxing to mp4 or mts does not reconvert. So try those tools first.

[jman98]

TVs at present are not "play everything" devices so you have 2 choices here. You can either spend the next few years converting a lot of videos into something your TV accepts or you can buy a media streamer like a Western Digital or similar model and play the files as they are and get on with your life.

[Killer3737]

I have a Samsung HDTV with media player built in and it doesn't play MKV files but all you need to do is remux the MKV to .TS with TSMuxer and it'll play them just fine, assuming the codecs inside the MKV are supported.

[DarrellS]

That's weird. My brother has a Samsung TV and it has no problems playing MKV. My Samsung is an older model and will only play photos and mp3s from a USB drive. No Video at all. I do have an older WDTV though.

[Zepwich]

Thanks for all your help so far. None of the suggested programmes seem to work.

I should of made it clearer before but its only SOME MKV files that will not work. I just need to know how to change its contents from this~

Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 633 MiB
Duration : 24mn 11s
Overall bit rate : 3 658 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2011-07-08 19:58:25
Writing application : mkvmerge v4.1.1 ('Bouncin' Back') built on Jul 3 2010 22:54:08
Writing library : libebml v1.0.0 + libmatroska v1.0.0
Attachment : Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L5.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 16 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 24mn 11s
Width : 1 916 pixels
Height : 1 076 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Writing library : x264 core 115 r1936+503 e048045
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=16 / deblock=1:-1:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=10 / psy=1 / fade_compensate=0.72 / psy_rd=0.60:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=24 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / fgo=5 / bframes=12 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=21.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=12 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:0.80
Language : English

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 24mn 11s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy

Text
ID : 3
Format : ASS
Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Compression mode : Lossless

Menu
00:00:00.033 : en:Intro
00:00:50.050 : en:OP
00:02:20.140 : en:Part A
00:10:24.290 : en:Part B
00:22:02.029 : en:ED
00:23:32.077 : en:Outro
00:23:55.434 : en:Preview

To something like in this file that actually plays on my TV~

Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 1.06 GiB
Duration : 45mn 3s
Overall bit rate : 3 370 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2010-06-04 21:02:56
Writing application : mkvmerge v3.0.0 ('Hang up your Hang-Ups') built on Jan 29 2010 23:27:24
Writing library : libebml v0.7.8 + libmatroska v0.8.1
Attachment : Yes / Yes

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 8 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 45mn 3s
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Writing library : x264 core 96 r1613M 81e75e9
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=8 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=9 / psy=1 / fade_compensate=0.00 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=60 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=16.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 45mn 3s
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Language : Japanese

Text
ID : 3
Format : ASS
Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Compression mode : Lossless
Title : Subtitles
Language : English

Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:Chapter 01
00:02:57.886 : en:Chapter 02
00:08:39.519 : en:Chapter 03
00:10:37.262 : en:Chapter 04
00:13:08.955 : en:Chapter 05
00:15:41.441 : en:Chapter 06
00:16:58.935 : en:Chapter 07
00:22:02.112 : en:Chapter 08
00:29:19.633 : en:Chapter 09
00:35:01.433 : en:Chapter 10
00:36:22.180 : en:Chapter 11
00:38:19.756 : en:Chapter 12
00:42:51.778 : en:Chapter 13

Maybe its something to do with the WxH and that only 1280x720 and below will play? Because it seems any time its a file with 1920x1080 it won't play. If so, what could I use to change it? I tried changing it in MKVmerge after demuxing but when I check the WXH afterwards its just the same as it was before. I've got to be doing something wrong here...

[aedipuss]

re-encode it. xmedia recode, medicoder, handbrake, etc.

[WWM_UK]

1080p @ 16refs level 5.1, lol, unless you have a TV made on another planet you aint playing that!
It must be re-encoded!

[wwc4d]

Hello,

Bought today a Samsung TV model UA40EH5000M
I have 4 .mkv files on a usb but the TV will only play 1 of them
The other 3 only sound is working and instead of the picture it's like random colors ....
I will attach 4 pictures of the .mkv files (working and then not-working 1-3)
Maybe someone can figure out what I need to do in order for it to work
Many thanks in advance

[jman98]

wwc4d - In general, we'd prefer that you leave old threads alone and just start a new one, but this isn't the worst grave robbing I've seen around here as at least your problem is on topic.

That's the Mac version of MediaInfo isn't it? There's nothing useful in what you've provided. You'll need to run it under Windows unfortunately and post those results for us to have any chance of finding out what's wrong/different with the files that don't work. Nothing in what you posted above is useful.

Best guess - the files that don't play have header stripping and the one that plays doesn't, but we can't tell from the Mac version. The Windows version of MediaInfo could confirm that.

[Ai Haibara]

wwc4d: You might try VideoSpec or iMediaHUD instead of the plain MediaInfo. I think they provide better information, but that's just me.

The OS X version of MediaInfo should theoretically provide the same amount of information as the Windows version, but are you sure you're using the most recent version, and have it in text/tree mode?

[wwc4d]

wwc4d - In general, we'd prefer that you leave old threads alone and just start a new one, but this isn't the worst grave robbing I've seen around here as at least your problem is on topic.

That's the Mac version of MediaInfo isn't it? There's nothing useful in what you've provided. You'll need to run it under Windows unfortunately and post those results for us to have any chance of finding out what's wrong/different with the files that don't work. Nothing in what you posted above is useful.

Best guess - the files that don't play have header stripping and the one that plays doesn't, but we can't tell from the Mac version. The Windows version of MediaInfo could confirm that.

I tried using MediaInfo on Windows. I hope I did it correctly
1st picture is the working one, the 2nd and 3rd not working
Thx again

[_Al_]

first has no CABAC and low number of reference frames [marked as ReFrames in mediainfo]

[wwc4d]

1) Thank You for helping

2) Have no idea what's CABAC
3) I don't know how to fix it


Any help appreciated (have mac and windows 7)

[wwc4d]

first has no CABAC and low number of reference frames [marked as ReFrames in mediainfo]

so what you are saying is that I have to take my .mkv file that is not working and somehow get rid of the CABAC and also lower the ReFrames?


if yes, can anyone guide me how I do it?
I would prefer if possible on my mac but if not I have windows as well on my laptop


thx for any help

[Atak_Snajpera]

CABAC is ok! Just make sure you do not exceed Level 4.0 limits!
I have 32” EH5000 and everything works like a charm!

[wwc4d]

CABAC is ok! Just make sure you do not exceed Level 4.0 limits!
I have 32” EH5000 and everything works like a charm!

great I have the 40" EH5000M but the question is now what to do with the .mkv file
I didn't make the .mkv file, I downloaded it so how do I change it to not exceed 4.0 without losing the great quality I have?

Thx again

[Atak_Snajpera]

buy movie and encode it using ripbot264

[wwc4d]

buy movie and encode it using ripbot264

lol, if I bought a movie why would I need to encode it??

[DarrellS]

Maybe the site that you downloaded the movies from can tell you how to fix them. We can't talk about or give help in fixing pirated movies.

[deadmeow]

Much easier to get a media player that plays most files for $90 or so, than to re-convert every file you download. BTW, not all movies downloaded are "pirated", as some film makers give their movies away for free, and endorse them to be copied, downloaded or torrented.