MKV Playback problems on Blu-Ray Player

[bob52]

HI

I've got a bit of a problem my MKV file which has been Muxed (not encoded) from MTS to MKV file (using MKVMERGE) will play on a any PC using VLC

BUT !!

The MKV will not play on my Blu-ray player (LG BD 560)

I put both the files on a portable HD, the MTS file plays...... but not the MKV


MTS LOG

General
Unique ID : 212507537561341429084468472710583539136 (0x9FDF7687269DF0B3A66A9569D93BD5C0)
Complete name : C:\Documents and Settings\J\Desktop\edited HD MOVIE NOV 2011\b.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 128 MiB
Duration : 1mn 32s
Overall bit rate : 11.6 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2012-02-12 14:15:33
Writing application : mkvmerge v5.3.0 ('I could have danced') built on Feb 9 2012 10:38:07
Writing library : libebml v1.2.3 + libmatroska v1.3.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1mn 32s
Bit rate : 11.4 Mbps
Width : 1 440 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : MBAFF
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.292
Stream size : 126 MiB (98%)



MKV LOG


General
Unique ID : 182325271417219135924353213835578933567 (0x892A91EA7A485A65B0E2A86FA5BF813F)
Complete name : C:\Documents and Settings\J\Desktop\mkv\b (1).mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 128 MiB
Duration : 1mn 32s
Overall bit rate : 11.6 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2012-02-12 15:54:42
Writing application : mkvmerge v5.3.0 ('I could have danced') built on Feb 9 2012 10:38:07
Writing library : libebml v1.2.3 + libmatroska v1.3.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1mn 32s
Bit rate : 11.4 Mbps
Width : 1 440 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : MBAFF
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.292
Stream size : 126 MiB (98%)


YET this MKV file Plays on my Blu-ray player via USB



General
Unique ID : 228801551701973690486470631016734924076 (0xAC21937310C1D43C91ACDE7A54DC1D2C)
Complete name : F:\JAN\A 720p\a.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 7.94 GiB
Duration : 2h 41mn
Overall bit rate : 7 033 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2008-04-23 14:39:32
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.9.8 ('C'est le bon') built on Aug 21 2009 13:21:42
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 2h 41mn
Bit rate : 5 525 Kbps
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
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.250
Stream size : 6.08 GiB (77%)
Writing library : x264 core 93 r1542M 5b86182
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.20 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-3 / threads=12 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / wpredp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=5525 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio
ID : 2
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 2h 41mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 510 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 1.71 GiB (21%)
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Text
ID : 3
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No


I thought it might me the Bits Rates where too high, but the MTS file plays which is the same, i've update my Blu-rayers firmware still no luck, reason for MKV... the M2TS file can not be fast forward from the remote, i have to go into the menu system, and there is no ELAPSED/TIME-REMAING for MTS, its blank (something i noticed on VLC).

MKV files can be fast forwarded from remote and do display a ELAPSED/TIME-REMAING





Hope people can help

[Baldrick]

Turn of header stripping/compression in mkvmergegui, File->Options and select "disable header removal compression for audio and video tracks" and then make a new mkv.

[bob52]

Thank you very much Sir

That did the trick, plays perfectley is there any advantages/disadvantages of header stripping/compression, i mean will my MKV file now uncomapitable with something else, just out of curiosity

Thank you again

[jman98]

Header stripping only works on PCs for playback. It should always be avoided. It's completely unnecessary. It saves you a tiny amount of space and makes your MKV files unplayable on anything but a PC. It's kind of like buying a brand new HDTV and getting all excited because you found a store that charges 1 pound less to buy it at. Wow. What a savings. Not.

[Steveredrum]

@ Baldrick


Thanks - I all so have been looking for this fix for a long time on a few MKV Files I have that play
up on Blu ray play back.