File size problems when playing from USB?

[BBQchicken]

Hi, I am able to play some MKV files off an external USB HDD through my player, but a couple will not start.

These happen to be two of the largest at around 10GB. Could it be something to do with that? Strangely other 10 gig files seem to work ok as do other smaller ones. Does anyone have any ideas what the issue might be?

I can play the files direct from the HDD when its attached to a PC just fine.

Player is this: http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Products/Home+Entertainment/Blu-ray+Players/DMP-...trackInfo=true

Cheers

[jman98]

Install MediaInfo and post here the information it gives you about one of the files that won't play. I suspect that those 2 files have Header Stripping. There's some way around it but I don't remember what it is. After we confirm that this is the problem maybe someone else can tell you what to do to fix it.

[BBQchicken]

Hi jman.

Heres an example of one that wont play:

General
Unique ID : 205148995000526449940515823283898707179 (0x9A56425E6BB57B1BB1B9FD90DB786CEB)
Complete name : C:\Users\Hello\Desktop\Downloads\Batman Begins (2005)\Batman Begins (2005).mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 9.84 GiB
Duration : 2h 20mn
Overall bit rate : 10.1 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2011-11-05 00:20:50
Writing application : mkvmerge v4.3.0 ('Escape from the Island') built on Sep 5 2010 10:30:51
Writing library : libebml v1.0.0 + libmatroska v1.0.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 2h 20mn
Bit rate : 8 780 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 800 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.238
Stream size : 8.39 GiB (85%)
Title : AiRLiNE - Batman Begins -1080p
Writing library : x264 core 119 r2106 07efeb4
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 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 / bframes=3 / 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=60 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=8780 / 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
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 2h 20mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 641 MiB (6%)
Title : TRUEFRENCH AC3 640Kbps
Language : French
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 2h 20mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 641 MiB (6%)
Title : ENGLiSH AC3 640Kbps
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No

Text #1
ID : 4
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Title : English Subtiles
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No

Text #2
ID : 5
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Title : French Subtiles
Language : French
Default : No
Forced : No

Text #3
ID : 6
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Title : French Subs forced
Language : French
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:00:00:00.000
00:03:39.219 : en:00:03:39.219
00:07:31.117 : en:00:07:31.117
00:11:34.027 : en:00:11:34.027
00:16:15.641 : en:00:16:15.641
00:19:44.350 : en:00:19:44.350
00:24:19.291 : en:00:24:19.291
00:28:24.703 : en:00:28:24.703
00:31:25.383 : en:00:31:25.383
00:35:53.818 : en:00:35:53.818
00:38:24.636 : en:00:38:24.636
00:41:14.639 : en:00:41:14.639
00:43:08.252 : en:00:43:08.252
00:46:57.982 : en:00:46:57.982
00:49:43.981 : en:00:49:43.981
00:53:26.203 : en:00:53:26.203
00:55:55.018 : en:00:55:55.018
00:58:02.145 : en:00:58:02.145
01:03:31.808 : en:01:03:31.808
01:05:53.116 : en:01:05:53.116
01:08:38.781 : en:01:08:38.781
01:11:25.781 : en:01:11:25.781
01:13:19.562 : en:01:13:19.562
01:16:16.238 : en:01:16:16.238
01:19:50.285 : en:01:19:50.285
01:23:54.363 : en:01:23:54.363
01:29:02.671 : en:01:29:02.671
01:32:36.718 : en:01:32:36.718
01:37:49.030 : en:01:37:49.030
01:40:33.694 : en:01:40:33.694
01:45:08.969 : en:01:45:08.969
01:49:32.065 : en:01:49:32.065
01:51:29.182 : en:01:51:29.182
01:54:49.049 : en:01:54:49.049
01:58:11.084 : en:01:58:11.084
02:01:54.974 : en:02:01:54.974
02:05:01.160 : en:02:05:01.160
02:06:06.893 : en:02:06:06.893
02:09:18.417 : en:02:09:18.417
02:10:57.016 : en:02:10:57.016


And here is one of a similar size that will:


General
Unique ID : 199347747597476693199883387412252289638 (0x95F8FAC9F9EB1F40BBB538DDB4356A66)
Complete name : C:\Users\Hello\Desktop\Downloads\13 Assassins (2010)\13 Assassins (2010).mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 9.84 GiB
Duration : 2h 5mn
Overall bit rate : 11.3 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2011-06-29 23:11:06
Writing application : mkvmerge v4.8.0 ('I Got The...') built on May 24 2011 03:12:58
Writing library : libebml v1.2.0 + libmatroska v1.1.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 2h 5mn
Bit rate : 8 977 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 800 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.244
Stream size : 7.67 GiB (78%)
Writing library : x264 core 115 r2008 4c552d8
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x2 / me=umh / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 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 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=0 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc=2pass / mbtree=0 / bitrate=8977 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:1.00
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 2h 5mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 755 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 : 675 MiB (7%)
Language : Japanese
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 2h 5mn
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 : 1.32 GiB (13%)
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No

Text
ID : 4
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

[jman98]

Thanks. Yep, it's header stripping. You can see that listed in the first file but not the second. We've had discussions on how to fix this. I am working from memory so this may be wrong, but I think it was suggested to demux the video and audio streams and then to remux them together. At least you know what the problem is now so hopefully you can find a way to fix it.

[BBQchicken]

Ok cheers, will have a look. Which bit of info are you looking at on that readout btw?

[jman98]

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames
Muxing mode : Header stripping

Note "Muxing mode".

[BBQchicken]

Cheers.

Seems the solution may be here, by using Haali Media Splitter

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/317757-Help-me-diagnose-AVCHDCoder-and-BD_Rebuilder-errors

Going to test now, thanks for the help!

[jagabo]

Open MMG. Select File -> Options. Tick the Disable Header Removal Compression... option. Exit and restart MMG. Then remux your file -- ie, open then save.

[BBQchicken]

Open MMG. Select File -> Options. Tick the Disable Header Removal Compression... option. Exit and restart MMG. Then remux your file -- ie, open then save.

Thanks this worked a treat