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    Hey this is probably been talked about before on here but my TV won't play a certain .mkv file but plays every other one I have, I know that It's sometimes the problem of the Format profile, but they look kinda the same. can anyone tell me the difference between the files please?

    Here is a .mkv file my TV will play

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    general
    Format                           : Matroska
    File size                        : 12.0 GiB
    Duration                         : 2h 44mn
    Overall bit rate                 : 10.5 Mbps
    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
    
    Video
    ID                               : 1
    Format                           : AVC
    Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
    Format profile                   : High@L4.1
    Format settings, CABAC           : Yes
    Format settings, ReFrames        : 4 frames
    Codec ID                         : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
    Duration                         : 2h 44mn
    Bit rate                         : 8 954 Kbps
    Width                            : 1 920 pixels
    Height                           : 1 080 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)               : 0.180
    Stream size                      : 10.1 GiB (84%)
    Writing library                  : x264 core 128 r2216 198a7ea
    Encoding settings                : cabac=1 / ref=4 / 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 / lookahead_threads=2 / 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=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=8954 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
    Language                         : English
    
    Audio
    ID                               : 2
    Format                           : DTS
    Format/Info                      : Digital Theater Systems
    Codec ID                         : A_DTS
    Duration                         : 2h 44mn
    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                      : 1.74 GiB (14%)
    Language                         : English
    ...and this is the one that won't play


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    General
    Unique ID                        : 254602613258483082126263581681128798119 (0xBF8AADFF77B1A42BABDF7EF9FE7377A7)
    Format                           : Matroska
    File size                        : 13.4 GiB
    Duration                         : 1h 51mn
    Overall bit rate                 : 17.3 Mbps
    Encoded date                     : UTC 2012-11-08 13:34:14
    Writing application              : mkvmerge v4.9.1 ('Ich will') built on Jul 11 2011 23:53:15
    Writing library                  : libebml v1.2.1 + libmatroska v1.1.1
    Cover                            : Yes / Yes / Yes
    
    Video
    ID                               : 1
    Format                           : AVC
    Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
    Format profile                   : High 10@L4.1
    Format settings, CABAC           : Yes
    Format settings, ReFrames        : 3 frames
    Muxing mode                      : Header stripping
    Codec ID                         : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
    Duration                         : 1h 51mn
    Bit rate                         : 15.3 Mbps
    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                        : 10 bits
    Scan type                        : Progressive
    Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.417
    Stream size                      : 11.9 GiB (89%)
    Writing library                  : x264 core                       
    Language                         : English
    
    Audio #1
    ID                               : 2
    Format                           : DTS
    Format/Info                      : Digital Theater Systems
    Muxing mode                      : Header stripping
    Codec ID                         : A_DTS
    Duration                         : 1h 51mn
    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                      : 1.17 GiB (9%)
    Language                         : English
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  2. aBigMeanie aedipuss's Avatar
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    use mkvmerge and remux the mkv with header stripping turned off. it's in the settings.
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  3. It's 10bit AVC, it won't play because 10bit isn't supported by any common hardware devices, only computer playback. You would have to re-encode

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    Format profile                   : High 10@L4.1
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    Thanks to you both, but aedipuss mkvmerge is taking so long to mux now... is that normal?
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    no it shouldn't take any longer with header stripping off. that setting should have been the default anyway, as the size savings with it on are miniscule and it won't play on a lot of hardware.

    cancel it. reboot. try again. or not as pdr pointed out it isn't going to play for another reason also.
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