Total newb. Play 3D SBS on my new TV.

[Taranae]

I'm new at this so just wanted to clarify a few things
Firstly, I have just bought a Bush ELED42240FHDCNTD3D 3D TV and decided to drag some video files onto a USB drive to play through the TV in SBS format. I put the drive in, adjusted the setting for SBS and got the picture fantastic. What I don't understand is why I get no sound? Also the video file seems to ghost instead of good 3d, is there any way around that?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, and some knowledge of how to go about viewing 3d films would be great as it is what I bought the TV for

Thanks in Advance,

Heather

[usually_quiet]

My guess it the TV can't decode the audio in the media file. Obtain a report listing your media file audio's characteristics (using MediaInfoXP or something else reliable) and compare that against what your TV allows for that type of media file. (The information you need should be in the manual supplied with the TV).

[Taranae]

Wow that was a fast response! Thankyou so much
Firstly, the file was .mkv which my TV accepts. But the audio file is listed as DTS which it doesn't.

So my question now is; what can I use to stop the ghosting, and to convert to an audio file it uses?
The ones it can use from a USB for .mkv files are : mpeg 1/2 layer 1/2/3, AAC/HEAAC, AAC/EAC3 and LPCM. Trust me when I say that i'm a stranger to some of those formats :/

The video files info is :

General
Unique ID : 215984398930227707416349689587935402176 (0xA27D1507426B40119F522141BFEAD8C0)
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4 / Version 2
File size : 8.06 GiB
Duration : 1h 42mn
Overall bit rate : 11.3 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2014-03-14 20:18:17
Writing application : mkvmerge v6.7.0 ('Back to the Ground') 64bit built on Jan 8 2014 15:10:52
Writing library : libebml v1.3.0 + libmatroska v1.4.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
MultiView_Count : 2
MultiView_Layout : Side by Side (left eye first)
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=24
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 42mn
Bit rate : 9 551 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.192
Stream size : 6.82 GiB (85%)
Writing library : x264 core
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Color range : Limited

Audio
ID : 2
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Mode : 16
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 1h 42mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 509 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 : 1.08 GiB (13%)
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:00:00:00.000
00:05:59.818 : en:00:05:59.818
00:11:37.947 : en:00:11:37.947
00:19:53.734 : en:00:19:53.734
00:31:03.195 : en:00:31:03.195
00:38:39.484 : en:00:38:39.484
00:44:21.284 : en:00:44:21.284
00:50:51.507 : en:00:50:51.507
00:57:48.381 : en:00:57:48.381
01:02:57.399 : en:01:02:57.399
01:09:36.047 : en:01:09:36.047
01:13:34.869 : en:01:13:34.869
01:18:07.599 : en:01:18:07.599
01:22:33.740 : en:01:22:33.740
01:27:10.809 : en:01:27:10.809
01:32:33.506 : en:01:32:33.506

Any more ideas please?

[Cornucopia]

We aren't clear what you actually mean when you say GHOST. Do you mean something like this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosting_%28television%29#mediaviewer/File:TV_ghosting_interference.jpg?
Ghosting can be captured that way with bad analog equipment, or it can result from interlacing artifacts. Sometimes motion blur is mistaken for ghosting.
And sometimes, incorrect 3D processing of the 2 images looks like ghosting. In fact, sometimes even CORRECT processing & display of 3D produces ghosting (via crosstalk). Check your manual (~pg 40) to see what formats are compatible or not. If you are unsure, run the file through Mediainfo and post a copy of the detailed (advanced) text readout.

Scott

[Cornucopia]

Well, for the audio part, it's clear that your TV doesn't support DTS audio. You'll have to re-encode the audio to a different (more compatible) format.

Scott

I seem to be one step behind in the posting today...

[Cornucopia]

You'll need to:
1. Demux (extract) the audio to a raw DTS track.
2. Decode the DTS to LPCM and either leave as-is or re-encode to ?aac?
3. Remux you new audio with your original video (but without your original audio).

There are tools for all this on this site.

Scott

[Taranae]

Yes, like that but only towards the 3d background. Apparently, 1080p Frame Compatible through MBV is supported by the TV. How do I do a detailed mediainfo scan? That's all I get when I run it?

Thanks for helping Scott and usually_quiet

Can you point me to what I need for remuxing? As I said , this will be the first time I've had to do something like this :/
Also are there instructions on how to use the apps?

[Cornucopia]

Well, that was detailed enough.

It's hard to tell from the manual: is your TV an Active 3D (LCS) type or a Passive 3D (Cir. Polarized FPR) type? Active type uses glasses that must be turned on & off and use a battery - is this your kind?

As mentioned, ghosting can be due to inaccuracies in the extinction of the crosstalk component (glasses lenses aren't doing a 100% job in showing ONLY their desired eye-view). We'd need to know more about your system - maybe it's the TV, maybe the glasses, maybe your material is just VERY deep parallax and VERY high contrast (which exacerbates ghosting), maybe a combo of the 3.

Scott