no frame info (height/width) shown in the movie properties/details

[endercollins]

Hi, I am wondering if somebody might be able to help me with a solution. Recently I stared to re-encode some video files and I am loosing the info about frame height/width in the property details of the movie. I used TEncoder and Handbrake and both have the same problem. Video code used: x265. Encoder: ffmpeg. Container: mp4. Thank you

[Baldrick]

How do you check the width/height? Mediainfo?

[endercollins]

Thank you for your interest Baldrick. My info was incomplete, sorry.

I can see the frame width/height for the movie in VLC and MediaInfo but in Windows (7), in File explorer, I don't have anymore the info in the columns for Frame Width and Frame Height. Also, when I open in Explorer the File properties and go to Details, I don't see that info there as well. I am missing this info only for the files that I re-encode. When I re-encode I also reduce the resolution and bit rate. Info abut Data rate and Total rate is kept. The original file contains the info.

[Budman1]

Normally the Height and width for a 'Standard' MP4 container are stored as the last 8 bytes of the atom TKHD. Use a hex editor such as HxD and search for TKHD. If you don't find it then X265 is storing different than x264 like an MPEG4-TS file. Windows probably can;t see it's normal location for information

[endercollins]

Hi Budman1. Thank you for your info. I tried to look at the file with a Hex editor but it's a bit of mumbo jumbo for me . However I tried to re-encode with TEncoder the same file with x264 and I can see the frame details in Explorer and File properties. I was wondering if there is a fix for Windows (some Registry tweak) that will allow for these details to be visible.

[Budman1]

According to a hit on the internet, x265 will be supported in Windows 10:

Any computer can decode H.265 using software (in theory, at least). All that’s mandatory is software capable of handling H.265 and a file or stream encoded in it. The freeware VideoLAN player is currently your best bet, but support will be native to PCs with the release of Windows 10.

Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/h-265-hevc-encoding-explained/#ixzz3pdxUGsTJ
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[jagabo]

I can see the frame width/height for the movie in VLC and MediaInfo but in Windows (7), in File explorer, I don't have anymore the info in the columns for Frame Width and Frame Height.

That means the shell extension used by Explorer doesn't support the container or codec.

[endercollins]

Hmm, so probably no luck to solve this until I jump on W10. Thanks for all your help guys. I will give W10 a try in the future maybe. All the best.

[jagabo]

Or find, or wait until, someone comes out with a shell extension that understands h.264/hevc in MP4.