Mkv differences

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Pauleko
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Joined: Wed Dec 31, 2014 10:22 am

Mkv differences

Post by Pauleko »

First of all, sorry, I don't know much about this ripping stuff

I use MakeMKV to convert iso and/or BDMV folders to .mkv to watch them on TV. Have done quite a few rips, and most of the time it worked flawlessly. But now I found 1 movie and I can't understand whats wrong. I know it's probably TV's fault but I want to know why some mkv's work and some don't. TV - Panasonic TX-42ASE650

ALSO the original m2ts file plays fine, but it has dtshd audio, and my hometheater cant take it. It has to be extracted core, so makemkv does exactly what i want and works fine when the file plays

This works

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General
Unique ID                                : 156952967372225385876604060656374591023 (0x76140ABEB1ACC2D78A2C336F67CF2E2F)
Complete name                            : H:\Shared\*****.mkv
Format                                   : Matroska
Format version                           : Version 2
File size                                : 28.1 GiB
Duration                                 : 1h 41mn
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 39.5 Mbps
Movie name                               : *****
Encoded date                             : UTC 2014-12-30 13:57:20
Writing application                      : MakeMKV v1.7.8 win(x64-release)
Writing library                          : libmakemkv v1.7.8 (1.2.0/1.1.0) win(x64-release)

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : Stereo High@L4.1 / High@L4.1
MultiView_Count                          : 2
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 3 frames
Codec ID                                 : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration                                 : 1h 41mn
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 36.8 Mbps
Maximum bit rate                         : 29.8 Mbps
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)                       : 0.740
Stream size                              : 26.2 GiB (93%)
Language                                 : English
Default                                  : No
Forced                                   : No
Aand, this doesn't. Thats what I get playing some mkv's http://i.imgur.com/gsm4Vjk.jpg I get these from other releases too

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General
Unique ID                                : 117485428996463486833418320488912631011 (0x5862DEDDE515E810A0770F1ECF0BB4E3)
Complete name                            : H:\Shared\*****.mkv
Format                                   : Matroska
Format version                           : Version 2
File size                                : 20.6 GiB
Duration                                 : 1h 51mn
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 26.4 Mbps
Movie name                               : *******
Encoded date                             : UTC 2014-12-30 17:55:05
Writing application                      : MakeMKV v1.7.8 win(x64-release)
Writing library                          : libmakemkv v1.7.8 (1.2.0/1.1.0) win(x64-release)

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP                     : M=1, N=10
Codec ID                                 : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration                                 : 1h 51mn
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 24.4 Mbps
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)                       : 0.490
Stream size                              : 19.1 GiB (92%)
Language                                 : English
Default                                  : No
Forced                                   : No
Is it possible to change any settings or do anything for the file to work? I know I can use tsmuxer to demux audio and then try muxing it back again, but it takes way too much time, compared to makemkv
ravigupta
Posts: 8
Joined: Wed Dec 31, 2014 10:02 pm

Re: Mkv differences

Post by ravigupta »

Try importing the file you have a problem with and the one that you don't into MP4Tools. See if they are encoded using a different codec. This information should be available on the main window next to the video track title.
Woodstock
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Joined: Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:21 pm

Re: Mkv differences

Post by Woodstock »

Why are you using such an old version of MakeMKV?

Without seeing the logs from the rip, it is hard to tell what MIGHT be happening.
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