Hi, I have a mkv file that will not play, just states cannot play video. Suspect because it is 4:2:2 Is there anyway around this? It plays fine through VLC on PC. Code: ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High 4:2:2@L4 Format settings : CABAC / 3 Ref Frames Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, Reference frames : 3 frames Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Duration : 16 min 37 s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 18.7 Mb/s Nominal bit rate : 19.7 Mb/s Width : 1 920 pixels Height : 1 080 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Variable Frame rate : 26.619 FPS Original frame rate : 25.000 FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:2 Bit depth : 10 bits Scan type : MBAFF Scan type, store method : Interleaved fields Scan order : Top Field First Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.339 Stream size : 2.17 GiB (98%) Default : Yes Forced : No Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.709 Transfer characteristics : BT.709 Matrix coefficients : BT.709 ID : 2 Format : MPEG Audio Format version : Version 1 Format profile : Layer 2 Codec ID : A_MPEG/L2 Codec ID/Hint : MP2 Duration : 16 min 37 s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 384 kb/s Channel(s) : 2 channels Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 41.667 FPS (1152 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy Delay relative to video : 16 ms Stream size : 45.7 MiB (2%) Default : Yes Forced : No
It's a live feed recording off satellite of the Isle Of Wight festival, my plan was to cut it down into smaller chunks by artist for personal use. The original file was a TS file and I used mkvtoolnix to make MKV. How would you re-encode it to 4:2:0 25fps ? Thanks,
I'd use Staxrip (or Handbrake, but I prefer Staxrip) - bit of a learning curve if you've never used them before, but there are templates included. There's another one called Xmedia Recode which I've used on occasion too...
I would never import a TS stream directly into any software without running it through a TS repair tool first. Both TS-Doctor and VideoReDo TVSuite can do this. Where I would use the first for repair. The latter also has an editor GUI. The tools aren't free but trial versions are available. Download here: https://www.videohelp.com/software/TS-Doctor https://www.videohelp.com/software/VideoReDo Should video indeed be VFR and 4:2:2 subsampled, then re-encoding is needed for playback on Zidoo I'm afraid. Where I'd keep a keen eye on "VFR"; it can be just a header where the stream itself actually has a constant framerate and will just play fine. Before remuxing to mkv, just try to play the TS stream itself - after repair - on the Zidoo.
Can we edit the audio "frame rate" with this one? For example to put audio coming from a DVD in 25fps to a MKV in 23.976 fps. Ususally, I use MeGUI to get what I want but it doesn't succeed everytime.
Eventhough Staxrip has eac3to (command line tool) in its toolbox I doubt whether it can directly open and edit audio-files. Maybe you want to use UsEac3to as a front-end to eac3to. Note that merely decreasing audio speed does not keep pitch. Expect audio to sound slightly "lower". Chances are you won't notice.
With the right script and filter I'm sure you could - best look or ask here: https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=172068&page=224
Audio from DVD PAL (25.000fps) to a mkv in 23.976 fps usually eac3to with -slowdown -keepDialnorm +5db are OK. If want to merge with 1080p blu-ray video most common is to add +/- 800-1000ms delay to get in sync.
Having done quite some slowdowns of PAL dvd audio for HD remuxing (concerts mostly), I usually get around 300ms delay for getting AV in sync. I wonder if you'd do something else in eac3to?
Start with eac3to 3.34 with UsEac3to GUI 1.3.1 from videohelp.com will help a lot to write scripts and get use of eac3to for DVD/BD/UHD remuxing or audio delay/loop/cut/sync/etc.
Throughout the years I've always been using latest eac3to (and UsEac3to). Muxing to mkv I usually do with mkvtoolnix (but doesn't eac3to also use mkvmerge.exe ?)
Let's stop here and continue on private without transform this topic in our private chat. Enjoy media collection on Zidoo players.