Findng the right format
August 1st, 2016
I have a Panasonic TV (which is a certified divx device) and I can play AVI files from my pc, via a media server – the tv is wired into my home network and the pc is connected wirelessly. So far so good.
This has worked fine with avi files I’ve ‘found’ but I’m having a problem now when I try to convert other file types (e.g. mkv) to avi so I can view them. I get messages like ‘unsupported file type’ or ‘can not read file’.
I’ve used xilisoft, acs video converter and divx plus converter but none of them give me an avi file my tv can play.
In the tv blurb it says it is certified to the divx home theater profile, image res up to 720 x 576, uses codec divx3, divx4, divx5, divx6, fps up to 30, up to 8 audio streams, audio format mp3, mpeg, ac3. But using divx plus converter (set to the home theater profile) gives me a file that the tv won’t recognise.
Must admit I’m lost on this one and any help to prevent my once fine head of hair ending up in clumps on the floor would be much appreciated!
tx. c
.mkv isnt supported by most tv’s / dvd players. Grab a utility like ‘total video converter’ and convert the mkv file to avi or divx. Ensure you keep the max quality though. You may find your output file is larger; thats because mkv is a higher compressed video format but managers to hold quality better than that of divx etc.
It might be useful if you can post a link to one of the mkvs you are trying to convert. Similarly, posting some specs (use mediainfo) from one of your converted files that will not play back will help to diagnose your problem. There are potentially a lot of things that could be causing the problem.
It might be useful if you can post a link to one of the mkvs you are trying to convert. Similarly, posting some specs (use mediainfo) from one of your converted files that will not play back will help to diagnose your problem. There are potentially a lot of things that could be causing the problem.
One of the films I’m having problems with is Inception (brilliant btw!) which I got from here
http://www.google.com?t=6219920&highlight=
Here are the specs for the converted .avi
General
Complete name : C:\Users\Public\Videos\Inception\aviInception.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
File size : 1.02 GiB
Duration : 2h 28mn
Overal bit rate : 981 Kbps
Video
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Codec ID : DX50
Codec ID/Hint : DivX 5
Duration : 2h 28mn
Bit rate : 780 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 5/4
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Standard : PAL
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.078
Stream size : 826 MiB
Writing library : DivX 2816
Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Codec ID : 55
Codec ID/Hint : MP3
Duration : 2h 28mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 192 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Stream size : 203 MiB
Writing library : LAMELAME_MAJOR_VERSI
And here are the specs for the original .mkv
General
Complete name : C:\Users\Public\Videos\Inception\Inception.2010.DVD.1008x432.300mbunited.com--scOrp.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 698 MiB
Duration : 2h 28mn
Overal bit rate : 659 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2010-11-02 05:08:54
Writing application : mkvmerge v4.0.0 ('The Stars were mine') built on Jun 6 2010 16:18:42
Writing library : libebml v1.0.0 + libmatroska v1.0.0
Video
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 8 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 2h 27mn
Nominal bit rate : 621 Kbps
Width : 1008 pixels
Height : 432 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.059
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Writing library : x264 core 98 r1649 20cbe10
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=8 / deblock=1:-2:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=9 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=24 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=16 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=16 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / weightp=0 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=60 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=621 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Audio
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format version : Version 4
Format profile : LC
Format settings, SBR : Yes
Format settings, PS : No
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 2h 28mn
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
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Text
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
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As I mentioned before, the .avi file was created using the Home Theater profile in Divx Plus Converter, which my tv is supposed to be able to recognise.
Thanks in advance.
You said it uses up to the DivX-6 codec. As far as I’m aware, the latest DivX version is 8.x. Try encoding with a different codec (is this even possible? I’m not sure) that your television can support.
Sorry if my instructions aren’t that clear. I just haven’t used DivX software in agess… :p
I don’t know if it’s compatible , but you could always try Tversity , it’s a streaming program , there’s several option , you can directly play the file (as it is) or the program will convert it and stream it (transcode) (at low bandwith , faster encoding , losing quality , but faster delivery) or hardcore ( slower encoding , better picture quality , but slower delivery ) those all depend about the spec of your computer. I use it with my xbox and my network media tank , it work perfectly with the mode : read only. I don’t think Transcode would work for me , since my pc is not that fast for converting.
Otherwise you mind to purchase a network media tank , such as the Western Digital TV , popcorn hours , Egreat M34A (that’s the one I have). It might look expensive , around 200$ , but at least you don’t have anymore to worry about which type of file you can listen .