Bug #662
Showtime 3.1.203 not playing .MP4 Movies
| Status: | Fixed | Start date: | 08/29/2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Normal | Due date: | ||
| Assignee: |  Trokal Smith | % Done: | 100% | |
| Category: | Video playback | |||
| Target version: | 3.6 | |||
| Found in version: | 3.1.203 | Platform: | Linux |
Description
Hello,
I try to play .MP4 movies on it but it does not run. (only audio, no video - black screen)
when I play it using the PS3 Video directly it works, but when i load it using Showtime it does not, only sounds appear and play with no video (black screen).
I wish to use Showtime for the .srt file so i could watch it with subtitles.
is it a bug in showtime?
here is the media info of the .mp4:
General Format : MPEG-4 Format profile : Base Media Codec ID : isom File size : 1.86 GiB Duration : 1h 37mn Overall bit rate : 2 735 Kbps Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : [email protected] Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=16 Codec ID : avc1 Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding Duration : 1h 37mn Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 2 400 Kbps Maximum bit rate : 14.6 Mbps Width : 1 280 pixels Height : 528 pixels Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 24.000 fps Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.148 Stream size : 1.63 GiB (88%) Writing library : x264 core 114 r1913 5fd3dce Audio ID : 2 Format : AAC Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Format version : Version 4 Format profile : LC Format settings, SBR : No Codec ID : 40 Duration : 1h 37mn Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 332 Kbps Maximum bit rate : 485 Kbps Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz <pre> Stream size : 231 MiB (12%) </pre> note: i noticed in another .mp4 movie too that it plays the video for about 4s then the same problem happen, video hang and sound continue normally.
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#1
Updated by Girish Patel over 9 years ago
If you read my bug report 661 you can see why Showtime won't play it because this is a mp4 L4.1 with ReFrame 4. If it was ReFrame 3 it would play fine.
#2
Updated by Trokal Smith over 9 years ago
Girish Patel wrote:
If you read my bug report 661 you can see why Showtime won't play it because this is a mp4 L4.1 with ReFrame 4. If it was ReFrame 3 it would play fine.
Thank you for the info, is there a possible way to get 4.1 supported? or we will have to ReFrame it to 3?
thanks again
#3
Updated by Girish Patel over 9 years ago
Trokal Smith wrote:
Thank you for the info, is there a possible way to get 4.1 supported? or we will have to ReFrame it to 3?
I think that would be for Andreas to decide. The easiest thing to do at the moment is put it in a mkv container. I use mkvmerge gui http://www.videohelp.com/tools/MKVtoolnix It takes a few minutes to change the mp4 file to a mkv. For some reason Showtime will play mkv files with a higher ReFrame.
#4
Updated by Girish Patel over 9 years ago
Just played a mkv file 4.1 with a ReFrame of 10 and it worked fine.
#5
Updated by Trokal Smith over 9 years ago
Girish Patel wrote:
Trokal Smith wrote:
Thank you for the info, is there a possible way to get 4.1 supported? or we will have to ReFrame it to 3?
I think that would be for Andreas to decide. The easiest thing to do at the moment is put it in a mkv container. I use mkvmerge gui http://www.videohelp.com/tools/MKVtoolnix It takes a few minutes to change the mp4 file to a mkv. For some reason Showtime will play mkv files with a higher ReFrame.
thank you very much for this extraordinary solution!!
it will help me tons, i really appreciate it!
one last question please, would putting it inside the mkv container using "mkvmerge gui" affect its quality in anyway?
thanks again!
#6
Updated by Girish Patel over 9 years ago
Trokal Smith wrote:
one last question please, would putting it inside the mkv container using "mkvmerge gui" affect its quality in anyway?
No, as because the mkv is just a container. It doesn't do any encoding of the file (hence why it takes so little time).
#7
Updated by Trokal Smith over 9 years ago
Girish Patel wrote:
Trokal Smith wrote:
one last question please, would putting it inside the mkv container using "mkvmerge gui" affect its quality in anyway?
No, as because the mkv is just a container. It doesn't do any encoding of the file (hence why it takes so little time).
thank you my dear friend in your help :)
your contribution and solution offered is greatly appreciated and very helpful!
#8
Updated by Andreas Smas over 9 years ago
- Category set to 19
- Status changed from New to Need feedback
- Assignee set to Trokal Smith
Attach a sample file that does not work please.
#9
Updated by Andreas Smas over 9 years ago
- Category set to Video playback
#10
Updated by Andreas Smas over 9 years ago
- Target version set to 34
#11
Updated by Trokal Smith over 9 years ago
I'll post for u a 5min sample in 12h :)
thanks for looking into this!
#12
Updated by Trokal Smith over 9 years ago
- File sample.mp4.zip added
This this a 5min sample (.MP4 file) :)
thank u again!
#13
Updated by Trokal Smith over 9 years ago
P.S: Same problem with 3.2
and I noticed the image shows as fixed images when switching through frames, sound play normally but photo is fix when switching between frames.
#14
Updated by Andreas Smas about 9 years ago
- Status changed from Need feedback to Accepted
- Platform set to Linux
#15
Updated by Trokal Smith about 9 years ago
Thanks Adnreas!!
Your efforts are really greatly appreciated :)
Respect to you and to your work.
#16
Updated by Andreas Smas about 9 years ago
- Status changed from Accepted to Fixed
- % Done changed from 0 to 100
Applied in changeset a4e10ccdcbf1d9cee8fd55898d034da7f8b02cbf.
#17
Updated by Andreas Smas almost 9 years ago
- Target version changed from 34 to 3.6