[mythtv-users] Problem playing back videos encoded by Handbrake

[Mark D. Montgomery II]

Quoting "Anthony Giggins" <seven at seven.dorksville.net>:

> I've encoded a few kids DVD with Handbrake in windows recently using the
> normal profile to mkv but none of them can be played by mythtv 0.22-fixes
> from rpmfusion running on Mythdora10.21, I'm pretty sure I have other mkv's
> that I didn't encode myself that work fine
> Can anyone shed some light on this or provide what settings work for them in
> handbrake to allow playback in mythtv?


Here's my custom profile settings I'm currently using in Linux  
HandBrake to rip my DVDs:
(Most of the settings are the defaults I believe and based off the  
High Profile)

Format: MKV

Picture Settings:
Auto Crop Off
Loose Crop Checked
Optimal for source Checked
Anamorphic Loose
Alignment 16

Video:
Codec: H.264 (x264)
Framerate: Same as source
Constant Quality: RF:20 (61%)

Audio:
AC3 (Pass-thru)
(Add any tracks you like)

Subtitles:
Forced Only Off
Burned In Off
Default Off
Type Bitmap
(Select any tracks you like)

H.264:
Reference Frames:
Number 3
Mixed References Checked
---
B-Frames:
Number 3
Direct Prediction Spatial
Adaptive B-Frames Optimal
Weighted B-Frames Checked
---
Manual Options String:
b-adapt=2:rc-lookahead=50
----
Motion Estimation:
Method: Hexagon
Range 16
Subpixel Method 7
Analysis Some
8x8dct Checked
---
Miscellaneous:
DeBlockingg 0 0
Trellis: Final Macro Block
No Fast P-Skipp OFF
No DCT Decimate OFF
CABAC Entropy Encoding Checked
Psychovisual Rate Distoration 1.0
Psychovisual Trellis 0.0

Chapters:
Chapter Markers Checked

>
> Cheers,

Hope this helps a tad.

>
> Anthony
>

Mark II




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Mark D. Montgomery II
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