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

[Anthony Giggins]

>> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Anthony Giggins
>> <seven at seven.dorksville.net> wrote:
>>> 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
>>>
>>> 2010-01-31 14:49:35.966 TV: StartPlayer(0, Watching Video, main) --
>> begin
>>> 2010-01-31 14:49:36.464 AFD Error: Could not open codec 0x62c18d0,
>> id(AAC)
>>> type(Audio) aborting. reason -1
>>> 2010-01-31 14:49:36.464 NVP(0): Disabling Audio, params(-1,-1,-1)
>>> 2010-01-31 14:49:36.464 Couldn't open decoder for: /storage2/ 
>>> videos/Kids
>>> Shows/Elmo's World - Dancing, Music & Books.mkv
>>> 2010-01-31 14:49:36.464 TV: StartPlayer(0, Watching Video, main)  
>>> -- end
>>> error
>>>
>>>
>>> Can anyone shed some light on this or provide what settings work for
>> them in
>>> handbrake to allow playback in mythtv?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Anthony
>>
>> Your error relates to the AAC audio stream - not sure why you're
>> having problems with it, but try MP3 (or AC3 passthrough) instead.
>
> Thanks Everyone AC3 passthru works great, seems faac is the  
> issue???? Not
> sure why and also I have no options for mp3 audio in Handbrake.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Anthony

I found handbrake 0.9.4 for windows now has mp3(lame) support but  
using this produces files that play with no sound, in mythtv but fine  
in windows. I haven't checked the logs yet but I thought I'd post my  
find my findings

Cheers,

Anthony