[mythtv-users] MKV files play without sound in Mythtv

[Nick Rout]

On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Dave M G <martin at autotelic.com> wrote:
> MythTV users,
>
> I have Mythbuntu 10.04.
>
> I ripped a DVD using Handbrake into .mkv format, using the "lame" MP3
> encoder for sound.
>
> When I attempt to play the file within MythTV Internal player, I get no
> sound.
>
> On the same machine, if I close MythTV front end and play the files using
> VLC, Totem, or Mplayer, it plays fine.
>
> However, if I go into MythTV setup and select to use any one of those
> players in place of "Internal", I get no sound.
>
> For some reason, the MythTV front end will not allow sound for MKV files.
> Other file typs, notably old AVI files, play fine.
>
> How do I get sound working consistently in MythTV so that it will play the
> sound in my MKV video files?
>
> Any advice much appreciated.

Did you encode them at something other than 48000 kHz and then try to
play them thru a digital out?

what does your frontend log say when you try to play one?