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       Problem with .MKVs (No Audio), How to remove header compression
    wuoma
    post Aug 3 2010, 01:51 PM
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    I've had my WD live hd for a while now and all videos have played with no problems.

    Now however I've started to get some problems with some new .mkv files with 6ch audio.
    First of all, I have tried both the digital and the stereo output and neither of them work. The videos live on my windows server share and I can play them perfectly well with my laptop using any program (for example VLC or media player classic) so the files are working.

    The only thing I can see in common in these files is that they are new (like TV shows) and have similar audio

    VLC gives me this info about the audio track of a file that refuses to play on the WD:
    Dolby AC3 48000Hz 6ch
    Codec: A52 Audio (aka AC3) (a52)
    Language: English
    Channels: 3F2R/LFE
    Sampling rate: 48000 Hz
    Bitrate: 448 kb/s

    Any idea what is the matter or is this a feature?
    Really frustrating and seemed to start just a couple of weeks ago.

    EDIT: Tried with both the newest official FW and the newest beta.
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    radialman
    post Aug 5 2010, 04:21 PM
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    strange that these encoders are using this setting perhaps they dont even know they are doing it,as i think the header removal compression is on by default on the new mkvmerge.

    I am pretty sure that no standalone players can play these files yet.

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    - wuoma   Problem with .MKVs (No Audio)   Aug 3 2010, 01:51 PM
    - - WDUser   I assume your receiver can handle 6-channel AC3 au...   Aug 3 2010, 02:23 PM
    - - wuoma   I have an LG soundbar receiver that should be able...   Aug 3 2010, 02:33 PM
    |- - WDUser   QUOTE (wuoma @ Aug 4 2010, 01:03 AM) So j...   Aug 3 2010, 02:55 PM
    - - wuoma   Ok, somehow I didn't quite get the idea. I jus...   Aug 4 2010, 12:52 AM
    - - Xsoldier2000   Same boat as you, weird that only SOME of the TV s...   Aug 4 2010, 08:55 PM
    - - WDUser   Sigh... Xsoldier2000, did you read the entire thre...   Aug 5 2010, 09:46 AM
    |- - Xsoldier2000   QUOTE (WDUser @ Aug 5 2010, 10:46 AM) Sig...   Aug 9 2010, 10:23 AM
    - - Michael99   Hi, Just got the wdtv live a couple of days ago....   Aug 5 2010, 12:47 PM
    - - radialman   its to do with the new mkvmerge that the encoder h...   Aug 5 2010, 01:12 PM
    |- - Michael99   Actually no, just some tv show - wanted to test wi...   Aug 5 2010, 01:59 PM
    - - WDUser   @Michael99: Your post has been merged with this on...   Aug 5 2010, 02:08 PM
    - - radialman   I wasnt suggesting downloading another version i w...   Aug 5 2010, 03:45 PM
    - - WDUser   Well that's fine then. I only mentioned it be...   Aug 5 2010, 04:06 PM
    - - WDUser   Maybe they only test their encodes with software p...   Aug 5 2010, 07:50 PM
    - - pjerkanN   all the machd relises i cant get any sound on htt...   Aug 6 2010, 04:52 AM
    - - WDUser   @pjerkanN: Can't understand exactly what you s...   Aug 6 2010, 11:50 AM
    |- - Jolst   I don't know how to compile and use the mkWDcl...   Aug 8 2010, 06:56 AM
    - - drfahrenheit   Some MKV-files don't have sound when played on...   Aug 6 2010, 12:55 PM
    |- - Xsoldier2000   QUOTE (drfahrenheit @ Aug 6 2010, 01:55 P...   Aug 9 2010, 11:01 AM
    |- - misterbarlow   I am also having same probs with about half a doze...   Oct 10 2010, 07:05 AM
    - - WDUser   @drfahrenheit: Your post has been merged with this...   Aug 6 2010, 01:32 PM
    - - WDUser   @Jolst: I guess you need to have a C compiler like...   Aug 8 2010, 10:16 AM
    - - WaynesNside   Look for the Popcorn Audio converter. Download it...   Oct 14 2010, 06:05 PM
    |- - misterbarlow   Finally had some success with the mkvmerge method....   Oct 18 2010, 10:36 AM
    |- - WDUser   QUOTE (misterbarlow @ Oct 18 2010, 10:06 ...   Oct 20 2010, 02:22 AM
    |- - misterbarlow   QUOTE (WDUser @ Oct 20 2010, 08:22 AM) Yu...   Oct 24 2010, 02:06 AM
    - - valdez   I´ve a WD TV HD LIVE and it works fine (network co...   Dec 8 2010, 10:27 AM
    - - WDUser   @valdez: If you have a Live, don't post in the...   Dec 8 2010, 11:34 AM
    - - Asheboy   I am on the latest firmware and have tried all tha...   Jan 8 2011, 03:57 PM
    - - Rev Drew   what exactly do you mean by "latest firmware...   Jan 8 2011, 04:08 PM

     

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