streaming quicktime video to Samsung 7000 series tv

[Saulb]

I'm sorry if this has been covered elsewhere but I need the streaming for dummies guide.I have movies and tv shows from itunes that I see the thumbnails in my library, can see the thumbnails on my tv in mezzmo, but when I go to play on the tv I get a file not supported message. In mezzmo I can see windows media player and the samsung in media devices. Is there a way to put Quicktime player in there or should I not have to? Any insight would be appreciated. (and remember I need the step by step) I'm using the trial version.

[Paul]

In Mezzmo, go to the Media Devices dialog and find your Samsung TV listed there. Tell me what device profile has been assigned to your TV. Also, tell me what is exact model number of your Samsung TV. That will help us match up the right device profile.

One reason that your movies and TV shows are not playing is that they may have Apple's DRM (digital rights management) and that stops your TV from playing them and Mezzmo from transcoding them into a format that your TV can play. You mention that they are QuickTime video, so I guess DRM might be the problem here. If your files do have DRM, then there's nothing that we can do unfortunately. To check if this is the case, please send in the FFmpeg information on one of the files that does not play. To do this, right-click on one of the files that does not play in Mezzmo and then click 'Get FFmpeg Information' menu item. You can post this information here, or you can email it to us at support [at] conceiva [dot] com.

[Saulb]

It's a Samsung UN46D7000. The tv show info is

fmpeg version N-36036-ga40f43d, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
built on Dec 22 2011 13:44:49 with gcc 4.6.2
configuration: --enable-memalign-hack --arch=x86 --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-w64-mingw32- --enable-static --disable-shared --enable-zlib --disable-postproc --prefix=/media/ffmpeg --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libx264 --enable-gpl --extra-libs='-lx264 -lpthread' --enable-runtime-cpudetect --extra-cflags=-I/home/dennis/cc/include --extra-ldflags=-L/home/dennis/cc/lib --pkg-config=pkg-config --disable-w32threads
libavutil 51. 32. 0 / 51. 32. 0
libavcodec 53. 46. 1 / 53. 46. 1
libavformat 53. 27. 0 / 53. 27. 0
libavdevice 53. 4. 0 / 53. 4. 0
libavfilter 2. 53. 0 / 2. 53. 0
libswscale 2. 1. 0 / 2. 1. 0
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 01951040] max_analyze_duration 5000000 reached at 5005005

Seems stream 1 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 2997.00 (2997/1) -> 23.98 (2997/125)
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'C:\Users\user\Videos\06 If I Had a Hammer.m4v':
Metadata:
major_brand : M4V
minor_version : 0
compatible_brands: M4V mp42isom
creation_time : 2010-09-01 16:47:58
title : If I Had a Hammer
artist : Dexter
album_artist : Dexter

Thanks.

[Paul]

Thanks for the information, but it appears to be cut-off. Please get the information again and post the full output here.

[Saulb]

ffmpeg version N-36036-ga40f43d, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
built on Dec 22 2011 13:44:49 with gcc 4.6.2
configuration: --enable-memalign-hack --arch=x86 --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-w64-mingw32- --enable-static --disable-shared --enable-zlib --disable-postproc --prefix=/media/ffmpeg --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libx264 --enable-gpl --extra-libs='-lx264 -lpthread' --enable-runtime-cpudetect --extra-cflags=-I/home/dennis/cc/include --extra-ldflags=-L/home/dennis/cc/lib --pkg-config=pkg-config --disable-w32threads
libavutil 51. 32. 0 / 51. 32. 0
libavcodec 53. 46. 1 / 53. 46. 1
libavformat 53. 27. 0 / 53. 27. 0
libavdevice 53. 4. 0 / 53. 4. 0
libavfilter 2. 53. 0 / 2. 53. 0
libswscale 2. 1. 0 / 2. 1. 0
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 01611040] max_analyze_duration 5000000 reached at 5005005

Seems stream 1 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 2997.00 (2997/1) -> 23.98 (2997/125)
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'C:\Users\user\Videos\07 Slack Tide (HD).m4v':
Metadata:
major_brand : M4V
minor_version : 0
compatible_brands: M4V mp42isom
creation_time : 2010-09-01 13:19:13
title : Slack Tide
artist : Dexter
album_artist : Dexter
album : Dexter, Season 4
genre : Drama
track : 7
disc : 1/1
gapless_playback: 0
date : 2009-11-08T08:00:00Z
copyright : © DEXTER™ 2009 Showtime Networks Inc. All rights reserved.
description : Dexter finds himself enjoying a brief moment of tranquility. He’s finally managed to strike a
hd_video : 1
network : Showtime
show : Dexter
episode_id : 407
season_number : 4
episode_sort : 7
media_type : 10
synopsis : Dexter finds himself enjoying a brief moment of tranquility. He’s finally managed to strike a balance between work, family… and other pursuits. But he’s keenly aware that times like these aren’t meant to last. When Miami Metro discovers a strin
Duration: 00:52:44.41, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 4481 kb/s
Stream #0:0(eng): Audio: aac (drms / 0x736D7264), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 157 kb/s
Metadata:
creation_time : 2010-09-01 13:19:13
handler_name : Apple Sound Media Handler
Stream #0:1(eng): Video: none (drmi / 0x696D7264), 1280x720, 3931 kb/s, SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 2997 tbn, 2997 tbc
Metadata:
creation_time : 2010-09-01 13:19:13
handler_name : Apple Video Media Handler
Stream #0:2(eng): Audio: none (drms / 0x736D7264), 48000 Hz, 6 channels, 384 kb/s
Metadata:
creation_time : 2010-09-01 13:19:13
handler_name :
At least one output file must be specified


---> DB Level Info: -99, -99
---> Frame rate: 23.98
---> Aspect ratio: 16:9


Thanks

[Paul]

Thanks for posting the information. Unfortunately, the FFmpeg information shows us that the .M4V file has Apple's DRM (digital rights management). That means Mezzmo cannot read the file, or cannot transcode it to a format that your TV can play. All DLNA servers will have this problem.