Samsung C rmvb and divx file issue

[pedropaulo]

Hi all,

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Please let me know if you can help me.
In my computer I run Mezzmo 2.4.3.0. I have two devices: a Samsung TV (LN40C550J1MXZD) and a Sony Bravia TV, model KDL55-EX505.
The Samsung TV is recognized by Mezzmo as "Samsung C" device, and Sony Bravia as "Sony Bravia KDL".
The problem arises with Samsung TV. I have a video in avi format, codec MPEG 4 part 2, audio in mp3, with srt subtitles, which is not played in this TV (show the message "unsupported file"), and I notice that after trying to play it, in video/properties/transcoding appears no transcoded file.

This is the ffmpeg information of this video:

ffmpeg version N-32348-g6dbac85, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
built on Sep 6 2011 16:03:56 with gcc 4.4.2
configuration: --enable-memalign-hack --arch=x86 --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-mingw32- --enable-static

--disable-shared --enable-zlib --disable-ffplay --prefix=/media/windows/ffmpeg --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libx264

--enable-gpl --extra-libs='-lx264 -lpthread' --enable-runtime-cpudetect --pkg-config=pkg-config
libavutil 51. 16. 0 / 51. 16. 0
libavcodec 53. 13. 0 / 53. 13. 0
libavformat 53. 11. 0 / 53. 11. 0
libavdevice 53. 3. 0 / 53. 3. 0
libavfilter 2. 37. 0 / 2. 37. 0
libswscale 2. 1. 0 / 2. 1. 0
libpostproc 51. 2. 0 / 51. 2. 0

Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 23.98 (65535/2733) -> 23.98 (2997/125)
Input #0, avi, from 'H:\MÍDIA\VÍDEO\DOCUMENTÁRIOS\A DIETA DO PALHAÇO.avi':
Metadata:
encoder : VirtualDubMod 1.5.4.1 (build 2178/release)
IAS1 : English
Duration: 01:39:52.65, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 980 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4 (Advanced Simple Profile) (XVID / 0x44495658), yuv420p, 640x368 [SAR 1:1 DAR 40:23],

23.98 tbr, 23.98 tbn, 23.98 tbc
Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3 (U[0][0][0] / 0x0055), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 32 kb/s
At least one output file must be specified


---> DB Level Info: 5, 15
---> Frame rate: 23,98
---> Aspect ratio: 40:23

Also, I´m experiencing problems with .rmvb files. The "unsupported file" message comes again, and I notice that after trying to play it, in video/properties/transcoding appears a little transcoded file (just 14Mb).
This is the ffmpeg information of this .rmvb video:

ffmpeg version N-32348-g6dbac85, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
built on Sep 6 2011 16:03:56 with gcc 4.4.2
configuration: --enable-memalign-hack --arch=x86 --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-mingw32- --enable-static

--disable-shared --enable-zlib --disable-ffplay --prefix=/media/windows/ffmpeg --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libx264

--enable-gpl --extra-libs='-lx264 -lpthread' --enable-runtime-cpudetect --pkg-config=pkg-config
libavutil 51. 16. 0 / 51. 16. 0
libavcodec 53. 13. 0 / 53. 13. 0
libavformat 53. 11. 0 / 53. 11. 0
libavdevice 53. 3. 0 / 53. 3. 0
libavfilter 2. 37. 0 / 2. 37. 0
libswscale 2. 1. 0 / 2. 1. 0
libpostproc 51. 2. 0 / 51. 2. 0
[NULL @ 018faba0] Unsupported video codec
[rm @ 018f93e0] max_analyze_duration 5000000 reached at 5024000
Input #0, rm, from 'H:\MÍDIA\VÍDEO\FILMES\HOUSE\House.705.INSUBS.rmvb ':
Metadata:
title :
author :
copyright :
comment :
Duration: 00:43:06.84, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 458 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Audio: aac (raac / 0x63616172), 32000 Hz, stereo, s16, 64 kb/s
Stream #0.1: Video: rv40 (RV40 / 0x30345652), yuv420p, 624x352, 383 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 23.98 tbc
Stream #0.2: Data: none
At least one output file must be specified


---> DB Level Info: -99, -99
---> Frame rate: 23,98
---> Aspect ratio:

However, I have noticed that if I change this device profile to "Samsung BDP", the .avi file is flawlessly played, and with subtitles (is played natively, with no transcoding).
I notice that The .rmvb file is transcoded (in video/properties/transcoding), but also apppears the "unsupported file" message (even in Samsung BDP device profile).

I haven´t changed the default configuration in "media devices", nor have I disabled the transcoding of incompatible devices. On the other hand, Mezzmo works perfectly with Sony Bravia KDL, transcoding files that are not compatible.

I guess "Samsung C" profile must be updated, or may be customized to my tv (don´t know if this model, ending with J1MXZD is slightly different from others, manufactured in Europe or USA, for example). Please let me know if there´s a post teaching how to edit the .prf file by myself.

Hope to know a solution.

Thank you in advance.

Pedro Paulo
São José dos Campos, SP, Brasil.

[Paul]

Hello Pedro,

Thank you for the kind feedback - we appreciate it!

Some TV's firmwares appear to be closer to the BDP, so I would recommend using "Samsung BDP" if it works better.

RMVB files sometimes fail to transcode using FFmpeg - would it be possible for you to send us that file, so that I could test it here? We have a new build of FFmpeg that may work better.