Hi Dennis!
I read somewhere that the Xbox360 will absolutely NOT play 4GB+ larger files, period. That could explain that aspect of the failure, but what about other devices? I'd rather use an MP4 container vs. MKV, if possible - but yes, I will share the FF info with you, here is one that I just made as a test:
ffmpeg version N-33781-g35674a2, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
built on Oct 19 2011 10:31:16 with gcc 4.6.1
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
libavutil 51. 22. 0 / 51. 22. 0
libavcodec 53. 21. 0 / 53. 21. 0
libavformat 53. 16. 1 / 53. 16. 1
libavdevice 53. 4. 0 / 53. 4. 0
libavfilter 2. 44. 0 / 2. 44. 0
libswscale 2. 1. 0 / 2. 1. 0
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'C:\Users\Ben\Desktop\Movies\The Passion of the Christ [2004]\The Passion of the Christ (Blu-ray) LARGE FILE.mp4':
Metadata:
major_brand : mp42
minor_version : 0
compatible_brands: mp42isomavc1
creation_time : 2011-12-06 23:55:08
encoder : HandBrake 0.9.5 2011010300
Duration: 02:06:32.12, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 7352 kb/s
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title : Chapter 1
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title : Chapter 2
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title : Chapter 3
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title : Chapter 4
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title : Chapter 5
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title : Chapter 6
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title : Chapter 7
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title : Chapter 8
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title : Chapter 9
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title : Chapter 10
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title : Chapter 11
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title : Chapter 12
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title : Chapter 13
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title : Chapter 14
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title : Chapter 15
Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 7155 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 90k tbn, 47.95 tbc
Metadata:
creation_time : 2011-12-06 23:55:08
Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 191 kb/s
Metadata:
creation_time : 2011-12-06 23:55:08
Stream #0:2(und): Subtitle: mov_text (text / 0x74786574)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2011-12-06 23:55:08
At least one output file must be specified
---> DB Level Info: 40, 77
---> Frame rate: 23.98
---> Aspect ratio: 16:9
Handbrake is my go-to app for video encoding, what others do you suggest I try, free or paid?
Thanks Dennis!! Mezzo rocks!!
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