no audio from this file dont know why

[iamloco724@aol.com]

so i cant get audio out of this file and other releases from the group its kyr releases they do wrestling and mma releases

i have it on passthrough no audio and then i put it on downmix still no audio

my friend has no problems with there files on his wdtv so i know its not the a problem with the way it was ripped


Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 5.42 GiB
Duration : 2h 49mn
Overall bit rate : 4 589 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2012-07-09 10:12:42
Writing application : mkvmerge v4.0.0 ('The Stars were mine') built on Jun 6 2010 16:18:42
Writing library : libebml v1.0.0 + libmatroska v1.0.0

Video
ID : 2
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 2h 49mn
Bit rate : 4 114 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.149
Stream size : 4.86 GiB (90%)
Writing library : x264 core 125 r2200 999b753
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=8 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / lookahead_threads=2 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=50 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=23.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Language : English

Audio
ID : 1
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 2h 49mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 464 MiB (8%)

[iamloco724@aol.com]

any ideas?

[chris57]

No, looks fine.

[accident]

yeah that should play fine on a 300 series.

To help troubleshoot where the problem is, download mkclean: http://www.matroska.org/downloads/mkclean.html

There are 2 tools in the download. mkclean does a simple "repair" of an mkv file that might allow it to play. mkWDclean does a intensive "repair" of the file so the original WDTV could play it. This will help us figure out where the problem is and what options there might be to get them working now or report a bug correctly.

Edited too add: the versions of some software used to make that file do appear to be pretty old, that shouldn't stop it from working but does stand out to versions of mkv tools with bugs in those tools causing things like this.

[iamloco724@aol.com]

(07-21-2012 06:39 PM)accident Wrote:  yeah that should play fine on a 300 series.

To help troubleshoot where the problem is, download mkclean: http://www.matroska.org/downloads/mkclean.html

There are 2 tools in the download. mkclean does a simple "repair" of an mkv file that might allow it to play. mkWDclean does a intensive "repair" of the file so the original WDTV could play it. This will help us figure out where the problem is and what options there might be to get them working now or report a bug correctly.

Edited too add: the versions of some software used to make that file do appear to be pretty old, that shouldn't stop it from working but does stand out to versions of mkv tools with bugs in those tools causing things like this.

how do i use those tools?

[Willem53]

mkclean is a command line tool to clean and optimize Matroska files that have
already been muxed.

It currently reorders elements in an optimum way for local and web use.
It also removes elements not found in the Matroska specs and the extra Meta
Seek list of Clusters that some program add to their file.

so copy moviename.mkv to the folder with mkclean.
run CMD from the Start search line.
on the command prompt go to the folder with mkclean and the movie you want to fix. something like......... cd C:\Users\yourname\Downloads\mkclean-win32.v0.8.6 the cd is change to directory(folder) command you need to type.

when you are there you will see C:\Users\yourname\Downloads\mkclean-win32.v0.8.6 _ on the blinking cursor you type: mkclean moviename.mkv

when its done close the window

copy moviename.mkv back to where you can play it on the 300... yes overwrite the old one.

[iamloco724@aol.com]

got it to work when set to downmix.. any reason it wouldnt work in passthrough?

[Willem53]

What Receiver are you using or is it going strait to the TV?

[iamloco724@aol.com]

(07-26-2012 07:53 AM)Willem53 Wrote:  What Receiver are you using or is it going strait to the TV?

using Sony HT-CT150 sound bar

thats connected to the tv and popcorn hour is feeding through the sub

[chris57]

Found this on the CNET review:-

Quote:Like nearly every other sound bar HTIB, the HT-CT150 only supports standard Dolby and DTS decoding. In our opinion that's not a major loss, as the superior sonic fidelity of high-resolution soundtracks like Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio is likely to be lost on a single speaker system like the HT-CT150.

It's not TrueHD though and it is stereo not multi-channel as well.

You dont have your setup as follows do you:
NMT > HDMI > TV > HDMI > SoundBar

As most TV's will not passthrough the sound.

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That would account for why downmix works and passthrough not.

[iamloco724@aol.com]

(07-26-2012 10:19 PM)chris57 Wrote:  Found this on the CNET review:-

Quote:Like nearly every other sound bar HTIB, the HT-CT150 only supports standard Dolby and DTS decoding. In our opinion that's not a major loss, as the superior sonic fidelity of high-resolution soundtracks like Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio is likely to be lost on a single speaker system like the HT-CT150.

It's not TrueHD though and it is stereo not multi-channel as well.

You dont have your setup as follows do you:
NMT > HDMI > TV > HDMI > SoundBar

As most TV's will not passthrough the sound.

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That would account for why downmix works and passthrough not.

i have popcorn hour connected via hdmi to the soundbar and soundbar connected via hdmi to the tv

[Martien]

Let me recapp:

Your soundbar is used as a HDMI-repeater and supports Dolby 5.1 surround
It gives no sound when a file containing Dolby 2.0 is played, in passthrough mode.

questions:
Does it play other files with Dolby 5.1?
Do you have another file with Dolby 2.0 to test? Preferably not from the same source, as I guess all of their releases are Dolby 2.0.

It seems like the soundbar HDMI does not support Dolby 2.0

Did you try connecting the SPDIF output of the 300 to one of the soundbars SPDIF input to see if it that works? (Be sure to enable passthrough again).

If that works, you could try matching the SPDIF input to the HDMI input you are using.
I'm not sure if that is possible in the soundbars setup, but if it is, you can use that as a workaround.