Panasonic 42E30D MKV format issues

[n_prabakaran]

Hi,

As per the user manual and definition the TV expected to play MKV format but it does not.

"Unable to view MKV video formats"

Anyone had issues in the past? Also searched internet tried to change profile can't find a way how to change it.

Any help pls.

Thanks
Prabu

 

[ontherocks]

AFAIK, mkvs have to be encoded in H.264 to be able to play them in Panasonic TVs.
Use Handbrake to do that easily.
Link here: HandBrake
Download it and install. It requires .NET 4. So, if not present in your computer, it will download and install it automatically.
Open Handbrake and click Source-->Video File. Select your file.
Then under Container select MKV File.
Then under Destination:File, enter the output filename and directory.
Then click Start. (No need to bother about any other settings.)
That's it.
If you require a detailed tutorial let me know.

 

[lake1988]

Too soon to jump on reencoding...
There are several reason why a mkv won't play..
1.header compression enabled.
2.video profile greater than 4.1.
3.unsupported video codec(vc-1,xvid,mpeg-2 etc).

Just try to play the video on media player classic on pc and click on properties(to do right click on the video) and go to mediainfo..
copy paste the media info here and will give u the solution.

 

[n_prabakaran]

Additional info:

1) Panasonic demo guy visited today and surprised that his USB MKV worked fine.
2) Copied his MKV to myself
3) He left, xfered MKV to my USB can't detect MKV
4) Suspected FAT, FAT32 and NTFS still can't detect MKV

Any thoughts, again here is the media info

General
Unique ID : 233486978136665843578883464642278561181 (0xAFA7F4CEE222A1FCBD5067B45049959D)
Complete name : C:\Panasonic samples\HD\Panasonic.HD.Demo-Flowers.720p.X264.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 1
File size : 125 MiB
Duration : 3mn 20s
Overall bit rate : 5 255 Kbps
Movie name : Panasonic.HD.Demo-Flowers.720p.X264
Encoded date : UTC 2006-10-20 22:26:51
Writing application : mkvmerge v1.7.0 ('What Do You Take Me For') built on Apr 28 2006 17:20:19
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 8 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 3mn 20s
Nominal bit rate : 5 120 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) : 0.185
Writing library : x264 core 54 svn-593M
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-2:-2 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=hex / subme=6 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / slices=2 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / bitrate=5120 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format version : Version 4
Format profile : HE-AAC / LC
Codec ID : A_AAC/MPEG4/LC
Duration : 3mn 20s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 96.0 KHz / 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

 

[lake1988]

It is cause the video format profile is 5.1...to play on pana tv it should be equal or less than 4.1.

Now first download tsmuxer gui ...it's free.
Click on tsmuxergui.exe...then add the mkv.
You can see their will be two tracks in the tab label "Tracks". Now just select video track only(codec H.264) and then in change level make it 4.1.
Now in output click on demux and then select any folder and click on start muxing.

It will take roughly 5-6 sec to demux the video track.

You can see a file with extension .264 in output folder.

Now download mkvmergegui..it's free also.
Install it and open..then add the video track from output folder and the mkv file also. Here unselect the video track from mkv file(you can recognize easily the video track from output folder gonna be like MPEG4 ES...where video track from mkv gonna be MPEG4/AVC1)..select MPEG4 ES only and also don't forget to select the audio also(will be AAC).
Now start muxing and playback the mkv file on tv....any problem don't forget to ask.

 

[n_prabakaran]

sorry No luck, after changing to 4.1

here is info

General
Unique ID : 240630972983665958796215875408993888319 (0xB507D6F2C0F3DC7D9EF090CB1382A83F)
Complete name : C:\Panasonic samples\HD\Panasonic.track_1.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 125 MiB
Duration : 3mn 20s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 5 256 Kbps
Movie name : Panasonic.HD.Demo-Flowers.720p.X264
Encoded date : UTC 2012-07-14 09:50:18
Writing application : mkvmerge v5.7.0 ('The Whirlwind') built on Jul 8 2012 20:08:51
Writing library : libebml v1.2.3 + libmatroska v1.3.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 8 frames
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 3mn 20s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Nominal bit rate : 5 120 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 40.0 Mbps
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) : 0.185
Writing library : x264 core 54 svn-593M
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-2:-2 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=hex / subme=6 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / slices=2 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / bitrate=5120 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.3
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : HE-AAC / LC
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 3mn 20s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 96.0 KHz / 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

 

[lake1988]

It's due to header stripping enabling.
Open mkvmerge gui...click on file-->options-->mmg...there is a option "disable header removal compression for audio and video by default"...check/select this option.
Now try to mux now..it will work.

 

[n_prabakaran]

-How did the MKV format worked his in USB, my current format is NTFS are there any issues?

No luck again, here is media info again

General
Unique ID : 195953959114972420162258446766055458496 (0x936B5C191AF1D3C7952369966BDD86C0)
Complete name : C:\Panasonic samples\HD\Panasonic.track_2.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 125 MiB
Duration : 3mn 20s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 5 256 Kbps
Movie name : Panasonic.HD.Demo-Flowers.720p.X264
Encoded date : UTC 2012-07-14 10:38:14
Writing application : mkvmerge v5.7.0 ('The Whirlwind') built on Jul 8 2012 20:08:51
Writing library : libebml v1.2.3 + libmatroska v1.3.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 8 frames
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 3mn 20s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Nominal bit rate : 5 120 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 40.0 Mbps
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) : 0.185
Writing library : x264 core 54 svn-593M
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-2:-2 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=hex / subme=6 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / slices=2 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / bitrate=5120 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.3
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : HE-AAC / LC
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 3mn 20s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 96.0 KHz / 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

 

[n_prabakaran]

Update:

Just found that header removal not done correctly doing now will come back shortly thank you.

 

[lake1988]

Muxing mode : Header stripping

Problem is here. U need to check that disable header removal option I mentioned before. Here is a fileinfo by checking that option-
General
Unique ID : 238649143850133464461626802545786436460 (0xB38A273A5D89043C866FA682D3FD3B6C)
Complete name : D:\dd-001.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 101 MiB
Duration : 6mn 9s
Overall bit rate : 2 289 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2012-07-14 10:51:30
Writing application : mkvmerge v5.7.0 ('The Whirlwind') built on Jul 8 2012 20:08:51
Writing library : libebml v1.2.3 + libmatroska v1.3.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 6mn 9s
Bit rate : 1 859 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 2 336 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 528 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.115
Stream size : 81.9 MiB (81%)
Writing library : x264 core 67 r1148M 400740b
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=4 / deblock=1:-4:-4 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=7 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=2 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / nr=0 / decimate=0 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / bitrate=2336 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:1.00
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 6mn 9s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 16.9 MiB (17%)
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Text
ID : 3
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

You can see their is no header stripping here.

 

[n_prabakaran]

No, it didn't help


General
Unique ID : 175734302873992410135059942499764980838 (0x84353213E5A055679FBA727D276CCC66)
Complete name : C:\Panasonic samples\HD\Panasonic.track_2.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 125 MiB
Duration : 3mn 20s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 5 257 Kbps
Movie name : Panasonic.HD.Demo-Flowers.720p.X264
Encoded date : UTC 2012-07-14 10:50:49
Writing application : mkvmerge v5.7.0 ('The Whirlwind') built on Jul 8 2012 20:08:51
Writing library : libebml v1.2.3 + libmatroska v1.3.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 8 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 3mn 20s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Nominal bit rate : 5 120 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 40.0 Mbps
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) : 0.185
Writing library : x264 core 54 svn-593M
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-2:-2 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=hex / subme=6 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / slices=2 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / bitrate=5120 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.3
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : HE-AAC / LC
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 3mn 20s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 96.0 KHz / 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

 

[lake1988]

That's the problem I tell people about in this forum over and over again and no one believes me. You can see the reframe count is 8..

Format settings, ReFrames : 8 frames

Most of tvs won't play mkv with video encoded with reframes more than 5.
So you now have to encode it with handbrake..and it will take time..with a lot of cpu usage...total waste of time...u are lucky that it is only 3min movie..a full length movie of 2 hrs gonna take more or less 24 hours..and think about for 24 hrs with cpu usage more than 90%....

 

[n_prabakaran]

Here is updated log after correct header removal


General
UniqueID/String : 175734302873992410135059942499764980838 (0x84353213E5A055679FBA727D276CCC66)
CompleteName : C:\Panasonic samples\HD\Panasonic.track_2.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format_Version : Version 2
FileSize/String : 125 MiB
Duration/String : 3mn 20s
OverallBitRate_Mode/String : Variable
OverallBitRate/String : 5 257 Kbps
Movie : Panasonic.HD.Demo-Flowers.720p.X264
Encoded_Date : UTC 2012-07-14 10:50:49
Encoded_Application : mkvmerge v5.7.0 ('The Whirlwind') built on Jul 8 2012 20:08:51
Encoded_Library/String : libebml v1.2.3 + libmatroska v1.3.0

Video
ID/String : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format_Profile : [email protected]
Format_Settings_CABAC/String : Yes
Format_Settings_RefFrames/String : 8 frames
CodecID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration/String : 3mn 20s
BitRate_Mode/String : Variable
BitRate_Nominal/String : 5 120 Kbps
BitRate_Maximum/String : 40.0 Mbps
Width/String : 1 280 pixels
Height/String : 720 pixels
DisplayAspectRatio/String : 16:9
FrameRate/String : 29.970 fps
ColorSpace : YUV
ChromaSubsampling : 4:2:0
BitDepth/String : 8 bits
ScanType/String : Progressive
Bits-(Pixel*Frame) : 0.185
Encoded_Library/String : x264 core 54 svn-593M
Encoded_Library_Settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-2:-2 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=hex / subme=6 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / slices=2 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / bitrate=5120 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.3
Default/String : Yes
Forced/String : No

Audio
ID/String : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format_Profile : HE-AAC / LC
CodecID : A_AAC
Duration/String : 3mn 20s
Channel(s)/String : 2 channels
ChannelPositions : Front: L R
SamplingRate/String : 96.0 KHz / 48.0 KHz
Compression_Mode/String : Lossy
Language/String : English
Default/String : Yes
Forced/String : No

 

[n_prabakaran]

Just saw your recent post, due to netdown didn't notice will try and come back.

Thank you for your help so far

 

[lake1988]

But did it play in tv?

 

[n_prabakaran]

No it didn't play on the TV.

Here the media info after handbreak conversion

General
Unique ID : 222485195424079258429152771489252311591 (0xA761170A9175F36A6C0E52CBBB850227)
Complete name : C:\Users\narasimhamurthyp\Downloads\1.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 130 MiB
Duration : 3mn 29s
Overall bit rate : 5 183 Kbps
Writing application : HandBrake 0.9.6
Writing library : libmkv 0.6.5

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 3mn 29s
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 536 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate mode : Variable / Variable
Frame rate : 24.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Writing library : x264 core 120
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=1 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=2 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=6 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=1 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=10 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=3 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 3mn 29s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Language : Tamil
Default : Yes
Forced : No

 

[baijuxavior]

Better buy a basic media player that are available for as low as 2K. Still better, assemble an htpc and forget about formats.

 

[n_prabakaran]

My only concern is that how did the same MKV file worked in his USB but NOT in my USB?

 

[lake1988]

ok..do this in output option of tsmuxer gui select M2TS muxing(after changing profile to 4.1 and selecting both video and audio) and click on start muxing.
Output file gonna have .m2ts extension...play it in the tv..this might work...