This STB can't decode streams!

jwlalek

jwlalek

Vu+ User
Hi. I get this message while trying to play .mkv file. What makes the file unreadable? I have Duo2 with BlackHole 3.0.2.I
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General. Thanks.
Unique ID                   : 182580639858309252159408723657890554507 (0x895BC08D59EFFCBAB3E2F70F1979628B)
Complete name               : E:\Filmy\Independence.Day.Resurgence.2016.Bluray.1080p.DTS.x265-iHD[PRiME]\ihd-idr.2016.bluray.1080p.dts.x265[PRiME].mkv
Format                      : Matroska
Format version              : Version 4 / Version 2
File size                   : 9.16 GiB
Duration                    : 2h 0mn
Overall bit rate            : 10.9 Mbps
Encoded date                : UTC 2016-09-24 19:21:25 / UTC 2016-09-24T07:14:49Z
Writing application         : mkvmerge v9.4.2 ('So High') 64bit
Writing library             : libebml v1.3.4 + libmatroska v1.4.5 / Lavf55.12.0

Video
ID                          : 1
Format                      : HEVC
Format/Info                 : High Efficiency Video Coding
Format profile              : Main@L4@Main
Codec ID                    : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC
Duration                    : 2h 0mn
Bit rate                    : 9 184 Kbps
Width                       : 1 916 pixels
Height                      : 798 pixels
Display aspect ratio        : 2.40:1
Frame rate mode             : Constant
Frame rate                  : 24.000 fps
Color space                 : YUV
Chroma subsampling          : 4:2:0
Bit depth                   : 8 bits
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)          : 0.250
Stream size                 : 7.71 GiB (84%)
Title                       : Independence.Day.Resurgence.2016.Bluray.1080p.DTS.X265-iHD
Writing library             : x265 1.9:[Windows][GCC 4.9.0][64 bit] 8bit
Encoding settings           : wpp / ctu=64 / min-cu-size=8 / max-tu-size=32 / tu-intra-depth=1 / tu-inter-depth=1 / me=1 / subme=2 / merange=57 / no-rect / no-amp / max-merge=2 / temporal-mvp / no-early-skip / rdpenalty=0 / no-tskip / no-tskip-fast / strong-intra-smoothing / no-lossless / no-cu-lossless / no-constrained-intra / no-fast-intra / open-gop / no-temporal-layers / interlace=0 / keyint=240 / min-keyint=24 / scenecut=40 / rc-lookahead=10 / lookahead-slices=5 / bframes=4 / bframe-bias=0 / b-adapt=2 / ref=1 / limit-refs=3 / no-limit-modes / weightp / no-weightb / aq-mode=1 / qg-size=32 / aq-strength=1.00 / cbqpoffs=0 / crqpoffs=0 / rd=3 / psy-rd=2.00 / rdoq-level=0 / psy-rdoq=0.00 / signhide / deblock / sao / no-sao-non-deblock / b-pyramid / cutree / no-intra-refresh / rc=abr / bitrate=9600 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / vbv-maxrate=12000 / vbv-bufsize=12000 / ipratio=1.40 / pbratio=1.30
Language                    : English
Default                     : Yes
Forced                      : No
Color range                 : Limited
Color primaries             : BT.709
Transfer characteristics    : BT.709
Matrix coefficients         : BT.709
Statistics Tags Issue       : mkvmerge v9.4.2 ('So High') 64bit 2016-09-24 19:21:25 / mkvmerge v9.4.2 ('So High') 64bit 2016-09-24 19:21:25 / UTC 2016-09-24T07:14:49Z
FromStats_BitRate           : 9404275
FromStats_Duration          : 02:00:11.544000000
FromStats_FrameCount        : 172904
FromStats_StreamSize        : 8477418729

Audio
ID                          : 2
Format                      : DTS
Format/Info                 : Digital Theater Systems
Mode                        : 16
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID                    : A_DTS
Duration                    : 2h 0mn
Bit rate mode               : Constant
Bit rate                    : 1 509 Kbps
Channel(s)                  : 6 channels
Channel positions           : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate               : 48.0 KHz
Frame rate                  : 93.750 fps (512 spf)
Bit depth                   : 24 bits
Compression mode            : Lossy
Delay relative to video     : -83ms
Stream size                 : 1.27 GiB (14%)
Title                       : Independence.Day.Resurgence.2016.Bluray.1080p.DTS.X265-iHD
Language                    : English
Default                     : Yes
Forced                      : No
Statistics Tags Issue       : mkvmerge v9.4.2 ('So High') 64bit 2016-09-24 19:21:25 / mkvmerge v9.4.2 ('So High') 64bit 2016-09-24 19:21:25 / UTC 2016-09-24T07:14:49Z
FromStats_BitRate           : 1508999
FromStats_Duration          : 01:59:44.502000000
FromStats_FrameCount        : 673547
FromStats_StreamSize        : 1355176564

Text
ID                          : 3
Format                      : ASS
Codec ID                    : S_TEXT/ASS
Codec ID/Info               : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Compression mode            : Lossless
Title                       : Independence.Day.Resurgence.2016.Bluray.1080p.DTS.X265-iHD
Language                    : English
Default                     : Yes
Forced                      : No
Statistics Tags Issue       : mkvmerge v9.4.2 ('So High') 64bit 2016-09-24 19:21:25 / mkvmerge v9.4.2 ('So High') 64bit 2016-09-24 19:21:25 / UTC 2016-09-24T07:14:49Z
FromStats_BitRate           : 136
FromStats_Duration          : 01:49:45.541000000
FromStats_FrameCount        : 1711
FromStats_StreamSize        : 112081

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Always the same: people keep thinking of video files as they were .xls or .doc or .pdf.
It is totally useless speaking of mkv or avi or mp4: what matters in video files is not the extension but it is the codec used. Re-encode with Handbrake and h264 and it'll work.
A STB is not like VLC which has the ability to decode almost every kind of codecs. But VLC is a software not hardware. The same is for TVs: do you think that TVs are able to play videos coded with every codecs in the world?
 
Alexwilmac said:
A STB is not like VLC which has the ability to decode almost every kind of codecs. But VLC is a software not hardware. The same is for TVs: do you think that TVs are able to play videos coded with every codecs in the world?
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If manufacturers would like to make a TV with an ability to play every codec I think that wouldn't be a big problem. Unfortunately all this is about marketing. Same with STB, but regarding the Black Hole "software" it all depends on you guys, the BH and Enigma2 coders. As I presume BH software can't decode HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) yet. Don't you think it's time to improve the software as that kind of codec may become very popular in the future?
 
So the hardware of a STB is as powerful as a computer, isn't it? It is not all a question of software in this world. On the contrary: it's the hardware that processes the software not all the way around.
 
If we would talk about the old Nokia dbox2, yes, I would agree.
I thought Duo2 is one of the most powerful STB in the world.
I am not an expert but I think it is powerful enough to play it if the software could decode it.
 
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