[MPlayer-users] "Freebox" and HD videos encoded with mencoder

[Mathieu Westphal]

On 04/17/2012 12:47 PM, Krzysztof Duchnowski wrote:
> On 17.04.2012 10:27, Mathieu Westphal wrote:
>    
>> Hello
>>
>> I have a multimedia server provided by my isp ( Free , i'm French ),
>> wich has the capability to play movie on my television.
>>
>> But this player cannot read chinese subtitles. So the current solution i
>> use is to rencode hard-coded sub movie wich can be used without any
>> problem on the "freebox" .
>>
>> Anyway, if it work well with standard movies and dvd, it do not work
>> with High Res movie. I've tried lot of different video codec for the
>> reencoding, and some work on mplayer, but non seems to work on the player.
>>
>> And the original video play just fine, without any problem.
>>
>> So what is the "standard" way to encode high res movie with mencoder?
>>
>> Anyway here are the information about the "freebox" :
>> http://www.freeplayer.org/viewtopic.php?p=65255#65255
>>      
> Make new tread instead hijacking this one (hint: click new post instead
> reply).
>    
Sorry, thanks for your help.
> Your problem requires allot of posting of media infos so it will
> completely obscure original thread that you replied to.
>    
Here are the information about the original file :

 >mediainfo Game.of.Thrones.S02E02.720p.HDTV.x264-IMMERSE.mkv
General
Complete name                    : 
Game.of.Thrones.S02E02.720p.HDTV.x264-IMMERSE.mkv
Format                           : Matroska
File size                        : 1.29 GiB
Duration                         : 54mn 57s
Overall bit rate                 : 3 352 Kbps
Writing application              : x264.exe
Writing library                  : mkv2rls x264-tv version built on 
2011. febr. 17

Video
ID                               : 1
Format                           : AVC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                   : High at L4.1
Format settings, CABAC           : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames        : 5 frames
Codec ID                         : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration                         : 54mn 57s
Bit rate                         : 2 901 Kbps
Width                            : 1 280 pixels
Height                           : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 16:9
Frame rate                       : 23.976 fps
Color space                      : YUV
Chroma subsampling               : 4:2:0
Bit depth                        : 8 bits
Scan type                        : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.131
Stream size                      : 1.11 GiB (87%)
Writing library                  : x264 core 122 r2184 5c85e0a
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=18 / 
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=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=50 / rc=crf 
/ mbtree=1 / crf=18.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / 
ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Language                         : English

Audio
ID                               : 2
Format                           : AC-3
Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension                   : CM (complete main)
Codec ID                         : A_AC3
Duration                         : 54mn 57s
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                      : 151 MiB (11%)
Language                         : English


> As of the site you give it's not informative at all - it seems that this
> player don't like PackedBitstream at MPEG4 Part2
>
>    
Wich means? how to resolve the problem?

Thanks

Mathieu