The MKV *container* doesn't use Media Foundation, but the codecs for the internal tracks (video and audio) most definitely do. Haali Media Splitter (aka Matroska Splitter) is enough to open the container and use Media Foundation for the content within in Windows 7/WMP.
Rodney
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- Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:49 pm
- Forum: Windows
- Topic: Windows Media Player - Windows 7
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3199
- Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:41 pm
- Forum: Windows
- Topic: MKV vs AVI ..Am I comparing Apples to Oranges
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1889
Re: MKV vs AVI ..Am I comparing Apples to Oranges
Utterly irrelevant unless you are talking about the same codec with the same settings (and even then goes right out the window once you consider constant quality rate factor). It hasn't been a useful metric for years.
Rodney
Rodney
- Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:51 pm
- Forum: Windows
- Topic: MKV vs AVI ..Am I comparing Apples to Oranges
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1889
Re: MKV vs AVI ..Am I comparing Apples to Oranges
MKV and AVI are containers, not codecs.
You are using MPEG-4 in AVI and H.264 in MKV, so you should expect very different visual quality between the two at the same bitrate.
Rodney
You are using MPEG-4 in AVI and H.264 in MKV, so you should expect very different visual quality between the two at the same bitrate.
Rodney
- Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:59 pm
- Forum: Mac
- Topic: Scrambled Playback
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1491
Re: Scrambled Playback
I'm not familiar with how to set the region on the Mac, but I'm sure someone else will chime in - bear in mind you only get to do this a few times (5 on most drives) before the last setting will be permanent - thank the studios for that. I can't speak knowledgably about your friend's configuration -...
- Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:11 pm
- Forum: Mac
- Topic: Scrambled Playback
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1491
Re: Scrambled Playback
Looks to me like your disc is region-locked to a different region than your drive is set to.
Rodney
Rodney
- Fri Dec 04, 2009 5:47 pm
- Forum: Devices and Presets
- Topic: iPod Touch / iPhone preset
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4379
Re: iPod Touch / iPhone preset
Are you sure mbtree must be forced? It works for me by default (verified with AVInaptic).
Rodney
Rodney
- Fri Dec 04, 2009 5:34 pm
- Forum: Devices and Presets
- Topic: ViewSonic VPD400 "MovieBook"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 926
Re: ViewSonic VPD400 "MovieBook"
Random guess? Your device probably only supports baseline, so Apple Universal is probably the best way to fly on it.
Rodney
Rodney
- Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:53 pm
- Forum: Feature Requests
- Topic: MP4 Audio Options
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1564
Re: MP4 Audio Options
There is no standard (yet) for DTS-in-MP4.
Rodney
Rodney
- Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:49 pm
- Forum: Devices and Presets
- Topic: Subtitles problem..
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1162
Re: Subtitles problem..
The semi-transparent box surrounding the subtitle text is generated by the iPod and cannot be disabled.
As for why the subtitles do not display properly on your television, I have no advice on that - I've never tried. It certainly sounds like an iPod firmware bug to me.
Moving to Devices.
Rodney
As for why the subtitles do not display properly on your television, I have no advice on that - I've never tried. It certainly sounds like an iPod firmware bug to me.
Moving to Devices.
Rodney
- Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:02 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Best Audio Settings?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 720
Re: Best Audio Settings?
It's best to leave the rate at auto - upsampling does nothing to improve quality and downsampling will most definitely degrade it. As far as bitrate, 160 is the max for the FAAC encoder, which is what HandBrake uses - if you are instead using QT for encoding, increasing bitrate beyond that is not li...
- Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:23 pm
- Forum: Windows
- Topic: Where to download Handbrake 0.9.3?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 31198
Re: Where to download Handbrake 0.9.3?
I also want to reiterate that the loss of AVI support was *NOT* an arbitrary decision. The AVI container is literally 20 years old. It was created when the most sophisticated multimedia you could have was low-resolution compressed and interleaved video and audio. No subtitles, no multiple audio trac...
- Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:15 pm
- Forum: Windows
- Topic: Removing AC3 audio track
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1116
Re: Removing AC3 audio track
If the first audio track is AAC, I'm surprised WMP12 can't grok it - removing the second AC3 track isn't likely to help much here.
Rodney
Rodney
- Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:43 pm
- Forum: Windows
- Topic: Audio / Vide Sync Problem
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2492
Re: Audio / Vide Sync Problem
AnyDVD is the gold standard - and costs a good bit of gold, too. *laughs*Kay_Jay wrote:Can anyone recommend a decrypter that'll work with brand new DVDs?
Rodney
- Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:55 pm
- Forum: Mac
- Topic: Handbrake freezes my mac
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1761
Re: Handbrake freezes my mac
It is likely the CPU that is overheating. In any event, I'd recommend service through AppleCare, explaining that when the CPU is fully utilized for extended periods of time (such as video conversion) your Mac overheats and crashes.
Rodney
Rodney
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:29 pm
- Forum: Mac
- Topic: Handbrake freezes my mac
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1761
Re: Handbrake freezes my mac
It is almost certainly a heat issue. Does it happen more frequently when ripping longer titles? (To ask another way, if you rip only a single small chapter, do you see the same behavior?)
Rodney
Rodney
- Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:44 pm
- Forum: Mac
- Topic: very slow iphone conversion with latest version
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1160
Re: very slow iphone conversion with latest version
Interesting - your settings look fine and I don't see any obvious issues, though the rate does seem quite off.
Does this happen on all discs or just this one?
Rodney
Does this happen on all discs or just this one?
Rodney
- Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:34 am
- Forum: Mac
- Topic: Green & white boxes in video
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1209
Re: Green & white boxes in video
Green and white boxes are *always* a sign of encrypted content. Make sure you have VLC installed in /Applications (not ~/Applications!) and make sure the "bitness" matches the version of HandBrake you are using (32-bit or 64-bit).
Rodney
Rodney
- Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:29 am
- Forum: Mac
- Topic: very slow iphone conversion with latest version
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1160
Re: very slow iphone conversion with latest version
This is only the title scan. Where is the actual encoding activity log?
Rodney
Rodney
- Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:44 pm
- Forum: Mac
- Topic: How-To: Automate DVD & Blu-Ray (Backup, Encoding & Tagging)
- Replies: 223
- Views: 373902
Re: How-To: Automate DVD & Blu-Ray (Backup, Encoding & Tagging)
Output from a CLI title scan (-t 0) would be very useful to see.
Rodney
Rodney
- Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:28 pm
- Forum: Mac
- Topic: HB Newbie--Trouble encoding Star Trek XI
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4674
Re: HB Newbie--Trouble encoding Star Trek XI
Same strategy as all other protected titles - watch the movie with the DVD player, take note of the title it selects, then manually specify that same title number in HandBrake.
Rodney
Rodney
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:24 pm
- Forum: Mac
- Topic: Recent slowdown in encode FPS
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1085
Re: Recent slowdown in encode FPS
I think the main reason it was mainlined was to expose issues with decoders so they can be addressed quickly - there's nothing like a thousand users with pitchforks to get a company's attention.
Rodney
Rodney
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:20 pm
- Forum: Bugs
- Topic: universal preset unable to sync with 5g Nano
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3220
Re: universal preset unable to sync with 5g Nano
If it's NTSC, you are most definitely limited to 480px vertical by iTunes. This limit does not apply if you "hand-inject" outside of iTunes, from what I've been reading.
Rodney
Rodney
- Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:00 pm
- Forum: Windows
- Topic: Encoding finishes immediately; produces no output
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2599
Re: Encoding finishes immediately; produces no output
This is a permissions issue - try running with administrator rights.
Rodney
Rodney
- Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:56 pm
- Forum: Command Line Interface And Scripting
- Topic: Low priority for Handbrakecli in windows?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 913
Re: Low priority for Handbrakecli in windows?
start /low /wait xxx seems to do the trick, other solutions also exist.
Rodney
Rodney
- Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:27 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Chapters are scrambled
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13783
Re: Chapters are scrambled
I suggest you do a bit of reading of the dozens of posts about this very subject already in the forums. It's a copy protection issue.
Rodney
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