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ADFX01A
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Output saved as "file" instead of "mkv"

Post by ADFX01A »

I have Red vs. Blue Season 13 blu-ray currently saved as one file, I now using Handbrake to re-encoded the chapters as individual files for my Kodi Library. This process has work without incident for all the chapters with the exception of Chapter 13. It's output is listed as "file" instead of the "mkv" that I set it up to do:




HandBrake version 1.3.0 (2019110900):




Operating system and version Windows 10 Home 64-bit:




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[08:14:30] base preset: Super HQ 1080p30 Surround (Modified)
[20:14:30] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[20:14:30] Starting work at: Mon Nov 25 20:14:30 2019
[20:14:30] 1 job(s) to process
[20:14:30] json job:
{
  "Audio": {
    "AudioList": [
      {
        "Bitrate": 160,
        "DRC": 0.0,
        "Encoder": "av_aac",
        "Gain": 0.0,
        "Mixdown": 4,
        "NormalizeMixLevel": false,
        "Samplerate": 0,
        "Name": "Stereo",
        "Track": 0,
        "DitherMethod": 0
      },
      {
        "Bitrate": 640,
        "DRC": 0.0,
        "Encoder": "ac3",
        "Gain": 0.0,
        "Mixdown": 4,
        "NormalizeMixLevel": false,
        "Samplerate": 0,
        "Name": "Stereo",
        "Track": 0,
        "DitherMethod": 0
      },
      {
        "Bitrate": 160,
        "DRC": 0.0,
        "Encoder": "av_aac",
        "Gain": 0.0,
        "Mixdown": 4,
        "NormalizeMixLevel": false,
        "Samplerate": 0,
        "Name": "Stereo",
        "Track": 1,
        "DitherMethod": 0
      }
    ],
    "CopyMask": [
      "copy:aac",
      "copy:ac3",
      "copy:dtshd",
      "copy:dts",
      "copy:eac3",
      "copy:flac",
      "copy:mp3",
      "copy:truehd"
    ],
    "FallbackEncoder": "ac3"
  },
  "Destination": {
    "ChapterList": [
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 1"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 2"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 3"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 4"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 5"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 6"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 7"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 8"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 9"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 10"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 11"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 12"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 13"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 14"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 15"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 16"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 17"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 18"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 19"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 20"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 21"
      }
    ],
    "ChapterMarkers": true,
    "AlignAVStart": false,
    "File": "D:\\RvB\\S13E13 - The Thin Fed Line",
    "Mp4Options": {
      "IpodAtom": false,
      "Mp4Optimize": false
    },
    "Mux": "mkv"
  },
  "Filters": {
    "FilterList": [
      {
        "ID": 4,
        "Settings": {
          "mode": "7"
        }
      },
      {
        "ID": 3,
        "Settings": {
          "block-height": "16",
          "block-thresh": "40",
          "block-width": "16",
          "filter-mode": "2",
          "mode": "3",
          "motion-thresh": "1",
          "spatial-metric": "2",
          "spatial-thresh": "1"
        }
      },
      {
        "ID": 12,
        "Settings": {
          "crop-bottom": "0",
          "crop-left": "0",
          "crop-right": "0",
          "crop-top": "0",
          "height": "1080",
          "width": "1920"
        }
      },
      {
        "ID": 6,
        "Settings": {
          "mode": "2",
          "rate": "27000000/900000"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "PAR": {
    "Num": 1,
    "Den": 1
  },
  "Metadata": {},
  "SequenceID": 0,
  "Source": {
    "Angle": 1,
    "Range": {
      "Type": "chapter",
      "Start": 13,
      "End": 13
    },
    "Title": 1,
    "Path": "D:\\BR Rip\\1300 - Season 13 - The Chorus Trilogy.mkv"
  },
  "Subtitle": {
    "Search": {
      "Burn": true,
      "Default": false,
      "Enable": true,
      "Forced": true
    },
    "SubtitleList": [
      {
        "Burn": false,
        "Default": false,
        "Forced": false,
        "ID": 1,
        "Offset": 0,
        "Track": 0
      }
    ]
  },
  "Video": {
    "Encoder": "x264",
    "Level": "4.0",
    "TwoPass": false,
    "Turbo": false,
    "ColorMatrixCode": 0,
    "Options": "ref=5:bframes=5",
    "Preset": "veryslow",
    "Profile": "high",
    "Quality": 18.0,
    "QSV": {
      "Decode": false,
      "AsyncDepth": 0
    }
  }
}
[20:14:30] CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz
[20:14:30]  - Intel microarchitecture Kaby Lake
[20:14:30]  - logical processor count: 8
[20:14:30] Intel Quick Sync Video support: no
[20:14:30] hb_scan: path=D:\BR Rip\1300 - Season 13 - The Chorus Trilogy.mkv, title_index=1
udfread ERROR: ECMA 167 Volume Recognition failed
src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:323: failed opening UDF image D:\BR Rip\1300 - Season 13 - The Chorus Trilogy.mkv
src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:424: error opening file BDMV\index.bdmv
src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:424: error opening file BDMV\BACKUP\index.bdmv
src/libbluray/bluray.c:2585: nav_get_title_list(D:\BR Rip\1300 - Season 13 - The Chorus Trilogy.mkv\) failed
[20:14:30] bd: not a bd - trying as a stream/file instead
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 6.0.1
libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
libdvdread:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
libdvdread:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.
libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO
[20:14:30] dvd: not a dvd - trying as a stream/file instead
Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'D:\BR Rip\1300 - Season 13 - The Chorus Trilogy.mkv':
  Metadata:
    title           : Red vs. Blue: Season 13
    CREATION_TIME   : 2016-05-03T08:57:00Z
    ENCODER         : Lavf55.12.0
  Duration: 02:52:15.70, start: 0.046000, bitrate: 5121 kb/s
    Chapter #0:0: start 0.000000, end 679.612000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 1
    Chapter #0:1: start 679.679000, end 1115.014000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 2
    Chapter #0:2: start 1115.081000, end 1485.818000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 3
    Chapter #0:3: start 1485.885000, end 1961.827000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 4
    Chapter #0:4: start 1961.894000, end 2379.544000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 5
    Chapter #0:5: start 2379.611000, end 2877.675000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 6
    Chapter #0:6: start 2877.742000, end 3339.570000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 7
    Chapter #0:7: start 3339.637000, end 3746.610000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 8
    Chapter #0:8: start 3746.677000, end 4306.803000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 9
    Chapter #0:9: start 4306.870000, end 4927.423000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 10
    Chapter #0:10: start 4927.490000, end 5445.674000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 11
    Chapter #0:11: start 5445.741000, end 5814.075000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 12
    Chapter #0:12: start 5814.142000, end 6295.356000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 13
    Chapter #0:13: start 6295.423000, end 6831.825000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 14
    Chapter #0:14: start 6831.892000, end 7173.133000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 15
    Chapter #0:15: start 7173.200000, end 7726.786000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 16
    Chapter #0:16: start 7726.853000, end 8173.666000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 17
    Chapter #0:17: start 8173.733000, end 8816.007000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 18
    Chapter #0:18: start 8816.074000, end 9524.382000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 19
    Chapter #0:19: start 9524.449000, end 10103.727000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 20
    Chapter #0:20: start 10103.794000, end 10329.886000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 21
    Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (Main), yuv420p(tv, bt709, progressive), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 1k tbn, 180k tbc (default)
    Stream #0:1: Audio: aac (LC), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp (default)
    Metadata:
      title           : Stereo
    Stream #0:2(eng): Audio: aac (LC), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp
    Metadata:
      title           : Stereo
    Stream #0:3(eng): Subtitle: hdmv_pgs_subtitle, 1920x1080
[20:14:30] scan: decoding previews for title 1
[20:14:30] scan: audio 0x1: aac, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=1 Unknown (AAC LC) (2.0 ch)
[20:14:30] scan: audio 0x2: aac, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=1 English (AAC LC) (2.0 ch)
[20:14:31] scan: 10 previews, 1920x1080, 29.970 fps, autocrop = 0/0/0/0, aspect 16:9, PAR 1:1
[20:14:31] scan: supported video decoders: avcodec qsv
[20:14:31] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
[20:14:31] Skipping subtitle scan.  No suitable subtitle tracks.
[20:14:31] Starting Task: Encoding Pass
[20:14:31] Skipping crop/scale filter
[20:14:31] work: only 1 chapter, disabling chapter markers
[20:14:31] job configuration:
[20:14:31]  * source
[20:14:31]    + D:\BR Rip\1300 - Season 13 - The Chorus Trilogy.mkv
[20:14:31]    + title 1, chapter(s) 13 to 13
[20:14:31]    + container: matroska,webm
[20:14:31]    + data rate: 5121 kbps
[20:14:31]  * destination
[20:14:31]    + D:\RvB\S13E13 - The Thin Fed Line
[20:14:31]    + container: Matroska (libavformat)
[20:14:31]  * video track
[20:14:31]    + decoder: h264
[20:14:31]    + filters
[20:14:31]      + Comb Detect (mode=3:spatial-metric=2:motion-thresh=1:spatial-thresh=1:filter-mode=2:block-thresh=40:block-width=16:block-height=16)
[20:14:31]      + Decomb (mode=39)
[20:14:31]      + Framerate Shaper (mode=2:rate=27000000/900000)
[20:14:31]        + frame rate: 29.970 fps -> peak rate limited to 30.000 fps
[20:14:31]    + Output geometry
[20:14:31]      + storage dimensions: 1920 x 1080
[20:14:31]      + pixel aspect ratio: 1 : 1
[20:14:31]      + display dimensions: 1920 x 1080
[20:14:31]    + encoder: H.264 (libx264)
[20:14:31]      + preset:  veryslow
[20:14:31]      + options: ref=5:bframes=5
[20:14:31]      + profile: high
[20:14:31]      + level:   4.0
[20:14:31]      + quality: 18.00 (RF)
[20:14:31]      + color profile: 1-1-1
[20:14:31]  * subtitle track 1, English [PGS] (track 0, id 0x3, Picture) -> Passthrough
[20:14:31]  * audio track 1
[20:14:31]    + name: Stereo
[20:14:31]    + decoder: Unknown (AAC LC) (2.0 ch) (track 1, id 0x1)
[20:14:31]      + samplerate: 48000 Hz
[20:14:31]    + mixdown: Stereo
[20:14:31]    + dither: none
[20:14:31]    + encoder: AAC (libavcodec)
[20:14:31]      + bitrate: 160 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[20:14:31]  * audio track 2
[20:14:31]    + name: Stereo
[20:14:31]    + decoder: Unknown (AAC LC) (2.0 ch) (track 1, id 0x1)
[20:14:31]      + samplerate: 48000 Hz
[20:14:31]    + mixdown: Stereo
[20:14:31]    + dither: none
[20:14:31]    + encoder: AC3 (libavcodec)
[20:14:31]      + bitrate: 640 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[20:14:31]  * audio track 3
[20:14:31]    + name: Stereo
[20:14:31]    + decoder: English (AAC LC) (2.0 ch) (track 2, id 0x2)
[20:14:31]      + samplerate: 48000 Hz
[20:14:31]    + mixdown: Stereo
[20:14:31]    + dither: none
[20:14:31]    + encoder: AAC (libavcodec)
[20:14:31]      + bitrate: 160 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[20:14:31] sync: expecting 14424 video frames
[20:14:31] encx264: min-keyint: 30, keyint: 300
[20:14:31] encx264: encoding at constant RF 18.000000
[20:14:31] encx264: unparsed options: ref=4:bframes=5:level=4.0:b-adapt=2:direct=auto:analyse=all:me=umh:merange=24:subme=10:trellis=2:vbv-bufsize=31250:vbv-maxrate=25000:rc-lookahead=60
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX FMA3 BMI2 AVX2
x264 [info]: profile High, level 4.0, 4:2:0, 8-bit
[20:14:31] sync: first pts audio 0x1 is 0
[20:14:31] sync: first pts audio 0x1 is 0
[20:14:31] sync: first pts audio 0x2 is 0
[20:14:31] sync: first pts video is 5310
[20:14:31] sync: "Chapter 13" (13) at frame 5 time 17322
[20:14:31] sync: first pts subtitle 0x3 is 122400
[20:21:20] reader: end of chapter 13 (media 13) reached at media chapter 14
[20:21:20] reader: done. 1 scr changes
[20:21:25] work: average encoding speed for job is 35.036705 fps
[20:21:26] comb detect: heavy 2 | light 31 | uncombed 14393 | total 14426
[20:21:26] decomb: deinterlaced 2 | blended 31 | unfiltered 14393 | total 14426
[20:21:26] vfr: 14426 frames output, 0 dropped and 0 duped for CFR/PFR
[20:21:26] vfr: lost time: 0 (0 frames)
[20:21:26] vfr: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for)
[20:21:26] aac-decoder done: 22562 frames, 0 decoder errors
[20:21:26] aac-decoder done: 22562 frames, 0 decoder errors
[20:21:26] aac-decoder done: 22562 frames, 0 decoder errors
[20:21:26] h264-decoder done: 14426 frames, 0 decoder errors
[20:21:26] sync: got 14426 frames, 14424 expected
[20:21:26] sync: framerate min 7.519 fps, max 29.970 fps, avg 29.964 fps
x264 [info]: frame I:108   Avg QP:14.41  size:267121
x264 [info]: frame P:3896  Avg QP:18.32  size: 46221
x264 [info]: frame B:10422 Avg QP:25.28  size:  5989
x264 [info]: consecutive B-frames:  2.4%  2.8%  4.8% 88.0%  0.5%  1.5%
x264 [info]: mb I  I16..4: 11.3%  9.4% 79.3%
x264 [info]: mb P  I16..4:  2.1%  2.6%  1.2%  P16..4: 35.6% 13.6% 10.3%  0.4%  0.1%    skip:34.1%
x264 [info]: mb B  I16..4:  0.2%  0.2%  0.1%  B16..8: 14.0%  2.5%  0.5%  direct: 4.0%  skip:78.4%  L0:37.2% L1:49.2% BI:13.6%
x264 [info]: 8x8 transform intra:35.0% inter:20.7%
x264 [info]: direct mvs  spatial:99.9% temporal:0.1%
x264 [info]: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 67.4% 72.2% 36.6% inter: 8.8% 8.0% 0.8%
x264 [info]: i16 v,h,dc,p: 34% 32% 22% 13%
x264 [info]: i8 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 19% 21% 26%  4%  4%  5%  6%  5%  9%
x264 [info]: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 21% 22% 10%  7%  8%  8%  8%  7% 10%
x264 [info]: i8c dc,h,v,p: 42% 30% 21%  7%
x264 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:4.7% UV:1.2%
x264 [info]: ref P L0: 80.7%  8.6%  7.5%  3.0%  0.1%  0.0%
x264 [info]: ref B L0: 90.9%  7.7%  1.3%
x264 [info]: ref B L1: 97.6%  2.4%
x264 [info]: kb/s:4507.91
[20:21:26] mux: track 0, 14426 frames, 271341966 bytes, 4508.14 kbps, fifo 1024
[20:21:26] mux: track 1, 22563 frames, 9683012 bytes, 160.88 kbps, fifo 2048
[20:21:26] mux: track 2, 15041 frames, 38504960 bytes, 639.73 kbps, fifo 1024
[20:21:26] mux: track 3, 22563 frames, 10007845 bytes, 166.27 kbps, fifo 2048
[20:21:26] mux: track 4, 413 frames, 4781601 bytes, 79.44 kbps, fifo 32
[20:21:26] Finished work at: Mon Nov 25 20:21:26 2019
[20:21:26] libhb: work result = 0

ADFX01A
Posts: 5
Joined: Thu Nov 14, 2019 1:47 am

Re: Output saved as "file" instead of "mkv"

Post by ADFX01A »

I was able to fix the problem by restarting Handbrake.
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BradleyS
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Re: Output saved as "file" instead of "mkv"

Post by BradleyS »

It looks like the destination lacks the .mkv extension; perhaps you accidentally removed it when naming in HandBrake. You do not need to encode the file again, simply rename it to add .mkv at the end and re-add to Kodi.
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