[mythtv-users] Problem playing back videos encoded by Handbrake

[Anthony Giggins]

> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 1:44 PM, Anthony Giggins
> <seven at seven.dorksville.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Anthony Giggins
>>>> <seven at seven.dorksville.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I've encoded a few kids DVD with Handbrake in windows recently  
>>>>> using the
>>>>> normal profile to mkv but none of them can be played by mythtv  
>>>>> 0.22-
>>>>
>>>> fixes
>>>>>
>>>>> from rpmfusion running on Mythdora10.21, I'm pretty sure I have  
>>>>> other
>>>>
>>>> mkv's
>>>>>
>>>>> that I didn't encode myself that work fine
>>>>>
>>>>> 2010-01-31 14:49:35.966 TV: StartPlayer(0, Watching Video, main)  
>>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> begin
>>>>>
>>>>> 2010-01-31 14:49:36.464 AFD Error: Could not open codec 0x62c18d0,
>>>>
>>>> id(AAC)
>>>>>
>>>>> type(Audio) aborting. reason -1
>>>>> 2010-01-31 14:49:36.464 NVP(0): Disabling Audio, params(-1,-1,-1)
>>>>> 2010-01-31 14:49:36.464 Couldn't open decoder for: /storage2/ 
>>>>> videos/Kids
>>>>> Shows/Elmo's World - Dancing, Music & Books.mkv
>>>>> 2010-01-31 14:49:36.464 TV: StartPlayer(0, Watching Video, main)  
>>>>> -- end
>>>>> error
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone shed some light on this or provide what settings work  
>>>>> for
>>>>
>>>> them in
>>>>>
>>>>> handbrake to allow playback in mythtv?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> Anthony
>>>>
>>>> Your error relates to the AAC audio stream - not sure why you're
>>>> having problems with it, but try MP3 (or AC3 passthrough) instead.
>>>
>>> Thanks Everyone AC3 passthru works great, seems faac is the  
>>> issue???? Not
>>> sure why and also I have no options for mp3 audio in Handbrake.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Anthony
>>
>> I found handbrake 0.9.4 for windows now has mp3(lame) support but  
>> using this
>> produces files that play with no sound, in mythtv but fine in  
>> windows. I
>> haven't checked the logs yet but I thought I'd post my find my  
>> findings
>
> Are you playing back a non 48khz stream to a digital output (spdif  
> or hdmi)?
> ______________________________

No, no digital output

Cheer,

Anthony