2020-07-27, 17:35
Hi, thanks in advance for any help.
I'm having an issue with Kodi on my Firestick playing a few videos with the wrong AR. I recently dug out an old satellite receiver with some recorded programmes on its hard drive and transferred them to the PC. I batch-converted the TS files to mp4 (they came out as m4v) using Handbrake, and deinterlaced as part of the process.
All the files seemed to come out great, and I have since deleted the original TS files, however I have noticed that when played on my Firestick quite a few of these files play 'zoomed in' so that the top and bottom of the pictures are completely missing. I also noticed that within Windows file explorer, the icons for these same files look different: the icons for the ones that play normally have the film-like sprocket hole look along the sides, and are in 16:9 shape, but the ones that play oddly on Kodi look more like square-ish photo thumbnails, with no sprockets, and black bars at the top and bottom.
Mediainfo also shows different resolutions for these 2 types of videos, the problematic ones show Width : 540 pixels and Height : 574 pixels, whereas the ones that work normally show Width : 718 pixels Height : 574 pixels (they do both however say they have a display aspect ratio of 16:9)
Now I realise that this might seem more like an issue for a Handbrake support forum, but every media player on my pc plays all the files perfectly, as does Kodi on my tablet, and Plex on the same firestick. Furthermore, the preview image within Kodi also displays in the correct 16:9 format for the odd files.
If anyone has any ideas, I'd be most grateful. It seems especially odd that these files, which were batch encoded, produced a variety of results like this. I have included the mediainfo results for two files, one 'normal' ie plays correctly and the other 'odd' ie plays too zoomed in in case these help. Ideally I'd love to be pointed to some software that I can use to change the flags or whatever to enable them to play correctly on my firestick's Kodi, as well as look normal on Windows File explorer, but as the only practical issue is watching them on the firestick, I'd really appreciate any trick in the settings that will get them to play normally.
Thanks in advance for any help
General
Complete name : G:\test folder\normal clip.m4v
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42 (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
File size : 41.2 MiB
Duration : 4 min 49 s
Overall bit rate : 1 194 kb/s
Encoded date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:54:40
Tagged date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:54:40
Writing application : HandBrake 1.3.3 2020061300
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4
Format settings : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 4 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 4 min 49 s
Bit rate : 1 027 kb/s
Width : 718 pixels
Height : 574 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 24.905 FPS
Minimum frame rate : 0.905 FPS
Maximum frame rate : 25.000 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.100
Stream size : 35.5 MiB (86%)
Writing library : x264 core 157 r2935 545de2f
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=2 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=30 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=22.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=20000 / vbv_bufsize=25000 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=none / filler=0 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Encoded date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:54:40
Tagged date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:54:40
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.601 PAL
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.601
Codec configuration box : avcC
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 4 min 49 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 161 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 5.55 MiB (13%)
Title : Stereo
Language : English
Default : Yes
Alternate group : 1
Encoded date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:54:40
Tagged date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:54:40
General
Complete name : G:\test folder\odd clip.m4v
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42 (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
File size : 138 MiB
Duration : 17 min 23 s
Overall bit rate : 1 106 kb/s
Encoded date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:56:15
Tagged date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:56:15
Writing application : HandBrake 1.3.3 2020061300
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4
Format settings : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 4 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 17 min 23 s
Bit rate : 938 kb/s
Width : 540 pixels
Height : 574 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.121
Stream size : 117 MiB (85%)
Writing library : x264 core 157 r2935 545de2f
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=2 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=30 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=22.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=20000 / vbv_bufsize=25000 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=none / filler=0 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Encoded date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:56:15
Tagged date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:56:15
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.601 PAL
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.601
Codec configuration box : avcC
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 17 min 23 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 161 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 20.1 MiB (15%)
Title : Stereo
Language : English
Default : Yes
Alternate group : 1
Encoded date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:56:15
Tagged date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:56:15
I'm having an issue with Kodi on my Firestick playing a few videos with the wrong AR. I recently dug out an old satellite receiver with some recorded programmes on its hard drive and transferred them to the PC. I batch-converted the TS files to mp4 (they came out as m4v) using Handbrake, and deinterlaced as part of the process.
All the files seemed to come out great, and I have since deleted the original TS files, however I have noticed that when played on my Firestick quite a few of these files play 'zoomed in' so that the top and bottom of the pictures are completely missing. I also noticed that within Windows file explorer, the icons for these same files look different: the icons for the ones that play normally have the film-like sprocket hole look along the sides, and are in 16:9 shape, but the ones that play oddly on Kodi look more like square-ish photo thumbnails, with no sprockets, and black bars at the top and bottom.
Mediainfo also shows different resolutions for these 2 types of videos, the problematic ones show Width : 540 pixels and Height : 574 pixels, whereas the ones that work normally show Width : 718 pixels Height : 574 pixels (they do both however say they have a display aspect ratio of 16:9)
Now I realise that this might seem more like an issue for a Handbrake support forum, but every media player on my pc plays all the files perfectly, as does Kodi on my tablet, and Plex on the same firestick. Furthermore, the preview image within Kodi also displays in the correct 16:9 format for the odd files.
If anyone has any ideas, I'd be most grateful. It seems especially odd that these files, which were batch encoded, produced a variety of results like this. I have included the mediainfo results for two files, one 'normal' ie plays correctly and the other 'odd' ie plays too zoomed in in case these help. Ideally I'd love to be pointed to some software that I can use to change the flags or whatever to enable them to play correctly on my firestick's Kodi, as well as look normal on Windows File explorer, but as the only practical issue is watching them on the firestick, I'd really appreciate any trick in the settings that will get them to play normally.
Thanks in advance for any help
General
Complete name : G:\test folder\normal clip.m4v
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42 (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
File size : 41.2 MiB
Duration : 4 min 49 s
Overall bit rate : 1 194 kb/s
Encoded date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:54:40
Tagged date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:54:40
Writing application : HandBrake 1.3.3 2020061300
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4
Format settings : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 4 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 4 min 49 s
Bit rate : 1 027 kb/s
Width : 718 pixels
Height : 574 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 24.905 FPS
Minimum frame rate : 0.905 FPS
Maximum frame rate : 25.000 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.100
Stream size : 35.5 MiB (86%)
Writing library : x264 core 157 r2935 545de2f
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=2 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=30 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=22.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=20000 / vbv_bufsize=25000 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=none / filler=0 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Encoded date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:54:40
Tagged date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:54:40
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.601 PAL
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.601
Codec configuration box : avcC
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 4 min 49 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 161 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 5.55 MiB (13%)
Title : Stereo
Language : English
Default : Yes
Alternate group : 1
Encoded date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:54:40
Tagged date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:54:40
General
Complete name : G:\test folder\odd clip.m4v
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42 (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
File size : 138 MiB
Duration : 17 min 23 s
Overall bit rate : 1 106 kb/s
Encoded date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:56:15
Tagged date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:56:15
Writing application : HandBrake 1.3.3 2020061300
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4
Format settings : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 4 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 17 min 23 s
Bit rate : 938 kb/s
Width : 540 pixels
Height : 574 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.121
Stream size : 117 MiB (85%)
Writing library : x264 core 157 r2935 545de2f
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=2 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=30 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=22.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=20000 / vbv_bufsize=25000 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=none / filler=0 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Encoded date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:56:15
Tagged date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:56:15
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.601 PAL
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.601
Codec configuration box : avcC
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 17 min 23 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 161 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 20.1 MiB (15%)
Title : Stereo
Language : English
Default : Yes
Alternate group : 1
Encoded date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:56:15
Tagged date : UTC 2020-07-15 04:56:15
