Help figuring out why this file is being transcoded

[atc98092]

Very strange behavior. I tested the file and it plays without transcoding. I can't figure out what it the profile is triggering the transcode. This is for a Roku 2 XS. It supports MKV and MP4 containers with AC3 or AAC audio and H.264 video. Here's the transcoding section of the profile. I've commented out everything I can think of that could be triggering a transcode, but it still does it. This file was created using VideoReDo from a WTV recorded TV file, saving the file as a MKV with H.264 video.

  Code:

<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="h264" maxVBitrate="12000" forceVTranscoding="true" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="320">
            <!-- for no surround passthrough
            <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="h264" maxVBitrate="12000" forceVTranscoding="true" targetACodec="aac" aBitrate="128" forceStereo="true">
            -->
            <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="high_10" />
            <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
            <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
         </Video>
         <!-- Remux audio and video streams - for DivX/Xvid in AVI/Matroska -->
         <!--<Video targetContainer="mpegts">
            <Matches container="*" vCodec="mpeg4" aCodec="aac" />
            <Matches container="*" vCodec="msmpeg4" aCodec="aac" />
         </Video>-->
         <!-- Remux video stream, transcode audio only - for DivX/Xvid in AVI/Matroska
             <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="aac" aBitrate="128">
            <Matches container="*" vCodec="mpeg4" aCodec="mp3" />
            <Matches container="*" vCodec="msmpeg4" aCodec="mp3" />
         </Video>-->
         <!-- Remux supported audio, transcode H.264 video if bitrate is too high, transcode non-H.264 video -->
         <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="h264" maxVBitrate="12000">
            <!-- for no surround passthrough comment out the following four lines
            <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" aCodec="ac3" />
            <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" aCodec="dca" /> -->
            <Matches container="*" vCodec="mpeg2video" aCodec="ac3" />
            <Matches container="*" vCodec="mpeg2video" aCodec="dca" />
            <!-- comment the following line if you have files with 5.1ch AAC, Roku only supports 2 channel AAC
            <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" aCodec="aac" /> -->
         </Video>
         <!-- Transcode all audio, transcode H.264 video if bitrate is too high, transcode all other video -->
         <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="h264" maxVBitrate="12000" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="320">
            <!-- for no surround passthrough
            <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="h264" maxVBitrate="12000" targetACodec="aac" aBitrate="128" forceStereo="true">
            -->
            <Matches container="*" />
         </Video>


And here's the media Info:

  Code:

  Metadata:
    ENCODER         : Lavf56.25.101
  Duration: 01:19:36.13, start: 0.033000, bitrate: 2474 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (Main), yuv420p(tv), 704x480 [SAR 40:33 DAR 16:9], Closed Captions, SAR 213:176 DAR 71:40, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 1k tbn, 59.94 tbc
    Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s (default)


[DenyAll]

The last transcode block you have is (removing commented components):

  Code:

<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="h264" maxVBitrate="12000" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="320">
      <Matches container="*" />
 </Video>

This will match all files (container="*") and will force transcoding. Try removing (commenting this entire block). If it still transcodes, it might be the h264 level (MediaInfo will provide details of this for your file).

[atc98092]

The last transcode block you have is (removing commented components):

  Code:

<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="h264" maxVBitrate="12000" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="320">
      <Matches container="*" />
 </Video>

This will match all files (container="*") and will force transcoding. Try removing (commenting this entire block). If it still transcodes, it might be the h264 level (MediaInfo will provide details of this for your file).

ARGH! How did I miss that? Sheesh. Must have been half asleep. Yeah, that's my excuse!

Thanks my friend. Embarrassing, but a simple fix.