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"Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:46 am
by Xabre
Hi and thanks for a great app,

I'm quite new to this so please excuse any newbie mistakes... though, I don't get this to work with video files :( I've managed to setup the DLNA connection correctly between Serviio on my PC (Win7) and my Samsung PS51D8000 plasma. Also, I've chosen the Samsung D-series profile in the Serviio console. However, my Samsung still claims that .avi (xvid, divx) and .mkv (etc) are unrecognized file types. The only file type that I get to work are Microsoft ".wmv"-files. The transcoding is activated but I don't know if it's doing anything... Thanks for any help on this!

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:03 am
by zip
post detailed log of when you play a file

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:32 pm
by Xabre
Thanks for a fast reply! ... I turned on the "DEBUG" mode by using a text editor and attached the log file from the "LOG" folder to this message.

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:47 pm
by Illico
Could you explain your installation connection/configuration (Router with DHCP, fixed IP adress,etc)?

Starting DiscoverySSDPMessageListener using interface eth3 (Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller) and address 192.168.1.79, timeout = 0
-name = 'Unrecognized device', ipAddress='192.168.1.75', profile = '1'
-name = 'Unrecognized device', ipAddress='192.168.1.69', profile = '1'
-name = 'PS51D8000', ipAddress='192.168.1.69', profile = '1'
-name = 'AVR-3311', ipAddress='192.168.1.75', profile = '1
..
- name = 'Unrecognized device', ipAddress='192.168.1.64', profile = '1''
...
- name = 'Unrecognized device', ipAddress='192.168.1.79', profile = '1'
- name = 'Sony BD Player', ipAddress='192.168.1.70', profile = '10'


Please fix all your devices IP address, clear all device in serviio console, restart serviio serviio and post logging file.

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:01 pm
by Xabre
Thanks. I hope I'm doing the right things...

I'm running a Zyxel modem/router with DHCP. The Samsung plasma is connected wirelessly to the network through the built-in Samsung wi-fi. Pictures and music works fine.

1. I removed all entries in the device list in the Serviio console and manually added my Samsung plasma with the IP-address found under the network settings on the TV (192.168.1.69).
2. Then I tried to play a .mkv, divx and a mpeg4 file. All with the result "Codec not recognized".
3. Last, I'm attaching the log-file to this message.

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:42 pm
by zip
1) you probably didn't restart the service properly
2) there is no mention of playing a file in the log

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:03 pm
by Xabre
I clicked stop and start... though, now I re-started all the machines and ran some new tests (still not working). Please find the latest log file. I had to cut the first part as if was growing beyond 256k.

Cheers, Henrik

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:08 pm
by Illico
Xabre wrote:I clicked stop and start

Stop/Start button on serviio console did not affect the serviio service...only the server connection.

Use Windows Start Program menu where you'll found ..."Start Serviio Service" and "Stop Serviio Service"

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:13 pm
by Illico
Videokamera 001 - HD - Xvid Video.avi
Videokamera 002 - HD - MKV Video.mkv
are delivered in native format (no transcoding)

Could you post "ffmpeg -i" and MediaInfo results of these files?

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:38 pm
by Xabre
Hmm... the "ffmpeg" (program) does not launch correctly on my Win7 machine. When I click the file there's just a flash with a small cmd pop-up and then it's gone. I will try on a different machine.

Mediainfo details (Xvid):

  Code:
General
Complete name                    : C:\Users\Hibiscus\Videos\Serviio test\Videokamera 001 - HD - Xvid Video.avi
Format                           : AVI
Format/Info                      : Audio Video Interleave
File size                        : 93.7 MiB
Duration                         : 1mn 3s
Overall bit rate                 : 12.3 Mbps
Writing application              : Lavf51.12.1

Video
ID                               : 0
Format                           : xvid
Codec ID                         : xvid
Duration                         : 1mn 3s
Bit rate                         : 12.2 Mbps
Width                            : 1 920 pixels
Height                           : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 16:9
Frame rate                       : 50.000 fps
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.117
Stream size                      : 92.6 MiB (99%)

Audio
ID                               : 1
Format                           : MPEG Audio
Format version                   : Version 1
Format profile                   : Layer 3
Mode                             : Joint stereo
Mode extension                   : MS Stereo
Codec ID                         : 55
Codec ID/Hint                    : MP3
Duration                         : 1mn 3s
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 128 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Sampling rate                    : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode                 : Lossy
Stream size                      : 998 KiB (1%)
Alignment                        : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration             : 26 ms (1.31 video frame)


Mediainfo details (MKV):

  Code:
General
Unique ID                        : 168348648403719580577546155723716462494 (0x7EA6C532C2870C1E037BA147C20E879E)
Complete name                    : C:\Users\Hibiscus\Videos\Serviio test\Videokamera 002 - HD - MKV Video.mkv
Format                           : Matroska
Format version                   : Version 2
File size                        : 76.1 MiB
Duration                         : 35s 82ms
Overall bit rate                 : 18.2 Mbps
Writing application              : Lavf51.12.1
Writing library                  : Lavf51.12.1

Video
ID                               : 1
Format                           : AVC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                   : Baseline@L1.3
Format settings, CABAC           : No
Format settings, ReFrames        : 1 frame
Format settings, GOP             : M=1, N=12
Codec ID                         : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration                         : 35s 80ms
Bit rate                         : 17.7 Mbps
Width                            : 1 920 pixels
Height                           : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 16:9
Frame rate                       : 50.000 fps
Color space                      : YUV
Chroma subsampling               : 4:2:0
Bit depth                        : 8 bits
Scan type                        : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.171
Stream size                      : 74.0 MiB (97%)
Language                         : English

Audio
ID                               : 2
Format                           : MPEG Audio
Format version                   : Version 1
Format profile                   : Layer 3
Mode                             : Joint stereo
Mode extension                   : MS Stereo
Codec ID                         : A_MPEG/L3
Codec ID/Hint                    : MP3
Duration                         : 35s 81ms
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 128 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Sampling rate                    : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode                 : Lossy
Stream size                      : 548 KiB (1%)
Language                         : English

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:58 pm
by Illico
Xabre wrote:Hmm... the "ffmpeg" (program) does not launch correctly on my Win7 machine. When I click the file there's just a flash with a small cmd pop-up and then it's gone. I will try on a different machine.

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=960

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:05 pm
by Illico
Xabre wrote:Mediainfo details (Xvid)

Thanks, seems good, no idea?!

Xabre wrote:Mediainfo details (MKV)

Thanks, seems good too, that could be due to the "Lavf51.12.1" used.

Could you try with MKVmerge tool to remux the file ?
Be carefull with "header compression" feature : viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1132

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:12 pm
by Xabre
ffmpeg-info for Xvid
-------------------------------------
  Code:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Serviio\lib>ffmpeg.exe -i "c:\Videokamera 001 - HD - Xvid Video.avi"
FFmpeg version UNKNOWN, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Jan 10 2011 21:46:22 with gcc 4.4.2
  configuration: --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-shared --disable-ffp
lay --disable-ffserver --enable-memalign-hack --enable-libmp3lame --arch=x86 --e
nable-runtime-cpudetect --enable-w32threads --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i
686-mingw32-
  libavutil     50.36. 0 / 50.36. 0
  libavcore      0.16. 0 /  0.16. 0
  libavcodec    52.108. 0 / 52.108. 0
  libavformat   52.92. 0 / 52.92. 0
  libavdevice   52. 2. 3 / 52. 2. 3
  libavfilter    1.72. 0 /  1.72. 0
  libswscale     0.12. 0 /  0.12. 0
Input #0, avi, from 'c:\Videokamera 001 - HD - Xvid Video.avi':
  Metadata:
    encoder         : Lavf51.12.1
  Duration: 00:01:03.86, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 12311 kb/s
    Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 1920x1080 [PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 50 tbr, 50 tbn, 50 tbc
    Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, 2 channels, s16, 128 kb/s
At least one output file must be specified


ffmpeg.info for MKV
---------------------------

  Code:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Serviio\lib>ffmpeg.exe -i "c:\Videokamera 002 - HD - MKV Video.mkv"
FFmpeg version UNKNOWN, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Jan 10 2011 21:46:22 with gcc 4.4.2
  configuration: --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-shared --disable-ffp
lay --disable-ffserver --enable-memalign-hack --enable-libmp3lame --arch=x86 --e
nable-runtime-cpudetect --enable-w32threads --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i
686-mingw32-
  libavutil     50.36. 0 / 50.36. 0
  libavcore      0.16. 0 /  0.16. 0
  libavcodec    52.108. 0 / 52.108. 0
  libavformat   52.92. 0 / 52.92. 0
  libavdevice   52. 2. 3 / 52. 2. 3
  libavfilter    1.72. 0 /  1.72. 0
  libswscale     0.12. 0 /  0.12. 0
[matroska,webm @ 016bbd00] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate

Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 100.00 (100/1) -> 250.00 (250/1)
Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'c:\Videokamera 002 - HD - MKV Video.mkv':
  Duration: 00:00:35.08, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 128 kb/s
    Stream #0.0: Video: h264, yuv420p, 1920x1080 [PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 50 fps, 250 tbr, 1k tbn, 100 tbc
    Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, 2 channels, s16, 128 kb/s
At least one output file must be specified

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:25 pm
by Illico
Someone else with Samsung Plasma could confirm that supports following file format?
- AVI container with MP4 video and MP3 audio
- MKV container with h264/AVC video and MP3 audio

I have a doubt with MP3 audio.
With MP4, I would have preferred AAC audio
With h264/AVC, I would have preferred AC3 audio

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:39 pm
by Xabre
The source files are AVCHD from a Panasonic video camera. I converted them to XVID, DivX, MKV etc using a video converter from [MODERATED]. Maybe there are better converters?

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:16 pm
by Illico
Xabre wrote:The source files are AVCHD from a Panasonic video camera. I converted them to XVID, DivX, MKV etc using a video converter from [MODERATED]. Maybe there are better converters?

Why converting them?

AVCHD from Panasonic video Camera is a MPEG2TS with AVC/h264 and AC3 audio.
You could try to add the original file into the Serviio library, Samsung TV may support it.

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:06 pm
by Xabre
Sorry, but no... that was the first thing I tried. Thanks for your time but I'm almost giving up here. I've failed to play at least DivX, Xvid, MKV, Mpeg-4 and AVCHD. The Samsung 8-series + DLNA still sucks and I'm minutes from buying a NAS/media extender.

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:20 pm
by Illico
Could you post AVCHD from Panasonic video Camera "ffmpeg -i" and MediaInfo result here ?

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:27 pm
by zip
It plays all the files you mentioned, do you have the proper profile selected?

Re: "Filetype not recognized" on Samsung plasma

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:39 pm
by Xabre
Yes, I've chosen the C+D Samsung TV-series profile in the device section. I will provide the Media info in a minute.