[SOLVED] No longer able to stream mkv to xbox

I have most of my dvd backups saved as mkv, which serviio has been able to provide to my two xboxes without much trouble.
Today I realized that I cannot stream most of them anymore, this one pasted below I am positive I have streamed to my xbox before, but it was a few weeks ago, before the 1.0 upgrade.

It's a silly kids Disney movie, copied using makemkv, because that is simple to use, and until now all the files I created were fine. I do understand that mkv is just the container, and the video format of these two different files is different, I can tell that much from the log, but I'm not sure where things went wrong. I can still stream all these files through the awesome new media browser to my laptop and android phone.

Thanks in advance!

C:\Program Files\Serviio\lib>ffmpeg -i "d:\shares\videos\Radio Rebel.mkv"
ffmpeg version N-42368-gbf53863 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
built on Jul 10 2012 03:40:45 with gcc 4.6.3
configuration: --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-ffplay --disable-ffs
erver --enable-memalign-hack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-librtmp --extra-libs='
-lrtmp -lpolarssl -lws2_32 -lwinmm' --arch=x86 --enable-runtime-cpudetect --enab
le-pthreads --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-w64-mingw32- --pkg-config=pk
g-config
libavutil 51. 64.100 / 51. 64.100
libavcodec 54. 33.100 / 54. 33.100
libavformat 54. 15.102 / 54. 15.102
libavdevice 54. 1.100 / 54. 1.100
libavfilter 3. 1.100 / 3. 1.100
libswscale 2. 1.100 / 2. 1.100
libswresample 0. 15.100 / 0. 15.100
Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'd:\shares\videos\Radio Rebel.mkv':
Metadata:
creation_time : 2012-06-28 18:24:23
Duration: 01:29:36.20, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 6452 kb/s
Chapter #0.0: start 0.000000, end 152.735917
Metadata:
title : Chapter 01
Chapter #0.1: start 152.735917, end 592.925667
Metadata:
title : Chapter 02
Chapter #0.2: start 592.925667, end 1064.930533
Metadata:
title : Chapter 03
Chapter #0.3: start 1064.930533, end 1516.181333
Metadata:
title : Chapter 04
Chapter #0.4: start 1516.181333, end 2101.933167
Metadata:
title : Chapter 05
Chapter #0.5: start 2101.933167, end 2769.516750
Metadata:
title : Chapter 06
Chapter #0.6: start 2769.516750, end 3496.910083
Metadata:
title : Chapter 07
Chapter #0.7: start 3496.910083, end 4232.561667
Metadata:
title : Chapter 08
Chapter #0.8: start 4232.561667, end 4617.446167
Metadata:
title : Chapter 09
Chapter #0.9: start 4617.446167, end 4959.654700
Metadata:
title : Chapter 10
Chapter #0.10: start 4959.654700, end 5318.479833
Metadata:
title : Chapter 11
Chapter #0.11: start 5318.479833, end 5376.204000
Metadata:
title : Chapter 12
Stream #0:0(eng): Video: mpeg2video (Main), yuv420p, 720x480 [SAR 32:27 DAR
16:9], 6000 kb/s, SAR 186:157 DAR 279:157, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 1k tbn, 59.94 t
bc
Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), s16, 448 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
title : 3/2+1
At least one output file must be specified

This one pasted below is the only mkv file I have tried that I know I have streamed in the past and can still stream. I did not create this file:
C:\Program Files\Serviio\lib>ffmpeg -i d:\shares\videos\ferris.mkv
ffmpeg version N-42368-gbf53863 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
built on Jul 10 2012 03:40:45 with gcc 4.6.3
configuration: --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-ffplay --disable-ffs
erver --enable-memalign-hack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-librtmp --extra-libs='
-lrtmp -lpolarssl -lws2_32 -lwinmm' --arch=x86 --enable-runtime-cpudetect --enab
le-pthreads --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-w64-mingw32- --pkg-config=pk
g-config
libavutil 51. 64.100 / 51. 64.100
libavcodec 54. 33.100 / 54. 33.100
libavformat 54. 15.102 / 54. 15.102
libavdevice 54. 1.100 / 54. 1.100
libavfilter 3. 1.100 / 3. 1.100
libswscale 2. 1.100 / 2. 1.100
libswresample 0. 15.100 / 0. 15.100
Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'd:\shares\videos\ferris.mkv':
Metadata:
creation_time : 2009-04-22 09:39:42
Duration: 01:43:00.19, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 6077 kb/s
Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1280x544, SAR 1:1 DAR 40:17,
23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), s16, 640 kb/s (default)
Stream #0:2(eng): Subtitle: text
At least one output file must be specified

I should have added that I have rebooted the xbox, rebooted the windows pc running serviio, and verified in the control panel that my xbox is using the xbox profile.

I'm seeing posts from other people with ffmpeg transcoding problems in 1.0, which seems to be the right track for my problem as well, but I can't find it. I did create an entirely new temp folder, with everyone read/write/modify rights, and then turned on debug and tried to open the file. I think this is the relevant part:

2012-07-25 21:22:32,234 DEBUG [MediaResourceRetrievalStrategy] Getting information about media item 980 (local)
2012-07-25 21:22:32,234 DEBUG [MediaItemDAOImpl] Reading a MediaItem (id = 980)
2012-07-25 21:22:32,234 DEBUG [VideoDAOImpl] Reading a Video (id = 980)
2012-07-25 21:22:32,234 DEBUG [VideoDeliveryEngine] Delivering item '980' for client 'IPAddress=/192.168.1.44, Profile=Xbox 360'
2012-07-25 21:22:32,234 DEBUG [VideoDeliveryEngine] Delivering file 'Radio Rebel.mkv' using transcoding
2012-07-25 21:22:32,234 DEBUG [AbstractTranscodingDeliveryEngine] No suitable transcoding job exists yet, start one for client 'IPAddress=/192.168.1.44, Profile=Xbox 360'
2012-07-25 21:22:32,250 DEBUG [MediaItemDAOImpl] Getting file of media item 980
2012-07-25 21:22:32,250 DEBUG [FFMPEGWrapper] Invoking FFmpeg to transcode video file: D:\shares\Videos\Radio Rebel.mkv
2012-07-25 21:22:32,250 DEBUG [ProcessExecutor] Starting C:\Program Files\Serviio\bin\\..\lib/ffmpeg.exe -i D:\shares\Videos\Radio Rebel.mkv -y -copyts -c:v wmv2 -b:v 15360k -vf scale=853:480,setsar=1 -r 30000/1001 -g 15 -c:a wmav2 -b:a 192k -ac 2 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -sn -f asf D:\NewTemp\Serviio\transcoding-temp-980-3-ORIGINAL.stf
2012-07-25 21:22:32,625 WARN [ProcessExecutor] Process cmd has a return code of 1! This is a possible error.
2012-07-25 21:22:32,625 DEBUG [TranscodingJobListener] Transcoding finished; successful: false
2012-07-25 21:22:35,484 DEBUG [DiscoverySSDPMessageListener] Received a valid M-SEARCH message for search target uuid:DIRECTV2PC-Media-Server1_0-RID-029046819594 from address /192.168.1.49:49153
2012-07-25 21:22:35,484 DEBUG [RendererDAOImpl] Reading a Renderer with ip address 192.168.1.49
2012-07-25 21:22:39,750 ERROR [ResourceTransportRequestHandler] Error while processing resource, sending back 500 error. Message: FFmpeg execution failed
java.io.IOException: FFmpeg execution failed
at

If I type that ffmpeg command in at the command line, I get the following:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>C:\"Program Files"\Serviio\bin\\..\lib/f
fmpeg.exe -i D:\shares\Videos\Radio Rebel.mkv -y -copyts -c:v wmv2 -b:v 15360k -
vf scale=853:480,setsar=1 -r 30000/1001 -g 15 -c:a wmav2 -b:a 192k -ac 2 -map 0:
0 -map 0:1 -sn -f asf D:\NewTemp\Serviio\transcoding-temp-980-3-ORIGINAL.stf
ffmpeg version N-42368-gbf53863 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
built on Jul 10 2012 03:40:45 with gcc 4.6.3
configuration: --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-ffplay --disable-ffs
erver --enable-memalign-hack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-librtmp --extra-libs='
-lrtmp -lpolarssl -lws2_32 -lwinmm' --arch=x86 --enable-runtime-cpudetect --enab
le-pthreads --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-w64-mingw32- --pkg-config=pk
g-config
libavutil 51. 64.100 / 51. 64.100
libavcodec 54. 33.100 / 54. 33.100
libavformat 54. 15.102 / 54. 15.102
libavdevice 54. 1.100 / 54. 1.100
libavfilter 3. 1.100 / 3. 1.100
libswscale 2. 1.100 / 2. 1.100
libswresample 0. 15.100 / 0. 15.100
[NULL @ 003DD740] Unable to find a suitable output format for 'Files\Serviio\bin
\\..\lib/ffmpeg.exe -i D:\shares\Videos\Radio Rebel.mkv -y -copyts -c:v wmv2 -b:
v 15360k -vf scale=853:480,setsar=1 -r 30000/1001 -g 15 -c:a wmav2 -b:a 192k -ac
2 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -sn -f asf D:\NewTemp\Serviio\transcoding-temp-980-3-ORIGIN
AL.stf'
Files\Serviio\bin\\..\lib/ffmpeg.exe -i D:\shares\Videos\Radio Rebel.mkv -y -cop
yts -c:v wmv2 -b:v 15360k -vf scale=853:480,setsar=1 -r 30000/1001 -g 15 -c:a wm
av2 -b:a 192k -ac 2 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -sn -f asf D:\NewTemp\Serviio\transcoding-
temp-980-3-ORIGINAL.stf: Invalid argument

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I'll look into this tonight. In the meantime you can try the latest FFmpeg build.

Thanks, Petr.

I tried the latest ffmepg with the same results, so I went reverted my lib folder back to the original ones I had to try and keep trouble-shooting simpler. I assume that Serviio installed the ffmpeg files it expected me to have at the time. It was an installation of 1.0 on top of the old version, I have not tried a complete uninstall and reinstall.

I did also try a movie with a one word name, just in case that space was causing any problems, but I couldn't play that one either.

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can you try it with a clean install?

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also try to execute again this command

  Code:

ffmpeg.exe -i "D:\shares\Videos\Radio Rebel.mkv" -y -copyts -c:v wmv2 -b:v 15360k -vf scale=853:480,setsar=1 -r 30000/1001 -g 15 -c:a wmav2 -b:a 192k -ac 2 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -sn -f asf D:\NewTemp\Serviio\transcoding-temp-980-3-ORIGINAL.stf

Looks like the same problem with a clean install.

I did an uninstall, reboot, install 1.0, reboot, specify my library folder again, waited a while as it rebuilt, and try to play "Radio Rebel" from the xbox. Unsupported file type error. I didn't go through the debug log again, just typed in the command line from previously and it appears to me to the be the same error as previously.

C:\Program Files\Serviio\lib>C:\"Program Files"\Serviio\bin\\..\lib/ffmpeg.exe -
i D:\shares\Videos\Radio Rebel.mkv -y -copyts -c:v wmv2 -b:v 15360k -vf scale=85
3:480,setsar=1 -r 30000/1001 -g 15 -c:a wmav2 -b:a 192k -ac 2 -map 0:0 -map 0:1
-sn -f asf D:\NewTemp\Serviio\transcoding-temp-980-3-ORIGINAL.stf
ffmpeg version N-42368-gbf53863 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
built on Jul 10 2012 03:40:45 with gcc 4.6.3
configuration: --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-ffplay --disable-ffs
erver --enable-memalign-hack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-librtmp --extra-libs='
-lrtmp -lpolarssl -lws2_32 -lwinmm' --arch=x86 --enable-runtime-cpudetect --enab
le-pthreads --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-w64-mingw32- --pkg-config=pk
g-config
libavutil 51. 64.100 / 51. 64.100
libavcodec 54. 33.100 / 54. 33.100
libavformat 54. 15.102 / 54. 15.102
libavdevice 54. 1.100 / 54. 1.100
libavfilter 3. 1.100 / 3. 1.100
libswscale 2. 1.100 / 2. 1.100
libswresample 0. 15.100 / 0. 15.100
[NULL @ 003DD740] Unable to find a suitable output format for 'Files\Serviio\bin
\\..\lib/ffmpeg.exe -i D:\shares\Videos\Radio Rebel.mkv -y -copyts -c:v wmv2 -b:
v 15360k -vf scale=853:480,setsar=1 -r 30000/1001 -g 15 -c:a wmav2 -b:a 192k -ac
2 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -sn -f asf D:\NewTemp\Serviio\transcoding-temp-980-3-ORIGIN
AL.stf'
Files\Serviio\bin\\..\lib/ffmpeg.exe -i D:\shares\Videos\Radio Rebel.mkv -y -cop
yts -c:v wmv2 -b:v 15360k -vf scale=853:480,setsar=1 -r 30000/1001 -g 15 -c:a wm
av2 -b:a 192k -ac 2 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -sn -f asf D:\NewTemp\Serviio\transcoding-
temp-980-3-ORIGINAL.stf: Invalid argument

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it's not the command I asked you to run (there are quotes missing)

Sorry, I had missed seeing your post

C:\Program Files\Serviio\lib>ffmpeg.exe -i "D:\shares\Videos\Radio Rebel.mkv" -y
-copyts -c:v wmv2 -b:v 15360k -vf scale=853:480,setsar=1 -r 30000/1001 -g 15 -c
:a wmav2 -b:a 192k -ac 2 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -sn -f asf D:\NewTemp\Serviio\transco
ding-temp-980-3-ORIGINAL.stf
ffmpeg version N-42368-gbf53863 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 the FFmpeg developers
built on Jul 10 2012 03:40:45 with gcc 4.6.3
configuration: --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-ffplay --disable-ffs
erver --enable-memalign-hack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-librtmp --extra-libs='
-lrtmp -lpolarssl -lws2_32 -lwinmm' --arch=x86 --enable-runtime-cpudetect --enab
le-pthreads --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-w64-mingw32- --pkg-config=pk
g-config
libavutil 51. 64.100 / 51. 64.100
libavcodec 54. 33.100 / 54. 33.100
libavformat 54. 15.102 / 54. 15.102
libavdevice 54. 1.100 / 54. 1.100
libavfilter 3. 1.100 / 3. 1.100
libswscale 2. 1.100 / 2. 1.100
libswresample 0. 15.100 / 0. 15.100
Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'D:\shares\Videos\Radio Rebel.mkv':
Metadata:
creation_time : 2012-06-28 18:24:23
Duration: 01:29:36.20, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 6452 kb/s
Chapter #0.0: start 0.000000, end 152.735917
Metadata:
title : Chapter 01
Chapter #0.1: start 152.735917, end 592.925667
Metadata:
title : Chapter 02
Chapter #0.2: start 592.925667, end 1064.930533
Metadata:
title : Chapter 03
Chapter #0.3: start 1064.930533, end 1516.181333
Metadata:
title : Chapter 04
Chapter #0.4: start 1516.181333, end 2101.933167
Metadata:
title : Chapter 05
Chapter #0.5: start 2101.933167, end 2769.516750
Metadata:
title : Chapter 06
Chapter #0.6: start 2769.516750, end 3496.910083
Metadata:
title : Chapter 07
Chapter #0.7: start 3496.910083, end 4232.561667
Metadata:
title : Chapter 08
Chapter #0.8: start 4232.561667, end 4617.446167
Metadata:
title : Chapter 09
Chapter #0.9: start 4617.446167, end 4959.654700
Metadata:
title : Chapter 10
Chapter #0.10: start 4959.654700, end 5318.479833
Metadata:
title : Chapter 11
Chapter #0.11: start 5318.479833, end 5376.204000
Metadata:
title : Chapter 12
Stream #0:0(eng): Video: mpeg2video (Main), yuv420p, 720x480 [SAR 32:27 DAR
16:9], 6000 kb/s, SAR 186:157 DAR 279:157, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 1k tbn, 59.94 t
bc
Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), s16, 448 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
title : 3/2+1
[graph 0 input from stream 0:0 @ 01CA0580] w:720 h:480 pixfmt:yuv420p tb:1/1000
fr:30000/1001 sar:186/157 sws_param:flags=2
[output stream 0:0 @ 01CA0B60] No opaque field provided
[Parsed_scale_0 @ 01BE0AE0] w:720 h:480 fmt:yuv420p sar:186/157 -> w:853 h:480 f
mt:yuv420p sar:133920/133921 flags:0x4
[graph 1 input from stream 0:1 @ 01BA8700] tb:1/48000 samplefmt:s16 samplerate:4
8000 chlayout:0x60f
[auto-inserted resampler 0 @ 01C52780] chl:5.1(side) fmt:s16 r:48000Hz -> chl:st
ereo fmt:s16 r:48000Hz
[wmv2 @ 01BC1B20] width must be multiple of 2
Output #0, asf, to 'D:\NewTemp\Serviio\transcoding-temp-980-3-ORIGINAL.stf':
Chapter #0.0: start 0.000000, end 152.735917
Metadata:
title : Chapter 01
Chapter #0.1: start 152.735917, end 592.925667
Metadata:
title : Chapter 02
Chapter #0.2: start 592.925667, end 1064.930533
Metadata:
title : Chapter 03
Chapter #0.3: start 1064.930533, end 1516.181333
Metadata:
title : Chapter 04
Chapter #0.4: start 1516.181333, end 2101.933167
Metadata:
title : Chapter 05
Chapter #0.5: start 2101.933167, end 2769.516750
Metadata:
title : Chapter 06
Chapter #0.6: start 2769.516750, end 3496.910083
Metadata:
title : Chapter 07
Chapter #0.7: start 3496.910083, end 4232.561667
Metadata:
title : Chapter 08
Chapter #0.8: start 4232.561667, end 4617.446167
Metadata:
title : Chapter 09
Chapter #0.9: start 4617.446167, end 4959.654700
Metadata:
title : Chapter 10
Chapter #0.10: start 4959.654700, end 5318.479833
Metadata:
title : Chapter 11
Chapter #0.11: start 5318.479833, end 5376.204000
Metadata:
title : Chapter 12
Stream #0:0(eng): Video: wmv2, yuv420p, 853x480 [SAR 1:1 DAR 853:480], q=2-3
1, 15360 kb/s, 90k tbn, 29.97 tbc
Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: none, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 128 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
title : 3/2+1
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (mpeg2video -> wmv2)
Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (ac3 -> wmav2)
Error while opening encoder for output stream #0:0 - maybe incorrect parameters
such as bit_rate, rate, width or height

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Ok, great.

Now try this one:

  Code:

ffmpeg.exe -i "D:\shares\Videos\Radio Rebel.mkv" -y -copyts -c:v wmv2 -b:v 15360k -vf scale=852:480,setsar=1 -r 30000/1001 -g 15 -c:a wmav2 -b:a 192k -ac 2 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -sn -f asf D:\NewTemp\Serviio\transcoding-temp-980-3-ORIGINAL.stf

That last command
ffmpeg.exe -i "D:\shares\Videos\Radio Rebel.mkv" -y -copyts -c:v wmv2 -b:v 15360k -vf scale=852:480,setsar=1 -r 30000/1001 -g 15 -c:a wmav2 -b:a 192k -ac 2 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -sn -f asf D:\NewTemp\Serviio\transcoding-temp-980-3-ORIGINAL.stf
is still going, with hundred of lines of output, which I assume is a good sign. I decided to post and let you know this, since I don't know how long it takes to run.

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That's cool, you can stop that. It's working. I'll have to make a change for the next release (probably 1.0.1) with all the bug fixes we can find in 1.0 in the next few weeks.

It's caused by your videos having anamorphic pixels (probably DVD copy), rather than square (usual on computer). It looks like FFmpeg needs width to be multiply of 2, which is not the case for this video.

You can revert to 0.6.2 if you want to play these before I release the fix.

Thanks.

Confirmed fixed in 1.0.1
Thanks!