MP4 from Sony Xperia

For the past year I have never been able to get my MP4 files created on my Sony Xperia X10 phone to play using Serviio.

When I try and play them through the TV they play for 2 seconds, then there is a 1 second pause, then another 2 seconds, then a 1 second pause, etc.

The format of the files are as follows:

Video
Frame width: 1280
Frame height: 720
Data rate: 5997kbps
Total bitrate: 6061kbps
Frame rate 23 frames/second
Audio
Bit rate 64kpbs
Channels 1 (mono)
Audio sample rate 16kHz

There is no problem playing the files back on the mobile phone, or on my desk pc.

I am successfully able to playing higher resolution files using Serviio with out any problem.

Any suggestions what could be causing the problem?

Forgot to say, it is using the "Sony BD Player / SMP" profile.

The player is a Sony BDP-S373 Blu-Ray Player.

[Illico]

Could you provide detailed format information, see my signature link (ffmpeg -i, and MediaInfo tools result) ?

ffmpeg.exe -i d:MOV_0035.mp4

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-ffserver --enable-memalign-hack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-librtmp --extra-libs='-lrtmp -lpolarssl -lws2_32 -lwinmm' --arch=x86 --enable-runtime-cpudetect --enable-pthreads --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-w64-mingw32- --pkg-config=pkg-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
[mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 016BBC00] multiple edit list entries, a/v desync might occur, patch welcome Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'd:MOV_0035.mp4':
Metadata:
major_brand : isom
minor_version : 0
compatible_brands: isom3gp4
creation_time : 2012-09-03 12:02:54
Duration: 00:01:00.48, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 6067 kb/s
Stream #0:0(eng): Audio: aac (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 16000 Hz, mono, s16, 64 kb/s
Metadata:
creation_time : 2012-09-03 12:02:54
handler_name : SoundHandle
Stream #0:1(eng): Video: mpeg4 (Simple Profile) (mp4v / 0x7634706D), yuv420p, 1280x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 6005 kb/s, 23.02 fps, 48 tbr, 90k tbn, 48 tbc
Metadata:
creation_time : 2012-09-03 12:02:54
handler_name : VideoHandle
At least one output file must be specified

Output from Mediainfo:


General
Complete name : D:\matthew\My Documents\My Videos\Matt-Video\2012\Misc\V Paralympics (Sept 2012)\MOV_0035.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom
File size : 43.7 MiB
Duration : 1mn 0s
Overall bit rate : 6 067 Kbps

Video
ID : 2
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Simple@L6
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Codec ID : 20
Duration : 59s 915ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 6 006 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 256 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 23.016 fps
Minimum frame rate : 8.001 fps
Maximum frame rate : 24.077 fps
Color space : YUV
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.283
Stream size : 42.9 MiB (98%)
Title : VideoHandle
Language : English
mdhd_Duration : 59915

Audio
ID : 1
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 1mn 0s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 64.0 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 96.0 Kbps
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Channel positions : Front: C
Sampling rate : 16.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 473 KiB (1%)
Title : SoundHandle
Language : English

[grolschie]

Out of interest, do they play fine on the Sony from a USB stick/HDD?

Just did some experiments and put some different video files on a USB stick and plugged it into the Sony Bluray player.


A High resolution M2TS, from a Sony DCS Camera, plays fine on Serviio and on the USB stick.

A low resolution AVI file, from Fuji Camera, plays fine on Serviio, but would not play from USB stick.

A low resolution MP4, from Samsung Galaxy phone, plays fine on Serviio, but only plays audio and no video from USB stick.

A mid resolution MP4, from Sony Xperia phone, does not play on Serviio, but plays fine from USB stick.

Very confusing...

[Illico]

Do you try to change profile on Serviio console... like Sony Bravia profiles for example ?

Just experimented with the profiles.

I changed to "Sony Bravia (2009) TV" and with this profile the troublesome MP4 file played fine.

But of course some of the other files which played fine with the "Sony BD Player/SMP" profile wouldn't play.

Looks like I will be making my own profile.