.mkv to ipod problems

[relent]

I've got it all working now.
It was probably some compatibility issue with Vista, alot of codecs and converters don't seem to be working for me very well, after trying a few installation options it worked.


I started using the videora iPod a couple days ago, did a few .avi videos and it worked fine.
I started trying some Matroska files (.mkv) did the first 4 and they work fine, went into the iTunes library and onto the iPod with no problems.

I've tried 2 more .mkv's from the same series, the 5th one goes to the iTunes library but will not go onto the iPod. The 6th won't play at all
I am using Windows Vista, if that has anything to do with it.

Also if you know a good way to demux the files so I can have them in a format a little easier to work with, that would be great. MKVToolnix with the MKVExtractGUI isn't working with .mp4 files and I can't get VDMod to work.

I've got 5 working now, though with 6 I am still having the same problem, Console Log is below..

[relent]

6 Won't play at all in itunes and when opening with quicktime i get -2002 error

This is for number 6

EXEC: C:\Program Files\Red Kawa\Video Converter\Tools\MediaInfo\mediainfobatch.bat "C:\Program Files\Red Kawa\Video Converter\Tools\MediaInfo\MediaInfo.exe" "C:\Program Files\Red Kawa\Video Converter\Tools\MediaInfo\parameters.txt" "C:\Users\Kisuke\Desktop\Anime\FLCL\FLCL 6.mkv"

PlayTime=00:30:52.900

Width=640

Height=480

AspectRatio=1.333

FrameRate=29.970
MediaInfo Command line, MediaInfoLib - v0.7.4.5
MSG - MediaInfo - Length: 1852s
EXEC: C:\Program Files\Red Kawa\Video Converter\Tools\MediaInfo\mediainfobatch.bat "C:\Program Files\Red Kawa\Video Converter\Tools\MediaInfo\MediaInfo.exe" "C:\Program Files\Red Kawa\Video Converter\Tools\MediaInfo\parameters.txt" "C:\Users\Kisuke\Desktop\Anime\FLCL\FLCL 6.mkv"

PlayTime=00:30:52.900

Width=640

Height=480

AspectRatio=1.333

FrameRate=29.970
MediaInfo Command line, MediaInfoLib - v0.7.4.5
MSG - OS - Version: Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6000.0
MSG - Converter - Version: 2.19
MSG - Converter - Profile: VideoWizard
MSG - MediaInfo - Length: 1852s
MSG - MediaInfo - Width: 640 pixels
MSG - MediaInfo - Height: 480 pixels
MSG - MediaInfo - Aspect Ratio: 1.333
MSG - MediaInfo - Framerate: 29.97 fps
MSG - Converter - Automatically Resizing Resolution
MSG - Converter - New Width:320 | New Height: 240
MSG - Converter - Automatically Generating Framerate
EXEC: C:\Program Files\Red Kawa\Video Converter\Tools\FFmpeg\ffmpeg.exe -y -i "C:\Users\Kisuke\Desktop\Anime\FLCL\FLCL 6.mkv" -f mp4 -title "FLCL 6" -timestamp "2007-04-24 01:17:05" -vcodec h264 -level 13 -s 320x240 -r 30000/1001 -b 640k -bt 640k -bufsize 2000k -maxrate 768k -g 250 -coder 0 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ab 128k "C:\Users\Kisuke\Documents\Converted Videos\iPod\H264\FLCL 6.mp4"

FFmpeg version SVN-r8731, Copyright (c) 2000-2007 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-pp --enable-swscaler --enable-pthreads --enable-liba52 --enable-avisynth --enable-libdts --enable-libfaac --enable-libfaad --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libnut --enable-libogg --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-x264 --enable-xvid --enable-amr_nb --enable-amr_wb --cpu=i686 --enable-memalign-hack --extra-ldflags=-static
libavutil version: 49.4.0
libavcodec version: 51.40.3
libavformat version: 51.12.1
built on Apr 15 2007 00:37:23, gcc: 4.3.0 20070330 (experimental)
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Ignoring seekhead entry for ID=0x1549a966
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Ignoring seekhead entry for ID=0x1654ae6b
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Ignoring seekhead entry for ID=0x114d9b74
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown entry 0x73a4 in info header
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x55aa - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x23314f - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x55ee - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0xaa - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x55aa - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x23314f - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x55ee - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0xaa - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x55aa - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x23314f - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x55ee - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0xaa - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x55aa - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x23314f - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x55ee - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0xaa - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x6d80 - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x55aa - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x23314f - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x55ee - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0xaa - ignoring
[matroska @ 009EDBF0]Unknown track header entry 0x6d80 - ignoring
Input #0, matroska, from 'C:\Users\Kisuke\Desktop\Anime\FLCL\FLCL 6.mkv':
Duration: 00:30:54.7, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
Stream #0.0: Video: h264, yuv420p, 640x480, 30.30 fps(r)
Stream #0.1: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo
Stream #0.2: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo
Output #0, mp4, to 'C:\Users\Kisuke\Documents\Converted Videos\iPod\H264\FLCL 6.mp4':
Stream #0.0: Video: h264, yuv420p, 320x240, q=2-31, 640 kb/s, 29.97 fps(c)
Stream #0.1: Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, 128 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Stream #0.1 -> #0.1
[h264 @ 009BC940]using SAR=1/1
[h264 @ 009BC940]using cpu capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 3DNow!
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
Press [q] to stop encoding
[h264 @ 009BC940]OVERFLOW levelcode=4377
[h264 @ 009BC940]OVERFLOW levelcode=4377
frame= 55 fps= 0 q=2.0 size= 26kB time=1.8 bitrate= 117.4kbits/s
[h264 @ 009BC940]AVC: nal size 2027578221
[h264 @ 009BC940]no frame!
Error while decoding stream #0.0
frame= 86 fps= 84 q=12.0 size= 281kB time=2.9 bitrate= 801.8kbits/s
frame= 120 fps= 78 q=16.0 size= 401kB time=4.0 bitrate= 819.8kbits/s
[h264 @ 009BC940]AVC: nal size 2027613526
[h264 @ 009BC940]no frame!
Error while decoding stream #0.0
frame= 154 fps= 76 q=15.0 size= 515kB time=5.1 bitrate= 821.5kbits/s
frame= 189 fps= 74 q=15.0 size= 637kB time=6.3 bitrate= 827.7kbits/s
[h264 @ 009BC940]AVC: nal size 2027613526
[h264 @ 009BC940]no frame!

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and now i am having problems with .avi....


EXEC: C:\Program Files\Red Kawa\Video Converter\Tools\MediaInfo\mediainfobatch.bat "C:\Program Files\Red Kawa\Video Converter\Tools\MediaInfo\MediaInfo.exe" "C:\Program Files\Red Kawa\Video Converter\Tools\MediaInfo\parameters.txt" "C:\Users\Kisuke\Desktop\Anime\Bleach\[Lunar]_Bleach_-_01_[2101CD82].avi"

PlayTime=00:23:14.644

Width=640

Height=480

AspectRatio=1.333

FrameRate=23.976
MediaInfo Command line, MediaInfoLib - v0.7.4.5
MSG - MediaInfo - Length: 1394s
EXEC: C:\Program Files\Red Kawa\Video Converter\Tools\MediaInfo\mediainfobatch.bat "C:\Program Files\Red Kawa\Video Converter\Tools\MediaInfo\MediaInfo.exe" "C:\Program Files\Red Kawa\Video Converter\Tools\MediaInfo\parameters.txt" "C:\Users\Kisuke\Desktop\Anime\Bleach\[Lunar]_Bleach_-_01_[2101CD82].avi"

PlayTime=00:23:14.644

Width=640

Height=480

AspectRatio=1.333

FrameRate=23.976
MediaInfo Command line, MediaInfoLib - v0.7.4.5
MSG - OS - Version: Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6000.0
MSG - Converter - Version: 2.19
MSG - Converter - Profile: VideoWizard
MSG - MediaInfo - Length: 1394s
MSG - MediaInfo - Width: 640 pixels
MSG - MediaInfo - Height: 480 pixels
MSG - MediaInfo - Aspect Ratio: 1.333
MSG - MediaInfo - Framerate: 23.976 fps
MSG - Converter - Automatically Resizing Resolution
MSG - Converter - New Width:320 | New Height: 240
MSG - Converter - Automatically Generating Framerate
EXEC: C:\Program Files\Red Kawa\Video Converter\Tools\FFmpeg\ffmpeg.exe -y -i "C:\Users\Kisuke\Desktop\Anime\Bleach\[Lunar]_Bleach_-_01_[2101CD82].avi" -f mp4 -title "Bleach 01" -timestamp "2007-04-24 02:25:22" -vcodec h264 -level 13 -s 320x240 -r 24000/1001 -b 640k -bt 640k -bufsize 2000k -maxrate 768k -g 250 -coder 0 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ab 128k "C:\Users\Kisuke\Documents\Converted Videos\iPod\H264\Bleach 01.mp4"

FFmpeg version SVN-r8731, Copyright (c) 2000-2007 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-pp --enable-swscaler --enable-pthreads --enable-liba52 --enable-avisynth --enable-libdts --enable-libfaac --enable-libfaad --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libnut --enable-libogg --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-x264 --enable-xvid --enable-amr_nb --enable-amr_wb --cpu=i686 --enable-memalign-hack --extra-ldflags=-static
libavutil version: 49.4.0
libavcodec version: 51.40.3
libavformat version: 51.12.1
built on Apr 15 2007 00:37:23, gcc: 4.3.0 20070330 (experimental)

Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 25.00 (25/1) -> 23.98 (2997/125)
Input #0, avi, from 'C:\Users\Kisuke\Desktop\Anime\Bleach\[Lunar]_Bleach_-_01_[2101CD82].avi':
Duration: 00:23:14.6, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1055 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 640x480, 23.98 fps(r)
Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 128 kb/s
Output #0, mp4, to 'C:\Users\Kisuke\Documents\Converted Videos\iPod\H264\Bleach 01.mp4':
Stream #0.0: Video: h264, yuv420p, 320x240, q=2-31, 640 kb/s, 23.98 fps(c)
Stream #0.1: Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, 128 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Stream #0.1 -> #0.1
[h264 @ 009BC940]using SAR=1/1
[h264 @ 009BC940]using cpu capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 3DNow!
Press [q] to stop encoding
mdb:511, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
mdb:511, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0
mdb:511, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 1
mdb:511, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 1
mdb:511, lastbuf:346 skipping granule 0
mdb:511, lastbuf:346 skipping granule 0
mdb:511, lastbuf:346 skipping granule 1
mdb:511, lastbuf:346 skipping granule 1
[mpeg4 @ 009BC940]frame skip 8
[mpeg4 @ 009BC940]frame skip 8
[mpeg4 @ 009BC940]frame skip 8
[mpeg4 @ 009BC940]frame skip 8
frame= 42 fps= 0 q=2.0 size= 130kB time=1.8 bitrate= 607.4kbits/s
frame= 89 fps= 88 q=8.0 size= 225kB time=3.7 bitrate= 496.2kbits/s
overread, skip -9 enddists: -5 -5
overread, skip -8 enddists: -7 -7
bits_left=-1
frame= 121 fps= 80 q=11.0 size= 370kB time=5.0 bitrate= 599.9kbits/s
frame= 150 fps= 74 q=31.0 size= 456kB time=6.3 bitrate= 597.2kbits/s
frame= 177 fps= 70 q=31.0 size= 583kB time=7.4 bitrate= 646.6kbits/s
frame= 204 fps= 68 q=31.0 size= 713kB time=8.5 bitrate= 686.5kbits/s
frame= 235 fps= 67 q=31.0 size= 835kB time=9.8 bitrate= 698.1kbits/s
frame= 268 fps= 67 q=31.0 size= 934kB time=11.2 bitrate= 684.2kbits/s
frame= 305 fps= 67 q=29.0 size= 998kB time=12.7 bitrate= 642.9kbits/s
frame= 340 fps= 68 q=31.0 size= 1091kB time=14.2 bitrate= 630.5kbits/s
frame= 369 fps= 67 q=30.0 size= 1222kB time=15.4 bitrate= 650.6kbits/s
frame= 404 fps= 67 q=26.0 size= 1337kB time=16.9 bitrate= 649.9kbits/s
frame= 441 fps= 68 q=21.0 size= 1452kB time=18.4 bitrate= 646.5kbits/s
frame= 479 fps= 68 q=17.0 size= 1593kB time=20.0 bitrate= 653.2kbits/s
frame= 518 fps= 69 q=14.0 size= 1687kB time=21.6 bitrate= 639.6kbits/s
frame= 551 fps= 69 q=26.0 size= 1797kB time=23.0 bitrate= 640.6kbits/s
frame= 588 fps= 69 q=21.0 size= 1926kB time=24.5 bitrate= 643.4kbits/s


It wouldn't add to itunes library.
I tried draggin and dropping it in, and opening the file, did not work.

[Midiman]

#5 & 6 have two audio streams and it would appear that the video is already encoded with an h.264 codec.

Input #0, matroska, from 'C:\Users\Kisuke\Desktop\Anime\FLCL\FLCL 6.mkv':
Duration: 00:30:54.7, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
Stream #0.0: Video: h264, yuv420p, 640x480, 30.30 fps(r)
Stream #0.1: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo
Stream #0.2: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo

Try an avisynth profile for the avi. Eventually, people have to move away from the wizard.

[relent]

Yes, the video is in H.264, but its in a .MKV file, along with 2 subtitle streams and the 2 audio streams.

I'll try converting 1 of the first 4 .MKVs I did again and see if those still work.
The first 4 also had 2 audio streams.

The first 4 worked exactly how I wanted them.

The english audio playing, the video is good quality, no subtitles.

I left all settings default and used the Wizard to do them.

[Midiman]

Multiple audio streams are going to be a problem for the converter. The subtitles may simply be ignored or added with an avisynth script... but the audio's going to be trouble eventually.

[relent]

Input #0, matroska, from 'C:\Users\Kisuke\Desktop\Anime\FLCL\FLCL 6.mkv':
Duration: 00:30:54.7, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
Stream #0.0: Video: h264, yuv420p, 640x480, 30.30 fps(r)
Stream #0.1: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo
Stream #0.2: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo
Output #0, mp4, to 'C:\Users\Kisuke\Documents\Converted Videos\iPod\H264\FLCL 6.mp4':
Stream #0.0: Video: h264, yuv420p, 320x240, q=2-31, 640 kb/s, 29.97 fps(c)
Stream #0.1: Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, 128 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Stream #0.1 -> #0.1

By that, to me it looks like its not even seeing the subtitles completely. Thats fine, I don't want subtitles, don't need them since its in english

Since in the Output its only listing the first Audio file, the english one. It appears to be ignoring the second audio file completely in the output, which is fine. Thats what i want.

The section I just copied is identical in #5 and in #6

But when I convert 5, I can play it in iTunes, but it won't go into the iPod, I get a message saying the iPod can not play the file, even though it is definitely in .mp4 form at that point.
I can play 5 in Quicktime with no problems as well.

However, number 6 won't work at all, won't play in quicktime, and will not go into itunes by any means available.

[msopnet]

I don't have much experience with MKV, but as Midiman said - try using a profile with AVISynth in the title if they play in Windows Media Player.

If that doesn't work, maybe you could post the console for one of the videos that do work, so I/we have something to compare against?

[NIx02]

I am also having troubles with the audio tracks of .mkv. I am trying to convert a file with only one video track in english. Two english subtitle tracks defaulted not to run, one of them is non-responsive but the other is fine. And two audio tracks, the first being japanese and the second is english. When ever I convert, it only converts to japanese, no subtitles which is a default I can't change. I don't care much for the subtitles, but I need it to convert using the second audio track. I don't know where to start, so any advice would be helpful.

[Midiman]

VIC isn't going to do it. It pretty much always picks the first audio track if it finds multiples and frequently isn't successful when it does.