Just read the post on the ame subject however did not address this issue that I have discovered recently. Now testing the software listed in that thread however has anyone ever come across this one before? Got an h.264 mkv file I wish to convert to mp4 to play on apple tv. Simple enough? Used xilisoft mp4 converter and using profiles: Apple TV H.264 HD Video Apple TV MPEG4 Video Apple TV H.264 Video All start to encode merrily however when getting to 11 minutes on the dot of the playback time of the video file it stops and says complete. The reulting file is 256,292k each and every time. Tried another piece of randomly chosen software, in this case, Jesterware Apple TV Converter and exactly the same happens, resulting clip is 11 minds long on the dot. Any clues? Many thanks, Spanner
First of all, those two application are probably crap(not getting much love around here;I personally never heard of the second one). Download MediaInfo and post the info about your file, what video/audio codec you have. What are the video/audio codecs requirements for apple TV(I think H.264 with AAC/AC3 audio?;most likely you already have that in the MKV)? You might be able to just use Yamb and repack everything in an mp4 container, without any conversion and loss of video quality(or maybe get away with converting audio only;that's why use MediaInfo and display the info). If you need to do any conversion, use HandBrake and the Apple TV profile.
Ok, Media info as requested: Format : Matroska File size : 1.09 GiB Duration : 41mn 24s Overall bit rate : 3 778 Kbps Encoded date : UTC 2009-09-09 01:48:55 Writing application : mkvmerge v2.3.0 ('Freak U') built on Oct 7 2008 20:39:59 Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1 Video ID : 2 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L3.1 Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@3.1 Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Duration : 41mn 21s Bit rate : 3 319 Kbps Nominal bit rate : 3 391 Kbps Width : 1 280 pixels Height : 720 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate : 23.976 fps Resolution : 8 bits Colorimetry : 4:2:0 Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.150 Stream size : 982 MiB (88%) Writing library : x264 core 68 r1184tw Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / bitrate=3391 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:1.00 Language : English Audio ID : 1 Format : AC-3 Format/Info : Audio Coding 3 Codec ID : A_AC3 Duration : 41mn 24s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 384 Kbps Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Stream size : 114 MiB (10%) Apple TV formats are: H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store): Up to 5 Mbps, Progressive Main Profile (CAVLC) with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 1280 by 720 pixels at 24 fps, 960 by 540 pixels at 30 fps) in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats iTunes Store purchased video: 320 by 240 pixels, 640 by 480 pixels, 720 by 480 pixels (anamorphic) or high-definition 720p MPEG-4: Up to 3 Mbps, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 720 by 432 pixels at 30 fps) in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats Audio formats supported AAC (16 to 320 Kbps); protected AAC (from iTunes Store); MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps); MP3 VBR; Apple Lossless; AIFF; WAV; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through Will now try as suggested!
Give Yamb a try. The only thing that jumps out is the CABAC in your video, and the CAVLC supported by Apple TV.
Have just downloaded it and tried it. The resulting file will not import in to iTunes in order to stream unless I am missing some setting contraints here? Does not seem to have too many options available!
I don't think it'll work, you might need to re-encode, your video is encoded high profile with CABAC. Try HandBrake and the Apple TV profile.Just encode the video and the audio pass-through.
