newbie : mp4 to mkv

[benito]

Hi !

Firstly, just to point out that I'm not too familiar witf video file conversion. I used dvdfab for dvd/blu-ray copy for a long time tough.

I want to produce a MKV file to put on a USB drive so that my blu-ray drive (a Panasonic DMP-BDT110) can play it ; it is for my cottage where I don't have internet access. The drive states it supports divX and MKV format.

I have an mp4 file. Using Video converter, I pick the file and chose the "generic.mkv.h264.aac" profile randomly (don't know which MKV profile to pick).

Dvdfab crashes, here's the log.

Any ideas ? Thanks !

0m 29.10s:


------ begin mobile work(1/1) ------


0m 29.10s: info: create config(3)
0m 29.10s: info: convert profile(generic.mkv.h264.aac)
0m 29.10s: info: file (.mp4),3D(0)
0m 29.10s: info: streams((0.2)(1.2))
0m 29.17s: info: set output video frame_rate(24000/1001)
0m 29.18s: try to use gpu acceleration(1) for video decoding
0m 29.18s: CUDA GPU acceleration for video decoding enabled
0m 29.18s: CUDA GPU acceleration for video encoding enabled
0m 29.18s: info: h264_encode: encode param profile(1) level(40) bitrate(7458)
0m 40.94s: terminate process
0m 41.58s: error: filter name(509.01), type(128), id(14), get fatal exception

[CBR929]

Hi benito
Try turning off Cuda Open Fab click the Click the Green √ at top right corner of the DVD Fab screen, and open Common Settings > General >A/V Codec, put a check in Disable all GPU codes and make sure they are set to Software, restart Fab and try again.


I have also done this with my Blu-Ray player to test.
I had to make sure that my USB drive was formatted as Fat32 and I choose a DivX or Xvid file not sure which one and it played beautifully.


If still having problems post back and I will try to help you along.
CBR929

[benito]

Hi benito
Try turning off Cuda Open Fab click the Click the Green √ at top right corner of the DVD Fab screen, and open Common Settings > General >A/V Codec, put a check in Disable all GPU codes and make sure they are set to Software, restart Fab and try again.


I have also done this with my Blu-Ray player to test.
I had to make sure that my USB drive was formatted as Fat32 and I choose a DivX or Xvid file not sure which one and it played beautifully.


If still having problems post back and I will try to help you along.
CBR929

Hi !

thanks for the reply. I set CUDA off and tried the "generic.avi.divx.audiocopy" and it crashed again :

0m 20.13s: info: create config(3)
0m 20.13s: info: convert profile(generic.avi.divx.audiocopy)
0m 20.13s: info: file (.mp4),3D(0)
0m 20.13s: info: streams((0.2)(1.1))
0m 20.20s: info: set output video frame_rate(24000/1001)
0m 20.21s: info: enable multi-thread software decoder
0m 28.99s: terminate process
0m 29.22s: InitInstance global exception
0m 29.42s: error: filter name(503.21), type(4), id(18), get fatal exception

Thanks for your help.

[GregiBoy]

You shouldn't even need to convert it.

Try using MKVToolnix to remux it without any re-encoding.

[benito]

yep - thanks !

You shouldn't even need to convert it.

Try using MKVToolnix to remux it without any re-encoding.

[CBR929]

You shouldn't even need to convert it.

Try using MKVToolnix to remux it without any re-encoding.

Thanks GregiBoy
Just tried it with file on my USB and it took 4 min.
Man do I have a lot to learn.

@benito
I have the Panasonic DMP-BDT100 and will only play DivX files

Did a quick check on yours and it says it will play MKV, but did not say if it was thru a USB or not.
CBR929