And THAT apparently did the trick …
The MKV file playing, when I made the log further up, was remuxed to m2ts, and now plays back nicely like before, but also doesn’t freeze up when seeking.
This is in 2D mode, however, as I’m still waiting for my new 3D projector, but I’m assuming it’ll work in 3D too. I’ll post on that later.
So right now it looks as if we’re dealing with some kind of MKV-related issue, am I correct?
Hi,
Could you please provide mediainfo the m2ts, I can play mkvs on my pi, with no issue.
Thanks Tom.
Yup, the whole thing here:
General
ID : 1
Complete name : /Volumes/NAS/TRANSCODING/Avatar.2009.1080p.3D.Remastered.AVC.DTS.5.1.m2ts
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 20.3 GiB
Duration : 2h 41mn
Overall bit rate : 18.0 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 35.5 Mbps
Video
ID : 4114 (0x1012)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Duration : 2h 41mn
Bit rate : 16.5 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Standard : NTSC
Resolution : 24 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.332
Stream size : 18.7 GiB (92%)
Language : English
Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Duration : 2h 41mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 754 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 24 bits
Stream size : 873 MiB (4%)
Language : English
Hi,
I’m not sure how changing the container has resolved the issue, perhaps there is an issue with MKVs.
Perhaps try the MKVs again, in the new update thats incoming soon.
Thanks Tom.
Absolutely, I’ll test it for sure. But for me, just using m2ts is really ok. As I see it, there’s no huge difference or particular advantages to MKV over m2ts, unless I’m missing something?
Hi,
You are correct, there is no real difference. It was just a suggestion.
Thanks Tom.
And a suggestion, I’ll follow, when the time comes 
Thank you so much for your time and input, I really appreciate it.
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OK, a small update here to this MKV-freezing-when-seeking-in-video-thing:
Thought I had it all cracked when remuxing to m2ts, and it really does work as far as browsing through the video goes, BUT …! Now I’ve got my 3D projector back and now it seems that these remuxed m2ts files have another thing with them now, which is in fact the same issue that prompted me to try remuxing a 3D BD ISO to MKV, and that is a form of momentary flickering (every 10-15 seconds or so) throughout the movie. It kind of plays back ok, but it looks to me like some kind of sync/frame rate issue, as the flickering seems to be the glasses trying to keep up, like the playback isnt 100% stable.
This never ever happens with the 3D MKVs, so I decided to live with the freeze-up issue to get flawless playback without random flashes, as the glasses randomly pop out of sync, or so it seems.
But of course, to have flawless 3D BD ISO playback would be even better.
Any thoughts on this? Anyone tried something similar like this flashing stuff with 3D BD ISOs?
I know ISOs can be read slower, which could cause less stable playback than straight MKV or M2ts (never had trouble with regular 2D m2ts, by the way …), but I wonder if it could be the combo of m2ts and MVC, that is screwing something up?
If its a raw speed issue, could overclocking do the trick, or is it a programming issue?
I also have this problem, was there ever a solution?
I don’t think so.
I’m not sure what the state of 3D MVC is on Pi now.
Sam
Hi Sam, my Pi was still running a Kodi 17 build - I’ve updated it to your latest update and seeking now works fine and 3D works the same as it always has.
Glad to hear. It’s been a while since I tested this on Pi
Sam