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I use my Vero 4k+ for all media playing. I still have Servioo on my Samsung TV from before I bought the vero. I have a group of files that the Vero does not like (video lags way behind the audio).

To my suprise Servioo plays it perfectly. Its not a problem as I can use Servioo fine, but below is media info if it helps find the issue.

General
Complete name : D:\bit_down\Soviet Storm - WW2 in the East\3. Soviet Storm World War II In The East. ep.3. The Defence of Sevastopol.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom
File size : 796 MiB
Duration : 43mn 58s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 2 533 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2014-04-18 00:20:42
Tagged date : UTC 2014-04-18 00:20:42

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 43mn 58s
Bit rate : 2 337 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 6 302 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Minimum frame rate : 25.000 fps
Maximum frame rate : 1 000.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.045
Stream size : 735 MiB (92%)
Encoded date : UTC 2014-03-07 23:57:53
Tagged date : UTC 2014-04-18 00:22:16

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 43mn 58s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 192 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 202 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 60.4 MiB (8%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2014-03-08 00:13:05
Tagged date : UTC 2014-04-18 00:22:16

2

This is going to the problem. It looks like a questionable rip given the frame rates

3

Thanks, will continue to use Servioo, assuming its less clever but works via dumb luck.

4

You might try just running them through mkvtoolnixgui for a quick remux which can sometimes help out some of these bad rips. The Vero still won’t like the variable frame rate, but running them through handbrake to make them constant frame rate isn’t something that one can pull off in a couple seconds like is the case with a remux.

5

Thanks very quick test seems to show that works. Will update later if its not the case.

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6

My experience is that it sometimes works, so worth a shot as it doesn’t degrade quality and is very fast. I wouldn’t get my hopes up for it being a magic fix for every bad rip though.