I recently switched from raspbmc on a pi to OSMC on aPI2, now a lot of movies that played happily on raspbmc will not play anymore.
The first time you start a file it seemingly does nothing ( there is a little click from the spakers ) when you then try to play it again OSMC tells you that “One or more items failed to play. Check the log file for details.”
As far as I can see they are all MKV V2’s with a AVC video codec and DTS audio.
See the MediaInfo outputs below :
General
Complete name : Berb.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 4.39 GiB
Duration : 1h 32mn
Overall bit rate : 6 826 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2013-01-04 17:27:30
Writing application : mkvmerge v5.8.0 ('No Sleep / Pillow') built on Sep 2 2012 15:37:04
Writing library : libebml v1.2.3 + libmatroska v1.3.0
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 32mn
Bit rate : 6 107 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 688 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 1.85:1
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.289
Stream size : 3.81 GiB (87%)
Writing library : x264 core 112
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=hex / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=abr / mbtree=1 / bitrate=6107 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=3 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Color range : Limited
Audio
ID : 2
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Mode : 16
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Muxing mode : Header stripping
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 1h 32mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 768 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 506 MiB (11%)
Default : Yes
Forced : No
General Complete name : 3d.mkv Format : Matroska Format version : Version 2 File size : 5.46 GiB Duration : 2h 2mn Overall bit rate : 6 393 Kbps Writing application : mkvmerge v4.1.1 ('Bouncin' Back') built on Jul 3 2010 22:54:08 Writing library : libebml v1.0.0 + libmatroska v1.0 Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L4.1 Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Duration : 2h 2mn Bit rate : 4 882 Kbps Width : 1 280 pixels Height : 536 pixels Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 23.976 fps Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.297 Stream size : 4.06 GiB (74%) Writing library : x264 core 142 r2431 ac76440 Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / lookahead_threads=2 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=4882 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00 Language : English Default : Yes Forced : No Audio ID : 2 Format : DTS Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems Mode : 16 Format settings, Endianness : Big Codec ID : A_DTS Duration : 2h 2mn Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 1 509 Kbps Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Bit depth : 24 bits Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 1.29 GiB (24%) Language : English Default : Yes Forced : No Text ID : 3 Format : UTF-8 Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8 Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text Language : English Default : No Forced : No Menu 00:00:00.000 : en:00:00:00.000 00:03:35.132 : en:00:03:35.132 00:06:58.543 : en:00:06:58.543 00:10:56.573 : en:00:10:56.573 00:16:00.710 : en:00:16:00.710 00:20:51.709 : en:00:20:51.709 00:25:05.963 : en:00:25:05.963 00:29:24.346 : en:00:29:24.346 00:34:20.392 : en:00:34:20.392 00:37:46.806 : en:00:37:46.806 00:40:27.300 : en:00:40:27.300 00:44:05.226 : en:00:44:05.226 00:49:24.795 : en:00:49:24.795 00:53:16.443 : en:00:53:16.443 00:57:40.874 : en:00:57:40.874 01:08:28.396 : en:01:08:28.396 01:13:37.621 : en:01:13:37.621 01:19:51.828 : en:01:19:51.828 01:25:59.070 : en:01:25:59.070 01:32:28.167 : en:01:32:28.167 01:39:10.569 : en:01:39:10.569 01:42:49.413 : en:01:42:49.413 01:51:49.452 : en:01:51:49.452 01:54:55.597 : en:01:54:55.597General Complete name : Sig.mkv Format : Matroska Format version : Version 2 File size : 8.87 GiB Duration : 1h 37mn Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 13.1 Mbps Encoded date : UTC 2014-09-15 18:22:35 Writing application : mkvmerge v5.8.0 ('No Sleep / Pillow') built on Sep 2 2012 15:37:04 Writing library : libebml v1.2.3 + libmatroska v1.3.0 Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L4.1 Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames Muxing mode : Header stripping Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Duration : 1h 37mn Nominal bit rate : 10 000 Kbps Width : 1 920 pixels Height : 800 pixels Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 23.976 fps Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.272 Writing library : x264 core 130 r2273 b3065e6 Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=hex / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / lookahead_threads=2 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=abr / mbtree=1 / bitrate=10000 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=62500 / vbv_bufsize=78125 / nal_hrd=none / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00 Language : English Default : Yes Forced : No Color primaries : BT.709 Transfer characteristics : BT.709 Matrix coefficients : BT.709 Color range : Limited Audio ID : 2 Format : DTS Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems Format profile : MA / Core Mode : 16 Format settings, Endianness : Big Muxing mode : Header stripping Codec ID : A_DTS Duration : 1h 37mn Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : Unknown / 1 509 Kbps Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Bit depth : 24 bits Compression mode : Lossless / Lossy Language : English Default : Yes Forced : No Text #1 ID : 3 Format : PGS Muxing mode : zlib Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs Language : English Default : No Forced : No Text #2 ID : 4 Format : PGS Muxing mode : zlib Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs Language : Spanish Default : No Forced : No Text #3 ID : 5 Format : PGS Muxing mode : zlib Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs Language : French Default : No Forced : No Menu 00:00:00.000 : en:Chapter 1 00:04:26.099 : en:Chapter 2 00:08:29.592 : en:Chapter 3 00:12:52.605 : en:Chapter 4 00:17:20.956 : en:Chapter 5 00:23:18.355 : en:Chapter 6 00:27:36.529 : en:Chapter 7 00:33:47.775 : en:Chapter 8 00:38:41.819 : en:Chapter 9 00:42:48.816 : en:Chapter 10 00:46:52.851 : en:Chapter 11 00:51:03.477 : en:Chapter 12 00:56:00.899 : en:Chapter 13 01:01:50.206 : en:Chapter 14 01:05:25.379 : en:Chapter 15 01:12:40.230 : en:Chapter 16 01:16:38.343 : en:Chapter 17 01:23:49.190 : en:Chapter 18 01:30:09.904 : en:Chapter 19 01:33:01.158 : en:Chapter 20