Help Needed. Some MKV files not showing up through NET

[terryx]

I connect to my PC through NET, and I have many MKV files in the shared folders. However some MKV files just don't show up in the folders, while some could show up and play. It seems not restricted to whether the video is 720P or 1080P. I compared the MediaInfo of the missing MKVs and the ones that play OK, but I couldn't see why. The PBO is using the latest firmware P61.

I post the two MediaInfos below, and PLEASE HELP me find the reasons and what I need to do to fix it. THANK YOU A LOT.

Here is the MediaInfo for the file that does NOT show up through NET.

Format : Matroska
File size : 4.37 GiB
Duration : 1h 59mn
Overall bit rate : 5 224 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2009-04-29 01:56:57
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.6.0 ('Kelly watch the Stars') built on Mar 24 2009 15:23:17
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 59mn
Bit rate : 4 467 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.202
Stream size : 3.65 GiB (84%)
Writing library : x264 core 65 r1072M f586ba5
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:-3:-3 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=7 / psy_rd=1.3:0.6 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=32 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=2 / deadzone=6,4 / chroma_qp_offset=-8 / threads=6 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=4467 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=1.00 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:0.50 / zones=163866,172076,b=0.3

Audio
ID : 2
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 1h 59mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 755 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 : 646 MiB (14%)

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And here is the one that plays normally:

Format : Matroska
File size : 21.0 GiB
Duration : 2h 58mn
Overall bit rate : 16.9 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2010-11-14 21:41:01
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.5.3 ('Boogie') built on Mar 7 2009 15:00:41
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=16
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 2h 58mn
Bit rate : 15.4 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 078 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.310
Stream size : 18.7 GiB (89%)
Title : Avatar.Extended.Collector's.Edition.2009.BluRay.10 80p.DTS.x264-CHD
Writing library : x264 core 104 r1703 cd21d05
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=4 / deblock=1:-3:-3 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.10:0.15 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=64 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=6 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=60 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=15383 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.70 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=50000 / vbv_bufsize=50000 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00 / nal_hrd=none
Language : English

Audio
ID : 2
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 2h 58mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 510 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 : 1.88 GiB (9%)
Title : DTS-HDMA core 5.1CH 1509kbps
Language : English

[aasoror]

I connect to my PC through NET, and I have many MKV files in the shared folders. However some MKV files just don't show up in the folders, while some could show up and play. It seems not restricted to whether the video is 720P or 1080P.

First double check the sharing settings on your windows machine make sure they two (the ones that play and those that dont) are shared similarly.

Next someone reported earlier today that enabling SAMBA/BT (PBO setup->Network) showed his otherwise invisible MKVs over the network.

Best of luck,

[terryx]

Wow, thank you so much for the tips!! I reset the folders/subfolders permissions, and the "invisible" MKV files are now accessible and playable in my PBO. Why didn't I think of this problem in the first place? I guess the permissions were screwed up by some other programs.

Thanks again.

First double check the sharing settings on your windows machine make sure they two (the ones that play and those that dont) are shared similarly.

Next someone reported earlier today that enabling SAMBA/BT (PBO setup->Network) showed his otherwise invisible MKVs over the network.

Best of luck,

[aasoror]

Wow, thank you so much for the tips!! I reset the folders/subfolders permissions, and the "invisible" MKV files are now accessible and playable in my PBO. Why didn't I think of this problem in the first place? I guess the permissions were screwed up by some other programs.

Thanks again.

No problem,
Welcome to the PBO forums.
Enjoy your PBO.