MKV files suddenly don't play ?

When I first received my phone I was able to play MKV files with no problem.
I don't know what could have changed since then but now when I try I get sound but no picture ??
Has anyone any ideas, the same files work absolutely fine on my computer.

I do have the same problem ,record some vid on sat and now that i want to watch it it just wount play

Similar Messages

How to convert .mkv files to .avi to play on xbox 360

just wondering if anybody can help me convert a .mkv file to .avi or something that will play on xbox 360. oh yeah, i would like it to not cost me anything either lol. thanks guys.

romko23 wrote:
Hmm.. maybe handbrake? Try Handbrake. I think you will need 0.93 which is the last version for PPC.
i checked that out but it seemed a lil tricky for me. i ended up getting perian and it seems to work as far as playing the .mkv file on my mac but i still need find something to convert it for my flash drive so i dont have to connect my mac to a tv in order to watch a movie.
i guess i should just buy a connection for my mac so i can plug it into the tv. do you know what would be a good connection to use?

I got mkv files but i can play those with quick time

I got the problem that I files on MKV mode and Quick does not play does kind of files and I got VLC player for Mac but since I upgrade to OS X Maverick my files do not work well I fix the partition I check for any problem with the hard drive but everything is good I even when to the apple store to get the laptop check up I they everything is working but my videos in mkv format if they on 720p or 1080p they get frozen and not play well and I even reinstalled all the application again and the OS S too but still the same problem can somebody know what is happening

Many thanks.
So here it will let me download the VLC on my Macbook, right? ( sorry for being a pain).

HT203164 Why would iTunes burn a CD with AIFF files that don't play music?

I have been trying to burn a particular song to a CD to prepare for a performance. I own the song as a purchased song in iTunes, as part of an album. I wanted to brun one for the piano player and one for me to practice to.
I had one fail and was successful the second time. Then I have had several successive failures. I have tried varying the burn preferences a bit.
I am near the end of a large package of CompUSA brand CD-R media.
The weird thing is, the discs that are "failures" have AIFF files on them and when you GET INFO on them they read normal file sizes. But, when you try to play them in iTunes they take about one second to play with no sound. In a CD player you just get an error code.
I have tried burning at the "maximum possible" speed, which is the default, and at 8X and I have tried unchecking the "CD Text" option. I have also changed the seconds bewtween songs option. No difference.
Over the last two years, going through this large package of CD-R's, I am used to getting occasional failures. I just would toss the disc and then the next one would be good. But those would have nothing on them. Do you think this is bad media, a bad optical drive, or something else?
BTW, the computer is a 2008 15" MacBook Pro, running 10.7.5, and iTunes 10.7(21).
Thanks!

Strictly speaking an audio CD is not AIFF files, it's a 30 year old standard called Red Book.
I would say bad media is likely. Normally I'm all for generics, except in optical media you really risk coasters. I have Dynex brand DVDs and I think at least 25% show a burn failure. Likely your CompUSA may have come from the same factory.
Bad media could be coupled with burner issues. Maybe dust in the burner, or too fast a burn speed.
old topic:
"a brody" AD post on optical media - http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1912804

Tiff files suddenly don't open in preview and powerpoint

All of a sudden my tiff files that still could be previewed two weeks ago, before an update of Lion, won't open anymore in preview and powerpoint. The files are not corrupted, since photoshop opens them normally. Anything know about a bug in latest lion version? Any suggestions to solve this?

Same issue. Can not use DVD studio pro with imported subtitles anymore (TIF Files). Anyone found a workaround?

Creating interactive swf files that contain flash files that don't play once loaded on server

I am creating an interactive swf file that contains a flash movie f4v file and when I preview the page in ID it plays, but once I export the InDesign file to swf, insert that on a html page using Dreamweaver (so I can send a link and not a file out) the movie doesn't play, just the first frame of the clip. I have uploaded the f4v file to our server and linked in the original ID file and it still doesn't play. Any suggestions or similar issues?

I have left the page up for quite a while to see if it is just taking longer to load that clip and that doesn't seem to be it. I am just stumped and honestly not knowledgable on how websites and servers work - just know how to get my documents up so I can send links.

Hyperlinks from my MSWord files suddenly don't work because "/FirefoxHTML\Shell\Open\Command" has somehow been added to the end of each URL.

When I click to open the hyperlink in my Word file, the message I get in Firefox is "The requested URL /submissions.htmlFirefoxHTML\Shell\Open\Command was not found on this server." When I delete that portion of the URL, the website opens fine. What can I do to make the hyperlinks work properly?

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it, but it didn't work. The link information is written correctly on the MSWord page. But when I click on it and the Firefox tab opens, the page can't be found because "FirefoxHTML\Shell\Open\Command" has been added to the end of each URL. Might it help if I reset Firefox?

Songs on iTunes suddenly don't play

When I open my iTunes and click on a song to play, nothing happens. The song shows up in the top screen to indicate the time of the song, but it doesn't begin playing. Same thing if I click to hear a song in the music store. I've hit pause and then play again and it still doesn't work. Any ideas would be very appreciated.

Meg, did you recently upgrade the version of iTunes you're using?

Movie files suddenly don't import into iMovie

I have been importing dozens of MVI_ .MOV files shot on a Canon 60D and store on my iMac into iMovie no problem. Now after two months when I choose import movie and select the same files a box comes up saying the file (approx1 GB files) is processing and it will take less than a minute but the box disappears after 10 secs or so and no file is imported into iMovie. How can I fix this problem that has developed. I've tried with several different files and restarted iMac.

Hi John - welcome to the forum!
Here's some light reading on the subject!:
iMovie Cannot See or Control Camera:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=43000
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/vt3/10228
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?forumID=858&threadID=231694
Useful tip to ‘kick-start’ the connection:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=463729&tstart=0
esp. see Beverly’s work-around
The above problem with ref. to QuickTime Versions:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=263662&tstart=0
The ‘Garage-Band’ Fix:
I quote QuickTimeKirk:
”Open the Audio MIDI Setup application (Utilities folder).
Try changing the settings to 44100Hz (CD Quality) or to 48000Hz (typical of the iMovie formats).
Others call this the GarageBand fix. Opening GB also resets the Audio MIDI Setup.”
This has a good list of ‘fixes’ – from Bengt:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=397899&tstart=0
G5 Dual 2.0 ghz Mac OS X (10.4.9) 1.5 GB RAM; VidCam: Sony DCR TRV80E

WMP will play some mp3 and mkv files to my Sony TV but not others

Hi,
Windows Media Player will play some mp3 and mkv files to my Sony Bravia TV (KDL70W850B) but not others. I get the error: “Failed to retrieve media information”. Sometimes if I make a copy of the files that don’t play, I am able to play the copied files.
I normally right click on files and select ‘Play to’ and then pick my TV from the list. The following is an example of some files (as displayed in Windows Explorer) and which do and don’t play:
File Type                    Size        Length             Result
mkv              1,122,598 KB
No ‘Play to’ option. Still no ‘Play to’ option when file is copied.
mkv                 432,333 KB        00:41:30           Plays
mp4                 291,948 KB        00:41:30           Plays
mkv              1,203,197 KB
No ‘Play to’ option. Still no ‘Play to’ option when file is copied.
mkv              1,350,122 KB
No ‘Play to’ option. Still no ‘Play to’ option when file is copied.
mp4                 429,571 KB        00:41:30           Failed to retrieve media information
from server. Will play when file is copied and copied file is played.
mp4                 305,643 KB        00:41:30           Failed to retrieve media information
from server. Will play when file is copied and copied file is played.
mp4                 313,371 KB        00:41:30           Failed to retrieve media information
from server. Will play when file is copied and copied file is played.
mp4                 353,589 KB        00:41:30           Failed to retrieve media information
from server. Will play when file is copied and copied file is played.
mp4                 331,899 KB        00:41:30           Failed to retrieve media information
from server. Will play when file is copied and copied file is played.
mp4                 328,495 KB        00:41:30           Failed to retrieve media information
from server. Will play when file is copied and copied file is played.
mp4                 415,954 KB        00:41:30           Failed to retrieve media information
from server. Will play when file is copied and copied file is played.
mp4                 340,388 KB        00:41:30           Failed to retrieve media information
from server. Will play when file is copied and copied file is played.
mkv                 106,936 KB        00:10:53           Plays
mkv                 212,223 KB
No ‘Play to’ option. Still no ‘Play to’ option when file is copied.
mkv                 219,336 KB
No ‘Play to’ option. Still no ‘Play to’ option when file is copied.
mkv                 191,884 KB
No ‘Play to’ option. Still no ‘Play to’ option when file is copied.
mkv                 178,798 KB
No ‘Play to’ option. Still no ‘Play to’ option when file is copied.
mkv                 218,238 KB
No ‘Play to’ option. Still no ‘Play to’ option when file is copied.
mkv                 191,887 KB
No ‘Play to’ option. Still no ‘Play to’ option when file is copied.
mkv                 197,373 KB
No ‘Play to’ option. Still no ‘Play to’ option when file is copied.
mkv                 180,367 KB
No ‘Play to’ option. Still no ‘Play to’ option when file is copied.
mkv                 180,894 KB
No ‘Play to’ option. Still no ‘Play to’ option when file is copied.
I have stopped and restarted the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service and the UPnP Device Host Service; I also linked a Windows Live ID but this did not help. All devices have access to my PC and my TV has the latest software.
I have Windows 7 and WMP 12 and according to my TV specs, the DLNA supported formats are: MPEG1/ MPEG2PS/ MPEG2TS/ AVCHD/ MP4Part10/ MP4Part2/ AVI(XVID)/ AVI(MotionJpeg)/ MOV/ WMV/ MKV/ WEBM/ 3GPP/ MP3/ WMA/ LPCM/ JPEG/ MPO
I would appreciate any help you can offer.
Thank you

It seems to be an issue with Sony Bravia TV. According to the following article:
Supported File Formats for DLNA® and USB Compatible Sony® TVs
Under -Not all files are guaranteed to play.
Sometimes HandBrake
does help. I shall suggest you to contact Sony Bravia TV support.
S.Sengupta, Windows Entertainment and Connected Home MVP

Playing .mkv files in QTX/QT7 video works fine, sound is distorted.

What I'm trying to do is open some .mkv files in Quicktime 7 so that I can export it as an mp4 with AAC audio (instead of AC3, 5.1). The audio during playback ends up sounding like a helicopter or what you'd hear if you stuck a piece of sandpaper in a box fan. When I play the files in VLC the audio is as it should be. I'm at a loss as to what the problem could be. I have version 1.2.1 of Perian installed as well if that helps at all.

It could be a 'difficult' form of Matroska file. FYI Matroska is just a container like MOV or AVI, and some mkv have the video encoded with Real Video Codec (RV9 RV10). Perian+QT can't decode this, but VLC will play .mkv files just fine on OS X, as long as they don't use H.264!
It's a bit of a lottery until Matroska decide to support the Apple platform. I have found this:
http://mkv4mac.free.fr/index.php?lang=en&p=lec
which may help.
But there may be another workaround: 1. Get Info the mkv file
2. Change to extension to wmv. Save as wmv and that could work better.
Or this link may be helpful:
http://www.squidoo.com/mkv-converter-mac
Recently, a poster (ZachP14) suggested this:
"There's a program called Plex that runs .mkv files awesome on my 2.0 ghz macbook."
http://www.plexapp.com/
Maybe worth a try?

Can apple TV be made to play .mkv files?

Has anyone been able to make apple TV play .mkv files?

If you install http://perian.org/ quicktime will be able to play mkv files including the ac3 audio.
You can use Quicktime to save the file as a mov which should then play on the AppleTV. Personally I use VisualHub, it's much faster and allows you to queue up a batch to process. It will depend on your system, but my machine will recode a TV show in approx. 30mins.
The Visualhub method will loose the surround sound. AC3 and DTS are not supported by the mp4 container so it will be converted to stereo. You should be able to keep the AC3 or DTS in a mov, but I've not tried this so I don't know whether the AppleTV will play the file.
As the new firmware will allow for HD movies with surround sound (according to the MacWorld keynote) there might be a fix for this then. We'll have to wait for someone to rent a movie and see what the container and codecs used are. Hopefully we'll be able to use 5.1 AAC and the AppleTV will convert that to AC3 out of the optical output for my surround amp as AC3 and DTS take up a lot of space.

Play HD .MKV Files in Front Row

Hi,
I wish to play .MKV HD films on my Mac Mini.
I have installed the latest Perian - http://perian.org/ and it plays them but they are ever so slightly jerky, i can notice it and its annoying. I have played them in VLC media player and they are perfect, so it must be a codec problem.
Does anyone know any other good codec programs that i can run as installer?
Thanks Allot

It could be a 'difficult' form of Matroska file. FYI Matroska is just a container like MOV or AVI, and some mkv have the video encoded with Real Video Codec (RV9 RV10). Perian+QT can't decode this, but VLC will play .mkv files just fine on OS X, as long as they don't use H.264!
It's a bit of a lottery until Matroska decide to support the Apple platform. I have found this:
http://mkv4mac.free.fr/index.php?lang=en&p=lec
which may help.
But there may be another workaround: 1. Get Info the mkv file
2. Change to extension to wmv. Save as wmv and that could work better.
Or this link may be helpful:
http://www.squidoo.com/mkv-converter-mac
Recently, a poster (ZachP14) suggested this:
"There's a program called Plex that runs .mkv files awesome on my 2.0 ghz macbook."
http://www.plexapp.com/
Maybe worth a try?

Unable to play .mkv files

I used to be able to play .mkv files with VLC Player just fine before. After I started using Boot Camp with Windows XP, I am unable to play such files because I get an error message saying this computer is too slow to process the video. I'm trying to play 720p movies, but haven't been able to on a 2.2 Ghz MBP with 2 Gigs of ram. So, if anyone has a solution, please post! Thank you!

Any other video works. I tried launching vlc with --no-video and then sound channel works. Both totem and vlc gives Segmentation Fault in terminal.
I remember when I installed vlc, it asked whether I will use gstreamer or phonon, I did choose gstreamer. Now I tried reinstalling vlc and it didn't ask for that anymore.
Ok, I tried opening other mkv files and they worked (I don't know why all the time I thought that the file is 100% ok, apparently it wasn't). But that file was similar to any other files (just a new episode of one TV show).
P.S. I noticed that I can open that file with Windows and there are audio bugs, but It shows video well... Ahhh, the most important is that video codecs are fine on my arch, so let it be so!
A strange bug, but if it's like that only with one wrong file, then it's ok. Sorry about bothering you here about my strange file

How to play an mkv file on imac

i have purchased an imac(intel) four days back. iam having some videos with me which are in mkv format. they cannot be played in quick time player. i would like to know the solution for this.

It could be a 'difficult' form of Matroska file. FYI Matroska is just a container like MOV or AVI, and some mkv have the video encoded with Real Video Codec (RV9 RV10). Perian+QT can't decode this, but VLC will play .mkv files just fine on OS X, as long as they don't use H.264!
It's a bit of a lottery until Matroska decide to support the Apple platform. I have found this:
http://mkv4mac.free.fr/index.php?lang=en&p=lec
which may help.
But there may be another workaround: 1. Get Info the mkv file
2. Change to extension to wmv. Save as wmv and that could work better.
Or this link may be helpful:
http://www.squidoo.com/mkv-converter-mac
Recently, a poster (ZachP14) suggested this:
"There's a program called Plex that runs .mkv files awesome on my 2.0 ghz macbook."
http://www.plexapp.com/
Maybe worth a try?
More information here:
ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matroska

MKV files suddenly don't play ?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for