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<blockquote data-quote="SkinsFan0521" data-source="post: 802403" data-attributes="member: 116249">Re: SAF v6.00 (based on LAVF)Ok, I ran the file through MKVMerge and i get the exact same results. I didn't do anything special with settings in the tool, I just added it as the input file and clicked the &quot;start muxing&quot; button. Was there something else that I was supposed to do?&nbsp; <s>Also, you said to create a small file for you to test... I'm sorry, but how do I do that?</s>But, I've gotta ask... there's no way to just play these mkv files without having to run them through another program first? I'm very knowledgeable about computers, networking, etc, but not at all when it comes to audio and video.&nbsp; The only thing that I know is that my WDTV can play these exact same MKV files with no problem. So, why on my PC (much more powerful, capable and configurable) do I need to do some extra processing on the files to get them to play? I feel like I'm missing something...Also, for the TV...&nbsp; So, you're saying that it's choosing the wrong one as the video renderer. So, how do I change that and what do I change that to?Thanks again for the quick and helpful replies, I really appreciate it!Edit:&nbsp; I've scanned some analog TV channels and when I preview them i get the audio, but no video. I've tried changing the settings in the TV Server config, but they don't seem to help. Is this related? Should I be changing settings somewhere else?&nbsp; Thanks again!Edit 2:&nbsp; I've uploaded a sample of that file. It is a .mkv, so I just added a fake &quot;.xmp2&quot; extension on the end of the file name so it would upload. Just edit the file name to delete the &quot;.xmp2&quot; and that's a sample of the file that I'm having problems with. Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SkinsFan0521, post: 802403, member: 116249"] [b]Re: SAF v6.00 (based on LAVF)[/b] Ok, I ran the file through MKVMerge and i get the exact same results. I didn't do anything special with settings in the tool, I just added it as the input file and clicked the "start muxing" button. Was there something else that I was supposed to do? [S]Also, you said to create a small file for you to test... I'm sorry, but how do I do that?[/S] But, I've gotta ask... there's no way to just play these mkv files without having to run them through another program first? I'm very knowledgeable about computers, networking, etc, but not at all when it comes to audio and video. The only thing that I know is that my WDTV can play these exact same MKV files with no problem. So, why on my PC (much more powerful, capable and configurable) do I need to do some extra processing on the files to get them to play? I feel like I'm missing something... Also, for the TV... So, you're saying that it's choosing the wrong one as the video renderer. So, how do I change that and what do I change that to? Thanks again for the quick and helpful replies, I really appreciate it! Edit: I've scanned some analog TV channels and when I preview them i get the audio, but no video. I've tried changing the settings in the TV Server config, but they don't seem to help. Is this related? Should I be changing settings somewhere else? Thanks again! Edit 2: I've uploaded a sample of that file. It is a .mkv, so I just added a fake ".xmp2" extension on the end of the file name so it would upload. Just edit the file name to delete the ".xmp2" and that's a sample of the file that I'm having problems with. Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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