Cant play some MKV's

Hi all!
1st things 1st I just want to say I have been using K Light for a few years now and I love it.
For the past little while I have been having some issues, some of my MKV's wont play. I have no idea when it exactly started, but I have tried the Standard, Full and Mega versions with the same results.
Like I said its not for all of them, maybe about %40ish of them. VLC and MPC-BE plays everything fine. Im not sure if this means anything or not but I have noticed that the MKV's that play actually use a scene from within the file kind of like a thumbnail, whereas the ones that dont play just use a generic MPC-HC picture. (the one that says 3 2 1 on it.)
I forgot to add im on a Win 7 computer.

any help would be amazing! thanks!    

File Source (Async.)::Output

Media Type 0:
--------------------------
Unknown

AM_MEDIA_TYPE:
majortype: MEDIATYPE_Stream {E436EB83-524F-11CE-9F53-0020AF0BA770}
subtype: Unknown GUID Name {1AC0BEBD-4D2B-45AD-BCEB-F2C41C5E3788}
formattype: TIME_FORMAT_NONE {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
bFixedSizeSamples: 1
bTemporalCompression: 0
lSampleSize: 1
cbFormat: 0


Media Type 1:
--------------------------
Unknown

AM_MEDIA_TYPE:
majortype: MEDIATYPE_Stream {E436EB83-524F-11CE-9F53-0020AF0BA770}
subtype: TIME_FORMAT_NONE {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
formattype: TIME_FORMAT_NONE {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
bFixedSizeSamples: 1
bTemporalCompression: 0
lSampleSize: 1
cbFormat: 0



This would probably help as well.


#####  System Information  #####

OS:           Windows 7 Ultimate  (6.01.7601) (x64)
DirectX:      9.0c + 10 + 10.1 + 11
CPU name:     Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz
CPU speed:    3502 MHz
Memory:       4096 MB
Screen size:  1920x1200 (32bits) (59Hz)
Video card:   NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
             VendorID: 10de, DeviceID: 1081
Video mem:    1280 MB
Video driver: nvd3dumx,nvwgf2umx,nvwgf2umx (Version 344.60)
Audio device: NVIDIA High Definition Audio
             VendorID: 10de, DeviceID: 0018, SubSys: 10de0101
Audio driver: nvhda64v.sys (Version 1.3.32.1) (7-21-2014)

#####  K-Lite Codec Pack  #####

KLCP version: 10.8.0
KLCP type:    standard

Speaker conf: 7.1

MPC renderer: madVR
MPC ISR:      1
MPC int dec:  h264=0|0 vc1=0|0 mpeg2=0|0

#####  Decoder Settings #####

LAV Video (x86):
H264=1|0 VC1=1|0 MPEG2=1|0 MPEG4=1|0 FLV1=1 WMV3=0

LAV Video (x64):
H264=1|0 VC1=1|0 MPEG2=1|0 MPEG4=1|0 FLV1=1 WMV3=0

LAV Audio (x86):
MP3=1 AAC=1 Vorbis=1 AC3=1 DTS=1 LPCM=1 WMA=0

LAV Audio (x64):
MP3=1 AAC=1 Vorbis=1 AC3=1 DTS=1 LPCM=1 WMA=0


#####  DirectShow Filters (32-bit)  #####

(A total of 75 filters, 0 shown, 75 hidden)


#####  DirectShow Filters (64-bit)  #####

(A total of 79 filters, 0 shown, 79 hidden)


#####  ICM Class Manager (32-bit)  #####

(A total of 2 filters, 0 shown, 2 hidden)


#####  ICM Class Manager (64-bit)  #####

(A total of 2 filters, 0 shown, 2 hidden)


#####  Default source filters (32-bit)  #####

.3g2    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.3gp    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.3gp2   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.3gpp   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.aac    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.ac3    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.alac   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.amr    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.ape    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.bdmv   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.bmp    {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.dib    {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.dts    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.dv     {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.dvr-ms {C9F5FE02-F851-4eb5-99EE-AD602AF1E619}  StreamBufferSource
.evo    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.f4v    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.flac   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.flv    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.gif    {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.hdmov  {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.jfif   {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.jpe    {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.jpeg   {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.jpg    {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.m2t    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.m2ts   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.m3u    {e436ebb5-524f-11ce-9f53-0020af0ba770}  File Source (Async.)
.m4a    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.m4v    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mka    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mks    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mkv    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mov    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mp3    {E436EBB5-524F-11CE-9F53-0020AF0BA770}  File Source (Async.)
.mp4    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mp4v   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mpc    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mpls   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mpv4   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mts    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.oga    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.ogg    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.ogm    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.ogv    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.ra     {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.rm     {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.rmvb   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.tga    {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.tp     {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.ts     {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.webm   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.wtv    {C9F5FE02-F851-4eb5-99EE-AD602AF1E619}  StreamBufferSource
.wv     {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source

#####  Default source filters (64-bit)  #####

.3g2    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.3gp    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.3gp2   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.3gpp   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.aac    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.ac3    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.alac   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.amr    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.ape    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.bdmv   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.bmp    {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.dib    {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.dts    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.dv     {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.dvr-ms {C9F5FE02-F851-4eb5-99EE-AD602AF1E619}  StreamBufferSource
.evo    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.f4v    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.flac   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.flv    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.gif    {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.hdmov  {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.jfif   {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.jpe    {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.jpeg   {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.jpg    {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.m2t    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.m2ts   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.m3u    {e436ebb5-524f-11ce-9f53-0020af0ba770}  File Source (Async.)
.m4a    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.m4v    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mka    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mks    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mkv    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mov    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mp3    {E436EBB5-524F-11CE-9F53-0020AF0BA770}  File Source (Async.)
.mp4    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mp4v   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mpc    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mpls   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mpv4   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.mts    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.oga    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.ogg    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.ogm    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.ogv    {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.ra     {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.rm     {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.rmvb   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.tga    {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37}  Generate Still Video
.tp     {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.ts     {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.webm   {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source
.wtv    {C9F5FE02-F851-4eb5-99EE-AD602AF1E619}  StreamBufferSource
.wv     {B98D13E7-55DB-4385-A33D-09FD1BA26338}  LAV Splitter Source

#####  ACM and VFW Codecs (32-bit)  #####

Description:  RivaTuner Video Codec
ID:           VIDC.RTV1
File name:    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rtvcvfw32.dll

(A total of 15 codecs, 1 shown, 14 hidden)


#####  ACM and VFW Codecs (64-bit)  #####

Description:  RivaTuner Video Codec
ID:           VIDC.RTV1
File name:    C:\Windows\system32\rtvcvfw64.dll

(A total of 14 codecs, 1 shown, 13 hidden)

Can you post the MediaInfo log for one of those files?

Sorry it took so long. as requested, here is a random one i found in my collection.


General
Unique ID                                : 176367035931091204118343448596252855526 (0x84AF0E39DA19DD259FFF787EFCDA0CE6)
Complete name                            : Random Movie.mkv
Format                                   : Matroska
Format version                           : Version 2
File size                                : 10.9 GiB
Duration                                 : 2h 32mn
Overall bit rate                         : 10.2 Mbps
Movie name                               : Random Movie
Encoded date                             : UTC 2009-11-20 03:47:13
Writing application                      : Media Center Master 2.09.32613.805
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                : 5 frames
Codec ID                                 : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration                                 : 2h 32mn
Bit rate                                 : 8 718 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)                       : 0.237
Stream size                              : 9.10 GiB (83%)
Writing library                          : x264 core 79 r1332 70f8869
Encoding settings                        : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / wpredb=1 / wpredp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / rc=2pass / mbtree=0 / bitrate=8718 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / 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 32mn
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                              : 1.61 GiB (15%)
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                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No

Please cut a 30 MB sample with DGSplit and upload it for me.
http://neuron2.net/dgsplit/dgsplit12.zip
http://www.sendspace.com

The developers should be able to fix the problem once they have a sample.

No problem, it will be the 1st thing I do when I get home. Hopefully it's not too hard to use. Should I use the same video I used for the mediainfo or use another random one that doesn't work? Does it even matter?

Any of the problem files would be fine. The cutting tool is easy to use.

ok i did it, BUT something strange happened. i can play the 30MB file i made. it doesn't make any sense how I can play the small file but not the original. From what I have read about this DGSplit program its not supposed to alter the file in any way. I hope you guys can help me out with this.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/cv4ayi

Correct. DGSplit will just cut a sample using the exact data from the original file. It literally just makes a cut.

I am not sure what kind of strange thing is happening.

Test these things:
1) What happens if you make a copy of the file and play the copy?
2) What happens if you move it to another folder?
3) What happens if you rename it from .mkv to .xyz (and play it by dragging it onto an open MPC-HC)?

I tried everything you said, still nothing. I also tried something of my own. Have you ever heard of mkvmerge GUI? I use it from time to time to get rid of subtitles or audio streams i dont want. I loaded one of the non-palying movies in to it BUT i didnt touch a single setting, I just hit the start muxing button. when it was done I could play the new MKV.

So i tried it on another movie just to make sure im not crazy, same thing. I figured you might want to see the mediainfo info for it.
the 1st one is the original and the 2ed one is is the same MKV that has been through mkvmerge GUI untouched.

General
Unique ID                                : 217542836471552527179500666365870227010 (0xA3A939EE73E5F2F5AE1688828EFA3E42)
Complete name                            : movie that dosnt play.mkv
Format                                   : Matroska
Format version                           : Version 1
File size                                : 10.1 GiB
Duration                                 : 2h 25mn
Overall bit rate                         : 9 974 Kbps
Movie name                               : movie that dosnt play
Encoded date                             : UTC 2007-12-27 00:56:04
Writing application                      : Media Center Master 2.09.32613.805
Writing library                          : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : High@L5.1
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 16 frames
Codec ID                                 : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration                                 : 2h 25mn
Bit rate                                 : 9 331 Kbps
Width                                    : 1 920 pixels
Height                                   : 1 072 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
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)                       : 0.189
Stream size                              : 9.28 GiB (92%)
Title                                    : Video
Writing library                          : x264 core 57 svn-700
Encoding settings                        : cabac=1 / ref=16 / deblock=1:-2:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=7 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=6 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=9331 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No

Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : AC-3
Format/Info                              : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension                           : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness              : Big
Codec ID                                 : A_AC3
Duration                                 : 2h 25mn
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 640 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 6 channels
Channel positions                        : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth                                : 16 bits
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 666 MiB (6%)
Title                                    : English (AC3)
Language                                 : English
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No

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General
Unique ID                                : 225127774845585069892288015948189177789 (0xA95E084414CF274AB00B8A9D0C0697BD)
Complete name                            : Now it does play.mkv
Format                                   : Matroska
Format version                           : Version 4 / Version 2
File size                                : 10.1 GiB
Duration                                 : 2h 25mn
Overall bit rate                         : 9 973 Kbps
Movie name                               : Now it does play
Encoded date                             : UTC 2014-11-07 16:12:55
Writing application                      : mkvmerge v7.3.0 ('Nouages') 64bit built on Oct 22 2014 18:53:34
Writing library                          : libebml v1.3.0 + libmatroska v1.4.1
DURATION                                 : 02:25:27.552000000
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES                         : 272736
NUMBER_OF_BYTES                          : 698204160
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP                  : mkvmerge v7.3.0 ('Nouages') 64bit built on Oct 22 2014 18:53:34
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC             : 2014-11-07 16:12:55
_STATISTICS_TAGS                         : BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : High@L5.1
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 16 frames
Codec ID                                 : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration                                 : 2h 25mn
Bit rate                                 : 9 331 Kbps
Width                                    : 1 920 pixels
Height                                   : 1 072 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
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)                       : 0.189
Stream size                              : 9.28 GiB (92%)
Title                                    : Video
Writing library                          : x264 core 57 svn-700
Encoding settings                        : cabac=1 / ref=16 / deblock=1:-2:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=7 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=6 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=9331 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No

Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : AC-3
Format/Info                              : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension                           : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness              : Big
Codec ID                                 : A_AC3
Duration                                 : 2h 25mn
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 640 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 6 channels
Channel positions                        : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth                                : 16 bits
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 666 MiB (6%)
Title                                    : English (AC3)
Language                                 : English
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No

The 'broken' file was modified by Media Center Master. I am not sure why the sample that you cut doesn't have the same problems, but perhaps you can intentionally break the sample. Add the small file to your movie library and let Media Center Master update the metadata of the file. Hopefully that damages it. If it does re-upload that file for me.

In case you don't use Media Center Master yourself, and this is the original file that you downloaded somewhere, could you link to the torrent that you use?

hmmmmm.......good find! Ya i use Media Center Master. I just need to figure out how to get MCM to do that now. Ill see what I can do.

It seems to be a know bug in MCM.
https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/126495-broken-movies/
https://code.google.com/p/mediacentermaster/issues/detail?id=1467

There is probably an option to disable writing metadata to the files.

you good sir are a genius!!! LOL.
it never "clicked" before, but now that im looking at my collection it seems to be only movies that i downloaded over 6 months to a year ago.
do you know of any way to fix all of them without going one by one in mkvmerge GUI?

Create a .bat file with the following content:

Code:

C:\mkvtoolnix\mkvmerge.exe -o "%1_fixed.mkv" "%1"
move /Y "%1_fixed.mkv" "%1"


Now just drag&drop a broken file onto this .bat file and it will be processed. If successful it will delete the input and rename the output back to the original filename.

Or even more automatic...

Put all broken files in a folder. For example c:\brokenvideos

Another .bat file

Code:

for %%F in (c:\brokenvideos\*.mkv) do (
C:\mkvtoolnix\mkvmerge.exe -o "%%~dpnF_fixed.mkv" "%%~dpnF.mkv"
move /Y "%%~dpnF_fixed.mkv" "%%~dpnF.mkv"
)

Then just double click the .bat file and it will process all files in that folder.