[FFmpeg-user] Fwd: coding video for some old Sony

[Erik Dobák]

On Tue, 13 Aug 2019 at 12:07, Carl Eugen Hoyos <ceffmpeg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Am Mo., 12. Aug. 2019 um 18:54 Uhr schrieb Erik Dobák <
> erik.dobak at gmail.com>:
> >
> > sorry for mixing this up. it should be:
> >
> > playing fine:
> > Disenchantment.S01E01.720p.WEB-DL.x264.avi
> > Monty_Python_s_The_Meaning_Of_Life
> >
> > not playing fine:
> > catch22
> > eels
> > life of Brian
>
> That does not make the mail significantly more readable.
>
> It appears that this is a resolution or aspect ratio issue,
> feel free to post the command lines including complete,
> uncut console output of current FFmpeg git head with
> different resolutions.
>
> As said, global motion compensation may also be relevant.
>
> > i have checked the output myself but can not see any reason why the 3
> > should not play fine on the TV. after some interweb reasearch i found
> some
> > posts about Sony blocking watermarked videos on their products. it might
> be
> > the case here. but that would be beyond the ffmpeg topic i guess.
>
> This is very, very unlikely, even more so for re-encoded videos.
>
> Please find out what top-posting means and avoid it here.
>
> Carl Eugen
>
i will investigate now the ratio as possible cause of my pirated content
playback problem. will let you know the outcome in a few days.
thank you.

E