DVD Fab m2ts and MakeMKV files ok but encoded Handbrake mkv freezes!

[alinsd]

Great!  Thanks again for all your help.  Very much appreciated!

[alinsd]

First, in trying to roll back to firmware 2.07, I'm wondering why i'm not getting the "New Firmware" option?

Second, "DVD9 or BD50"?  I see that dvdfab "blu-ray copy" (which i only have the trial version of) has the BD50 output option.  But dvdfab "blu-ray ripper" doesn't.  I used the trial version and output to BD50.  i was expecting to get a 50G or so file but only ended up with a 26G file in the "STREAM" folder.  Furthermore, when i choose this source file in HB, it shows that it is a m2ts file (which is an option i have in my registered "blu-ray ripper").  so my question is: is the BD50 file from blu-ray copy the same as m2ts file from blu-ray ripper?  they are roughly the same size file.  am i correct in assuming the BD50 file should be much larger and what file extension should it have?

[Tinwarble]

Well, if you're not seeing New Firmware, make sure that you have the HUB set to auto detect firmware.  If you still don't see it, try unplugging the power cord then plugging it back in.  If you still don't see it after that, go to Setup / System / Device Reset.  This will reset your HUB back to factory defaults and then you should be able to see the "New Firmware" and then you can rollback.

The BD50 only means that you can burn to a BD50 disc, not that the file size will be 50GB.  All that setting is for is so that you don't get a compressed output.  DVDFab has 2 options, BD25 (for 25GB disc) and BD50 (for 50GB disc).   If you select BD25 and you movie is larger than that, then dvdfab will compress it to fit on that size disc.  With BD50 it doesn't compress the file so what ever size your movie is, is what the output will be.

Also, in HB you don't want to select the m2ts file (don't use Source/Video file) if your movie is in folder format on you HDD.  You want to select Source/Folder, because some BD's have multiple m2ts files that make up the entire movie, although the most are a single m2ts file.

So if say you have ripped Iron Man, with HB you don't want to select Source, then select Video File, then go into the Stream folder and select the m2ts file.  What you want to do is to select Source, then select Folder, then select the Iron Man folder and then click on Select Folder.

[flhthemi]

---

Tinwarble wrote:

Well, if you're not seeing New Firmware, make sure that you have the HUB set to auto detect firmware.  If you still don't see it, try unplugging the power cord then plugging it back in.  If you still don't see it after that, go to Setup / System / Device Reset.  This will reset your HUB back to factory defaults and then you should be able to see the "New Firmware" and then you can rollback.

---

If he isn't using a proper "rollback" file set he MIGHT need to edit the .ver file??? Just thinking about what else it COULD be.....

[JoeySmyth]

I Know it sounds silly ...

Has anyone suggested checking the "Auto Detect New Firmware" is "ON"  ?

Setup > System > Auto Detect New Firmware 

[alinsd]

Yes, I did check that the hub was set to autodetect new firmware.  One thing I didn't mention was that a new firmware was actually available when I went through this process.  Apparently, it updated to the latest version.  I then went through the routine again and never got the "new firmware" option again.  I did the reset and the autodetect was on.  I'm going to check my thumbdrive to make sure the rollback files were in the root directory, but I'm pretty sure they were.

As to the BD50, what I am trying to avoid is spending another $60 on the Blu-Ray Copy component of DVDFab.  I purchased the DVD Ripper and Blu-Ray Ripper components which, as I mentioned, seem to only give me the option to rip to a single mts/.m2ts "file" and not BD50 and it's associated folder structure...although the resulting Ripper file is pretty much the same size as my copy to HDD using the trial version of Blu-Ray Copy.  That makes me want to think that the Ripper file is also not compressed.  So, is my resulting m2ts from Ripper the same end product as the BD50 (showing as ".m2ts" on HB) produced using Copy?

Also, IF Ripper does output a single m2ts file without compression, is it safe to assume that it would rip both m2ts files found on a BD (as you mentioned this may sometimes be the case) and combine them into a single file...without compression?  Is this the only reason to choose a source folder rather than source file?  And, when you say "select the Iron Man folder", should the target folder be the subfolder that the actual m2ts file(s) is/are in (i.e. the STREAM folder)?

In the end, I guess my question is when using Ripper, is the resulting m2ts compressed or not? (probably a question for the dvdfab forum)  And, if it is not and I thus choose to use Ripper, can I just select the source "file" (as Ripper does not output a folder structure but a single m2ts file).

Thanks.

[Tinwarble · Accepted solution]

Yes, I beleive that it was my first suggestion.

Quote: "Well, if you're not seeing New Firmware, make sure that you have the HUB set to auto detect firmware."

Not trying to be a smart ***, just sayin'.

Anyway, as suggested you do need to make sure that the .ver file in the firmware does show that it is a higher version than the current version.  It is already supposed to be changed for you, but since I don't use those downloads I pointed you to I can't confirm that they are.  So you need to open the "wdtvlivehub.ver" file with notepad and make sure that the "VERSION=" number is higher than 3.04.17, if not change it to a higher number and save.

As for the other suggestions I made.  I have had the exact thing happen to me once before and those suggestions should work for you the same as they did me if it's not something else.  Actually, when it happened to me I thought it was because something had happened to my thumbdrive that I use to flash firmwares, that is until I tried 3 different one's and couldn't get "New Firmware" to come up.

Also, what I said about getting your movies to your HDD, that was just a suggestion.  If how you are doing it works for you then that's all that matters.  My point though, was to make sure that you were using an uncompressed version of the original to encode in HB and make sure that you weren't using a compressed version.

[alinsd]

Sorry, meant to post as a solution a while ago.  But, you know how it is once you find the answer and start building up momentum .  Turns out my FW roll back file were NOT in the root directory.  Once I rolled back though, everything is working fine now!  Thanks again for all your help Tinwarble.  Started working with moviesheets and using your Mojo MSP (Great work!).  New issue now is why can't I pulldown the "Mojo_Glass_Sheet" template in the Thumbgen when it worked the first time?  It's only showing me the default TG template.  But, I will post that question on the appropriate thread.  Thanks again!