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Many renderers can't read mkv even though they can decode h264, so mkv probably has to be transcoded while mp4 does not. The renderer must know how to read the mkv container to get to the h264 stream (and the audio track(s)) to be able to play the format. Matroska is an open standard and isn't ...

I have no idea why 18:18 is shown (or where it is shown), but when transcoding the total length is basicly unknown (as the stream is being generated on the fly). It varies how the renderers tackle this situation, but I'm in no doubt that the transcoding is what's causing this. It's also what's ...

I am running into the same issue trying to play some movies from UMS on a WD TV.

Some more info. I am using the latest version 6 from the front page. The movies are MKV h264, have multiple audio tracks and subtitle, as well as chapters. Ive found some posts from 2013 stating that turning of ...