"Playback not available" Sony Bravia KDL-65W855A

[Midaz45645735684684567465]

Hello, I have an issue with the built-in media player in my TV KDL-65W855A were it after about 25 minutes or so stops playback of some movies and display "Playback not available"

[EDIT]

Funny thing is it happens at about 25-27 minutes in.

The file data is below for [EDIT]

ID/String                        : 1
Format                           : AVC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
Format_Profile                   : High@L4.1
Format_Settings_CABAC/String     : Yes
Format_Settings_RefFrames/String : 4 frames
CodecID                          : avc1
CodecID/Info                     : Advanced Video Coding
Duration/String                  : 3 h 2 min
BitRate/String                   : 2 050 kb/s
Width/String                     : 1 920 pixels
Height/String                    : 800 pixels
DisplayAspectRatio/String        : 2.40:1
FrameRate_Mode/String            : Constant
FrameRate/String                 : 23.976 FPS
ColorSpace                       : YUV
ChromaSubsampling/String         : 4:2:0
BitDepth/String                  : 8 bits
ScanType/String                  : Progressive
Bits-(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.056
StreamSize/String                : 2.61 GiB (94%)
Encoded_Library/String           : x264 core 148

ID/String                        : 2
Format                           : AAC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Audio Codec
Format_Profile                   : LC
CodecID                          : 40
Duration/String                  : 3 h 2 min
BitRate_Mode/String              : Constant
BitRate/String                   : 135 kb/s
Channel(s)/String                : 2 channels
ChannelPositions                 : Front: L R
SamplingRate/String              : 48.0 kHz
FrameRate/String                 : 46.875 FPS (1024 spf)
Compression_Mode/String          : Lossy
StreamSize/String                : 177 MiB (6%)
Default/String                   : Yes
AlternateGroup/String            : 1

I would like to know if somebody else has experienced this

Thanks

NOTE - Edited by Quinnicus to remove some information

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi there

I would guess that there is an element of anti-copyright protection going on in those files.  For example - Cinavia used to mute the audio on the 20minute mark via a watermark embedded in the audio.

I would re-download from a different source instead, besides a 2.6GB file for a 3hour movie at 2050kb/s bitrate does not do the movie justice.

Also, i have edited your post for your protection 

Cheers

[Midaz45645735684684567465]

Thanks Quinnicus.

I ran this MP4 file together with the SRT subtitle file in MKVToolNix using default settings and now

the movie doesn't stop at about 26min anymore - strange.

Another thing is that I normally have to save the SRT file in unicode big endian for it to work on the TV, otherwise

it just shows question marks instead of actual text - however VLC does not like unicode big endian.

Anyway now I know what to do if it doesn't work.

Thanks for editing out things I didn't think of