Trouble with h.264 .mkv playback

[rage2wrath]

I have 2 PCs and neither of them can playback this particular video. When I attempt to play the video in any player I try I get no audio and a gray/black display. I have tried CCCP, CoreAVC, VLC, MPC, etc. and nothing works. Any ideas?

Edit: The title is should say x264.

[Theliel]

its bad idea use a codec pack.

For mkv and x264 i doing this ->

Install Haali Media Splitter
CoreAVC/Cyberlink h264/AVC video decoder for video
CreAAC/ffdshow for audio

and use a decent player, MPC or Zoomplayer.

If you can send me your video Ior sample i should tell you more

[Pomyk]

It's a bad idea to use a bad codec pack but CCCP is a good pack. ;)
Maybe that video is broken?

[rage2wrath]

I don't think the video is broken, because their are 2 separate files and both have the same problem.

[foxyshadis]

If VLC and mplayer won't play them, they're broken, no codec interference to blame for that. If they're PAFF interlaced, those aren't supported by libavcodec, but CoreAVC would work for those. (At least 1.1+, I assume you don't mean 0.4, which is pretty broken.)

[Lenchik]

As a suggestion, you may try to post here some info from matroskadiag (I have put it in attachment if you can't find it somewhere at your PC) to help people in helping you.

[rage2wrath]

This is what matroskadiag is telling me. There is more but this what looked the most important.

DirectShow detailed rendering :
0> MyRenderFile : D:\videos\Christmas.mkv
0> Creation of GraphBuilder : OK
0> Creation of FilterMapper2 : OK
0> Adding graph to ROT : OK
40> Creation of source filter : OK
40> # Rendering output pin D:\videos\Christmas.mkv(Video)
50> Filters matching mediatype : ffdshow MPEG-4 Video Decoder, DirectVobSub (auto-loading version), Video Renderer, Nero DVD Decoder, Nero Video Decoder, AVI Decompressor
50> Trying connection to ffdshow MPEG-4 Video Decoder :
60> Failed connecting pin to ffdshow MPEG-4 Video Decoder, removing it now.
60> Trying connection to DirectVobSub (auto-loading version) :
60> Failed connecting pin to DirectVobSub (auto-loading version), removing it now.
60> Trying connection to Video Renderer :
80> Failed connecting pin to Video Renderer, removing it now.
80> Trying connection to Nero DVD Decoder :
80> Nero DVD Decoder creation failed : : An operation failed due to a certification failure. (0x80040295)
80> Trying connection to Nero Video Decoder :
90> Nero Video Decoder creation failed : : An operation failed due to a certification failure. (0x80040295)
90> Trying connection to AVI Decompressor :
90> OK, connected to (XForm In)AVI Decompressor
90> # Rendering output pin D:\videos\Christmas.mkv(Video) -> AVI Decompressor(XForm Out)
100> Filters matching mediatype : ffdshow MPEG-4 Video Decoder, DirectVobSub (auto-loading version), Video Renderer, Nero DVD Decoder, Nero Video Decoder, AVI Decompressor
100> Trying connection to ffdshow MPEG-4 Video Decoder :
120> Failed connecting pin to ffdshow MPEG-4 Video Decoder, removing it now.
120> Trying connection to DirectVobSub (auto-loading version) :
140> Failed connecting pin to DirectVobSub (auto-loading version), removing it now.
140> Trying connection to Video Renderer :
160> Failed connecting pin to Video Renderer, removing it now.
160> Trying connection to Nero DVD Decoder :
170> Nero DVD Decoder creation failed : : An operation failed due to a certification failure. (0x80040295)
170> Trying connection to Nero Video Decoder :
170> Nero Video Decoder creation failed : : An operation failed due to a certification failure. (0x80040295)
170> Backtracking, no output pin rendered for AVI Decompressor, removing it now.
170> MyRenderFile finished : An operation failed due to a certification failure. (0x80040295)

[rage2wrath]

it also says that the header file is unreadable. Or more specifically
"TEbmlReader.ReaderHeader : EBML header ID not found (found 0x5249)". Is this fixable, or am I screwed?

[KoD]

It means your file is corrupted, so no, it cannot be played.