Matroska File issue

[jgtoranalc]

I have a mkv file with a film, I plug my Hard drive into my TV and I can play the film. On my TV I have a menu for my Hard drive which shows a list of films I have. So I can choose the film to play.
My issue is, when I play a movie (mkv file) and let's say 10mins into the film I go back into the list of films of my Hard Drive and play the film again, the movie will restart at the beginning instead of going back to the same point I left at.
Now I know mkv files are a container and I have extracted the files before. When I extract the film, it is a H264 file for the video side of the file.
Now is there a setting I can adjust to set it to not restart from the beginning? I do have other mkv files that do restart from the point I left it at. I mean Mp4's do work too.

Thanks for reading

[foxyshadis]

You have to tell us what your hard drive and TV are. And how do they plug in? Is it a USB connection or a video connection?

Unfortunately, if it's not in the TV's menu, there probably isn't a way to do it, but some models let you update the firmware to get new capabilities.

[sneaker_ger]

If it's some mkv files that work and others that don't it may come down to the way they were muxed. Try remuxing with the latest mkvmerge GUI, click Muxing->Add command line options and add the following:
--clusters-in-meta-seek --engage no_cue_duration --engage no_cue_relative_position

(https://trac.bunkus.org/wiki/FAQ%3AImprovingPlaybackCompatibilityWithPlayers)

[jgtoranalc]

sneaker_ger... Thank You, I followed your Instructions and it works. I can exit from the film and then re-watch it from the same point I left it at....

Thanks again.