are MKV's more fragile than others?

[starfire]

I've been downloading videos for a while now, and it I've noticed that I get a LOT more MKV files that are corrupt, unplayable, or simply don't function properly (missing subtitles, only work with specific codec build, etc.) than with all other types combined.

Is there something intrinsically fragile about mkv's that makes them more prone to corruption, is this just a coincidence, or is it just that the sloppy/inexperienced encoders prefer mkv?

[HeavyArmsUnit01]

Thats a good question. What program are you trying to play the MKV file from? Like VLC, Media Player classic, ect. Cause it might just be a codec issue. I know when I downloaded a MKV file one time it was badly done. Or was a bad download. So I used VLC and it would play a little bit here and there. So I stopped using torrents to find my MKV files and used good old downloads. That seemed to help my issue greatly.

But if you use say like "mkvtoolnix" which is a program that has tools to create, alter and inspect Matroska files(mkv). So if you use it and it doesnt recognize the file. Then you know its either a corrupted download or a fake.

But if your looking for a codec for MKV myself I have VLC player with the lazy man’s mkv pack and the mastroka pack v1.1.1. Which now lets me see subtitles and all that great stuff.

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- Well thats all I can think of right off the top of my head. But you might be just getting bad MKV files. If thats teh case VLC player should play it even if the files bad cause it will skip over headers. So if its fake or even just random bits of that just means theres nothing to play.

-I doubt it but it but I did have a ton of codecs on my pc long time ago and they did conflect with each other. But then again thats just a last ditch effort. XD

[starfire]

Sounds like it's just been my bad luck, then. Normally I use bsplayer (only player so far that let's me change key-commands easily) However, I've tried VLC, zoomplayer, and the others that are supposed to play nice with MKV's, and got the same result.

Still, this mess is making me really despise MKV's.

[ElderKain]

Try using Media Player Classic which comes with the CCCP Codec Pack.
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I use only that, and I rarely have any MKV vid problems.

[Blu]

Originally Posted by ElderKain

Try using Media Player Classic which comes with the CCCP Codec Pack.
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I use only that, and I rarely have any MKV vid problems.

I hate cccp >.< Everyone who has a problem and complains to me has it >.<

K-Lite Ftw :D

[Christie]

My computer is old and often has problems with mkv files if I use media player classic with CC pack. Now, if my computer was more recent, I would just use VLC player but as it is my computer can't handle it. It is way too demanding resource-wise.

[HeavyArmsUnit01]

wow, whats the specs on your pc?? Like blu said k-lite is good and they do have a mega that will play almost anything from old school to new.
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[starfire]

I'm using CCCP, myself. I tried k-lite for a while, but it didn't have everything I needed (I can't remember now what it was missing) so I switched to CCCP.

Incidentally, does anybody know why the installation for CCCP use the long version of it's name as the default folder names?