Request: Support 'H264' FOURCC (H.264 bitstream with start codes)

[matthias]

Hi,

I recently discovered, that Philips doesn't support H.264 bitstream with start codes in AVIs.
Codec: H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10) (H264)

It seems, only the Fourcc "AVC1" is working, but not "H264".

This is very sad, because I'm using OTR, which produces this type of stream for HQ files.

Workaround: Remux it to .mkv to remove start codes.
But this a lot of unnecessary work, so it would be great if Philips would add native support for 'H264'

I don't think, adding support for start codes is lot of work, also, it is stated in the documentation,
that MPEG-4 AVC is support, so to be picky, this could also be regarded as Bug, not a missing feature ;-)

Sample for testing:
http://ww2.fs.ei.tum.de/~mihmig/IjonTichy.mpg.HQ.cut.avi

More details on the H.264 Video Types:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd757808%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=AVC1


Thanks!

Matthias

My TV: 32PFL7606K / FW 14.84

MediaInfo of AVI:
Video
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L3.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Codec ID : H264
Duration : 30s 40ms
Bit rate : 3634 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Standard : PAL
Resolution : 24 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.351
Stream size : 13.0 MiB (95%)

[Philips - Thomas]

Hi matthias

Thanks a lot for the Input, i will give it forward but, no promises!

Regards
Thomas

[matthias]

Thanks!

Though this would be nice, the workaround is still manageble,
so my priority wish for this would be 6 out of 10 ;-)

Thanks,
Matthias

PS: (Priority especially compared to that really important USB-sorting issue (http://www.supportforum.philips.com/en/showthread.php?2574-Sort-files-by-name-on-USB-device&p=17271&viewfull=1#post17271) ;-) )