Mkv file playback error "Unexpected EOF while reading EMBL container"/"Invalid first byte of EBML ID : OD" and resolution/Mkv files-Hassle free editin

hello, this post is related to the mkv files and the error that the haali media splitter gives you.also the conflict that occurs between the video codec packages.So i've been gettin this error message when i had the video files in a folder and the folder view seleted to thumbnails.or at times you may get this error message no matter what the folder view is. the message you get is actually this "Invalid first byte of EBML ID : OD" or "Unexpected EOF while reading EMBL container". this message is given by the "haali media splitter".
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Now to summarize when you open the mkv files(some of the mkv files not all of them) or when you open up a folder which contains the mkv files , the Haali media splitter
gives you the error "Unexpected EOF while reading EMBL container" or/and "Invalid first byte of EBML ID : OD" with the panickin windows error bang.


here are the causes.

1---->first you should have installed the k-lite codec pack any version which inturn contains the decoders for mkv files which is done my the haali media splitter originally.to know more about k-lite codec pack and download it google or visit

the foll. links

http://www.codecguide.com/

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_lite_codec_pack.htm

http://www.filehippo.com/download_klite_codec_pack/

and more.Just google them.

2---->the latest version of vlc media player(or vlc media player 8 or above) plays any kind of mkv files. and if you have this klite codec pack installed despite the presence of Vlc and if you attempt to play a particular kinda mkv file(probably the one downloaded from azureus vuze) using the media player classic(that comes with k-lite codec pack) or on any other player except vlc you will get this error message.

3--->you might not have installed the particular codec that is needed for the matroska file or the mkv file.

4--->or you might have installed the codec pack from the website


http://www.cccp-project.net/

which is the combined cummunity codec pack.
and of course the one codec pack which you download from

http://www.cccp-project.net/
or from

http://www.codecguide.com/

should resolve the problem, however unfortunately they dont in case of some mkv files(mostly the ones that are downloaded from the HD flatform of vuze).

and of course you can just get along just with havin the cross platform and the most acclaimed vlc media player for playin these files. but then if you try to edit of slice or cut these files for modifyin the video content then obviously you will be beseiged by theses scenarious which am talkin about. obviously you cannot cut them with any kind of video editing tool. trust me, even the sony movie studio, says nope!!!! to these kind of mkv files.

now to resolve this follow the steps below.








1---> just download the haali media splitter from

the direct link below :

http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/MatroskaSplitter.exe

or from the haali project page :

http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/

or from the matroska offical downloads page :

http://www.matroska.org/downloads/windows.html

clearly all the above websites depend on the first link.but when you go to

http://www.matroska.org/downloads/windows.html

, you wil find a lot of options to get rid of the problems that are created by the mkv files. since that is the homepage for the mkv developers you will find a lot of infomation there.God knows how these developers do it. Will see whether i can be a part of a development family like this.:)
and now after installing this haali media splitter you should ne able to play the mkv files, all the mkv files even the one that is downloaded through vuze can be played with any player that you use to play the video files.i tested playin them on vlc, bsplayer, jetaudio, win media player, media player classic, total video player.
also along with this playback you can use the video (that you had problems with previously) to edit any part of them. and any cutter of editor of the mkv files which didnot work before should work now.

and to cut the mkv video files here is the which i used and which i personally recommend.

download it here ::

http://download.riverpast.com/download/videoslice_setup.exe

homepage ::

http://www.riverpast.com/en/prod/videoslice/

.its upto you to use any video cutter for the mkv files.but it is with this video slice i started off researchin upon the haali media splitter issue and i ended up with a blog like this:)so after installing the haali media splitter everthin regardin the problems with the mkv files includin playback , editing are resolved.so use video slice cutter for editing.

hope that was usefull. In case of broken links google them , or leave a comment, i will get back to you at the earliest.:)
Thankn you !!






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