Serviio

I have some mkv files that I can't fast forward when playing through Serviio on my Samsung UN55D7000LF TV. I can, however, fast forward them when I play the files in VLC. Information on one of the files below (obtained using MediaInfo). Is there a way to fix the files so that I can fast forward?

General
Writing application : mkvmerge v8.4.0 ('A better way to fly') 64bit
Writing library : libebml v1.3.1 + libmatroska v1.4.2

Video
ID : 1
Format : HEVC
Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
Format profile : Main@L3.1@Main
Codec ID : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC
Duration : 45 min
Bit rate : 523 kb/s
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.024
Stream size : 172 MiB (88%)
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709

Your video uses a codec that your TV doesn't support (H.265) so it must be transcoded. Transcoded files in most cases cannot use FF or rewind. Samsung especially, since their DLNA client isn't the best.

On your computer, VLC can play the H.265 video, so trick play works.

Thanks for the reply atc98092. So, is the only way around this is to change the codec to something that the TV recognizes so that the transcoding doesn't need to occur?

Thanks,
Kris

Yes, that would be correct. Samsung plays ok with H.264, MP4 and usually even MPEG2. For sound stick with AC3.

Thanks again atc98092. Is there an application that you would recommend to re-encode the files if I wanted to do that?

FFMPEG can do it, if you're comfortable with command line arguments. Handbrake is another useful tool, and has a fairly easy to use GUI.