Here are some data points for you.
The Disc plays fine - both on PC and in BluRay player ( several players … ).
Once I downloaded the new Aiseesoft BLuRay ripper - was able to rip the movie again. Used a modified PS3 settings - see earlier in this post.
The new ripped version played the mp4 - via dlna - served by PS3 Media Server (1.90.1) running on Unbuntu Linux 12.04TLS to several devices - Roku 3 and Sony Home DVD Theater. The movie is NOT being encoded as it is being served to the devices - each device is using the format of the ripped file.
Below is the output from the MEdiaInfo tool - for both the “failed” and “successful” rips…
Failed :
General
Complete name : D:\Videos\Failed\Zero_Dark_Thirty.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom
File size : 10.1 GiB
Duration : 2h 36mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 9 187 Kbps
Video
ID : 1
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Simple@L1
Format settings, BVOP : No
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Codec ID : 20
Duration : 2h 36mn
Bit rate : 9 052 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.146
Stream size : 9.93 GiB (99%)
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 2h 36mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 144 MiB (1%)
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Successful:
General
Complete name : D:\Videos\Zero_Dark_Thirty.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Sony PSP
Codec ID : MSNV
File size : 6.73 GiB
Duration : 2h 36mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 6 138 Kbps
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Baseline@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 1 frame
Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=12
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 2h 36mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 6 001 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 12.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.097
Stream size : 6.58 GiB (98%)
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 2h 36mn
Duration_LastFrame : -17ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 144 MiB (2%)