List of Useful Test Media Files

In order to test profiles, transcoding and playback of files for your device, try some of these files:

FFmpeg samples repository:

http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/

Other resources:

• Nextcom repo

http://www.nextcomwireless.com/R5000/samples.htm

• Itunes Mov

http://a1408.g.akamai.net/5/1408/1388/2005110403/1a1a1ad948be278cff2d96046ad90768d848b41947aa1986/sample_iTunes.mov.zip

• Divx.com

http://www.divx.com/en/electronics/solutions/high-definition/divx-hd

• MKV 1080p

http://tomtom2k5.free.fr/mkv/1080p/

• Full HD 1080 Dolby Trailers

http://www.demo-world.eu/trailers/high-definition-trailers.php

• THX, DTS, WMV

http://www.demo-world.eu/trailers/

• The Blender foundation movies Sintel and Big Buck Bunny are available in varying resolutions and formats.

http://www.sintel.org/wp-content/content/download.html
http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/index.php/download/

• VOB with closed caption:

http://samples.ffmpeg.org/MPEG-VOB/ClosedCaptions/Starship_Troopers.vob

This (Starship_Troopers.vob) is a piece of VOB file from a Region 1 DVD containing Closed Captions. 
It contains English soundtracks (aid 129 is AC3-5.1), and a commentary, plus subtitles in DVD format (sid 0 is English).

• A transport stream which nicely displays pre-rendered subtitles on Viera (via Serviio):

http://streams.videolan.org/streams-videolan/ts/video_subs_ttxt+dvbsub.ts