Sony BDP-S5200 trouble playing m4v files from NAS over network

[db_newb]

I recently purchased the Sony BDP-S5200 to play over the network .m4v movie files that I have saved on my NAS (Synology 412+).

These .m4v files that I have created are from Blu-Ray discs. The process I use to create them are:

1. Rip with MakeMKV software.
2. Use Handbrake with H.264 codec to encode .m4v file

The Sony can see every one of the files over the network. When I go to play any of them, I get the error that either the file is corrupt or that the Sony is unable to read it. I can play the file over the network from my PC using Windows Media Player. The main reason I purchased the Sony was .m4v was listed as a format that it could read.

Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong?

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

.m4v is not "format" - m4v is a container. it could host various codecs. Does your BD player shows support for h.264 and specifically level and profile?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC#Levels

Also technically Handbrake doesn't support commercial h.264, but it's open source equivalent x264
While it should be compatible Sony never was huge on support various codecs

I recommend looking for specific codec and settings which you BD player DOES support.
If google can't provide answers, the fallback would be experimentation
good luck