vinitwins Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 let's put all our collective wisdom/research on how to use the ps3 as a networked and external storage (viz. USB & optical) media player right here! currently the ps3 has no divx/xvid (MPEG-4 advanced simple profile) support, but here's what it can handle: * Memory Stick Video Format used on the PSP o MPEG-4 SP (AAC LC) o H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Main Profile (AAC LC) * MP4 file format o H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile (AAC LC) * MPEG-1 (MPEG Audio Layer 2) * MPEG-2 PS/Program Stream viz DVD video (MPEG2 Audio Layer 2, AAC LC, AC3(Dolby Digital), LPCM) * MPEG-2 TS/Transport Stream (MPEG2 Audio Layer 2) * AVI o Motion JPEG (Linear PCM) o Motion JPEG (µ-Law) * Advanced Video Codec High Definition - AVCHD (.m2ts / .mts) - handheld video camera recording format, uses an MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) video codec V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinitwins Posted December 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 a must-try app which can convert x264 HDRips (mkv file/container) to a PS3/360 compatible .mp4 container is GOTSENT: http://sentry23.googlepages.com/ also the ps3 can use the media sharing capability of WMP11 (provided you configure it correctly and provide network permissions) - this feature is extremely useful, but is not perfect as even ps3 compatible MP4 files dont work for now (WMP11 doesnt support MP4s natively and you have to edit your registry and install the necessary codecs) anyone with more info on playing back mp4s over a network please share your research here. V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanc666 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 when is the divx support coming ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 ^^ Vinit, you should also include discussions on streaming over the network and not just direct playing. If streaming is your game, then TVersity is your playground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinitwins Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 ^ vikram, streaming and transcoding are just workarounds (that require a fast PC) - the 360 and ps3 have the horsepower to natively handle any media formats (provided their parent companies are willing to license the necessary codecs, which is happening slowly but surely...) V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 vin i had a .mkv rip and i tried to convert it to x264 using gotsent,it didnt show up on my ps3. what am i doing wrong?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 TVersity is really good,been using it since i got my PS3....now i'll try GOTsent and see how it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinitwins Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 vin i had a .mkv rip and i tried to convert it to x264 using gotsent,it didnt show up on my ps3.what am i doing wrong?? mkv is a container for x264 format - gotsent only repackages it into a mp4 container (after recoding the audio as AAC) - copy the file to a USB drive (FAT32, file size < 2GB) or burn it on a DVD/UDF_format; streaming mp4s over the network requires a lot of fiddling as WMP11 & the PS3 dont gel too well when it comes to MP4 video (even after installing the necessary registry patches and codecs) V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 ^ vikram, streaming and transcoding are just workarounds (that require a fast PC) - the 360 and ps3 have the horsepower to natively handle any media formats (provided their parent companies are willing to license the necessary codecs, which is happening slowly but surely...) V I know that the X360 and PS3 have the horsepower to handle HD content natively. I was suggesting that discussions on streaming should be included in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 vin i had a .mkv rip and i tried to convert it to x264 using gotsent,it didnt show up on my ps3.what am i doing wrong?? Which audio codec did you select before beginning the conversion process ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad2689 Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 excuse me, can someone please tell me how to get TVersity on the ps3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinitwins Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 http://tversity.com/support/quickstart/ install all the necessary codecs on your windows machine disable wmp11 media sharing install tversity configure tversity using its web interface on the ps3 - try scanning for media servers and hope that your windows machine shows up (disable your firewall for a quick/dirty fix if you suspect that it is causing errors - and once confirmed read up the troubleshooting guides on properly configuring the firewall ports) V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightySkate Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Ok here is a small guide for anyone who wants to convert mkv to mp4. 1)Download GotSent (V's given the link above) 2)Download and install this media splitter tool : http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/MatroskaSplitter.exe 3)For MKV files with AC3, you will need the AC3 Filter codec: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/ac3filter...filter_1_46.exe Note: If you have previously installed the KLite codec pack or the CCC pack no need to install the AC3 Filter codec as it already included with the KLite codec. 4)Launch GotSent and choose your mkv file and click on convert. Depending on your PC's power and file size, the process will take between 5-15 mins. Notes: *As V has noted in his above posts, the X360 can only read a FAT32 partition and that the mp4 file size should be less than 4gb. I have yet to confirm for the ps3 if it can handle bigger file sizes. *Also pls note that HD rips converted to an mkv format are large in size varying between 1.4 - 26 GB, and that GotSent needs the equivalent disk space to repackage it into an mp4 format. *For anyone wanting to play files larger than 4 gb, you have two options: a)you can either copy it on an external hdd and play it directly from there. b)using a wired setup for your ps3 and Tversity you can stream and copy the content to the ps3's hdd (i'd choose this option as it is faster and on a wired setup Tversity can stream with speeds of up 10Mbps) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinitwins Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 gotsent tips and fyis: manually splitting files into 2gb segments (i prefer 2gb segments as then i can backup the resulting 2gb mp4 and the source 2gb mkv on 1 DVD5, which will playback on ps3/360/pc) mkvmerge --split 2g -o output.mkv s-NAMEOFMOVIE.mkv ----- You can get 5.1 AAC audio (only works on the ps3) - select the Mux to vob option in gotsent and configure AC3filter to 5.1 This only works on PS3, and there are issues with ffwd. and rew. but at least you can get full surround sound like this, even when you don't have an AAC decoding receiver/amplifier (Dolby Digital support is needed). This option uses a modified h264info licensed under the MPL ----- For SSA subtitles, for now download ssa2srt and place it in the gotsent folder (including folder) (ssa/a*s support is still under way with my own code, this beta release is to at least give people access to the newer version) a*s subtitles don't work yet in the beta. Reminder: these are text subtitles, added in the MP4 as defined by the MP4 standard. However, these are not supported yet on PS3 and Xbox 360. These subtitles are not encoded in the video stream, but in the MP4. ----- Nero AAC codec is supported in this version. Just download the Nero AAC encoder here and extract NeroAacEnc_SSE2.exe or neroAacEnc.exe from the Win folder, and place the appropriate version in the GOTSent folder (check here for more information if your processor supports SSE2. The SSE2 version is faster then the normal version). Nero works better and faster then FFMPEG. ----- Setting Audio Options for AC3 and DTS decoding: Clicking on the audio options opens the AC3filter options box. Only set a 2 channel 16 bit format (2.0 stereo, Dolby Surround/ProLogic , or Dolby ProLogic II). Dolby Prologic II encoding can suffer from low volume and high dynamic changes (i.e. soft sounds are very soft, and loud sounds are very loud.) To work around this, setting the Dynamic Range Control in the AC3 filter can be a solution, but it requires some 'fine-tuning' with sample files. For the easiest results, make sure that in the Mixer tab, the Auto Matrix is enabled. (and tweak as you like to perfect your sound). V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightySkate Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 I have a q: On the GotSent website, he has specifically mentioned that recoding works fine with 720p files, so has anyone tried with 1080p files yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinitwins Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 i did, it all went wonky after the aac encoding process - the next step is importing the audio/video files followed by writing of the final mp4 file - but gotsent and the corresponding mp4box util started some new interim step of writing a timecode file (which took approx 3hrs or so) - the final mp4 file was corrupt as well... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Heh Heh !! All this trouble I went through with Gotsent when my PC can play 720p content effortlessly. All I needed to do was use VLC instead GOM Player and thanks to the power of the onboard hardware decoder on the Nvidia 8600GTS (G90 core methinks), the CPU utilization rarely moves above 20%. I'm pretty sure that my PC can also handle 1080p MKV files with ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinitwins Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 ^ most 2ghz PCs with a 256mb dx9 card can playback 720p content without too many hassles - the point here is that converting mkv to mp4 doesnt take more than a few minutes and the resulting file is platform independent. V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 ^^ Yeah, but doesn't Gotsent recode the audio stream ? I would hate to lose out on the DTS audio in the muxing process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightySkate Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 ^^ Setting Audio Options for AC3 and DTS decoding:Clicking on the audio options opens the AC3filter options box. Only set a 2 channel 16 bit format (2.0 stereo, Dolby Surround/ProLogic , or Dolby ProLogic II). Dolby Prologic II encoding can suffer from low volume and high dynamic changes (i.e. soft sounds are very soft, and loud sounds are very loud.) To work around this, setting the Dynamic Range Control in the AC3 filter can be a solution, but it requires some 'fine-tuning' with sample files. For the easiest results, make sure that in the Mixer tab, the Auto Matrix is enabled. (and tweak as you like to perfect your sound). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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