Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject: Trouble with Streaming
I am having some trouble with streaming of XVid/Divx files with my brand new 360. I have gotten one group of files to work (xvid 1.2 with mp3 audio, I think), but nothing else seems to work right. I have done the update, and have shared the WMP11 library. I have no windows firewall, and it's on a wired network. I either get an error that says the format is not supported, or it cannot connect.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to also have my XBox1 to stream video like before.
Thanks
deps 360-HQ Experienced
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:07 pm Post subject: Re: Trouble with Streaming
you have to make sure you have all the proper codecs. If you cant see the video on your computer with windows media player, then you wont be able to see it with the 360.
i use Winamp Remote. it takes a little to get used to but it works very well for me. And one of the most important thing is to look for the codecs if you can't view the video in whatever software you are using. The best thing to do is go surfing the net for codecs.
Go to proper sites that have substantial amount of hits. Don't go to a site in a language that you can't understand. Trust me, it helps in the long run. Most of the time you can find codec packs that include everything you need in one download. I would post the links here but i had to look for them and i feel everyone will be better off doing thier own homework. It pays off in the long run because you will learn WHAT you needed and WHY.
I can see all videos on my computer and I could see them on the XBox 1. I don't know that installed codecs on the computer are the issue, but I'll try checking that out.
Any other ideas are appreciated.
Thanks
deps 360-HQ Experienced
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:48 pm Post subject:
you know i do run into instances where i cannot view media files on my 360.
usually converting them to another format fixes it. but i have bought software for that. _________________ http://www.myspace.com/discardedtelepathy <--my music, please let me know what you think...
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Turn2 360-HQ Elite Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject:
I had to set up a folder and share it with everyone on the home network before mine would work right. also I've had no trouble using Xvid or Divx but the .x264 will not work.
Also they will not work on Media Center you just go to the media tab and go to videos and select new drive. Your shared folder should be listed. _________________
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject:
I really can't figure the rhyme or reason for files to work. It looks like the episodes that work are XVid with VBR mp3 audio, but I try movies that appear to be exactly the same, and they don't play correctly. I would just use TVersity, but the video looks crappy, unless I'm missing something in the transcoding settings for that. I would rather not re-encode everything to WMV, but I guess if that's my option, I could (or just have the XBox1 hooked up too).
Thanks for any help.
deps 360-HQ Experienced
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On the 360, I am going to the Media blade, and under videos. The videos are shared with WMP11, and I can see the folders fine, but when I start all but a couple of TV episodes I have, I get either a connection error or an incompatible content error.
deps 360-HQ Experienced
Joined: Jan 29, 2007 Posts: 184 Location: san antonio texas
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject:
just for shitz and grinz can you try using winamp remote? its free and i haven't had ONE problem with it. i'd recogmend trying that and opening up the same files with that program. tell me if that works...or if you want i am going to be home later and you can transfer one of the files that you are having problems with to me through an instant messenger. I can try it with winamp remote if you can't download it.
So I installed Winamp Remote, but the 360 doesn't even see it, even though I know it's working because the web interface works great. I think I'm just screwed here, but I don't know.
Thanks
deps 360-HQ Experienced
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject:
i'm assuming you have sharing enabled in WMP 11, even though you are using winamp remote you have to enable sharing in WMP 11
and why its not working with some files is very odd...i am sorry but i guess i can't help you..maybe someone else can...
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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:19 pm Post subject:
Do you have extentions set on your PC as hidden or can you see them at the end of every file name. The reason I ask is that Divx and Xvid have a .avi extention and x264 files have ones like .mkv. If they are hidden are you positive that all of your files are .avi ? if they are any of the others like mkv they will not work. I keep both types in one of my shared folders and the x264 files will not show up at all on the 360.
The .avi TV episodes that generaly work are the 350 500 and 700 MB files the 1.4 Gig HD files will not work as they are the mkv types I was talking about. _________________
drmarvin V.I.P. Lifetime
Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 37 Location: Canada
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject:
I know they were all avi (except for one that was mp4). Now I'm curious if this makes any sense, but when I had two computers on the network (all wired through a Linksys WRT wireless router, even the 360 is wired), the streaming did not work. Now that there is only one computer on the network, everything seems to play. It's quite strange, but seems to be the fact. Movies that would not play at all before play perfectly.
Any explanation ideas? Whatever it is, I'm just glad it works.
Thanks
deps 360-HQ Experienced
Joined: Jan 29, 2007 Posts: 184 Location: san antonio texas
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject:
maybe the other comps had sharing disabled, or something. not sure why that is happening but that is interesting.
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