Comments on: Post-release review http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/ on homebrew and misc stuff Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:48:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: runtime 360 http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-50 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:04:00 +0000 http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-50 Still alive; I've been hanging onto the next release until there are some features that people would benefit from; at the moment its mainly stuff to smoothen the install process and help folks with codec problems etc. I've updated my blog with more info. Still alive; I’ve been hanging onto the next release until there are some features that people would benefit from; at the moment its mainly stuff to smoothen the install process and help folks with codec problems etc. I’ve updated my blog with more info.

]]> by: VicSmurf http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-49 Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:11:00 +0000 http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-49 Hey Runtime are you still alive or are you very busy with an new release :). Are you going to use/support VLC? And how are the developements going with the creator of My Movies? Thnx and keep up the great job you're doing. Hey Runtime are you still alive or are you very busy with an new release :) .

Are you going to use/support VLC? And how are the developements going with the creator of My Movies?

Thnx and keep up the great job you’re doing.

]]> by: galo http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-48 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 15:32:00 +0000 http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-48 Cool, installed it in MCE Spanish version, Xbox PAL, and in 5 minutes it was working. Great job! Cool, installed it in MCE Spanish version, Xbox PAL, and in 5 minutes it was working. Great job!

]]> by: BernMalt http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-47 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 20:18:00 +0000 http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-47 Jeremy, Use the VLC approach! It will sure transcode mov files! And you have the choice of doing it as a real time disk transcode vs an MMS stream. OK, you could most likelly do a real time disk transcode using the WM Encoder solution but I find VLC to be much easier... especially regarding codecs like quicktime, h264, etc! Jeremy,

Use the VLC approach! It will sure transcode mov files! And you have the choice of doing it as a real time disk transcode vs an MMS stream.

OK, you could most likelly do a real time disk transcode using the WM Encoder solution but I find VLC to be much easier… especially regarding codecs like quicktime, h264, etc!

]]> by: Jeremy Carr http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-46 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:01:00 +0000 http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-46 Can you do explain how to get a .mov file to transcode properly? I installed the codec you linked to and I didn't need to make any registry changes (the perceived type value was already there and set to video). My problem is that I'm getting a timeout error, and despite changing the default value for the timeout to 300 seconds it wont work. Can you do explain how to get a .mov file to transcode properly?

I installed the codec you linked to and I didn’t need to make any registry changes (the perceived type value was already there and set to video).

My problem is that I’m getting a timeout error, and despite changing the default value for the timeout to 300 seconds it wont work.

]]> by: runtime 360 http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-45 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 01:57:00 +0000 http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-45 Excellent! You seem to have gotten much further than I did last time I played with VLC. And it makes most of the work I've been doing to make the existing install easier a little bit redundant but never mind! :o) Guess I'm going to be pretty busy this weekend!! Excellent! You seem to have gotten much further than I did last time I played with VLC. And it makes most of the work I’ve been doing to make the existing install easier a little bit redundant but never mind! :o )

Guess I’m going to be pretty busy this weekend!!

]]> by: BernMalt http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-44 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:56:00 +0000 http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-44 OK, I came across something else that is quite interesting: If you select a file as the stream destination instead as MMSH VLC will start transcoding to the filename specified in the location specified. Let say you specify that it should be saved somewhere MCE can have access too... the file produced by MCE can then be read immediatly by MCE/360 in real time. It can also be paused and restarted at will. This is a big adventage over the stream since it could not be easilly paused or restarted. Another benefit is that when the transcode is completed the file can be fully controlled with skip functions. Just make sure you name the file something.wmv and enjoy the realtime transcoded file! Now if MCE could control the creation of this file... OK, I came across something else that is quite interesting:

If you select a file as the stream destination instead as MMSH VLC will start transcoding to the filename specified in the location specified. Let say you specify that it should be saved somewhere MCE can have access too… the file produced by MCE can then be read immediatly by MCE/360 in real time. It can also be paused and restarted at will.

This is a big adventage over the stream since it could not be easilly paused or restarted.

Another benefit is that when the transcode is completed the file can be fully controlled with skip functions.

Just make sure you name the file something.wmv and enjoy the realtime transcoded file!

Now if MCE could control the creation of this file…

]]> by: BernMalt http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-43 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-43 To start a stream via CMD simply issue something like: "C:Program FilesVideoLANvlcvlc" -vvv e:videotesttest.avi --sout "#transcode{vcodec=WMV2,vb=4096,scale=1}:duplicate{dst=std{access=mmsh,mux=asfh,url=:1234}}" and you will get the same result as in the previous post!!! This should allow for some neat automation in MCE I home! To start a stream via CMD simply issue something like:

“C:Program FilesVideoLANvlcvlc” -vvv e:videotesttest.avi –sout “#transcode{vcodec=WMV2,vb=4096,scale=1}:duplicate{dst=std{access=mmsh,mux=asfh,url=:1234}}”

and you will get the same result as in the previous post!!!

This should allow for some neat automation in MCE I home!

]]> by: BernMalt http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-42 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 06:56:00 +0000 http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-42 To manually stream a file do the following: 1. "File -> Open file..." 2. Click "Browse..." button and pick the file to transcode/stream 3. Check the "Stream Output" check box 4. Click on "Settings..." button 5. Check "MMSH" check box 6. Click on "ASF" radio button in "Encapsulation method" 7. Check the "Video codec" check box 8. Pick WMV2 as the video codec 9. Pick desired video Bitrate 10. DO NOT check the Audio codec check box!!! 11. Click the OK button 12. Click the other OK button 13. Go on you xbox 360 and pick the asx file previously created as per the WMV Encoder method... (note that VLC use 1234 as the default port and not 8080) 14. Watch the stream! To manually stream a file do the following:

1. “File -> Open file…”

2. Click “Browse…” button and pick the file to transcode/stream

3. Check the “Stream Output” check box

4. Click on “Settings…” button

5. Check “MMSH” check box

6. Click on “ASF” radio button in “Encapsulation method”

7. Check the “Video codec” check box

8. Pick WMV2 as the video codec

9. Pick desired video Bitrate

10. DO NOT check the Audio codec check box!!!

11. Click the OK button

12. Click the other OK button

13. Go on you xbox 360 and pick the asx file previously created as per the WMV Encoder method… (note that VLC use 1234 as the default port and not 8080)

14. Watch the stream!

]]> by: BernMalt http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-41 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 06:48:00 +0000 http://runtime360.com/2006/02/11/post-release-review/#comment-41 OK, I manage to use e different method to stream xvid to the 360. It involves using VLC as the transcoder. I thing this is much easier than the WMV Encoder method. Simply install VLC player (latest is currently 0.8.4a). The tricky part is to properly configure the audio stream output in VLC. 1. Go under "Settings -> Preferences..." 2. Select "Stream Output -> Sout Stream -> Transcode" 3. Type "wma" without the quotes in "Destination audio codec" 4. Type "160000" in "Audio bitrate" 5. Click the "Save" button and close Preference window. Rest of how to in next post... OK, I manage to use e different method to stream xvid to the 360. It involves using VLC as the transcoder. I thing this is much easier than the WMV Encoder method.

Simply install VLC player (latest is currently 0.8.4a).

The tricky part is to properly configure the audio stream output in VLC.

1. Go under “Settings -> Preferences…”

2. Select “Stream Output -> Sout Stream -> Transcode”

3. Type “wma” without the quotes in “Destination audio codec”

4. Type “160000″ in “Audio bitrate”

5. Click the “Save” button and close Preference window.

Rest of how to in next post…

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