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If you were a little concerned over the future of Transcode 360; allow me to allay those fears. Its been only a fortnight since I shared a limited release of the source code with James Botham, and to be perfectly honest I’m really impressed with how quickly he has gotten to grips with it.
James […]

Just weeks after the Fall Update introduced UPNP video client functionality to the Xbox 360, the clever chaps at TVersity are the first to offer a UPNP server featuring a realtime transcoding solution targeting the Xbox 360 in early beta form.
In short this means that users of Windows XP (and other Windows platforms) can now […]

Folks looking to integrate T360 with their own apps will be pleased to know that I finally got off my managed to find the time to knock up a quick primer and some sample code demonstrating how to query and control Transcode 360. For more information follow the link.
In related news, I’ve had word […]

I realise its been a while since my last post, what with E3 and a couple of personal matters that took priority, everything else took a backseat. Despite that, I’ve made a start on My Movies integration and things are looking very promising with the author of My Movies being equally enthusiastic about […]

This new release of Transcode 360 features a user interface for managing your settings as well as a number of substantial improvements:

There is a new ‘Automatic’ installation option that will run T360 in the task notification area (system tray); this makes configuration super-easy and mitigates the network permissions issues some users encountered.

Both 2 and 6 […]

Little did I know that in developing DVD ISO and VIDEO_TS streaming I’d end up with a practical solution for handling 5.1 audio. So along with a number of other goodies, I’m pleased to report that the next build will once again feature AC3 support
Just as (if not more) important is a […]

As discussed in my previous post, you can now download the interim Beta 3.1 release.
It contains quite a few fixes and to sweeten the update I’ve thrown in DVD ISO streaming (experimental). Your ISO images should ideally be DeCSS’d, and contain just the main title with the appropriate audio track.
Tip: If you really […]

I wanted to say a word of thanks for the feedback you’ve given us to date and give you the heads up on an interim release thats coming your way very soon.
A number of bugs were reported that although easily fixable, were causing quite a lot of problems and general distress, so I wanted […]

I’m happy to announce the release of Transcode 360 Beta 3, the newest version of the XviD / DivX playback solution for Xbox 360 and Media Center Extender devices on Windows Media Center 2005. Once more this beta release is provided in advance of the final release to encourage community feedback and to help us […]

“Just in case you guys and gals are wondering what is happening, we are actively working on the next Beta release of Transcode360. We’re actively coding/testing/banging our heads against the TV set to a produce quality product.”
Here’s a heads up on what to expect in our next release:
The aspect ratio issues have been […]