Nah... you not cheap... You are working with the solution that makes the most sense... Note: The 2.3 version is free...  The difference that I have seen is that you don't have to select INFO then Transcode for the file to start streaming... Also, There's a GUI so that you can play with the various transcoding options...

 

leonowski:

vader504's transcoder also uses mencoder so these tweaks would also work.  The only difference would be if you had access to change the switches passed to the mencoder.exe command.

Since I'm a frugal person (AKA cheap ***), I stuck with transcode360.  :)

So I thought I had everything working by installing a different mencoder.exe, but this morning I tried to watch a show and it said the files required to play the video were missing.  I put the mencoder_mt back in there and it worked for a bit, then it crashed.

Anyone know of a stable version of mencoder_mt that I can use?  Or perhaps a tweak to the .cs file that would fix my problem?

ColeAudio,

Can I ask which setting you changed to correct the sync issue, I am experiencing some qwerks after upgrading the settings detailed above.
The sync issue only seems to be noticeable on mkv files, I know there is a syncoption in Transcode360 but I was afraid that this would potentially fix the mkv files and throw the standard video files out!

I also seem to be experiencing high cpu usage with ehexthost.exe since the upgrade making some of the video streaming a little choppy, the processor is brand new and did not experience any judder before the tweak.

I am really keen to get this running smoothly on my quadcore processor so any further help would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards
Tylor

Tylor,

I'm sorry I forgot to respond.  I don't know that I have positively fixed this problem.  I seem to have calibrated it for one show that I like to watch, but I suppose that one is encoded slightly different than others and now they are off a little.  No matter what I do not have the 3-4 second delays any more (when using mencoder_mt), but I can't seem to make it perfect.  It's good enough for me for now though.

As far as mencoder_mt goes though, any ideas for how to make it more stable?  I seem to have great luck when I play mkv files, but when I go to something in .avi format it crashes.  I read on the slovensky357 page that he had a new one that helped with mpeg-2 playback (I do not know if that is how my .avi files are recorded), but when I use the newest mencoder (not mt) it doesnt work.

I have a little time and a lot of interest to work on this for a while now, anyone else have these problems and wanting to see what we can do?

Hi ColeAudio,

If I'm honest I have made several tweaks and changes to address a few bugs as I use a MCE Extender in my front room and bedroom to play my media content, therefore streaming and transcoding are a very high priority.

As I am running Vista Ultimate 64, I downloaded the latest 64bit drivers for FFDshow and FFmpeg.
I changed from using the mencode_mt from the PS3 media server download to the newer version at http://kovensky.project357.com/.

So Mkv sync seems to be fine 95% of the time and Avi's and Mpegs are absolutely fine, after upgrading to the latest ffmpeg and ffdshow I am also able to stream .mov HD trailer content using the HD Trailer plugin.

All in all it's working very well, I not 100% sure I have fixed the mkv syne totally but it's certainly watchable.

:->

Are you guys using Windows 7?  If so which version of Transcode360 are you using and where did you download it from? 

I keep getting an "unable to queue video file for transcoding and streaming” error every time I try to use Transcode360.

AndresE:

Are you guys using Windows 7?  If so which version of Transcode360 are you using and where did you download it from? 

I keep getting an "unable to queue video file for transcoding and streaming” error every time I try to use Transcode360.

I tried the recommendations in this thread on Vista, have not tried it on Windows7

You can download Transcode 360 v1.6.3 here.

I am using Transcode360 on both Vista Ultimate 64 and Windows 7 RC with no problems. I highly recmmend updating to the latest copy of ffdshow/mencoder (from the link above) and ffmpeg.

Depending on which version of windows 7 you are using there is also an option to play Mkv files natively on 32bit without the need to transcode. Divx7 have a new project to play Mkv files using Windows 7.

(If you are currently experiencing issues, the first place I would look is the transcode360 log file to see if this sheds any light.)


Regards
Tylor

This thread helped greatly!  I followed the instructions and now I can stream my high def mkv movies to my extenders.  Thanks for posting this!

Has anyone else run into issues with incorrect video length? So I'm running Win7 with T360 1.6.3.0, current ffmpeg and mencoder. After much research, I have made the recommended changes to the .cs file and the reg change to network, etc.. 

For the most part, it runs fantastic. I just run into some movies having the incorrect video length and it cuts off the end.

I am referring to straight DVD backups in std VOB format. I have checked the IFO files and the length is correct. They play fine straight from the media machine, just not streaming to the 360 via t360. Again, this is just some and probably the majority are fine.

 

 

 

 

 Disregard my last post. I seem to have corrected the issue. I'm not sure exactly how and don't recall every change that I made. However one item I do remember is the InstallationType reg edit I changed to WindowsApplication from Network and it is working much better now. During all my research on getting T360 to work I have come across references to both settings. I guess WindowsApplication works better for my setup.

 

 

 

 

Where can I get vader504's transcoder, that was mentioned in this thread? I've been trying to get T360 working under Windows 7 and I still can't get past the "unable to queue" error, I'd like to try this other transcoder. Is that one ONLY for DVDs or does it also do MKV?

 Quick question, if you have windows 7 why do are you bothering with another transcoding solution?  MKV's will play directly through an Xbox if you the Divx Tech Preview installed.  In respect of DVD's it's fairly easy to put them into DVRMS container or just play the individual VOB files.

 I have not had much luck with MKVs. The quality is bad and sound is usually out of synch.  Streaming straight HD quality AVIs to the 360 is much better.  Then I use transcoder360 for straight up backed up DVDs in its original VOB file format and it works great.

 http://dbackbbs.com

 

 

 Sounds like windows 7 is transcoding instead of simply allowing the steam to be split.  Are you sure you have the latest Divx Tech Preview?  Furthermore if you have installed "codec packs" then that can cause mayhem and may break it.  MKV's should look perfect on the xbox.