I'd doubt it as Blu-ray's can play fine.
Why doesn't he remux to .ts or .m2ts as they generally have better success on the PS3 than MKV and MP4 (or has he tried this? haven't read through it all yet).
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Why doesn't he remux to .ts or .m2ts as they generally have better success on the PS3 than MKV and MP4 (or has he tried this? haven't read through it all yet).
nah i think its more the fact that the PS3 Media Server program might have troubles converting it to MPEG2 (which is what it does for everything) - it transcodes it on the fly then streams to PS3.
could this be the problem?
What is his network like? if it isn't all that good I'd say that has a part to play.
Never used this programme myself see, I just remux to .ts or .m2ts and transfer to the PS3 (upgraded to 500GB).
100mbps is his network, probably a tad slow then you reckon? BD movies spike above 100mbps!
i hate transferring to ps3 - too much hassle.
I have the original 40gb. So maybe thats it. The added workflow to encode them to m4v isnt to bad, so Im not gonna sweat it to much.
whats that? lets you watch/record TV through your ps3? meh i have eyetv for that
No, its a application on my DirecTV Satellite receiver that lets you stream from your Mac (or PC) to the HR20 receiver. I have a PS3 connected to my home theater in the basement so I stream to that but in my living room I just have my HDTV and the HR20, so if I can get streaming to work to the HR20, my wife will be very pleased!
So far the PS3MS can see the HR20, and the HR20 can see the PS3MS, but all of the videos have Xs by then indicating it aint gonna work!
It looks like 1.4.11 adds support for the HD codecs.
What I want to do is rip my BD disks, and then either playback or stream them to a settop box like Popcorn C-200 or the Dune, or anything that has recently been announced.
Anyone look into this? The key for me is I don't want to transcode anything. Just rip it and send the unmolested audio-video to to my AV receiver for a real BD experience.
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What I want to do is rip my BD disks, and then either playback or stream them to a settop box like Popcorn C-200 or the Dune, or anything that has recently been announced.
Anyone look into this? The key for me is I don't want to transcode anything. Just rip it and send the unmolested audio-video to to my AV receiver for a real BD experience.
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Im back to having stuttering issues with PS3MS. Same movies I was watching stutter free a couple of days ago. Not sure what the deal is but Im about to power cycle everything to see if I can get it back to normal.
really? thats a big let down. are you certain there is no more network activity happening?
what if you directly plug into the PS3 via gigabit ethernet cable direct to computer (if possible) and try from there. maybes
No lossless audio, FWIU. PS3 is nifty, but not doesn't seem the solution I'm seeking.
At the time there was only a few network clients, my 2 airport expresses, hooked up. My PS3 is hard wired to the AEBSn as is my iMac. But if I plugged directly into the iMac, wouldnt I need a crossover cable?
Im not sure what the deal was though, I havent had a chance to test it again today, I will in an hour or so when my kids take a nap. But I was even having stuttering on m4v files, which leads me to believe it WAS network related since that is a native file type of the PS3 there is no transcoding involved. I want to get this stable so I can enjoy it without worrying about this next time. Its one thing to have a stutter when watching a movie with my wife, but its almost embarrassing when I have company over.
Im still fairly new to Macs (about 2 years now). I know how to check my network clients (using Airport Utility) but Im really not sure how to check traffic and activity. Any tips would be appreciated.
I actually know a fair amount about networking but on a larger scale like CCNA stuff, but Im not to sure how to optimize my home network to make this more reliable.
Maybe we need to start a PS3MS thread so we dont hijack this one!
correct, max it can do its 640kbps, which is a big let down to me aswell. i wonder if that can be tweaked?
actually looking at the settings, there is no "max" for the AC3 bitrate so i dont see why it cant be close to lossless.
you can also passthrough the DTS (need optical cable), and have the option to passthrough the DTS/FLAC->LPCM (need HDMI receiver of course).
This thread mentions being able to convert the ripped mkv files to m4v using Handbrake but how do you do this?
I'd usually use VisualHub to convert mkvs but it isn't working properly anymore and as far as I can tell, Handbrake is only for converting DVDs. I've got mkvdts2ac3 set up for dts titles so that won't be an issue, I just need something to convert mkvs reliably now. I've got about 450 gigabytes of bluray video to transcode now!
If I specify a ripped mkv as the source in Handbrake it just says "No Valid Source Found".
I've tried using Handbrake downloaded from the main Handbrake site and also the latest build svn3036 x86_64. The films I'm trying to convert have Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital audio so mkvdts2ac3 spits out "There are no DTS tracks" as expected. All the mkv files play fine, if a bit stuttery, in VLC and play smoothly in Plex.
I'd usually use VisualHub to convert mkvs but it isn't working properly anymore and as far as I can tell, Handbrake is only for converting DVDs. I've got mkvdts2ac3 set up for dts titles so that won't be an issue, I just need something to convert mkvs reliably now. I've got about 450 gigabytes of bluray video to transcode now!
If I specify a ripped mkv as the source in Handbrake it just says "No Valid Source Found".
I've tried using Handbrake downloaded from the main Handbrake site and also the latest build svn3036 x86_64. The films I'm trying to convert have Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital audio so mkvdts2ac3 spits out "There are no DTS tracks" as expected. All the mkv files play fine, if a bit stuttery, in VLC and play smoothly in Plex.
From what I was reading, the PS3 just won't accept the stream. It needs to be disk based, or at lease with DTS-HD, IIRC.
Best I can tell is PS3 is a nice low-end solution, but if you've got the AV gear you're missing out over disk playback. That's why I'm looking at some of the new streaming boxes or media centers. If I could rip the BD w/ makemkv and retain the lossless audio, video chapters, and no transcoding, that would seem workable. Even better would be if I could do a full or limited iso and retain the menus, but I'll settle for untouched audio/video.
I think I've had this problem if I have several audio tracks selected in MakeMKV (the default), and then try and run the resulting mkv through Handbrake. In all cases, I've just selected the specific audio track I actually want in MakeMKV (unselecting the others), and then run the resulting mkv through Handbrake. Might be worth a try if you generally leave all the default options selected in MakeMKV.
Aha, that might be the problem. Although it would mean re-ripping twelve blurays. I wonder if there's a way to strip out the audio tracks I don't want. Which tracks should I keep in though? I'm guessing I can't keep TrueHD.
Edit: I think I can strip the extraneous audio tracks using mkvextract and mkvmerge but I don't quite get how to use them yet. Unfortunately I can't find the gui versions for mac.
after 0.9.2 (i think it was), handbrake has been able to convert pretty much any movie format - mkv especially. but i think the audio track selection is a little glitch that might need fixing. i hope a fix comes soon!
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cya there i guess!oh righteo. it has a setting to passthrough everything to DTS, nothing more specific
also, as i said before, there is a setting to send everything to flac/lossless - possibly representing the original quality but in a different container?for streaming - low end solution, i will agree with that. the playback is limited by bluray itself, all the encoding "locks" and whatnot. its fine for me. i doubt i can hear the difference between ac3 audio and the original DTS audio from the disc on my tv speakers anyway (have not got dedicated speakers yet
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Got it all working now. Handbrake 64 bit kept crashing for some unknown reason, both the newest release and the newest svn release. The 32 bit version's working just fine though - if maybe a little slower. MKVs are being encoded in about three hours or less though, which is nice!
Got it all working now. Handbrake 64 bit kept crashing for some unknown reason, both the newest release and the newest svn release. The 32 bit version's working just fine though - if maybe a little slower. MKVs are being encoded in about three hours or less though, which is nice!
the differences in 32-bit vs 64-bit isnt THAT considerable. wierd how it kept crashing though
the differences in 32-bit vs 64-bit isnt THAT considerable. wierd how it kept crashing though
Yeah, I've got no idea why it was crashing. Never mind though, 32 bit seems to be just fine.
What's the best way to set up good 1080p rips in Handbrake that are quicktime compatible (but don't have to be AppleTV compatible)?
I've created some films with the AppleTV preset and then set anamorphic to strict and I've also done some films with the "Normal" preset under "Regular" and check on large file sizes.
I've got a feeling the AppleTV preset + anamorphic is making 1080i videos, any way I can check the m4v files? I've got one Bluray rip at 8gb and a few others at 4gb although I can't remember which settings I've got for each one. I think the last one I did used the AppleTV + strict settings and took three hours to make a 4gb movie but I'm now doing a rip with the Normal setting + large files and it's going a lot faster - about 1 hour instead of 3 which makes me think the AppleTV + strict setting I was using was converting 1080p to 1080i and thus losing speed doing that.
are you sure you're on a 64-bit capable computer/OS lol?
you mean, they are in a h264 container rather then a .mkv container? what if you installed Perian? would that satisfy your requirements?
i have perian + QT7 Pro, i open up the .mkv, go "save as" and save it as a .mov then it seems to open fine in QT. it still has the default video/audio though i think...
if you wanted to change everything to h264 in handbrake then its probably a good idea to do it all manually, dont pick a preset. pick 100% bitrate, keep the FPS the same as the source (this should ensure 1080p maybe), passthrough the audio, ensure that its 1920xwhatever etcetc. maybe..
not to sure about the i/p settings
to tell i guess you could look at the frame rate whilst playing back - not entirely sure.
Doesnt QT support m4v? I use the High Profile setting in Handbrake and it retains 1080p quality. I also select Large File Size so it doesnt compress. The container is MOV which is QT compatible, right? The resulting file is usually 10-20gb (encoded from an MKV file) and the quality is perfect! You can also play with the Constant Quality setting to adjust it to your liking.
But DoF, how do you select 100% bitrate? I thought this had to be a number like 1800 or something kbps related?