Im a newbie and tried to search for it. I can play music and stuff just not videos. I really wanted to do this without putting media center on my pc. I have just regular xp. I am also using a linksys wireless router. thanx alot.
can you play videos on xbox 360 w/o media center on pc
- Thread starter Deftones05
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I *think* you can do it with just the most recent Windows Media Player on the PC (which is only available after passing WGA validation).
There's also something floating around (Google) that will convert your existing XP installation into a Media Center Edition without needing to format and reinstall everything. It basically just adds the Media Center components and then you reboot and you have the Media Center.
Another way would be to simply convert the files to .mp4 or something and play them on a USB drive plugged directly into the 360.
There's also something floating around (Google) that will convert your existing XP installation into a Media Center Edition without needing to format and reinstall everything. It basically just adds the Media Center components and then you reboot and you have the Media Center.
Another way would be to simply convert the files to .mp4 or something and play them on a USB drive plugged directly into the 360.
i searched everywhere on google to try to find some kind of software to convert it to and nothing really comes up. Is it just something someone created or something directly through microsoft. I have the most recent windows media player (11) and I can definatly play songs and see pictures just not movies I have which most are in .avi form. Maybe if i convert them to mp4 on my pc, would the xbox then be able to see them?
I can't link to or really go any farther into the Media Center conversion utility since it probably contains copyrighted files, just know that it's out there and I know for a fact that it works.
Yes, as of the Spring 07 update (most recent) the 360 will play mp4 video files. So you can easily convert avi to mp4 using pretty much any conversion software and then play them on the 360. I stuck a few Family Guy episodes converted to mp4 on a USB flash drive and they played perfectly.
Oh, and most avi files from the internets are encoded with divx/xvid which the 360 still doesn't support by itself. You need to run Transcode360 on the PC to play these. That may be your only problem with using WMP11 right now.
Yes, as of the Spring 07 update (most recent) the 360 will play mp4 video files. So you can easily convert avi to mp4 using pretty much any conversion software and then play them on the 360. I stuck a few Family Guy episodes converted to mp4 on a USB flash drive and they played perfectly.
Oh, and most avi files from the internets are encoded with divx/xvid which the 360 still doesn't support by itself. You need to run Transcode360 on the PC to play these. That may be your only problem with using WMP11 right now.
You can also use TVersity, which works with Windows XP ( I believe it works through the latest Windows Media Player )
Dude if you are patience you can use VLC media player to trascode your video file into wmv which is playable on the xbox through a home network.
Just search on google for xbox 360 vlc encoding and you will find direction on how to convert using vlc.
Just search on google for xbox 360 vlc encoding and you will find direction on how to convert using vlc.
There's really no reason to convert though, either Transcode360 or TVersity will stream the divx/xvid avi to the 360 in real time.
Whatever guide you use always download the latest version
of TVersity http://tversity.com/download/
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TVersity Xbox 360 Forum (support help)
http://forums.tversity.com/viewforum.php?f=24&sid=3c69f4a2986279147517d42b822d17a7
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If this guide don't work for you try this one.
Stream videos to Xbox 360 with TVersity
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/stream_video_xbox_360_tversity.cfm
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If this guide don't work for you try this one.
Xbox 360 DivX, XviD Playback Guide
http://www.digital-digest.com/articles/Xbox_360_DivX_XviD_Playback_Guide_page1.html
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Download latest version Latest Release of TVersity
http://tversity.com/download/
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TVersity
Release 0.9.10.6 (July 2, 2007)
http://download.tversity.com/Setup_0_9_10_6.exe
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Transcoding of some file formats require the installation
of third party directshow filters that are compatible with TVersity.
TVersity recommends:
ffdshow- http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=173941
- for MPEG2/4, H.264, Divx, Xvid, AAC, FLAC, Vorbis, FLV, and many more
Haali Media Splitter- http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/
- for better MP4 and H.264 support and for OGG/OGM and Matroska.
Real Alternative- http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm
- for Real audio and video.
Quicktime Alternative - http://www.free-codecs.com/download/QuickTime_Alternative.htm
- for MOV.
MP4 Source/Splitter* - http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=170665/
- for better MOV support.
FLV Splitter* - http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=183318
- required for FLV playback (a more recent version with support for
FLV4/VP62 is here http://forum.videohelp.com/images/guides/304962/flvsplitter.zip
- courtesy of videohelp.com) http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=FLV_Splitter
AC3 Filter - http://ac3filter.net/ - recommended for better AC3 support (in which case AC3 should be disbaled in ffdshow).
*To install this filter extract the archive (via 7Z http://www.7-zip.org/) and then run
regsvr32 on the extracted .ax file from the command line.
To uninstall it use regsvr32 /u (On Vista UAC must be first
turned off or regsvr32 won't run).Alternatively you can use
the following Windows installers http://tversity.com/tools/FLVSetup.zip
and http://tversity.com/tools/MP4Setup.zip
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* Sart sharing and try accessing video from the 360
From : http://tversity.blogspot.com/
Official Site: http://www.tversity.com/
Download TVersity: http://tversity.com/download/
Streaming Movies to Xbox360 (In almost any format)
High definition video and more content on Xbox 360 – An easy guide!
TVersity will work with Avi
To give a more precise definition, any media format that has a Directshow decoder will work with TVersity as long as you have the directshow decoder installed, this includes:
* And many more…
* WMA, WMV, MJPEG, DVR-MS, AVI (including Divx3/4/5/6, Xvid, and others)
* MPEG1/2/4 (including H.264), MP3 and AAC
* Qucktime MOV
* Real Video/Audio/RMVB
* OGG Vorbis and OGM
* FLAC, WMA lossless, Monkey Audio (APE), Musepack Audio (MPC) and Wavpack
* Flash Video
* Matroska (MKA and MKV)
* Karaoke CDG/BIN (Directshow filters here http://www.wmplugins.com/ItemDetail.aspx?ItemID=572,
the ones from DirectX Karaoke and Troubadour Karaoke are not compatible with TVersity)
Playing DivX and Xvid and high definition video and more content on Xbox 360 – An easy guide!
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TVersity Xbox 360 Support Forum
http://forums.tversity.com/viewforum.php?f=24&sid=dc2ef6688aa2e975d9eaa5914531f53f
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http://www.tversity.com (Get the latest TVersity download)
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System Requirements for TVersity:
- Pentium III 700 Mhz or better
(Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz with support for Hyper Threading is recommended)
- 128 MB of memory or more (512 MB recommended)
- 50 MB of disk space
(At least 1 GB of free space is recommended for cache area of transcoded media)
- Windows XP or Windows 2000
- DirectX 9.0 or higher
- Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher
- Audio enabled on the computer running the software
- Flash version 7 for the GUI (MSIE version 6.0 required
for full GUI functionality, other Flash enabled browsers
such as Firefox will have most but not all of the functionality.)
As you can see, the system requirements are fairly minimal.
These are the requirements for streaming non-HD content,
around the resolution of 400 x 300 pixels,
with bitrates up to 300-400 kbps.
If you want to up the ante, a Pentium 4 2.8GHz with
support for Hyper-Threading and with 512 MB of memory
is recommended for real-time transcoding of
standard definition video - WMV 720x480 1.5Mbps.
If you want to go for the extreme (1080i/p content)
they recommend Dual Core or dual CPU systems with 1GB
of memory for real-time transcoding of high definition video.
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As for our testing, we used a fairly standard Intel
Core 2 Duo E6700 with 1GB of memory over a 100mbit
wired network and everything was as smooth as silk
– no skips or voices out of sync throughout many watched movies.
We were only using standard definition video for testing and
before the movie actually started playback, there was only
a couple seconds delay before it got started and all movies
played right through to till the end with no issues.
If you have a slower machine, obviously the playback
start time will be slower and if you are using a Wireless
network that may cause a problem if the signal strength is too low.
Wired networks are recommended for a better experience as Wi-Fi
can just plain suck sometimes, especially if you intend
on streaming 1080p content to your brand new plasma or LCD.
If you have an old machine,
you’ll need to stick to low video resolutions.
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Downloading the Software and Codecs
Transcoding of some file formats require the installation of
third party directshow filters that are compatible with TVersity
TVersity recommends:
If you have codec packs or other codecs that were installed
but are not really necessary we strongly advise removing
them before installing the recommended codecs.
It is very important to install the codecs mentioned ,
without them you are likely to experience failures
in video transcoding and possibly also some crashes of the software.
# Xbox 360 users must upgrade to Windows Media Player (WMP) 11.
On Win2k or Wink2k3 you can install the Windows Media related
codecs from the Ace codec pack for only Win2k or Wink2k3
http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=297&s=83
instead
(this is because WMP 11 is not currently available on these systems).
# Xbox 360 users will also need to get the 2006
Fall upgrade from Microsoft in order to access
videos from their computers via TVersity
(it is not required for music and photos).
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Codecs
If you have codec packs or other codecs that were installed
but are not really necessary we strongly advise removing
them before installing the recommended codecs below.
Download and Install these codecs a must
ffdshow - for MPEG2/4, H.264, Divx, Xvid, AAC, FLAC, Vorbis, FLV, and many more
Download [ FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder 2007-02-26 ] ( AC3 should be disbaled in ffdshow
instead use AC3Filter 1.11 below)
http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=2838&s=50
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Haali Media Splitter - for better MP4 and H.264 support and for OGG/OGM and Matroska.
Haali Media Splitter
http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/MatroskaSplitter.exe
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Real Alternative - for Real audio and video.
Real Alternative 1.51
http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=2541&s=65
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Quicktime Alternative - for MOV.
QuickTime Alternative 1.77
http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=2912&s=66
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MP4 Source/Splitter* - for better MOV support.
*To install this filter extract the archive
(via 7Z) and then run regsvr32 on the extracted
.ax file from the command line. To uninstall
it use regsvr32 /u (On Vista UAC must be first
turned off or regsvr32 won't run).
MP4 Splitter
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/guliverkli/mp4splitter_20050310.7z?modtime=1142033192&big_mirror=0
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FLV Splitter* - required for FLV playback.
FLV Splitter
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/guliverkli/flvsplitter_20060320.7z?modtime=1142869474&big_mirror=0
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AC3 Filter - recommended for better AC3 support (in which case AC3 should be disbaled in ffdshow).
AC3Filter 1.11. Stable release.
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/ac3filter/ac3filter_1_11.exe?modtime=1162084282&big_mirror=0
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If you have a personal firewall running or the Windows firewall
is running please make sure that the executable MediaServer.exe
located under the installation folder of the software
(crogram FilesTVersityMedia Server by default)
is allowed to accept incoming connections on the port
used by the media server (which is by default port 41952)
(it is not necessary to specify the port on most personal firewalls,
however your system will be more secure if you do so).
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As of writing this guide,
the current version of TVersity is Release 0.9.9.1
(November 26, 2006) and this is the
version which supports Xbox 360.
If you are using a previous
version, you’ll need to find a patch.
We tested using the final version of Windows Vista (build 6000)
and while installation wasn’t ideal, it works after a reboot
– just ignore the error messages and start the program.
According to the developers, it should work in
most versions of Windows 2000 and above.
If you don’t have any codec software on your PC, you will
need to download them but chances are you will already
have them installed if you’ve been watching the movies
on your PC but check anyway. On the download page is a
list of required codec’s – make sure you download them
and install them all if you intend on streaming videos
using formats such as
MPEG2/4, H.264, DivX, Xvid, AAC, FLAC, Vorbis, FLV and so on.
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After Installation and Testing
Once TVersity is installed, there are a few steps we need
to do before you can start streaming movies to your Xbox 360.
Assuming you have installed all
the required codec’s, you are good to continue.
A good test for this to play the desired movie you want
to later playback on your Xbox 360 and play it in
Windows Media Player to see if it works. If you see a
blank screen and / or no sound, you haven’t installed
the codec’s or installed them incorrectly.
There is more information on the required codec’s, here.
If that still doesn’t work, it means you are trying to
watch a movie with an uncommon codec which
may not be supported by TVersity.
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- Allow TVersity on your LAN
Since TVersity acts as a server (media server)
on your Local Area Network (LAN), you need to make sure
Windows and your router allows it access.
If you have a personal firewall running or the
Windows firewall is running, you need to make sure
that the executable MediaServer.exe located under
the installation folder of the software
(usually crogram FilesTVersityMedia Server)
is allowed to accept incoming connections on the
port used by the media server (which is by default port 41952).
If you are running a router, you will also need to
enable port forwarding from your computers IP address
– as a result, it will be handy if you assign yourself
a static IP on your local network binded to your
network card MAC address, for instance. Login to your router
and enable port forwarding as you can see in the image below.
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_portforward.gif
(Click Link To see Image)
If you are having troubles figuring out how to do that,
read your router manual or visit
http://www.portforward.com/ as that website is a
great resource for this type of thing.
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- Testing to see if TVersity Media Server is working
Once the program is open and you have started the Media Server
(it should automatically start the Windows server when you open the program).
To test and see if the Media Server is actually working,
type the following address into your Internet browser: http://localhost:41952/
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_ie.gif(Click Link To see Image)
If every has worked correctly, you should be presented
with a screen like the above. If you see this screen,
you are ready to move onto the next steps. If you don’t
see this screen you’ve done something wrong and you
should visit the Quick Start Guide section of the
TVersity website http://www.tversity.com/quickstart.html for more details.
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Setting up TVersity software
Now that we have confirmed that the TVersity media server
is active and working on your PC, it’s time to load up the
program and make sure everything is setup correctly.
Open up the program – if the icon in your taskbar
need the clock is not blue, it means the server
isn’t working or has been stopped. Blue always
indicates that the server is working and red
when it has failed. You shouldn’t have any
problems this – when Windows starts, so should the server.
The first you need to do is build up your
library of content. First of all we will
add a new movie to your library – simply
click the green + button under the menu
items and click “Add File†and then browse.
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_addmovie.gif
(Click Link To see Image)
Once you have selected the movie, give the movie a title.
If you don’t give the movie a title, when you select
movies on the Xbox 360 console, it will just show
the file name, which sometimes isn’t pretty.
Make things neat and tidy and always give newly added
movies a title. Once you’re done there,
just click submit and it will be added
to your library – as simple as that,
no need messing around with Windows Media Center annoyances.
If you don’t want to add movies individually,
you can simply add a folder. For instance,
I created a new folder and simply moved movies
there and updated the library. When you done
adding files and folder, remember to click
the blue refresh icon (next to the + icon) –
that will update your library so your Xbox 360
shows the most up-to-date library listing on your console.
IMPORTANT NOTE: During our testing, we had issues
streaming movies over an attached USB device (USB HDD caddie).
It would seem like we are doing something wrong
or there simply isn’t enough bandwidth over the
USB interface for these types of operations.
If you have issues streaming from a USB HDD,
just copy the file to your master HDD
and everything should work normally.
The good thing about this software is that
you can also stream video and audio from
an Internet URL. Just add the URL
the same way and you’ll be able to
stream from your media server
PC straight to your Xbox 360. Too easy!
That covers the basic setup of the software
– really all you need to do is build a library of content.
However, the software can be tweaked but
we’ll look into that a little later.
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Setting up your Xbox 360 console
Now that the media server is working and
the TVersity software is working as it should,
we are ready to move onto the Xbox 360 console
side of things.
First off you will need to ensure that you don’t already
have any other media servers linked to your console –
if anything, it will most likely be your
Windows Media Center based PC using
Microsoft Media Extender software.
Of course, you’ve found a much
more practical and easier solution now,
so you don’t need that anymore.
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_xbox01.jpg
(Click Link To see Image)
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_xbox02.jpg
(Click Link To see Image)
Start up your Xbox 360 and scroll to the settings area
and then click on “Computersâ€. Disconnect any Windows
based PC or Windows Media Center computer that is
currently associated with your console.
Now scroll to the media area and click on music
and then click computer. The next step is
going to ask you if you have installed
Windows Media Extender software
(www.xbox.com/pcsetup/) – you have TVersity now
and that is acting on its behalf
– so, just click “Yes, continueâ€.
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_xbox03.jpg
(Click Link To see Image)
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_xbox04.jpg
(Click Link To see Image)
Next up and as long as your Xbox 360 console is correctly
connected to your home network and you followed all
the previous steps correctly, you will see your
new TVersity media server – something like “TVersity
on PCâ€, select that. Now go back to the main media area
and click on “Video†and you’ll have your
list of movies that can be streamed
directly from your media server PC.
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_xbox05.jpg
(Click Link To see Image)
Simply choose the movie you want to
watch and press the green select button
and you’re off and racing! Don’t be alarmed
if the movie doesn’t start straight away
– depending on the speed of your PC and quality
of your network, it could take quite a few seconds
before the movie begins. If it doesn’t
begin at all and says unsupported format,
your TVersity media server has more than likely stopped.
This could happen for a number of reasons
but from what we have seen so far, it happens when
you try and play a movie with a codec that is
unsupported by TVersity or if the network
connection is too slow, it just drops
out and gives you an error message.
If you are having issues, try restarting
the PC and turning the Xbox 360 on and off
- that might well fix your problem,
as it did for us a couple of times.
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Tweaking TVersity - General
Now that everything is working,
it’s time to run through some of
the additional settings which
can be changed and tweaked in TVersity.
To access the settings area, click
on the “Settings†tab under
the + icon where you add new content to your library.
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_tversity01.jpg
(Click Link To see Image)
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- General Settings
- First of all you have the
“Media Playback Device†selection
– you can leave this set as automatic
but we set it to Xbox 360 for accuracy.
- Next up you have the “Media Sharing Serviceâ€
– the options are pretty basic and here
is where you can stop the server if need be.
- Next up is the “Temporary Media Filesâ€
– again very self-explanatory, just set
how much space you want to allow for temp files.
Default of 8192MB will be plenty.
This space is used for time shift
if you want to pause a live stream.
- Next up is the Home Network section.
If you enter an IP, only that IP will
be allowed to access the media server
on your network. For security reasons,
you should untick the box which allows
incoming connections. Only enable this
if you want to stream from outside
of your Local Area Network,
like when you’re away from home.
- The final option under the
General settings which interests us
has to do with time shifting.
As we discussed earlier, TVersity is able
to stream live content from the Internet.
If you need to leave the room for
whatever reason, here you can change
the time shift period
(so that you can pause, resume and not miss anything).
This software just gets better and better.
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- Media Library Settings
Under the Media Library area, settings are fairly limited.
The most important option is choosing the amount
of time in between each refresh (update)
of the media library. So your media library
is kept up-to-date as much as possible,
set the library to refresh every hour.
Further below you can also have TVersity
modify the displayed file names of your
content so that it is more readable on your Xbox 360.
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Tweaking TVersity - Transcoder
Continuing on, the Transcoder area is
where things start to get more interesting!
The first option lets you choose
when the software should transcode
your content – the best and
recommended setting is “Only when neededâ€.
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_tversity02.jpg
(Click Link To see Image)
When your content bit rate bandwidth required
exceeds what your network is capable of producing,
you are in for trouble. If you have a slow network
(wireless), you can enable the option to
decrease the bit rate if it is too high
for your network. Wired network users
should be able to disable this without any issues.
The next option is important. If you
have a slow computer, you can optimize the
transcoding to “Speed†which will result
in a lower quality image but might mean
the difference between you watching DivX
and Xvid movies on your Xbox 360 and not.
Users with fast or modern computers
can keep this setting set at the “Quality†level setting.
The next option under “Connection
Speed and Quality†lets you tell
the software what type of network
you have. Now is not a good time to lie!
If you are using a wireless network or
a crappy wired network, don’t say
you have a wired network with
excellent connection quality –
that’s just asking for trouble.
Set your network settings according
to your actual network otherwise you’ll
more than likely see pauses and freezes
when watching the movie, as TVersity
is only trying to send to the
Xbox at the bit rate you told it.
The next option is also highly important
for users of slower computers and
slow networks. Under the “Compressionâ€
section you can choose the amount
of compression applied to your content.
If you have a slow computer, choose
between Maximum and Average, if you
have a fast or modern PC,
you can use the minimum option.
Again, the next option under “Maximum Video
and Image Resolution†is important. If
you have a fast wired network and an
equally fast PC, you can go ahead
and set the maximum video and
image resolution as high as your TV supports
If you are super confident in your system and network,
set a huge resolution such as 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
and you’ll be setup to stream full-HD content
to your Xbox 360 console. Then again,
if you have a slow PC and network or
an old TV (or non LCD or plasma),
a good maximum resolution is 640 x 480.
Just set the resolution according
to what your TV is capable of and you’ll be fine.
The final option is “Decoding Speedâ€
but we cannot comment on it too much
as we haven’t played with this option too much yet.
If you are super confident in your PC and network,
you can try enabling the option to decode media
as fast as possible without taking into account
its actual encoded bit rate. This is said to result
is smoother playback and faster playback start
time but might not be compatible with all media.
Give it a try and see how it works for you
– if you have problems, you can always disable it again.
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Final Thoughts
That brings us to the conclusion of our
guide on playing DivX and Xvid content
and whatever other content on your Xbox 360
console that wasn’t supported before.
Keep in mind that TVersity also works
with other devices such as Digital
Media Players but this guide was
only designed to help you setting
up everything for the 360 console.
The folks over at TVersity have
created a kick-ass piece of software
that works well, even under Windows Vista,
which is not even officially supported yet.
It is amazing to think that the software is FREE;
personally I would pay money for this software.
If you think they’ve done a good job,
you can give them a
donation http://www.tversity.com/donate.html,
which I will be doing shortly as a sign of appreciation.
If you are having any problems,
we suggest that you visit the
TVersity support page http://www.tversity.com/support.html.
They also have an extensive FAQ which should answer
many of your questions. Please don’t
email us with questions as
we are unable to offer technical support.
Hopefully everything went as planned
and you’re relaxing in your lounge
room streaming non-supported official
content to your Xbox 360.
I’m about to go and relax
and put a DivX movie on the console – have fun!
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Cannot Connect 360 to TVersity (will not detect)
My Solution was to turn off the Windows XP Firewall. This is a common thing a lot of people forget to do. If this does not work, say your running a third party firewall, let TVersity have access to incoming and outgoing connections or something similar. Note: Port forwarding is not necessary because the Xbox is in the LAN, unless you Xbox 360 is outside your home LAN there is no need for port forwarding.
Streaming Issues
1)Solution one will be re-installing Windows Media Player 11. To do this properly go Control Panel>Add Remove Programs>Windows Components. Uncheck Windows Media Player and continue. Then in the Add Remove Programs list uninstall Media PLayer 11, you will need to restart. Download the latest .EXE from Microsoft and re-install, reboot, then try playback.
2)Uninstall EVERY SINGLE CODEC you have installed. Yep! Every last one K-lite Pack, Divx, Xvid, FFDSHOW w/e! Next download K-Lite mega Codec pack and install it BUT UNCHECK DIVX FROM THE INSTALL you do not need Divx, FFDSHOW will play it, Divx is casuing many streaming issues. After that you should have normal playback!!
Pixelated Play Back
Solution: In TVersity settings, under transcode set your MAX video resolution to 1024x768 or whatever you resolution that higher that will work best.
If it has syncing issues one thing you could do is after you start the movie press pause. This will allow your PC to buffer the video. Try different pause times, from 5-20 min. If you allow your PC to buffer the video for 20 min and the syncing is still an issue it could be because your hardware is not capable of streaming the video at the current settings, try lowering them. Try that first, if that doesn't work it would be your codecs, and you could try my codec solution
Just a tip: you don't need to turn your Windows Firewall off: you just need to set it to allow incoming connections on 41952 (both TCP and UDP).
Problems getting videos to work on the 360 and tried all the steps . But what got it working was upgrading my DirectX, apparently one of the new SDK's includes some needed files. I am using DirectX 9.0C (4.09.0000.0904), and if you don't know how to check what build you are using, click Start --> Run and type in dxdiag and click OK. Down at the bottom will be which DirectX you are using. Hope this helps.
of TVersity http://tversity.com/download/
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TVersity Xbox 360 Forum (support help)
http://forums.tversity.com/viewforum.php?f=24&sid=3c69f4a2986279147517d42b822d17a7
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If this guide don't work for you try this one.
Stream videos to Xbox 360 with TVersity
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/stream_video_xbox_360_tversity.cfm
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If this guide don't work for you try this one.
Xbox 360 DivX, XviD Playback Guide
http://www.digital-digest.com/articles/Xbox_360_DivX_XviD_Playback_Guide_page1.html
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Download latest version Latest Release of TVersity
http://tversity.com/download/
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TVersity
Release 0.9.10.6 (July 2, 2007)
http://download.tversity.com/Setup_0_9_10_6.exe
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Transcoding of some file formats require the installation
of third party directshow filters that are compatible with TVersity.
TVersity recommends:
ffdshow- http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=173941
- for MPEG2/4, H.264, Divx, Xvid, AAC, FLAC, Vorbis, FLV, and many more
Haali Media Splitter- http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/
- for better MP4 and H.264 support and for OGG/OGM and Matroska.
Real Alternative- http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm
- for Real audio and video.
Quicktime Alternative - http://www.free-codecs.com/download/QuickTime_Alternative.htm
- for MOV.
MP4 Source/Splitter* - http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=170665/
- for better MOV support.
FLV Splitter* - http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=183318
- required for FLV playback (a more recent version with support for
FLV4/VP62 is here http://forum.videohelp.com/images/guides/304962/flvsplitter.zip
- courtesy of videohelp.com) http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=FLV_Splitter
AC3 Filter - http://ac3filter.net/ - recommended for better AC3 support (in which case AC3 should be disbaled in ffdshow).
*To install this filter extract the archive (via 7Z http://www.7-zip.org/) and then run
regsvr32 on the extracted .ax file from the command line.
To uninstall it use regsvr32 /u (On Vista UAC must be first
turned off or regsvr32 won't run).Alternatively you can use
the following Windows installers http://tversity.com/tools/FLVSetup.zip
and http://tversity.com/tools/MP4Setup.zip
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* Sart sharing and try accessing video from the 360
From : http://tversity.blogspot.com/
Official Site: http://www.tversity.com/
Download TVersity: http://tversity.com/download/
Streaming Movies to Xbox360 (In almost any format)
High definition video and more content on Xbox 360 – An easy guide!
TVersity will work with Avi
To give a more precise definition, any media format that has a Directshow decoder will work with TVersity as long as you have the directshow decoder installed, this includes:
* And many more…
* WMA, WMV, MJPEG, DVR-MS, AVI (including Divx3/4/5/6, Xvid, and others)
* MPEG1/2/4 (including H.264), MP3 and AAC
* Qucktime MOV
* Real Video/Audio/RMVB
* OGG Vorbis and OGM
* FLAC, WMA lossless, Monkey Audio (APE), Musepack Audio (MPC) and Wavpack
* Flash Video
* Matroska (MKA and MKV)
* Karaoke CDG/BIN (Directshow filters here http://www.wmplugins.com/ItemDetail.aspx?ItemID=572,
the ones from DirectX Karaoke and Troubadour Karaoke are not compatible with TVersity)
Playing DivX and Xvid and high definition video and more content on Xbox 360 – An easy guide!
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TVersity Xbox 360 Support Forum
http://forums.tversity.com/viewforum.php?f=24&sid=dc2ef6688aa2e975d9eaa5914531f53f
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http://www.tversity.com (Get the latest TVersity download)
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System Requirements for TVersity:
- Pentium III 700 Mhz or better
(Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz with support for Hyper Threading is recommended)
- 128 MB of memory or more (512 MB recommended)
- 50 MB of disk space
(At least 1 GB of free space is recommended for cache area of transcoded media)
- Windows XP or Windows 2000
- DirectX 9.0 or higher
- Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher
- Audio enabled on the computer running the software
- Flash version 7 for the GUI (MSIE version 6.0 required
for full GUI functionality, other Flash enabled browsers
such as Firefox will have most but not all of the functionality.)
As you can see, the system requirements are fairly minimal.
These are the requirements for streaming non-HD content,
around the resolution of 400 x 300 pixels,
with bitrates up to 300-400 kbps.
If you want to up the ante, a Pentium 4 2.8GHz with
support for Hyper-Threading and with 512 MB of memory
is recommended for real-time transcoding of
standard definition video - WMV 720x480 1.5Mbps.
If you want to go for the extreme (1080i/p content)
they recommend Dual Core or dual CPU systems with 1GB
of memory for real-time transcoding of high definition video.
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As for our testing, we used a fairly standard Intel
Core 2 Duo E6700 with 1GB of memory over a 100mbit
wired network and everything was as smooth as silk
– no skips or voices out of sync throughout many watched movies.
We were only using standard definition video for testing and
before the movie actually started playback, there was only
a couple seconds delay before it got started and all movies
played right through to till the end with no issues.
If you have a slower machine, obviously the playback
start time will be slower and if you are using a Wireless
network that may cause a problem if the signal strength is too low.
Wired networks are recommended for a better experience as Wi-Fi
can just plain suck sometimes, especially if you intend
on streaming 1080p content to your brand new plasma or LCD.
If you have an old machine,
you’ll need to stick to low video resolutions.
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Downloading the Software and Codecs
Transcoding of some file formats require the installation of
third party directshow filters that are compatible with TVersity
TVersity recommends:
If you have codec packs or other codecs that were installed
but are not really necessary we strongly advise removing
them before installing the recommended codecs.
It is very important to install the codecs mentioned ,
without them you are likely to experience failures
in video transcoding and possibly also some crashes of the software.
# Xbox 360 users must upgrade to Windows Media Player (WMP) 11.
On Win2k or Wink2k3 you can install the Windows Media related
codecs from the Ace codec pack for only Win2k or Wink2k3
http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=297&s=83
instead
(this is because WMP 11 is not currently available on these systems).
# Xbox 360 users will also need to get the 2006
Fall upgrade from Microsoft in order to access
videos from their computers via TVersity
(it is not required for music and photos).
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Codecs
If you have codec packs or other codecs that were installed
but are not really necessary we strongly advise removing
them before installing the recommended codecs below.
Download and Install these codecs a must
ffdshow - for MPEG2/4, H.264, Divx, Xvid, AAC, FLAC, Vorbis, FLV, and many more
Download [ FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder 2007-02-26 ] ( AC3 should be disbaled in ffdshow
instead use AC3Filter 1.11 below)
http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=2838&s=50
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Haali Media Splitter - for better MP4 and H.264 support and for OGG/OGM and Matroska.
Haali Media Splitter
http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/MatroskaSplitter.exe
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Real Alternative - for Real audio and video.
Real Alternative 1.51
http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=2541&s=65
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Quicktime Alternative - for MOV.
QuickTime Alternative 1.77
http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=2912&s=66
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MP4 Source/Splitter* - for better MOV support.
*To install this filter extract the archive
(via 7Z) and then run regsvr32 on the extracted
.ax file from the command line. To uninstall
it use regsvr32 /u (On Vista UAC must be first
turned off or regsvr32 won't run).
MP4 Splitter
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/guliverkli/mp4splitter_20050310.7z?modtime=1142033192&big_mirror=0
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FLV Splitter* - required for FLV playback.
FLV Splitter
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/guliverkli/flvsplitter_20060320.7z?modtime=1142869474&big_mirror=0
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AC3 Filter - recommended for better AC3 support (in which case AC3 should be disbaled in ffdshow).
AC3Filter 1.11. Stable release.
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/ac3filter/ac3filter_1_11.exe?modtime=1162084282&big_mirror=0
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If you have a personal firewall running or the Windows firewall
is running please make sure that the executable MediaServer.exe
located under the installation folder of the software
(crogram FilesTVersityMedia Server by default)
is allowed to accept incoming connections on the port
used by the media server (which is by default port 41952)
(it is not necessary to specify the port on most personal firewalls,
however your system will be more secure if you do so).
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As of writing this guide,
the current version of TVersity is Release 0.9.9.1
(November 26, 2006) and this is the
version which supports Xbox 360.
If you are using a previous
version, you’ll need to find a patch.
We tested using the final version of Windows Vista (build 6000)
and while installation wasn’t ideal, it works after a reboot
– just ignore the error messages and start the program.
According to the developers, it should work in
most versions of Windows 2000 and above.
If you don’t have any codec software on your PC, you will
need to download them but chances are you will already
have them installed if you’ve been watching the movies
on your PC but check anyway. On the download page is a
list of required codec’s – make sure you download them
and install them all if you intend on streaming videos
using formats such as
MPEG2/4, H.264, DivX, Xvid, AAC, FLAC, Vorbis, FLV and so on.
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After Installation and Testing
Once TVersity is installed, there are a few steps we need
to do before you can start streaming movies to your Xbox 360.
Assuming you have installed all
the required codec’s, you are good to continue.
A good test for this to play the desired movie you want
to later playback on your Xbox 360 and play it in
Windows Media Player to see if it works. If you see a
blank screen and / or no sound, you haven’t installed
the codec’s or installed them incorrectly.
There is more information on the required codec’s, here.
If that still doesn’t work, it means you are trying to
watch a movie with an uncommon codec which
may not be supported by TVersity.
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- Allow TVersity on your LAN
Since TVersity acts as a server (media server)
on your Local Area Network (LAN), you need to make sure
Windows and your router allows it access.
If you have a personal firewall running or the
Windows firewall is running, you need to make sure
that the executable MediaServer.exe located under
the installation folder of the software
(usually crogram FilesTVersityMedia Server)
is allowed to accept incoming connections on the
port used by the media server (which is by default port 41952).
If you are running a router, you will also need to
enable port forwarding from your computers IP address
– as a result, it will be handy if you assign yourself
a static IP on your local network binded to your
network card MAC address, for instance. Login to your router
and enable port forwarding as you can see in the image below.
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_portforward.gif
(Click Link To see Image)
If you are having troubles figuring out how to do that,
read your router manual or visit
http://www.portforward.com/ as that website is a
great resource for this type of thing.
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- Testing to see if TVersity Media Server is working
Once the program is open and you have started the Media Server
(it should automatically start the Windows server when you open the program).
To test and see if the Media Server is actually working,
type the following address into your Internet browser: http://localhost:41952/
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_ie.gif(Click Link To see Image)
If every has worked correctly, you should be presented
with a screen like the above. If you see this screen,
you are ready to move onto the next steps. If you don’t
see this screen you’ve done something wrong and you
should visit the Quick Start Guide section of the
TVersity website http://www.tversity.com/quickstart.html for more details.
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Setting up TVersity software
Now that we have confirmed that the TVersity media server
is active and working on your PC, it’s time to load up the
program and make sure everything is setup correctly.
Open up the program – if the icon in your taskbar
need the clock is not blue, it means the server
isn’t working or has been stopped. Blue always
indicates that the server is working and red
when it has failed. You shouldn’t have any
problems this – when Windows starts, so should the server.
The first you need to do is build up your
library of content. First of all we will
add a new movie to your library – simply
click the green + button under the menu
items and click “Add File†and then browse.
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_addmovie.gif
(Click Link To see Image)
Once you have selected the movie, give the movie a title.
If you don’t give the movie a title, when you select
movies on the Xbox 360 console, it will just show
the file name, which sometimes isn’t pretty.
Make things neat and tidy and always give newly added
movies a title. Once you’re done there,
just click submit and it will be added
to your library – as simple as that,
no need messing around with Windows Media Center annoyances.
If you don’t want to add movies individually,
you can simply add a folder. For instance,
I created a new folder and simply moved movies
there and updated the library. When you done
adding files and folder, remember to click
the blue refresh icon (next to the + icon) –
that will update your library so your Xbox 360
shows the most up-to-date library listing on your console.
IMPORTANT NOTE: During our testing, we had issues
streaming movies over an attached USB device (USB HDD caddie).
It would seem like we are doing something wrong
or there simply isn’t enough bandwidth over the
USB interface for these types of operations.
If you have issues streaming from a USB HDD,
just copy the file to your master HDD
and everything should work normally.
The good thing about this software is that
you can also stream video and audio from
an Internet URL. Just add the URL
the same way and you’ll be able to
stream from your media server
PC straight to your Xbox 360. Too easy!
That covers the basic setup of the software
– really all you need to do is build a library of content.
However, the software can be tweaked but
we’ll look into that a little later.
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Setting up your Xbox 360 console
Now that the media server is working and
the TVersity software is working as it should,
we are ready to move onto the Xbox 360 console
side of things.
First off you will need to ensure that you don’t already
have any other media servers linked to your console –
if anything, it will most likely be your
Windows Media Center based PC using
Microsoft Media Extender software.
Of course, you’ve found a much
more practical and easier solution now,
so you don’t need that anymore.
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_xbox01.jpg
(Click Link To see Image)
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_xbox02.jpg
(Click Link To see Image)
Start up your Xbox 360 and scroll to the settings area
and then click on “Computersâ€. Disconnect any Windows
based PC or Windows Media Center computer that is
currently associated with your console.
Now scroll to the media area and click on music
and then click computer. The next step is
going to ask you if you have installed
Windows Media Extender software
(www.xbox.com/pcsetup/) – you have TVersity now
and that is acting on its behalf
– so, just click “Yes, continueâ€.
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_xbox03.jpg
(Click Link To see Image)
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_xbox04.jpg
(Click Link To see Image)
Next up and as long as your Xbox 360 console is correctly
connected to your home network and you followed all
the previous steps correctly, you will see your
new TVersity media server – something like “TVersity
on PCâ€, select that. Now go back to the main media area
and click on “Video†and you’ll have your
list of movies that can be streamed
directly from your media server PC.
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_xbox05.jpg
(Click Link To see Image)
Simply choose the movie you want to
watch and press the green select button
and you’re off and racing! Don’t be alarmed
if the movie doesn’t start straight away
– depending on the speed of your PC and quality
of your network, it could take quite a few seconds
before the movie begins. If it doesn’t
begin at all and says unsupported format,
your TVersity media server has more than likely stopped.
This could happen for a number of reasons
but from what we have seen so far, it happens when
you try and play a movie with a codec that is
unsupported by TVersity or if the network
connection is too slow, it just drops
out and gives you an error message.
If you are having issues, try restarting
the PC and turning the Xbox 360 on and off
- that might well fix your problem,
as it did for us a couple of times.
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Tweaking TVersity - General
Now that everything is working,
it’s time to run through some of
the additional settings which
can be changed and tweaked in TVersity.
To access the settings area, click
on the “Settings†tab under
the + icon where you add new content to your library.
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_tversity01.jpg
(Click Link To see Image)
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- General Settings
- First of all you have the
“Media Playback Device†selection
– you can leave this set as automatic
but we set it to Xbox 360 for accuracy.
- Next up you have the “Media Sharing Serviceâ€
– the options are pretty basic and here
is where you can stop the server if need be.
- Next up is the “Temporary Media Filesâ€
– again very self-explanatory, just set
how much space you want to allow for temp files.
Default of 8192MB will be plenty.
This space is used for time shift
if you want to pause a live stream.
- Next up is the Home Network section.
If you enter an IP, only that IP will
be allowed to access the media server
on your network. For security reasons,
you should untick the box which allows
incoming connections. Only enable this
if you want to stream from outside
of your Local Area Network,
like when you’re away from home.
- The final option under the
General settings which interests us
has to do with time shifting.
As we discussed earlier, TVersity is able
to stream live content from the Internet.
If you need to leave the room for
whatever reason, here you can change
the time shift period
(so that you can pause, resume and not miss anything).
This software just gets better and better.
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- Media Library Settings
Under the Media Library area, settings are fairly limited.
The most important option is choosing the amount
of time in between each refresh (update)
of the media library. So your media library
is kept up-to-date as much as possible,
set the library to refresh every hour.
Further below you can also have TVersity
modify the displayed file names of your
content so that it is more readable on your Xbox 360.
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Tweaking TVersity - Transcoder
Continuing on, the Transcoder area is
where things start to get more interesting!
The first option lets you choose
when the software should transcode
your content – the best and
recommended setting is “Only when neededâ€.
http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/divxon360guide_tversity02.jpg
(Click Link To see Image)
When your content bit rate bandwidth required
exceeds what your network is capable of producing,
you are in for trouble. If you have a slow network
(wireless), you can enable the option to
decrease the bit rate if it is too high
for your network. Wired network users
should be able to disable this without any issues.
The next option is important. If you
have a slow computer, you can optimize the
transcoding to “Speed†which will result
in a lower quality image but might mean
the difference between you watching DivX
and Xvid movies on your Xbox 360 and not.
Users with fast or modern computers
can keep this setting set at the “Quality†level setting.
The next option under “Connection
Speed and Quality†lets you tell
the software what type of network
you have. Now is not a good time to lie!
If you are using a wireless network or
a crappy wired network, don’t say
you have a wired network with
excellent connection quality –
that’s just asking for trouble.
Set your network settings according
to your actual network otherwise you’ll
more than likely see pauses and freezes
when watching the movie, as TVersity
is only trying to send to the
Xbox at the bit rate you told it.
The next option is also highly important
for users of slower computers and
slow networks. Under the “Compressionâ€
section you can choose the amount
of compression applied to your content.
If you have a slow computer, choose
between Maximum and Average, if you
have a fast or modern PC,
you can use the minimum option.
Again, the next option under “Maximum Video
and Image Resolution†is important. If
you have a fast wired network and an
equally fast PC, you can go ahead
and set the maximum video and
image resolution as high as your TV supports
If you are super confident in your system and network,
set a huge resolution such as 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
and you’ll be setup to stream full-HD content
to your Xbox 360 console. Then again,
if you have a slow PC and network or
an old TV (or non LCD or plasma),
a good maximum resolution is 640 x 480.
Just set the resolution according
to what your TV is capable of and you’ll be fine.
The final option is “Decoding Speedâ€
but we cannot comment on it too much
as we haven’t played with this option too much yet.
If you are super confident in your PC and network,
you can try enabling the option to decode media
as fast as possible without taking into account
its actual encoded bit rate. This is said to result
is smoother playback and faster playback start
time but might not be compatible with all media.
Give it a try and see how it works for you
– if you have problems, you can always disable it again.
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Final Thoughts
That brings us to the conclusion of our
guide on playing DivX and Xvid content
and whatever other content on your Xbox 360
console that wasn’t supported before.
Keep in mind that TVersity also works
with other devices such as Digital
Media Players but this guide was
only designed to help you setting
up everything for the 360 console.
The folks over at TVersity have
created a kick-ass piece of software
that works well, even under Windows Vista,
which is not even officially supported yet.
It is amazing to think that the software is FREE;
personally I would pay money for this software.
If you think they’ve done a good job,
you can give them a
donation http://www.tversity.com/donate.html,
which I will be doing shortly as a sign of appreciation.
If you are having any problems,
we suggest that you visit the
TVersity support page http://www.tversity.com/support.html.
They also have an extensive FAQ which should answer
many of your questions. Please don’t
email us with questions as
we are unable to offer technical support.
Hopefully everything went as planned
and you’re relaxing in your lounge
room streaming non-supported official
content to your Xbox 360.
I’m about to go and relax
and put a DivX movie on the console – have fun!
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Cannot Connect 360 to TVersity (will not detect)
My Solution was to turn off the Windows XP Firewall. This is a common thing a lot of people forget to do. If this does not work, say your running a third party firewall, let TVersity have access to incoming and outgoing connections or something similar. Note: Port forwarding is not necessary because the Xbox is in the LAN, unless you Xbox 360 is outside your home LAN there is no need for port forwarding.
Streaming Issues
1)Solution one will be re-installing Windows Media Player 11. To do this properly go Control Panel>Add Remove Programs>Windows Components. Uncheck Windows Media Player and continue. Then in the Add Remove Programs list uninstall Media PLayer 11, you will need to restart. Download the latest .EXE from Microsoft and re-install, reboot, then try playback.
2)Uninstall EVERY SINGLE CODEC you have installed. Yep! Every last one K-lite Pack, Divx, Xvid, FFDSHOW w/e! Next download K-Lite mega Codec pack and install it BUT UNCHECK DIVX FROM THE INSTALL you do not need Divx, FFDSHOW will play it, Divx is casuing many streaming issues. After that you should have normal playback!!
Pixelated Play Back
Solution: In TVersity settings, under transcode set your MAX video resolution to 1024x768 or whatever you resolution that higher that will work best.
If it has syncing issues one thing you could do is after you start the movie press pause. This will allow your PC to buffer the video. Try different pause times, from 5-20 min. If you allow your PC to buffer the video for 20 min and the syncing is still an issue it could be because your hardware is not capable of streaming the video at the current settings, try lowering them. Try that first, if that doesn't work it would be your codecs, and you could try my codec solution
Just a tip: you don't need to turn your Windows Firewall off: you just need to set it to allow incoming connections on 41952 (both TCP and UDP).
Problems getting videos to work on the 360 and tried all the steps . But what got it working was upgrading my DirectX, apparently one of the new SDK's includes some needed files. I am using DirectX 9.0C (4.09.0000.0904), and if you don't know how to check what build you are using, click Start --> Run and type in dxdiag and click OK. Down at the bottom will be which DirectX you are using. Hope this helps.