Hello all, I have been all over these forums and have managed to fix some of my problems. Anyways here is my issue.
First off, my system is wired, running a 100MB connection, windows 7 64 bit, I have media browser plug-in installed and sharks codex pack with 64 bit extensions. I use twonky media server when in media lounge.
If I play a video in extender mode the video is transcoded and looses some quality and audio is downgraded to 2 channel. I also loose the control of the video, like fast forward and rewind, things like that. Now the same video in media lounge served by twonky media server plays perfectly. I have full quality video, full 5.1 sound, I also have complete control with the video, fast forward, rewind ect.
Here are 2 example videos that do what is stated above.
General
Complete name : C:\*******.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
File size : 1.04 GiB
Duration : 1h 34mn
Overall bit rate : 1 582 Kbps
Video
ID : 0
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Advanced Simple@L5
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (MPEG)
Muxing mode : Packed bitstream
Codec ID : XVID
Codec ID/Hint : XviD
Duration : 1h 34mn
Bit rate : 1 124 Kbps
Width : 672 pixels
Height : 288 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.232
Stream size : 759 MiB (71%)
Writing library : XviD 1.2.0.dev47 (UTC 2006-11-01)
Audio
ID : 1
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Codec ID : 2000
Duration : 1h 34mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 303 MiB (28%)
Alignment : Split accross interleaves
Interleave, duration : 40 ms (1.00 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration : 500 ms
General
Complete name : C:\Users******.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
File size : 698 MiB
Duration : 1h 35mn
Overall bit rate : 1 027 Kbps
Video
ID : 0
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Advanced Simple@L5
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Custom
Codec ID : XVID
Codec ID/Hint : XviD
Duration : 1h 35mn
Bit rate : 897 Kbps
Width : 608 pixels
Height : 336 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.176
Stream size : 609 MiB (87%)
Writing library : XviD 1.2.0.dev47 (UTC 2006-11-01)
Audio
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Mode : Joint stereo
Format_Settings_ModeExtension : MS Stereo
Codec ID : 55
Codec ID/Hint : MP3
Duration : 1h 35mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 118 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 79.9 MiB (11%)
Alignment : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration : 24 ms (0.60 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration : 179 ms
Writing library : LAME3.97
Encoding settings : -m j -V 4 -q 2 -lowpass 17 --abr 128
Language : English
Truthfully any video I play in extender mode seems to be transcoded. I only have one file that does not have this problem as I converted the file to a dvr-ms file. It works perfectly in extender mode, video, audio and all controls. I guess that O can just watch my videos in media lounge but I really like the extender mode that’s, really why I have this product.
A second problem I have is that some files will not play at all and I do not know why.
These 2 files will not play in extender mode or media lounge as they lock up and have no sound before they lock-up.
General
Complete name : C:\Users*************.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
File size : 903 MiB
Duration : 1h 38mn
Overall bit rate : 1 279 Kbps
Video
Format : xvid
Codec ID : xvid
Duration : 1h 38mn
Bit rate : 1 139 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 304 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.217
Stream size : 803 MiB (89%)
Audio
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Mode : Joint stereo
Format_Settings_ModeExtension : MS Stereo
Codec ID : 55
Codec ID/Hint : MP3
Duration : 1h 38mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 90.3 MiB (10%)
Alignment : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration : 24 ms (0.58 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration : 24 ms
Writing library : LAME3.96.1
General
Complete name : C:\Users\*************.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
File size : 1.36 GiB
Duration : 2h 8mn
Overall bit rate : 1 517 Kbps
Video
Format : xvid
Codec ID : xvid
Duration : 2h 8mn
Bit rate : 1 376 Kbps
Width : 704 pixels
Height : 384 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.212
Stream size : 1.23 GiB (91%)
Audio
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Mode : Joint stereo
Format_Settings_ModeExtension : MS Stereo
Codec ID : 55
Codec ID/Hint : MP3
Duration : 2h 8mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 118 MiB (8%)
Alignment : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration : 24 ms (0.58 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration : 504 ms
I thank you for reading through this post and I hope that someone can help me with my problems.
Thanks.
Lukehymer
Author
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