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[dragonman0]

how do you do the changing registry thing in order to change the timeout time, i have no idea how to do that

[micro23]

QUOTE(scooby_dooby @ Feb 8 2006, 06:21 AM)

Just wanted to say thanks Runtime!! I totally appreciate your excellent work, a very proffessional well designed piece of software.

Mine worked first shot, probably cause I was already prepped from the previos Encode solution, had DivX 6.1, had the systray removal tweak done.

For everyone worried about setting, I've cranked mine up and it's working great. I set min res for downsample to 720p(921600) so it will only use the main PrX file, then I set that to 8000kbps which is nice and high.

My A64 is running ~50-60%. ~20second load time on 90minute(720mb) xVid movie.

You rock!!  

How did you set your res to 720? what did you set the dimensions. and i do understand the 8000k bitrate. did you see the quality increase when you did? Can you show screenshots? What files did you edit?

[GunRunner69]

Runtime -

   sorry it took so long (internet was down) hopefully you'll be able to see this, you told me to post my log files so here they are:
 the logfile in Program Files\Transcode 360 reads like this

2/8/2006 6:46:54 PM       Starting Transcode360 service (1.0.0.0).
2/8/2006 6:46:54 PM       Loaded configuration settings.
2/8/2006 6:46:55 PM       Service is ready to accept requests.
2/8/2006 6:48:42 PM       Add-in enqueued: my.name.is.earl.112.hdtv-lol.avi
                                     (THIS IS ON ANOTHER MACHINE ON MY NETWORK)
2/8/2006 6:48:42 PM *ERR* An unhandled exception was thrown: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0xC00D0BC4): The requested video codec is not installed on this system.
   at WMEncoderLib.WMEncProfile2Class.LoadFromFile(String bstrFileName)
   at Transcode360.MceServer.GetProfile(String fileName)
   at Transcode360.MceServer.StreamFile()
2/8/2006 6:49:53 PM       Add-in enqueued: two.and.a.half.men.s03e13.hdtv.xvid-xor.avi
                                     (THIS IS ON THE MACHINE WITH MEDIA CENTER [local])

like i said it just hangs there and times out from that point.

with the windows log file it give me a error when i try to play Earl for example over the network that reads like this   :
  an unhandled exception was thrown:
  System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0xC00D0BC4): The
requested video codec is not installed on this system.
  at WMEncoderLib.WMEncProfile2Class.LoadFromFile(String
bstrFileName)
   at Transcode360.MceServer.GetProfile(String fileName)
   at Transcode360.MceServer.StreamFile()

when i try to do a file locally (two and a halfmen). the windows log does not give me an error.  theres what you asked for         thanks for atempting to help a brother out!

[Baz999]

Hi guys,
I am having problems with viewing the movies on the XBox 360...they are ok if I watch them with the Media Centre GUI on the PC.
Whenever I try to view on the XBox 360 I get the error "Cannot play video. The file type is not recoginized and cannot be played etc.....

I have done the following...

removed DIVX and XVID codec
removed Transcoder

Reinstalled DIVX codec
Reinstalled Transcoder

I am still not having luck!..........the account I used during install does exsit and has access to the shared drives.

Any ideas?


Baz999

[dragonman0]

i fixed my other problem about the timeout thing. When i'm watching shows with imbedded subtitles (ie bleach from dattebayo or something) my tv cuts out about half the subtitles. Is there a way to change the screen height in order to avoid this? thanks yo

[[email protected]]

Maybe this is a stupid question but i thought id ask anyways (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Is there any quality loss whatso ever when using transcode360 for playback of xvid files? (Cause to my knowledge you convert the files to a differant format on the fly, right?)

Im currently using a new version of xbmc to stream my xvid files from my pc in 1080i to my plasma tv wich im very much happy with, but id like to hook up my x360 instead, and since i only have one component-in on my tv i can only use one of the boxes in 1080i.  So do you think the transcode360 will give just as good quality as xbmc does now?

And btw, great work runtime, hugs and kisses from me. Kudos for your work on xbmc/xbmp aswell, i use it almost every day (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

This post has been edited by [email protected]: Feb 9 2006, 01:55 AM

[RUNTiME]

automator2k - if you look at your log files you'll see why, the path to the media you're playing is c:\blah\blah\blah which is on your MCE box not your encoding box, to get around this to make the folder on your MCE a shared folder, and add it to Your Videos in Media Center.  The encoding box will then get a path like \\MCEBOX\Shared Folder\blah which it can pull the file from.

internetuser - now run the same command with the -u switch to uninstall, then re-install with the installer one final time.  everything should be good.  if not, there are probs with the credentials you're entering, they need to be for an existing Windows account on the system.  if you still can't get anywhere try using a blank password to get through the install, then setting the service to use the "local system" account.  if that doesn't work and you're happy for me to vnc into your box i can check it out under your supervison just pm me and we can arrange time this weekend.

halfsane - need to look at the log file to find out why.

gunrunner - over network T360 hasn't enough got permission to read the file.  try stopping the service and running it in console diags mode, it will run with same priveledges as the logged in user.  but... the main prob you have, is not being able to get WME to work on your local system due to a conflict/wrong codecs.
plenty of tips here on this thread about what to do, don't forget to disable the divx tool bar.

Baz999 - you need to highlight the file - press the info button on your remote, or the blue x button on your gamepad, then choose 'More', then transcode.  oh and forget to disable the divx tool bar beforehand.

dragonman0 - i haven't yet gotten around to playing with subtitles but if you make any discoveries let us know (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[email protected] - yes there will be marginal quality loss but for the most part the results are pretty good (good enough that you won't be upset) as those who have got it working will tell you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)  just up the bitrate and you'll get an even more faithful reproduction - that said, there are limits to what your pc can handle (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

This post has been edited by RUNTiME: Feb 9 2006, 02:05 AM

[RUNTiME]

QUOTE(RUNTiME @ Feb 9 2006, 12:30 AM)

oh and forget to disable the divx tool bar beforehand.

should read "and don't forget to disable the divx tool bar beforehand."

[GunRunner69]

Runtime -

i have divx 6.1.1 installed and the ac3 codec so i have the right codecs        i have the toolbar thing disabled.     i'll try running it in diagnostic mode or what not and see if that works, if that dont do it i guess it just isnt for me. thanks for trying to help though.

[Desisuperman]

QUOTE(micro23 @ Feb 8 2006, 06:44 PM)

How did you set your res to 720? what did you set the dimensions. and i do understand the 8000k bitrate. did you see the quality increase when you did? Can you show screenshots? What files did you edit?

Go to Transcode360 directory and open a file called Transcode360.config. The filw will look like this when u open it with notepad

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<transcode360>

   <add key= 'HiResolutionThreshold' value = '307200' />
   <add key= 'VerboseLogging' value = 'no' />
      
</transcode360>

The value 307200 is the default setting (640x480) and equlas the number of pixels.

To get '921600' ("720p") he used 1280 x 720. So takign that,  i guess to get 1080i would be 1920 x 1080?

Hope that helps. Maybe u can help me out with the bitrate since i have no idea where to change that and what the purpose of it is  

[micro23]

QUOTE(Desisuperman @ Feb 9 2006, 01:23 AM)

Go to Transcode360 directory and open a file called Transcode360.config. The filw will look like this when u open it with notepad

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<transcode360>

   <add key= 'HiResolutionThreshold' value = '307200' />
   <add key= 'VerboseLogging' value = 'no' />
      
</transcode360>

The value 307200 is the default setting (640x480) and equlas the number of pixels.

To get '921600' ("720p") he used 1280 x 720. So takign that,  i guess to get 1080i would be 1920 x 1080?

Hope that helps. Maybe u can help me out with the bitrate since i have no idea where to change that and what the purpose of it is  

thank you so much bro. Thats awsome im going to test it now. To up the bitrate edit the .prx files in the folders and double click on target bit rate in the middle of the screen that brings up a window where you can set it to (Video bit rate: xxxxK bps)

Lemme know if you understand or i need to re-explain

ill let you know if i notice any quality increase.



what is the value for 1080I? How are you calculating this value? Figured it out.... it's actually the first number times the second number... it would be 2073600

going to try both settings right now and see if i notice an improvement. Changing the bitrate alone showed NO improvement at all.

[hutiu]

Uninstalled WME, Divx 6.1 and AC3 rebooted and reinstall.  Went on to install Transcode360.  I have done the steps over 20 times and still cant get it to work properly.

2/8/2006 5:20:42 PM       Starting Transcode360 service (1.0.0.0).
2/8/2006 5:20:42 PM       Loaded configuration settings.
2/8/2006 5:20:42 PM       Service is ready to accept requests.
2/8/2006 5:20:48 PM       Add-in enqueued: HTM.2004.by.NBM.Btown.Productions.XviD.avi
2/8/2006 5:20:49 PM       Loaded encoder profile: Transcode 360 Normal
2/8/2006 5:20:49 PM       Loaded encoder profile: Transcode 360 480x360 (Fullscreen)
2/8/2006 5:20:49 PM       Loaded encoder profile: Transcode 360 480x270 (Widescreen)
2/8/2006 5:20:49 PM       Stream opening.
2/8/2006 5:20:50 PM       Transcoding video to WMV using profile: Transcode 360 Normal
2/8/2006 5:20:57 PM *ERR* Windows Media Encoder threw an exception: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80004005): WMEncoder.PrepareToEncode() failed.
   at Transcode360.MceServer.StreamFile()

I dont think the WME is started because I dont see a load on the cpu while the transcoding is being started.  Any help would be appreciated.

[micro23]

QUOTE(hutiu @ Feb 9 2006, 01:44 AM)

Uninstalled WME, Divx 6.1 and AC3 rebooted and reinstall.  Went on to install Transcode360.  I have done the steps over 20 times and still cant get it to work properly.

2/8/2006 5:20:42 PM       Starting Transcode360 service (1.0.0.0).
2/8/2006 5:20:42 PM       Loaded configuration settings.
2/8/2006 5:20:42 PM       Service is ready to accept requests.
2/8/2006 5:20:48 PM       Add-in enqueued: HTM.2004.by.NBM.Btown.Productions.XviD.avi
2/8/2006 5:20:49 PM       Loaded encoder profile: Transcode 360 Normal
2/8/2006 5:20:49 PM       Loaded encoder profile: Transcode 360 480x360 (Fullscreen)
2/8/2006 5:20:49 PM       Loaded encoder profile: Transcode 360 480x270 (Widescreen)
2/8/2006 5:20:49 PM       Stream opening.
2/8/2006 5:20:50 PM       Transcoding video to WMV using profile: Transcode 360 Normal
2/8/2006 5:20:57 PM *ERR* Windows Media Encoder threw an exception: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80004005): WMEncoder.PrepareToEncode() failed.
   at Transcode360.MceServer.StreamFile()

I dont think the WME is started because I dont see a load on the cpu while the transcoding is being started.  Any help would be appreciated.

buddy try this out... I could not get xvid's to work without a codec... this is what i used... give it a shot install it and restart your xbox and your media center... download it unzip it and right click the inf and click install. Tell me what happens and post a log.

Download this....
http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=1070&s=52

p.s. have you read the whole thread and tried all known fixes including making sure you type in the username and password of the MCE box? There have been a bunch of fix tips posted by Runtime.

This post has been edited by micro23: Feb 9 2006, 03:18 AM

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Thnx for the quick reply runtime, guess ill play with this tomorrow when i wake up

[micro23]

QUOTE(micro23 @ Feb 9 2006, 01:34 AM)

thank you so much bro. Thats awsome im going to test it now. To up the bitrate edit the .prx files in the folders and double click on target bit rate in the middle of the screen that brings up a window where you can set it to (Video bit rate: xxxxK bps)

Lemme know if you understand or i need to re-explain

ill let you know if i notice any quality increase.
what is the value for 1080I? How are you calculating this value? Figured it out.... it's actually the first number times the second number... it would be 2073600

going to try both settings right now and see if i notice an improvement. Changing the bitrate alone showed NO improvement at all.

bad scene nothing works anymore... reverting back... what have you guys gotten to work here?

actually this is the best thing that could have happened.... i loaded azureus on restart and realized that was the reason nothing was working. I was getting strange errors because azureus was using the ports needed to stream. If you are trying to get things running remember to quit all applications and make sure you are not using ports 8080. Upped the resolution to the 1080 setting again and im much much happier quality is FANTASTIC now. Upping the bitrate again and i will update....

This post has been edited by micro23: Feb 9 2006, 03:50 AM