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Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: joe90 on September 18, 2009, 04:59:00 AM

Ok. you can now play mkv's on the 360.

Using windows7, so no need for any codec packs now.

1) Installed the Divx 7 R3 preview from the divx site (in the labs section, requires login)
2) just install Haali Media Splitter (i got mine from klite)
3) just install AC3Filter (to allow DTS tracks to play)

Now using Media Center they all play with no transcoding etc.

The only problem i have is BDRIPS with DTS, and the screen jumps a bit every few seconds.

enjoy

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: rastaman108037 on September 18, 2009, 08:57:00 PM

QUOTE(joe90 @ Sep 18 2009, 06:59 AM)

Ok. you can now play mkv's on the 360.
Using windows7, so no need for any codec packs now.

1) Installed the Divx 7 R3 preview from the divx site (in the labs section, requires login)
2) just install Haali Media Splitter (i got mine from klite)
3) just install AC3Filter (to allow DTS tracks to play)
Now using Media Center they all play with no transcoding etc.

The only problem i have is BDRIPS with DTS, and the screen jumps a bit every few seconds.

enjoy

Just to clarify...still can't throw an mkv on a jump drive and play it that way...correct?

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: joe90 on September 19, 2009, 10:34:00 AM

Thats correct, it needs to stream from WMC

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: shark360 on September 28, 2009, 10:22:00 AM

you are my hero

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: xtrahuge on September 29, 2009, 01:37:00 PM

While this seems to work for me, the quality of the video is crap. Do I have a setting wrong somewhere?

XH

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: jappe84 on October 05, 2009, 02:03:00 PM

I'm also experiencing poor video quality.. and even lag on some "demanding" scenes.

Running Win 7 x64
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
4GB PC8500 DDR2 RAM
Geforce FX 9600GT

Tried installing divx 7 + haali but could not play my mkv:s

Now running Shark007 win 7 codecs and x64 addon. Working great with DXVA on the PC but poor video output on xbox

I hope this can be fixed soon, seems that the video support is heading in the right direction, so that's positive.. .hey! We can ALMOST play mkv:s

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: jappe84 on October 06, 2009, 07:12:00 AM

I tried again today and uninstalled shark007s codecs..

realized that I previously installed divx7... Not the tech preview and thats why it didn't work.

So now I installed the tech preview and ha some issues with some files.. installed Haali and AC3Filter and now everything plays just fine..

Video quality is ALOT better than before.. it's still kinda bad in the beginning of the video, but I'm guessing thats for enabling faster start of the videos since the quality improves drastically after just half a minute or so.

I still think the quality should be even better...but hey.. it's still beta, hope they'll introduce a settings app where you can choose quality...

Great work you peeps at DivX!

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: z3ddicus on October 06, 2009, 08:39:00 PM

This is amazing. Thanks so much for finding this. I installed it and I am getting perfect playback, absolutely no issues whatsoever. This is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: gopokes7 on October 13, 2009, 11:26:00 AM

Will try and post results when i get home from work. Looks good...

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: c33v33 on October 14, 2009, 12:45:00 AM

I'm only getting stereo, not 5.1 audio when playing an mkv movie with DTS track. I'm using divx tech preview, windows 7, ac3filter, and haali.

Is there anyway to stream DTS or on-the-fly transcode DTS to AC3?

The only solution I found is to transcode an mkv's audio to AC3 using popcorn audio converter before playing the file.

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: jappe84 on October 14, 2009, 04:49:00 AM

QUOTE(c33v33 @ Oct 14 2009, 08:45 AM)

I'm also searching for a solution to this problem, currently I haven't found a convenient way to play DTS on the 360.

But isn't it weird that it doesn't work? I mean my receiver can play DTS and if I select DTS passthrough in AC3Filter should the audio just be sent as is to the receiver?

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: z3ddicus on October 14, 2009, 09:37:00 AM

I hadn't noticed this but I hadnt really paid attention the number of channels it was using. It should be very easy to re-encode the audio to AC3 if necessary though.

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: Jase Winter on October 21, 2009, 04:29:00 PM

Anyone found a solution for the dts issue yet? I just discovered this thread today and have MKV files playing nicely just with stereo audio instead of 5.1 dts.

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: drunkmunk on October 30, 2009, 01:47:00 PM

Thanks for the heads up! I can't believe there is not more attention being paid to this. There are 200 threads on how to convert MKV to WMV or how to use transcoding but easy MKV streaming gets no attention. Crazy.
I have the same problem with getting the DTS streams only in stereo and have been unsuccessful with getting pass through to actually work.

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: Shiny Lunch Box on October 30, 2009, 01:55:00 PM

just so you all know i use Koepis codec pack with windows 7 and everything plays perfectly, no stutter, no slow down and full HD support.
Also supports DTS sound, 7.1

just throwing it out there for you all

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: drunkmunk on October 30, 2009, 03:36:00 PM

QUOTE(Shiny Lunch Box @ Oct 30 2009, 01:55 PM)

just so you all know i use Koepis codec pack with windows 7 and everything plays perfectly, no stutter, no slow down and full HD support.
Also supports DTS sound, 7.1

just throwing it out there for you all

Streaming playback on the 360 or are you talking about on your PC?

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: amak1131 on October 31, 2009, 08:39:00 PM

Hmm...wonder if CCCP gives any issues with this.

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: The_Joeba on November 03, 2009, 09:32:00 PM

I also had to remove Shark007 win 7 codecs, but now it works great! So much better than converting, and faster too.

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: pdawg on November 07, 2009, 01:41:00 PM

QUOTE(Shiny Lunch Box @ Oct 30 2009, 08:55 PM)

just so you all know i use Koepis codec pack with windows 7 and everything plays perfectly, no stutter, no slow down and full HD support.
Also supports DTS sound, 7.1

just throwing it out there for you all

You are actually getting DTS output from your 360 extender using that codec pack with Win7? If so that is big news!

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: The_Joeba on November 09, 2009, 08:48:00 PM

Since this requires Windows 7, I thought I would mention that after getting banned while using the Windows 7 RC (Beta), I needed to be signed into Live. I recently got banned, but when my retail copy of Windows 7 showed up I was still able to connect.

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: xantra on November 17, 2009, 06:54:00 PM

Has anyone tried this on Win2008 server?

I have a big raid setup with all my media sitting on this and am keep to know if it works off this platform too...

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: jappe84 on December 25, 2009, 05:51:00 PM

anyone found a solution for playing back DTS audio yet?

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: double b26 on January 02, 2010, 09:52:00 PM

i dont know much about it all, but from researching transcoding bluray rips with 5.1 audio, the xbox doesnt support beyond stereo when it comes to the video playback. i dont know how true it is, or if rented/bought marketplace videos support surround, but that's what i remember reading all over the place when it comes to streaming the mkv's.

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: Rodoga on January 05, 2010, 04:07:00 PM

As far as i know ac3 is supported but not dts you have to convert the audio. There is an audioconverter tool many uses for popcorn hour that will do this for you. Input.mkv with dts -> output.mkv with ac3

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: flank2 on March 25, 2010, 11:48:00 AM

QUOTE(joe90 @ Sep 18 2009, 06:59 AM)

Ok. you can now play mkv's on the 360.
Using windows7, so no need for any codec packs now.

1) Installed the Divx 7 R3 preview from the divx site (in the labs section, requires login)
2) just install Haali Media Splitter (i got mine from klite)
3) just install AC3Filter (to allow DTS tracks to play)
Now using Media Center they all play with no transcoding etc.

The only problem i have is BDRIPS with DTS, and the screen jumps a bit every few seconds.

enjoy

dude thx for sharing this

installed the 3 required files, opened win7 mc, and now my xbox 360 can play my mkv movies

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: andrenel on April 24, 2010, 02:54:00 AM

double b26

I am with you...
I also think, same to your thoughts, our thoughts are very matching.
Thanks for putting this Post.....

Thanks

mov converter

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: maru487 on April 24, 2010, 07:47:00 PM

I downloaded and installed everything, but WMC on the xbox won't show any .mkv files in the video library

Any help would be great.

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: Whatup1049 on May 17, 2010, 06:16:00 AM

Hey guys, I just tried this on a fresh windows 7 ultimate install and it works great! Unfortunately only about half of my MKV files play properly. The rest either refuse to play completely or I get a black screen with just audio.

With video inspector I found out that the ones that don't play at all are using DTS audio. Is there any way around this or no?

Thanks for the great tips so far!

Title: Play Mkv On The 360..
Post by: newfie4ever on June 24, 2010, 01:32:00 PM

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but I just bought a new xbox 360 (black one with 250gig drive) and I was trying to stream my BD rips and other movies. The only thing that I found that works great is PS3 media server. The xbox see it no problem and plays everything so far that I have thrown at it. Of course I have it hard wired into my router. Just install the ps3 media server and add your folders you want to use and pristo.

Good Luck

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Xbox360 Forums => Xbox 360 General Forums => Xbox360's Multimedia Features => Topic started by: joe90 on September 18, 2009, 04:59:00 AM