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Title: Playing .ts Files In Vista Mce
Post by: Slomar on June 29, 2006, 07:00:00 AM

I've got Vista MCE working, but the .TS files still wont play after installing HDTV Pump.  I think the problem is that they are not recognized in Windows Media Player 11.  So I can't add them to the library to give them the DRM ok that's built in.  MCE will see the files but then give the Video Error as if they were DIVX or something.  Has anyone had success with .TS and Vista MCE?

Title: Playing .ts Files In Vista Mce
Post by: sniffinpoprocks on June 29, 2006, 06:33:00 AM

try just renaming the file from .ts to .mpg  

this works in xp to get .ts files playing so it may work for you also. All you loose by this is the multiple stream support that some .ts files have. (most dont)

Title: Playing .ts Files In Vista Mce
Post by: Slomar on June 29, 2006, 10:03:00 PM

Well WMP wouldn't play it when I changed it to mpg.  I tried it in Vista MCE and it gave the Video Error.  I haven't tried adding it to the library though.

On another note, if I play the .TS file first in WMP then the 360 will crash when I access the same file instead of giving me an error.

Title: Playing .ts Files In Vista Mce
Post by: zombie4rave on June 30, 2006, 07:02:00 AM

Try using the Nvidia Purevideo decoder instead of HDTVPump.  TS files play on my Vista machine after installing it so I would assume that they'd stream to the 360 ok too.

Title: Playing .ts Files In Vista Mce
Post by: Slomar on June 30, 2006, 07:24:00 PM

Good idea... I just installed that last night though.  Although I didn't remove the hdtv pump plugin.  That might do the trick, but I still think its the lack of adding the files to the library that keeps them from playing.  I know for a fact that MCE is using WMP11 to play its files.  Everytime I start it up the 360 will say installing Urge services just for a second.  I think it keeps doing that becuase I haven't set up an account.  I'll try uninstalling pump and setting an account in Urge and see what happens.

Title: Playing .ts Files In Vista Mce
Post by: obstler on October 12, 2006, 01:01:00 PM

hi,

any update on your sitation? any luck yet?

i just installed vista rc2, added the xbox360 mce extender, installed hdtvpump on the vista box, but also get the cannot play video error with ts (even renamed to mpg) files. all the files show up fine in the 360, but it just doesn't play them.. grrr!

anyone else try this with more luck?

Title: Playing .ts Files In Vista Mce
Post by: zombie4rave on October 13, 2006, 06:09:00 AM

MPEG support through Extender is broken in Vista at the momment.  You are limited to WMV streaming.  It is  expected to be working on the final release of Vista.

Title: Playing .ts Files In Vista Mce
Post by: celinedrules on October 13, 2006, 11:44:00 AM

If you can't stream mpeg's to the 360 in Vista then how come if I use Vedeora Xbox360 Converter to convert my videos to mpeg's, they stream just fine?

Title: Playing .ts Files In Vista Mce
Post by: Bulla666 on January 25, 2007, 04:03:00 AM

QUOTE(celinedrules @ Oct 13 2006, 07:51 PM)

If you can't stream mpeg's to the 360 in Vista then how come if I use Vedeora Xbox360 Converter to convert my videos to mpeg's, they stream just fine?

I thought the Videora converter converted them to wmv's in which case they will stream fine ?

Bulla