12/2/2023 0 Comments Roku media player channel dlnaPerhaps that indicates that MC simply can't do it unless J River provide some more conversion formats, one that replicates a MP4 or MKV file. Wiki's comparison of video compression formats lists MPEG-TS (which supports H264 and therefore, I assume, is the same as H264-TS) as a different entity to, say, MP4. I've done some Googling on H264-TS and the various file formats. H264-TS doesn't appear to be the right thing. I suppose the best case is they would know that MimeType/DLNA overrides are necessary.īut I think what I fundamentally need to know is whether there's any way to get MC to convert to the right format over DLNA. And with them having no knowledge of what MC can provide, beyond what I could tell them about all the options I see, which I've already confirmed don't work, it didn't seem like it would be a fruitful avenue. I suppose I could give it a shot, but I assumed they'd most likely say "it supports H264 in MP4, MOV and MKV files" as per the specs. I must admit I don't really understand advanced video concepts - like what TS is exactly and how that relates to containers like MP4, MKV etc. So I know it's possible in theory, so maybe I just need different options in MC? Or maybe MC doesn't currently support the format(s) the Roku needs? Maybe H264-TS is not what the Roku supports? But I didn't proceed with that as I really didn't want to have to bother re-importing all my media into another server program, transfering all the metadata and keeping it in sync over time as my library changes. I should add that when I last tried to get this to work, a couple of years ago, I managed to get my media visible on the Roku using a different server program - Serviio. Doesn't seem any point trying non-H264 formats as the Roku states that it only supports H264.įor "Video DLNA Override" I have tried the default MPEG_PS, as well as MPEG_TS, MP4_TS and MPEG4_TS (no idea if these are real, just guesses!) without any noticeable change. I am trying always-encode ("Specified Output Format") with H264-TS 720p - also tried H264-TS 720p AutoFPS, with same results. UPDATE! I have got all media files to display on the Roku by overriding the MimeType to "video/mp4"īut now it won't play the newly-visible videos - it says "File Not Playable: the file might be damaged or corrupt" With Video - Mode: "Specified Output Format", the Roku shows none at all - it says "no compatible videos found", regardless of the conversion video format chosenĪny advice would be much appreciated, as I would love to get this Roku working - I want to replace my generic Chinese DLNA client because the Roku does cover art and metadata and the Chinese device does not, and then I can stop using the Chinese device completely and have one fewer remote control. With Video - Mode: "Specified Output Format Only When Necessary", the Roku shows 15 of my 295 videos (for some reason fewer than Original?)ģ. With Video - Mode: "Original", the Roku shows 38 of my 295 videos (those 38 being all my MP4 and MKV files)Ģ. I'm doing all tests on my collection of 295 movies, which are from mixed sources and have varying formats (mostly XVid, some H264.)ġ. Here's a summary of what I see with the three video conversion options. I have tried all of the default DLNA types (Generic, Legacy, Samsung BD/TV, Sony, etc), and I've tried customising them using all three Video format conversion options and every single choice of format (not that there's much point trying anything other than H264, which is all it says it will support.) So the problem is that I can't find any DLNA conversion options that will allow me to convert and play any of the other files in my MC library - such as AVI files in XVid format. The Roku Media Player states it only supports H264 in MP4, MKV and MOV files, and these are the only files in my library I can get it to display. Media Center's DLNA server shows up fine on the Roku, but only a few my videos will be listed by the Roku. On the Roku I use Roku's own "Roku Media Player", a general DLNA client for video, audio and photo. I also have a Roku 3 box, but unfortunately I am unable to get the DLNA server working to list most of my video on that device. This works fine for all my movies and TV shows. DLNA is working in general - specifically I am currently using it to a generic Chinese media player (called "V-Bridge"), using always-encode ("Specified output format") to MPEG2/DVD/PAL. I have a Media Center 22 install which provides local video playback on our main TV as well as DLNA video playback to a secondary TV.
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