No sound on newer MKV files?

[denial512]

Second change:
Replaced mencoder_mt.exe in the "ps3 media server\win32\" directory with mencoder.exe (yes, renamed file to _mt.exe).

So does the _mt version of the binary actually exist aside from the file from the PS3MS installer?

[Gareee]

It looks like he just copied the same basic mencoder.exe file, and added the _MT addition to the name.

[denial512]

It looks like he just copied the same basic mencoder.exe file, and added the _MT addition to the name.

Right. But I'm just wondering if there really exists some other compiled version named memcoder_mt.exe.

[Gareee]

Long as it uses all cores to decode, would there be any difference?

We found when streaming our computer's horsepower was a non issue.. the router, (and the bridge we ended up adding to the ps3) made the biggest differences when it comes to smooth playback.

[jasa67]

I have tried to switch the file mencoder_mt.exe with the new mencoder file and its working perfect with the sound
But there is akways a but.. the subtitles stoped working on all of the movies
So its not super yet, something is missing in the newer file.

[Scepticer]

It looks like he just copied the same basic mencoder.exe file, and added the _MT addition to the name.

Not exactly, check the links I provided. The second points towards "MPlayer-p4-svn-31878-mt.7z". Notice "mt" in there. I assume this is a later multi-thread version(?). Could be wrong though. EDIT: The file inside that is not called mencoder_mt.exe, only mencoder.exe. That's why I renamed it. Figured that is what the PMS developer also did once upon a time just to separate them and provide both versions with PMS...

Subtitles work for me together with my previous post IF the checkmark for "ASS/SSA subtitles" is removed.

Not saying this is THE solution, just wanted to share my findings so far.

[jasa67]

You have right Scepticer, it works!
Thank you so much!!
Now is everything as it were before this problem.

[Scepticer]

Good to hear!

As a side note. As pointed out in the main page here by the guy doing the mencoder builds; AMD, AMD64 & Athlon users should benefit in performance if they use the "athlon / ahtlon-xp mt" versions instead (MPlayer-athlon-svn-31878.7z & MPlayer-athlon-xp-svn-31878-mt.7z). Haven't checked performance difference but they work too on my AMD64x2.

I also want to add that I'm not involved in the PMS project in any way. This seems to work fine so far for me but I have no clue what other possible side effects there might be by replacing these three .exe's.

[Gareee]

Anyone else finding that using this workaround that you can no longer play some avi files? I can play them on my pc, but when I try to stream them, they show thumbnails, but it comes back as unplayable corrupted data error messages.

If I add the avi extension to the transcode exceptions most will play fine, but an occasional one will not.

[nizzon]

The workaround didn't work for me. Changed files but now I can't play any mkv's. Either corrupt data or blackscreen with no sound.

The other workaround using mkclean works for me however.