360: No 5.1?

[scratchduffer]

Hi All,

Just downloaded and installed. I don't seem to be getting DD5.1 out of the movies. Only thing I changed was set the quality to lossless. Video comes across great. Am I missing a setting?

[DeFlanko]

Did you have the drop down selected to 5.1 ?


if so then not too sure why but i think it may have something to do with the XBOX360.conf file...

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Supported=f:wmv   v:wmv|vc1   a:wma     m:video/x-ms-wmv


It might need to be:

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Supported=f:wmv   v:wmv|vc1   a:wma    n:6      m:video/x-ms-wmv


im just going to guess here... but i don't think the n:# was defined to be up to 5.1... but then again i don't think it needs to be as that setting in the PMS setup should be set to 5.1 by default to allow that push for 5.1

[scratchduffer]

Thanks for the reply. I've added that in, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I have the debug log on what is called to transcode the movie. It is passing 2 as the channels still! I've removed ac3filter as well to see if thats a problem, no change.
Any other thoughts based on below?


mencoder_mt.exe -ss 0 -quiet C:\Users\Public\Videos\movie.mkv -quiet -quiet -oac lavc -of lavf -lavfopts format=asf -mpegopts format=mpeg2:muxrate=500000:vbuf_size=1194:abuf_size=64 -ovc lavc -channels 2 -lavdopts debug=0:threads=8 -lavcopts autoaspect=1:vcodec=wmv2:acodec=wmav2:abitrate=256:threads=1:keyint=5:vqscale=1:vqmin=1:vrc_maxrate=30000:vrc_buf_size=1835 -subfont C:\Windows\Fonts\Arial.ttf -ass-color ffffff00 -ass-border-color 00000000 -ass-font-scale 1.0 -ass-force-style FontName=Arial,Outline=1,Shadow=1,MarginV=10 -quiet -quiet -sid 0 -quiet -quiet -ofps 24000/1001 -quiet -quiet -lavdopts fast -mc 0 -noskip -af lavcresample=44100 -srate 44100 -o \\.\pipe\mencoder1313634159720
[win32/mencoder_mt.exe] DEBUG 22:22:39.838 Reading pipe: \\.\pipe\mencoder1313634159720
[win32/mencoder_mt.exe] DEBUG 22:22:39.839 Attaching thread: win32/mencoder_mt.exe
[Thread-22] DEBUG 22:22:39.910 Result of \\.\pipe\mencoder1313634159720 : true

[scratchduffer]

Oh I also just tried adding the command option -channels 6 and 5.1 but it just appends it after the 2 and fails to load the video. Somewhere its forcing 2 channel and I can't override it.

[scratchduffer]

Well I made no changes but loaded one video and thn it told me to sign in to xboxlive. DD lit up on that flick and every other there after! Hopefully it remains!!

[devildog93]

Oh I also just tried adding the command option -channels 6 and 5.1 but it just appends it after the 2 and fails to load the video. Somewhere its forcing 2 channel and I can't override it.

As far as I know, the only version of PMS that allows for 5.1 audio streaming to the 360 is the Magma edition.

The 360 downmixes everything to 2 channel for streaming, as it only accepts WMA-Pro in 5.1 (in stream)....that's the way I understand it. Why signing into Live would make a difference, makes no sense to me.
Unless Microsoft added new compatible formats in their recent updates ??

This link explains it, much better than I ever could, and also is the download location of PMS Magma.........

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5916

I use this version myself, as I run both a PS3 and a 360.

[Raptor399]

Unfortunately I have no I idea what went into the Magma build, I checked the thread and didn't see any reference to sources that we could incorporate. Also, whitefrt's last post was October 21st 2010, which does not bode well.

I see "wmapro" as new/untested audio codec in the MPlayer Codec Status Table.
Since we ship relatively new versions of MPlayer, maybe that is worth a shot?

[scratchduffer]

I'll play around a bit more but as far as I can see, I have AC3 coming down to my receiver now after simply signing on to XBLIVE. Thats the only thing I changed. I do have the divx codec pack on the system as I use it for WinMCE to the xbox360. *shrugs*. I think it would be nice to put this in the relase notes or in the system requirements/faq. How hard is it to clarify to people what can be done or not done? I found the same with Tversity. no help there but had to spend time struggling downloading etc.

[DeFlanko]

Unfortunately I have no I idea what went into the Magma build, I checked the thread and didn't see any reference to sources that we could incorporate. Also, whitefrt's last post was October 21st 2010, which does not bode well.

I see "wmapro" as new/untested audio codec in the MPlayer Codec Status Table.
Since we ship relatively new versions of MPlayer, maybe that is worth a shot?

So changing a:wma to a:wmapro is going to fix it?

ill give this a try, i have an xbox360 conencted to a Reciever via HDMI... ill let you know how it goes...

Ohh is there web site that has "test" video/audio files?

[marsmayhem]

Mplayer website has a test bed of video files for testing against.. http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/