PSA: Nero 8 + XBox 360 = Transcoding Goodness

[Yreka]

Interesting, thanks.. Ill try a couple different files tonight.. I cant remember if they were movies, tv episodes or what.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: Modeps
I still cant get my 360 to see my computer.

did you start the mediahome server?

Yeah, I've tried a buncha things. I'm pretty sure it has to do with my router's Satori firmware but I dont want to brick it by reinstalling the factory firmware. My PC is wireless, my 360 is Wired. There's something going on between the layers.

 

[TheShiz]

i did this for a while, tversity is ok, but can't hold a candle to hooking up a PC to a HDTV, just spend a couple hundred bucks and hook up a real pc to a HDTV, it's great, plays everything flawlessly

 

[RESmonkey]

My computer sucks with TVersity. Specs in my sig, I hate my comp.

 

[dougp]

I have Nero installed, and the port forwarded and it still won't let me see the device. Ugh, starting to get annoyed.

 

[tw1164]

Originally posted by: dreadpiratedoug
I have Nero installed, and the port forwarded and it still won't let me see the device. Ugh, starting to get annoyed.

If its all on the same network you should have to forward a port. Right?

 

[tw1164]

I'm using Nero 7, and I have to say it look like crap. I tried to steam a xvid (624x352) file, and it has major blocking problems. I try nero 8 to see if there's any change in quality. Ugh

 

[Kev]

I stream high res (720p) videos to my 360 so I think I would need a cray supercomputer to transcode them smoothly.

 

[Xavier434]

I am having a ridiculous number of problems with Nero 8 transcoding to the point where I am pretty much giving up.

1. Nero Scout is terrible. Whenever I add a new file to shared directory that it indexes, the 360 either doesn't see that file even though it is indexed or it stops seeing everything in the folder entirely. The only way I have ever been able to fix this is to completely uninstall Nero 8, make a new folder and move all of my media into that folder, reinstall nero, select the new folder as a Nero Scout shared folder, and rerun the index. Even that isn't full proof.

2. I keep getting more and more errors where the 360 gives me a message stating that it is dropping the network connection because I am trying to play an unsupported format or something like that. This happens after about 30 seconds from when I hit "Play". This happened even more after I installed the latest Nvidia Video Driver.

3. The quality could use some improvement, but if I could get the above two issues fixed then I can deal with it.


Does anyone know how to reset the Nero Scout database so I can run a fresh index? My way of "tricking" by doing the uninstall/reinstall plus new directory sucks.

 

[Chobits16]

Originally posted by: Xavier434
I am having a ridiculous number of problems with Nero 8 transcoding to the point where I am pretty much giving up.

1. Nero Scout is terrible. Whenever I add a new file to shared directory that it indexes, the 360 either doesn't see that file even though it is indexed or it stops seeing everything in the folder entirely. The only way I have ever been able to fix this is to completely uninstall Nero 8, make a new folder and move all of my media into that folder, reinstall nero, select the new folder as a Nero Scout shared folder, and rerun the index. Even that isn't full proof.

2. I keep getting more and more errors where the 360 gives me a message stating that it is dropping the network connection because I am trying to play an unsupported format or something like that. This happens after about 30 seconds from when I hit "Play". This happened even more after I installed the latest Nvidia Video Driver.

3. The quality could use some improvement, but if I could get the above two issues fixed then I can deal with it.


Does anyone know how to reset the Nero Scout database so I can run a fresh index? My way of "tricking" by doing the uninstall/reinstall plus new directory sucks.

Alright i think all you have to do is go to my computer then there should be an icon to click that says nero scout then all ur indexed files will be seperated into music video etc... i was wondering the same thing so i figured it out myself lol it took like 5min just got lucky lol...

 

[JorynnRace]

You guys realize that's all unnesessary now right? Since the last Xbox 360 update, and PS3 update for that matter, you can play pretty much any Xvid or divx files on them.

Burn a data DVD, put it in the tray and watch yer stuff. Or just hook up your computer through your network (if you're on one with a router or something), set up windows media player to allow the xbox and/or PS3 to see your hard drive, and you're set. No more transcoding, or trying to trick the 360 into reading files.

Live in the now. The glorious now.

 

[Aikouka]

Still can't play MKVs though 😛. Though I still just use a PC which plays... mmm anything 😛.

 

[bigpow]

Originally posted by: JorynnRace
You guys realize that's all unnesessary now right? Since the last Xbox 360 update, and PS3 update for that matter, you can play pretty much any Xvid or divx files on them.

Burn a data DVD, put it in the tray and watch yer stuff. Or just hook up your computer through your network (if you're on one with a router or something), set up windows media player to allow the xbox and/or PS3 to see your hard drive, and you're set. No more transcoding, or trying to trick the 360 into reading files.

Live in the now. The glorious now.

Or use a USB storage.

it has:
- limited formats/codecs compatibility (no WMV, TS, MKV, etc)
- limited HD support (plays 720p MPEG2 tho)
- limited subtitle support

and last, it still requires the bloody UPnP service!

 

[M0RPH]

Originally posted by: JorynnRace
You guys realize that's all unnesessary now right? Since the last Xbox 360 update, and PS3 update for that matter, you can play pretty much any Xvid or divx files on them.

Burn a data DVD, put it in the tray and watch yer stuff. Or just hook up your computer through your network (if you're on one with a router or something), set up windows media player to allow the xbox and/or PS3 to see your hard drive, and you're set. No more transcoding, or trying to trick the 360 into reading files.

Live in the now. The glorious now.

Wow, I'm surprised it took nearly two pages of posts for someone to finally point this out. I've been playing my DIVX/XVID on the 360 (without transcoding ) for months now.

 

[Tegeril]

It's too bad you didn't realize that this thread was started in October.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: Tegeril
It's too bad you didn't realize that this thread was started in October.

Well look at who bumped it... he has one post =P Surprised? I didn't think so.

 

[Xavier434]

Originally posted by: Aikouka
Still can't play MKVs though 😛. Though I still just use a PC which plays... mmm anything 😛.

There is a thread about this right now. If you don't mind 2 channel audio then read this thread about how to convert your .mkv files without losing any video quality:

.mkv -> .mp4


PC media centers are fine but they can't stream wirelessly to my knowledge unless you have a TV with built in wireless support.