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01-11-2008, 12:10 PM
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New media server for the PS3
Hi, I'm currently developing in Java language a new media server specifically made for the PS3, for Windows (and Linux) based on avisynth/mplayer for the video playing part and ffmpeg for the encoding part.
I actually found no media servers working very well on my computer, so I decided to make mine ! Also for the fun , as it's quite interesting to develop this. With this, I can transcode 1080p movies on Windows without stuttering on a simple core 2 duo (thanks to CoreAVC)
Anyway, I've created a small page with all details explained: you can take a look here
Feedbacks welcome !
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01-11-2008, 12:17 PM
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Re: New media server for the PS3
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Originally Posted by shagrath78
Hi, I'm currently developing in Java language a new media server specifically made for the PS3, for Windows (and Linux) based on avisynth/mplayer for the video playing part and ffmpeg for the encoding part.
I actually found no media servers working very well on my computer, so I decided to make mine ! Also for the fun , as it's quite interesting to develop this. With this, I can transcode 1080p movies on Windows without stuttering on a simple core 2 duo (thanks to CoreAVC)
Anyway, I've created a small page with all details explained: you can take a look here
Feedbacks welcome ! |
This looks rather promising 
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01-11-2008, 12:26 PM
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Re: New media server for the PS3
thanks,
I've bookmarked the page to try at a later date. Do you have any screenshots of the PC and PS3 screens?
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01-11-2008, 12:32 PM
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New media server for the PS3
Right I have installed it and it saids that it is working and should appear on the XMB screen but I cannot find anything.
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01-11-2008, 4:00 PM
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Re: New media server for the PS3
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Right I have installed it and it saids that it is working and should appear on the XMB screen but I cannot find anything.
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Sorry there was a small glitch in the server IP address binding. I've made a new version, on the same site. In case of server not recognized again, you can force the "hostname" property (the valid IP address of your computer on the network) on the pms.conf configuration file. Please tell me if it's OK! 
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01-11-2008, 4:37 PM
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Re: New media server for the PS3
I've tried streaming 720p Vob's/720p mpg's and some SD DivX avi's and it just says data corrupted for everyfile.
also noticed i see everyfile twice through the XMB?
The app log says it's trying to transcode all of these files; TVersity currently streams them all "as is"?
PC isn't a great spec a P4D 2.8Ghz, 4Gb ram but PC and PS3 connected at 100mb via 200mb Homeplugs on Cat5 and have no issues streaming these files with Tversity
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01-11-2008, 5:04 PM
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Re: New media server for the PS3
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also noticed i see everyfile twice through the XMB?
The app log says it's trying to transcode all of these files; TVersity currently streams them all "as is"?
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Yes, the first occurence of the file is streamed "as is", and the second occurence is transcoded, so you can choose it if the first one not playing on the ps3 (but it should work on most mpg/avi I think). Transcode is essentially useful for mkv/mov/etc.
Also if something wrong you can send me by mail (see website) if you want the more detailed logfile "pms.log" present in the "lib" subdirectory
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02-11-2008, 9:54 AM
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Re: New media server for the PS3
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Originally Posted by Uridium
I've tried streaming 720p Vob's/720p mpg's and some SD DivX avi's and it just says data corrupted for everyfile.
also noticed i see everyfile twice through the XMB?
The app log says it's trying to transcode all of these files; TVersity currently streams them all "as is"?
PC isn't a great spec a P4D 2.8Ghz, 4Gb ram but PC and PS3 connected at 100mb via 200mb Homeplugs on Cat5 and have no issues streaming these files with Tversity
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Which firmware version is your PS3?
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02-11-2008, 1:21 PM
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Re: New media server for the PS3
Willing to develop it for Mac OS X aswell?
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02-11-2008, 1:32 PM
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Re: New media server for the PS3
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which firmware version is your ps3?
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2.5
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02-11-2008, 9:11 PM
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Re: New media server for the PS3
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Yes I think that's the cause of your problem with the "data corrupted" message. I haven't upgraded yet my PS3 so there are still some holes in the application. 
Anyway I've just uploaded a new version on the site. It should be OK now (I hope )
Thank for testing !
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03-11-2008, 12:23 PM
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Re: New media server for the PS3
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Yes I think that's the cause of your problem with the "data corrupted" message. I haven't upgraded yet my PS3 so there are still some holes in the application.
Anyway I've just uploaded a new version on the site. It should be OK now (I hope )
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Thanks for the prompt replies. I'll download the new version today and test. 95% of my PS3 usage is Media streaming so it will get tested throughly 
One thing i did notice is that it gives a thumbnail for Videos but no albumart for music (all my music is fully albumart ID3 tagged)
TVersity is the opposite of this and gives Albumart for music but no thumbnail for video?
Just curious ?
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04-11-2008, 11:33 PM
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Re: New media server for the PS3
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TVersity is the opposite of this and gives Albumart for music but no thumbnail for video?
Just curious ?
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Just because I haven't coded it yet 
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18-11-2008, 4:34 PM
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Re: New media server for the PS3
finally got round to downloading the latest version so will be giving it some testing tonight.
couple of quick questions though:
Can i turn off the feature that displays the video once for "as is" and once for "transcode" reason being all my media is PS3 friendly so i don't need trancoding. I only really want to see the "as is" stuff?
Secondly in order to keep my library useable for the wife and kids i only want show one drive/folder on the PC so it's not too confusing for the kids to find their stuff. Any way of restricting what drives/folders are shown?
(Edit: just spotted the line for sharing folders in the PMS.conf file; I assume syntax for shared folders in this line is just "drive letter:\folder?)
Last edited by Uridium; 18-11-2008 at 4:37 PM.
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18-11-2008, 5:45 PM
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Re: New media server for the PS3
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Can i turn off the feature that displays the video once for "as is" and once for "transcode" reason being all my media is PS3 friendly so i don't need trancoding. I only really want to see the "as is" stuff?
Secondly in order to keep my library useable for the wife and kids i only want show one drive/folder on the PC so it's not too confusing for the kids to find their stuff. Any way of restricting what drives/folders are shown?
(Edit: just spotted the line for sharing folders in the PMS.conf file; I assume syntax for shared folders in this line is just "drive letter:\folder?)
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Actually no you can't, but I've done it for the next version. And you are also right for the folders configuration. But honestly, if you are using the server just for streaming, you will not be very surprised It's like any other upnp server, as I've focused mainly on the transcoding/performance part, and don't pretend to stream faster than any other servers on the market.
But still, if you like it and have some thoughts/ideas to share, you're welcome
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