Supported Video Formats

ibratt · 15-11-2009, 11:36 AM

Hi

I have a ReadyNAS Duo sitting on my home network, I also have a Sony kdl-40w5710 LCD TV, the Sony can see my photo's held on the ReadyNAS Duo but can't see my Video files, does anyone have any ideas what the problem might be? What Video files are supported by the SONY TV?

ibratt · 15-11-2009, 11:56 AM

I also have a PS/3 sitting on my network and can stream the video files to that no problem, it is the Sony TV that can't play the same Video.

next010 · 15-11-2009, 12:12 PM

Sony TV's have barely any video support at all I think its limited to MPEG-2 video in mpg or vob containers only.

Edit: Just checked the specs on that model and yes its MPEG-2 though Sony do claim AVCHD support too however I would treat that with suspicion as they have made poorly worded claims in the past about DLNA and AVCHD support were AVCHD is only supported on USB storage devices.

AVCHD is typically H.264 video and AC3 audio in an M2TS container. If you have some mkv's you can try running them through ps3muxer and see if they play as AVCHD on the TV.

ibratt · 15-11-2009, 1:55 PM

Most of my Video files are .avi, do you know a good program for the Mac to convert them to mpeg2 or AVCHD, free if possible as Handbrake that I normally use does not support these formats.

next010 · 15-11-2009, 2:39 PM

The newest version of Handbrake supports XviD/AVI files.

Select source video file and point it at the desired avi file, however that bad news is that Handbrake doesnt support AVCHD (M2TS) it will encode to x264 in MP4/MKV only.

I dont know of any other x264 encoders on the Mac but what you could do in a round about way is encode the video using Hanbrake into x264/MKV. Then if you can find an OSX MKV to M2TS muxer that way works Google says there are some command line tools out there.

If you have access to windows running on your Mac through Parallels or some other system like bootcamp you can use Ripbot264 and XviD4PSP to encode x264 into M2TS.

Just select x264 CQ18 as your profile to keep image quality of original file and select AC3 as audio and lastly M2TS as container output.

Lastly if streaming from a Mac you can use PMS DLNA server it will transcode the video into another format on the fly so it should play on the TV, you will probably have to use the latest beta version to get it working with the TV.

ibratt · 15-11-2009, 5:57 PM

Converted AVI file to Mpeg2-PS using a trial copy of Emicsoft video converter for MAC and can see the files on the Sony Bravia TV now, however when I come to play it back a get jumpled pixels on the screen. The TV is hard wired with Cat5 so that shouldn't be the issue, any other ideas?

next010 · 15-11-2009, 7:09 PM

Does the file play normally in something like VLC on your Mac if so I'd assume its the crappy video decoder in the Sony TV.

PMS is your best bet at getting files to play on the TV but I wouldn't waste your time on it at all their media player in TV is inferior in every possible way compared to the PS3.

ibratt · 15-11-2009, 7:36 PM

The video plays fine in VLC on the MAC, also the same video plays on the Bravia TV using a USB memory stick connected to it. THe problem seems to come from streaming the same video from my ReadyNAS Duo on my network to the TV. Any ideas would be most appreciated.

next010 · 16-11-2009, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ibratt

The video plays fine in VLC on the MAC, also the same video plays on the Bravia TV using a USB memory stick connected to it. THe problem seems to come from streaming the same video from my ReadyNAS Duo on my network to the TV. Any ideas would be most appreciated.

The ReadyNAS uses a licensed version of DLNA server Twonky doesn't it ?

Maybe you should check to see if there is an update to a newer version Twonky is currently on v5.x but the 4.x is still present on a lot of NAS that use Twonky.

ibratt · 16-11-2009, 9:02 PM

I am not sure it uses the Twonky Server, could you advise on where I can get the update?

ibratt · 16-11-2009, 9:14 PM

I am not sure it uses the Twonky Server, could you advise on where I can get the update?

next010 · 16-11-2009, 11:53 PM

Try asking in ReadyNAS forums, maybe your model didn't come with Twonky dont know but thats the best place to ask.

Can I ask why so determined to play media through the built in TV player surely its not that convenient with having to convert your entire media library into another format.

ibratt · 17-11-2009, 8:59 AM

Hi

Thanks for the advice. Even though you have to convert the files, I want to store all my media on my ReadyNAS Server and stream Video to the TV, as the TV has this capability built in, I thought it would be a good solution.

5pringers · 13-09-2010, 5:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ibratt

Hi

Thanks for the advice. Even though you have to convert the files, I want to store all my media on my ReadyNAS Server and stream Video to the TV, as the TV has this capability built in, I thought it would be a good solution.

Hi
I have just brought a Nas Server and I am having the same issues. Did you ever resolve it? If so, could you tell me how as I also want to stream video direct to my tv. Thanks in advance.

*planthead* · 13-09-2010, 5:14 PM

Sorry,, guys, The tvs wont cut it,, I have an lg,, that plays most files and MKV though a usb pen,, but you really need a media player option, £40.00 upwards,, if you have a nas already.. you are halfway there,,

next010 · 13-09-2010, 5:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 5pringers

Hi
I have just brought a Nas Server and I am having the same issues. Did you ever resolve it? If so, could you tell me how as I also want to stream video direct to my tv. Thanks in advance.

See the thread date from 2009 ; )

If you want to play videos on your TV you have two choices as I explained in this thread
1) Convert all your videos into a format compatible with the TV.
2) Buy a media player that can read the NAS and play videos without conversion.

I highly recommend option 2 for a variety of reasons like compatibility & easy of use.

Buy a media player like a WDTV Live and you will have a much easier time playing videos.