PlayStation 3 will support Divx!

[buzzqw]

:cool:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071113-divx-support-coming-to-playstation-3-xbox-360-support-in-the-works.html

!!!

BHH

[awx]

Such good news. I hope there are no small incompatibilities with normal XviD files from AutoGK. We also need some kind of subtitle support.

[buzzqw]

the PS3 should get the "Divx Certified" so it's ok for xvid (and ac3..)

for subs i hope that .divx format would be supported.. so i can mux avi+srt+idx/subs+ac3+... :)

BHH

[awx]

Yes, it should get that but we gotta wait to see what eventually comes.

I personally want XviD in .mp4 support with the TTXT subs working.

[asdfsauce]

Sorry, I know this is a PS3 thread, but the article mentioned the 360 as well. Which is what I'm considering as a media player now that it will support xvid/divx.

Do any of you know how media browsing is handled in the xbox 360? Can you browse samba directories, or is it some kind of proprietary media center thing?

Thanks.

[awx]

Dunno about the 360 but the PS3 lets you browse hard disks and UPNP/DLNA network servers. Some Sony engineers said they wanted to add support for SAMBA shares down the road. I hope we see that coming too.

[tyee]

Anyone heard when the PS3 will get divx?

[Shakey_Jake33]

The 360 browses by media shares set in WMP11 or similar, not samba unfortunately.

The PS3 will get DivX/XviD support at the end of the month when the next firmware update is out (this will also add Blu-Ray profile 1.1 support). It's actually already present in the firmware (hence you can see thumbnails for .avi files), it's just locked out to the end user until the end of the month when the licensing will be sorted.

[buzzqw]

so we will have a Xmas gift ?

somewhere i have read that till end of first quarter of 2008, the divx will stay out...

but i like at the end of the month date :)

thanks

BHH

[nurbs]

Looks like DivX and VC-1 are here.

http://uk.playstation.com/help-support/ps3/guides/detail/item89434/Update-features-(ver-2-10)/

[tyee]

Nice, but a 2GB limit, why's that. A technical reason or political??

[Shakey_Jake33]

I guess it doesn't support OpenDML.

[tyee]

So is that Divx playback on disc and via the XMB, better be!!

[SeeMoreDigital]

I guess it doesn't support OpenDML.Such problems would not have been an issue if DivX had elected to store MPEG-4.2 video into the .MP4 container, instead of the (crappy) .AVI/.divx container...

Did I say that out-loud?

[Shinigami-Sama]

Nice, but a 2GB limit, why's that. A technical reason or political??

lazy programming
prolly mostly political

[Sulimo]

Well..I've updated and it works for the most part. I have run into at least one file that refuses to play. Whenever I try I get an 'This content cannot be played (80028895)' error. Whatever that means.

Annoying given the 360 can play it.

[squid_80]

Such problems would not have been an issue if DivX had elected to store MPEG-4.2 video into the .MP4 container, instead of the (crappy) .AVI/.divx container...

Did I say that out-loud?

MP4 = expanded MOV format.
OpenDML = expanded AVI format.
One is no better than the other.

[Ronin-7]

I ran the DivX test CD and a lot of the DivX and XviD files would not play specifically the HD clips, anything with GMC or a packed bit stream and anything with subtitles refuses to play completely (Xbox plays all of those).

For some odd reason it does not like certain files even though they are identical to others that do play it just refuses to play them.

[Shakey_Jake33]

Some files do not play for me, though it does play the files that the 360 struggled and stuttered with (they weren't particularly high bitrate or res either). It seems to know if it's playing DivX files rather than XviD (by FOURCC maybe?), because it displays the DivX logo in the corner at the start on DivX files.

[Sharktooth]

MP4 = expanded MOV format.
OpenDML = expanded AVI format.
One is no better than the other.
at least MP4 has less overhead and the structure is way better than the avi's...

[Shakey_Jake33]

And is actually an official spec of sorts. which is kinda the problem in this case.

[Mgz]

Well..I've updated and it works for the most part. I have run into at least one file that refuses to play. Whenever I try I get an 'This content cannot be played (80028895)' error. Whatever that means.

Annoying given the 360 can play it.

so far it doesn't play xvid file with CQM

xvid without it plays fine.

[tyee]

Does CQM mean Constant Quality Matrix??

[cacepi]

Does CQM mean Constant Quality Matrix??
Custom Quantization Matrix.

[Sulimo]

so far it doesn't play xvid file with CQM

xvid without it plays fine.

Hmm. Putting my problem file through Gspot, it tells me its encoded with xvid 1.1.2 Final and uses NVOP, PVOP and DF.

[dburckh]

I can't get anything to play. Are you using AVI? Most of my XviD stuff is AutoGK w/AC3. It shows up as "Unsupported" off of Twonky.

What 4C are you using? It looks like AutoGK uses "XVID"

Thanks in advance.

[buzzqw]

from my test

xvid (as fourcc) is ok
gmc and qpel is out
custom matrix is out
open-dml is ok
Audio frames: aligned on interleaves , Audio frames: split across interleaves is BOTH OK if stream isn't PACKED

BHH

[dburckh]

After I put the .avi on an SD card it played fine.

My guess is the PS3 doesn't like the Twonky's mime type for .avi. I'm using the a Lacie BigEthernet Disk.

[B4tm4n]

I can't get anything to play. Are you using AVI? Most of my XviD stuff is AutoGK w/AC3. It shows up as "Unsupported" off of Twonky.

What 4C are you using? It looks like AutoGK uses "XVID"

Thanks in advance.

Twonky isn't working with the new divx playback yet.
Check their forums for more info.
http://www.twonkyforum.com/index.php

[tyee]

Just updated. Plays my first divx fine. I tried to enable WMA playback (for VC1 playback) and it wants an ethernet connection, wonder why?? Am I doing the correct process to enable VC1 playback?

[buzzqw]

t wants an ethernet connection, wonder why?? Am I doing the correct process to enable VC1 playback?
you must enable the WMA decoding.. for doing this you must connect to net for downloading some decoder

BHH

[tyee]

@buzzqw
Have you tried playing a VC1 encoded .m2ts file from an external USB HDD??

[buzzqw]

no m2ts file at hand to test :(

BHH

[dburckh]

I know TsRemux is supposed to handle EVO->M2TS, but it crashes every time I've tried. HD DVDs are usually VC-1. I have quite a few. If somebody knows one that works with TsRemux, I'll give it a try.

[tyee]

KKong worked for me (didn't crash). That's the only one I've done and I want to test it out from USB HDD, but I have to connect my PS3 to internet first to enable WMA/VC1 playback from XMB. Hopefully tonight!

[dburckh]

Tried King Kong. No dice with m2ts (video only).

I figured out that if I turn off Async I/O TsRemux doesn't crash.

[tyee]

Just tried KKong via USB HDD after using tsremux and then splitting to <4GB and no go. PS3 says not supported. I wonder why? I did enable WMA using internet, then tried to play KKong :mad:

Maybe it doesn't like ac3 audio with VC1 video, although I think this plays if burned to disk?? I'm playing a divx now with ac3 sounds and it works just fine. Maybe I'll have to convert to 720p or 1080p Divx with ac3 and see what happens.
Anyone know if the PS3 supports these Divx HD resolutions??

[buzzqw]

i have tested 1080p divx +ac3 without problem

BHH

[tyee]

@buzzqw
Great News! Hey Buzz did you get that 1080p from an HD-DVD. If yes, aren't all HD-DVDs 29.97fps? Do you know how to IVTC them back to 23.976fps? Would TIVTC.dll for avsynth work??

[buzzqw]

1080p ... 25 fps (pal) divx sorry
anyway using directshowsource with "grf" file you can use any filter! :)

BHH

[dburckh]

@buzzqw
Great News! Hey Buzz did you get that 1080p from an HD-DVD. If yes, aren't all HD-DVDs 29.97fps? Do you know how to IVTC them back to 23.976fps? Would TIVTC.dll for avsynth work??

I think HD DVD report themselves as 29.97, but they are really 23.98. There's a tool called vc1conv that strips the flags that cause this.

There are a couple conversion approaches. There's a post about converting them in Decryption(?). I posted a way to use ffmpeg to force them to 23.98 and convert them to XviD.

[dworkman]

Hi guys,

I'm trying to play an XVID with AC3 audio in an avi container off of the PS3 internal HD.

It plays and I do see video and hear audio, except it plays too quickly, like the chipmunks! I figure it must have something to do with the framerate? It plays fine on my pc.

I've attached the mediainfo report and the MPEG4 Modifier report. I've used MPEG4 Modifier to unpack the bitstream (it was packed), but that made no difference.

My hope is that I can somehow edit a property of the file and have the PS3 recognize it correctly, rather than having to reencode/transcode it. Anyone have any ideas?

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[Elias]

I personally want XviD in .mp4 support with the TTXT subs working.I second that. XviD in mp4 works fine on the PS3 as long as it's Simple Profile. Sony recently added support for XviD ASP, however, only in avi.

Time will tell when Sony will add MPEG-4 Timed Text Support. But one Sony spokesman commented a while back ago that Sony's priorities at the moment is supporting codec standards, so there's a chance Sony will support TTXT soon.

[awx]

I second that. XviD in mp4 works fine on the PS3 as long as it's Simple Profile. Sony recently added support for XviD ASP, however, only in avi.

Time will tell when Sony will add MPEG-4 Timed Text Support. But one Sony spokesman commented a while back ago that Sony's priorities at the moment is supporting codec standards, so there's a chance Sony will support TTXT soon.
Glad I'm not the only person on Earth asking for this. I've experimented with muxing subs into Divx files but the tools are crappy and you can't use AAC audio. Plus I'd like to be able to move all my stuff in standard .mp4 files.

But now I need Sony to fix the problems playing xvid/divx files with error code 8002880C.

[jedijawa]

Hi guys,

I'm trying to play an XVID with AC3 audio in an avi container off of the PS3 internal HD.

It plays and I do see video and hear audio, except it plays too quickly, like the chipmunks! I figure it must have something to do with the framerate? It plays fine on my pc.

I've attached the mediainfo report and the MPEG4 Modifier report. I've used MPEG4 Modifier to unpack the bitstream (it was packed), but that made no difference.

My hope is that I can somehow edit a property of the file and have the PS3 recognize it correctly, rather than having to reencode/transcode it. Anyone have any ideas?

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Issue to me after similar problems on the ps3 looks like the video size?? can anyone confirm, yours looks like 960x544 which is over the spec I believe, but don't quote me...

I have the same problem with 2 specific downloaded xvids both Tom hanks movies and my favs go figure. Plays like chipmunks and is also ac3 but of other note both are ac3 but not 3/2.1 (5.1)...

Can anyone else confirm my findings and or know of a way to fix these files without a re-code.

Thanks in advance...

[foxyshadis]

Sorry, jedijawa, help for pirated downloaded movies is not offered here. Look up Rule 6 and the newbies announcement. Don't ask again.

[awx]

I second that. XviD in mp4 works fine on the PS3 as long as it's Simple Profile. Sony recently added support for XviD ASP, however, only in avi.

Time will tell when Sony will add MPEG-4 Timed Text Support. But one Sony spokesman commented a while back ago that Sony's priorities at the moment is supporting codec standards, so there's a chance Sony will support TTXT soon.
Good news. All of my Xvid in .mp4 files are now playing on the PS3 over mediatomb (non-transcoding). I still need to test this from a USB hard drive but I'm quite pleased. The problem with xvid avi files stopping with error 8002880C is gone now too.

The PS3 now plays 99% of my files. If they would add TTXT subtitle support I'd be set.

[robinsonlove]

good news, both divx and xvid????

[awx]

I've never done any encoding with divx so I couldn't say. Everything I've done is Xvid+AC3 from AutoGK, sometimes moved from .avi files to .mp4 files with YAMB. For AVC I use MeGUI with the PS3 profile.

The PS3 reports xvid in .mp4 files as MPEG4, xvid in .avi files as Divx, and AVC in .mp4 files as AVC.