ps3 won't play any avc files

[tvconfuse]

I converted a 2 minute clip from my HD PVR over to mp4 using the included arcsoft mediaconverter tool. I selected sony ps3 profile.

Well the video will open on the ps3 but it won't play at all. It just sits there paused. I can't fast forward or rewind and i can't start the file at all.

I'm not sure what's keeping the ps3 from playing the avc files.

I've tried different encoding settings and still the same thing.

default settings
1080 6mb 128k 44hz - opens file but paused can't play
720p 8mb 128k 44hz - same thing
1080 8mb 192k 44hz - same thing

the mp4 file plays fine on my computer using powerdvd, quicktime and nero with no issues

[deets]

try ripbot and the ps3 profile?

[tvconfuse]

the problem is that my HD PVR files are in .ts format I don't believe ripbot would read .ts files

[buzzqw]

try automkv...

(btw you can analyze the mp4 with avinaptic for check incompatibilty)

BHH

[poisondeathray]

ripbot works fine for avc .ts , as mentioned it has PS3 compatible profile presets.

MeGUI is another option with PS3 compatible presets

[tvconfuse]

ripbot works fine for avc .ts , as mentioned it has PS3 compatible profile presets.

MeGUI is another option with PS3 compatible presets

ripbot worked, i tried it but the problem is that the output looses a lot of detail. actually it looks like the details get's smeared away. I can't find a guide on on what all the settings are for ripbot

[Dark Shikari]

ripbot worked, i tried it but the problem is that the output looses a lot of detail. actually it looks like the details get's smeared away.Then use a higher bitrate.

[Tae]

I chose Megui as my gui tool for creating PS3 ready x264 because I like a little more control and want to learn.

For my Tivo HD files which should be similar to your PVR files, I create a D2V file using the tool within Megui and use the audio demuxing option to get a separate audio file.

I open the D2V file in Avisynth tool.

For 1080i files I usually downconvert to 720p and use the analyze tool in Megui for deinterlace settings. 720p sources I just crop if 4:3

I choose minimal noise filter everytime by default and also do MPEG2 deblocking.

I save that file and open in Megui and select the DXVA HD HQ profile, I have it set to constant quality 18 because I care about quality over file size, but don't want to go through the trouble of figuring out the correct bitrate or just guessing at it.

I only encode the video, when it is done I use mkv merge to mux the original audio to the new video into an mkv file. (although I may just switch to TSMuxer and do M2TS muxing).

I take that MKV file and run it through mkv2vob which creates a PS3 compatible VOB file. This is the part I probably could replace with just TXMuxer if I follow the instruction on how to get it to recognize MP4 files. The reason I say this is because I don't use the mkv2vob transcoding at all...I just want it to mux my encoded file into a file the PS3 can play.

I hope this makes sense.

[Sagekilla]

Also, you can try using settings that enable higher compression (--trellis 2, --8x8dct, --subme 9, --b-pyramid --me umh, --weightb, to name a few.) In 2-pass bitrate mode, more compression means you get more quality per bit = less detail killed ;)

[Comatose]

Hauppauge claims its encoder produces PS3 compatible streams, so you should be fine just remuxing to mp4.
It's usually a huge waste of space, but it's the quick and dirty solution.

[deets]

ripbot worked, i tried it but the problem is that the output looses a lot of detail. actually it looks like the details get's smeared away. I can't find a guide on on what all the settings are for ripbot

you cant find a guide huh! google ripbot264 guide ;)

or just leave it at crf 22 on ps3 profile, will give great quality