Panasonic Viera TC-P50X3 Config Profile (AVI, FLV, WMV OK!)

I also have a TC-P60S30, as was able, with some trial & error to get xvid to work (did you have to edit your profile? If so, could you post your new Vierra Profile?). I've noticed that most everything comes up as 4:3, but if you just push the aspect button on the TV remote (to aspect 1 or aspect 2) that it then displays 16:9 programs with the correct aspect ratio. Yes it's a little annoying (only a little...you get used to it) to have to push the aspect button each time, but it works. I've noticed that this only happens (at least for me) when I'm watching a file that required transcoding. I've since moved to using just m2ts container for use with Vierra...no transcoding, easy to remux 720p mkv's to m2ts's (with tsmuxer), and always comes up 16:9 (unlike xivd avi's which require transcoding).

[Illico]

This is the same aspect ratio issue than Sony devices:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2956

I too have this TC-P50X3 tv and had to use the profile the user supplied - thanks! (The default viera profile does not work for this tv.) One question though - what lines do I need to add so that I can use that profile and have .MOV files transcoded?

(When I pick a profile to transcode everything, I can watch .MOV files but obviously that is taxing on the computer.)

If somebody could upload this profile and add the transcoding of .MOV files to it, that would be great!

[Cerberus]

I too have this TC-P50X3 tv and had to use the profile the user supplied - thanks! (The default viera profile does not work for this tv.) One question though - what lines do I need to add so that I can use that profile and have .MOV files transcoded?

(When I pick a profile to transcode everything, I can watch .MOV files but obviously that is taxing on the computer.)

If somebody could upload this profile and add the transcoding of .MOV files to it, that would be great!

  Code:

    <Profile id="24" name="Panasonic Viera 2011 Without AVI Support" extendsProfileId="1">
        <ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>org.serviio.upnp.service.contentdirectory.PacketVideoDLNAMessageBuilder</ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>
        <SubtitlesMimeType>text/srt</SubtitlesMimeType>
        <Transcoding>
      <!-- Transcode h264 videos with profile level > 4.1 to mpegts with ac3 audio -->
      <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3" >
         <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.2" />
         <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.2" />
         <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.2" />
         <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.2" />
      </Video>
           <!-- remux VORBIS/FLAC/LPCM in MKV/MP4 to AC3 -->
           <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="ac3" >
              <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="flac" />
              <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="vorbis" />
              <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="truehd" />
              <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" aCodec="lpcm"/>
              <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" aCodec="aac"/>
              <Matches container="3gp" vCodec="h264" />
           </Video>
           <!-- Remux MPEG-TS with no transcoding -->
           <Video targetContainer="mpegts">
              <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" />
              <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="mpeg2video"/>
           </Video>
           <!-- Remux WTV files to MPEG-PS with no transcoding-->
           <Video targetContainer="mpeg">
              <Matches container="wtv" />
           </Video>
           <!-- unsupported codecs will be transcoded into mpeg-ts, mpeg2 video and ac3 audio -->
           <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3">           
              <Matches container="avi" />
              <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="mjpeg" />
              <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="mpeg4" />
              <Matches container="mpeg" vCodec="mpeg1video" />
              <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="mpeg4" />
              <Matches container="asf" />
              <Matches container="flv" />
              <Matches container="ogg" />
              <Matches container="3gp" />
           </Video>
           <!-- unsupported audio will be transcoded into lpcm audio -->
           <Audio targetContainer="lpcm">
              <Matches container="flac" />
              <Matches container="ogg" />
              <Matches container="asf" />
              <Matches container="adts" />
           </Audio>
        </Transcoding>     
    </Profile>


Thanks for the quick response - I will try it later today. Also, is there a way to find out what video formats the tv natively supports?

Sorry - just found some methods on your site for delving into my tv further.

[Cerberus]

Thanks for the quick response - I will try it later today. Also, is there a way to find out what video formats the tv natively supports?

you dont need to we have done that for u.

Thanks - Now mov files work. On some of my HD mov files I may have to pause them and then run them as they sometimes stutter. Often after pausing and rerunning everything is fixed - anyways I am happy that they will play as Canon insists on using mov files.

Serviio working on the Panasonic tc-p50x3 perfectly from 2 computers with the attached profiles.xml file. Following is the edit to profiles.xml that i made to my original file that would not work I added the following code via notepad to the bottom of my profiles.xml file and it worked. I read all the forum posts on vieras and serviio and can conclude that 2 important steps are never mentioned.

!)Make sure the last bit of code is </Profiles> . Only after this was input did it work. Nowhere was it mentioned in any other posts. My guess is it tells serviio to stop looking for other devices.

2) Forget the "start serviio" after editing .xml file that all posters keep mentioning. Doesnt work...get serviio errors like everyone is complaining about. On 2 computers the edited code only worked if i rebooted PC...serviio worked automatically on startup both times...server console already pointed to the TCP503x profile.

Do not forget to change the profile ID to whatever the next one would be in you original .xml file. For me, Sony Bravia was at 21, so i entered "22" for my next device.

(HERE is edit made to end of .xml file) and the complete file which i cut/paste across all my machines is attached.

<Profile id="22" name="Panasonic Viera Plasma TCP50X3" extendsProfileId="1">
<Detection>
<HttpHeaders>
<User-Agent>Panasonic MIL DLNA CP UPnP/1.*</User-Agent>
</HttpHeaders>
</Detection>
<ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>org.serviio.upnp.service.contentdirectory.PacketVideoDLNAMessageBuilder</ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>
<SubtitlesMimeType>text/srt</SubtitlesMimeType>
<Transcoding>
<!-- remux DTS in MKV to AC3 -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="ac3">
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="dca" />
</Video>
<!-- Remux all h264 video to MPEG-TS stream -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts">
<Matches container="avi" vCodec="h264" />
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" />
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" />
</Video>
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3">
<Matches container="avi" vCodec="mpeg4" aCodec="lpcm" />
<Matches container="flv" />
</Video>
<!-- Transcode all other formats not supported -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3">
<Matches container="asf" />
<Matches container="avi" />
</Video>

<Audio targetContainer="mp3">
<Matches container="mp4" />
<Matches container="flac" />
<Matches container="ogg" />
</Audio>
</Transcoding>
</Profile>

</Profiles>

[PMI]

Serviio working on the Panasonic tc-p50x3 perfectly from 2 computers with the attached profiles.xml file. Following is the edit to profiles.xml that i made to my original file that would not work I added the following code via notepad to the bottom of my profiles.xml file and it worked. I read all the forum posts on vieras and serviio and can conclude that 2 important steps are never mentioned.
.....

That is good work, but I wonder if you looked at the thread at the top of this forum and the two profiles Cerberus posted there?

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=5119

If you did, can you please post which one of the two profiles you tested, and what file did not work? If you do that, the work that you did can more easily be incorporated into the next release of the profiles.xml file.

If you did not, can you please test the profile which is appropriate for your set (with or w/o AVI support? (so others that come after you don't have to go through the same work of finding out what is missing... )

Thanks,

I did test those Carberus profiles, but it was too confusing....I tested many ideas and none worked and were too confusing to follow. i am not a programmer..and was pleased that I achieved results following this threads posters.

I stuck with the instructions that i found on this specific tcp50x3 thread...starting with post #1 from smugwimp....than changed the line "packet video" line according to smugwimps instructions.

Once i added <profiles> to end the code, and rebooted the machines worked.

I have .avi working in 4:3 Format on PC boot flawlessly...

Since you have this same tv any chance you could tell me how you got .avi audio to stay in sync?

I've tried multiple profiles and even the perl script edit to get .avi audio to be in sync and I cannot make any progress.

Hi people here,

First, sorry for my english, it's my 2nd language.

I am also having trouble with my p50s30 playing avi files. I posted profiles tested above.

I can read avi files, but there is no sound. When I play a regulare mp3, there is no problem. Amazingly, there is a "preview" on my tv menu for each avi files and there is sound, but not when I really play the file. It seems it plays mkv properly, with audio and video. Any ideas? I also posted media info of a file tested and not working with audio above profiles tested.

Thanks!

============================

Profiles :

<Profile id="viera2011a" name="Panasonic Viera E/G/GT/DT/UT (2011/2012)" extendsProfileId="1">
<!-- Panasonic Viera E30, E3, G30, GT30, DT30, UT30 With avi (2011), E50... (2012) With AVI Support -->
<Detection>
<UPnPSearch>
<FriendlyName>VIERA (G|D|U|E)T?(3|5)0?.*</FriendlyName>
<Manufacturer>Panasonic</Manufacturer>
</UPnPSearch>
</Detection>
<ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>org.serviio.upnp.service.contentdirectory.PacketVideoDLNAMessageBuilder</ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>
<SubtitlesMimeType>text/srt</SubtitlesMimeType>
<MediaFormatProfiles>
<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/divx">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>
</MediaFormatProfiles>
<Transcoding>
<!-- Transcode h264 videos with profile level > 4.1 to mpegts with ac3 audio -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3" forceInheritance="true">
<Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
<Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
</Video>
<!-- remux VORBIS/FLAC/LPCM in MKV/MP4 to AC3 -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="ac3" forceInheritance="true">
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="flac" />
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="vorbis" />
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="truehd" />
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" aCodec="lpcm" />
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" aCodec="aac" />
<Matches container="3gp" vCodec="h264" />
</Video>
<!-- Remux MPEG-TS with no transcoding -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" forceInheritance="true">
<Matches container="avi" vCodec="h264" />
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" />
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="mpeg2video" />
</Video>
<!-- Remux WTV files to MPEG-PS with no transcoding -->
<Video targetContainer="mpeg" forceInheritance="true">
<Matches container="wtv" />
</Video>
<!-- unsupported codecs will be transcoded into mpeg-ts, mpeg2 video and ac3 audio -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3" forceInheritance="true">
<Matches container="avi" vCodec="mjpeg" />
<Matches container="avi" vCodec="dvvideo" />
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="mjpeg" />
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="mpeg4" />
<Matches container="mpeg" vCodec="mpeg1video" />
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="mpeg4" />
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="vp8" />
<Matches container="asf" />
<Matches container="flv" />
<Matches container="ogg" />
<Matches container="3gp" />
</Video>
<!-- unsupported audio will be transcoded into lpcm audio -->
<Audio targetContainer="lpcm" forceInheritance="true">
<Matches container="flac" />
<Matches container="ogg" />
<Matches container="asf" />
<Matches container="adts" />
</Audio>
</Transcoding>
</Profile>

<Profile id="viera2011" name="Panasonic Viera S/ST/VT (2011)" extendsProfileId="viera2011a">
<!-- Panasonic Viera S30, ST30, VT30 (2011) Without AVI Support -->
<Detection>
<UPnPSearch>
<FriendlyName>VIERA (S|V)T?(3|5)0?.*</FriendlyName>
<Manufacturer>Panasonic</Manufacturer>
</UPnPSearch>
</Detection>
<Transcoding>
<!-- unsupported codecs will be transcoded into mpeg-ts, mpeg2 video and ac3 audio -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3">
<Matches container="avi" />
</Video>
</Transcoding>
</Profile>

<Profile id="viera2010" name="Panasonic Viera (2010)" extendsProfileId="viera2011a">
<!-- Panasonic Viera VT20, V20, G20, D25, D28 (2010) -->
<Detection>
<HttpHeaders>
<User-Agent>.*Panasonic.*</User-Agent>
</HttpHeaders>
</Detection>
<Transcoding>
<!-- unsupported codecs will be transcoded into mpeg-ts, mpeg2 video and ac3 audio -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3">
<Matches container="matroska" />
</Video>
</Transcoding>
</Profile>
<Profile id="99" name="Panasonic Viera Plasma TCP50X3" extendsProfileId="1">
<Detection>
<HttpHeaders>
<User-Agent>Panasonic MIL DLNA CP UPnP/1.*</User-Agent>
</HttpHeaders>
</Detection>
<ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>org.serviio.upnp.service.contentdirectory.PacketVideoDLNAMessageBuilder</ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>

<SubtitlesMimeType>text/srt</SubtitlesMimeType>
<Transcoding>
<!-- remux DTS in MKV to AC3 -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="ac3">
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="dca" />
</Video>
<!-- Remux all h264 video to MPEG-TS stream -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts">
<Matches container="avi" vCodec="h264" />
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" />
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" />
</Video>
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3">
<Matches container="avi" vCodec="mpeg4" aCodec="lpcm" />
<Matches container="flv" />
</Video>
<!-- Transcode all other formats not supported -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3">
<Matches container="asf" />
<Matches container="avi" />
</Video>

<Audio targetContainer="mp3">
<Matches container="mp4" />
<Matches container="flac" />
<Matches container="ogg" />
</Audio>
</Transcoding>
</Profile>
<Profile id="24" name="Panasonic Viera 2011 Without AVI Support" extendsProfileId="1">
<ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>org.serviio.upnp.service.contentdirectory.PacketVideoDLNAMessageBuilder</ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>
<SubtitlesMimeType>text/srt</SubtitlesMimeType>
<Transcoding>
<!-- Transcode h264 videos with profile level > 4.1 to mpegts with ac3 audio -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3" >
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.2" />
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.2" />
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.2" />
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.2" />
</Video>
<!-- remux VORBIS/FLAC/LPCM in MKV/MP4 to AC3 -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="ac3" >
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="flac" />
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="vorbis" />
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="truehd" />
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" aCodec="lpcm"/>
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" aCodec="aac"/>
<Matches container="3gp" vCodec="h264" />
</Video>
<!-- Remux MPEG-TS with no transcoding -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts">
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" />
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="mpeg2video"/>
</Video>
<!-- Remux WTV files to MPEG-PS with no transcoding-->
<Video targetContainer="mpeg">
<Matches container="wtv" />
</Video>
<!-- unsupported codecs will be transcoded into mpeg-ts, mpeg2 video and ac3 audio -->
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3">
<Matches container="avi" />
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="mjpeg" />
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="mpeg4" />
<Matches container="mpeg" vCodec="mpeg1video" />
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="mpeg4" />
<Matches container="asf" />
<Matches container="flv" />
<Matches container="ogg" />
<Matches container="3gp" />
</Video>
<!-- unsupported audio will be transcoded into lpcm audio -->
<Audio targetContainer="lpcm">
<Matches container="flac" />
<Matches container="ogg" />
<Matches container="asf" />
<Matches container="adts" />
</Audio>
</Transcoding>
</Profile>
</Profiles>

================================================

Media info :


Complete name : C:\Users\Jimmy\Videos\==TV\Inquisition\S01E01.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
File size : 375 Mio
Duration : 48mn 57s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 1 072 Kbps

Vidéo
ID : 0
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Advanced Simple@L5
Format settings, BVOP : 2
Format settings, QPel : Non
Format settings, GMC : Pas de warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Codec ID : XVID
Codec ID/Hint : XviD
Duration : 48mn 57s
Bit rate : 928 Kbps
Width : 624 pixels
Height : 352 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 25,000 Im/s
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressif
Compression mode : Avec perte
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.169
Stream size : 325 Mio (87%)
Writing library : XviD 64

Audio
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Mode : Joint stereo
Mode extension : MS Stereo
Codec ID : 55
Codec ID/Hint : MP3
Duration : 48mn 57s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 131 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 canaux
Sampling rate : 48,0 KHz
Compression mode : Avec perte
Stream size : 45,8 Mio (12%)
Alignment : Alignée sur les interleaves
Interleave, duration : 24 ms (0,60 image vidéo)
Interleave, preload duration : 199 ms
Title : audio
Writing library : LAME3.99r
Encoding settings : -m j -V 4 -q 3 -lowpass 17.5 --abr 131

Ok... i will reply to myself cause i found what was wrong. I have a Panasonic tv linked to a Panasonic Home Theatre (through ARC).

I can't get sound through ARC with my home theatre, but I can through TV.

Anyone know how to solve this?

Anyone know why i can only use sound with my TV and not speakers of my Home theater? (ARC channel). It works with mkv and with other servers, but not with serviio. And serviio seems better than other servers to read files, so i want to keep it.