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DenyAll

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Post Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:01 am

Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Required: Panasonic 2013 Users

Testing has been complete. This profile is now included with Serviio version 1.4.1 and later.

I have been working with TheXman to develop a profile for the Panasonic ST60, which we'd now like to expand to incorporate other 2013 models. Once finalised, and agreed to by users, we will include the profile in the standard Serviio profile list.

Could all users with the newer Panasonics please test the following profile (Serviio 1.3 and above). I have given it a go based on the 2011/12 profile as the starting point, modified to suit the ST60 at this stage.

  Code:
<Profile id="viera2013" name="Panasonic Viera (2013)" extendsProfileId="1">
   <!-- Panasonic Viera 2013 Models:
      Plasma's: ZT60, VT60, ST60, GT60, S60
      LED/LCD's: WT60, DT60, ET60, FT60, E6
   Supports native streaming of mainstream MP4, MKV and XVid files
   All 60 series models also known as 64 or 65 series in some countries -->
   <Detection>
      <UPnPSearch>
         <FriendlyName>(VIERA [DFGVWZ]T6[0-5].*)|(VIERA [ES]T?6[0-5])?.*)</FriendlyName>
         <Manufacturer>Panasonic</Manufacturer>
      </UPnPSearch>
   </Detection>
   <ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>org.serviio.upnp.service.contentdirectory.PacketVideoDLNAMessageBuilder</ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>
   <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" aBitrate="384" DAR="16:9" forceInheritance="true">
         <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="high_10" />
         <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
         <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
         <Matches container="*" vCodec="h263" />
      </Video>
      <!-- remux FLAC/TrueHD in MKV/MP4 to AC3, DTS (MP4) to AC3 -->
      <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="384" forceInheritance="true">
         <!-- Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="dca" / --> <!-- Uncomment this line if DTS is not supported natively -->
         <!-- Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="dts-hd" / -->    <!-- Serviio 1.4.1 and later -->
         <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="flac" />
         <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="truehd" />
         <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" aCodec="dca" /> <!-- E6 support??, remove this line -->
      </Video>
      <!-- Remux MPEG-PS with no transcoding -->
      <Video targetContainer="mpegts" 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" aBitrate="384" forceInheritance="true">
         <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="mjpeg" />
         <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="dvvideo" />
         <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="ogg" />
         <Matches container="rm" />
      </Video>
      <!-- AVI files will be transcoded into mpeg-ts, mpeg2 video and ac3 audio. 
      This section is NOT inherited by other Panasonic profiles  -->
      <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="384">
         <Matches container="avi" />      <!-- Remove this line for models that natively support AVI's with Xvid video (some ST60's) -->
         <Matches container="avi" vCodec="mpeg4" vFourCC="div3,div4,div5,divx,dm4v,dx50" />
         <Matches container="avi" vCodec="msmpeg4" vFourCC="div3,div4,div5,divx,dm4v,dx50" />
         <Matches container="avi" vCodec="dvvideo" />
      </Video>
      <!-- unsupported audio will be transcoded into lpcm audio -->
      <Audio targetContainer="lpcm" forceInheritance="true">
         <Matches container="ogg" />
         <Matches container="asf" />
         <Matches container="adts" />
         <Matches container="wavpack" />
         <Matches container="mpc" />
         <Matches container="ape" />
      </Audio>
   </Transcoding>
   <HardSubsTranscoding>
      <Video targetContainer="mpeg" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" DAR="16:9" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="384" />
   </HardSubsTranscoding>
   <Subtitles>
      <SoftSubs mime-type="text/srt" />
      <HardSubs>
         <RequiredFor container="mp4" />
      </HardSubs>
   </Subtitles>
   <ThumbnailsResolution>HD</ThumbnailsResolution>
</Profile>
This profile:
  • Allows the major variants of MP4 to be played natively (ie. MP4 with h264 video and most common audio) - support for major variants of MP4 is new to the 2013 models.
  • Transcodes video for any Main or High H264 levels greater than 4.1.
  • Transcodes video for AVI's (some models eg. ST60? allows AVI's with XVid video to be played natively - you will need to remove one line as indicated in the profile if you want these files to be played natively).
  • Transcodes video for a whole lot of uncommon container/video combinations (these are after the blank line after the DivX bit, I have just left these the same as for the 11/12 profile)
  • Remux video, but transcode audio for MP4 with DTS audio.
  • Remux video, but transcode audio for any MKV with FLAC, trueHD audio types as per 11/12 profile (need to test).
  • I have left the audio and subs sections the same as for the 11/12 profile for now (need to test)
Once this profile is agreed, we will "blend" it with other Panasonic profiles (make sure all the inheritances flow through) and ask zip to include it in the standard profiles.

When testing your model, please include your model and the friendly name for detection purposes.
Last edited by DenyAll on Thu Mar 13, 2014 11:40 pm, edited 14 times in total.
Reason: Edited 26/8 - added H263 transcoding, removed MKV/DTS transcoding and added HD Thumbnails. 5/9 - added aBitrate for transcoding to AC3. 1/10 - added high_10 15/1: Added asf, flv, 3gp. 29/1 - added better model detection
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Post Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:45 am

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Hi, I just recently bought Panasonic TH-L50ET60H which is a 2013 model. I would like to test the profile. Grateful if you would advise me what to do.

BTW, I have just tested using the Generic profile and Panasonic 2011/12 models profile with some full HD MKV and noticed the following -

1. With generic profile, my ET60H can playback MKV nicely as if I play it via USB thumb drive. It shows my MKV as MKV type, during playback, I can use the options key of my remote to change the audio (support DTS directly) and subtitles if it is embedded. (I use MKVMERGE to merge the SRT into the MKV file)

2. With Panasonic 2011/12 profile, TV cannot show my MKV as MKV but video (in Chinese), cannot change audio (not DTS anymore) and no subtitle (I did not enable burn in). The worse thing is that the aspect ratio is not correct. The video shown on the screen are being scretched vertically without black bars.

It seems to me that ET60H can play MKV (video H.264 and DTS audio) directly and support embedded subtitles (at least SRT format). When using generic profile, there seems no transcoding at all and the file content are directly streamed to ET60H for processing.
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Post Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:48 pm

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Thanks chpyeung. To test this profile, open the file profiles.xml located in your Serviio\Config folder, in a text editor (I like Notepad++ for this, but any text editor will do). Copy the Panasonic (2013) profile from my OP, and paste it into the file just above the last line (that contains </Profiles>). In your case, because your TV supports DTS, you can remove the lines:

<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="dca" /> <!-- ST50, E6 supports DTS, remove this line -->
and possibly (you will need to test if you can find an MP4 with DTS):
<Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" aCodec="dca" /> <!-- E6 support??, remove this line -->

Save the file and exit.

You now need to restart your PC (or if you prefer and know how to do it, restart the Serviio service). Once restarted, you can go into Serviio Console and assign the Panasonic (2013) profile to your TV (remember to press Save after doing so). Thats it, you can now test away - this profile should support your MKV's and DTS. Test the subtitle support though. There is a list of test media available at viewtopic.php?f=5&t=608 that may assist testing. Also this profile transcodes DivX files - this may not be needed for your device (test a DivX in the generic profile, if it plays then transcoding is not needed) - let us know.
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Post Wed Aug 21, 2013 4:32 pm

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Will this profile work with my ST50 I got last year?

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Post Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:45 pm

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Wasn't clear in my OP (have edited and added a line) but the main difference between this profile and the previous is this this supports most common MP4 files being played natively (the 2011/12 profile remuxes these MP4 files). There are some other minor tweaks, but as yet haven't had any feedback on this profile, so it may not be going anywhere :(

The ST50 also (from what I read) supports MP4's natively, so this may be a better fit for you. Try it and let us know.
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nonolk

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Post Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:31 am

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Hello Denyall,

I started testing the new Panasonic profile as I recently bought my new Plasma Tv.
So I tested the profile with severals files (arround 10), and all played fine, I know I have one file which is a mkv with a dts audio part, which is playing without sound using the "generic dnla profile", which play fine with your profile.
In the tested files, I had a couple of divx/xvid files and mkv with differents video and sound stream.

When I will be back from hollidays, I will try to test the profile deeper, and give you a full report of the tested files.

Best regards,
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Post Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:45 am

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Thanks nonolk, when you do let us know the model. Cheers
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nonolk

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Post Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:52 pm

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Hi Denyall,

For the model look at my signature ;-)

Best regards,
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Post Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:39 pm

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Doh :oops: It was after a long day.....
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nonolk

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Post Fri Aug 23, 2013 6:53 am

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Hi Denyall,

No problem at all, it was funy. When I saw your location, I thought it was late.
I will try some test files this afternoon, as I'm back from hollidays.
I will report back this afternoon.

Cheers,
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nonolk

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Post Fri Aug 23, 2013 1:41 pm

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Hi Denyall,

As promised I took some time this afternoon to test a bunch of test files comming from here: http://download.wavetlan.com/SVV/Media/HTTP/http-index.htm, this comes from Topic "List of test media files"

So I picked up some test files containing diffrent mkv files with high and low profile, DTS, AAC and Some MP4 also with diffrent codecs, FOURCC and framerate, and again the same with some avi files .

Here is the list of test files:
  Code:
AVI_test2_WMV9SP_CBR_320x240_AR4to3_24fps_808kbps_WMA2_96kbps_44100Hz_Stereo.AVI
ExtraSUPER_test3_XVid_16-bit_480x320_AR1to1_29.97fps_KFx_1200kbps_MPEG2.5_Stereo_11025Hz_128kbps.AVI
H264_AAC-LC_720p_(SUPER).mkv
H264_AAC_(720p)(mkvmerge).mkv
H264_PCM(mkvmerge).mkv
H264_mp3(mkvmerge).mkv
H264_test1_Talkinghead_mp4_480x360.mp4
H264_test3_Talkingheadclipped_mp4_480x360.mp4
H264_test5_voice_mp4_480x360.mp4
MP4_DIVX_AAC-LC-(mkvmerge).mkv
MP4_DX50_AAC-LC(mkvmerge).mkv
MP4_MP4V_AAC-LC(mkvmerge).mkv
MP4_Xvid_AAC-LC(mkvmerge).mkv
MP4_avc_mp3(720p)(SUPER).MKV
MediaCoder_test2_1m10s_XVID_VBR_131kbps_480x320_25fps_AACLCv4_VBR_32kbps_Stereo_24000Hz.mp4
MediaCoder_test3_1m10s_MPEG4SP_VBR_516kbps_320x240_25fps_MPEG1Layer3_CBR_320kbps_Stereo_44100Hz.mp4
QuickTime_test8_5m19s_MPEG4SP_CBR_2056kbps_480x320_30fps_AAC-LCv4_CBR_16kbps_Stereo_11025Hz.mp4
SUPER_test1_H263_16bit_320x240_AR4to3_29.97fps_KF1to1_1200kbps_MPEG2_5_Mono_11025Hz_128kbps.AVI
Unsupported_H264_16-bit_480x320_AR1to1_25fps_KFx_64kbps_PCMWAV_Mono_48000Hz_768kbps.AVI
dw11222.mp4


The first thing I can say, it's that I'm realy impressed because only one file didn't play, this one:
  Code:
General
Complete name                            : /Volumes/Multimedia/Series/Test/SUPER_test1_H263_16bit_320x240_AR4to3_29.97fps_KF1to1_1200kbps_MPEG2_5_Mono_11025Hz_128kbps.AVI
Format                                   : AVI
Format/Info                              : Audio Video Interleave
File size                                : 14.9 MiB
Duration                                 : 6mn 27s
Overall bit rate                         : 322 Kbps
Director                                 : created.with.SUPER(C).v2008.bld.33
Writing application                      : SUPER(C) - by eRightSoft

Video
ID                                       : 0
Format                                   : H.263
Codec ID                                 : H263
Duration                                 : 6mn 27s
Bit rate                                 : 185 Kbps
Width                                    : 320 pixels
Height                                   : 240 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
Frame rate                               : 29.970 fps
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.080
Stream size                              : 8.54 MiB (57%)

Audio
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : MPEG Audio
Format version                           : Version 2.5
Format profile                           : Layer 3
Codec ID                                 : 55
Codec ID/Hint                            : MP3
Duration                                 : 6mn 27s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 128 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 1 channel
Sampling rate                            : 11.025 KHz
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 5.92 MiB (40%)
Alignment                                : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration                     : 52 ms (1.57 video frames)
Interleave, preload duration             : 522 ms
Writing library                          : LAME3.97


The TV says unsuported file.

If you need more info from the test files ask me.

But pretty good job.

Cheers,
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Illico

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Post Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:03 pm

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Could you add this line ( I supposed that h263 video codec is not supported and can be embedded in avi/flv/3gpp/etc containers):
<Matches container="*" vCodec="h263"/>
like this

  Code:
    <Profile id="viera2013" name="Panasonic Viera (2013)" extendsProfileId="1">
       <!-- Panasonic Viera ST60 (2013) -->
       <Detection>
          <UPnPSearch>
             <FriendlyName>.*VIERA ST60.*</FriendlyName>
             <Manufacturer>Panasonic</Manufacturer>
          </UPnPSearch>
       </Detection>
       <ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>org.serviio.upnp.service.contentdirectory.PacketVideoDLNAMessageBuilder</ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>
       <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" />
             <Matches container="*" vCodec="h263"/>
          </Video>
          <!-- remux VORBIS/FLAC/LPCM in MKV/MP4 to AC3, all DTS to AC3 -->
          <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="ac3" forceInheritance="true">
              <!-- Some models support DTS natively, so the following line can be removed for those -->
              <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="dca" /> <!-- ST50, E6 supports DTS, remove this line -->
             <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="dca" /> <!-- E6 support??, remove this line -->
             <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" aCodec="lpcm" />
          </Video>
          <!-- Remux MPEG-TS with no transcoding -->
          <Video targetContainer="mpegts" forceInheritance="true">
             <!-- Matches container="avi" vCodec="h264" -->
             <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">
             <!-- DivX: the following two lines are required for models that do not support DivX: ST60 -->
             <Matches container="avi" vCodec="mpeg4" vFourCC="div3,div4,div5,divx,dm4v,dx50" />
             <Matches container="avi" vCodec="msmpeg4" vFourCC="div3,div4,div5,divx,dm4v,dx50" />
             
             <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="mjpeg" />
             <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="dvvideo" />
             <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="ogg" />
             <Matches container="rm" />
          </Video>
          <!-- unsupported audio will be transcoded into lpcm audio -->
          <Audio targetContainer="lpcm" forceInheritance="true">
             <Matches container="ogg" />
             <Matches container="asf" />
             <Matches container="adts" />
             <Matches container="wavpack" />
             <Matches container="mpc" />
                <Matches container="ape" />
          </Audio>
       </Transcoding>
       <Subtitles>
          <SoftSubs mime-type="text/srt" />
          <HardSubs>
             <RequiredFor container="mp4" />
          </HardSubs>
       </Subtitles>   
    </Profile>
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nonolk

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Post Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:48 pm

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Hi Illico,

I added the line about h263, and now all tested files played fine.
Let me know if you want me to test more files or other things.

Best regards,
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Renderers: Panasonic P50ST60 (2013), Panasonic BDT 500, Onkyo TX NR 609, IPAD Air2
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nonolk

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Post Sun Aug 25, 2013 4:30 pm

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Hello Denyall,

I just want to inform you that I was able to play mkv's with dts sound with any problem after updating the firmware of my tv, and of course removing this line:
  Code:
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" aCodec="dca" /> <!-- ST50, E6 supports DTS, remove this line -->


So for me you can just remove this line from the profile.

Best regards,
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Renderers: Panasonic P50ST60 (2013), Panasonic BDT 500, Onkyo TX NR 609, IPAD Air2
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DenyAll

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Post Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:55 am

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Thanks - I have modified OP to include h263 transcode, and have commented out the MKV with DTS transcode (TheXMan had some issues with his ST60 and DTS, so I'll leave the line as a comment for those that want it). I have also added support for HD Thumbnails (even if not supported, it doesn't seem to hurt).

Did you test MP4's with DTS? If you haven't a test file (I haven't) it may be easier your to remux an MKV to an MP4 for testing.
DenyAll
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nonolk

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Post Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:42 pm

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Hi Denyall,

So after testing mp4 with dts are not readable, so transcode to ac3 is needed in this case.

But I found also something else :
  Code:
<Matches container="matroska" vCodec="mpeg4" />

Is not needed the tv was able to play natively all test files even ith fourcc like divx,dx50, xvid....

But this seems to be only valid for mkv files, as divx files with fourcc like divx and dx50 are not playable.

I think the profile realy good with those modification, and seems to work well.

If you need more testing, just ask.

Best regards,
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Serviio Pro 1.5.2: Runing on intel XEON (VMWare virtualized) under Windows 2k12 r2
Renderers: Panasonic P50ST60 (2013), Panasonic BDT 500, Onkyo TX NR 609, IPAD Air2
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TheXman

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Post Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:26 pm

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Visiting this thread for the first time. Infact I have been away from the forum for the entire month - busy with Raspberry Pi and some mini-DLNA servers.

I am glad that there are many who are testing the profile and all seems to be well.

Just a note that the generic profile will not do any transcoding. It is just like relying completely on the TV to handle the video and audio. This is a good way to figure out what works and what does not without Serviio.

Transcoding is CPU intensive and a waste of electricity. There may be loss of quality as well, so this is best avoided.

Also, MediaInfo is a good tool (download it from http://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo) for checking exactly what kind of audio and video you are dealing with.

I maintained a spreadsheet while testing this profile initially which covered the media details and the results in various scenarios (e.g. transcoding enabled/ disabled, generic profile/ 2011 profile/ 2012 profile etc.)

I hope to find some time to do some testing (but perhaps it is not so much needed now) in near future.

Keep it going.
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mnschu

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Post Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:45 am

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

I am a new user to Servio, just installed for first time today.

TV: 2013 model Panasonic TC-P42S60
Servio version: 1.3.1
OS: Windows 8

I downloaded some test files as pointed out in this thread from here: http://download.wavetlan.com/SVV/Media/ ... -index.htm
Is there some place I can download an archive of all of these at once?
it is rather time consuming to download individually.

I edited the profile as described in the first post, copy and pasted the profile.

These are the files that did not work:
3GP Files:
http://download.wavetlan.com/SVV/Media/ ... 95kbps.3gp
http://download.wavetlan.com/SVV/Media/ ... 28kbps.3GP
http://download.wavetlan.com/SVV/Media/ ... 50kbit.3gp

AVI Files:
Majority of these did not work
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TheXman

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Post Fri Sep 06, 2013 8:42 am

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

No zip file source known to me, but here is another thread that might be helpful:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=608
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nonolk

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Location: France

Post Fri Sep 06, 2013 9:02 am

Re: Panasonic Viera 2013 Profile - Testing Required

Hello mnschu,

That's strange as all those files play fine on my P50ST60, except for 3g2 file but this is realated to something else.

Could you please post the supported files format for your tv following those instructions:
http://forum.serviio.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=19

And also did you activated transcoding in Serviio console, as some files won't play without it.

Best regards,
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Renderers: Panasonic P50ST60 (2013), Panasonic BDT 500, Onkyo TX NR 609, IPAD Air2
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