Sony Bravia 2011 Series

[Illico]

Mediainfo for the 720p file, it also records 1080p which lists but doesn't play. Details below

OK, this file has a too high H264 profile level:
Format profile : Main@L4.2

Must be < L4.1. due to Sony renderer limitation
So solutions are
1) Use TsMuxer to remux this file to .m2ts with lower profile level.
2) Use new feature of Serviio that could detect too high level and transcode to a compatible Sony TV format. Like this:

  Code:

   <Profile id="14" name="Sony Bravia TV (2011)" extendsProfileId="1">
      <Detection>
         <UPnPSearch>
            <FriendlyName>BRAVIA.*</FriendlyName>
         </UPnPSearch>
      </Detection>
      <MediaFormatProfiles>
         <MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts" name="AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3,AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3,AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3,AVC_TS_HD_EU">AVC_TS_MP_HD_AC3</MediaFormatProfile>
         <MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts" name="AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3,AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3,AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3,AVC_TS_HD_EU">AVC_TS_MP_SD_AC3</MediaFormatProfile>
         <MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts" name="AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_T,AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_T,AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_T,AVC_TS_HD_EU_T">AVC_TS_MP_HD_AC3_T</MediaFormatProfile>
         <MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts" name="AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_T,AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_T,AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_T,AVC_TS_HD_EU_T">AVC_TS_MP_SD_AC3_T</MediaFormatProfile>
         <MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/mpeg" name="AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_ISO,AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_ISO,AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_ISO,AVC_TS_HD_EU_ISO">AVC_TS_MP_HD_AC3_ISO</MediaFormatProfile>
         <MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/mpeg" name="AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_ISO,AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_ISO,AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_ISO,AVC_TS_HD_EU_ISO">AVC_TS_MP_SD_AC3_ISO</MediaFormatProfile>
         <MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/avi" name="AVI">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>         
      </MediaFormatProfiles>
      <Transcoding>
         <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="384">
            <Matches container="avi" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
            <Matches container="avi" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
            <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
            <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
            <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
            <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
         </Video>      
         <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="384">
            <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" />
         </Video>
         <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="192">
            <Matches container="matroska" />         
         </Video>
      </Transcoding>
   </Profile>

[NX3]

Thanks for the explanation, I'm not too worried if those files play or not via serviio it was only because they are my only source of MOV files to hand. I've only just got the camera so not done much with them and they play on my Asus O!play I've just found out.

New profile applied and loading up....

[Illico]

ffmpeg, I just typed the comment in terminal, I should use the ffmpeg version your saying ?

Yes, please use ffmpeg/serviio version.

new profile applied and mkv play !

Good.

Only Killa stuttered but then I'm running Wifi G and I ran out of bandwidth, it started fine.

Its probably due to high video bitrate, sony is limited to 20Mbps bitrate.
You can check your movie video bitrate with this tool: Bitrate_Viewer_2

Nothing else changed as far as I could tell but thats great anyway.

So no AVI?

Try by changing AVI line:
<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/avi" name="AVI">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>
or
<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/x-msvideo" name="AVI">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>
or
<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/x-divx" name="AVI">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>
or
<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/divx" name="AVI">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>

or

<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/avi">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>
or
<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/x-msvideo">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>
or
<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/x-divx">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>
or
<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/divx">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>

I tried a the single mt2s file I had as well, its not listed.

Strange. bitrate seems too high for Sony TV...

[NX3]

I've tried all 8 of those settings for AVI and nothing showed up ! Does this mean Sony have implemented avi support in some odd way ?

The Kodak don't get transcoded, just say "playback not available", as I said thought no big deal for me.

I'm not sure I understand about ffmpeg, I've downloaded Serviio gz file, extracted it to a folder and run it from the folder under Ubuntu. What am I supposed to do with the ffmpeg-26303.tar.gz ? I've downloaded and extracted it but where do I put it ? I'm using the latest build for my build of ubuntu thats centrally distributed.

Ok I get this now, i need to complile ffmpeg for myself and replace the default packaged version. k, working out how to do that but thats my next step!

Using this guide...with files from serviio site

http://pasindudps.blogspot.com/2010/12/ ... -1010.html

[zip]

Illico, just for future reference:

this

<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/avi" name="AVI">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>

and this

<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/avi">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>

Will result in the same thing (name is by default the profile name, name attribute is there only if you want to use a different name than (in this case) AVI )

[Illico]

Will result in the same thing (name is by default the profile name, name attribute is there only if you want to use a different name than (in this case) AVI )

OK, I was not sure...

NX3: Do you try with
<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/mpeg">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>

[NX3]

Sure I'll tried it later when at home. My FFMPEG complied ok, its installed and running

[NX3]

Tried the new line, still AVI don't show up

[zip]

Has the aVI been added to your library? Can you see it using AV Media Controller (Intel tools)?

[NX3]

If I use the original Sony Bravia profile they all list and with transcoding on they work. I'm double checking using those entries again one at a time;

<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/avi" name="AVI">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>
<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/x-msvideo" name="AVI">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>
<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/x-divx" name="AVI">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>
<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/divx" name="AVI">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>

[NX3]

To confirm none of those entries work so far. Setting back to Sony Bravia they all list and transcode.

Intel AV controller doesn't see them either on 2011 profile, does on 2010 profile.

[Illico]

Do you try by selecting "Sony BD Player" profile?

[zip]

Intel AV controller doesn't see them either on 2011 profile, does on 2010 profile.

It should not make much (or any) difference. AV Media Controller should see the files always.

[NX3]

I tried Sony BD player, as Sony 2010 profile, it lists the AVIs and transcodes to MPEG2.

I prob did something wrong with Intel app, I was messing around with it. It lists the AVIs currently with the set on Sony BD profile.

[NX3]

To confirm AV Media Controller see all files. In Sony BD profile a MOV file recorded by a Panasonic Lumix camera shows up on the list of test files and plays untranscoded. This hadn't appeared with the Sony 2010 or 2011 profile.

I've put together this profile from the 2010 and 2011 profiles for now so that all the important files play for me though. AVIs, WMVs are transcoding but they work along with the advantages of the current 2011 profile where most MKV play as AVC, a couple transcoded.

  Code:

   <Profile id="15" name="Sony Bravia TEMP" extendsProfileId="1">
      <Detection>
         <UPnPSearch>
            <FriendlyName>BRAVIA.*</FriendlyName>
         </UPnPSearch>
      </Detection>
      <MediaFormatProfiles>
         <MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts" name="AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3,AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3,AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3,AVC_TS_HD_EU">AVC_TS_MP_HD_AC3</MediaFormatProfile>
         <MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts" name="AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3,AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3,AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3,AVC_TS_HD_EU">AVC_TS_MP_SD_AC3</MediaFormatProfile>
         <MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts" name="AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_T,AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_T,AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_T,AVC_TS_HD_EU_T">AVC_TS_MP_HD_AC3_T</MediaFormatProfile>
         <MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/vnd.dlna.mpeg-tts" name="AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_T,AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_T,AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_T,AVC_TS_HD_EU_T">AVC_TS_MP_SD_AC3_T</MediaFormatProfile>
         <MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/mpeg" name="AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_ISO,AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_ISO,AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_ISO,AVC_TS_HD_EU_ISO">AVC_TS_MP_HD_AC3_ISO</MediaFormatProfile>
         <MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/mpeg" name="AVC_TS_HD_24_AC3_ISO,AVC_TS_HD_50_AC3_ISO,AVC_TS_HD_60_AC3_ISO,AVC_TS_HD_EU_ISO">AVC_TS_MP_SD_AC3_ISO</MediaFormatProfile>
      </MediaFormatProfiles>
      <Transcoding>
         <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="384">
                <Matches container="avi" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
                <Matches container="avi" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
           <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
                <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
           <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
           <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
      <Matches container="asf" />
      <Matches container="avi" />
      <Matches container="flv" />
         </Video>     
         <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="384">
            <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" />
         </Video>
         <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="192">
            <Matches container="matroska" />         
         </Video>
      </Transcoding>
   </Profile>

[NX3]

Talking to someone else at avforums they are streaming avi, divx and xvid's no problem from a Synology NAS. The NAS won't have the cpu grunt to transcode on the fly so it must be serving up the AVIs in the format this set likes. So good news it does work with the right settings etc...

How can I get them to query a AVI fron the Synology NAS so we can get the right details for the profile for Serviio ?

[Illico]

Talking to someone else at avforums they are streaming avi, divx and xvid's no problem from a Synology NAS....?

OK, so I read the forum and do you read that:

Registered unit for DIVX, you have to do that first. Yes AVI (DIVX ) plays very well over my good wifi connection from a Snology DS409+.
Sony EX320 recognises Synology DS409+ as a DLNA server, after you enable Sony EX320.
Can access and play MP3, Jpeg, and Avi(divx and xvid).
I have sucessfully played divx movie over wifi but needs good connection.
I really like the Sony EX320 but cant live with poor sound and am baulking at putting extra external speakers with this as I want a clean kitchen instalation.

In fact, you have to registered unit for DivX
Check on Sony menu : System Settings -> DivX(R) VOD

[NX3]

That's the correct posting and the one below by mean explains its only required to be registered for VOD protected divx. I am playing neither purchased or rented DivX movies. This has been confirmed by playing a range of files avi, divx, xvid via USB without ever registering the tv set. This is also true of my PS3, Pioneer DVD player and other devices.

From Sony Website;

"View the registration code that is required to play video files that are compatible with the DivX® VOD (Video On Demand) service on the PS3™ system. DivX® VOD is a video delivery service that lets you rent or purchase video content recorded in DivX® format. To play video files that are compatible with the DivX® VOD service, the PS3™ system needs to be registered as a DivX® player. Visit the DivX® VOD Web site for instructions on how to register the system."

From divx.com

"In order to play a purchased or rented DivX movie on a DivX device (DVD player, PlayStation®3, etc.), you'll need to complete a one-time registration. This is only required when viewing content purchased/rented from one our partners"

I believe the problem is the the Bravia 2011 profile and not with the tv set. My thought was to query how the synolgy was serving up the files perhaps we could get the mime type the set would recognise.

[Illico]

You are probably right but could you register your sony EX320, this is a free process, just to be sure.

[NX3]

I've been playing around using Wild Media Server for windows on my desktop. It has a GUI control interface for setting up fairly basic profiles and I've set it up so that it can stream AVIs (xvid, divx etc) to the tv.

Using Intel AV Media Controller on the files it reports the following;
http-get:*:video/avi:DLNA.ORG_OP=01;DLNA.ORG_CI=0

I've changed Serviio Sony Bravia 2011 profile to;
<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/avi" name="AVI">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>

To me this is the corresponding profile but as before this doesn't work. It would be useful if I could allocate a profile in serviio to AVMC but thats not possible.

Using AVMC while browsing AVIs I can send them to the tv and they play. When doing the same browsing serviio from AVMC it fails with the following message, "SetAVTransport_failed". I presume thats because of the way AVMC see the file on the server so a bit of a red herring ?

Wild Media is also transcoding my 3gp files and my Kodak MOV files to mpeg2. I'll post this in the relevant sections.