Sony Bravia 2011 Series

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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.

Your thinking is right. You can allocate profile to AVMC, run it and in Serviio console you should see the IP of the PC running it. Assign it the required profile.

[NX3]

Ahh so you can, thanks Zip ! So...

Bravia 2010 profile Serviio reports via AVMC mpeg2 and it works.

Bravia 2011 profile servioo reports via AVMC avi and it doesn't work. This is the returned line;
http-get:*:video/avi:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVI;DLNA.ORG_OP=01;DLNA.ORG_CI=0;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=01500000000000000000000000000000

Generic Provile in Serviio reports via AVMC for avi as below which doesn't work;
http-get:*:video/x-msvideo:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVI;DLNA.ORG_OP=01;DLNA.ORG_CI=0;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=01500000000000000000000000000000

From page 1 the tv set reports many lines, these are the important ones for AVIs;
http-get:*:video/x-msvideo:*,
http-get:*:video/x-divx:*,
http-get:*:video/divx:*,
http-get:*:video/avi:*

The profile line for AVIs in 2011 is;
<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/avi" name="AVI">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>

I've tried the others, they don't work either but yet Wild Media works to the Sony tv and yet its reporting the same information to AVMC.

I can't think of anything else to test or try as this seems to replicate a working DLNA server to the same tv. Something in Serviio seems not to be working quite right on this setup as it won't even list the AVIs.

Anything else I can try or do to eliminate any problems or any other suggestions to get AVI's working to the tv without transcoding ?

[zip]

You could try Wireshark and capture communication between the TV and WMS. To see exactly what mime-type is passed.

[NX3]

Wild Media reports as below, which all ties up with what I've set Serviio to do and AVMC reports.

"http-get:*:video/avi:DLNA.ORG_OP=01;DLNA.ORG_CI=0"

Isn't it odd though that Serviio doesn't even list the AVI's on the tv set using the 2011 profile but does in AVMC ?

[zip]

It send it to the TV, but it filters it for some reason... usually that's to do with the mime type/DLNA profile name. WMS doesn't send profile name at all in the string below, so I wonder if that might be that.

EDIT: try changing the profile to include this for AVI:

  Code:

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

No idea whether it'll validate but give it a shot.

[NX3]

Line changed in the profile, AVMC now reports from Serviio with the 2011 profile;

http-get:*:video/avi:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVI;DLNA.ORG_OP=01;DLNA.ORG_CI=0;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=01500000000000000000000000000000

Not listed on the tv though.

I've installed wireshark and started snooping. I can see the traffic from WMS but not the detail even in the HEX nothing juicy

WMP logging, just confirming what AVMC reports
Content-Type: video/avi
Content-Length: 3530666
Content-Range: bytes 730404950-733935615/733935616
contentFeatures.dlna.org: DLNA.ORG_OP=01;DLNA.ORG_CI=0
transferMode.dlna.org: Streaming

[zip]

Hmm. there is still the DLNA.ORG_PN=AVI; bit coming from Serviio which I think might the the problem.

I've now made this possible (to omit profile name) so will see when first 0.6 beta is out. Would be great if you could re-test it then.

[NX3]

Cheers Zip, more than happy to be a beta tester as and when....

[zip]

actually, could you try one more thing? let's try using a supported format name for the AVi files:

  Code:

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

[NX3]

Using that line they are now listed on the set, it defines them as MPEG2 though and when you press play it looks like its going to start but nothing happens.

AVMC reports this for;
http-get:*:video/avi:DLNA.ORG_PN=MPEG_PS_PAL;DLNA.ORG_OP=01;DLNA.ORG_CI=0;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=01500000000000000000000000000000

[Illico]

Grrr... Sony is very ?;!:*...perseverance...
Play with mime-type and name...
Do you try with this:
<MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/divx" name="MPEG_PS_PAL">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>

[NX3]

I've tried all the usually combinations in that style and none work. It's incredibly annoying given mkv are sorted and everything else. I'm sure it will come but we are exhausting options.

[zip]

Yes, looks like you'll have to wait for 0.6 ;-/

Can anyone confirm what is the status of subtitle support in this model series?
External?
Muxed?

2010 series doesn't work with subtitles at all (except divx from USB, but font used was a joke). I hope something changed here.

[Illico]

Can anyone confirm what is the status of subtitle support in this model series?
External? Muxed?

No information for the moment on serviio forum (I don't have 2011 model).

2010 series doesn't work with subtitles at all (except divx from USB, but font used was a joke). I hope something changed here.

I agree...It's misery.

[NX3]

Tell me how to check and I will......

1. Try to play this file http://www.badsted.dk/dvb/Threshold.ts from USB and from serviio
This is a DVB stream with subtitles captured from live TV which means that they are muxed into the stream and are optional. I found it here http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=5576
When I tried it on my kdl-40ex700 it didn't started at all. When changed extension to .mpeg it started but finished after 2 seconds of black screen
If it will play on your TV use (....) button to enable subtitles.

2. Try to play some divx file from USB and with subtitles in separate .txt or .srt file (file name must be the same as movie file name).
If you can please make a photo of the screen. We will compare the fonts with the one from bravia 2010. Example here download/file.php?id=350

3. I have a divx file with muxed subtitles. It plays perfectly on my PS3, but TV don't want to play it at all. I'll try to prepare small sample.

Maybe someone else have some good samples. I think the best will be the ones with muxed subtitles, because those are the ones that have the biggest chances to work from DLNA server.

Does anyone have some mpeg2 transport stream sample that plays on bravia ex700?

By the way I'm considering buying kdl-32cx520 to my bedroom - that's why I'm so intrested

OK, I've tried to send sample divx file (9 MB) but failed - so I just describe what to do

1. Download file http://www.jhepple.com/support/SampleMovies/AVI_DivX.avi
2. Download http://www.calcitapp.com/getaviaddxsubs.php
3. Create AVI_DivX.srt

  Code:

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00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:42,960
Mam przyjaciółkę, Deborę,
 która jest psychologiem

4. Run AVIAddXSubs to mux subtitles to divx. You should have AVI_DivX.divx in result.
5. Play AVI_DivX.divx on your sony TV from USB and enjoy working subtitles. In my case (kdl-40ex700) I was able to turn on/off subtitles using (....) button
You don't need to copy .srt file to USB pendrive because it's muxed as a graphic subtitles in divx file.

Now the question is:
1. Is it possible to force kdl-40ex700 to play divx file without transcoding from serviio?
2. Is it possible to force 2011 models to play divx file without transcoding from serviio?

[Illico]

Tell me how to check and I will......

To check if external srt files are supported over DLNA with 2011 models,
on "Sony Profile 2011", add this line
<SubtitlesMimeType>text/srt</SubtitlesMimeType>
before transcoding section

Conntinuing divx path...

I have divx file with subtitles percy.divx
ffmpeg -i

  Code:

FFmpeg version UNKNOWN, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Jan 10 2011 21:46:22 with gcc 4.4.2
  configuration: --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-shared --disable-ffp
lay --disable-ffserver --enable-memalign-hack --enable-libmp3lame --arch=x86 --e
nable-runtime-cpudetect --enable-w32threads --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i
686-mingw32-
  libavutil     50.36. 0 / 50.36. 0
  libavcore      0.16. 0 /  0.16. 0
  libavcodec    52.108. 0 / 52.108. 0
  libavformat   52.92. 0 / 52.92. 0
  libavdevice   52. 2. 3 / 52. 2. 3
  libavfilter    1.72. 0 /  1.72. 0
  libswscale     0.12. 0 /  0.12. 0
[avi @ 012dbb90] scale/rate is 0/0 which is invalid. (This file has been generat
ed by broken software.)

Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 30000.00 (300
00/1) -> 25.00 (25/1)
Input #0, avi, from 'R:\filmy\filmy\babel\percy.divx':
  Duration: 00:04:27.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1287 kb/s
    Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 720x320 [PAR 1:1 DAR 9:4], 25 fps, 25 tb
r, 25 tbn, 30k tbc
    Metadata:
      title           : Video
    Stream #0.1: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1, s16, 448 kb/s
    Metadata:
      title           : Audio
    Stream #0.2: Subtitle: xsub
    Metadata:
      title           : Subtitle - pl-xx;02
At least one output file must be specified

on generic profile serviio send following info to kdl-40ex700

  Code:

<item id="V_F#FOL_R3$F590$MI16062" parentID="V_F#FOL_R3$F590" restricted="1">
<dc:title>percy.divx</dc:title>
<upnp:class>object.item.videoItem</upnp:class>
<dc:date>2006-10-27</dc:date>
<upnp:genre>Drama</upnp:genre>
<res bitrate="160875" duration="0:04:27.000" protocolInfo="http-get:*:video/x-msvideo:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVI;DLNA.ORG_OP=01;DLNA.ORG_CI=0;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=01500000000000000000000000000000" resolution="720x320" size="42985390">http://192.168.1.15:8895/resource/16062/MEDIA_ITEM/AVI$0</res>
<res protocolInfo="http-get:*:image/jpeg:DLNA.ORG_PN=JPEG_TN;DLNA.ORG_OP=00;DLNA.ORG_CI=1;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=00D00000000000000000000000000000" resolution="106x160">http://192.168.1.15:8895/resource/12276/COVER_IMAGE</res>
</item>

How can I force serviio to send video/x-divx:* or video/divx:* instead of video/x-msvideo:DLNA.ORG_PN=AVI ?