sony smp-n100 setup (SMPN100, SMP-100, SMP100)

I had to make this change to the Playstation 3 profile.
Note: the maxVBitrate is environment specific. I need it for my wireless setup.

  Code:

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<                       <!-- <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="384" maxVBitrate="7168"> -->
<                       <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="384" maxVBitrate="12288">
---
>                       <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="384">
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<                               <Matches container="matroska"/>


[Illico]

Could you explain?
You are talking about Sony PS3 or SMP-N100 ?

(topic moved)

My device is a smp-n100. By making the changes it works correctly as a PS3. The SMP-n100 doesn't support mkv files unless they are attached via usb drive. To get around this limitation, I had to always re-encode the mkv files.

Does that answer your question?

[patters]

Why don't you leave it on the "Sony BDP/SMP" profile - the one that's been developed for your hardware. It plays MKVs fine, they just need remuxing to mpegts. Read this note - it will explain all the reasons for the various profile design decisions:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2004

Try it with the latest 1.0 version. I needed to make the following changes

• Removed the mkv codec limitation. My SMP-100 can't play mkv files unless wired.
• Moved the entire section to the top.

  Code:

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<                       <!-- h264 videos with high/main profile level > 4.1 will be transcoded to mpegts with mpeg2video and ac3 audio -->
<                       <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" maxVBitrate="8191" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="320"  forceVTranscoding="true" maxHeight="720" >
<                               <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
<                               <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
<                               <Matches container="matroska" />
<                       </Video>
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>                       </Video>
>                       <!-- h264 videos with high/main profile level > 4.1 will be transcoded to mpegts with mpeg2video and ac3 audio -->
>                       <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" maxVBitrate="17000" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="320">
>                               <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
>                               <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
>                               <Matches container="matroska" [b]vCodec="vp8"[/b] />


Again, the SMP-n100 will only play mkv files if wired. It will not play them over a wireless connection.

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/suppor ... dl=SMPN100

[NX3]

Again, the SMP-n100 will only play mkv files if wired. It will not play them over a wireless connection.

Explain the problem ? buffering ? Slow ? picture breakup ?

If its not playing over Wifi its a setup issue with your network or lack of bandwidth from your wifi. What router have you got ? Make / Model please

Read the product specs for the SMP-n100. It shows the SNMP-N100 product will not play mkv files unless they are on a USB drive. I actually wrongly though it could play them through a wired connection. This is not a problem of serviio, but using transcoding can work around the SMP-n100 limitation.

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores ... ifications then click specifications, then look for mkv

[patters]

What? I own an SMP-N100 and it definitely plays mkv. Do you have a US one or something?

Yes, I bought it in the US. that might be the difference.

[patters]

I don't really follow what you're saying. In the US these players never played matroska (neither by USB nor DLNA). In Europe and Canada they could play matroska, but badly over DLNA so the stock Serviio profile for 'Sony BDP/SMP' remuxes matroska files containing H.264 to mpegts. The US players support mpegts, so I don't really see how you had an issue. Did you only get this issue because you edited the profile in order to try to play them natively?

I read the original post. I had to use the PS3 version for 0.6 which was the only version out at the post date. Since then I have switched to version 1.0 and the SMP-n100 profile and no longer use the PS3 profile. I still need to make the following changes to the out of the box SMP-n100 profile. I needed to force transcoding and move it up in the profile.

According to the SONY spec it should play mkv files through a wired or usb drive but not wirelessly... I have yet to try playing the mkv files on a USB drive so I can't say for sure.
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/suppor ... dl=SMPN100

  Code:

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<                       <!-- h264 videos with high/main profile level > 4.1 will be transcoded to mpegts with mpeg2video and ac3 audio -->
<                       <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" maxVBitrate="12288" targetACodec="ac3" maxHeight="720" aBitrate="320" forceVTranscoding="true" >
<                               <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
<                               <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
<                               <Matches container="matroska" />
<                       </Video>
<
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---
>                       <!-- h264 videos with high/main profile level > 4.1 will be transcoded to mpegts with mpeg2video and ac3 audio -->
>                       <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" maxVBitrate="17000" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="320">
>                               <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
>                               <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
>                               <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="vp8" />
>                       </Video>


Its been a while since I made the change. I only play content streaming wirelessly through the server. I do not use the USB drive ever. From what I remember, the original serviio setup shows the files on the SMP-n100 box but when I played them, the SMP-n100 gives me some error message or said the files were corrupt. If I re-encode the files, everything seems to work great. Moving the section up a couple of lines and forcing the re-encode did the trick for me.


If you use the attached file, make sure you are using the latest version 1.0.1 other wise the bit limit will not work. Its a known bug with 1.0.0 that was fixed with 1.0.1.

Q1: Do you play your files through a

• wired LAN
• USB drive or
• wireless

Q2: What do you mean play the files natively?

Q3: Is anyone else having a problem with the out-of-the-box SMP-n100 or sony configuration and mkv files?

Below is the profile I am using with 1.0.1 serviio

The last post worked for me also - I'm in Canada with the SMP-N100

Thanks!!

I fixed the config file correctly for 1.1. I extended the configuration instead of changing it.

  Code:

        <Profile id="10a" name="Wireless SMP" extendsProfileId="10">
                <Transcoding>
                        <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" maxVBitrate="10000" targetACodec="ac3" maxHeight="720" aBitrate="320" forceVTranscoding="true"  >
                                <Matches container="matroska" />
                                <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" />
                                <Matches container="mpegts"  />
                                <Matches container="mp4"  />
                                <Matches container="avi"  />
                        </Video>
                </Transcoding>
        </Profile>


After adding this to the config/profile.xml file, you need to use the serviio config GUI to assign the SMP-100 IP address to a category / type of "Wireless SMP". Depending on your wireless network you cat use a value of 8000 to 12000 for the maxVBitrate

I fixed the config file correctly for 1.1. I extended the configuration instead of changing it.

  Code:

        <Profile id="10a" name="Wireless SMP" extendsProfileId="10">
                <Transcoding>
                        <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" maxVBitrate="10000" targetACodec="ac3" maxHeight="720" aBitrate="320" forceVTranscoding="true"  >
                                <Matches container="matroska" />
                                <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" />
                                <Matches container="mpegts"  />
                                <Matches container="mp4"  />
                                <Matches container="avi"  />
                        </Video>
                </Transcoding>
        </Profile>


After adding this to the config/profile.xml file, you need to use the serviio config GUI to assign the SMP-100 IP address to a category / type of "Wireless SMP". Depending on your wireless network you cat use a value of 8000 to 12000 for the maxVBitrate

could you help me with this? I am not too literate on the lingo haha

I fixed the config file correctly for 1.1. I extended the configuration instead of changing it.

  Code:

        <Profile id="10a" name="Wireless SMP" extendsProfileId="10">
                <Transcoding>
                        <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" maxVBitrate="10000" targetACodec="ac3" maxHeight="720" aBitrate="320" forceVTranscoding="true"  >
                                <Matches container="matroska" />
                                <Matches container="*" vCodec="h264" />
                                <Matches container="mpegts"  />
                                <Matches container="mp4"  />
                                <Matches container="avi"  />
                        </Video>
                </Transcoding>
        </Profile>


After adding this to the config/profile.xml file, you need to use the serviio config GUI to assign the SMP-100 IP address to a category / type of "Wireless SMP". Depending on your wireless network you cat use a value of 8000 to 12000 for the maxVBitrate

I have a UK SMP-N100 and have just applied this patch which works wonderfully: thanks very much robertsearle. I was having trouble playing higher bit rate files wirelessly but now I can play them without stuttering

Serviio has always worked really well for me. Now it's even better!