is it possible to play xvid files on venton unibox hd1 - if so how?
is it possible to play xvid files on venton unibox hd1 - if so how?
If the codec used is supported: yes.
Playback is the same as playback of recordings: open the list, navigate to the file and click OK.
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but is it supported? and if not is there a plugin or anything?
Try it your self but as rob says it depends on whether the codec used is supported by the manufacturer of the receiver in the kernel / drivers. If not there is nothing we can do about it and you cant manually add functionality for none supported media formats either.
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I have tried it - plays black screen - no audio - just wondered there was a workaround ?
Last edited by imgold; 09-02-14 at 15:49.
As I said: it depends on the codec used. xvid/divx itself doesn't say much.
Yes, there is a solution: transcode the file (using a program like 'handbrake', preferably with the H264 codec).
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here's some more info on the codec divx.png
Can anyone recommend an alternative box to upgrade the unibox HD1 to (maybe one that will play divx/xvid etc!)
As I said several times before: it depends on the codec used, not on the extension xvid or whatever. And the same applies to all containers.
And most, if not all, STB's have the same codec support.
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i thought the extension was .avi and the codec was XVid ? I've always use standalone media players in the past and they play those files fine, was just hoping one of the linux based sat boxes would do the same
Hi,
you are right DivX/XVid are the codecs and both are a type of MPEG4 but there are some limitations. The boxes do not play all files especially GMC and QPEl are no goes. Old divx 3.x are normally also not played. Use the PC program MediaInfo to get more information about the file and post it here. Normally divx/xvid with the correct settings are played by the boxes.
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imgold (09-02-14)
These are examples (taken from media info) of xvid files that play perfectly for me. Some encoded by myself, some downloaded from the web:
Code:Video ID : 0 Format : MPEG-4 Visual Format profile : Advanced Simple@L5 Format settings, BVOP : 2 Format settings, QPel : No Format settings, GMC : No warppoints Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263) Muxing mode : Packed bitstream Codec ID : XVID Codec ID/Hint : XviD Duration : 11mn 9s Bit rate : 893 Kbps Width : 608 pixels Height : 336 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate : 25.000 fps Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Compression mode : Lossy Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.175 Stream size : 71.3 MiB (87%) Writing library : XviD 64Code:Video ID : 0 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : Baseline@L1.3 Format settings, CABAC : No Format settings, ReFrames : 1 frame Codec ID : H264 Duration : 10mn 58s Bit rate : 874 Kbps Nominal bit rate : 500 Kbps Width : 720 pixels Height : 400 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate : 25.000 fps Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.121 Stream size : 68.6 MiB (89%) Writing library : x264 core 67 Encoding settings : cabac=0 / ref=1 / deblock=0:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0 / me=dia / subme=8 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=4 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=2 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=0 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=0 / rc=abr / bitrate=500 / ratetol=16.4 / qcomp=0.50 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=31 / qpstep=3 / ip_ratio=1.25 / aq=1:1.00:10.00Personally, I've never had any problems with playing any xvid/divx files... But I must just be lucky I suppose...Code:Video ID : 0 Format : MPEG-4 Visual Format profile : Advanced Simple@L5 Format settings, BVOP : 2 Format settings, QPel : No Format settings, GMC : No warppoints Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263) Muxing mode : Packed bitstream Codec ID : XVID Codec ID/Hint : XviD Duration : 23mn 30s Bit rate : 901 Kbps Width : 576 pixels Height : 432 pixels Display aspect ratio : 4:3 Frame rate : 23.976 fps Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Compression mode : Lossy Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.151 Stream size : 152 MiB (86%) Writing library : XviD 1.0.3 (UTC 2004-12-20)
Larry-G (09-02-14)
Thanks for the info Trial, Here is the info produced by mediainfo
codec.jpg
So lesson learned: a file is played back correctly or you transcode it using H264. This applies to all STB's.
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