divx / xvid files

[imgold]

is it possible to play xvid files on venton unibox hd1 - if so how?

[Rob van der Does]

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.

[imgold]

but is it supported? and if not is there a plugin or anything?

[Larry-G]

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.

[imgold]

I have tried it - plays black screen - no audio - just wondered there was a workaround ?

[Rob van der Does]

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).

[imgold]

here's some more info on the codec 32473

Can anyone recommend an alternative box to upgrade the unibox HD1 to (maybe one that will play divx/xvid etc!)

[Rob van der Does]

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.

[imgold]

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

[Trial]

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.

ciao

[pooface]

These are examples (taken from media info) of xvid files that play perfectly for me. Some encoded by myself, some downloaded from the web:


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 64


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=1:1.00:10.00


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)

Personally, I've never had any problems with playing any xvid/divx files... But I must just be lucky I suppose...

[imgold]

Thanks for the info Trial, Here is the info produced by mediainfo

32484

[pooface]

The boxes do not play all files especially GMC and QPEl are no goes.


Thanks for the info Trial, Here is the info produced by mediainfo

32484

The image you posted above, goes to show the reason why it's not playing...

[Rob van der Does]

So lesson learned: a file is played back correctly or you transcode it using H264. This applies to all STB's.