Hello,
I am currently evaluating Mezzmo and I am very close to purchasing it, however I have one problem that I have been unable to resolve, and two minor annoyance. But first about my environment, I have the following 4 devices that I am interested to stream to:
Sony Google TV
Samsung Blu-Ray Home Theater System HT-D6500W
Sony PS3 (I believe first generation model)
iPad
There is quite a bit of trial and error in configuring device profiles for each device, and strangely enough the "Sony Google TV" profile was the only one to work successfully for all of the files that I am looking to support (.ts, .mkv, .avi, and most importantly .wtv) on the Sony Google TV and the Samsung HT system. All file formats are working well for the Sony PS3 except for the following .mkv file:
Code:
ffmpeg version N-33781-g35674a2, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
built on Oct 19 2011 10:31:16 with gcc 4.6.1
configuration: --enable-memalign-hack --arch=x86 --target-os=mingw32 --cross-prefix=i686-w64-mingw32- --enable-static --disable-shared --enable-zlib --disable-postproc --prefix=/media/ffmpeg --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libx264 --enable-gpl --extra-libs='-lx264 -lpthread' --enable-runtime-cpudetect --extra-cflags=-I/home/dennis/cc/include --extra-ldflags=-L/home/dennis/cc/lib --pkg-config=pkg-config
libavutil 51. 22. 0 / 51. 22. 0
libavcodec 53. 21. 0 / 53. 21. 0
libavformat 53. 16. 1 / 53. 16. 1
libavdevice 53. 4. 0 / 53. 4. 0
libavfilter 2. 44. 0 / 2. 44. 0
libswscale 2. 1. 0 / 2. 1. 0
Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'REDACTED.mkv':
Duration: 00:43:14.67, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 4092 kb/s
Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1280x720, SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
Stream #0:1: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 384 kb/s (default)
At least one output file must be specified
---> DB Level Info: 41, 100
---> Frame rate: 23.98
---> Aspect ratio: 16:9
Smaller .mkv test files seem to work on the PS3, but that particular file is unplayable to the point that my PS3 locks up and I have to forcibly shut it down. If I set the device profile to Sony PS3 (Compatible) the .mkv and .avi will play, however .ts fails (Data Corruption error) and .wtv fails (Format unsupported error).
So it seems to me that .mkv and possibly .avi need the profile of Sony PS3 (Compatible) in order to transcode properly, however setting this profile breaks support for .ts and .wtv files. I tried to find a way to customize the transcoding but I didn't see any configuration, xml, or other files that allowed for tweaking the transcoding settings ourselves (which would be great for advanced users, but probably give away too many "trade secrets".
If I can solve this main issue I would very likely purchase Mezzmo.
The two minor annoyances, which I can live with/workaround for now are:
1) iPad support doesn't have a native app, using the 3rd party apps seem to work for small files, but big files end up causing the 3rd party app to timeout and cause ffmpeg to go crazy and stay running at a ridiculously high in the background for a very long time (I assume trying to transcode, but I don't see much progress when reviewing the transcoding directory, so not sure it is really doing anything). Stopping all trancode jobs doesn't bring CPU usage back down, need to actually kill ffmpeg.
2) On the Samsung HTS I cannot "fast forward" or "reverse" video, while on the Sony Google TV and PS3 I can "FF" and "R". This will be annoying for recorded ota broadcasts as I won't be able to "FF" through commercials, but I have options to explore to eliminate commercials if it becomes a major problem.
Any assistance with the main problem and/or annoyances would be great!
Thanks
Kevin
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