Comments on: Success with Video Streaming to my Xbox 360 using VLC http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/ on DaleDietrich.com Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:05:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Plz help ... cant play .avi files in xbox360 - WCCFtech.com http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-47756 Plz help ... cant play .avi files in xbox360 - WCCFtech.com Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:47:04 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-47756 [...] your Xbox is located near your computer, then you might want to try this. [...] [...] your Xbox is located near your computer, then you might want to try this. [...]

]]> By: Dale Dietrich http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-42530 Dale Dietrich Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:46:45 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-42530 Guys, sorry to have abandoned this topic. I don't check the comments all that often. I have abandoned VLC and several others I have tested now that TiVo Series 2s, TiVo Series 3s and the Xbox 360 all pretty much do everything I want out of the box - accept Mpeg4s, wmvs, Dvix and XVid (and other formats) from my home network for playback through the devices to my HD TV. They do it all now pretty effortlessly. So there's no point in trying to get these other gerry-rigged systems to work if you have a TiVo and/or an Xbox 360. I also understand that the PS3 will start supporting DivX/XVid soon, among other formats. Cheers. ...Dale Guys, sorry to have abandoned this topic. I don’t check the comments all that often. I have abandoned VLC and several others I have tested now that TiVo Series 2s, TiVo Series 3s and the Xbox 360 all pretty much do everything I want out of the box – accept Mpeg4s, wmvs, Dvix and XVid (and other formats) from my home network for playback through the devices to my HD TV. They do it all now pretty effortlessly. So there’s no point in trying to get these other gerry-rigged systems to work if you have a TiVo and/or an Xbox 360. I also understand that the PS3 will start supporting DivX/XVid soon, among other formats.

Cheers.

…Dale

]]> By: Mike http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-40471 Mike Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:40:29 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-40471 Ok i have it working, but the .avi file im turning into a .wmv file got shortened. the movie is supposed to be an hour and ahalf long but the wmv is only 31 seconds. can someone tell me what is going on and how to fix it? Ok i have it working, but the .avi file im turning into a .wmv file got shortened. the movie is supposed to be an hour and ahalf long but the wmv is only 31 seconds. can someone tell me what is going on and how to fix it?

]]> By: SleazyE http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-39390 SleazyE Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:41:47 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-39390 Ok, I don't know why everyone left this out but... You must put "VLC.exe" in the command line in the .bat... Example... "C:\VLC\VLC\vlc.exe" Or whatever your pathfile to your VLC executable (Program).... Happy Streaming! Ok, I don’t know why everyone left this out but…
You must put “VLC.exe” in the command line in the .bat…
Example…
“C:\VLC\VLC\vlc.exe”
Or whatever your pathfile to your VLC executable (Program)….
Happy Streaming!

]]> By: jas http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-31864 jas Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:44:22 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-31864 hey i have a question about xbox (not 360).. i have evo x installed on it, was wondering if theres a way to go online through my xbox so it will have my "computer screen" on my tv hey i have a question about xbox (not 360).. i have evo x installed on it, was wondering if theres a way to go online through my xbox so it will have my “computer screen” on my tv

]]> By: jay http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-30654 jay Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:36:14 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-30654 I can not stream anything to my xbox. My pc does not recognize my 360 and visa-versa , It used to, just fine with my first xbox360 but I got the red ring and they sent me a new one( born on date of 8-07 very new )WHAT THE HELL? I have turned off fire walls and went through zune software I went through my media adition 2005, and I spent 3 hrs on the phone with microsoft no help (my phones batterys died) and nothing..What do I do? I can not stream anything to my xbox. My pc does not recognize my 360 and visa-versa , It used to, just fine with my first xbox360 but I got the red ring and they sent me a new one( born on date of 8-07 very new )WHAT THE HELL? I have turned off fire walls and went through zune software I went through my media adition 2005, and I spent 3 hrs on the phone with microsoft no help (my phones batterys died) and nothing..What do I do?

]]> By: Nina http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-24484 Nina Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:51:00 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-24484 I was having problems playing a avi on windows media player, everytime I opened the avi file it would crash. So I was trying to find some help online and I came across your post at http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic30683.html and I tried to do what you said with deleting the files etc. and that still didnt work, but I was going to try and convert it into a wmp file like you did above, downloaded the VLC Media Player and it worked perfectly in there. THANK YOU SO MUCH for your post!! *Hugs* You rock and deff know what your doing =) I was having problems playing a avi on windows media player, everytime I opened the avi file it would crash. So I was trying to find some help online and I came across your post at

http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic30683.html

and I tried to do what you said with deleting the files etc. and that still didnt work, but I was going to try and convert it into a wmp file like you did above, downloaded the VLC Media Player and it worked perfectly in there. THANK YOU SO MUCH for your post!! *Hugs* You rock and deff know what your doing =)

]]> By: THE DUDE http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-21706 THE DUDE Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:29:50 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-21706 why not just go to the TVersity site and read exactly what you can and cannot do. When you set up the codecs and TVersity properly you can play just about every divx, xvid, mpg and about every format available aswell as the uber cool feature of streaming directly from web URLs, podcasts, RSS feeds. It organises everything into nice seperate folders of which you can create your own if you want and also plays all music and images etc etc. Just set it up for the 2nd time earlier and I am very pleased with the results, there is only one thing: no fast forward or rewind on non-native formats on the 360 although this is an option on other network devices such as you desktop/laptop or indeed if you want to access your library remotely from anywhere in the world which you can do aswell! Pause/play and aspect ratio options do work on the 360, all the above i think is the same for the ps3 and wii aswell. And remember kids; gooooooooooooogle is your friend. BTW, go here for a good codec guide to ensure most vids work properly: http://www.digital-digest.com/articles/Xbox_360_DivX_XviD_Playback_Guide_page2.html why not just go to the TVersity site and read exactly what you can and cannot do. When you set up the codecs and TVersity properly you can play just about every divx, xvid, mpg and about every format available aswell as the uber cool feature of streaming directly from web URLs, podcasts, RSS feeds. It organises everything into nice seperate folders of which you can create your own if you want and also plays all music and images etc etc.
Just set it up for the 2nd time earlier and I am very pleased with the results, there is only one thing: no fast forward or rewind on non-native formats on the 360 although this is an option on other network devices such as you desktop/laptop or indeed if you want to access your library remotely from anywhere in the world which you can do aswell!
Pause/play and aspect ratio options do work on the 360, all the above i think is the same for the ps3 and wii aswell.
And remember kids; gooooooooooooogle is your friend.

BTW, go here for a good codec guide to ensure most vids work properly: http://www.digital-digest.com/articles/Xbox_360_DivX_XviD_Playback_Guide_page2.html

]]> By: josh http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-20394 josh Sat, 02 Jun 2007 23:54:08 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-20394 I tried your batch file and it did the same thing it just popped up then i changed the program link to match my install like you put above and worked like a charm... also the newest version of tversity that just came out a few days after after the lastest update with the new video support and the directory support works MUCH better than the old one but I am going to transcode all of my videos so i can play them off of a usb drive instead of killing my cpu transcoding on the fly. Thanks, and I LOVE vlc btw its one of the best programs I have ever used I use it for many other things like steaming movies to friends and whatnot. I tried your batch file and it did the same thing it just popped up then i changed the program link to match my install like you put above and worked like a charm… also the newest version of tversity that just came out a few days after after the lastest update with the new video support and the directory support works MUCH better than the old one but I am going to transcode all of my videos so i can play them off of a usb drive instead of killing my cpu transcoding on the fly. Thanks, and I LOVE vlc btw its one of the best programs I have ever used I use it for many other things like steaming movies to friends and whatnot.

]]> By: phil kruczkowski http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-14514 phil kruczkowski Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:51:21 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-14514 having the same issue with Xbox360 not recognizing any video files in my directories.. tried the latest suggestions posted, but the .wmv files are not created...maybe I'm looking in the wrong place, but aren't they supposed to move back to the source dir? thanks. philk having the same issue with Xbox360 not recognizing any video files in my directories..
tried the latest suggestions posted, but the .wmv files are not created…maybe I’m looking in the wrong place, but aren’t they supposed to move back to the source dir?

thanks.
philk

]]> By: Brian http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-6301 Brian Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:47:15 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-6301 That might be because in the batch file the path to the program is not correct, if you install the VLC program to the default directory you will have to edit the begining of the batch file from: "c:\vlc\vlc" to "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc" HTH That might be because in the batch file the path to the program is not correct, if you install the VLC program to the default directory you will have to edit the begining of the batch file from:

“c:\vlc\vlc”

to

“C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc”

HTH

]]> By: joe http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-5697 joe Sun, 18 Feb 2007 01:32:13 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-5697 Dale i have the exact same problem as nate. I downloaded the programs you said to and i couldn't get it to work. Dale i have the exact same problem as nate. I downloaded the programs you said to and i couldn’t get it to work.

]]> By: Nate http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-5589 Nate Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:10:58 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-5589 Hey Dale, I have a Dell 9100 Series Desktop PC and I have an Xbox 360. I was trying to stream videos the way you described it and something isn't right. I have VLC and I have the batch file, but when I try to launch it, it an MS-DOS window briefly appears and disappears. Do you have any troubleshooting information about this subject? Hey Dale, I have a Dell 9100 Series Desktop PC and I have an Xbox 360. I was trying to stream videos the way you described it and something isn’t right. I have VLC and I have the batch file, but when I try to launch it, it an MS-DOS window briefly appears and disappears. Do you have any troubleshooting information about this subject?

]]> By: stewart http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-3126 stewart Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:30:14 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-3126 Mehelp guy, in the program u should of downloaded, to make ur 360 connect, u cna choose where u want to get the vids fomr, jsut swt it to ur Downlaod folder form zune stewart, email me for help stewpot_smile2005@msn.com Mehelp guy,

in the program u should of downloaded, to make ur 360 connect, u cna choose where u want to get the vids fomr, jsut swt it to ur Downlaod folder form zune

stewart,

email me for help

stewpot_smile2005@msn.com

]]> By: mehelp http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-1057 mehelp Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:37:26 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-1057 dude please help me i am connected throught zune and i have all my videos im wmv format and they still dont play ill check this daily so please HEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLP dude please help me i am connected throught zune and i have all my videos im wmv format and they still dont play ill check this daily so please HEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLP

]]> By: Dale Dietrich http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Dale Dietrich Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:09:29 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-380 Sorry, I can't think of any way of helping you. I had set up my Xbox 360 to work with Media Connect (to view pictures on my PC and play my music) a year ago when I first got my Xbox. So, when I started using VLC with Windows Media Player 11 as described above, I did absolutely nothing to the Xbox 360. Navigating to the media blade and accessing my computer through it made the "video" option available - it wasn't available before. I don't know what changes you made on the 360, if any. If you did make changes then undo whatever you did on the 360. On the PC side, I find "System Restore", [Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore] is the cure-all for many problems. Before installing any major new software I always set a restore point. If anything goes wrong, I restore the system to the prior restore point. I fyou have System Restore enabled you may be able to use it to set your system back to a date in time before you started fiddling. That's all I can think of. I hope it helps. ...Dale Sorry, I can’t think of any way of helping you. I had set up my Xbox 360 to work with Media Connect (to view pictures on my PC and play my music) a year ago when I first got my Xbox.

So, when I started using VLC with Windows Media Player 11 as described above, I did absolutely nothing to the Xbox 360. Navigating to the media blade and accessing my computer through it made the “video” option available – it wasn’t available before.

I don’t know what changes you made on the 360, if any. If you did make changes then undo whatever you did on the 360.

On the PC side, I find “System Restore”, [Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore] is the cure-all for many problems. Before installing any major new software I always set a restore point. If anything goes wrong, I restore the system to the prior restore point. I fyou have System Restore enabled you may be able to use it to set your system back to a date in time before you started fiddling.

That’s all I can think of. I hope it helps.

…Dale

]]> By: tim makres http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-353 tim makres Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:51:54 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-353 thank u much......it seems i may have done something wayy wrong hooking it up..... i cazn't get on xbox live anymore since my first attempt to do all this...it can't recognize my ip address anymore....even though i can hop online with my laptop at the ame location......have i inadvertantly changed my xbox????......i'm not really upon networking and i reallly loved xbox live.....it recognizes my laptop on occasion but not all the time....mostly it wonder what ip address it's looking for...... this is somewhat disturbing..and i hope i won't have to send my 360 back..... also with alot of games it gives me a insert xbox360 game page thats in like 3 languages......an error loading the game.... u seem a little more educated than i with most of all this.....\\ so what do u think? thank u much……it seems i may have done something wayy wrong hooking it up…..
i cazn’t get on xbox live anymore since my first attempt to do all this…it can’t recognize my ip address anymore….even though i can hop online with my laptop at the ame location……have i inadvertantly changed my xbox????……i’m not really upon networking
and i reallly loved xbox live…..it recognizes my laptop on occasion but not all the time….mostly it wonder what ip address it’s looking for……

this is somewhat disturbing..and i hope i won’t have to send my 360 back…..
also with alot of games it gives me a insert xbox360 game page thats in like 3 languages……an error loading the game….

u seem a little more educated than i with most of all this…..\\

so what do u think?

]]> By: Dale Dietrich http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Dale Dietrich Sun, 03 Dec 2006 15:51:15 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-311 Other than the method above Tim, I've not successfully streamed movies to my Xbox 360. I've had several recommend TVersity to me since I wrote this article. I may give it a try, but so far I've not found anyone on the net describe how they got it to work and what I should/could expect. As for movies off my laptop, yes, this is how I used to do it. I have a home network all connected through Wireless A (Wireless G provides too much interference in my building). Anyway, my Dell Plasma has a VGA input so I just plug my laptop into that, started up the movie through my wireless home network and away she goes. The whole point of streaming through the Xbox was to eliminate this cumbersome method. Also, I'm expecting the new release of TiVo Series 3 software to offer similar functionality. So that may be my end game scenario this year. If I try TVersity and when TiVo upgrades its software to allow such streaming, I'll definitely add posts to this blog describing the results I've seen. Other than the method above Tim, I’ve not successfully streamed movies to my Xbox 360. I’ve had several recommend TVersity to me since I wrote this article. I may give it a try, but so far I’ve not found anyone on the net describe how they got it to work and what I should/could expect.

As for movies off my laptop, yes, this is how I used to do it. I have a home network all connected through Wireless A (Wireless G provides too much interference in my building). Anyway, my Dell Plasma has a VGA input so I just plug my laptop into that, started up the movie through my wireless home network and away she goes.

The whole point of streaming through the Xbox was to eliminate this cumbersome method.

Also, I’m expecting the new release of TiVo Series 3 software to offer similar functionality. So that may be my end game scenario this year.

If I try TVersity and when TiVo upgrades its software to allow such streaming, I’ll definitely add posts to this blog describing the results I’ve seen.

]]> By: tim makres http://daledietrich.com/imedia/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/comment-page-1/#comment-275 tim makres Sat, 02 Dec 2006 02:57:55 +0000 http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/11/23/success-with-video-streaming-to-my-xbox-360/#comment-275 yeah....what about zune.......and div x?.....im about to go try that ....im havin problms connecting my laptop to the 360 thus far though......i'd rather watch my movies on the bigscreen instead of this thing.....i dnno i havn't got a usb with the flat ends on both ends of it yet.....i only have a ethernet cable and that won't work yet and i have a usb with a flat end and one of those phone style square ends ...the 360 has a usb in like that so im about to go give that a shot...........packeges sent and recieved its just i can't figure out how to stream yet....im feelin retarded any help would be great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 yeah….what about zune…….and div x?…..im about to go try that ….im havin problms connecting my laptop to the 360 thus far though……i’d rather watch my movies on the bigscreen instead of this thing…..i dnno i havn’t got a usb with the flat ends on both ends of it yet…..i only have a ethernet cable and that won’t work yet and i have a usb with a flat end and one of those phone style square ends …the 360 has a usb in like that so im about to go give that a shot………..packeges sent and recieved its just i can’t figure out how to stream yet….im feelin retarded

any help would be great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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