(2014-07-28, 06:35)nickr Wrote: I would imagine something like

Code:

ffmpeg -i file.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec copy -o file.ts

(But my ffmpeg is a bit rusty).

(2014-07-28, 07:26)RVD26 Wrote:

(2014-07-28, 06:35)nickr Wrote: I would imagine something like

Code:

ffmpeg -i file.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec copy -o file.ts

(But my ffmpeg is a bit rusty).

I'm sorry, but I have no idea what this means.
How do you convert?
I really want to be able to watch my blu-ray rips on this device.

(2014-07-28, 07:26)RVD26 Wrote:

(2014-07-28, 06:35)nickr Wrote: I would imagine something like

Code:

ffmpeg -i file.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec copy -o file.ts

(But my ffmpeg is a bit rusty).

I'm sorry, but I have no idea what this means.
How do you convert?
I really want to be able to watch my blu-ray rips on this device.

(2014-07-27, 19:23)PK21 Wrote:

(2014-07-27, 03:54)duppa43 Wrote: I am new to the forum, I am a long time Apple TV hacker and am loving the progress on the Fire TV. It is so much faster than my 3 other Apple TV 2's.

I have most of the things I need working but was wondering. Is there a way to use a set of Bluetooth Headphones/Headset on the Fire TV with XBMC running?

If I can get that to work, I am gonna sell all my Apple Tv's and buy some more Fire TV's

thanks for any help!!!

I use an optical to analog converter (costs $10-15 on Amazon) then feed that that into a Bluetooth transmitter (I am using the miccus but you can find cheaper ones). Then just pair the transmitter to your headphones.

(2014-07-28, 08:52)nickr Wrote:

(2014-07-28, 07:26)RVD26 Wrote:

(2014-07-28, 06:35)nickr Wrote: I would imagine something like

Code:

ffmpeg -i file.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec copy -o file.ts

(But my ffmpeg is a bit rusty).

I'm sorry, but I have no idea what this means.
How do you convert?
I really want to be able to watch my blu-ray rips on this device.

I am not quite sure what you mean. ffmpeg is a program for transcoding video and audio files. In this case I am proposing to use it just for changing the container from mkv to ts. The codecs are not changed, just the container so it is pretty quick and will not change the quality of the video or audio. ffmpeg is pretty well documented on many web sites, and is available for most operating systems. As I say, I am a little rusty and wrote that sample command from memory. Feel free to play.

(2014-07-28, 08:18)zelll Wrote: I've been struggling to get my thumbnails moved over to my drobo. I'm not sure if the issue I have is that I'm attempting to do this via FTP (can't connect to my drobo via smb) I'm able to view all my media but the thumbs won't record on my NAS. I've double checked and my formatting for the sources is the same as the way I have written it out in my advancedsettings xml.

<pathsubstitution>
<substitute>
<from>/sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.xbmc/files/.xbmc/userdataa/Thumbnails/</from>
<to>ftp://secret:stillsecret@ipaddy:port/dump/apps/Android/XBMC/Thumbnails/</to>
</substitute>
</pathsubstitution>

Anything I'm obviously doing wrong? Anyone have any luck with the pathsub using FTP or AFP?

(2014-07-28, 18:25)elmerohueso Wrote:

(2014-07-28, 08:18)zelll Wrote: I've been struggling to get my thumbnails moved over to my drobo. I'm not sure if the issue I have is that I'm attempting to do this via FTP (can't connect to my drobo via smb) I'm able to view all my media but the thumbs won't record on my NAS. I've double checked and my formatting for the sources is the same as the way I have written it out in my advancedsettings xml.

<pathsubstitution>
<substitute>
<from>/sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.xbmc/files/.xbmc/userdataa/Thumbnails/</from>
<to>ftp://secret:stillsecret@ipaddy:port/dump/apps/Android/XBMC/Thumbnails/</to>
</substitute>
</pathsubstitution>

Anything I'm obviously doing wrong? Anyone have any luck with the pathsub using FTP or AFP?

First, you can clean that path up by using special://thumbnails:

Code:

<pathsubstitution>
  <substitute>
    <from>special://thumbnails</from>
    <to>ftp://secret:stillsecret@ipaddy:port/dump/apps/Android/XBMC/Thumbnails/</to>
  </substitute>
</pathsubstitution>

Second, try manually copying your thumbnails to the desired destination, then restart XBMC to see if it can actually read the thumbnails. If it can read, just not write, to the NAS then you know it's a permissions problem.

(2014-07-28, 21:35)zelll Wrote: Just retried using the special tags, the firetv doesn't recreate the thumbnail folder on its internal memory so at least the box is picking up the advancedsettings xml. No thumbs are loading however. I really don't understand what is going on. I can't imagine its a permissions issue since I use the same directories and auth method for the shares and they work absolutely fine. Anyone have some ideas? Was going to give this to my roommate for her birthday (which is tomorrow, been banging my head against this for about a week) there's no way I can save the thumbs locally considering the thumb folder for the complete database is in the 6gig range.

Halp plz? If someone can help me figure this out I'd be more then willing to shoot you a few bucks via paypal or donate money for a cause you are for. (Really want to gift this in its ideal state)

(2014-07-28, 18:05)RVD26 Wrote:

(2014-07-28, 08:52)nickr Wrote:

(2014-07-28, 07:26)RVD26 Wrote: I'm sorry, but I have no idea what this means.
How do you convert?
I really want to be able to watch my blu-ray rips on this device.

I am not quite sure what you mean. ffmpeg is a program for transcoding video and audio files. In this case I am proposing to use it just for changing the container from mkv to ts. The codecs are not changed, just the container so it is pretty quick and will not change the quality of the video or audio. ffmpeg is pretty well documented on many web sites, and is available for most operating systems. As I say, I am a little rusty and wrote that sample command from memory. Feel free to play.

I'm sorry, but I'm just not familiar with all this stuff.
I downloaded ffmpeg and even got WinFF, as I read that would make things easier.
I have looked at countless tutorials, but still cannot figure out how to convert my VC-1 mkv files to .ts files.
I am not even sure if that will help my problem.
Is there not another program (that is a lot easier to use) that can do the convert?

(2014-07-28, 07:26)RVD26 Wrote:

(2014-07-28, 06:35)nickr Wrote: I would imagine something like

Code:

ffmpeg -i file.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec copy -o file.ts

(But my ffmpeg is a bit rusty).

I'm sorry, but I have no idea what this means.
How do you convert?
I really want to be able to watch my blu-ray rips on this device.

(2014-07-28, 09:16)Knocks Wrote: I'm seeing a lot of jerky video during scenes with a lot of detail or fast action. These are the codecs used in the video:

Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1280x720 23.976fps [English (Video 1) [Default] (AVC (H.264), High Profile, Level 4.1, 1280x720, 23.976 fps)]
Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz 6ch [English (Audio 1) [Default] (Dolby AC3, 48.0 kHz, 6 chn)]

I've tried this video with MediaCodec both on and off with no effect. Should this be expected?