2011-10-08, 01:17
Hello,
I'm a long time XBMC user and i think i've tried every possible advice from these forums... i've been postponing asking for help, but i'm finally going to admit i need some assistance! Please and thanks for any help/advice!
Basically, all my SD media plays fine, but MKVs, .264 and 720p stuff just skips or stutters whether from the SMB share or even through the PS3 Media Server.
Here's my setup:
I've been doing extensive testing with DVDs ("House" and "Friends") ripped directly to MKV files using the software "MakeMKV" in order to keep all audio and subtitles intact (i live in Japan, so i need the subtitles for the girlfriend unit.) The file size for these are about 1.5 Gb for a "House" episode, and about 800 Mb for a "Friends" episode. These always play fine on the computer, with all audio and subtitles selectable/playable. "MediaInfo" confirms the formats to be "Matroska" with an "Overall bit rate" under 5000 Kbps.
Last night i even went so far as to copy and then play the "House" mkv file directly from the ATV2 unit itself to rule out the streaming issues. But sadly, i still experienced stuttering (not buffering.) :mad: wtf?!?
On my last jailbreak and installation via NitroTV, i was able to get some MKV and a few .264 720p videos (< 8Gb) to play without stuttering or buffering, but that only lasted about a week. Those same videos can no longer be played.
I've read and read and experimented and tested, but i'm clearly missing something. Please, any help would be greatly appreciated!
Please and Thanks!
XBMC.log has been put here:
http://pastebin.com/2EyBG3FM
Media Info for the House episode:
http://pastebin.com/sudzbzRQ
I'm a long time XBMC user and i think i've tried every possible advice from these forums... i've been postponing asking for help, but i'm finally going to admit i need some assistance! Please and thanks for any help/advice!
Basically, all my SD media plays fine, but MKVs, .264 and 720p stuff just skips or stutters whether from the SMB share or even through the PS3 Media Server.
Here's my setup:
- ATV2 (FW AppleTV2,1_4.2.1_8C154 - jailbroken with both GreenPois0n and SeasonPass - some posts suggested one was better than the other)
- Hard-wired LAN connection from PC through Buffalo Giga Airstation and a Giga hub (i've even tried just a direct connection from the PC to the ATV2)
- XBMC - have tried both stable and nightly releases (most recent is Oct 5th's), originally installed through both the SSH command line and through NitroTV (again, some people suggested one is better than the other)
- Skin - have tried the default, Ellipsis, Xtv-SAF, and nighty Quartz
- Win7 (32bit) using non-password SMB shares via internal SATA HDDs
- PS3 Media Server 1.40
- Sound has always been fine in any language, through both "Analog" and "HDMI" settings
- Hardware acceleration is OFF and generate thumbs, etc is OFF
I've been doing extensive testing with DVDs ("House" and "Friends") ripped directly to MKV files using the software "MakeMKV" in order to keep all audio and subtitles intact (i live in Japan, so i need the subtitles for the girlfriend unit.) The file size for these are about 1.5 Gb for a "House" episode, and about 800 Mb for a "Friends" episode. These always play fine on the computer, with all audio and subtitles selectable/playable. "MediaInfo" confirms the formats to be "Matroska" with an "Overall bit rate" under 5000 Kbps.
Last night i even went so far as to copy and then play the "House" mkv file directly from the ATV2 unit itself to rule out the streaming issues. But sadly, i still experienced stuttering (not buffering.) :mad: wtf?!?
On my last jailbreak and installation via NitroTV, i was able to get some MKV and a few .264 720p videos (< 8Gb) to play without stuttering or buffering, but that only lasted about a week. Those same videos can no longer be played.
I've read and read and experimented and tested, but i'm clearly missing something. Please, any help would be greatly appreciated!
Please and Thanks!
XBMC.log has been put here:
http://pastebin.com/2EyBG3FM
Media Info for the House episode:
http://pastebin.com/sudzbzRQ