That is really an excellent and well elaborated approach...thanks for your time on this. I am a programmer and am wondering if a tool is out there that does this for you if not then it would be great if we work on it if your interested. Thanks.
right, but when you change the resolution from 720x480 to 640x whatever, you will notice some gnarly aliasing problems especially with animation. and quicktime pro costs money. you can change the container with another free program called 'mkv2vob'. a good video with some methods I wasn't aware of and some info I wasn't entirely aware of. thanks!
I wonder if the Level is too high? The PS3 only takes up to level 4.1. Anything marked higher (5.1 is common) will not work on the PS3. To find out the level try using mp4box with the info option. I only use the command line for that but I believe there is a GUI for Windows (I use a PPC binary I found that also works on Intel Macs).
Well, try playing the video without the perian codec to see if you get the option. Basically, if Quicktime itself can't play it natively, then you won't be able to use the Passthrough option. You may still be able to play the video on the PS3 if the problem is the Level being too high (over 4.1) If that is the case, check out the About This Video for a link to my wiki on instructions for that.
Actually, go back to gogotechnology and try the link again. I've uploaded a different build of MP4box (the build I use). It should work for both PPC and Intel platforms.
I've been trying to find a way to change the high profile level because High@l4.1 is not working. I can't open the file in quicktime at all, only VLC player. I'm using Mac OSX and Mp4 box doesn't seem to work. What can I do to find out the header info of my MP4 on Mac OSX? Is Hexediting the only way I'll be able to change the profile level?
Damn, still doesn´t work. Tried without Perian, Quicktime wouldn´t play it. I´ve tried several other formats, but Quicktime just wont let me choose Passthrough as an option :-(
Hi. I have a big (more than 4GB!) file .TS (h264/avc/@4.0, 1920x1080i50) + audio DD ac3, 5.1 "oth" how to do to get it to playback fine on my PS3 (video hdmi, audio optical, I dont remember now the fw...surely later than 3.0) => but with *REAL* audio 5.1 (ac3 passthru), not 2 ch only, no pcm!! is this possible (via USB, or from a dvd/data bluray disc) ? it seems umpossible, but I am no expert. can you help me please. I'd be very grateful to you. thanks a lot in advance.
Oh, if you find out that the level is too high, click on the link that I put in the About This Video. It will take you to my wiki which details what commands to use to change the level (with a hex editor) without having to transcode the video.
man i have been trying to figure this out for a month...THANK YOU!!!
That is really an excellent and well elaborated approach...thanks for your time on this. I am a programmer and am wondering if a tool is out there that does this for you if not then it would be great if we work on it if your interested. Thanks.
right, but when you change the resolution from 720x480 to 640x whatever, you will notice some gnarly aliasing problems especially with animation. and quicktime pro costs money. you can change the container with another free program called 'mkv2vob'. a good video with some methods I wasn't aware of and some info I wasn't entirely aware of. thanks!
I wonder if the Level is too high? The PS3 only takes up to level 4.1. Anything marked higher (5.1 is common) will not work on the PS3. To find out the level try using mp4box with the info option. I only use the command line for that but I believe there is a GUI for Windows (I use a PPC binary I found that also works on Intel Macs).
on the second step export isn't an option for me. Why is that?
nice video. exept i and everyone viewing this have to figure out where the buttons are since noone uses mac
Well, try playing the video without the perian codec to see if you get the option. Basically, if Quicktime itself can't play it natively, then you won't be able to use the Passthrough option. You may still be able to play the video on the PS3 if the problem is the Level being too high (over 4.1) If that is the case, check out the About This Video for a link to my wiki on instructions for that.
Which video formats will this work with? Because I can't access the Pass Through option on anything that I've tried yet. :(
Actually, go back to gogotechnology and try the link again. I've uploaded a different build of MP4box (the build I use). It should work for both PPC and Intel platforms.
I've been trying to find a way to change the high profile level because High@l4.1 is not working. I can't open the file in quicktime at all, only VLC player. I'm using Mac OSX and Mp4 box doesn't seem to work. What can I do to find out the header info of my MP4 on Mac OSX? Is Hexediting the only way I'll be able to change the profile level?
do you know how to get the avc for psp beacause it will only take mp4 files with the avc codec
Works great! Thanks!
What version of OS X are you running? Intel or PPC platform?
Yes, I´m using Perian 1.1. What should I use instead?
hi, i am getting error 2048 when trying to open a .mkv video file???
Damn, still doesn´t work. Tried without Perian, Quicktime wouldn´t play it. I´ve tried several other formats, but Quicktime just wont let me choose Passthrough as an option :-(
what the shortcut to create textEdit file fast ?
thks
Are you using Perian? It won't work with that.
Hi. I have a big (more than 4GB!) file .TS (h264/avc/@4.0, 1920x1080i50) + audio DD ac3, 5.1 "oth"
how to do to get it to playback fine on my PS3 (video hdmi, audio optical, I dont remember now the fw...surely later than 3.0) => but with *REAL* audio 5.1 (ac3 passthru), not 2 ch only, no pcm!!
is this possible (via USB, or from a dvd/data bluray disc) ?
it seems umpossible, but I am no expert.
can you help me please. I'd be very grateful to you.
thanks a lot in advance.
Sorry, we've changed sites. The new link is now up on the description.
Oh, if you find out that the level is too high, click on the link that I put in the About This Video. It will take you to my wiki which details what commands to use to change the level (with a hex editor) without having to transcode the video.
Can´t choose passthrough :-( Any idea why?
EXCELLENT!
now WTF doesnt video streamers like TVersity just do this?! istead of rencoding the mkv file it just needs to change the header...
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