Help with Win media 11 and hr20

[indiana324]

Ok i had this thing working fine(media share) but now the dvr is not showing the choice for music pics,etc...last time when i opened win media 11 it saw dvr right away now its not..is there a way to force wion media 11 to look for dvr again..or what need to be done to reestablish the connection??
thanks
mike

[tcusta00]

Duplicate thread:

http://dbstalk.com/showthread.php?p=1604820#post1604820

Did you follow the instructions I posted the link to in that other thread?

[indiana324]

the instructions you provided are like 10 pages...is that the easiest way to get this thing operational?? if so ill have to find time to try and do it...seems like a lot of work though..no easier way??

[tcusta00]

Nope. And I think you'll find people are more apt to help those that help themselves first, too. There was a lot of thoughtful work put into those two threads and I think if you take the time to read them you will find what your problem is. If, after working through these steps, you still have problems, I think you'll find that if you report back here people will be willing to help you. However, without knowing what you've done to troubleshoot/set it up, this thread will likely consist of people firing questions at you about different steps from that thread that you may or may not have done.

[indiana324]

i have media share working by just installing the viiv software and setting up a playlist in win media 11. I did setup a static ip address on the hr20...everything seems to be working flawlessly now except i dont know how to get it top play video..when i put the videos in a playlist it shows up on the dvr but has xxx next to it and wont play? So thats where im at right now and i still plan on follow your instructions or the thread you supplied when i have time....im working alot right now...but thanks to you and everyone else in here thats helping others out!!

I Appreciate it!!!

Mike

[tcusta00]

There's a section in that first thread I linked in your first thread all about it:

How-To: Video & (DVD VIDEO)
Well, as of 0x1EA we now have video on HR20....BETA...but video still !!! Thanks DirecTV !!!
First, a Disclaimer........Ripping DVDs you do not own is Illegal !!!!!! This information is for those (like me) who backup their purchased DVDs in order to play thru Home Theater electronics. I will not discuss the details of ripping, etc....below gives a simple How-To. Questions on that subject should be directed to the CDFreaks Forum provided below. The below assumes you own your content !!!!

1) First the HR20 only currently supports TRUE MPEG-2...not just a file that is .mpg or .mpeg. In order to find out if your file is true MPEG2 and audio codec use GSpot to open and see............GSpot 2.70a http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
2) Now, for those of you who want to backup a owned DVD to your PC and share you'll need to do this.......
==>a) DVD Fab has a Forum for it's util that allows you to copy the DVD files to a HDD. Just launch DVD Fab, choose Main Movie, let it do it's thing. You now have a movie HDD directory with Video_TS.IFO and .VOB files. The VOB files are 1GB chunks of the movie. Also, the audio is AC3 (5.1).
Forum: http://club.cdfreaks.com/f116/
DVDFab Download: http://www.dvdfab.com/free.htm
3) Since HR20 only plays MPEG-2 container we'll need to consolidate and convert all the VOB files. This is pretty straight forward.
==>a) Install MPEG Streamclip: http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-win.html
{You will need Apple Quicktime http://www.apple.com/quicktime/ already installed. You don't need the Apple MPEG-2 plugin...assuming your PC already has MPEG-2 decoder...eg. PowerDVD, TheaterTek, etc. The only thing is you won't see the video within MPEG Streamclip software...no biggie. However, if you really want you can buy the Quicktime Pro MPEG2 decoder from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/ or use the freebie alternaitve Quick Time Alternative 1.61 http://filehippo.com/download_quickt...ternative/?362}
==>b) While in MPEG Streamclip go to HDD movie directory and highlight ALL of those 1GB VOB movie files and open. It will give you a timecode error but allow it to fix...this will take a few minutes.
==>c) Now in MPEG Streamclip go to File Menu and choose "Convert to TS". Note, there are other output file options like Convert to MPEG with MP2 Audio , Convert to TS with MP2 Audio ...but these can cause audio hickups on the HR20 with current codec. So, again use/select the "Convert to TS". The result is one xxx.TS file. Now, exit MPEG Streamclip and reaname the xxx.TS file to xxx.MPG.
4) Go To WMP11 and point/import the new xxx.MPG file you just created in the Options>Library>Monitor Folders section. You may need to reboot PC and/or HR20 but you should see these .MPG files under the Menu Section of HR20 for Pics/Music/Video....expand all video.
Note: If for some reason the audio does not play in WMP11 (HR20 is OK) then the issue is your codecs on your PC. While whatever DVD MPEG2 codec you have installed that WMP11 is using (located in WMP11 Help>About>Tech Support...scroll down) it does not support "streaming". To support this I went ahead and paid for the Elecard MPEG-2 codec plugin for WMP11: http://www.elecard.com/products/prod...ecoder-plugin/......only $25.

Note, there is no FF, RW...only PLAY, PAUSE and one bug I found which is known is movie length is not correct. I have 1hour 53minute movie that shows on HR20 as 59 minutes. When I play the movie it hits the :59 on the scroll bar and stays...but movie still plays on.

Again, it's very difficult to help you if you haven't followed the instructions provided and/or we don't know what you've tried.