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Xbox 360 DivX, XviD Playback Guide |
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This guide shows you how to stream DivX and XviD movies (as well as share photos and audio files) to your Xbox 360 using TVersity or Windows Media Player |
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DVDGuy |
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TVersity |
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Setting Up Media Sharing using TVersity - Part 2
Step 3: Adding media to the Library
We will now add our media files (images, audio, video files) to the TVersity library, so that these can be accessed from your Xbox 360. Click on the "Sharing" tab to go to the sharing section.
Click on the green "+" button and select one of the options to load in your media. My preference is to store all the media that I want to share in the same folder, as opposed to having them spread out across the hard-disk. This way, you won't unnecessarily load in a bunch of media files that you don't plan on sharing.
Once you have added in all your media, the sharing section should list them. The "grey" refresh icon as opposed to the "black" one simply means that TVersity is still sorting through the media files.
We are now ready to test the connection and transcoding on the same PC.
Step 4: Testing the connection on the PC
Before we connect with the Xbox 360, let's first test the connection on the PC. To do this, open up Internet explorer or your favourite browser, and access this URL: http://localhost:41952
(41952 is the port that TVersity uses - change this to match the port setting you use if you changed the default setting)
If everything went well, you should now be able to access the TVersity interface in your browser, which is almost exactly the same as the standalone TVersity program. Go to the "Library" tab, and you can now browse your media library. Photos and audio files should open up, but the main thing we want to test is DivX/XviD transcoding, so go to the "Video" section and select a DivX/XviD file. Once clicked on, it should launch Windows Media Player (if is does not, refer to the troubleshooting section further down this section). Your system should be working in the background, but nothing will load for what seems like quite a long time. After a few minutes (sometimes only a few seconds, depending on the type and length of the video you have), playback should start in WMP. If this happens, it means that the test has been successful and you can skip to the next step.
If things didn't go well, then try these troubleshooting tips:
- If the TVersity interface does not launch in your browser, this probably means that you have not started the TVersity sharing service. Look for the TVersity tray icon, right click on it and select "Start Sharing". Also check your firewall settings again to make sure TVersity is allowed to run on the specified port. Also be sure to check the TVersity system requirements page to ensure you have met all the requirements (Flash 7 especially).
- If WMP is not launched when you click on the video link, then this suggests that WMV files may not be associated with WMP. To change the association, start WMP, right click on the title bar (next to the "Windows Media Player" text and select "Tools" -> "Options". Go to the "File Types" section and make sure the "Windows Media Video file (wmv)" is checked, if not, select it and press "OK". If you have any WMV files, you can open them and see if they do indeed open up in WMP - if not, you can right click on the WMV file, select "Open With" -> "Choose Program" and choose WMP (check the "Always use the selected program ..." option as well).
- If WMP opens, but after a while or immediately gives you an error, then go back to step 2: installation, and repeat the step (uninstall everything, and install everything again, making sure to select the exact settings as recommended in the step).
- If all else fails, then you might want to post your problem in the official TVersity support forum - remember that TVersity is still in beta, so problems are bound to be present (it's also free).
Step 5: Connecting to TVersity from the Xbox 360
We finally move to the Xbox 360. This tutorial assumes you've already setup the Xbox 360 for network and Internet connections.
Go to the "Media" blade and select "Video". Press the blue "X" button to go to the select source screen. Here, the name of your computer/Windows User Account should be listed. Select the computer that you wish to connect to and after a while, the shared folders on the computer will show up. Now all you have to do is to browse through the folders/files to select a video, and then play it. Couldn't be any simpler.
TVersity also shared pictures and audio files, and you can browse for those as well if you added them into the TVersity sharing section. Audio and image playback should be much more compatible than video playback, so you shouldn't run into any problems there.
We're done 
If things didn't go well, then try these troubleshooting tips:
- If you are unable to connect to the computer running TVersity, double check your firewall settings again. Also make sure the TVersity media sharing is actually enabled on the computer.
- Make sure that the Xbox 360 is not already connected to another media server or media center. Disconnect from any connected devices.
- If all else fails, then you might want to post your problem in the official TVersity support forum - remember that TVersity is still in beta, so problems are bound to be present (it's also free).
Need additional help? Why not post your questions in our Xbox 360 Forum!
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