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Posted: May 14th 2007 11:13AM (Unverified) said

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Actually it doesn't quite work. Version 3.0 locks up your Xbox360 about two minutes into any video that you are watching. So let's hope they are getting that fixed here soon.

Posted: May 14th 2007 11:16AM (Unverified) said

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I haven't had any trouble watching videos with the update.


I watched a few videos last night, beginning to end.

Posted: May 14th 2007 12:02PM (Unverified) said

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i'm going to set this up over the weekend .. one Q though - do you access the (MPEG4) videos through your iTunes library or need some extra software (like Flip4Mac mentioned on the Connect360 site) ?
thanks :)

Posted: May 14th 2007 12:05PM (Unverified) said

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Oh, yeah, it's great -- unless you actually use iTunes to buy music. Apparently you're encouraged to pirate or buy elsewhere so your music is fully compatible. The Apple DRM isn't supported on 360.

Posted: May 14th 2007 12:13PM (Unverified) said

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Here's my problem.. I'm wondering if anyone knows what the problem may be:

When I convert .mov or .mpg files to .mp4, they play with no problems on the 360...

But if I convert an AVI file to .mp4 using VisualHub or iSquint, it says the format is not supported. (Regardless of if I used H.264 or not)

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong here? Thanks for your help!

Posted: May 14th 2007 12:31PM (Unverified) said

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I've got the exact same problem, George.

Posted: May 14th 2007 12:32PM mikepaul said

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George: The audio codec list supported by the 360 is limited. Perhaps your converter is leaving an incompatible format in your new file?...

Posted: May 14th 2007 12:32PM (Unverified) said

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This update makes life good again. I am using ffmpegX to re-encode my DivX files into h.264 .mp4 format. And then they stream perfectly over to my 360 using Connect360 from my movies folder. The best part is, the file size goes down during the conversion, with literally no loss in quality.

Posted: May 14th 2007 12:39PM (Unverified) said

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Good call, Michael, thanks for the heads up. I'll check it out.

I'll also try ffmpegx tonight thanks to harma41's recommendation.

Thank you!

Posted: May 14th 2007 12:40PM (Unverified) said

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So what's a good conversion tool (pref. open source) to get DivX to MPEG4? I really wanna try this.

Posted: May 14th 2007 1:47PM MilitantRabbit said

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I tried the trial version, and since my music is not all in the iTunes folder, it can't locate all the tracks.

But that's just me.

Posted: May 14th 2007 2:29PM (Unverified) said

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I'll have to do the update tonight. Do i have to repay again if I already have the old version?

Posted: May 14th 2007 2:06PM (Unverified) said

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reply to: rinks

"10. So what's a good conversion tool (pref. open source) to get DivX to MPEG4? I really wanna try this."

You can use a program called FFmpegX to convert your DivX/Xvid files to .mp4/h.264 files that can decode on the 360. You can find this at: http://homepage.mac.com/major4/

Posted: May 14th 2007 2:26PM (Unverified) said

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Thanks, I'll check that out!
@11 : You can also stream internet radio from itunes and play through the xbox. Just add stations to a playlist- works super.

Posted: May 14th 2007 2:48PM (Unverified) said

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@14, no, the purchase includes lifetime upgrades.

Posted: May 14th 2007 5:20PM (Unverified) said

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ahh this is great i can watch all my videos on my big tv now!
This is by far the best feature the 360 has to offer in the new spring update IMO

For converting videos guys i use visual hub.

Posted: May 14th 2007 4:30PM (Unverified) said

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Installed v3.0 from previous... Xbox 360 attempts to play a video files and bounces back with an "unsupported format" error. The same MP4 (H.264) file plays fine from burned data DVD. Haven't tried rebooting everything to see if that kicks something into action.

Posted: May 14th 2007 5:56PM tubbynj said

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now what i want to know is, how can i get AAC audio files to play from my Windows XP PC to my 360?

Posted: May 14th 2007 7:52PM ZeroCorpse said

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I've had the lock-up two minutes in on an H.264 video, and the "you need to download an optional file" (or whatever) even though I've already got the optional media update.

So it's not quite fixed yet. However, these guys are good and they are quick with the updates. It will be working in no time.

Posted: May 14th 2007 9:34PM (Unverified) said

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Yup, the video freezes about 1 minute into playback. It does it with every single video. They all play fine if I run them from the portable hard drive.

Unsupported file error was fixed for me after I downloaded AAC plug in from the Xbox Live and overwrote the old one.

Hopefully it will be taken care of soon.

E.

Posted: May 16th 2007 8:30PM (Unverified) said

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I went through the exact same scenario as #20. Redownloaded the media update and movies then played ... but only for 1:30 tops. It's a sweet 1:30 ... so close!

Posted: May 24th 2007 1:27PM (Unverified) said

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What settings did you guys use on ffmpegX to convert lossless?

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