Comments on: Setting Up Transcode 360 in Windows 7 with CW-Kid

By: Kay

Kay — Mon, 31 May 2010 02:58:09 +0000

(as of 5/30/2010)
Problem: Choppy playback in Windows 7 no matter what version of MEncoder or FFMpeg you use and no matter what default settings you try still choppiness occurs. I went through each and every suggestion on this site and others and nothing worked. I almost gave up.

I had this and thought it was just a Transcode 360 issue. Here’s what I did to fix it.

Get the LATEST MEncoder. If you have a dual or quad core get the latest MEncoder-MT (if using this one, rename to mencoder.exe). Also update to the latest build of FFMpeg. I used the ones from ps3Mediaserver site as listed above. Follow the default install instructions that are listed in the thread. After this I encountered massive choppy playback problems…

The FIX:
Now here’s what I did to fix the stutter, choppiness, off synch (or out of synch) issues:
UNINSTALL ALL CODECS YOU HAVE. Yes that’s right, including Divx, Ffdshow, K-lite codec pack and Shark007 (or whatever others you can find). Restart.

I only had bare minimum codecs installed and still had problems. Codec packs are apparently the WORST if you want to use Transcode 360.

Download latest AC3 Filter and the latest FFDShow. Install them with default settings and you should be ready to go! Reboot and kiss your stuttering goodbye! I can now

My default settings in Transcode 360:
Audio>
*Increase Volume By 7DB (optional)
*Always Boost Transcoded Audio (optional)

Video>
*MEncoder Transcoder

Advanced>
Xbox360-MEncoder
*Constant Audio – 320
*Average Video – 9000
*Maximum Video – 10000
*Downmix AC3 to stereo (optional)

By: Kevin T. Williams

Kevin T. Williams — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:31:30 +0000

After days of trying I finally got this working through my Linksys dma220 extender… Except, the audio is VERY corrupted and just not working right. I have tried changing all kinds of settings to no avail. I do get video now with .mov, .mkv, etc. but now the extender will not play the .avi that it used to handle on it’s own! Running Win-7 Ultimate x64

By: Salis

Salis — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:57:46 +0000

I have used the guide to install the Media Browser and Transcode 360 in Vista x64 to stream videos to my xbox360 and it worked fine.

I did an in-place upgrade of Vista x64 to Win 7 x64 (http://techlog5.blogspot.com) and now it is giving me the same message as above that it is unable to queue and stream, when I access the video files directly. The Media Browser is not at all working in the extender, however it is working fine under the Win 7.

I have tried uninstalling and re-installing Transcode 360 and Media Browser but of no use.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:54:12 +0000

i tested it on windows 7 its work perfectly you dont have to transcode the video just play it and its working mkv ok avi ok dvd files ok just have some problems with hd movies 720p or 1080p its working but the image quality very low looks like screeners.
ps i used the combined community codec pack.

By: BNM

BNM — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:05:25 +0000

I use the last version of W7 (7600).
This is the official retail version that I had from my technet account. Everything is working for me except 2 problems.

1/ movie can take 2 minutes to come to the DMA2100. When it came it is working well.

2/ When I transcode a DVD, it is imposible to have another language than english a,d whatever the setup I made.

By: D2K

D2K — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:05:10 +0000

Issue… I have Transcoder 360 working with Windows 7, sort of. As mentioned in some posts prior, I’m running with T360 1.6.3, most current FF and Mencoder, and the reg edit as per the guide.

Most movies work perfect. Quality is fantastic and all is well.. However, I have some movies which do not read the correct video length and T360 will cut off the movie early. Works fine just playing from win7 machine through media center. Checked the IFO file with an app and it is correct in there. (by the way, these are straight DVD backups in VOB format.)

Anyone else run into this? any ideas?

By: JazJon

JazJon — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:59:12 +0000

Wow I thought transcode 360 was dead, good to see it might work on Win 7. (mixed results it seems)

I remember that I had better luck getting to actually work running the program in the system tray rather than as a service. I could never get it to work if I ran as a service. (dont know why)

So what’s the deal with the offical transcode 360 site? Will they ever update the code to make it work easier for everyone? (instead of having to read page after page of hit or miss work around hacks) It looks like he just finally made a post this week. (after more than a year of silence)

http://www.runtime360.com/

Why are his versions 4.x ? I remember the whole project was handed off from one person to another a few years ago. It’s pretty confusing where the latest and greatest code is located. I’ll try the links provided in this thread rather than the old main site for now. Let’s hope something updated comes out soon though! (his annoucment sounds promsing)

By: MrMarc

MrMarc — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:21:03 +0000

I wouldn’t recommend giving the media extender’s account, let alone the guest account, admin access, but if that works for you, go for it.

For everyone else who’s a bit apprehensive, you can check out my post over at thegreenbutton.com explaining what I did to get it working on a fresh installation of 64-bit Windows 7: http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/permalink/376239/376155/ShowThread.aspx#376155

By: elite

elite — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:42:54 +0000

give admin premission where ?

By: Another Dude

Another Dude — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:52:23 +0000

Hey Guys,
ranover your problems here and i think i have
another solution that crack me up a bit…
with an xbox 360 you need to give ADMIN premision
on your pc so he could get the files.
my problem is that my xbox is hacked and w7
wants to update after the fall update.
can anyone maybe help me with this?