xbox dashboard update.

[ArchAnGeL]

Yes, as long as the video codec used is MPEG4 based, ie divx or xvid.....
Other video codecs aren't supported.

To test, I just burnt a few divx encoded .avi's to a CD-R and they worked no problem

To quote the video blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/xboxteam/archive/2007/11/30/december-2007-video-playback-faq.aspx:


Xbox 360 supports the following for AVI:

· File Extensions: .avi, .divx
· Containers: AVI
· Video Profiles: MPEG-4 Part 2, Simple & Advanced Simple Profile
· Video Bitrate: 5 Mbps with resolutions of 1280 x 720 at 30fps. See question number 11 for more information.
· Audio Profiles: Dolby® Digital 2 channel and 5.1 channel, MP3
· Audio Max Bitrate: No restrictions. See question number 11 for more information.

Reading through that blog post it says h.264 is supported but you need to change the extension to .avi?

Does renaming .mkv as .avi work? I'd try but I am not at home.

 

[Kreeeee]

Ah... it's all so much more responsive now

 

[Wrathamon]

Does renaming .mkv as .avi work? I'd try but I am not at home.

.mkv container is different to .avi - renaming files doesn't change the container format inside the file

 

[~J~]

Just got mine updated:

Like the the new way you can go through the XBLA game with the bumper buttons to sort them all out.

Still FAIL TO SEE why a console of this calibre has to count on screen how many XBLA games you have before you can do anything though!!

 

[Phil99]

Ah... it's all so much more responsive now

Definitely, amazed at how much of a difference this has made!

 

[wedgie]

I'm tempted by Fable, Fahrenheit and Psychnauts having never played any of them, except I don't have time to play the recent games I have never mind older Xbox games.

 

[kidloco]

damn, none of my vids work after the update, seems they are all xvid codecs, oh well

 

[Wrathamon]

I'm tempted by Fable, Fahrenheit and Psychnauts having never played any of them, except I don't have time to play the recent games I have never mind older Xbox games.

I was looking at the Xbox Originals .... 1200 points .... and thought it would probably be far cheaper to buy it as an original disc of an auction or something! (Plus with only a premium HD ... and games weighing in at the likes of 5.3GB for Psychonauts ... I wont have room for many!)

 

[Wrathamon]

damn, none of my vids work after the update, seems they are all xvid codecs, oh well

xvid is a MPEG4 video codec that should work.....

so next question is what codec is the audio encoded with in the files?

 

[wannabedamned]

xvid is a MPEG4 video codec that should work.....

so next question is what codec is the audio encoded with in the files?

AC3 is supported too now right? Gonna try my collection out, which is pretty much xvid + AC3. Fingers crossed all is well

 

[londonbairn]

AC3 is supported too now right? Gonna try my collection out, which is pretty much xvid + AC3. Fingers crossed all is well

Do you use Media Center? Can you confirm wether you can play DiVX/XViD via Media Center or must you go through Dashboard?

 

[PiKe]

Still FAIL TO SEE why a console of this calibre has to count on screen how many XBLA games you have before you can do anything though!!

I imagine what it's actually doing is verifying the licences.

 

[wedgie]

I was looking at the Xbox Originals .... 1200 points .... and thought it would probably be far cheaper to buy it as an original disc of an auction or something! (Plus with only a premium HD ... and games weighing in at the likes of 5.3GB for Psychonauts ... I wont have room for many!)

Good point, the small HDD is quite a big problem.

 

[kidloco]

Do you use Media Center? Can you confirm wether you can play DiVX/XViD via Media Center or must you go through Dashboard?

good point, i only tried doing it with media centre, tried around 20 xvid avis and nothing worked.

 

[sunlitsix]

this update is freakin sweet!
and theres a ton of new content on the marketplace which is even better


edit : i still cant change the child account :/

 

[Wrathamon]

And DRAT!

For some stupid reason, the 360 won't play these new files unless it's signed in to Xbox Live. I quite often take my 360 away with me on trips so I can watch vids or play games. It seems it's restricted to WMVs only when not connected.

Works fine for me when not on live. I switched off xbox, unplugged the ethernet, switch on .... and the .avi's I had on CD-R still play fine.

There's no reason for MS to restrict it to only play them when signed into live!

 

[Wrathamon]

AC3 is supported too now right? Gonna try my collection out, which is pretty much xvid + AC3. Fingers crossed all is well

AC3 isn't listed as a supported audio codec ... again, from the same paste I did before:

1. What exactly does the Xbox 360 support for AVI?

Xbox 360 supports the following for AVI:

· File Extensions: .avi, .divx
· Containers: AVI
· Video Profiles: MPEG-4 Part 2, Simple & Advanced Simple Profile
· Video Bitrate: 5 Mbps with resolutions of 1280 x 720 at 30fps. See question number 11 for more information.
· Audio Profiles: Dolby® Digital 2 channel and 5.1 channel, MP3
· Audio Max Bitrate: No restrictions. See question number 11 for more information.

 

[z0mbi3]

So any other current xbox original owners thinking of a 360 now?

I'll be very tempted once I get an hdtv.

 

[robbiemc]

When I tried to play an Xvid through dashboard (i.e not through Media Centre) it prompted me to download a media update. Once that was downloaded the Xvid plays fine.

 

[Wej]

Yay! DivX working perfectly (not sure why I had to do another download after the update, but there you go).

/me is happy