PS3 can play AC3 5.1 channel DIVX movies ?? - Blu-ray Forum

kx11 · 12-23-2007, 09:22 PM

someone told me ps3 can't do it , but i tried it and....

i wonder if 360 can

shatta · 12-24-2007, 02:26 PM

even if u shutdown ur ps3 ,,,whne u turn it back on,,,even if its a week,,it continues playin from where u left off...

docjan_uk · 12-24-2007, 02:32 PM

Apparantly stuff encoded with DivX 3.1(1?) can't be played on the PS3.

I downloaded some divx file to test and of course it doesn't play on my PS3. Sigh.

statikcat · 12-24-2007, 04:17 PM

I am pretty sure 5.1 works with Mp4 AVC .. just encode with that. If it is something you found on the net.. then I have not tried it myself.

JakeNRoland · 12-24-2007, 06:13 PM

I watched a video last night coded with the 5.1 and it sounded fantastic. I love the Divx compatibility.

domerdel · 12-24-2007, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by statikcat

I am pretty sure 5.1 works with Mp4 AVC .. just encode with that. If it is something you found on the net.. then I have not tried it myself.

From my experience, MP4 "containers" cannot hold 5.1 audio, but apparently the AVI "container" (divx) can.

I need to convert MKV files to divx, but can't find mac software that can do this easy for me.

statikcat · 12-24-2007, 08:41 PM

I looked into Divx on my Mac for a bit..but with the 2gb file size limit it doesn't work for me. I convert all my dvds to Mp4 and to retain dvd quality some times they are a little over 2gb.

Handbrake can take dvds to mp4 and it says Doly Logic Pro which is 5.1 I believe. PS3 still reads it as 2ch.. but i do not have a 5.1 setup.

Shin-Ra · 12-24-2007, 10:37 PM

DivX 3.1 isn't supported because:

Quote:

Originally Posted by wiki

DivX 3.11 Alpha and later 3.xx versions refers to a hacked version of the Microsoft MPEG-4 Version 3 video codec (which was actually not MPEG-4 compliant), extracted around 1998 by French hacker Jérome Rota (also known as Gej) in Montpellier. The Microsoft codec, which originally required that the compressed output be put in an ASF file, was altered to allow other containers such as Audio Video Interleave (AVI). Rota hacked the Microsoft codec because newer versions of the Windows Media Player wouldn't play his video portfolio and résumé that were encoded with it. Instead of re-encoding his portfolio, Rota and German hacker Max Morice decided to reverse engineer the codec, which "took about a week".[1]
From 1998 through 2002, independent enthusiasts within the DVD-ripping community created software tools which dramatically enhanced the quality of video files that the DivX ;-) 3.11 Alpha and later 3.xx versions could produce. One notable tool is Nandub, a modification of the open-source VirtualDub, which features two-pass encoding (termed "Smart Bitrate Control" or SBC) as well as access to internal codec features.

cmcclure16 · 12-25-2007, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by statikcat

I looked into Divx on my Mac for a bit..but with the 2gb file size limit it doesn't work for me. I convert all my dvds to Mp4 and to retain dvd quality some times they are a little over 2gb.

Handbrake can take dvds to mp4 and it says Doly Logic Pro which is 5.1 I believe. PS3 still reads it as 2ch.. but i do not have a 5.1 setup.

Dolby Pro Logic is a 2ch surround mix.

bilbravo · 03-06-2008, 11:56 AM

Has anyone found a solution to rip DVDs to a divx file with 5.1? I have been using the "SUPER" program (just google "SUPER converter") which seems to do about everything. My PC will play them, but not the PS3. It's using DivX5. This is frustrating!

kx11 · 03-06-2008, 01:21 PM

^^^^
i'll give you a program hopefully it's not your SUPER program

it's gordian knot
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gordianknot

you have to learn how to use it simply from the help files or this site
http://forum.dead-donkey.com/viewtop...st=0&sk=t&sd=a

i have to tell you it'll take a lot of your pc's memory so don't work on anything while the program is joining the A/V/subtitle files

bilbravo · 03-06-2008, 01:37 PM

Thanks, I'll check it out.

By the way, the program I use is called "SUPER" ... I wasn't using super as a way to describe it :-) Although it is very nice, it will convert nearly any format to any other format--but for some reason I haven't hit the right combination of video/audio in the container that PS3 likes (although WMP and Kaffeine will play all of them).

neckedness · 03-07-2008, 06:29 PM

If encoded properly, the divx movie plays in DD5.1 and it'll sound great. Pic quality ain't bad either, just a little degraded from DVD, not bad for a movie on CD.

xtop · 03-07-2008, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kx11

i wonder if 360 can

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/xbox-360-...ect-329769.php

xtop · 03-07-2008, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neckedness

If encoded properly, the divx movie plays in DD5.1 and it'll sound great. Pic quality ain't bad either, just a little degraded from DVD, not bad for a movie on CD.

thats a big if tho, a lot of the files i've tried don't like working because of audio issues. hopefully sony continues with codec support

bilbravo · 03-07-2008, 06:54 PM

So I went back to SUPER and used the "Divx - all players" instead of "divx - 5/6" and it works... kind of. I get video and it looks great, but the sound doesn't come through. I get the DD set up on my receiver, but the icons that indicated which channels are active (in the corner, indicating the speak positions) keep flickering. Something isn't right.

Anyone seen this before?

aygie · 03-07-2008, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by domerdel

From my experience, MP4 "containers" cannot hold 5.1 audio, but apparently the AVI "container" (divx) can.

I need to convert MKV files to divx, but can't find mac software that can do this easy for me.

Visual Hub my friend. Yeah its $20 but look around the Mac sites, all of them love it and so do i. The best converting program for the Mac bar Compressor.

EDIT: Ta da! http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/

12-23-2007, 09:22 PM	#1
kx11 Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:28	PS3 can play AC3 5.1 channel DIVX movies ?? someone told me ps3 can't do it , but i tried it and.... i wonder if 360 can

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12-24-2007, 02:26 PM	#2
shatta Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:New York	even if u shutdown ur ps3 ,,,whne u turn it back on,,,even if its a week,,it continues playin from where u left off...

12-24-2007, 02:32 PM	#3
docjan_uk Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray reviews:5	Apparantly stuff encoded with DivX 3.1(1?) can't be played on the PS3. I downloaded some divx file to test and of course it doesn't play on my PS3. Sigh.

12-24-2007, 04:17 PM	#4
statikcat Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Washington, DC Blu-ray collection:67	I am pretty sure 5.1 works with Mp4 AVC .. just encode with that. If it is something you found on the net.. then I have not tried it myself.

12-24-2007, 06:13 PM	#5
JakeNRoland Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Bay Area, CA	I watched a video last night coded with the 5.1 and it sounded fantastic. I love the Divx compatibility.

12-24-2007, 08:41 PM	#7
statikcat Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Washington, DC Blu-ray collection:67	I looked into Divx on my Mac for a bit..but with the 2gb file size limit it doesn't work for me. I convert all my dvds to Mp4 and to retain dvd quality some times they are a little over 2gb. Handbrake can take dvds to mp4 and it says Doly Logic Pro which is 5.1 I believe. PS3 still reads it as 2ch.. but i do not have a 5.1 setup.

03-06-2008, 11:56 AM	#10
bilbravo Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:MD, USA Blu-ray collection:28	Has anyone found a solution to rip DVDs to a divx file with 5.1? I have been using the "SUPER" program (just google "SUPER converter") which seems to do about everything. My PC will play them, but not the PS3. It's using DivX5. This is frustrating!

03-06-2008, 01:21 PM	#11
kx11 Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:28	^^^^ i'll give you a program hopefully it's not your SUPER program it's gordian knot http://sourceforge.net/projects/gordianknot you have to learn how to use it simply from the help files or this site http://forum.dead-donkey.com/viewtop...st=0&sk=t&sd=a i have to tell you it'll take a lot of your pc's memory so don't work on anything while the program is joining the A/V/subtitle files

03-06-2008, 01:37 PM	#12
bilbravo Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:MD, USA Blu-ray collection:28	Thanks, I'll check it out. By the way, the program I use is called "SUPER" ... I wasn't using super as a way to describe it :-) Although it is very nice, it will convert nearly any format to any other format--but for some reason I haven't hit the right combination of video/audio in the container that PS3 likes (although WMP and Kaffeine will play all of them).

03-07-2008, 06:29 PM	#13
neckedness Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 2	If encoded properly, the divx movie plays in DD5.1 and it'll sound great. Pic quality ain't bad either, just a little degraded from DVD, not bad for a movie on CD.

03-07-2008, 06:54 PM	#16
bilbravo Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:MD, USA Blu-ray collection:28	So I went back to SUPER and used the "Divx - all players" instead of "divx - 5/6" and it works... kind of. I get video and it looks great, but the sound doesn't come through. I get the DD set up on my receiver, but the icons that indicated which channels are active (in the corner, indicating the speak positions) keep flickering. Something isn't right. Anyone seen this before?

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