Transcode video Yamaha rx-a1010

[SteveO]

Hi

I would like to be able to stream video (music works) to my yamaha rx-a1010 receiver via UMS.

I am unable to do this - are there any tricks to getting this to work or will it not work with this receiver.

Any help appreciated - i have attached the log file.

Steve.

[DeFlanko]

make a custom CONF

[SteveO]

Thanks for the reply. I am new to this but have made the following .conf file. I now see sub-folders on my receiver but these are all grayed out. Have i missed something?
Thanks in advance

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Profile for Yamaha RX-A1010.
# See PS3.conf for a description of all possible configuration options.
#


RendererName=Yamaha RX-A1010
RendererIcon=yamaharxa1010.png
UserAgentSearch=RX-A1010
UserAgentAdditionalHeader=AV_Reciever/3.1
Video=true
Audio=true
Image=false
MediaInfo = true
SeekByTime=true
StreamExtensions=
TranscodeAudio=LPCM
TranscodeAudioTo441kHz=false
TranscodeVideo = MPEGPSAC3
MaxVideoWidth = 1920
MaxVideoHeight = 1080
TranscodeExtensions=
StreamExtensions =
CustomMencoderOptions =

[DeFlanko]

if its grey then i think that means the media you're trying to stream isn't a recognized format to the device.

youll have to put that file extension in the TranscodeExtensions= section

for example... if its an MP4 and or AVI

TranscodeExtensions=mp4,avi

each extension is separated by a comma.

also take a peak at some of the other yamaha conf's... i'm willing to bet if you add in the user-agent search for your a1010 to an existing yamaha conf it might work out for you those will be separated by PIPE |

[SpeedyQ]

Hi

I would like to be able to stream video (music works) to my yamaha rx-a1010 receiver via UMS.

I am unable to do this - are there any tricks to getting this to work or will it not work with this receiver.

Any help appreciated - i have attached the log file.

Steve.

I don't think it is possible to stream video directly to your receiver.
I have a Yamaha RX-V773 and as you said streaming works ok for music.
I don't think there are receivers around at all capable of streaming video directly (a receiver is not a renderer capable to display movie images).
What you can do is streaming directly to you DNLA supporting TV and then direct the sound of your tv via HDMI 1.4 and ARC (or via an optical cable).
If you use the HDMI/ARC option make sure that you use a HDMI 1.4 cable.

[SteveO]

Yes - I agree, it appears the RX-1010 does not handle video.

I am now trying to stream to my panasonic DMR-BWT700 blu ray player (tv does not support streaming). I have had some success modifying the panasonic tv .conf file and can now access video - the only issue i am now having is in keeping the aspect ratio correct. There is a KeepAspectRatio tag which I have set to true but this does not seem to work (upscales video to 1920, 1080 to match tv resolution) which stretches vertically some videos.

Cheers
Steve

[DeFlanko]

Yes - I agree, it appears the RX-1010 does not handle video.

I am now trying to stream to my panasonic DMR-BWT700 blu ray player (tv does not support streaming). I have had some success modifying the panasonic tv .conf file and can now access video - the only issue i am now having is in keeping the aspect ratio correct. There is a KeepAspectRatio tag which I have set to true but this does not seem to work (upscales video to 1920, 1080 to match tv resolution) which stretches vertically some videos.

Cheers
Steve

Code: Select all

KeepAspectRatio=true

is basically this in mencoder = expand=::::1:16\/9:4 (and if its NOT working... what version of UMS are you running?)
what that does is keeps the aspect ratio of the video and stretches is accordingly... remember not all videos are ripped equally.. for example:


Not all movies heights are 1080... this gives them this letterbox look...

KeepAspectRatio=true is to prevent movies from being stretched to full 1920 x 1080 if the movie's height is 1040...

[SteveO]

I'm running UMS 2.6.5. and have the following as part of my conf file
...
TranscodeVideo=MPEGPSAC3
TranscodeAudio=WAV
DefaultVBVBufSize=false
MuxH264ToMpegTS=true
MuxDTSToMpeg=false
WrapDTSIntoPCM=false
MuxLPCMToMpeg=true

MaxVideoWidth=1920
MaxVideoHeight=1080
H264Level41Limited=true
TranscodeAudioTo441kHz=false
TranscodeFastStart=true
TranscodedVideoFileSize=0

# If computer is low on resources it is better to avoid using bandwidth limit which is much CPU demanding
# It is better to lower quality settings by defining "CustomMencoderQualitySettings".
# By lowering quality also bitrate is decreased but it is not so CPU aggresive so it is preferred to use it this way
MaxVideoBitrateMbps=90
CustomMencoderQualitySettings=keyint=5:vqscale=1:vqmin=3:vqmax=5

KeepAspectRatio=true
RescaleByRenderer=false

AutoExifRotate=true
MimeTypesChanges=audio/wav=audio/L16|video/mp4=video/mpeg|video/mkv=video/mpeg
TranscodeExtensions=
StreamExtensions=
...
Please note that tThe MP4 video which is giving me the trouble is 1920 x 800 though there may be others which i havent looked at yet.

Thanks in advance

[DeFlanko]

Try it with one of the 3.0.0-aX versions...

It looks like in the mime type changes its converting mkv TO mpeg...

I can only assume then the media renderers "yamaha" can accept mpegs or mp4...

What does yamaha tech spec say about your device?