Version 4.0.0-a1 is released

[SharkHunter]

Change of default encoder was a hot/sensitive issue. Pls note the word default since it's implies that you can change it...

[Paradox]

Change of default encoder was a hot/sensitive issue. Pls note the word default since it's implies that you can change it...

Yes i know, i can switch back to Mencoder quite easily, changing to FFmpeg as the default does not bother me in the slightest. The point i was making is that if Mencoder is eventually entirely abandoned which i gather is the goal eventually, then a fix needs to be implemented for certain Sony, Panasonic and probably other devices which have aspect ratio issues. Mencoder had a well documented fix already as i mentioned. FFmpeg until this thread and Valibs superb solution did not.

[valib]

SubJunk we should test this pull request https://github.com/UniversalMediaServer ... r/pull/329

[Paradox]

While you have got your coding groove on valib Even though Mencoder may be scrapped at some point (or i assume that is the long term and reasonable goal) is there any way you can also tweak things see when

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CustomMencoderOptions =-vf softskip,expand=::::1:16/9:2,scale=1283:720 -lavcopts aspect=16/9

is set in the renderer.conf files it obeys the setting for web videos (ie contents of web.conf file).

It appears for a while for some reason that command line and i think any other 'CustomMencoderOptions' you place in a renderer.conf file are totally ignored when playing web video. It only implements the commands for local stored content. No idea why but i think that is another issue that popped up around version 2.5 (ish) and later.

Im assuming though i do not know much about this stuff its something in the source to do with either MEncoderVideo.java or MEncoderWebVideo.java.

Loving your OverrideVideoFilter command thus far for FFmpeg though, it works for local content and web content. Hope if that gets tested more and built in if it works for all devices.

Great work valib

[valib]

For the MEncoderWebVideo the 'CustomMencoderOptions' was never implemented. It is done only in the FFmpegWebVideo.

[xxx2]

Wii U browser don't open any media at this moment (Unsupported video format. Try install Adobe Flash). I have hope that will change in future Good job guys! I'm looking forward to the next release!

[Paradox]

For the MEncoderWebVideo the 'CustomMencoderOptions' was never implemented. It is done only in the FFmpegWebVideo.

Hmm looked into it a little more i may have been confused between Mencoder and PMSEncoder plugin on older versions of UMS and which video engine i was using in older versions of UMS for web content DOH!

Valib if you want to do a test build package with your fix included im happy to test though i assume you have tried and found it to work with your Panasonic TV already.

Wii U browser don't open any media at this moment (Unsupported video format. Try install Adobe Flash). I have hope that will change in future Good job guys! I'm looking forward to the next release!

Ive not tried the web interface in detail but a few thoughts. The Wii U does not support Adobe flash AFAIK only HTML5 so that could be the problem there.
Its DLNA web interface i believe also only handles .MP4 files. So if UMS is trying to transcode to MPEG2 as default then that could be the issue. Have you tried setting TSMuxer as the default engine in UMS and trying an .MP4 file on the WiiU? That may or may not work. Im also not entirely sure or not if the WiiU may need a renderer conf file. I say not sure because of the way the Wii U uses a web interface for accessing via DLNA. Does UMS recognise when its connected to the wii via the wii U web interface and what does UMS identify it as?

[Chyaddo]

[SubJunk]

Switching the default back to Mencoder is easy but i am concerned it will become less of a priority now or even eventually abandoned. At this point, FFmpeg just doesn't work acceptably with .ass subtitles...

We will not switch to using FFmpeg as the default engine in a stable release until it's working perfectly with subtitles.

[Chyaddo]