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Networks and Remotes => Media Network => Topic started by: helpme on December 21, 2013, 03:21:29 pm

Title: WDTV Live not playing AVI files via MC19
Post by: helpme on December 21, 2013, 03:21:29 pm

HI,

I have been having sucess streaming video to my WDTV Live units with MC19 (and some help from the forum)

The only files I can't stream are .AVI

I have MC19 set to not transcode and all other files I have tried work.  (mkv, MP4, MPG)

The AVI files play fine on the WDTV Live when I put them on a USB. VIa MC19 I get a message telling me the file format is not supported.

Any help would be appreciated. :(

Title: Re: WDTV Live not playing AVI files via MC19
Post by: helpme on December 29, 2013, 02:59:28 am

Any Suggestions on things I can/should check ?

Title: Re: WDTV Live not playing AVI files via MC19
Post by: cncb on December 31, 2013, 09:24:52 am

I have similar problems playing FLAC audio files (they play fine via USB but fail via DLNA).  Unfortunately, unless WD provides a fix I think your only options are to have MC transcode your AVI files or remux them to another container.

Title: Re: WDTV Live not playing AVI files via MC19
Post by: helpme on January 01, 2014, 06:43:24 pm

Thanks for the reply.

I will try the transcode route first.

Any hints on how to just transcode teh .AVI files ? (as everything else is working fine)

Thanks,
Stephen

Title: Re: WDTV Live not playing AVI files via MC19
Post by: cncb on January 02, 2014, 10:47:15 am

In MC's DLNA server configuration you can try the "Specified output format only when necessary" for the Video Mode and hope that the WD reports that it only needs AVI converted and not the other types.  I would probably recommend remuxing if you don't have a lot of files to do.