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fuel__2001 is offline fuel__2001
2010-05-15 , 21:45
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#1
Right ive been at this for some time and looking for posts to help but im stumped.

Ive got orb up and running on my windows box over my wireless LAN and the N900 detects orb.

Music streams fine but the video just wont play.

If i put the same video files locally on the N900 it plays without fault.

ive also tried TVersity just to see if i can replicate the problem with orb, which i can.

Any suggestions are much appreciated, as i'm sure i'm overlooking something quite simple.
 
gom4381 is offline gom4381
2010-05-15 , 22:06
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Maybe you need to change the settings for the video being streamed. I forgot which one as I don't have the N900 anymore. Maybe see if your upload speed is sufficient to handle streaming the video. The settings are on the bottom of the page I think where it shows the speed of the stream. Make sure you do a test to see which speed is good for you. Try the different codecs to see which works the best for you.
 
fuel__2001 is offline fuel__2001
2010-05-20 , 08:31
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Think i've worked out what going on, my windows file server hasn't got enough power to transcode the video files for the N900 which is why it only streams audio.

I tried using Knots and got much better results and video streamed although it was very jerky, my old Pentium III in my file server just cant keep up.
 
ukki is offline ukki
2010-05-20 , 09:29
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Originally Posted by fuel__2001 View Post
Think i've worked out what going on, my windows file server hasn't got enough power to transcode the video files for the N900 which is why it only streams audio.

I tried using Knots and got much better results and video streamed although it was very jerky, my old Pentium III in my file server just cant keep up.
If it's not HD material, you could get better results with the Passthrough profile. I'll try to release a new client soon that uses gstreamer for playback. It should then be faster and less demanding on battery.
 
fuel__2001 is offline fuel__2001
2010-05-20 , 09:57
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Originally Posted by ukki View Post
If it's not HD material, you could get better results with the Passthrough profile

Thanks ukki, the passthrough profile has done the trick (also i dont have any HD material), my PIII fileserver isn't even breaking sweat and the N900 playback seems faultless.

Wonderful stuff my daughter will be very happy she can now watch tom and jerry
 

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xuggs is offline xuggs
2010-05-23 , 10:51
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What is a passthrough profile? Is this something on Windows or the N900? Sorry for being a n00b. I have the same issue as fuel with my N900 and Orb. I can play Music but cant watch any videos.

Any help appreciated.
 
ukki is offline ukki
2010-05-24 , 17:59
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Originally Posted by xuggs View Post
What is a passthrough profile? Is this something on Windows or the N900? Sorry for being a n00b. I have the same issue as fuel with my N900 and Orb. I can play Music but cant watch any videos.

Any help appreciated.
He used Knots instead of Orb.
 

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xuggs is offline xuggs
2010-06-02 , 05:49
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Thanks ukki
 
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