Serviio

Maybe I just don't understand DLNA, and this is expected behavior. Or maybe I have a Serviio issue or a Sony issue. I just don't know.

I have several DVD images on a disk attached to my PC with a standard format of top level folder with the movie name, a VIDEO_TS folder under that, and all the movie files (VTS_X_Y) in the VIDEO_TS folder. When I fire up my new Sony BDP-BX320, it sees Serviio and it sees my movies on my network. But, if I select Serviio and then select 'Movies', I get the filmstrip icon, the movie name, the MPEG icon, and the file date, all repeated several times, 1 for each VTS file. If I click on the first one, I get the main menu screen, but I can't move between menu items or select them. When I click on any other of the entries, I get one section of the movie, which plays and then stops. If instead of 'Movies' I select 'Folders', I can navigate the tree for a movie (top level folder, VIDEO_TS folder, contents of VIDEO_TS folder), but the menu still doesn't work and I still can't play the entire movie in one continuous go.

My old WD TV Live Plus handles these networked movies just as though it is a DVD player with a physical disk inserted in it, and that's what I was expecting out of the Serviio/Sony player combo. Is this simply not possible with DLNA, or do I have some sort of issue in my setup/configuration?

TIA...

Were you using the WDTV with Serviio? If so, then the issue is with your Sony player.

I've never tried ripping a DVD into the folder structure, so I can't comment on how it might work with other players. I never cared about ripping anything but the main video, and MakeMKV works perfectly for that. Someone else will need to chime in if there's a DLNA restriction about this.

I may try ripping a DVD into the TS folder structure, just to see if my Sony will handle it. Might be a few days before I get to it, though.

Thanks very much for the prompt reply. My WDTV box is running in "native" mode, that is, its normal non-DLNA mode. So unfortunately, the problem could still be anywhere. I'd be very grateful if you'd try to do a full rip to a VIDEO_TS folder and see what happens.

Thanks very much for the prompt reply. Unfortunately, my WDTV box is running in "native" mode, that is, not using DLNA. I'd very much appreciate it if you'd try to do a full rip to a TS folder structure and let me know what happens.

Serviio does not support DVD TS folder structure. It play each vob files as a unique movie file.
You have to rip your dvd on a mkv or merge VTS video files to one mpegts file stream.

There were some opened tickets about that :
https://bitbucket.org/xnejp03/serviio/i ... b-file-set
https://bitbucket.org/xnejp03/serviio/i ... of-vob-for
https://bitbucket.org/xnejp03/serviio/i ... e-to-deals
https://bitbucket.org/xnejp03/serviio/i ... so-backups

Yep, I tried ripping a disc to the folder structure and it's just a long string of files, all named the same and only the actual movie files have a length attached. It's just a mess.

I could see some value in having the entire disc content available, such as the making of documentaries, but to be honest I've never watched any straight from the disc so I probably wouldn't here either!