Mac user with a PS3

Ok, I have searched here and have read the FAQ to no avail. How the heck do I get my PS3 to play all my .mov files? I used to run PS3 Media Server, but got tired of waiting for them to update that software on the Mac. I found Serviio and tried it out. So far I really like it. Very FAST. It plays all my other video files PSM used to play EXCEPT for any .MOV files though. I either get data corrupt or not compatible message. They ether come from Apple movie trailers of my little Kodak PlaySport. Can someone help me out here?

[Illico]

Could you post "ffmpeg-i" result of your .mov file (see my signature links)? Also MediaInfo result.

Those ffmpeg -i instructions make no sense at all to a Mac person. I found the executable ffmpeg by showing package contents of the Serviio app. I opened it but it wont let me run any commands. Running the command in a new terminal window was fruitless. Walk me through it please.

Opinion: While this software clearly has advantages over PS3 Media Server, I never had to go through anything like this when setting it up. Kind of a pain for the non-techie... although, I'm smart enough to be a web developer. Hopefully I can figure this out.

FYI: Here is some information I was able to collect from QuickTime player about the MOV files I typically try to stream:

Kodak PlaySport HD Video Camera:
H.264
1920x1080
AAC 48,000hz
29.97fps

Apple Quicktime Movie Trailers:
H.264
1920x800
AAC 44,100hz
23.98fps

Not sure if that will help...

[Illico]

Please provide MediaInfo result of your .mov file

We need h264 encoding settings: profile, level,etc.

Kodak PlaySport:
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : QuickTime
Codec ID : qt
File size : 55.9 MiB
Duration : 57s 157ms
Overall bit rate : 8 200 Kbps
Movie name/More : KODAK PlaySport Video Camera, Zx3
Encoded date : UTC 2011-05-04 13:54:16
Tagged date : UTC 2011-05-04 13:54:16
Origin : Digital Camera
AMBA :


Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4.2
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=15
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 57s 157ms
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 8 062 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 40.0 Mbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.292
Stream size : 54.9 MiB (98%)
Title : Ambarella AVC / Ambarella AVC
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2011-05-04 13:54:16
Tagged date : UTC 2011-05-04 13:54:16

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 57s 152ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 893 KiB (2%)
Title : Ambarella AAC / Ambarella AAC
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2011-05-04 13:54:16
Tagged date : UTC 2011-05-04 13:54:16


Quicktime Movie Trailer:
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : QuickTime
Codec ID : qt
File size : 135 MiB
Duration : 2mn 27s
Overall bit rate : 7 678 Kbps
Movie name : Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Movie name/More : In theaters 2011
Encoded date : UTC 2011-05-18 16:28:16
Tagged date : UTC 2011-05-18 16:34:39
Writing application : CoreMediaAuthoring 706, CoreMedia 484.20, i386
Writing library : Apple QuickTime
Copyright : © 2011 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved

Video
ID : 2
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=2, N=58
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 2mn 27s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 7 409 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 800 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.201
Stream size : 131 MiB (96%)
Title : Core Media Video
Encoded date : UTC 2011-05-18 16:28:16
Tagged date : UTC 2011-05-18 16:34:39
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio
ID : 1
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 2mn 27s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 264.6 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 4.58 MiB (3%)
Title : Core Media Audio
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2011-05-18 16:28:16
Tagged date : UTC 2011-05-18 16:34:39

[Illico]

Format profile : Main@L4.2

H264 profile is too high for the PS3, limited to 4.1

You probably have to transode the video to mpeg2.

Color me confused... These files play fine when copied to the PS3 internal hard drive. No converting needed.

[Illico]

Color me confused... These files play fine when copied to the PS3 internal hard drive. No converting needed.

Confused too...no more ideas.
Try remux these files manually into mpeg2ts or try re-encode video and audio to mpeg2/ac3 with Tsmuxer or ffmpeg.
The problem is not due to Serviio...its in the side of ffmpeg or PS3 decoder...

Really? Someone on this forum must have a way to watch Quicktime movies with Serviio on a Mac? If I have to convert videos, then Serviio is not the solution for me. Might have to go back to the clunky out-dated PSM. Sadly, the Mac version hasn't been updated in over a year. I want to get this to work though...

[Illico]

First test:

Could you edit the profiles.xml file and edit the PS3 section with that following, save, then restart serviio service

  Code:

   <Profile id="4" name="Playstation 3" extendsProfileId="1">
      <Detection>
         <HttpHeaders>
            <X-AV-Client-Info>.*PLAYSTATION 3.*</X-AV-Client-Info>
         </HttpHeaders>   
      </Detection>
      <MediaFormatProfiles>
         <MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/divx">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>
      </MediaFormatProfiles>
      <Transcoding>
         <!--
            remux MKV with any video to MPEG2TS and possibly change audio to ac3, also AVI anfd FLV with H264
         -->
         <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="ac3">
            <Matches container="matroska" />
            <Matches container="avi" vCodec="h264" />
            <Matches container="flv" vCodec="h264" />
            <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" />
         </Video>
         <!-- all other unplayable files just transcode to mpeg2 -->
         <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="ac3" targetVCodec="mpeg2video">
            <Matches container="flv" />
         </Video>
      </Transcoding>
      <LimitImageResolution>false</LimitImageResolution>
   </Profile>

[Illico]

Second test:

Could you try with that:

  Code:

   <Profile id="4" name="Playstation 3" extendsProfileId="1">
      <Detection>
         <HttpHeaders>
            <X-AV-Client-Info>.*PLAYSTATION 3.*</X-AV-Client-Info>
         </HttpHeaders>   
      </Detection>
      <MediaFormatProfiles>
         <MediaFormatProfile mime-type="video/divx">AVI</MediaFormatProfile>
      </MediaFormatProfiles>
      <Transcoding>
         <!-- Transcode all h264 video with HIGH/MAIN > Level 4.1 on MPEG-TS stream with MPEG2VIDEO and ac3 audio transcoding -->
         <!--  expected profile MPEG_TS_SD_EU/MPEG_TS_SD_NA/MPEG_TS_SD_KO -->
         <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetVCodec="mpeg2video" targetACodec="ac3" aBitrate="384">
            <Matches container="avi" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
            <Matches container="avi" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
            <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
            <Matches container="matroska" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
            <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" profile="high" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
            <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" profile="main" levelGreaterThan="4.1" />
         </Video>
         <!--
            remux MKV with any video to MPEG2TS and possibly change audio to ac3, also AVI anfd FLV with H264
         -->
         <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="ac3">
            <Matches container="matroska" />
            <Matches container="avi" vCodec="h264" />
            <Matches container="flv" vCodec="h264" />
            <Matches container="mp4" vCodec="h264" />
         </Video>
         <!-- all other unplayable files just transcode to mpeg2 -->
         <Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="ac3" targetVCodec="mpeg2video">
            <Matches container="flv" />
         </Video>
      </Transcoding>
      <LimitImageResolution>false</LimitImageResolution>
   </Profile>

Thanks for the suggestions. Where do I find that file on my Mac?

[Illico]

Sorry I'm not a Mac user...search on forum.

None of my logical searches came up with anything. What should I search for?

[moltra]

Start looking in this directory.

/Applications/Serviio.app/Contents/MacOS

Nope. Only thing in there is ffmpeg and JavaApplicationStub. When I do a search on my system for profiles.xml, nothing comes up. Obviously it's hidden somewhere...

[moltra]

did you look under the serviio.app directory?

Nope. Serviio and Serviio Console are the only things there.

Found it. I had to right-click on the app, and show package contents. It's located in Serviio.app/Contents/Resources/Java/config/profiles.xml The average Mac user would never know where to find that. That info should be stickied somewhere on this forum.