Air Video mkv 1080p files

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mobilemario

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• Oct 15, 2010

• #1

has anyone successfully streamed 1080p mkv file to ipad ?
I try to stream it from my mbp 13" on my time capsule network
and only get Slow/Choppy video playback.

 

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aaronw1986

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• Oct 15, 2010

• #2

Not 1080, but 720 has worked fine.

 

petvas

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• Oct 15, 2010

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I do that all the time with no issues. Of course Air Video converts the files live and downsizes them to 720p. The Air Video Server runs on a brand new Mac Pro. Before that I had a first gen. Mac Pro and sometimes it couldn't keep up with live conversion. The new model is much better at that

 

MrMoore

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• Oct 15, 2010

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No mine always choked. I assume it was because I was only on 802.11g for wireless.

 

henrikrox

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Why the hell would you stream 1920x1080 pixels to a 1024x768 display.

 

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mobilemario

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• Oct 15, 2010

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even 720p won't play smoothly for me ?

 

petvas

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henrikrox said:

Why the hell would you stream 1920x1080 pixels to a 1024x768 display.

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I download 1080p mkv files and I don't see why I should bother converting them to anything else. Air Video handles live conversion great on my Mac Pro.

 

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mobilemario

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mobilemario said:

even 720p won't play smoothly for me ?

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ok streamed the 720p file from a hard drive instead of from time capsule
it's working now