I just downloaded and installed Rivet, and my 360 seemed to recognize it instantly. It found all my music and movies on my laptop, in itunes and in the folders i specified. I'm not sure if it updates play counts, but it does show playlists. The fact that it also does PS3 streaming, (which I have yet to try) means that it is replacing connect360 in my menu bar. I have been looking for this program for a long time. Thanks, nusynergy for pointing it out to me.
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streaming media from mac to PS3?
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I just tried streaming to my PS3. over wireless it stuttered every couple of seconds so I will have to try it again once I get an ethernet cable to my PS3. I was surprised it was stuttering on ipod touch formatted video. I'd assume that it would be fine with audio or pictures.
An earlier poster had asked about streaming media from a hard drive connected to an Airport Base station. I know the AEBS doesn't have UPnP and instead has a different protocol, but if I could get the PS3 to see my hard drive, that could save me some grief and money.
Nullriver Mediaconnet
This is working fine for me
http://www.nullriver.com/products/medialink
Nullriver Medialink
This is working fine for me
http://www.nullriver.com/products/medialink
Nullriver Medialink
I've tried MediaLink and it's just ok for me:
Music - works fine, but controls are very unresponsive. The music will play without interruption, but it takes 10-20 seconds to go to the next track. Quite annoying.
Video - works fine with very low res videos, but starts skipping badly with any remotely mid resolution videos. (struggles with SD, never mind HD).
Photos - iPhoto sharing doesn't work; but can view still images.
Music - works fine, but controls are very unresponsive. The music will play without interruption, but it takes 10-20 seconds to go to the next track. Quite annoying.
Video - works fine with very low res videos, but starts skipping badly with any remotely mid resolution videos. (struggles with SD, never mind HD).
Photos - iPhoto sharing doesn't work; but can view still images.
For me, the PS3 is the problem. I've tried streaming media with MediaLink and with Rivet, and on the PS3 all movies stop and start, even low-res ones. Also when playing music, it takes 10-20 seconds to start playing the next song.
On my 360, same network, streaming the same files from Rivet (not sure if MediaLink works with the 360, haven't tried) - no problem. The same videos play without a hitch, and songs start playing within a second or two.
sorry for bringing back this thread! but i think this aspect of ps3s + macs is VERY important!
was a little dissapointed when i streamed a 1080p rip to the ps3, it looked a bit degraded, then i realised i missed a setting somewhere and now i have it "lossless". i have yet to try streaming again, my brother is playing
streaming over gigabit ethernet btw
edit: also, under transcoding settings->audio file engines, both mplayer and ffmpeg options have no settings! is this because i havent got these engines installed? or because thats just how it is? i want to find out how to force subtitles off, it played in some weird language on the last movie i watched even though i had "definietely disable subtitles" ticked.
+2. got a ps3 about 3 days ago. found media server and its working great so far. i have a variety of formats with both video and audio, and this seems to work the best.
was a little dissapointed when i streamed a 1080p rip to the ps3, it looked a bit degraded, then i realised i missed a setting somewhere and now i have it "lossless". i have yet to try streaming again, my brother is playing
streaming over gigabit ethernet
btwnot sure if the $20 is worth it tbh, media server is free! the fact that media link cannot stream m4a is a big loss too.
edit: also, under transcoding settings->audio file engines, both mplayer and ffmpeg options have no settings! is this because i havent got these engines installed? or because thats just how it is? i want to find out how to force subtitles off, it played in some weird language on the last movie i watched
even though i had "definietely disable subtitles" ticked.
indeed it does, provided that you have java support installed
its written in java so it runs on macs/pcs/linux etc.Couldn't get MediaServer to work for me
I'm sticking with MediaLink even though it costs money.
A bit of sillyness (I'm a complete newbie to networking)
1) Do you have to be on the same network to connect the Mac and the PS3?
2) If I handed out my authentication code to a friend (that's what costs $20), is there anyway he could look at the information over my Mac?
3) Any security risks to using this kind of software?
I realize these are silly questions, appreciate the help
I'm sticking with MediaLink even though it costs money.
A bit of sillyness (I'm a complete newbie to networking)
1) Do you have to be on the same network to connect the Mac and the PS3?
2) If I handed out my authentication code to a friend (that's what costs $20), is there anyway he could look at the information over my Mac?
3) Any security risks to using this kind of software?
I realize these are silly questions, appreciate the help
thats a shame. its probably one or two settings. take a look here if you decide to stick with ps3ms. ill help you
gotta start somewhere
yes
no
no.
hope that cleared it up for you
just wondering if the whole stuttering thing with the video streaming is because of the format/quality of the video...
I did read above that the higher resolution videos tend to be like this.. I was kinda hoping it was just buffering... but the strange thing is I was able to play a medium resolution movie no problem but then had problems with the stuttering with a poor resolution pron video....
Are there settings that I can tweek? and is WMP on W7 a lot better? I have W7 bootcamped on my MBP but didn't get a chance to try it last night....
I did read above that the higher resolution videos tend to be like this.. I was kinda hoping it was just buffering... but the strange thing is I was able to play a medium resolution movie no problem but then had problems with the stuttering with a poor resolution pron video
....Are there settings that I can tweek? and is WMP on W7 a lot better? I have W7 bootcamped on my MBP but didn't get a chance to try it last night....
PlayOn - on my iMac
I've been using PlayOn on my 3Ghz iMac (Early 2009, 24") with my PS3. Not surprisingly, through Bootcamp on Windows 7, it works fabulously
However, I had been running it under Windows XP SP3 on Virtualbox and thought all was well because I mostly use it to show cartoons to my kids. I was pretty happy with this arrangement.
But last week, I decided to watch an episode of Lost I had missed, and oh boy, it stuttered like crazy. Rebooting in Bootcamp, no stuttering. Clearly, VirtualBox does not have as much Oomph as I thought, even though PlayOn reports CPU Performance as "High" (Under Win7/Bootcamp, it is Max, by contrast).
I will try Fixing the video quality to High or even Medium and see if this helps.
I've been using PlayOn on my 3Ghz iMac (Early 2009, 24") with my PS3. Not surprisingly, through Bootcamp on Windows 7, it works fabulously
However, I had been running it under Windows XP SP3 on Virtualbox and thought all was well because I mostly use it to show cartoons to my kids. I was pretty happy with this arrangement.
But last week, I decided to watch an episode of Lost I had missed, and oh boy, it stuttered like crazy. Rebooting in Bootcamp, no stuttering. Clearly, VirtualBox does not have as much Oomph as I thought, even though PlayOn reports CPU Performance as "High" (Under Win7/Bootcamp, it is Max, by contrast).
I will try Fixing the video quality to High or even Medium and see if this helps.
I've been using PlayOn on my 3Ghz iMac (Early 2009, 24") with my PS3. Not surprisingly, through Bootcamp on Windows 7, it works fabulously
However, I had been running it under Windows XP SP3 on Virtualbox and thought all was well because I mostly use it to show cartoons to my kids. I was pretty happy with this arrangement.
But last week, I decided to watch an episode of Lost I had missed, and oh boy, it stuttered like crazy. Rebooting in Bootcamp, no stuttering. Clearly, VirtualBox does not have as much Oomph as I thought, even though PlayOn reports CPU Performance as "High" (Under Win7/Bootcamp, it is Max, by contrast).
I will try Fixing the video quality to High or even Medium and see if this helps.
transcoding takes quite a bit of CPU power. virtual machines just dont have the power required to do that, there are so many extra cycles added to the CPU its not funny.
use PS3 MediaServer
PlayOn v. PS3 MediaServer
I was hopeful PlayOn on VirtualBox would work because it shows "High" under CPU Performance...the next step up is "Max". Given there is a Medium and a Low below High, I would think it would be enough! Grumble, grumble.
PlayOn gives vastly more options than PS3 Mediaserver, which doesn't even remember what local video sources I picked from the last time I launched it. Kind of annoying reentering it every time. And not loving the Java interface either. Yecch. But more importantly, I can watch Hulu and so much more Web TV programming through PlayOn---doesn't seem to be part of PS3 Mediaserver's mission statement. Not really comparable products.
I also have a TiVo HD, which works really well with pyTiVoX---the interface is better than PS3 Mediaserver, and it remembers the video sources from launch to it (nicely integrated with the Mac menu bar, too). PyTiVoX handles transcoding very well and even supports "Push" (though you have to be careful about pushing formats that the TiVo can actually play; the transcoding streaming is much more flexible). Of course, you do need a Tivo for this, whereas with PS3 Mediaserver, you just need a PS3 (i.e. no subscription). Given I have both, I like pyTiVoX better. It is just too bad there is nothing like PlayOn for the Mac.
transcoding takes quite a bit of CPU power. virtual machines just dont have the power required to do that, there are so many extra cycles added to the CPU its not funny.
use PS3 MediaServer
I was hopeful PlayOn on VirtualBox would work because it shows "High" under CPU Performance...the next step up is "Max". Given there is a Medium and a Low below High, I would think it would be enough! Grumble, grumble.
PlayOn gives vastly more options than PS3 Mediaserver, which doesn't even remember what local video sources I picked from the last time I launched it. Kind of annoying reentering it every time. And not loving the Java interface either. Yecch. But more importantly, I can watch Hulu and so much more Web TV programming through PlayOn---doesn't seem to be part of PS3 Mediaserver's mission statement. Not really comparable products.
I also have a TiVo HD, which works really well with pyTiVoX---the interface is better than PS3 Mediaserver, and it remembers the video sources from launch to it (nicely integrated with the Mac menu bar, too). PyTiVoX handles transcoding very well and even supports "Push" (though you have to be careful about pushing formats that the TiVo can actually play; the transcoding streaming is much more flexible). Of course, you do need a Tivo for this, whereas with PS3 Mediaserver, you just need a PS3 (i.e. no subscription). Given I have both, I like pyTiVoX better. It is just too bad there is nothing like PlayOn for the Mac.
never heard of this playOn, and the fact that it isnt mac compatible isnt an option for me. noway am i going to have ANOTHER virtual machine just for one program. can PlayOn transcode uncompressed BD rips for me like PS3MS can?
i have no need for tivo or hulu or all that crap, i only have 25GB of downloads per month.
all im currently annoyed about is that PS3MS (on mac side) cannot transcode cant demux VC-1 & DTS into the correct mpeg & AC3 audio. totally annoying, i need to find another program to do that now, and i dont want to compress them in handbrake. tsmuxer cant do it either.
just thought I'd add, 'Vuze'
which used to be Azure torrent downloader has a built in devices system which lets you stream to your ps3 through the router,
just found this thread while trying to find something better (although Vuze works pretty well)
Vuze also has a plugin (which i didnt get) for streaming your itunes to ps3
ALSO, this doesnt use UPnP which is nice for those who cant be arsed with its frustrating setup
which used to be Azure torrent downloader has a built in devices system which lets you stream to your ps3 through the router,
just found this thread while trying to find something better (although Vuze works pretty well)
Vuze also has a plugin (which i didnt get) for streaming your itunes to ps3
ALSO, this doesnt use UPnP which is nice for those who cant be arsed with its frustrating setup
