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Media Applications Recommendations
I seek opinions, recommendations, etc. from users with experience with the applications avaiable for my new RN102 as to which I should use for sending Photos and maybe music and videos from the NAS to...
Stephen,
I think I discovered something. I searched the Internet for short MP4 test files, found a couple and downloaded them, moved those to my NAS Video folder and Plex does play those files, just fine. Then I compared the Info in Plex on those files with the MP4 files I am creating. The one consistant difference is that my files which do not work show "Web optimized = No" in both the Media and Video sections.
I found some short trialer files on some DVDs I own to use for testing my ripping process, so that helps my experimenting process (few minutes to create an output MP4 file). I use Handbrake to produce the MP4 files and nothing I have found yet will set the MP4 files I create with the Web optimized setting to Yes. The Handbrake toggle setting for Web optimized makes no difference in the output file. I beleive I am using the latest version of Handbrake (3680svn 64-bit).
So, I think I need a better MP4 file creater that sets that Web optimized value it appears the Plex software on the RN102 is good. I'll be searching for help from the Handbrake forum or where ever.
I think I discovered something. I searched the Internet for short MP4 test files, found a couple and downloaded them, moved those to my NAS Video folder and Plex does play those files, just fine. Then I compared the Info in Plex on those files with the MP4 files I am creating. The one consistant difference is that my files which do not work show "Web optimized = No" in both the Media and Video sections.
I found some short trialer files on some DVDs I own to use for testing my ripping process, so that helps my experimenting process (few minutes to create an output MP4 file). I use Handbrake to produce the MP4 files and nothing I have found yet will set the MP4 files I create with the Web optimized setting to Yes. The Handbrake toggle setting for Web optimized makes no difference in the output file. I beleive I am using the latest version of Handbrake (3680svn 64-bit).
So, I think I need a better MP4 file creater that sets that Web optimized value it appears the Plex software on the RN102 is good. I'll be searching for help from the Handbrake forum or where ever.
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