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Sony Blueray BDP-S370 not displaying MP4 avc files
I have ReadyNAS NV+ (RAIDiator V4.1.8) using ReadyDLNA (aka Minidlna) V1.0.24.3. One of the renderers I've got is a Sony Blueray BDP-S370.
The Sony Blueray player doesn't show my *.mp4 files. It can see (and play) all other files (avi's, vob's, mkv, etc). The mp4 are H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (avc1). So just to be clear, the mp4 files don't show up on the the display of file lists, at all. As you'll see if you read the info below, the Sony Blueray BDP-S370 can play the mp4 files OK, but when using ReadyDLNA (aka Minidlna), the mp4 files don't even appear.
At first I thought that ReadyDLNA wasn't doing auto updates of files. I did a manual rescan of files, but none of the new mp4 would appear. Next, I thought that ReadyDLNA had some problem with the mp4 files. I stuck Toggle_ReadyDLNA_Debug_1.0 in and checked the MiniDLNA log file. All the mp4 files that wouldn't show on the Sony BDP-S370 were apperring with this in the log file:
[2012/05/08 14:21:18] scanner.c:727: info: Scanning /c/media/videos/Movies/Action/Apocalypse Now (1979)
[2012/05/08 14:21:24] metadata.c:853: debug: Container: 'mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2' [Apocalypse.Now.Redux.DVDRIP-ZEKTORM.mp4]
[2012/05/08 14:21:24] metadata.c:1271: debug: AVC profile [-99] not recognized for file Apocalypse.Now.Redux.DVDRIP-ZEKTORM.mp4
I tried other renderers, to see if the mp4 files were appearing and playing. All the other renderers showed the mp4 files in question and would play them just fine.
I configured another DLNA server, Serviio V0.6.2 and configured it to share a bunch of files, including the mp4 files in question. When I check on the Sony Blueray BDP-S370 and all the Serviio shared mp4 files appreared just fine and they all played just fine.
So I can use mp4's with ReadyDLNA(MiniDLNA) and other players, but not the Sony Blueray BDP-S370. I can use mp4's with the Sony Blueray BDP-S370 and other DLNA servers. I just can't use mp4's with with ReadyDLNA(MiniDLNA) and the Sony Blueray BDP-S370 together. Urrrg.
In the log file, the Sony Blueray BDP-S370 renderer shows up as:
User-Agent: UPnP/1.0
X-AV-Physical-Unit-Info: pa="Blu-ray Disc Player";
X-AV-Client-Info: av=5.0; cn="Sony Corporation"; mn="Blu-ray Disc Player"; mv="2.0";
I figure its got something to do with player profiles or something.
Is anyone able to help with this?
ReadyNAS NV+ RAIDiator V4.1.8
4x SAMSUNG HD203WI 1862 GB
ReadyDLNA (aka Minidlna) V1.0.24.3
Toggle_ReadyDLNA_Debug_1.0 installed
Other info...
Renderer's:
Sony Blueray BDP-S370
XBMC on a PC Win32
WDTV
The Sony Blueray player doesn't show my *.mp4 files. It can see (and play) all other files (avi's, vob's, mkv, etc). The mp4 are H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (avc1). So just to be clear, the mp4 files don't show up on the the display of file lists, at all. As you'll see if you read the info below, the Sony Blueray BDP-S370 can play the mp4 files OK, but when using ReadyDLNA (aka Minidlna), the mp4 files don't even appear.
At first I thought that ReadyDLNA wasn't doing auto updates of files. I did a manual rescan of files, but none of the new mp4 would appear. Next, I thought that ReadyDLNA had some problem with the mp4 files. I stuck Toggle_ReadyDLNA_Debug_1.0 in and checked the MiniDLNA log file. All the mp4 files that wouldn't show on the Sony BDP-S370 were apperring with this in the log file:
[2012/05/08 14:21:18] scanner.c:727: info: Scanning /c/media/videos/Movies/Action/Apocalypse Now (1979)
[2012/05/08 14:21:24] metadata.c:853: debug: Container: 'mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2' [Apocalypse.Now.Redux.DVDRIP-ZEKTORM.mp4]
[2012/05/08 14:21:24] metadata.c:1271: debug: AVC profile [-99] not recognized for file Apocalypse.Now.Redux.DVDRIP-ZEKTORM.mp4
I tried other renderers, to see if the mp4 files were appearing and playing. All the other renderers showed the mp4 files in question and would play them just fine.
I configured another DLNA server, Serviio V0.6.2 and configured it to share a bunch of files, including the mp4 files in question. When I check on the Sony Blueray BDP-S370 and all the Serviio shared mp4 files appreared just fine and they all played just fine.
So I can use mp4's with ReadyDLNA(MiniDLNA) and other players, but not the Sony Blueray BDP-S370. I can use mp4's with the Sony Blueray BDP-S370 and other DLNA servers. I just can't use mp4's with with ReadyDLNA(MiniDLNA) and the Sony Blueray BDP-S370 together. Urrrg.
In the log file, the Sony Blueray BDP-S370 renderer shows up as:
User-Agent: UPnP/1.0
X-AV-Physical-Unit-Info: pa="Blu-ray Disc Player";
X-AV-Client-Info: av=5.0; cn="Sony Corporation"; mn="Blu-ray Disc Player"; mv="2.0";
I figure its got something to do with player profiles or something.
Is anyone able to help with this?
ReadyNAS NV+ RAIDiator V4.1.8
4x SAMSUNG HD203WI 1862 GB
ReadyDLNA (aka Minidlna) V1.0.24.3
Toggle_ReadyDLNA_Debug_1.0 installed
Other info...
Renderer's:
Sony Blueray BDP-S370
XBMC on a PC Win32
WDTV
2 Replies
- I don't know why but I think that the matter is on your bluray player.
Take a look here:
http://www.sony.co.uk/product/blu-ray-disc-player/bdp-s370/tab/technicalspecs#tab
MPEG4 (BD, DVD, CD, USB, DLNA) YES / YES / YES / YES / YES
It seems that it should work. But if you look here:
http://www.sony.it/product/blu-ray-disc-player/bdp-s370/tab/technicalspecs#tab
MPEG4 (BD, DVD, CD, USB, DLNA) Si / Si / Si / Si / No
("si" means "yes")
that's the italian page (I'm italian) and it seems that in Italy mp4 is not supported with DLNA (Why?!).
I don't know what's your country and why it works on a DLNA server and not with another one, but It can be a starting point for your investigation. - Thanks tedebus. Yes that could be a clue.
The BDP-S370 is a unit purchased in Australia, so its probably a PAL device. Which means its probably the same as the UK device. Not sure if there is a difference between units for different countries. I did look over the code a little bit for MiniDLNA, and there is stuff there for PAL/NTSC around bits that deal with Sony BD players. Maybe that's related?
The fact remains though that the player will play the MP4 files via DLNA, but its like the ReadyDLNA service is not showing it files it thinks the player cannot play.
I thought of a few extra things I should could add ...
When using a Serviio V0.6.2 DLNA server (as a test), it was configured with transcoding turned OFF, to make sure it was sending only the standard mp4 to the BDP-S370.
The BDP-S370 is installed with the latest firmware M03.R.769. This problem with not showing the mp4 files existed before I upgraded the BDP-S370 firmware too.
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