PS3 Media Server / Universal Media Server Guide

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I use MediaLink by Nullriver for my PS3 media connection (and Connect 360 by Nullriver for my 360) to my Mac. They are $20 each (one time fee, upgrades always free).

For anyone interested in checking them out:

http://www.nullriver.com/home

Paying for a media server for your PS3 is like paying $20 to take a pee outside your house in your own garden. PS3MS is a powerhouse of a streaming app and beats everything out there for what counts.

Anyone even mentions TVersity and me and Sethos will hunt you down.

Thanks :). But I was talking about the tutorial part.

I'm sorry but the only MAC I have is an old iBook, but the program runs on JAVA, it pretty much looks identical on MAC/Windows and Linux so most of the tutorial applies the same.

[Hedon]

Paying for a media server for your PS3 is like paying $20 to take a pee outside your house in your own garden. PS3MS is a powerhouse of a streaming app and beats everything out there for what counts.

Works awesome for me, and has since day one. Not that I object to looking at alternatives (the reason I am visiting this thread!).

I'm sorry but the only MAC I have is an old iBook, but the program runs on JAVA, it pretty much looks identical on MAC/Windows and Linux so most of the tutorial applies the same.

It's ok! I was just bustin' your balls :)

[jelli]

Given you some rep AB, also any chance we could get this stickied as it is a rather useful thread?

Also I was having quite a few problems recently with PS3MS taking forever to find directories whilst in the PS3 interface and I decided to look into the problem.

Identify

If you go to the traces tab and you have errors about the database being read / locked, then you have a problem.

Solution

Close PS3MS

Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\PS3 Media Server\

Delete the folder Database

Run PS3MS

Go to traces tab and note down the line [main] TRACE <TIME> A tiny media library admin interface is available at : http://192.168.0.5:5001/console/home (<- IP address will be different as this is obviously mine)

Enter the IP Address, port number and directory that you got in the last step

On the web page choose Scan Folders (this can take some time)

It will now create a new database in the AppData\Roaming folder which it can access, read and modify, which should greatly improve PS3 media browsing.

Now I have a super fast media library which doesn't take ages to scan each time I move directory on the PS3. Downside I now have a media library of around 350MB, I think I have too much stuff xD

[AbandonedTrolley]

Given you some rep AB, also any chance we could get this stickied as it is a rather useful thread?

Also I was having quite a few problems recently with PS3MS taking forever to find directories whilst in the PS3 interface and I decided to look into the problem.

Identify

If you go to the traces tab and you have errors about the database being read / locked, then you have a problem.

Solution

Close PS3MS

Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\PS3 Media Server\

Delete the folder Database

Run PS3MS

Go to traces tab and note down the line [main] TRACE <TIME> A tiny media library admin interface is available at : http://192.168.0.5:5001/console/home (<- IP address will be different as this is obviously mine)

Enter the IP Address, port number and directory that you got in the last step

On the web page choose Scan Folders (this can take some time)

It will now create a new database in the AppData\Roaming folder which it can access, read and modify, which should greatly improve PS3 media browsing.

Now I have a super fast media library which doesn't take ages to scan each time I move directory on the PS3. Downside I now have a media library of around 350MB, I think I have too much stuff xD

Will give this a try tonight when I get home, out of interest how big is your library and do you use custom images for thumbnails?

[crazzyyfool]

Is there any way to play .mkv files on a PS3 without streaming from a computer?

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Is there any way to play .mkv files on a PS3 without streaming from a computer?

MKV2VOB - http://www.mkv2vob.com/showthread.php?tid=1

But you're either going to have to copy to your PS3 hard drive through PS3MS, or break the movie into 4GB chunks as any USB external devices attached are only supported up to FAT32.

[crazzyyfool]

MKV2VOB - http://www.mkv2vob.c...hread.php?tid=1

But you're either going to have to copy to your PS3 hard drive through PS3MS, or break the movie into 4GB chunks as any USB external devices attached are only supported up to FAT32.

So with MKV2VOB there is still a conversion process involved? I dump all my movies files on my ReadyNAS Duo and stream via Gigabit ethernet. I tend to use Popcorn Audio Convertor and tsMuxer to convert to .m2ts format. I find MKV2VOB a bit slow. Was just wondering if there was a better way.

[Richard Hammond]

Does the PS3 support AAC in M2TS?

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Does the PS3 support AAC in M2TS?

No but it'll be transcoded.

Why are you using AAC?

So with MKV2VOB there is still a conversion process involved? I dump all my movies files on my ReadyNAS Duo and stream via Gigabit ethernet. I tend to use Popcorn Audio Convertor and tsMuxer to convert to .m2ts format. I find MKV2VOB a bit slow. Was just wondering if there was a better way.

PS3 will play .M2TS but only if the sound file is AC3 5.1, for DTS you need to either use PS3MS/MKV2VOB for the trick that allows it, same with PCM (HD Audio).

[Richard Hammond]

I encode my own TV Shows and for the early encodes i did AAC for some stupid reason and i cant be bothered to rerip my TV DVD/Blu-Ray collection as its taken me well over 6 months to do most of my stuff.

I also noticed M2TS doesnt do Anamorphic, thats kind of a deal breaker for me as a lot of my stuff is anamorphic.

[jelli]

Will give this a try tonight when I get home, out of interest how big is your library and do you use custom images for thumbnails?

Currently floating just under 400MB at 393MB. Took a bloody long time to scan all the files but after that it's been trouble free with absolutely no errors reported in the trace tab bar from when I try to fastforward / rewind 1080p x264, my computer doesn't like it when I ask it to do that. xD

I don't use custom images, I just have the IMDB plugin installed, currently considering making custom images though using the thing linked before by Boz? Wasn't it?

[AbandonedTrolley]

Currently floating just under 400MB at 393MB. Took a bloody long time to scan all the files but after that it's been trouble free with absolutely no errors reported in the trace tab bar from when I try to fastforward / rewind 1080p x264, my computer doesn't like it when I ask it to do that. xD

I don't use custom images, I just have the IMDB plugin installed, currently considering making custom images though using the thing linked before by Boz? Wasn't it?

Yeah was Boz's site that did it, although reports of it being broken at the moment.

http://www.worldinhidef.com/ps3ms/thumbnailgenerator/

I'm guessing you mean GB there and not MB though ;) Thanks for the info, will give it a try tonight.

[jelli]

Yeah was Boz's site that did it, although reports of it being broken at the moment.

http://www.worldinhidef.com/ps3ms/thumbnailgenerator/

I'm guessing you mean GB there and not MB though ;) Thanks for the info, will give it a try tonight.

Oh no sorry. that's me not specifying correctly. My database file is 400MB, my actual media library is about 1.5TB. Give or take a couple of GB.

[SMELTN]

Someone please give me my first rep for the first post in this topic, pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase ;)

It's so sad we are all begging for reps now instead of post counts. Lol

[Hedon]

Do I get rep for not begging for rep?

[Guest]

Currently floating just under 400MB at 393MB. Took a bloody long time to scan all the files but after that it's been trouble free with absolutely no errors reported in the trace tab bar from when I try to fastforward / rewind 1080p x264, my computer doesn't like it when I ask it to do that. xD

I don't use custom images, I just have the IMDB plugin installed, currently considering making custom images though using the thing linked before by Boz? Wasn't it?

By doing what you suggested in your previous post, are you able to skip back and forth through videos flawlessly?

[jelli]

By doing what you suggested in your previous post, are you able to skip back and forth through videos flawlessly?

Woops my typing is becoming atrocious. Apologies, what I meant to type was

Currently floating just under 400MB at 393MB. Took a bloody long time to scan all the files but after that it's been trouble free with absolutely no errors reported in the trace tab bar except from when I try to fastforward / rewind 1080p x264, my computer doesn't like it when I ask it to do that. xD

The method I posted won't help with that because obviously thats an issue with on the fly encoding / remuxing (that the correct term remuxing?) what this method helped me with was when I was browsing content on my PC through my PS3 the folders would display faster and folder content would appear faster.

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New update, quite a few changes

Latest builds [2010-01-29] / Current revision: 381

Windows: http://ps3mediaserve...g/files/pms-set ... 11.381.exe

Linux: http://ps3mediaserve...ux-1.11.381.tgz

changelog between r381 and r369:

- Mplayer builds from 2010-01-19 (Regular and MT): http://oss.netfarm.i...layer-win32.php

- DVD ISO muxing enabled by default + DTS support (need some tests :p). It's an option in the transcode settings panel

- New Mplayer build font cache should build if needed at start

- Definitive removal of the tsmuxer mpeg parser (slow and now unnecessary with recent ffmpeg builds)

- New option to avoid music files resampling

- Better support for simultaneous usage with several ps3s/renderers (need tests as well)

- Better support for Sony Bravia TVs for all regions (no need to tweak that conf file by hand)

- 5.0 Audio channel support

- Small fixes

DVD ISO muxing is quite a big addition.

[Ridlas]

Running latest beta and is it transcoding or muxing?

Which do you recommend for best quality and synced audio?

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

Nice, thanks for the heads up AB. My wife is home sick and actually downstairs watching a movie through the PS3 (and no more audio issues so far) but when she is done I will go ahead and install this new version)

[Guest]

Mac version also updated.

http://ps3mediaserver.org/files/pms-mac ... a-r382.dmg

[Ridlas]

I'm getting audio issues using the new one. Like all of a sudden, my audio stops working and i have to go back and play it again for the audio to work again.

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I'm getting audio issues using the new one. Like all of a sudden, my audio stops working and i have to go back and play it again for the audio to work again.

Since 381 there's been some changes again, most related to Bravia TV's

http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/source/list

But again you can build the source code yourself instead of always waiting on Shagrath for him to build (this process below is ALL automatic, just run a bat file and wait)

http://hotfile.com/dl/18246764/b0a74b1/PMS_SVN_Builder.rar.html

[Ridlas]

Since 381 there's been some changes again, most related to Bravia TV's

http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/source/list

But again you can build the source code yourself instead of always waiting on Shagrath for him to build (this process below is ALL automatic, just run a bat file and wait)

http://hotfile.com/dl/18246764/b0a74b1/PMS_SVN_Builder.rar.html

Meh, I reinstalled the previous version and all is well again ^_^

[madd-hatter]

I want to cry. I cannot get PS3MS to find the PS3 on win 7.

I've tried:

Disabling firewall completely

Sethos' IPv6 w/e trick

force port 5005 instead of 5001

It is installed as win service

IDK what else, I'm beginning to lose track

Help?