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Sorry for that! Blame it on the idiots out there on the web!

If you want to play Vorbis audio with version 1.3 of the Connected Server, you need to add a new codec Id to the ffdshow audio section in the config.

Please add:

<codecId>0xcddca2d5</codecId>

just before

<driver>dshow</driver>
<guid>0x0F40E1E5, 0x4F79, 0x4988, 0xB1, 0xA9, 0xCC, 0x98, 0x79, 0x4E, 0x6B, 0x55</guid>

Updated the new config file accordingly!
 

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Unfortunately it seems that so far nobody had spent a thought on the possibilitiy that some people actually might want to play XVID in a Matroska container on a DivX device. So the config file lacked support for XVID in MKV.

I corrected it and updated the config file and the AllInOne pack!

And no, this ain't no conspiracy!

I updated

AllInOne.rar
DCDShowPlaybackPlugin.rar

and the link to the Flash Splitter. This version of the splitter comes with an installer. So no need anymore to manually register the filter.

The config file now supports VP6F (found in more recent Flash versions). Additionally I changed the GUID from Haali Simple Media Splitter to Haali Media Splitter and added 0x0000 (Audio Codec: unknown) to the ffdshow audio section.

If somebody got Matroska files with subtitles, could she/he please give the new config a try? Connected should accept these files now. The subtitles still won't play, but at least Connected should no longer refuse to accept these files.

Additionally *.ogg audio and Matroska with OGG audio should now play.

ZIP/RAR: Some users complained that they couldn't unzip the prior *.zip files or ended up with garbage. So I changed all the archives to RAR format instead. To each rar file a zip version still exists. Simply replace the .rar file ending in the link with .zip.

If you only use ffdshow for DivX Connected and aren't sure how to configure it correctly, download ffdshow-config.rar (included already in the All-In-One Pack), unzip it and "install" the included two registry (.reg) files by double-clicking them.

Warning

By doing so, you delete any other ffdshow settings, you may have made before. So if you still need these settings, make sure, you back them up before you do so. (Having a recent backup is always a good idea.) The settings are added to your registry. I tried this on three different machines, including a Vista Business installation and it worked on all three of them. Nevertheless I need to tell you, that you do this at your own risk.

Want to use DivX Connected to play back H.264, Flash, Quicktime, Matroska and other file types?  Since DivX Connected is open enough to be expanded by anyone, I have created some easy to follow examples of how you can expand your DivX Connected servers ability to autoamatically transcode many popular formats during playback.  These examples are easy enough for anyone that can click a mouse to install a few required demuxers and codecs, even if you have no idea what that means.

For those interested in going beyond this, see my “Technical Details Revealed” section here.

All downloads needed in this tutorial, are available in this All-In-One Pack.

Now for the examples:

First, you must have build 1.2.x.x of the DivX Connected server. You will also need to download and configure some demuxers (splitters) and codecs that you may not already have on your PC.  If you want to know more about what these are click here, but they basically are what allows the DivX Connected server to recognize and decode the new file types.

The downloads needed for this example are (you will need all four for this example to work):

For Flash video files: 

      FLV Splitter (osflvsplitter): Click here for download

Just install this as is.

For Matroska (MKV) Files: 

MKV is a container file format that can be used for many different video and audio types. The most popular usage is H.264 HD video. You will need the Haali splitter for this example. 

      Haali Simple Media Splitter (MatroskaSplitter):  Click here for download 

Just install this as is. 

ffdshow: 

ffdshow is a multi codec DirectShow filter pack which means if you install it, you will able to play H.264, FLV1 or MPEG2.  For audio, ffdshow tryouts has support for popular codecs like MP3, AAC, Vorbis, AC3, and DTS as well as not-so-popular ones like LPCM, True Audio, and QDM2. 

      ffdshow tryouts: Click here for download 

When installing ffdshow, choose the "Do not limit" option on the 3rd and fourth screens.  

Hint: If you don't know, how to configure ffdshow and only intend to use it with DivX Connected anyway, take a look at DivX Connected and ffdshow for dummies. 

DCDShowPlaybackPlugin.config: 

This config file will tell DivX Connected how to use the new splitters and codecs. 

Click here to download

C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Connected\Bin\DivX Connected 

Now restart your server 

After doing the above, press the “Exit” button on the server and then re-launch the server.  You can now add the folders that contain your content if it is not already in a monitored folder.  Your new content types should now show up and play on your TV.  

Additional Info

• FLV Splitter Homepage URL: http://www.free-codecs.com/Flash_Video_Splitter_download.htm
• Haali Simple Media Splitter Homepage URL: http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/
• ffdshow tryouts Homepage URL: http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/

 Complete list of files types supported 

After this configuration is complete, the following file type will be supported by DivX Connected using real time transcoding.

• DivX Media File (DIVX)
• AVI (AV)
• Windows ASF (ASF)
• Windows Media Video (WMV)
• Windows Media Audio (WMA)
• MPEG-I (MPG, MPEG)
• Flash (FLV)
• OGG
• Matroska Video (MKV)
• Matroska Audio (MKA)
• MPEG-4 Part 14 (M4A)
• QuickTime (MOV)
• MPEG-2 Transport Stream (TS)
• MPEG-2 Program Stream (VOB)

 Troubleshooting tips

1. Make sure you have the proper Admin permissions to add these types of programs to your PC.
2. If things are not working make sure you have the DivX Connected 1.2 server installed.
3. Make sure you re-started the server after making the above modifications.
4. Make sure you configured ffdshow properly during its installation by choosing the "Do not limit" option on the 3rd and fourth screens. If you're not sure how to configure ffdshow, take a look at DivX Connected and ffdshow for dummies.
5. Some users have had to un-install the DivX Connected server prior to installing the server 1.2 in order to get other formats to playback.
   

Many of you have requested anamorphic encoding, so here it is. Dr. DivX 2.0.1 Beta 7 includes support for PAL and NTSC anamorphic encoding. Of course there was some bug fixing going on again as well.

Get this latest beta from the Dr. DivX download page. You can post questions and comments here or on the Dr. DivX Forum. Take a look at the changelog for updates.

For interested developers, a compilable source is available on Sourceforge.net.