9 replies to this topic

[freeman]

Hello guys
Is movieplayer supporting mkv files?
If not is there a way i can watch a movie with mkv container through the box?
Thanks

[hemertje]

here's your answer

http://www.pli-images.org/search.php

[freeman]

I tried it but cant find anything. There is a link in one post which is down.

[dAF2000]

I've found some posts about mkv (not all usable):
http://www.pli-image...8742#post_68742
http://www.pli-image...7282#post_77282

The conclusion is that the Dreambox cannot play mkv itself. But movieplayer works together with vlc on your pc. So, if your vlc can play mkv, it can stream it to movieplayer on the Dreambox. I think (didn't try) you have to make an entry for mkv in the Dreambox web interface: menu "Stream", Settings.

[freeman]

thanks dAF2000

[TheMystery]

File

MKV

1

mp2v

1024

704x576

1

192

25

0

I made the entry above, now i can play mkv files but the colors are not always good and the movie is stuttering.

If i play the mkv file with vlc on my computer it plays good.

edit: fixed table layout

[dAF2000]

If it doesn't play well, try to lower the bitrate in your config. It also depends on the speed of your PC, Dreambox and network. So, you can only try to change some settings like bitrate and image size and see what works the best for you. Note that the DM500 has a really bad ethernet interface so may always stutter.

[jonc]

or simply rename it to a .avi extension and try it ...

[mertali]

http://www.pli-image...&thread_id=7296

[hemertje]

mkv is only a container to host mpg, avi or divx files

but the box can not play divx if that is what you want