PS3 media streaming from PC question

benjagan91 · 30th May 2010, 9:33 AM

Hi guys,

Just installed windows media player 11 to share media with my PS3. It sees the share fine, but lists very little music... actually i think the only music listed was the Windows XP sample music (Beethoven etc.)

Does it not list my MP3s because they don't have DRM or something? I mainly set this up so i can stream movies for my dad... but i threw I Am Legend in a playlist and it's not showing up in the playlist...?

I'm not sure on the codec the movie uses, maybe it's incompatible? I'm too lazy to check... but I'm downloading a free app i found called PS3 Video 9 Converter... or something. Hopefully this will convert the movie to a compatible format for the PS3 and I'll be able to see it then?

Thanks guys.

Regards, Ben

/\pocalypse · 30th May 2010, 11:33 AM

I cant help you with your Media Player 9 issues but have you tried using PS3 Media Server to stream your files? It's very simple to use and works great.

benjagan91 · 30th May 2010, 1:01 PM

I'll check it out, thanks =)

disco frank · 30th May 2010, 1:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by /\pocalypse

I cant help you with your Media Player 9 issues but have you tried using PS3 Media Server to stream your files? It's very simple to use and works great.

THIS!

then u just tell it what files/drives to share and DONE!

so simple even plays mkv's

Jackolow · 30th May 2010, 5:08 PM

Don't you have to keep that running in the background to work?

Anywhoo, you can just set your WMP to add a bunch of folders into your library and automatically update.

I have a problem at the moment where I can't seem to see the new files I've put into my folders. Do I need to restart my computer in order for my ps3 to see them shared? Anyone help?

The Beast · 30th May 2010, 6:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jackolow

Don't you have to keep that running in the background to work?

Anywhoo, you can just set your WMP to add a bunch of folders into your library and automatically update.

I have a problem at the moment where I can't seem to see the new files I've put into my folders. Do I need to restart my computer in order for my ps3 to see them shared? Anyone help?

Yes, PMS does need to be running to work (

), but that is no different to WMP, Nero Home or any other program. You can run PMS as a windows service, so the overhead is low.

benjagan91 · 31st May 2010, 3:55 PM

PMS is fucking excellent, thanks mate! =)

Regards, Ben

deptraisteve · 12th June 2010, 6:47 PM

yeah PMS in my opinion is the best program to stream from pc to ps3, ive used wmp11 and Tversity but they dont suit me.

the only prob i would have with PMS is that when watching mkv files that it is very sluggish when forwarding the movie, apart from that a big

T1tan · 12th June 2010, 7:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deptraisteve

yeah PMS in my opinion is the best program to stream from pc to ps3, ive used wmp11 and Tversity but they dont suit me.

the only prob i would have with PMS is that when watching mkv files that it is very sluggish when forwarding the movie, apart from that a big

+1.

This, but, i think it's the only software that will let you play an mkv anyway, so it's not such a downside. It's the best I've used for a media > ps3 application. So simple to use.

Ragman · 12th June 2010, 10:17 PM

If you want , get winnydows Xvid4PSP to do a real quick re-encode to a .mp4 wrapper and it will then be natively supported by PS3 and wont need to do any transcoding.

JZ714 · 18th June 2010, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deptraisteve

yeah PMS in my opinion is the best program to stream from pc to ps3, ive used wmp11 and Tversity but they dont suit me.

the only prob i would have with PMS is that when watching mkv files that it is very sluggish when forwarding the movie, apart from that a big

fast forwarding by skip the playing time...

30th May 2010, 9:33 AM	#1
benjagan91 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: QLD Posts: 842	PS3 media streaming from PC question Hi guys, Just installed windows media player 11 to share media with my PS3. It sees the share fine, but lists very little music... actually i think the only music listed was the Windows XP sample music (Beethoven etc.) Does it not list my MP3s because they don't have DRM or something? I mainly set this up so i can stream movies for my dad... but i threw I Am Legend in a playlist and it's not showing up in the playlist...? I'm not sure on the codec the movie uses, maybe it's incompatible? I'm too lazy to check... but I'm downloading a free app i found called PS3 Video 9 Converter... or something. Hopefully this will convert the movie to a compatible format for the PS3 and I'll be able to see it then? Thanks guys. Regards, Ben

30th May 2010, 11:33 AM	#2
/\pocalypse Member $/\pocalypse's Avatar$ Join Date: May 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 663	I cant help you with your Media Player 9 issues but have you tried using PS3 Media Server to stream your files? It's very simple to use and works great. __________________ Steam ID: Hayness -- Origin ID: Hayness87
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30th May 2010, 1:01 PM	#3
benjagan91 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: QLD Posts: 842	I'll check it out, thanks =)

30th May 2010, 5:08 PM	#5
Jackolow Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mount Isa, Qld Posts: 1,522	Don't you have to keep that running in the background to work? Anywhoo, you can just set your WMP to add a bunch of folders into your library and automatically update. I have a problem at the moment where I can't seem to see the new files I've put into my folders. Do I need to restart my computer in order for my ps3 to see them shared? Anyone help?

31st May 2010, 3:55 PM	#7
benjagan91 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: QLD Posts: 842	PMS is fucking excellent, thanks mate! =) Regards, Ben

12th June 2010, 6:47 PM	#8
deptraisteve Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Liverpool, Sydney Posts: 9	yeah PMS in my opinion is the best program to stream from pc to ps3, ive used wmp11 and Tversity but they dont suit me. the only prob i would have with PMS is that when watching mkv files that it is very sluggish when forwarding the movie, apart from that a big

12th June 2010, 10:17 PM	#10
Ragman Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 144	If you want , get winnydows Xvid4PSP to do a real quick re-encode to a .mp4 wrapper and it will then be natively supported by PS3 and wont need to do any transcoding.