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To play on XBox and XBox360 the file you copy to it needs to be of the correct format. This format is summarized below: | To play on XBox and XBox360 the file you copy to it needs to be of the correct format. This format is summarized below: | ||
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== Codec Information == | == Codec Information == | ||
Revision as of 16:25, 28 December 2011
| This page describes how to make your Video Files playable on a XBox. | Other "how to" pages |
To play on XBox and XBox360 the file you copy to it needs to be of the correct format. This format is summarized below:
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Codec Information
AVI support
- File extensions: .avi, .divx
- Containers: AVI
- Video profiles: MPEG-4 Part 2 (Simple Profile and Advanced Simple Profile)
- Video bit rate: 5 Mbps with resolutions of 1280 × 720 at 30 fps
- Audio profiles: Dolby® Digital (2 channel and 5.1 channel), MP3
- Audio max bit rate: No restrictions
H.264 support
- File extensions: .mp4, .m4v, mp4v, .mov, .avi
- Containers: MPEG-4, QuickTime
- Video profiles: Baseline, main and high (up to level 4.1)
- Video bit rate: 10 Mbps with resolutions of 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps
- Audio profiles: AAC, 2-channel, Low Complexity
- Audio max bit rate: No restrictions
MPEG-4 Part 2 support
- File extensions: .mp4, .m4v, .mp4v, .mov, .avi
- Containers: MPEG-4, QuickTime
- Video profiles: MPEG-4 Part 2 (Simple Profile and Advanced Simple Profile)
- Video bit rate: 5 Mbps with resolutions of 1280 × 720 at 30 fps
- Audio profiles: AAC, 2-channel, Low Complexity
- Audio max bit rate: No restrictions
WMV (VC-1) support
- File extensions: .wmv
- Containers: ASF
- Video profiles: WMV7 (WMV1), WMV8 (WMV2), WMV9 (WMV3), VC-1 (WVC1 or WMVA) in simple, main and advanced up to level 3
- Video bit rate: 15 Mbps with resolutions of 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps
- Audio profiles: WMA7/8, WMA9 Pro (stereo and 5.1), WMA Lossless
- Audio max bit rate: No restrictions
Maximum supported video file size
The maximum file size for an MPEG-4 Part 2 or H.264 file is 4 GB. However, Windows Media Player 11 and the Zune software support streaming WMV files larger than 4 GB.
Source: [1]
Batch file
The batch file can look like that on Windows
c:\vlc\vlc -vvv %1 :sout=#transcode{vcodec=WMV2,vb=1500,scale=1,acodec=wma,ab=96,channels=2}:duplicate{dst=std{access=file,mux=asf,dst=%1.wmv}}
"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" -vvv %1 --sout-ffmpeg-qscale 1 :sout=#transcode{vcodec=WMV2,scale=1,acodec=wma,ab=96,channels=2}:duplicate{dst=std{access=file,mux=asf,dst=%1.wmv}}
VLC360
If you have your computer connected at the same time, you can use VLC360 to play directly your Computer files on your Xbox 360.
