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Convert DivX – Xvid to PS3 Format mpeg4 on linux

Carlitos — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:11:59 +0000

Is not cool to only be able to browse movies and not been able to see them unless they are mpeg4 on the ps3… so a fast and easy way to convert them is this:

First install GPAC
(GPAC is an implementation of the MPEG-4 Systems standard developed from scratch in ANSI C)

using gentoo:
emerge media-video/gpac
if using other system:
apt-get install gpac or just get it from the home page here

I found this lite batch script the other day on the ps3forums:

#!/bin/sh
##Released under the GPL.
## www.subvida.com
## Carlos Rivero
function usage {
cat eof $0 inputFile outputFile bitrate
where
    inputFile: The video to convert
    outoutFile: The output video
    bitrate: bitrate for the output (ex: 2000)
EOF
exit 1
}
[ $# -lt 3 ] && usage

echo "EXECUTING COMMAND: mencoder $1 -ovc x264 -oac faac -x264encopts subq=6:pass=1:bitrate=$3:bframes=3:partitions=p8x8,b8x8,i4x4:weight_b:threads=auto:nopsnr:nossim:frameref=3:mixed_refs:bime:brdo:level_idc=41:direct_pred=auto:trellis=1 -o "$2.avi""
echo "Now converting to AVC.  This will take the most time." + `date`

mencoder $1 -ovc x264 -oac faac -x264encopts subq=6:pass=1:bitrate=$3:bframes=3:partitions=p8x8,b8x8,i4x4:weight_b:threads=auto:nopsnr:nossim:frameref=3:mixed_refs:bime:brdo:level_idc=41:direct_pred=auto:trellis=1 -o "$2.avi"

echo "Now converting avi to MP4, due to limitations."
MP4Box -aviraw video $2.avi
MP4Box -aviraw audio $2.avi
mv $2_audio.raw $2_audio.aac
MP4Box -add $2_audio.aac -add $2_video.h264 $2.mp4

which should be run like: bashscript INPUT.avi OUTPUT bitrate

use this script in conjunction with this

*NOTE: replace line 6
cat eof $0 inputFile outputFile bitrate
by
cat <



browse and play Videos/Music with PS3 via network (UPnP) to your linux Box
Carlitos — Thu, 24 May 2007 17:19:44 +0000
(how to browse and play videos and mp3s with your ps3 from your linux box)
I wanted to share my videos and MP3’s from my linux box (in my case gentoo) with my PS3 with out having to transfer them so here are the steps to make it happen…
first you need to get net-libs/libupnp
do all this from the console:
emerge net-libs/libupnp

or

yum install libupnp (from the kbs-CentOS-Extra repository for CentOS)
*note it has to be equal or higher than version 1.4.2

if you are using another distro you can get it from http://pupnp.sourceforge.net/
**** USING uShare ****
then download this great application that was developed for the GeeXboX called uShare
wget http://ushare.geexbox.org/releases/ushare-0.9.10.tar.bz2

then decompress the bz2 file

tar xvjf ushare-0.9.10.tar.bz2

then go into the folder

cd ushare-0.9.10

now lets configure and compile

./configure --prefix=/usr

then

make

make install

now you can run it 

ushare -c /home/DIRECTORY TO SHARE1 -c /DIRECTORY TO SHARE2 &

after doing this go to: http://localhost:49152/web/ushare.html

if you see the ushare page everything went ok and now you should be able to see your linux box from the ps3
*UPDATE: Only VIDEO via uShare works, MP3 playback don’t work yet under uShare yet…
**** USING FUPPES ****
From the command line:

emerge lame

emerge twolame 
 svn co http://fuppes-svn.ulrich-voelkel.de/trunk fuppes
autoreconf -i

./configure --prefix=/usr

make 

make install

then just run it:

fuppes

*make sure you configure it via the webinterface and rebuild the database



I was able to play MP3’s, Photos and Movies with Fuppes 



XGL/Compiz plugin called Lowfat,
Carlitos — Fri, 11 May 2007 04:28:03 +0000
Saw this on the Compiz site, it’s a plugin called Lowfat. Really worth checking out. Developed by somebody called “MacSlow” its in the early alpha stage but there is a git repo availible,  download

video of demo
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