New Version Available
There was an issue with the previous version. In the ServerAddress Reg Edit portion, it was filling in the box with IPv6 addresses in some cases. IPv6 addresses will produce an error like "A port was expected because of there is a colon present but the port could not be parsed". I wrote instructions below how to fix this, or you can uninstall the existing copy of the tool, download and install the new one, and just run the ServerAddress Reg Edit part again.
There was also an issue with one of the builds where it was not replacing the ffmpeg.exe properly. That has been fixed.
I also took out the .Net 1.1 checker and the files from the download. The tool is much smaller download now.
The latest build of the tool is 1.05
Introduction
There is more to getting Transcode 360 installed and working than just running that actual installer. This blog post outlines many of the steps required to get T360 up and running.
It's a bit tedious. Also, it's the number one reason people come to my blog - instructions on how to install T360.
I've made an installer tool that will take care of getting T360 setup for you. Basically, you should be able to run this tool and accomplish the same thing you would by reading the instructions and performing the different steps as you go.
You need .Net 2 Framework install to use this tool. If you don't have it you can get it here. I'm not sure, you may need to run Windows Update after the install and apply the .Net 2 service pack also.
The link to download the tool installer is at the top of this post.
When you open the tool, there is a link to instructions on the right. Have a look. The PDF version is much nicer on the eyes.
This tool is designed to get you up and running is you 1) are using Media Center 32-bit, 2) Have your movies stored on your Media Center. If you are using 64-bit, Transcode 360 probably will not work. If you are storing your movies on a NAS or another computer, you can still use this tool to get things setup, but you will need to go back and make some more adjustments for your enviroment. I have blog posts with instructions (and another tool).
Troubleshooting
When you try to watch a movie from your extender, and you get the error:
"A port was expected because of there is a colon present but the port could not be parsed."
It is probably that on the ServerAddress part, it used your systems IPv6 address, rather than the required IPv4 address. IPv6 addresses look like this xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx. To fix this you need to run the tool again, but only the ServerAddress Reg Edit part. In the box put your Media Center's IPv4 address in the box and click Run button. Reboot the Media Center and try your extender again. If you do not know you Media Center's IPv4 address do this:
- Go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>Command Prompt
- At the prompt type: ipconfig and then hit Enter key
- You should get some lines of information back. One will say IPv4 Address. Write down the address.
- Go back and run the installer tool. Type the address you wrote down into the box, and click the Run button to the right.
- Reboot the Media Center and try your extender again.
4 comments:
It works beautifully for me. I can give you system info if you would like.
Excellent. Nah, you don't have to provide specs. Based on my testing it should work on anything Win x86. Thanks for getting back to me!
thank you for this it works awesome, it took some figuring out for me and I had to use both your installers because I store files on another computer I will tell those I know about this
You is a Legend!
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