Forum:Linux similar to transcoding server

Hi guys, it was nice to find this place. Well we don't have true mkv, i went mad when i found this. I was going to send back the pro hd back to the store, but i found this place, and made a little bit happy because i found that had linux software, so i think that after people understands the way it works, maybe this can became a very intresting gadget. One thing that i would for now liked to do is having a software that could do the same job as the transconding server in linux. I am a ubuntu user i dont want to go back for MStrash again. Anyone as an ideia?
 * If you want H.264 decoding (that's what most MKV files use), then you better look elsewhere. The decoding is handled by the Realtek chip, not by any linux code.  There's very little chance it'll ever work on this device in native H.264.  There are some other Realtek devices that use the 1283 chip, which does do H.264 decoding.  And there are the sigma NMTs that all do it.  So if that's your primary concern, I'd suggest getting one of those instead.  Transcoding through windows works, but really not that well.  You have to put the MKV on the server, and then network browse with the SPP and select to play the file, a couple of times.  If you have a fast enough server and a good network connection, it'd probably work good.  I don't, so I end up with pauses. --JCoug 20:01, October 21, 2009 (UTC)
 * What about converting ScreenPlayPro to a DLNA? I guess that something like MediaTomb could fairly easily be compiled for ScreenPlay Pro and with the appropriate transcode script, could well convert on the fly MKV files. Of course in such a scenario the HDMI output is of no use as everything goes via the network. But then again, I can see that most modern TVs do support DLNA and frankly with a much better looking user interface. My Samsung 7000 series, for example, seems to work fine with the MediaTomb DLNA on a linux machine that has mounted over the network the ScreenPlay pro drive. As a result I no longer use the native ScreenPlay pro interface. It would be great if I could get rid of the secondary Linux box and have everything on the ScreenPlay.--Sxwiz 16:45, October 26, 2009 (UTC)