PlayStation 3 Firmware (2.20) Soon! at DVinfo.net

Andy Wilkinson · March 20th, 2008, 08:48 AM

I noticed that amongst the list of "other" features that this new update will add is apparently the ability to play WMV and DivX videos which are more than 2GB in size (the current limit on the PS3 for these formats) and enhanced web browsing allowing downloading of video content and streaming. Apparently this firmware will be out before the end of March. :-)

This means I will be able to burn longer playing HD videos that I've shot/edited onto DVD+R's for watching on my HDTV (typically, at present, I get around 20-22 mins maximum of HD video on a DVD+R with .m2t files.)

Full list of enhanced features in link.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/p...ray-this-mont/

Steve Connor · March 20th, 2008, 03:18 PM

Andy what is your workflow for doing this?

Andy Wilkinson · March 20th, 2008, 03:41 PM

Steve, here's one thread on this that I started some time ago. There have been others in the last few months that a search on PS3 should bring up. Basically, when I've finished my editing (in Vegas 7e, and I typically only edit in HD now) I just save a file in the normal HDV template and burn that on a disk or drag it to a flash drive. Then to play on the PS3, make sure you are in the Video folder (film frame icon) and use options (triangle button) to "show all files" (on the DVD+R or the USB Flash drive), select the one you want and sit back with a beer or two enjoying the full spectacle of your work in HD!

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...&highlight=PS3

Since the above linked thread was done Sony enable DivX playback on the PS3 (around Xmas 2007 time, can't remember which Firmware version it was but it was probably 2.0.) After that, I was typically putting DivX HD videos (often from the recently departed stage6.com site) either onto DVD+R's or more typically just on 4GB Sandisk U3 USB flash drives.

Jack Zhang · March 20th, 2008, 08:20 PM

I used UPnP to get a 4.8GB m2t on my PS3 and it plays fine. Whether the file is split on the drive I'm not sure, but it plays.

Since this is a major update, I best do it when it comes out.

Paulo Teixeira · March 21st, 2008, 08:33 PM

I don’t have any WMV and DivX files that are over 2 gigs so that fix doesn’t affect me but there are still DivX files that are incompatible and I’m hoping this update fixes that as well. How can the PS3 be DivX certified when it’s not compatible with all DivX files?

The PS3 can already steam videos for Google Video and YouTube but it appears that 2.20 would have made streaming files from Stage6 possible. They should have fixed that before the disappearance of Stage6 not after!

At least in the bright side, this update proves that all PS3s are upgradeable to Profile 2.0.

Jack Zhang · March 21st, 2008, 10:55 PM

Just curious: Is DTS-HD supported on the PS3?

Robert M Wright · March 21st, 2008, 11:38 PM

Won't the PS3 recognize AVCHD in an M2T file?

Larry Price · March 22nd, 2008, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Zhang

Just curious: Is DTS-HD supported on the PS3?

DTS-HD Master Audio is still not supported, but the DTS "Core" at 1.5 Mbps is. Multiple sources, alleged to be reliable "insiders," say that Sony and DTS are working on the decoding software and that it should be released in a future firmware update "soon." It'll be handled the same as Dolby TrueHD: decoded in the PS3 and sent out as multichannel PCM, since the HDMI chip in the PS3 is apparently incapable of bitstreaming HD audio codecs.

All of this is second-hand. I make no claims to any special expertise on the PS3. I'm just a very satisfied owner, who'll be even more satisfied when the DTS-HD MA codec is supported.

Jack Zhang · March 22nd, 2008, 10:01 AM

Yeah, it's a bit of a issue, PCM 7.1 or DTS-HD... Some go one way while others go the other. Hopefully PCM 7.1 would become standard soon.

Paulo Teixeira · April 10th, 2008, 12:09 AM

Here’s a good article on what’s in store for the PS3’s media capabilities.

Original Japanese:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/do...0403/rt057.htm

English Translated:
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babel...03%2Frt057.htm

This site really needs to hire an English translator.

March 20th, 2008, 08:48 AM	#1
Andy Wilkinson Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 2,853	PlayStation 3 Firmware (2.20) Soon! I noticed that amongst the list of "other" features that this new update will add is apparently the ability to play WMV and DivX videos which are more than 2GB in size (the current limit on the PS3 for these formats) and enhanced web browsing allowing downloading of video content and streaming. Apparently this firmware will be out before the end of March. :-) This means I will be able to burn longer playing HD videos that I've shot/edited onto DVD+R's for watching on my HDTV (typically, at present, I get around 20-22 mins maximum of HD video on a DVD+R with .m2t files.) Full list of enhanced features in link. http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/p...ray-this-mont/ __________________ Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production Last edited by Andy Wilkinson; March 20th, 2008 at 11:10 AM. Reason: adding link

March 20th, 2008, 03:41 PM	#3
Andy Wilkinson Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 2,853	.m2t HD files on DVD+R to play on PS3 Steve, here's one thread on this that I started some time ago. There have been others in the last few months that a search on PS3 should bring up. Basically, when I've finished my editing (in Vegas 7e, and I typically only edit in HD now) I just save a file in the normal HDV template and burn that on a disk or drag it to a flash drive. Then to play on the PS3, make sure you are in the Video folder (film frame icon) and use options (triangle button) to "show all files" (on the DVD+R or the USB Flash drive), select the one you want and sit back with a beer or two enjoying the full spectacle of your work in HD! http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...&highlight=PS3 Since the above linked thread was done Sony enable DivX playback on the PS3 (around Xmas 2007 time, can't remember which Firmware version it was but it was probably 2.0.) After that, I was typically putting DivX HD videos (often from the recently departed stage6.com site) either onto DVD+R's or more typically just on 4GB Sandisk U3 USB flash drives. __________________ Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production

March 21st, 2008, 08:33 PM	#5
Paulo Teixeira Trustee Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,773	I don’t have any WMV and DivX files that are over 2 gigs so that fix doesn’t affect me but there are still DivX files that are incompatible and I’m hoping this update fixes that as well. How can the PS3 be DivX certified when it’s not compatible with all DivX files? The PS3 can already steam videos for Google Video and YouTube but it appears that 2.20 would have made streaming files from Stage6 possible. They should have fixed that before the disappearance of Stage6 not after! At least in the bright side, this update proves that all PS3s are upgradeable to Profile 2.0. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/user/PhotoVi...esEtc/featured https://www.pond5.com/artist/paulot

April 10th, 2008, 12:09 AM	#10
Paulo Teixeira Trustee Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,773	Here’s a good article on what’s in store for the PS3’s media capabilities. Original Japanese: http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/do...0403/rt057.htm English Translated: http://babelfish.altavista.com/babel...03%2Frt057.htm This site really needs to hire an English translator. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/user/PhotoVi...esEtc/featured https://www.pond5.com/artist/paulot

March 20th, 2008, 03:18 PM	#2
Steve Connor Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 383	Andy what is your workflow for doing this?

March 20th, 2008, 08:20 PM	#4
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	I used UPnP to get a 4.8GB m2t on my PS3 and it plays fine. Whether the file is split on the drive I'm not sure, but it plays. Since this is a major update, I best do it when it comes out.

March 21st, 2008, 10:55 PM	#6
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Just curious: Is DTS-HD supported on the PS3?

March 21st, 2008, 11:38 PM	#7
Robert M Wright Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota (USA) Posts: 2,171	Won't the PS3 recognize AVCHD in an M2T file?

March 22nd, 2008, 10:01 AM	#9
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Yeah, it's a bit of a issue, PCM 7.1 or DTS-HD... Some go one way while others go the other. Hopefully PCM 7.1 would become standard soon.