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Part IV -- Stream shared multimedia to Xbox 360 console
Now that we have setup the Wifi network on the Xbox 360 console (or you connected your console to a router via cable), setup and configured TVersity and shared your multimedia, there is nothing left to do but try to stream. Fire up your Xbox 360 console and hopefully it will connect right to your network and to Xbox Live (if you are a member) automatically.
Xbox 360 Dashboard - Media
When the Xbox 360 dashboard has loaded, give the console a few moments to connect to your network (if you have an Xbox Live account, a sign in would be welcome now).
Use your controller or multimedia remote control to navigate to the Media section of the Xbox 360 dashboard. Scroll down to either Music, Video or Pictures depending on what content you have added to TVersity that you would like to test with.
In my case I have selected video and pressed A.
Select Multimedia Source
You must now select a source for multimedia. NOTE that it could automatically show you the pre-loaded media on the console itself, in which case, press X to change source.
Notice in my picture to the right it has an option "TVersity on JAMIED:1", this is only because my Xbox 360 knows my server already from using it before. You may get a message such as "Stream from PC" or similar. Whatever you get, select it and see if you can get connected.
If you cannot get connected, look at troubleshooting at the end of this article. Otherwise, continue reading on.
Select Content
When connected to the server, the Xbox 360 console should now display three options, Featured Video, My Video and Internet Video. To play files from your computer, select My Video and press A.
Browse Folder
The best way to view files from your Hard Disk Drive now is to select Folders and press A. This will organize your content based on the folders you have shared, making it very easy to find the content that you want to play.
Play Video
When you get to the folder containing your content. You will notice that the Xbox 360 only really shows information on the length of the video file. Select the video file you want to play and press A. If all goes well, the video should now begin to play
NOTE: You might get a message informing you of an available media update from Xbox Live. It is HIGHLY recommend that you get any multimedia updates that you are offered as they add better support for the content. For example, there was an update put out in Fall 2007 that added direct support for XviD and DivX video content. If you don't have this update, TVersity will transcode the video on-the-fly, which will result in degraded quality.
Play shared audio content during game play
One of the best uses of TVersity is the ability to stream audio content across the network for you to listen to while you are playing games with the Xbox 360. This can be done directly from in-game. Firstly, press the Xbox 360 logo in the center of the controller (just tap it so that it gives you general options. If you hold it too long it will ask you if you want to turn off the console).
You will now see the audio player as you can see it in my screenshot (click to enlarge). Move to Select Music and press A.
Music Sources
The Xbox 360 will now let you select your multimedia source. In my case it is TVersity on JAMIED:1. Select your TVersity server and press A.
Select by Album, Artist, Songs etc.
The Xbox 360 console will be fed information on your music tracks from TVersity, which will receive the information from ID3 tags. Go hunting for music you wish to play.
Play song
You can now select a song (or a bunch of songs or playlist) and it will be loaded into the Music player. When your music starts to play, press the B button to return to your game and play with your favorite songs playing in the background. You can control the songs with the remote control if you have one (and depending on the game, some controls on the controller might work to save you from having to manually select a different song each time.)
Troubleshooting
My video wont play! Sometimes videos don't work properly with TVersity. One thing to do is figure out what codecs you need for a particular video (look at our guide section for help). If you install an appropriate codec, chances are, TVersity will be able to transcode and stream the video then.
I just can't get TVersity to connect! I have seen people complain that they have tried everything but couldn't get TVersity to connect. Ensure that if you have a firewall running that TVersity is allowed to act as a server on port 41952 (mediaserver.exe). Disabling Windows firewall often helps too. Check out the forums at TVersity's official site for more help with connecting.
Finally
Hopefully this guide will have helped you to share your multimedia content with your Xbox 360 console. I hope you enjoy it thoroughly. If you experience problems or need further assistance, please visit our Discussion Forums and ask for help there.
Version History
v1.0 - 25rd of March, 2007 by Dela v2.0 - 16th of June, 2008 by Dela --- Guide completely replaced with updated version, extra features, 98% changed.
