FUPPES
FUPPES is another open source ps3 media server soloution, Their website lists a windows archive for installation or a source package to install on the Linux/BSD distro of your choice.
I tried this out today, after my TwonkyMedia expired!
First impressions, a bit hard to setup compared to others out there but well worth it as it is free.
They seem to offer what is known as SVN releases, basicly meaning beta. I had a quick flick through a movie (have not watched a whole one yet using it) and it seems to be fine.
They do releases very often because of the nature of SVN so it is worth while checking from time to time if you have the latest release.
It also supports sub folders which others do not.
- Download the "Windows Setup" package from here http://fuppes.ulrich-voelkel.de/download/
- Run the .exe and click next
- Agree to the agreement
- Change the install path if you like or leave default and click next
- Start menu shortcuts, click next
- Desktop icons etc - up to you i never do so click next
- Just recapping on your options really click next
- FUPPES will now install the PS3 Media Server
- Click finsih and FUPPES is installed
- Find "Free UPnP Entertainment Service" in your start menu and click "FUPPES" - or you can use your desktop item if you asked the install to do that.
- Right click on the FUPPES logo in your task tray and click "Show Webinterface"
- Once the web interface is loaded, click "Configuration" on the left hand side.
Once this page is loaded you will see a box with "Add objects:" beside it.
You need to enter a folder path here, for example c:\movies and then click "submit directory". Make sure this folder actually exists before doing so!
- Things get somewhat more complex now, as FUPPES currently stands on your computer it will not play many media files on your ps3.
At this stage it should show up on your playstation under the main menu:
Videos -> (Scroll down) FUPPES SVN [ComputerName] -> Movies - We need to locate a file called fuppes.cfg
You can either use windows Find Files and Folders, or on the "Configuration" page of the web interface you will where the file is stored also.
Locate and open this file or it is game over, FUPPES will not be a working PS3 Media Server unless you can find and edit this file.
Make sure you open it in WORDPAD, not notepad nor microsoft word
- This step will also be talked about here if mine does not make sense
http://fuppes.ulrich-voelkel.de/wiki/index.php?title=Sony_Playstation_3
In fuppes.cfg locate this:
false
and replace it with this
true
Also locate this:
and replace with this:
Now find and replace all of this (Expect yours to be tabbed indetned):
UPnP/1.0 DLNADOC/1.00
PLAYSTATION3
true
50
AUDIO_ITEM_MUSIC_TRACK
stream
With all of this:
UPnP/1.0 DLNADOC/1.00
PLAYSTATION3
true
50
AUDIO_ITEM_MUSIC_TRACK
stream
VIDEO_ITEM
video/x-divx
- Save the file and restart FUPPEs by right clicking on the FUPPES logo in the task tray and clicking Quit.
- Reopen the web interface (The active one in your browser will not work as the port/url changes so right click on the icon and and click open web interface)
Now click on options on the left hand side, and then click the 2 links which contani the words rebuild.
- This should be it finished mostly, i tested with a 1080p x264 movie in a mpeg container and all is good
Update Augest 15 2008
If you happen to come across a dvd image, .iso or .img you can simply extract these using winrar.
You can then play the .vob files directly on the ps3.
This is not ideal but is better than nothing, we must add the following to our fuppes.cfg
I was under the impression that this was not needed but for some reason it seems to be.
Just find the VOB section
<file ext="vob">...</file>
and replace it with this
<file ext="vob">
<ext>mpeg</ext>
<type>VIDEO_ITEM</type>
<mime_type>video/mpeg</mime_type>
</file>