Hi I just bought a roku and i would like to stream content from my pc to the roku without needing to install any server and put my files in it. With my other computers and phone, I can easily acces those files just with their local adress and browse through the files. I have encountered an app that let me do this on the roku. I could browse the computer but i couldnt open the video files because their codec were not supported. I am a beginnger in rokus and media servers but i am looking for a roku app that would let me browse through the files on my pc and read any video codec.I am not particularely fond of media servers like plex or media browser.
Roku Ultra -.mkv files not working submitted. Rokus can be picky on formats and codecs on not just video but audio as well. The cheapest but most time consuming option would be to convert all videos to H.264 MP4 (yes, Roku supports MKV but MP4 is more universally compatible with things) with AC3 audio. Getting mkv's to play nice on Roku? Ready or otherwise no sound? 264 video codec and AAC/MP3/DTS/AC3 audio codec. If the MKV is encoded with other.
If this question has been answered before please link me to the answer. If it is not possible to do what i require please tell me.
Thank you.
“Hello all. My beloved Boxee Box is dying and I’m looking for a suitable replacement. I want to be able to use an external hard drive and play videos through the Roku 3. Boxee is able to play every file format I have thrown at it (Divx, Xvid, etc.) Can the Roku 3 play these types of files from an external hard drive?”
With up to 1080p HD video and extended-range, dual-band wireless performance, the Roku 3 takes streaming to the next level. However, the Roku 3 including Roku 2 only supports H.264 MKV and MP4, MOV video codec, meaning that’s the only media recognized over USB. I get a lot of conflicting reports on what the Roku 3 is capable of doing. I found a thread in hear that also talked about multiple streams causing the problem. So how to play Divx, Xvid and AVI files from hard drive on Roku 3? Or from PC to Roku by Plex?
How to prepare these videos for playback on Roku 3? Luckily, there’s a workaround that can make Divx, Xvid and AVI files playable on the Roku 3 – convert Divx, Xvid and AVI for Roku 3. To encode Divx, Xvid and AVI to play through Roku 3 seamlessly, you can use Pavtube Video Converter. It’s a hassle-free audio and video file converter that will flawlessly make any file fully compatible with the Roku 3. With it, you can fast change Divx, Xvid and AVI files to Roku 3 compatible formats while keeping the original video quality. The equivalent Mac version is Pavtube Video Converter for Mac. Now refer to these steps below to get Divx, Xvid and AVI files and Roku 3 to play nicely.
How to play Divx, Xvid and AVI files from hard drive on Roku 3?
Step 1: Download and install video converter for Roku on your computer. Run it and directly drag and drop the original Divx, Xvid and AVI files that you want to convert for playing on Roku 3 into the main interface of the converter. You can also add files by clicking “Add video” button or “Add from folder” icon.
Step 2: After the files are added, click “Common Video>>H.264 High Profile Video (*.mp4)” as output video format. The file size will be reasonable small and the video quality remains.
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Tips: Roku does play MP4 files according to the relevant info in Roku official site. However, Roku just plays the MP4 files with H.264 video codec and AAC audio. Roku fails to play MP4 files with other codec. Click the “Settings” icon to set the correct video, audio codec.
Step 3: Do some simple edit work.
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De-interlace: By default the Video Converter will apply de-interlacing facility to some clips that are interlaced. Just click “Edit” to enter the video editor, switch to “Effect” tab, and check the “Deinterlacing” box.
Trim: Basically, video hosting sites restrict video clips to be in certain file size and length. For example, YouTube stated that “videos can be up to 2GB in size and 10 minutes long”. You can trim the video to desired length with this Video Converter. Simply click “Edit” menu>>”Trim” tab and set start and end time point.
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Step 4: Finally, hit the “Convert” button at the bottom of the main interface to start the Divx, Xvid and AVI to Roku 3 friendly H.264 MP4 conversion. After the conversion, you can click “Open” button to quick locate the converted videos.
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Conclusion: Once you get the output MP4 files, you can either stream them or transfer the converted videos to Roku’s SD card or to a USB stick that can be attached to Roku streaming player. Just enjoy the stunning videos and have fun!