Just a quick blurb to let you all know that the new Xbox 360 update has been released and now supports more advanced video coding options. In particular, it will allow for Mpeg-4 containers and QuickTime. This is good news for Xbox 360 owners and will allow for quite a bit more functionality. I was fairly upset about the streaming limitations up to this point. I haven’t actually tried this yet, but it is on my “short list” of to dos.
Here is some of the FAQ from Microsoft found here:
1. What exactly does the Xbox 360 support for H.264?Xbox 360 supports the following for H.264:· File Extensions: .mp4, .m4v, mp4v, .mov· Containers: MPEG-4, QuickTime· Video Profiles: Baseline, main, and high (up to Level 4.1) profiles.· Video Bitrate: 10 Mbps with resolutions of 1920 x 1080 at 30fps. See question number 6 for more information.· Audio Profiles: 2 channel AAC low complexity (LC) · Audio Max Bitrate: No restrictions. See question number 6 for more information.
2. What exactly does the Xbox 360 support for MPEG-4 Part 2?Xbox 360 supports the following for MPEG-4:· File Extensions: .mp4, .m4v, .mp4v, .mov· Containers: MPEG-4, QuickTime· Video Profiles: Simple (including Simple profile content mislabeled as Advanced Simple)· Video Bitrate: 5 Mbps with resolutions of 1280 x 720 at 30fps. See question number 6 for more information.· Audio Profiles: 2 channel AAC low complexity (LC)· Audio Max Bitrate: No restrictions. See question number 6 for more information.
3. What exactly does the Xbox 360 support for WMV (VC-1)?Xbox 360 supports the following for WMV:· File Extensions: .wmv· Container: asf· Video Profiles: WMV7 (WMV1), WMV8 (WMV2), WMV9 (WMV3), VC-1 (WVC1 or WMVA) in simple, main, and advanced up to Level 3· Video Bitrate: 15 Mbps with resolutions of 1920 x 1080 at 30fps. See question number 6 for more information.· Audio Profiles: WMA7/8, WMA 9 Pro (stereo and 5.1), WMA lossless
· Audio Max Bitrate: No restrictions. See question number 6 for more information.
