Might be of use to those with Panasonic TV's and sd slots

[stigmundfreud]

Did a search but it is google search at the minute so no threads found. After recently buying a panasonic tv with sd slot which plays films I thought I would try and watch a few home films but to no avail.

Very little in the way of instructions with the TV as its designed that you take the card out of your panasonic camcorder and put it into the TV.

In order to get my films converted to the avchd format as required by the TV I downloaded and installed multiavdhc and also a copy of avisynth 2.5 (both free to use).

After converting the files I still hit a brick wall the TV would not find the videos on the card, almost as if it didnt recognise the file types. After a bit more checking there is a specific file structure for SD cards to play films. You need to create the following at Root level of the SD card

\private\avchd

you then copy your files into there. I believe for TV playback all you need is the bdmv folder to copy so your sd card would be ?:\private\avchd\bdmv then the subfolders that multiavchd creates.

hope this is of use to someone

[Driller]

Blimey sounds like you've been working hard

Silly question but wouln't it be easier to just burn the movies to DVD?

[mackie1]

Not if you want to watch them in HD. The PS3 will play AVCHD content from a DVD though.

[_dobbo_]

Crikey I didn't have to do any of that - just chucked any old SD card or USB drive plugged in and the TV digs down through the folder structure, finds all viewable content and lists it for me.

(Panny G20 FYI)

My major gripe is it won't play .mkv files... Which is bloody annoying.

[Driller]

mackie1 said:

Not if you want to watch them in HD. The PS3 will play AVCHD content from a DVD though.

Ah, I see.

[MrAbary]

How to watch videos on your Panasonic TV with a SD card

Samples videos on your Panasonic TV with a SD card

download archive
http://www.filefactory.com/file/cac5623/n/PRIVATE....
, unrar
and put everything in the root of the sd card
Voila Enjoy

+++ http://www.filefactory.com/file/ca0ef6c/n/PRIVATE_...
+++ http://www.filefactory.com/file/cd526c7/n/God_is_a...
+++ http://www.filefactory.com/file/cd2bc22/n/KEN_BLOC...

Edited by ThatPhilBrettGuy on Sunday 27th March 17:52

Edited by MrAbary on Friday 1st July 18:39

Edited by MrAbary on Wednesday 7th September 22:30

[HVAC MATT]

has anyone one got a 3D video file to play yet?

[chrisxr2]

i watch all my 3d files on the sd card, not had an issue as long as they are .mkv files they work fine.

[phucks1976]

If the 3d files .mkv are larger than 4 gig how do you split them?

[chrisxr2]

I dont, not watched anything larger than a 10 minute clip yet in 3d.