More than just a game console, Xbox 360/One is also an entertainment hub for games, television, music, and videos. Although there are multiple media streaming apps on Xbox to put various different media on your hand, however, you may also wish to stream and play your own music or video collection on it. Below article will show you what Xbox 360/One supported file formats and FAQs about playing local media on Xbox 360/One.
Part one: Xbox 360 Supported File Formats and FAQs
Part two: Xbox One Supported File Formats and FAQs
Part one: Xbox 360 Supported File Formats and FAQs
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Video File Formats |
AVI, WMV, MPEG-4 Part 2, H.264 and QuickTime |
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File Extensions |
.avi, .divx, .wmv, .mp4, .m4v, .mp4v, and .mov. |
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Music Formats |
WMA7/8, WMA9 Pro (stereo and 5.1), WMA Lossless, AAC, MP3, Dolby? Digital |
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Music File Extensions |
.wma, .mp3, .aac |
Xbox 360 video audio playback faqs
Q1: What are the details of Xbox 360 Audio Video Interleaved (AVI) support?
A1: The Xbox 360 AVI support details are:
File extensions: .avi, .divx
Containers: AVI
Video profiles: MPEG-4 Part 2, Simple and Advanced Simple Profile
Video bitrate: 5 megabits per second (Mbps) with resolutions of 1280 x 720 at 30 frames per second (fps)
Audio profiles: Dolby Digital 2 channel and 5.1 channel, MP3
Audio max bitrate: No restrictions
Q2: Can you describe Xbox 360 support for the H.264 standard?
A2: Xbox 360 provides the following H.264 support:
File name 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 30 fps
Audio profiles: Two-channel AAC low complexity (LC)
Audio max bitrate: No restrictions
Q3: What does Xbox 360 support for MPEG-4 Part 2?
A3: The details about Xbox 360 support for MPEG-4 are:
File name extensions: .mp4, .m4v, mp4v, .mov
Containers: MPEG-4, QuickTime
Video profiles: Simple and Advanced Simple Profile
Video bitrate: 5 Mbps with resolutions of 1280 x 720 at 30 fps
Audio profiles: Two-channel AAC low complexity (LC)
Audio max bitrate: No restrictions
Q4: What exactly does Xbox 360 support for WMV (VC-1)?
A4: The details about Xbox 360 support for WMV are:
File name 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 30 fps
Audio profiles: WMA7/8, WMA 9 Pro (stereo and 5.1), WMA lossless
Audio max bitrate: No restrictions
Apps to stream media to Xbox 360
There are several methods to play Xbox 360 supported media from a PC on your network by streaming. You can stream media to Xbox 360 with Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center, Zune software and Windows Home Server.
Part two: Xbox One supported file formats
Unlike Xbox 360, Microsoft has released the Xbox Media Player app for you to play video or music files you’ve ripped or downloaded on Xbox One by plugging in a USB drive or streaming them over your local network.
The Xbox One Media Player app supports a wide variety of audio and video codecs, container formats, and image file types. Following is a list of what the app supports, straight from Microsoft:
Music, Video, and Container Formats3GP audio, 3GP video, 3GP2, AAC, ADTS, .asf, AVI DivX, DV AVI, AVI uncompressed, AVI Xvid, H.264 AVCHD, M-JPEG, .mkv, .mov, MP3, MPEG-PS, MPEG-2, MPEG-2 HD, MPEG-2 TS, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, MPEG-4 SP, WAV, WMA, WMA Lossless, WMA Pro, WMA Voice, WMV, WMV HD
Picture Formats: Animated GIF, BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF
Xbox One media playback faqs?
Q1: What if I can’t play some of my audio, video, or photo files?
A1: Xbox One supports a wide variety of codecs and media types, but if you try to play a file that contains unsupported content, Media Player will notify you about the issue.
Q2: What are the different ways to play audio, photo, and video content on Media Player?
A2: You can play media from a USB 1.0, 2.0, or 3.0 removable drive. USB 1.0 and 2.0 drives will automatically be treated as media drives.
If Media Player does not recognize the USB drive, see Troubleshoot external storage detection on Xbox One.
Q3: Is there third-party software that I can use to stream media content from my PC to Media Player?
A3: The Xbox One team tests extensively to ensure that Xbox will work well with Windows Media Player software. If you decide to use third-party software, contact that software’s manufacturer for support.
Q4: How can I stream content from my Mac?
A4: To share from a Mac computer, you have to use a third-party streaming solution. Be aware that Microsoft does not support third-party streaming solutions, so you’ll have to contact that product’s manufacturer if you need support.
Related topic: stream media from PC to Xbox One
Stream and play unsupported files on Xbox 360/One
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