To use DLNA on Samsung TV, there are a few things that are NOT clear in the documentation.
If you use the information supplied and make sure that your files comply, they will work every time.

'''Not all DLNA Servers are the same.'''
Do your homework before you start. This will eliminate many hours of frustration. The Forums are the best place to find information
If you have a Super-Duper Server, you may use one that supports transcoding, converting your files to a "Playable" format on the fly.
On slower servers a non GUI based one is better to not drain your resources.

First, download MediaInfo - http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en
This will give you all the information you need on your video files.

For your video files to work, you need to make sure of the following:
1. Samsung TV supports H264 – up to Level 4.1, Higher than that is not supported
a. If your file is higher than 4.1 you need to re-encode the file, this is covered later.
2. High resolution @frame rate('''MAX''' stored frames) – used Wikipedia link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC#Levels
a. 1,280×720@68.3 (9)
b. 1,920×1,080@30.1 (4)
3. There are some audio codecs (apart from the exotic proprietary ones) that are unfortunately not supported.
a. AMR
b. OGG
c. ALAC
d. DTS - I have found that DTS work on my installation.
4. Sub titles, Chapters and Resume
a. Multiple sub titles are NOT supported. If you want sub titles, place them as a .srt file with the same name as your video in the same folder
b. Chapters are only supported from 2010 on and 6-Series and higher, so C6xx for LCD and C6xxx for LED.
c. Resume, continue where you last stop watching a video, same as above.

If you find that your video do NOT work, ignoring the ones where the audio is the wrong format-they are easy to fix, the video is either:
a. Level is not 4.1
b. Frame rate is more than 4
c. Encoder used with “header compression”

If your video has:
a. Wrong Level, higher than 4.1
b. Sub-titles are embedded - ASS
You need to use MKV Cleaver - http://code.google.com/p/mkvcleaver/
With this you can extract the raw streams, Video, Audio, Sub-titles as you need

To convert your sub titles to .srt files use '''DSRT''' http://dsrt.boom.ru/down-eng.htm
Use the following commands:
Just drop a mkv-file (damaged MKV & ASS/SSA also accepted) into DSRT.
Alt+Shift+I - Convert ASS to SRT
Ctrl+F7 - remove overlaps and other errors
or
Alt+F11 - remove errors and... just try it. 8)
Ctrl+S - save. Ctrl+Shift+S save as ASCII.
F4 shift.
Alt+V edit with video.
See. "Script" menu & readme for other options.

MkVMerge - http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/
Use Ver. 4.0.0, newer versions do “header compression” and not all media players can support it.
a. With this you can remove additional language and sub-titles
b. Create new mkv file after you used MKVCleaver

XMediaRecode - http://www.xmedia-recode.de/
a. If your file is completely wrong format, you can re-code it here.
b. You can select to convert only Audio or Video, very powerful.
c. Only down side is that it removes ALL sub-titles, encode your file and use MKV Merge to add your sub title after you are done

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== Compatibility Overview ==
See the [[Compatibility]] page to see which TV models should work.

 
== Safety Measures (which you shouldn't start without) ==
#Have a working [[Enable Serial Console on non CI+ Devices|Ex-Link cable]] at hand.
#Ensure the backup ''exe.img'' ( stored on ''/dev/tbml10'' ) is in good condition ( and ideally not altered ).
#Ensure your RS232 Setting in the Service-Menu is set to "debug" and that the Watchdog option in the service-menu is turned off (''Control'' -> ''SubOption'').
#Know that your TV will reset RS232 jack back to UART mode after new firmware installation or reverting back to old version.

 
== Useful WIKI articles ==
<big>Do you want to hack your TV? </big>
* [[This is the first document you have to read]]
*[[Is my TV supported?]]
*[[Do the SamyGO tools void my warranty?]]
*'''[[SamyGO for DUMMIES]]'''
*[[The A Series Wiki]]
*[[The B Series Wiki]]
*[[The C Series Wiki]]
*[[The D Series Wiki]]
*[[Using NoN-Samsung USB WiFi dongles with TV]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SamyGO Wikipedia article] - ''spread the word''
*[[SamyGO on WEB]] - Articles about SamyGO
*[[Calibration]] - How to calibrate your TV.

 
=== General Information ===
*[[Samsung TV Skype Cameras]]
*[[Samsung 3D Glasses]]
*[[Card Sharing between TVs]]
*[[Frequently Asked Questions]]
*[[Service Manuals]]
*[[Service Menu]]
*[[Engineering Codes]]
*[[Media Play and DLNA]]
*[[DLNA format Requirements]]
*[[Samsung channel list format]]
*[[MessageBoxService request format]]
*[[RFS file system support for linux]]
*[[Donation List of SamyGO Project]]
*[[Acronyms & Abbreviations]]

 

== SamyGO DIY Hardwares ==
*[[SamyGO Brightness Sensor]]
*[[Enable Serial Console on non CI+ Devices |Ex-Link Cable for B-Series]]
*[[Ex-Link Cable for C/D Series]]
*[[UnBricking TV by EEPROM Reset]]

 

== Interesting Reference Material ==
*[http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/products/flash/downloads/applicationnote/rfs_v12_application_note.pdf Introduction to SAMSUNG's Linux Flash File System - RFS]
*[http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/products/fusionmemory/downloads/RFS_130_Porting_Guide.pdf Linux RFS ( Robust FAT File System ) Porting Guide]
The file-system used in the the recent Samsung TVs is "RFS". Its proprietary nature and consequently so the absence of an according Linux RFS-Module in the standard Linux distributions makes it currently impossible to modify files by simply mounting the respective image as "RW", modifying it and saving the respective image again. This is the reason why currently all changes are done via patching of the image-binaries.
[http://forum.samygo.tv/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1399 But the hope never dies].
*[http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/products/flash/downloads/LinuStoreII_GPL%20Compliance_10.pdf License info about XRS and TinyXSR in Linux kernel and u-boot]
*[http://opensource.samsung.com Samsung's source codes] or [http://www.samsung.com/global/opensource/ old source code site]
All the source code Samsung is legally obliged to post can be found here.
*[http://forums.cnet.com/samsung-forum Official Samsung Forums]
Should be able to find useful info somewhere.

 
== Disclaimer ==
Neither this WIKI/Forum nor the author(s) of articles and information provided accept any responsibility for damage that may be caused by use of the information provided. You do everything at your own risk. Be aware that "hacking" activities may void your warranty!
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