Can Xbox 360 play HEVC/H.265 4K files?


If you are trying to transfer HEVC/H.265 4K files onto Xbox 360 for playback, you may wish to read this post. It presents a workaround to make HEVC/H.265 4K video playable on Xbox 360.
transfer HEVC/H.265 4K files onto Xbox 360
How do I make H.265 files playable on Xbox 360?
“Hi, guys, I have some 4K MKV movies encoded with H.265 codec. The H.265 is pretty cool. It promises to deliver visual quality equivalent to H.264 with up to 50% bit rate savings. The thing is that Xbox 360 currently does not read H.265 files. Are there any workarounds to make H.265 files playable on Xbox 360? Any clues? Thanks for any suggestions.”

4K resolution is widely predicted to be the main development trend of video resolution, which is on the way to all of us. However, according to the Xbox’s supported formats limitation, it seems a little important to find some H.265/HEVC to Xbox converter to solve the 4K H.265/HEVC playback issues on Xbox 360. Check out a simple guide on how to convert HEVC/H.265 4K files to Xbox 360 supported file type.

Software requirement
HD Video Converter
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How to convert HEVC/H.265 4K files to Xbox 360 supported file type?

Follow these steps:
Step 1: Start up this professional H.265/HEVC to Xbox 360 Converter. When its main interface pops up, click ‘Add File’ to input your source media.
H.265/HEVC to Xbox converter

Step 2: Select your required file type as output format
This converter app offers a wide variety of output formats for users to choose from. You can select one as target format depending on your end use. To be able to convert 4k HEVC/H.265 files for Xbox 360, simply choose a format as output under ‘Xbox’ column. Besides Xbox 360, this converter also outputs optimal files for viewing on Xbox One.
4K H.265/HEVC playback issues on Xbox 360

Step 3: Custom video and audio settings
If necessary, you can click ‘Settings’ button and go to ‘Profiles Settings’ panel to modify video and audio settings like video encoder, resolution, video bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio encoder, sample rate, audio bit rate, and audio channels.

Step 4: Start H.265/HEVC 4K files to Xbox 360 Conversion
When ready, click ‘Convert’ to begin format conversion. As soon as the conversion is complete, you can click ‘Open Folder’ button to get the generated files for playing on Xbox 360 fluently.

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