Another External Player Code, but Very Simple to Setup

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- bluray - 2012-02-26 23:14

Romep Wrote:It doesnt work. I dont want to press the play button in powerdvd12. I want to press play disc in XBMC and it should open pdvd12 and start playing the bluray. Opening works, but auto playback doesnt work at the moment. Is there any other solution?

Since PowerDVD 12 is brand new, I don't have info on it yet.

Will try that! - Flow - 2012-02-27 04:24

bluray Wrote:PDVD11 and PDVD12 should works very similar on XBMC.

In term of functionality and overall playback quality, TMT5 and PDVD11 are very similar. I like TMT5 better than PDVD11 on my HTPC because it seems to be easier to setup and works more fluently/seamlessly with XBMC. I like TMT5 UI a little better than PDVD11 too.

Yeah it does look nice, I'm gonna try that right now!

- Flow - 2012-02-27 05:59

This rocks!

Anyone using eventghost?
I have been looking everywhere for the past hour for a way to press a key on my non mce remote to switch controls for tmt5 and xbmc...

I did find a _init_.py file for TMT3 which I assume works the same for TMT5...

Also, XBMC is running on my main computer, so I'm using it on monitor 2(extended) and my remote works flawlessly, now I'm wondering if I can make TMT5 behave the same way, or will it automatically since it's launched from monitor 2 because of XBMC?

The test I have done so far are on my 1st main monitor, gf is in the living room watching crappy tv! So will make test later but please if someone knows what I am trying to accomplish and can help that would be greatly appreciated!

- bluray - 2012-02-27 16:01

Flow Wrote:This rocks!

I have been looking everywhere for the past hour for a way to press a key on my non mce remote to switch controls for tmt5 and xbmc...

If you use TMT5 "uMCEPlayer5.exe", it is easier to use remote to control TMT5. With my MCE remote, I can simply press "stop" button and "back" button on the remote while the movie is playing to return to XBMC.

I hope that you can find solution for your non-MCE remote!

- bigbadrabbit - 2012-02-28 17:46

I'm having a problem with VLC as external player:
VLC won't stay on top of the screen.

Here's my code:

Code:

<playercorefactory>

 <players>

 <player name="FSBS-3D" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">

     <filename>/Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC</filename>

     <args>"{1}" -f --video-on-top </args>

   <hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>

<hideconsole>true</hideconsole>

<warpcursor>none</warpcursor> 

</player> 

 </players>

 <rules action="prepend">

   <rule filename=".*_FSBS.*" player="FSBS-3D"/>

   </rules>

</playercorefactory>

* XBMC hides, i can see the desktop
* VLC app launches and fades to fullscreen but stays in the background, so i can see the dock and finder windows

Currently i'm back on 1.1.12 because with VLC 2.0 fullscreen didn't work at all. Neither Apple's fullscreen mode and nor VLC's fullscreen mode.

With 1.1.12 fullscreen starts but focus goes back to desktop...
Any idea what i'm doing wrong here? Thanks!

- bluray - 2012-02-29 04:35

bigbadrabbit Wrote:Currently i'm back on 1.1.12 because with VLC 2.0 fullscreen didn't work at all. Neither Apple's fullscreen mode and nor VLC's fullscreen mode.

With 1.1.12 fullscreen starts but focus goes back to desktop...
Any idea what i'm doing wrong here? Thanks!

Unfortunately, I don't have Apple to try the codes for you.

I installed VLC 2.0 on Windows 7 HTPC, and everything worked fine with your codes. It launched VLC in fullscreen and started the movie automatically. Here are the codes I used on W7 earlier-

<playercorefactory>
<players>
<player name="VLC_Player" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">
<filename>C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe</filename>
<args>"{1}" -f --video-on-top </args>
<hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>
<hideconsole>true</hideconsole>
<warpcursor>none</warpcursor>
</player>
</players>

<rules action="prepend">
<rule filename=".*_3d.iso*" player="VLC_Player"/>
</rules>

</playercorefactory>

- ShinobiX9X - 2012-02-29 11:29

hello there,

i got tmt5 to test (without xbmc for the moment) the image pauzes every +- 10 minutes for a sec while audio continues.
anybody knows what i should try?

also, where do i have to put which xml file for in xbmc use tmt5 when insurting a BR disc.

Is anyDVD a must?

thanks in advance.

- bluray - 2012-02-29 16:21

ShinobiX9X Wrote:hello there,

i got tmt5 to test (without xbmc for the moment) the image pauzes every +- 10 minutes for a sec while audio continues.
anybody knows what i should try?

also, where do i have to put which xml file for in xbmc use tmt5 when insurting a BR disc.

Is anyDVD a must?

thanks in advance.

If you cannot playback fluently with the standalone TMT5, there must be something missing in your HTPC. You'll have the same problem with other players too. You do not need AnyDVD HD to use the standalone TMT5. You might want to try these suggestions:

1. Make sure that your GPU is updated with the latest driver from AMD or Nvidia websites.

2. If your HTPC is under power, you can set it to "High Performance" power option in Windows 7 control panel and TMT5 power manager. see my screen shots below

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- papagp - 2012-02-29 17:52

Hello bluray,
i'm using your guide and works perfect with TMT5 and MPC-HC, great job!!!
Trying to used the XBMC PVR edition with my Gigabyte U8300 TV-Tuner when i start the full screen of Live TV, the TMT5 player is opened and of course don't play nothing.
You know what can to change in playercorefactory for this problem?

Best Regards
Panos
Greece

- bluray - 2012-02-29 18:13

papagp Wrote:Hello bluray,
i'm using your guide and works perfect with TMT5 and MPC-HC, great job!!!

Thank you for the compliment, and make sure to click my "Reputation" icon!

papagp Wrote:Trying to used the XBMC PVR edition with my Gigabyte U8300 TV-Tuner when i start the full screen of Live TV, the TMT5 player is opened and of course don't play nothing.
You know what can to change in playercorefactory for this problem?

Best Regards
Panos
Greece

What is the Live TV file format? Is the file format support by TMT5?

If the file format support by TMT5, I can help you add rule in "Playercorefactory.xml".