moby-uk Wrote:@taxigps, @ghizzu & @hobojester

I've PM'd you all a link to a test-build that contains a few things you may like to try

For taxigps: an extra action to start the externalplayer when the builtin player is default that you can map in keymap.xml

tdlofcc Wrote:I just started using XBMC on my new HTPC, been using XBMC on my XboX ever since it came out, so it was a logical choice really

But I would like to use Mediaplayer Classic, so I found this thread.

I (at least I think I did) followed all the steps needed to use MPC, but it still wont work.

I've installed XBMCSetup-Rev17368-jester-ext.exe and put an advancedsettings.xml in the userdata folder AND I tried the profile folder (documents and settings)

<advancedsettings>
<video>
<defaultplayer>externalplayer</defaultplayer>
</video>
<externalplayer>
<filename>c:\program files\mplayerc.exe</filename>
<forceontop>true</forceontop>
<hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>
<hideconsole>false</hideconsole>
<hidecursor>false</hidecursor>
</externalplayer>
</advancedsettings>

In XBMC the internalplayer is still default, and MPC does not start.

In the logfile I see this:
22:05:15 T:1620 M:1649270784 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::OpenFile: G:\Episodes\IT Crowd S03\the.it.crowd.s03e03.ws.pdtv.xvid-river.avi
22:05:15 T:2624 M:1649262592 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer:Filename:
22:05:15 T:2624 M:1649258496 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer:Args:
22:05:15 T:2624 M:1649258496 NOTICE: CExternalPlayerefault Audio Player: paplayer
22:05:15 T:2624 M:1649258496 NOTICE: CExternalPlayerefault Video Player: dvdplayer
22:05:15 T:2624 M:1649258496 NOTICE: CExternalPlayerrocess: Start
22:05:15 T:2624 M:1649242112 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::ExecuteAppW32: "" "G:\Episodes\IT Crowd S03\the.it.crowd.s03e03.ws.pdtv.xvid-river.avi"
22:05:15 T:2624 M:1649242112 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::ExecuteAppW32 - Failure: 0
22:05:15 T:2624 M:1649242112 NOTICE: CExternalPlayerrocess: Stop

Which looks like it does not use the advancedsettings.xml file ... and I'm at a loss here

Any help would be much appreciated

Cheers in advance.

Mshake Wrote:moby - i presently use a python script to replace those smb links / to what i want. It seems your patch is better integrated. How can I incorporate this into the existing version -ext by jester and could you also send me a test link to your site via pm....

Two priority for me
1) SMB links working properly
2) External player ease of use and launching

Thanks in advance

Dannydeman Wrote:New version works great, only one small little problem which is not toally XBMC related. I use the AMBX system, which works great with XBMC standalone and MPC-HC standalone. The problem I have is that, when I enable AMBX for XBMC, it won't work for MPC-HC as external player. It just keeps te last color from the XBMC menu, so I guess something is still active, because I didn't have this behavior with mediaportal with the MPC-HC as external. So I disabled AMBX for XBMC and now it works fine in MPC-HC..

Dannydeman Wrote:But it also seems aAMBX is crashing lots more then normal, now it just hangs and gives me an error after 30minutes of playing (very random though). I know this isn't entierly the fault of XBMC, but I don't have this with mediaportal/externalplayer combo.

Quote:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Application Data\XBMC

Quote:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Application Data\XBMC\USERDATA

zag2me Wrote:EDIT: also the first post is wrong

Quote:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Application Data\XBMC

Shouldn't it be

Quote:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Application Data\XBMC\USERDATA

Jester Wrote:Create a advancedsettings.xml file in your userdata directory (in \Documents and Settings\[user]\Application Data\XBMC on WinXp or \Users\[user]\AppData\Roaming\XBMC on Vista)

zag2me Wrote:Playmee for meedio allows you to set up multiple external players based on rules such as file extension, is there any chance of getting this done for this script?