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- tvont - 2009-07-25 22:53

moby-uk Wrote:Another new build (21816) in here.

In this build, if the launched application ends within a couple of seconds, but without error, it's assumed to be a launcher process and XBMC will not continue until you manually dismiss the dialog. You can force this by adding <islauncher>true</islauncher> inside the <player/> element and disable it by adding <islauncher>false</islauncher>

Also new, a <warpcursor/> option, which can have the values
  • topleft
  • topright
  • bottomright
  • bottomleft
  • center
Add it in inside the <player/> element, e.g. <warpcursor>topright</warpcursor>

<hidecursor>true</hidecursor> is deprecated but equivalent to <warpcursor>bottomright</warpcursor>

Is this win32 only? Would be really cool if we can use this also in Linux / OSX builds

- CBers - 2009-07-28 13:18

moby-uk Wrote:Another new build (21816) in here.

Possible stupid question, but does your (or any other) build just install the updated executables, or does it do a complete install so that I would have to re-create the library again ??

Want to use the latest external_player offering so would like to use your release.

TIA.

- >>X<< - 2009-07-28 13:38

CBers Wrote:Possible stupid question, but does your (or any other) build just install the updated executables, or does it do a complete install so that I would have to re-create the library again ??

Want to use the latest external_player offering so would like to use your release.

TIA.

XBMC allows you to import and export your library so no need to do it again

- ashlar - 2009-07-28 15:57

CBers Wrote:Possible stupid question, but does your (or any other) build just install the updated executables, or does it do a complete install so that I would have to re-create the library again ??

Want to use the latest external_player offering so would like to use your release.
You install over the existing installation and don't lose anything, unless the library structure has changed (it happened once but it's not your case unless you are on a really old version).

- CBers - 2009-07-28 17:23

ashlar Wrote:You install over the existing installation and don't lose anything, unless the library structure has changed (it happened once but it's not your case unless you are on a really old version).

Thanks ashlar, downloading it now !!

- CBers - 2009-07-28 22:04

Installed moby-uk's new build (21816).

All works fine apart from external player.

Not saying it's XBMC, probabbly me, but can't get it to even start the mplayerc.exe (well, it doesn't show in Task Manager).

Do I still need an advancedsettings.xml file ?? If so, what needs to be in it ??

LOGFILE:

Quote:20:35:46 T:2876 M:2449494016 NOTICE: ExternalPlayer Filename: "C:\Program Files\MPCHC\mplayerc.exe"
20:35:46 T:2876 M:2449494016 NOTICE: ExternalPlayer Tweaks: hideconsole (false), hidexbmc (false), islauncher (false), warpcursor (¸”â)
20:35:46 T:2876 M:2449489920 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::OpenFile: C:\HDMovies\FILMNAME.720p.mkv
20:35:46 T:5404 M:2449489920 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Player : "C:\Program Files\MPCHC\mplayerc.exe"
20:35:46 T:5404 M:2449489920 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: File : C:\HDMovies\FILMNAME.720p.mkv
20:35:46 T:5404 M:2449489920 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Content:
20:35:46 T:5404 M:2449489920 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Args : /play /fullscreen /close
20:35:46 T:5404 M:2449489920 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Start
20:35:46 T:5404 M:2449489920 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Releasing audio device 2
20:35:46 T:5404 M:2449522688 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::ExecuteAppW32: "C:\Program Files\MPCHC\mplayerc.exe" ""C:\Program Files\MPCHC\mplayerc.exe"" /play /fullscreen /close "C:\HDMovies\FILMNAME.720p.mkv"
20:35:46 T:5404 M:2449530880 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::ExecuteAppW32 - Failure: 123
20:35:46 T:5404 M:2449530880 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Stop
20:35:46 T:5404 M:2449530880 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: reclaiming audio device 2

playercorefactory.xml

Quote:<playercorefactory>
<players>
<player name="MPCHC" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="true" video="true">
<filename>"C:\Program Files\MPCHC\mplayerc.exe"</filename>
<args>/play /fullscreen /close</args>
<hidexbmc>false</hidexbmc>
<hideconsole>false</hideconsole>
<hidecursor>false</hidecursor>
</player>
</players>
</playercorefactory>

If I run "C:\Program Files\MPCHC\mplayerc.exe" ""C:\Program Files\MPCHC\mplayerc.exe"" /play /fullscreen /close "C:\HDMovies\FILMNAME.720p.mkv" from command line (CMD), MPCHC opens fullscreen and plays the file no problems, so what am I doing wrong please ??

Now, the location of mplayerc.exe is in C:\Program Files which includes a space.

Are spaces permitted in a) advanced settings and b) the name of media file ??

TIA

UPDATE: Re-created the playercorefactory.xml file from the wiki and it now works !!

- aneurysm- - 2009-07-30 16:08

Can someone help me with my SMB problem ? SMB works fine with the built-in player, but I can't seem to get media player classic HC to work with the SMB files (local files work flawlessy). It's a SMB share I have running with login and password; here extract from the log when trying to open the file, MPC opens and tells me "can't render the file".

16:05:07 T:5464 M:1834250240 NOTICE: ExternalPlayer Filename: C:\Program Files\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe
16:05:07 T:5464 M:1834250240 NOTICE: ExternalPlayer Tweaks: hideconsole (false), hidexbmc (false), islauncher (false), warpcursor (¸”â)
16:05:07 T:5464 M:1834250240 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::OpenFile: smb://user:user00@main/Videoclips/file 01.avi
16:05:07 T:5208 M:1834250240 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Player : C:\Program Files\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe
16:05:07 T:5208 M:1834237952 NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: File : \\user:user00@main\Videoclips\file 01.avi

- CBers - 2009-07-30 16:13

I'm streaming my files from another PC, so it should work fine.

I just had HD movies stored locally.

How are you adding the movies ??

I use MPCHC for all of my movies now.

- aneurysm- - 2009-07-30 16:17

what do you mean adding ?
I just have my directories loaded into sources
for instance :

<source>
<name>Videoclips</name>
<path pathversion="1">smb://user:user00@main/Videoclips/</path>
</source>

works perfectly in xbmc
but as I said, when I want to play with mpc hc, I get "can't render file"
so it's probably not getting the smb info through right.

- CBers - 2009-07-30 16:21

Perhaps you're celverer than me, but I use the ADD SOURCE option from the video menu to add my networked folders.

Then, when I bring up the contect menu, I selected play using... MPCHC.

I haven't even looked at the sources.xml file - I'm a GUI type of guy Wink

Having said that, now that I look, my sources.xml file contains entries like:

Quote: <source>
<name>New Movies</name>
<path pathversion="1">smb://PC_NAME/JDrive/Video/0.1. New Movies/</path>
</source>