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- piipes - 2011-04-15

Don't know if this is right way to do it, but now i config eventghost send stop signal to xbmc, when i press stop from dvbviewer. That works ok.

And when i quick change to dvbviewer, i just send screensaver window and stop action, don't find any no audio/video command.

Now dvbv,xbmc and eventghost works pretty good and changing is fast.
I have to select "Use a fullscreen window rather than true fullscreen", because there is some small issue with dvbv picture quality if i use real fullscreen.

- dub273 - 2011-04-27

I've searched this forum, searched every FAQ I could, and the external player thread in the how-to guide forum, and I still don't have an answer to the question of the necessary "protocols=..." value to launch TMT3 when an HD DVD is inserted into the drive. Blu-ray discs work just fine.

Now, if someone can figure out a workaround for this problem I'm having, I won't need said value. For a while I was using a rule where protocols="" (blank), which launches the HD DVD just fine, and exited just fine. Recently however when I exit TMT3 it doesn't revert to XBMC, but immediately re-launches TMT3 to form an endless loop.

Clear as mud?

- ashlar - 2011-05-19

eskro Wrote:Hi guys!

I've been able to set MPC-HC as External Player

But, when i select a movie to watch,

XBMC minimizes and then MPC-HC launches and the movie starts playing...

My question is,

is there a way to prevent/stop XBMC from minimizing??

i just want it to stay where it is.......

i dont like to see my desktop even if its for a second Tongue

thanks!!!
Were you able to solve this? Even with hidexbmc set to false it minimizes and shows the desktop Confused

- steelman1991 - 2011-05-19

Ashlar - don't know the intricacies of the coding etc, but I don't think it is a situation which can be resolved - sure I read somewhere (on here), that it had something to do with DirectX\d3d or something similar which needed to fully close before gaining focus on the next object. Perhaps all just jibberish and I dreamt it - but sure it was something like that.

Someone else worked around it on another forum. think it may have been dbone's, where they had no screen icons and a black screensaver, this was about as close as I saw anyone get to seamless transfer - incidentally, the same process occurs using an external player in both Media Portal and MediaBrowser.

- ashlar - 2011-05-19

Thanks steelman for your answer. What I find strange is that I'm pretty sure to remember this not being the behaviour when external player was introduced (otherwise what would be the point of the hidexbmc setting?).

I hope a developer will be able to shed some light.

playing dvd disc width power dvd - arzach - 2011-05-31

while i'm waiting to find a blu ray to test, i'm trying to play dvd disc width power dvd.

I'm using this xml:

Code:
<playercorefactory>
    <players>
        <player name="powerdvd" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="true" video="true">
            <filename>C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDVD8\PowerDVD8.exe</filename>
            <args>"D:"</args>
            <hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>
            <hideconsole>true</hideconsole>
            <warpcursor>none</warpcursor>
        </player>
    </players>
    <rules action="append">
        <rule name="mydvd" dvd="true" player="powerdvd"/>
    </rules>
</playercorefactory>

but in my log xbmc says the rule doesnt match:

Code:
DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers(dvd://1)
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2844835840   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: system rules
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2838368256   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: matches rule: system rules
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2840338432   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: rtv
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2841501696   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: hdhomerun/myth/rtmp/mms/udp
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2842406912   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: lastfm/shout
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2843013120   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: rtsp
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2843619328   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: streams
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2844200960   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: dvd
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2844491776   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: dvdfile
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2844655616   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: dvdimage
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2844655616   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: sdp/asf
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2844655616   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: nsv
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2840522752   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: un-named
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2842279936   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: matches rule: un-named
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2842578944   DEBUG: CPlayerSelectionRule::GetPlayers: considering rule: mydvd
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2842861568   DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: matched 0 rules with players
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2844405760   DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: adding videodefaultplayer (1)
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2844692480   DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: for video=1, audio=0
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2844704768   DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: for video=1, audio=1
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2844704768   DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: adding player: DVDPlayer (1)
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2844704768   DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: adding player: powerdvd (4)
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2844704768   DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactory::GetPlayers: added 2 players
00:35:40 T:3216 M:2842902528  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: Opening: dvd://1

I start the dvd using the "Play disc" from Aeon MQ2 Home Menu

why is not working? Eek

thank you

- medyaye - 2011-06-02

Tuna Wrote:Hi !

First of all, I am an absolute beginner in xbmc.

I have searched on google and this forum for many hours without understanding how to do.

I would need the following:

when I press on my blu-ray iso file in xbmc, I would like it to automatically mount in daemon tools and then automatically playe in the external program TotalMedia Theatre 5.

but I only want to use TotalMedia Theatre 5 for bd.iso files.

I'm using XBMC 10.0 (Dharma).

would be greatly appreciated if someone could write a simple step by step guide so that I can fix this, that even a total beginner as I can understand.Smile

Regrds
Johan

Hi guys,

i'm trying to do the same thing.
I created a playercorefactory.xml file.
Code:
<playercorefactory>
  <players>
   <player name="TMT5" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">
   <filename>C:\Programmes\AutoFrequency\AutoFrequency.exe</filename>
      <args> "{0}" </args>
      <hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>    
          <hideconsole>true</hideconsole>
          <warpcursor>none</warpcursor>
   </player>
  </players>
<rules action="prepend">
  <rule filetypes="iso" player="TMT5"/>
  <rule name="Blu-Ray" protocols="bd" player="TMT5"/>
</rules>

Autofrequency is a program that fixe screen frenquency to 24p when reading a bluray. It mounts iso in daemontool and lanch tmt5.

When i try to read an bluray iso file, nothing hapen.

here's my log
Code:
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784669696  NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784661504  NOTICE: Starting XBMC, Platform: Windows 7, 64-bit (WoW) Service Pack 1 build 7601. Built on Apr  1 2011 (Git:Unknown, compiler 1500)
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784661504  NOTICE: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU         540  @ 3.07GHz
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784661504  NOTICE: Desktop Resolution: 1920x1080 32Bit at 59Hz
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784661504  NOTICE: Running with restricted rights
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784661504  NOTICE: special://xbmc/ is mapped to: C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784661504  NOTICE: special://xbmcbin/ is mapped to: C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784661504  NOTICE: special://masterprofile/ is mapped to: C:\Users\MEDYAYE\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\userdata
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784661504  NOTICE: special://home/ is mapped to: C:\Users\MEDYAYE\AppData\Roaming\XBMC
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784661504  NOTICE: special://temp/ is mapped to: C:\Users\MEDYAYE\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\cache
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784661504  NOTICE: The executable running is: C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\XBMC.exe
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784661504  NOTICE: Log File is located: C:\Users\MEDYAYE\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\xbmc.log
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784661504  NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784645120  NOTICE: Setup SDL
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784526336  NOTICE: Found screen: Moniteur Plug-and-Play générique on Intel(R) HD Graphics, adapter 0.
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2784514048  NOTICE: Primary mode: 1920x1080 @ 59.94 - Full Screen

16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782527488  NOTICE: load settings...
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782437376  NOTICE: special://profile/ is mapped to: special://masterprofile/
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782437376  NOTICE: loading special://masterprofile/guisettings.xml
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782375936  NOTICE: Getting hardware information now...
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782375936  NOTICE: Checking resolution 12
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782367744  NOTICE: Loading player core factory settings from special://xbmc/system/playercorefactory.xml.
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782351360  NOTICE: Loaded playercorefactory configuration
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782351360  NOTICE: Loading player core factory settings from special://profile/playercorefactory.xml.
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782343168   ERROR: Error loading special://profile/playercorefactory.xml, Line 0 (Error reading Element value.)
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782339072  NOTICE: Loaded advancedsettings.xml from special://profile/advancedsettings.xml
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782334976  NOTICE: Contents of special://profile/advancedsettings.xml are...
                                            <advancedsettings>
                                              <videoextensions>
                                                <add>index.bdmv</add>
                                              </videoextensions>
                                            </advancedsettings>
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782322688  NOTICE: Getting hardware information now...
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782322688  NOTICE: Checking resolution 12
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782322688  NOTICE: Default DVD Player: dvdplayer
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782322688  NOTICE: Default Video Player: dvdplayer
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782322688  NOTICE: Default Audio Player: paplayer
16:10:29 T:3036 M:2782453760  NOTICE: Loading media sources from special://masterprofile/sources.xml
16:10:30 T:3036 M:2725683200  NOTICE: initializing playlistplayer
16:10:30 T:3036 M:2725679104  NOTICE: DONE initializing playlistplayer
16:10:30 T:3036 M:2716065792  NOTICE: CApplication::UpdateLibraries - Starting video library startup scan
16:10:30 T:3036 M:2714329088  NOTICE: CApplication::UpdateLibraries - Starting music library startup scan
16:10:30 T:1960 M:2714329088  NOTICE: VideoInfoScanner: Starting scan ..
16:10:30 T:3036 M:2706272256  NOTICE: initialize done
16:10:30 T:3036 M:2706272256  NOTICE: Running the application...
16:10:30 T:3036 M:2706247680  NOTICE: ES: Starting event server
16:10:30 T:3224 M:2706219008  NOTICE: ES: Starting UDP Event server on 127.0.0.1:9777
16:10:30 T:3224 M:2706219008  NOTICE: UDP: Listening on port 9777

16:10:37 T:3036 M:2572238848  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: Opening: E:\A trier\Bluray\Avatar.3D.Bluray.1080p.DTS-HD.MA\3DBLURAYISO.COM_AVATAR3D_FIXED.ISO
16:10:37 T:3036 M:2572234752 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player)::Put MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED
16:10:37 T:2836 M:2572230656  NOTICE: Creating InputStream
16:10:37 T:2836 M:2578280448   ERROR: Error on dvdnav_open
16:10:37 T:2836 M:2578280448   ERROR: CDVDPlayer::OpenInputStream - error opening [E:\A trier\Bluray\Avatar.3D.Bluray.1080p.DTS-HD.MA\3DBLURAYISO.COM_AVATAR3D_FIXED.ISO]
16:10:37 T:2836 M:2578522112  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit()
16:10:37 T:2836 M:2578276352  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit() deleting input stream
16:10:37 T:3036 M:2578247680   ERROR: Playlist Player: skipping unplayable item: 0, path [E:\A trier\Bluray\Avatar.3D.Bluray.1080p.DTS-HD.MA\3DBLURAYISO.COM_AVATAR3D_FIXED.ISO]
16:10:37 T:3904 M:2570706944   ERROR: InputStream: dvd streams not supported for thumb extraction, file: E:\Films\Mickey.Mouse.Clubhouse.Mickeys.Adventures.in.Wonderland.2009.NTSC.DVDR-INSECTS\Mickey.Mouse.Clubhouse.Mickeys.Adventures.in.Wonderland.2009.NTSC.DVDR-INSECTS.iso
16:10:37 T:3036 M:2570702848  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::CloseFile()
16:10:37 T:3036 M:2570702848 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player)::Put MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED
16:10:37 T:3036 M:2570702848  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: waiting for threads to exit
16:10:37 T:3036 M:2570702848  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: finished waiting
16:10:37 T:828 M:2571481088   ERROR: InputStream: dvd streams not supported for thumb extraction, file: E:\Films\Mickey.Mouse.Clubhouse.Mickeys.Big.Splash.2009.PAL.NL.DVDR-SPiRO\Mickey.Mouse.Clubhouse.Mickeys.Big.Splash.2009.PAL.NL.DVDR-SPiRO.ISO
16:10:43 T:3036 M:2596409344  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: Opening: E:\A trier\Bluray\Avatar.3D.Bluray.1080p.DTS-HD.MA\3DBLURAYISO.COM_AVATAR3D_FIXED.ISO
16:10:43 T:3036 M:2596409344 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player)::Put MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED
16:10:43 T:3396 M:2596409344  NOTICE: Creating InputStream
16:10:43 T:3396 M:2596343808   ERROR: Error on dvdnav_open
16:10:43 T:3396 M:2596343808   ERROR: CDVDPlayer::OpenInputStream - error opening [E:\A trier\Bluray\Avatar.3D.Bluray.1080p.DTS-HD.MA\3DBLURAYISO.COM_AVATAR3D_FIXED.ISO]
16:10:43 T:3396 M:2596343808  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit()
16:10:43 T:3396 M:2596343808  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit() deleting input stream
16:10:43 T:3036 M:2596319232   ERROR: Playlist Player: skipping unplayable item: 0, path [E:\A trier\Bluray\Avatar.3D.Bluray.1080p.DTS-HD.MA\3DBLURAYISO.COM_AVATAR3D_FIXED.ISO]
16:10:43 T:3252 M:2596335616   ERROR: InputStream: dvd streams not supported for thumb extraction, file: E:\Films\Mickey.Mouse.Clubhouse.Mickeys.Adventures.in.Wonderland.2009.NTSC.DVDR-INSECTS\Mickey.Mouse.Clubhouse.Mickeys.Adventures.in.Wonderland.2009.NTSC.DVDR-INSECTS.iso
16:10:43 T:3252 M:2596335616   ERROR: InputStream: dvd streams not supported for thumb extraction, file: E:\Films\Mickey.Mouse.Clubhouse.Mickeys.Big.Splash.2009.PAL.NL.DVDR-SPiRO\Mickey.Mouse.Clubhouse.Mickeys.Big.Splash.2009.PAL.NL.DVDR-SPiRO.ISO
16:10:43 T:3036 M:2596335616  NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::CloseFile()
16:10:43 T:3036 M:2596335616 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player)::Put MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED
16:10:43 T:3036 M:2596335616  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: waiting for threads to exit
16:10:43 T:3036 M:2596335616  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: finished waiting
16:10:48 T:3036 M:2645663744  NOTICE: Storing total System Uptime
16:10:48 T:3036 M:2646016000  NOTICE: Saving settings
16:10:48 T:3036 M:2645413888  NOTICE: stop all
16:10:48 T:3036 M:2645676032  NOTICE: ES: Stopping event server
16:10:49 T:3224 M:2646065152  NOTICE: ES: UDP Event server stopped
16:10:49 T:3036 M:2646151168  NOTICE: stop sap announcement listener
16:10:49 T:3036 M:2646151168  NOTICE: clean cached files!
16:10:49 T:3036 M:2646151168  NOTICE: unload skin
16:10:49 T:3036 M:2686754816  NOTICE: stop python
16:10:49 T:3036 M:2708500480  NOTICE: stopped
16:10:49 T:3036 M:2708672512  NOTICE: destroy
16:10:49 T:3036 M:2708701184  NOTICE: unload sections

It seems that there is an error in the playercorefactory, but i can't find it !

Someone to help me please ?

- Hooblue - 2011-06-02

dub273 Wrote:I've searched this forum, searched every FAQ I could, and the external player thread in the how-to guide forum, and I still don't have an answer to the question of the necessary "protocols=..." value to launch TMT3 when an HD DVD is inserted into the drive. Blu-ray discs work just fine.

I'll be having exactly the same problem (when I get the external player thing working that is as I can't currently find where to turn on the 'Play Disc' option on the home screen in Aeon Nox).

I know the protocol for blurays is bd, but no idea what it is for HD-DVD's.

- medyaye - 2011-06-02

Step by step, i think i can make it... I forgot to close </playercorefactory>...

Now, i got another error :
Code:
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017785344  NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017777152  NOTICE: Starting XBMC, Platform: Windows 7, 64-bit (WoW) Service Pack 1 build 7601. Built on Apr  1 2011 (Git:Unknown, compiler 1500)
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017777152  NOTICE: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU         540  @ 3.07GHz
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017777152  NOTICE: Desktop Resolution: 1920x1080 32Bit at 59Hz
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017777152  NOTICE: Running with restricted rights
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017777152  NOTICE: special://xbmc/ is mapped to: C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017777152  NOTICE: special://xbmcbin/ is mapped to: C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017777152  NOTICE: special://masterprofile/ is mapped to: C:\Users\MEDYAYE\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\userdata
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017777152  NOTICE: special://home/ is mapped to: C:\Users\MEDYAYE\AppData\Roaming\XBMC
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017777152  NOTICE: special://temp/ is mapped to: C:\Users\MEDYAYE\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\cache
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017777152  NOTICE: The executable running is: C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\XBMC.exe
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017777152  NOTICE: Log File is located: C:\Users\MEDYAYE\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\xbmc.log
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017777152  NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017760768  NOTICE: Setup SDL
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017601024  NOTICE: Found screen: Moniteur Plug-and-Play générique on Intel(R) HD Graphics, adapter 0.
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017588736  NOTICE: Primary mode: 1920x1080 @ 59.94 - Full Screen
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017572352  NOTICE: Previous line repeats 2 times.
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017572352  NOTICE: Additional mode: 1920x1080 @ 23.98 - Full Screen
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017580544  NOTICE: Additional mode: 1920x1080 @ 24.00 - Full Screen
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017572352  NOTICE: Additional mode: 1920x1080 @ 50.00 - Full Screen
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017572352  NOTICE: Additional mode: 1920x1080 @ 25.00i - Full Screen
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017572352  NOTICE: Additional mode: 1920x1080 @ 59.94 - Full Screen
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017572352  NOTICE: Additional mode: 1920x1080 @ 29.97i - Full Screen
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017572352  NOTICE: Additional mode: 1920x1080 @ 60.00 - Full Screen
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017572352  NOTICE: Additional mode: 1920x1080 @ 30.00i - Full Screen
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3018006528  NOTICE: load settings...
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017785344  NOTICE: special://profile/ is mapped to: special://masterprofile/
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017785344  NOTICE: loading special://masterprofile/guisettings.xml
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017732096  NOTICE: Getting hardware information now...
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017732096  NOTICE: Checking resolution 12
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017723904  NOTICE: Loading player core factory settings from special://xbmc/system/playercorefactory.xml.
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017707520  NOTICE: Loaded playercorefactory configuration
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017707520  NOTICE: Loading player core factory settings from special://profile/playercorefactory.xml.
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017695232  NOTICE: Loaded playercorefactory configuration
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017691136  NOTICE: Loaded advancedsettings.xml from special://profile/advancedsettings.xml
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017691136  NOTICE: Contents of special://profile/advancedsettings.xml are...
                                            <advancedsettings>
                                              <videoextensions>
                                                <add>index.bdmv</add>
                                              </videoextensions>
                                            </advancedsettings>
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017678848  NOTICE: Getting hardware information now...
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017678848  NOTICE: Checking resolution 12
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017678848  NOTICE: Default DVD Player: dvdplayer
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017678848  NOTICE: Default Video Player: dvdplayer
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017678848  NOTICE: Default Audio Player: paplayer
21:24:35 T:4056 M:3017687040  NOTICE: Loading media sources from special://masterprofile/sources.xml
21:24:36 T:4056 M:2961317888  NOTICE: initializing playlistplayer
21:24:36 T:4056 M:2961313792  NOTICE: DONE initializing playlistplayer
21:24:36 T:4056 M:2945523712  NOTICE: CApplication::UpdateLibraries - Starting video library startup scan
21:24:36 T:4056 M:2952011776  NOTICE: CApplication::UpdateLibraries - Starting music library startup scan
21:24:36 T:1992 M:2952011776  NOTICE: VideoInfoScanner: Starting scan ..
21:24:36 T:4056 M:2951798784  NOTICE: initialize done
21:24:36 T:4056 M:2951798784  NOTICE: Running the application...
21:24:36 T:4056 M:2951766016  NOTICE: ES: Starting event server
21:24:36 T:3004 M:2951761920  NOTICE: ES: Starting UDP Event server on 127.0.0.1:9777
21:24:36 T:3004 M:2951737344  NOTICE: UDP: Listening on port 9777
21:24:38 T:4036 M:2930487296  NOTICE: My Music: Scanning for music info using worker thread, operation took 00:01
21:24:44 T:4056 M:2788519936  NOTICE: ExternalPlayer Filename: C:\Programmes\AutoFrequency\AutoFrequency.exe
21:24:44 T:4056 M:2788519936 WARNING: ExternalPlayer: invalid value for warpcursor: none
21:24:44 T:4056 M:2788519936  NOTICE: ExternalPlayer Tweaks: hideconsole (true), hidexbmc (true), islauncher (false), warpcursor (none)
21:24:44 T:4056 M:2788515840  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::OpenFile: E:\A trier\Bluray\Avatar.3D.Bluray.1080p.DTS-HD.MA\3DBLURAYISO.COM_AVATAR3D_FIXED.ISO
21:24:44 T:932 M:2788495360  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Player : C:\Programmes\AutoFrequency\AutoFrequency.exe
21:24:44 T:932 M:2788495360  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: File   : E:\A trier\Bluray\Avatar.3D.Bluray.1080p.DTS-HD.MA\3DBLURAYISO.COM_AVATAR3D_FIXED.ISO
21:24:44 T:932 M:2788495360  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Content:
21:24:44 T:932 M:2788495360  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Args   : /fullscreen /close "{1}"
21:24:44 T:932 M:2788495360  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Start
21:24:44 T:932 M:2788495360  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Releasing audio device 1
21:24:44 T:932 M:2782842880  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Releasing 2nd audio device 1
21:24:44 T:932 M:2782842880  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Hiding XBMC window
21:24:44 T:932 M:2791960576  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::ExecuteAppW32: C:\Programmes\AutoFrequency\AutoFrequency.exe "C:\Programmes\AutoFrequency\AutoFrequency.exe" /fullscreen /close "E:\A trier\Bluray\Avatar.3D.Bluray.1080p.DTS-HD.MA\3DBLURAYISO.COM_AVATAR3D_FIXED.ISO"
21:24:44 T:932 M:2791960576  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::ExecuteAppW32 - Failure: 3
21:24:44 T:932 M:2791960576  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Stop
21:24:44 T:932 M:2792079360  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Showing XBMC window TOPMOST
21:24:44 T:932 M:2784235520  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Reclaiming audio device 1
21:24:44 T:932 M:2785087488  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Reclaiming 2nd audio device 1
21:24:50 T:4056 M:2862198784  NOTICE: Storing total System Uptime
21:24:50 T:4056 M:2862198784  NOTICE: Saving settings
21:24:50 T:4056 M:2862444544  NOTICE: stop all
21:24:50 T:4056 M:2862444544  NOTICE: ES: Stopping event server
21:24:50 T:3004 M:2862698496  NOTICE: ES: UDP Event server stopped
21:24:50 T:4056 M:2862809088  NOTICE: stop sap announcement listener
21:24:50 T:4056 M:2862809088  NOTICE: clean cached files!
21:24:50 T:4056 M:2862809088  NOTICE: unload skin
21:24:50 T:4056 M:2888024064  NOTICE: stop python
21:24:51 T:4056 M:2928553984  NOTICE: stopped
21:24:51 T:4056 M:2928619520  NOTICE: destroy
21:24:51 T:4056 M:2928734208  NOTICE: unload sections

What's the meaning of Failure 3 for ExecuteAPPW32 ?

thx

- b-avc - 2011-06-06

hi,
I have bluray folder (list of HD bitstreaming movies) next to movies, tv shows folders.
is there any way to play them in MPC-HC as an external playe from xbmc?
I mean can i modify advancedsettings.xml so it recognize the main folder name (bluray) not the file name, then play them in MPC-HC ?

- avpap - 2011-06-06

Ok guys I really need your help. I'm trying to use MPC-HC as external player through XBMC but i cannot get it to work. It is loading but the Video stutters, playing frame-frame.

This is my playerfactory.xml

<playercorefactory>
<players>
<player name="MPC-HC" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">
<filename>C:\Program Files\Media Player Classic - Home Cinema\mpc-hc.exe</filename>
<args>"{1}" /fullscreen /close</args>
<hidexbmc>false</hidexbmc>
<hideconsole>false</hideconsole>
<warpcursor>none</warpcursor>
</player>
</players>
<rules action="prepend">
<rule filetypes="mkv" filename=".*1080p.*" player="MPC-HC"/>
</rules>
</playercorefactory>

and my advancesettings.xml
<advancedsettings>
<video>
<defaultplayer>externalplayer</defaultplayer>
</video>
<externalplayer>
<filename>c:\Program Files\Media Player Classic - Home Cinema\mpc-hc.exe</filename>
<args>-fs</args>
<forceontop>true</forceontop>
<hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>
<hideconsole>false</hideconsole>
<hidecursor>false</hidecursor>
</externalplayer>
</advancedsettings>

If i play a movie in straight MPC-HC everything is great (I use Madvr + Lavcuvid) but in XBMC + MPC-HC = Heavy stuttering.

- steelman1991 - 2011-06-06

First things first - only a playercorefactory xml is required - delete the advancedsettings xml - also play around with <hidexbmc> and <hideconsole>settings - try setting both to 'true'. I had to change both to true to get it to work.

- M3Rocket - 2011-06-06

Try changing this:
<hidexbmc>false</hidexbmc>

to:
<hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>

XBMC currently absorbs a lot of CPU cycles if it is not minimized/hidden.

- avpap - 2011-06-12

Problem solved by ticking the "use fulscreen windows rather than true fullscreen". Video runs smoothly through MPC-HC (Madvr + Lav Cuvid).

Only problem a slight stutter when scrolling in menus.

- dub273 - 2011-06-16

Hooblue Wrote:I'll be having exactly the same problem (when I get the external player thing working that is as I can't currently find where to turn on the 'Play Disc' option on the home screen in Aeon Nox).

I know the protocol for blurays is bd, but no idea what it is for HD-DVD's.
I'm forced to conclude that HD DVD protocol handling it isn't built in to XBMC at all. I did find a somewhat messy workaround, which I describe in more detail in the following post elsewhere:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=817080&postcount=7