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How do I use multi External Player's based on file-extension? - tatoosh - 2009-06-11
I got XBMC to run my external Player "Media Player Classic Home Cinema".
How to add a second external player?
I need it for videos which are recording at the moment - here i need VLC. All other Players and also the XBMC (mplayer) does not work.
I record with Huappauge PVR 250 in MPEg2.
I tried this, but cant get it to work - i dont see VLC in my XBMC right click menu.
advancedsettings.xml
Code:
<advancedsettings>
<video>
<defaultplayer>externalplayer</defaultplayer>
</video>
<externalplayer>
<filename>C:\Portable\MPHC\mplayerc.exe</filename>
<args>/fullscreen</args>
<forceontop>true</forceontop>
<hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>
<hideconsole>false</hideconsole>
<hidecursor>false</hidecursor>
</externalplayer>
<VLC>
<filename>C:\Portable\VLC\VLCstart.cmd</filename>
<forceontop>true</forceontop>
<hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>
<hideconsole>false</hideconsole>
<hidecursor>false</hidecursor>
</VLC>
</advancedsettings>Media Player Classic works, VLC not ... how to add a second player?
Is it possible to to this:
if file extension is MPG use VLC - else use Media Player classic (automatically)
- spiff - 2009-06-12
moby_uk is hopefully occupied documenting his new addition
- tatoosh - 2009-06-12
didnt found that - can u please give me a link?
- spiff - 2009-06-12
the hopefully indicated that i know where its at?
- Gamester17 - 2009-06-12
See:
http://trac.xbmc.org/ticket/6383
and:
http://trac.xbmc.org/ticket/5300
and today maybe more importantly this forum discussion:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=40136
External Player is not not documented at all in the wiki as of yet:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Advancedsettings.xml
Anyone, please feel free to update the wiki with information about ExternalPlayer usage!
...just register and account and send me a PM requesting ninja (write) access to wiki:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=XBMC_Online_Manual
It is a community driven wiki after all
- spiff - 2009-06-12
gamester, the whole point here is that advancedsettings.xml is NOT involved any longer
there is an example file attached in the ticket which those not entirely numb-brained should be able to understand and follow