ebr 14913 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Rather unceremoniously, ArcSoft has dropped TMT like a hot potato. Everything about it just completely gone overnight. http://www.arcsoft.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12331&title=did-arcsoft-drop-total-media-theater Not too surprising except in the way it was handled. Expect WMC to be next... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWebsmith 598 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 yikes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37071 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 no surprise. only reason to use tmt has been folder rips. as that market dies off so too will products that depend on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceboy 2493 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Support for wmc has been dead for years. It's still my preferred choice though because it's so good for live and recorded tv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14913 Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 Support for wmc has been dead for years. It's still my preferred choice though because it's so good for live and recorded tv It's been dead to the mainstream and to development and support but it has still been available. I expect that to change with Windows 9. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfiend 22 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 As an alternative there is still PowerDVD 14 that works within WMC.. not quite as nice UI wise IMO but it does work still. I think the guys at Arcsoft could have handled the "dropping of support" in a much more professional manner... But I guess it is what it is... newfiend~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14913 Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 All you ISO and folder rip guys - time to really start looking into converting your media to a more future-friendly format . I never used ISOs because I never saw the point of adding that extra layer but I do have a fair amount of old content in folder rip format. Luckily, the combination of MBC and LAV will play these properly in the internal player but I should probably still look to convert them for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37071 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 since wmc is a separate download, you never know. it's possible it may still work with 9 just because the os cores are not that different. but i doubt MS will spend much time testing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abobader 2945 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 ah, I really liked TMT, it worked as external player bluray rip for mb classic & mbt very well, as well in the mb 2 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abobader 2945 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 All you ISO and folder rip guys - time to really start looking into converting your media to a more future-friendly format . I only have few ISO's now days (well that only the one I use on my test server). But sure to start looking for better solution for external player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfiend 22 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I only have few ISO's now days (well that only the one I use on my test server). But sure to start looking for better solution for external player. Yeah I don't have many .ISO's anymore but I do own a few Blu-Rays I may want to play at some point. I do have a stand alone BR player as well but it stinks when "Media Center" is turning into "Media 2nd".. The all in one box solution I guess just isn't meant to be... (at least for much longer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balkerman 7 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Always used mpc-hc for my blu-ray folder rips. What would be the preferred file type to convert to and keep video, audio and subs untouched? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14913 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 I use mkv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhitmore 781 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I use TMT6 for playing bluray disks. Only very rarely though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Mazz 0 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 What are you guys using for 3D? I only have a couple but TMT has, so far, been the only player that supports them. And why mkv over just folder rips? Any advantage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A8HTPC 38 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I used PowerDVD 13 for 3D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One2Go 98 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 There are a few guys that I know that use MB3 as a front end to a hardware player. Instead of going to a software player like TMT they have custom scripts and executions that will pass the parameters to the hardware player like a Dune with full BD Menu support. However the choices are slim but the Russian & Chinese hacked firm ware will allow players like Oppo & Pioneer to connect via SMB to the servers, they just have an ugly navigation front end. Why do we go through the hassle with this here is a picture that will explain why. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37071 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 That is a pretty amusing graphic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfiend 22 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Agreed hilarious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronvp 92 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Disappointing, but not the end of the world.. I still intend to use my copy of TMT 5.3.1.144. (No Cinavia) for my 3D movie playback. It has been working well and should continue to do so with or without the ArcSoft support. Having said that, I am catching myself using DLNA playback of movies (Play-To)more and more. As to why they would do this: With MBS getting more powerful by the day and the global wave of DLNA support, Freeware Blu-ray /ISO Players and TV's with build in players capable to playback a large variety of Movie Formats who really needs a Licensed Player. Licensed Players are no longer needed. After all that, I still maintain that today the best Media Player (for playback on TV's) on the market today is the MCE/MBS/MBC combo. MCE's handling of music and picture playback is un-matched and so is MBC for movies and TV shows. The way I see it is that MCE will be supported till into the 2020's and unless something better comes along I will just keep a back-up of a full system and I can keep using it until I trip over my own feet from old age! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantaxp7 190 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I always found I'd run into a problem on the few occasions I had to launch TMT...honestly given up on blu ray disks on my HTPC until a better option is available or they are just gone all together. Very few movies do I feel the need to keep a large image/folder anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deihmos 147 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Never heard of this before. It looks like a media player but I am having trouble understanding what's the big deal about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhitmore 781 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Never heard of this before. It looks like a media player but I am having trouble understanding what's the big deal about it. It's one of the only ways to play 3D movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deihmos 147 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 It's one of the only ways to play 3D movies. I played a 3D mkv in WMC fine. Maybe you are referring to a blu-ray which isn't somethign that I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhitmore 781 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I played a 3D mkv in WMC fine. Maybe you are referring to a blu-ray which isn't somethign that I use. Which player did you use? I never got the native one to work. Did it play in 3D? I also use TMT6 for bluray playback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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