xliv 2 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Hi - thanks for this fix! On my side, for BR ISOs - it does not work when using VCD as an external player: ET minimizes for a second then appears back, then PowerDVD appears for 3-4 seconds, but ET comes back on top afterwards - it does work when using PowerDVD to open ISOs directly - however PowerDVD is awfully slow to open ISOs I guess the best solution would be to stop using ISOs and rip BRs as folders. But still I do have a functional path now, thanks a lot Luke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raven2k7 0 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 hello , i am using external player xmtv player on my emby. but for some reason it cant play my links when using it with emby. it plays fine if am using it in any other iptv app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37068 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 hello , i am using external player xmtv player on my emby. but for some reason it cant play my links when using it with emby. it plays fine if am using it in any other iptv app. Hi, please provide more detail about your issue, thanks. Please also see how to report a media playback issue. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostRider 46 Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 2.4.4 is headed up and it's just going to minimize the app for external players. Hi Luke Version 2.4.4 has an issue with PowerDVD external player. After about 5 seconds Emby Theater jumps back in front of the PowerDVD window. Used to work OK before version 2.4.4 but now Theater takes the screen focus back after a few seconds and appears on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37068 Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 The only thing I can think of is to check the process that you're declaring vs the one that actually runs. The process that you declare is the one that Emby Theater will listen for, and as soon as it closes it assumes the external player session is complete. So if the process you declare simply launches another process and then exists, that could potentially explain that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostRider 46 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) The only thing I can think of is to check the process that you're declaring vs the one that actually runs. The process that you declare is the one that Emby Theater will listen for, and as soon as it closes it assumes the external player session is complete. So if the process you declare simply launches another process and then exists, that could potentially explain that. Hi Luke Your idea is correct, I have done some testing and the way to invoke PowerDVD from the command line is to call a special launcher program. This takes command line arguments and looks it like it then passes the movie playing to the main PowerDVD program. Alas if I put the main Power|DVD exe file in Emby Theatre I cannot use command line arguments (the one I use is start in Cinema mode, it is ignored by the PowerDVD.exe program). By default PowerDVD exe starts as a desktop style application, not in cinema mode i.e. in arm chair style remote control mode. I am somewhat stuck now, could a switch be added to Emby Theatre to turn the monitoring auto pop-up on exit as on by default but an option to turn off? Edited June 26, 2016 by GhostRider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solabc16 379 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Afternoon @@GhostRider This is how I configure PowerDVD for cinema mode, the full path is "C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDVD15\Movie\PowerDVD Cinema\PowerDVDCinema.exe" If PowerDVDCinema doesn't open full screen, maximise it then shut it - it will open full screen from then on. Best - James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J e f f 3 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 The External player is working great for me. Thank you. Would it be possible sometime in the future to add MKV to the "enable for "file types? I have to use the "video files" option for play back.of MKV. Which causes all video files to be played in the external player. It would be nice to have the option to handle some video types to the internal player and some to the external. Because of all the resolution switching in madvr if you use custom intros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37068 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 You can now setup external players for Games. Please try it out and report any feedback. Currently it's one player per game system, so you can't do custom players for specific games (yet). Thanks for crazybbs for helping on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundsnake8 27 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 The only thing I can think of is to check the process that you're declaring vs the one that actually runs. The process that you declare is the one that Emby Theater will listen for, and as soon as it closes it assumes the external player session is complete. So if the process you declare simply launches another process and then exists, that could potentially explain that. This used to work but now Powerdvd 15 jumps from on top to bottom to top and back to bottom where it stays. I am not sure what to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostRider 46 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Afternoon @@GhostRider This is how I configure PowerDVD for cinema mode, the full path is "C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDVD15\Movie\PowerDVD Cinema\PowerDVDCinema.exe" If PowerDVDCinema doesn't open full screen, maximise it then shut it - it will open full screen from then on. Best - James Hi Solabc16, Many thanks that method works for me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundsnake8 27 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Why has this configuration stopped working This used to work but now Powerdvd 15 jumps from on top to bottom to top and back to bottom where it stays. I am not sure what to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37068 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 See my comments from a few posts ago. That's probably the reason why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37068 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 A fix has been pushed for the issue of gamepad input controlling Emby Theater even when the app is minimized. This will help with external players for games. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundsnake8 27 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I can't edit external player once it has been set. Rolling over it with the mouse produces no results this just started in 2.4.4. The only way for me to change the external player is to uninstall ET and start over. Is there a bug ? It does happen on both of my computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valve1138 0 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I'm either missing something, or doing something wrong. I cannot get PowerDVD to launch,. I've tried both the Cinema version and the full version. I've uninstalled and reinstalled Emby Theater. I've tried the recommended settings posted above as well. Still Power DVD will not launch. Emby plays the blu-ray rip directly every time. I do not rip to ISO's, just the blu-ray folder structure. PDVD plays them fine by itself. I do have a premium membership if that matters in terms of what ET can play back. I saw one other person with this issue, didn't see a solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solabc16 379 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Afternoon @@Valve1138 Can you post a screenshot of the configuration you have for your external player? - James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valve1138 0 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) Here's what I have at the moment. I copy/pasted the player path directly, as well as tried typing it in manually. It is the correct path for my system. Restarting ET after any change. Edited July 13, 2016 by Valve1138 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37068 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Here's what I have at the moment. I copy/pasted the player path directly, as well as tried typing it in manually. It is the correct path for my system. Restarting ET after any change. So this means it will play for 3d video files and 3d blu ray folder rips. Is that what you want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valve1138 0 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 So this means it will play for 3d video files and 3d blu ray folder rips. Is that what you want? Shouldn't it also be playing regular non 3D Blu-Ray folder rips via the external player as well? I've tried having all those boxes checked and still no external player launching, for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37068 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 no, checking 3D is a filter, meaning the content must be 3D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valve1138 0 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 no, checking 3D is a filter, meaning the content must be 3D Ok, gotcha. Looks like I misunderstood. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solabc16 379 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Evening Glad to see you've got that working now @Valve1138. @@Luke, is it worth considering switching the default to unchecked when creating a new external player? The 3D format is not the dominant media type, so the filter is likely not required for a majority of users. Those users who are setting up an external player, specifically for the purpose of playing 3D media, will be instantly drawn to the filter option and recognise it's relevance. Other users are likely to skim over it as being not relevant, even though they need to do something, given the current defaults. Additionally or alternatively, perhaps the inclusion of some additional test would draw out the purpose and make it more self explanatory. e.g. - James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundsnake8 27 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I can't edit external player once it has been set. Rolling over it with the mouse produces no results this just started in 2.4.4. The only way for me to change the external player is to uninstall ET and start over. Is there a bug ? It does happen on both of my computers. Never mind I discovered the problem. When the display settings is set to Auto I can edit normally but when in desktop mode I cannot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valve1138 0 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Very happily playing all my discs with powerdvdcinema.exe Thanks for the assistance guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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