ktide1 5 Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 (edited) Hi, I'm having some issues attempting to use an external player (in this case VLC) with the Emby for Kodi add-on. If I use the "Add On" playback mode (which I prefer), the external player will not open and Kodi defaults back to the default videoplayer. It will only work if I use the "Native (Direct Paths)" playback mode in the Emby add-on settings (or if I navigate directly to the video using the Kodi file manager). Seems like a path issue of some sort, but it seems others have had success with external players without any special path gymnastics, so not sure what is causing this issue. Please note, I am using smb to access in Kodi (path subsitution is set up on the Emby server). Using latest (stable) version of add on. Kodi version is 17.3, running this on a Windows 10 system. Copy of playercorefactory.xml is attached (but it is very plain vanilla). So what am I missing?! playercorefactory.xml Edited July 3, 2017 by ktide1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktide1 5 Posted July 3, 2017 Author Share Posted July 3, 2017 Just bumping this. Anyone have any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelblue05 4130 Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Provide your Kodi log, thanks. https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/17599-how-to-report-a-problem/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktide1 5 Posted July 3, 2017 Author Share Posted July 3, 2017 Provide your Kodi log, thanks. https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/17599-how-to-report-a-problem/ Done, see attached. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide! kodi.log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelblue05 4130 Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 (edited) The path to your content is correct. Maybe using the plugin method, Kodi auto defaults to it's own player, bypassing external players. This could very well be a Kodi limitation, because plugin paths can return anything. Best guess is it only works if you use native paths, rather than add-on paths. I've also seen other people use external players with Emby for Kodi, I just don't believe they were using add-on paths. Edited July 3, 2017 by Angelblue05 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktide1 5 Posted July 3, 2017 Author Share Posted July 3, 2017 The path to your content is correct. Maybe using the plugin method, Kodi auto defaults to it's own player, bypassing external players. This could very well be a Kodi limitation, because plugin paths can return anything. Best guess is it only works if you use native paths, rather than add-on paths. I've also seen other people use external players with Emby for Kodi, I just don't believe they were using add-on paths. Thanks, I suspected that might be the case. It's not a deal-killer for me, just a "nice to have." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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