Unable to play anything in Theater on Windows 2012 R2

[scallywag3 0]

I am running Windows Server 2012 R2 with the server and theater on the same machine. When trying to play anything I receive an error stating "Error - There was an error processing the request"

 

The version of the Theater is 3.0.5.5182.20892 but has gone through a couple of updates and the issue has persisted.

The version of the Server is 3.0.5192.19560 and has also gone through a number of updates and the issue is still happening.

 

I have set it up to use VLC as an external player and this plays everything fine.

 

I have another PC running Windows 7 and the Theater runs fine on there and plays everything ok.

 

I turned on debug logging and have attached the log from when I tried to play some things. I tried a trailer, a movie, and a TV show which were all different formats.

 

Any help would be appreciated, or is Theater not made to work on Windows Server 2012R2?

 

Thanks.

theater-63531419011.log

[Aphid 212]

It looks like it cannot find EVR (the video renderer normally built into windows). Try installing MadVR.

[Della Dog 19]

Part of the initial install for Server 2012 OS is an option for "Direct Play?" or something similar that enables Windows 8 type media options. Might want to look add the add features option and see what's missing.

[scallywag3 0]

Thanks guys. I installed Direct Play and Quality Windows Audio Video Experience features and rebooted but it still didn't work. I then installed the Media Foundation feature and everything seems to be working now