How to Specify Path Using PotPlayer as External Player

[SeasideGR 0]

3 minutes ago, Luke said:

From the client machine. What arguments does MPC require to do what you want? Have you looked into that?

I just want from the Emby Theater GUI (theater machine) the player to 1)Open   2)Start Playing and then close and return to Emby Enviroment.

How the syntax must be ?

I forgot. Premiere already bought few weeks back.

Edited December 18, 2024 by SeasideGR

[Luke 42077]

How did you configure the external player? 

[SeasideGR 0]

1 hour ago, Luke said:

How did you configure the external player? 

1)External Player (from the Emby menu)

2)Path of the player (locally on HTPC) without quotations like this - > C:\Program Files\MPC-HC\MPC-HC.exe

3)Audio settings passthrough everything enabled EXCEPT Internet Streams and 3D - When i drag and drop files from the disks directly to MPC-HC
audio is ok and proper.

4)Arguments

{path}
{open}
{start}
{fullscreen}
{close}
 

Also there is an option in the MPC-HC menu to "Always start in fullscreen mode" - Which one we use ? The fullscreen argument via emby theater ? or from the application ?

Now i'm trying to figure out why when i call the player the sound is not proper. MadVR works because i see this from the task manager in cpu/gpu load and from the processes.

I bought the 119USD license

Edited December 18, 2024 by SeasideGR

[Guest]

Be aware that there is no external player support in the new app.

[SeasideGR 0]

1 hour ago, generiq said:

Be aware that there is no external player support in the new app.

 

Why ?  So i can't use external p[layer ?

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, SeasideGR said:

 

Why ?  So i can't use external p[layer ?

You'd have to ask @Luke

[SeasideGR 0]

8 minutes ago, generiq said:

You'd have to ask @Luke

Yeah all i need is couple of posts up.

For unknown reason WHEN Emby calls the MPC IF i choose subtitles SRT (over the Emby interface) then the player locks in AC3 5.1 and H264 and the server starts transcoding.

If i choose embedded subtitles (hardcoded) in the mkv the the file plays ok but no automatic frame switch.

 

[Guest]

29 minutes ago, SeasideGR said:

Yeah all i need is couple of posts up.

For unknown reason WHEN Emby calls the MPC IF i choose subtitles SRT (over the Emby interface) then the player locks in AC3 5.1 and H264 and the server starts transcoding.

If i choose embedded subtitles (hardcoded) in the mkv the the file plays ok but no automatic frame switch.

 

In the new app, there is no option to use an external player. But the internal player does support what you mention here.

[softworkz 5066]

1 hour ago, SeasideGR said:

3 hours ago, generiq said:

Be aware that there is no external player support in the new app.

Why ?  So i can't use external p[layer ?

External player support is planned for a future update. During the beta, this question came up only once and from the 80 beta participants, there wasn't anybody using this (or at least didnt tell), and as this is a very case-dependant feature, you need to have a group of people available which are using this feature (in various ways) and providing feedback. Also testing such a feature which has so much intersections with another feature under test (normal video playback) will sooner or later turn everybody mad, because then you have two groups of people which are talking about two very different things but with the exact same words, subjects, phrases, and quickly nobody knows anymore about what the other is talking about.
So, planned - but not there yet.

[Mahinepua 81]

Having used many external players and filters (not including mpv) I havent come across anything as good as Emby Theater with the embedded MPV.

 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Mahinepua said:

Having used many external players and filters (not including mpv) I havent come across anything as good as Emby Theater with the embedded MPV.

 

I think we've arrived at a comprehensive video playing system. Personally, I have no use for an external player, but over the years I've seen many who swear by it (the MadVR gang). I think mpv is better. 

There are more suggestions I can provide to make Emby for Windows (mpv) more granular, possibly other options not yet provided, but for now, what we have is fairly robust. I think using an external player is unnecessary....

[Luke 42077]

3 hours ago, SeasideGR said:

 

Why ?  So i can't use external p[layer ?

It will be added. It's just not there yet.

[SeasideGR 0]

Thank you ALL for your time and your answers.

As is right now with external player and with only argument {path} MPC-HC with MadVR works (low to medium processing) audio is passed normally all codecs.

CPU load 15 to 20 percent and APU part 65 to 70 percent with the 8600G.

Now for better results minimum a 3060 TI or a 7600/7700XT for higher processing.

 

Edited December 19, 2024 by SeasideGR

[Monkolf 3]

On 12/18/2024 at 5:06 PM, softworkz said:

External player support is planned for a future update. During the beta, this question came up only once and from the 80 beta participants, there wasn't anybody using this (or at least didnt tell), and as this is a very case-dependant feature, you need to have a group of people available which are using this feature (in various ways) and providing feedback...

@softworkzI just wanted to chime in that I use the External Player feature and sorely missed it when I just tried out the new Windows Store Emby app on Windows 11. (I've been using the non-store Emby Theater up until this point)

I specifically use it to launch VLC when DVD or Blu-ray ISO disc images are selected. This is the best way I've found to experience that content how it was intended - shy of going back to a physical media player, that is.

[Mahinepua 81]

Do you have many discs? I ripped all mine to mkv and store on hard drives much more convenient, faster loading etc. but you’ll lose menus.

[Monkolf 3]

Yes, I have hundreds of physical discs that have been ripped and stored on my NAS. I, too, rip the main titles to .mkv for playback on non-Windows clients. I realize all of the disc extra features can be ripped as well, but that is not nearly as convenient (nor as nice) as the full menu experience of the disc, IMO.

[softworkz 5066]

External player support for both, video and games is planned for a future update.