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post #2701 of 4018
12/28/09 at 10:10am
Firestorm is blazing fast. Love it.

I miss Vanilla 1 though. I posted on the throgsoft forum requesting it as a plugin. Hopefully we can get it - crossing fingers!

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post #2702 of 4018
12/28/09 at 10:14am
Yeah, his new theme looks nice too... Maelstrom is it? Vanilla1 must come back!
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post #2703 of 4018
12/28/09 at 12:57pm
Is it possible to upscale DVD playback to 1080p in MediaBrowser?
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post #2704 of 4018
12/28/09 at 1:21pm
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Originally Posted by nfmmalice View Post

Is it possible to upscale DVD playback to 1080p in MediaBrowser?

Mediabrowser does nothing to affect the actual playback of any files/dvds. It simply puts a pretty face/downloads metadata for your files.
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post #2705 of 4018
12/28/09 at 1:53pm
If your resolution is set to 1080p and a DVD is filling your whole screen (not just the middle of it) then either your playback software or GPU is already upscaling.
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post #2706 of 4018
12/28/09 at 1:53pm
So, since all of my movies are launched through MediaBrowser, I guess my question should have been, is there any way to Upscale to 1080p in Vista Media Center, so that, when I USE MediaBrowser, it will upscale?
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post #2707 of 4018
12/28/09 at 2:06pm
See my post right above yours - we posted at the same time.
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post #2708 of 4018
12/28/09 at 2:12pm
I am having trouble with Media Browser, and I am wondering if anyone else has this issue, or can replicate it. (Or if anyone has a solution to the problem, that would be ideal.)

Sorry for the long post, but here goes:

I have all of my DVDs ripped to .ISO format. Each iso is in it's own folder:

c:\\movies\\heat\\heat.iso
c:\\movies\\saw\\saw.iso

I am using meta browser to gather all of the meta data, and within meta browser everything shows up correctly.

When I launch WMC, and go into Media Browser I do not see ANY meta data except for the poster and background art. It is as if Media Browser does not recognize the meta data for the .ISO files.

I ran a batch file to rename all of the .ISO files to .AVI and when I did that, ALL of the meta data appears in Media Browser. I get the plot synopsis, actors (with images) it's all cross linked so if I click on an actor, I see all the movies I have that they are in, etc. It all works (except it's not REALLY an avi file so it won't play.)

I found that if I moved the .iso file into a dummy video_ts folder, like this:

c:\\movies\\heat\\video_ts\\heat.iso
c:\\movies\\saw\\video_ts\\saw.iso

That all the meta data works, but the movie will not play from there. WMC is apparently looking for an actual .iFo and .vob files and when it can't find them, it says the file is missing.

If I extract the DVD from the .iso file and create the video_ts structure, everything works. Unfortunatly, I have over 300 .ISO's and don't really want to convert them all.

Does anyone have any suggestions, tips, ideas?

I am running Firestorm now, but had the same problem with the Phoenix release. I have cleared the cache several times.

I am running Windows 7 x64 Ultimate RTM.
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post #2709 of 4018
12/28/09 at 2:15pm
I am having trouble with this, too, and I feel really stupid cause I'm sure there is an obvious thing I'm not doing, but I cannot figure it out.

I'm running Windows 7 on multiple machines and I installed media browser. I have set it up to add in my movies folder, but when I lauch Media Browser in MC, no movies are showing up.
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post #2710 of 4018
12/28/09 at 2:21pm
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Originally Posted by wizzack View Post

Firestorm is blazing fast. Love it.

Yes it is! Everything is faster now. It used to take like 10 seconds to start up with 300+ movies/tv shows and now it only takes 4 seconds. No more "can't maximize video" problems either. Best of all it's still free.
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post #2711 of 4018
12/28/09 at 2:33pm
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Originally Posted by jrwalte View Post

If your resolution is set to 1080p and a DVD is filling your whole screen (not just the middle of it) then either your playback software or GPU is already upscaling.

OKay, I was going to look at that, but then I wasn't sure whether it was upscaling, or just stretching to fit...
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post #2712 of 4018
12/29/09 at 4:52am
i was going to install it last night, but i watched a movie instead....

wtf wrong is wrong with me??? Do i need to turn in my htpc card?
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post #2713 of 4018
12/29/09 at 5:58am
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Originally Posted by mike_311 View Post

i was going to install it last night, but i watched a movie instead....

wtf wrong is wrong with me??? Do i need to turn in my htpc card?

I hear you! I haven't tweeked my Win 7 RC HTPC in months. When RC runs out in March then be forced to....Right now I'm actually enjoying watching movies.

Mike
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post #2714 of 4018
12/29/09 at 6:24am
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Originally Posted by MikeEby View Post

I hear you! I haven't tweeked my Win 7 RC HTPC in months. When RC runs out in March then be forced to....Right now I'm actually enjoying watching movies.

Mike

I actually do all my tweaking first on my desktop. By the time I am done tweaking I am usually too tired to even bother messing around with my HTPCs, probably kept me from screwing those up!!!
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post #2715 of 4018
12/30/09 at 5:10am
I'm a little underwhelmed by this release. They took away themes, even though I like the diamond theme some other options would be nice.

What happened to the maintain poster aspect ratio check box?

Its seems quicker but its not blazing. The apple trailer plugin is still busted (i know its not there fault). It still has the bug where is wont show the folder icon if there is only one video file in a folder.

It seems they couldn't justify charging for this release which is why they didn't.

They added the ability for theme plug in and such and ideas how to go about creating one?
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post #2716 of 4018
12/30/09 at 5:20am
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Originally Posted by mike_311 View Post

I'm a little underwhelmed by this release. They took away themes, even though I like the diamond theme some other options would be nice.

What happened to the maintain poster aspect ratio check box?

Its seems quicker but its not blazing. The apple trailer plugin is still busted (i know its not there fault). It still has the bug where is wont show the folder icon if there is only one video file in a folder.

It seems they couldn't justify charging for this release which is why they didn't.

They added the ability for theme plug in and such and ideas how to go about creating one?

Um Vanilla 2.0 is a downloadable theme currently available.
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post #2717 of 4018
12/30/09 at 5:50am
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Originally Posted by xzener View Post

Still no dice. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. "Show Backdrop on Selected Views" was already checked. I cleared the cache too. Any more ideas, I could really have fun with this, and add them to my thread.

Here is a snipit...


Thanks,


Being a complete newb with Mediabrowser, I would like to ask the folks out there a couple of things. I have just installed this on my ne HTPC Windows 7 machine.
Where does the ProgramData directory come from? All I have is Program Files.
Where is the MediaBrowser start directory? I don't see it in my install.
I am using Rev. 2.2.1.0. All I have for themes is default and diamond. Is the default supposed to be Vanilla?
Thanks,
Mark
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post #2718 of 4018
12/30/09 at 5:53am
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Originally Posted by genro View Post

Um Vanilla 2.0 is a downloadable theme currently available.

I wasn't aware (probably mike wasn't either) that these were now optional installs. I know I wondered where everything went to.
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post #2719 of 4018
12/30/09 at 6:02am
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Originally Posted by mwkurt View Post

Being a complete newb with Mediabrowser, I would like to ask the folks out there a couple of things. I have just installed this on my ne HTPC Windows 7 machine.
Where does the ProgramData directory come from? All I have is Program Files.
Where is the MediaBrowser start directory? I don't see it in my install.
I am using Rev. 2.2.1.0. All I have for themes is default and diamond. Is the default supposed to be Vanilla?
Thanks,
Mark

diamond appears to be the only theme that comes installed now, apparently there the old vanilla theme is a download now.

the program data folder may be hidden by your system settings.
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post #2720 of 4018
12/30/09 at 6:13am
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Originally Posted by mike_311 View Post

It still has the bug where is wont show the folder icon if there is only one video file in a folder.

This sounds like the feature 'auto enter single folder items'. Have you turned that off?

I've had one fatal MC crash when trying to load a MKV, but other than that this new release is working well for me. I don't like the new Vanilla 2.0 as much as the original, though - thinking of going with Diamond instead. But with the ability for others to more easily add themes to this program, we should see some good themes come out.
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post #2721 of 4018
12/30/09 at 7:27am
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Originally Posted by SimonStern2 View Post

I am having trouble with Media Browser, and I am wondering if anyone else has this issue, or can replicate it. (Or if anyone has a solution to the problem, that would be ideal.)

Sorry for the long post, but here goes:

I have all of my DVDs ripped to .ISO format. Each iso is in it's own folder:

c:\\movies\\heat\\heat.iso
c:\\movies\\saw\\saw.iso

I am using meta browser to gather all of the meta data, and within meta browser everything shows up correctly.

When I launch WMC, and go into Media Browser I do not see ANY meta data except for the poster and background art. It is as if Media Browser does not recognize the meta data for the .ISO files.

I ran a batch file to rename all of the .ISO files to .AVI and when I did that, ALL of the meta data appears in Media Browser. I get the plot synopsis, actors (with images) it's all cross linked so if I click on an actor, I see all the movies I have that they are in, etc. It all works (except it's not REALLY an avi file so it won't play.)

I found that if I moved the .iso file into a dummy video_ts folder, like this:

c:\\movies\\heat\\video_ts\\heat.iso
c:\\movies\\saw\\video_ts\\saw.iso

That all the meta data works, but the movie will not play from there. WMC is apparently looking for an actual .iFo and .vob files and when it can't find them, it says the file is missing.

If I extract the DVD from the .iso file and create the video_ts structure, everything works. Unfortunatly, I have over 300 .ISO's and don't really want to convert them all.

Does anyone have any suggestions, tips, ideas?

I am running Firestorm now, but had the same problem with the Phoenix release. I have cleared the cache several times.

I am running Windows 7 x64 Ultimate RTM.

I'm not at home and I can't see my structure but I think I had problems with this also

Go back to your original format c:\\movies\\heat\\heat.iso

but leave the videots folder in the heat folder empty. That should allow metabrowser to find the data for you but keep reading.

Also, you do have mounting software, i.e. virtualclone and an external player that will play the iso set up in the MB configuration? Windows media center won't run the program like an avi. or a .vob. You have to hame some other program to play the iso. I've got PDVD9. Doesn't have to be that though

When you click on the picture of the movie in mediabrowser it will tell you that it can't play the video or find it, can't remember the exact message, then it SHOULD bring up a "Play DVD" option and then you click on that and then PDVD9, for me, comes up within MB and plays the file within media center.

Hope you get it working

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Originally Posted by WinstonSmith View Post

I am having trouble with this, too, and I feel really stupid cause I'm sure there is an obvious thing I'm not doing, but I cannot figure it out.

I'm running Windows 7 on multiple machines and I installed media browser. I have set it up to add in my movies folder, but when I lauch Media Browser in MC, no movies are showing up.

I'm pretty sure you HAVE to have a VIDEO_TS folder in there for metabrowser to find the artwork and for it to show up in mediabrowser. I'm new to MB too, and the above post is how I got it all to work.
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post #2722 of 4018
12/30/09 at 7:45am
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Originally Posted by Wazzey View Post

I'm not at home and I can't see my structure but I think I had problems with this also

Go back to your original format c:\\movies\\heat\\heat.iso

but leave the videots folder in the heat folder empty. That should allow metabrowser to find the data for you but keep reading.

Also, you do have mounting software, i.e. virtualclone and an external player that will play the iso set up in the MB configuration? Windows media center won't run the program like an avi. or a .vob. You have to hame some other program to play the iso. I've got PDVD9. Doesn't have to be that though

I will try that, although I thought I had tested that once before. Thanks!


I do have mounting software. I don't have an "external" player set to play iso's. Once they mount they autoplay in WMC (I think.)

If I have the .ISO alone in the folder (per the structure above) it DOES play the movie, I just don't get any of the meta data. So "something" is handling playback. I know I don't have an external player configured in Media Browser. I'll play around with that next.
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post #2723 of 4018
12/30/09 at 8:33am
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Originally Posted by SimonStern2 View Post

I will try that, although I thought I had tested that once before. Thanks!


I do have mounting software. I don't have an "external" player set to play iso's. Once they mount they autoplay in WMC (I think.)

If I have the .ISO alone in the folder (per the structure above) it DOES play the movie, I just don't get any of the meta data. So "something" is handling playback. I know I don't have an external player configured in Media Browser. I'll play around with that next.

Well, if you do get it to work and it just plays when you hit the play button from within mb, make sure you post back in here with the info so I can change my stuff around.
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post #2724 of 4018
12/30/09 at 8:54am
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Originally Posted by Wazzey View Post

Well, if you do get it to work and it just plays when you hit the play button from within mb, make sure you post back in here with the info so I can change my stuff around.

There is no need for an external player to play the ISO - providing the mounting software is there, pressing play should mount the file and play in vmc - EDIT - should have stated that this is for SD files, unsure about BD ISO playback.

There is no need for MB to see a VIDEO_TS file to playback or retrieve/display metadata at least that is the case in Vista.

Simon - you had tested that theory - at least you said you had over at the MB tracker. Did you test with moving some exisitng ISO files to a fresh folder, remove existing monitor config and reconfigure to the new folder - seems a quicker solution should it work than running a VB script to extract them all to VIDEO_TS content.
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post #2725 of 4018
12/30/09 at 9:50am
If you aren't getting automatic metadata it's because Mediabrowser is finding multiple entries for the name of the folder and doesn't know which one to select (or can't find one at all). In these scenarios, MB craps out and gives you nothing. Using a manual metadata program like metabrowser solves these issues.
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post #2726 of 4018
12/30/09 at 10:42am
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Originally Posted by jrwalte View Post

If you aren't getting automatic metadata it's because Mediabrowser is finding multiple entries for the name of the folder and doesn't know which one to select (or can't find one at all). In these scenarios, MB craps out and gives you nothing. Using a manual metadata program like metabrowser solves these issues.

SimonStern is already using metabrowser, and according to his reports both here and over on the MB tracker, he either sees the metadata and gets no playback or gets metadata, but no playback, but never both
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post #2727 of 4018
12/30/09 at 11:08am
Has anyone been able to get the Vanilla themes (1 & 2) to download from Throgs site? I have tried numerous times, and just can not get them. I am probably doing something wrong, but I followed his directions on his site to no avail.
Also, does anyone know how to get rid of the "data added" on the default theme that shows up when MB is opened?
Thanks,
Mark
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post #2728 of 4018
12/30/09 at 11:13am
I had to back in out out of the configurator or keep backing in and out of the plugin addon screen to randomly get the themes to appear sometimes.
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post #2729 of 4018
12/31/09 at 9:14am
Has anybody able to get Apple Trailers working? I installed the latest MediaBrowser (firefox), iTunes 9, and QuickTime..... still getting display errors.

Any assistance is appreciated.

Thx
LL
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post #2730 of 4018
12/31/09 at 9:26am
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Originally Posted by nosdude View Post

Has anybody able to get Apple Trailers working? I installed the latest MediaBrowser (firefox), iTunes 9, and QuickTime..... still getting display errors.

Any assistance is appreciated.

Thx

Nope, this is a known problem. Right now XBMC is the only app I can get apple trailers working on, and even with that only on one of my pcs
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