Using MediaPortal to read from network drives, play w VLC

[Rosewood]

Area: Media Portal Program
MP Version: .2 RC4 (Latest?)
Skin: MCE
Windows Version: MCE (All updates)
CPU Type: Intel P4 2.8
Memory: 1gig DDR
Motherboard Chipset: Intel 82801
Video Card: ATI Radeon 7000
Video Card Driver: 6.14.10.6462
Video Card Resolution: 1280x720
Video Render Type: Hell if I know
Video Codec Type & Version: Hell if I know
Audio Codec Type & Version: Hell if I know
TV Card: N/A
TV Card Type: N/A
TV Card Driver: N/A

Synopsis: I have what I thought would be a simple setup but ... I guess not. I am forced to use a Radeon 7000 because the built in video (82865G) doesn't support 1280x720. I realize that MediaPortal does some weird DX thing to display video and that I am supposed to have a newer video card for it to display everything. That is fine, I want to use VLC to display the video as it plays everything with out a fit.

However, before I can get VLC to play anything or even to get MediaPortal to try to play anything, I have to view my files. I have my Movies and TV shows sorted by folders that are shared across the network. So Z:\Showname\Season X\Episode.avi (or) W:\Movie Name\Movie.avi (or) W:\Movie\Movie.pls (for Movie1.avi, movie2.avi, etc) .

I added the shared network folders to 'my movies' and when I try to browse the folders, nothing shows up? So, how do I get these files to show up in the first place? And then from there, anything special to get VLC to work to play back the videos?

[Bram]

Have you tried mapping the netwerk drives and adding them.

[Rosewood]

Originally Posted by Bram

Have you tried mapping the netwerk drives and adding them.

Thank you for your reply. I really want to get this working.

Yes, I have mapped the network drives. \\otherpc\movies is X:\ and I added X:\

[Callifo]

Have you tried not mapping them, ie just wack \\<computername>\movies\ into MP shares?

[Rosewood]

Originally Posted by Callifo

Have you tried not mapping them, ie just wack \\<computername>\movies\ into MP shares?

This worked, thank you.

Any tips on how to get VLC to work with this since my video card isn't cool enough for media portal?

[zaidhammoudi]

A friend is streaming the world cup on to the network. I can view it when i open VLC and go to open network stream and choose UDP/RTP multicast and entering the IP address and port. Is it possbke to view this stream using media portal, instead of open VLC and entering the ip everytime??

thanks

Zaid