Blu-Ray / HD-DVD Player with PowerDVD (a working solution) - Page 3

Darre · 2007-12-12, 10:52

Thought so.. but thought I'd ask anyways =)

MoPhat · 2007-12-12, 13:32

Can this anyone test if this works?

http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/sh...1&postcount=34

=> Sorry, forgott this i have reade the post again, and is no good solution for playing HD content from discs

MoPhat

Flerbizky · 2007-12-12, 16:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoPhat

Here is the first Testapplication for testing purpose.

Please change in the HDPlayer.exe.config the line if your PowerDVD is installed on a other path

Code:

<setting name="PowerDVDPath" serializeAs="String">
                <value>C:\Programme\CyberLink\PowerDVD</value>
            </setting>

Known issue on vista is that PDVD is starting in its own window

On XP should this working.

Please test a BD and or a HDDVD if its possible, and do not make a double click in the App! that destroys the fullscreen mode...

Thanks for feedback
MoPhat

Would you be interested in sharing the code ?. I've had this same idea in a while, but haven't programmed since VB was hot :-)

Cheers,
Steffen

MoPhat · 2007-12-12, 16:17

@Flerbizky

Sure

Have you experience with C#, pInvoke and System.Diagnostics.Process namespace?

greetz
MoPhat

doctorgeek · 2007-12-22, 02:40

Hey MoPhat -- Any updates on this project? I'm really looking forward to being able to drive my high-def DVD collection via Mediaportal... all 2 of them (for now)

MoPhat · 2007-12-22, 14:33

I have some probs with pInvoke on Vista machines :-(

If this is solved i will make a test plugin

greetz
MoPhat

Vlaves · 2007-12-27, 15:09

Any news here? I'm very interested in this Plugin and I would offer myself for testing it

Thanks for any new and progress Info.

revs · 2008-01-01, 23:12

Superb News. Hopefully what you are trying to acheive is possible!!

risu · 2008-01-01, 23:22

Then again, running powerdvd inside MP is just a trick. It could work just fine on one display solutions though.

I run projector on secodary monitor but when want to watch HD movies with PowerDVD ultra I need to put projector as primary or HDCP protection works little too well (protects the whole picture from being displayed). It's probably Catalyst fault as picture works when I select projector to be primary screen from cats setup only doesn't when on secondary. Oh and I also have to change freq to 60hz or it yet doesn't work, another nice detail of HDCP behaviour with cats and powerdvd, 50hz works fine if copy protection is removed. 60hz is terrible for 50hz PAL TV so I can't just use the other.

So after all this fuzz to be able start watching HD discs, starting PowerDVD manually from desktop instead of MP menus is not really that bad. I use translator from IR Server so I can control PDVD from MCE remote so there's really no reason for me to tweak PDVD inside MP (which probably just makes things even more difficult).

revs · 2008-01-02, 11:44

The ability to run PDVD within MP is all about the WAG (Wife/Girlfriend) factor.

The whole point of my MP setup is that I just say it is a TV. And theres one remote. I do not mention that it is a PC. If PDVD is not intergrated then I have to start saying things like.. press alt + F4 to quit. Then double.. no double click Power DVD. then... and so on.

Although - you mention using IR server - how does it work? can you go from MP to PDVD and then back again using only the MCE Remote? That maybe I could accept!

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2007-12-12, 10:52	#21 (permalink)
Darre Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 24 Posts: 925 Thanks: 105 Thanked 80 Times in 61 Posts Country:	Thought so.. but thought I'd ask anyways =)

2007-12-12, 13:32	#22 (permalink)
MoPhat MP Donator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Berg Age: 36 Posts: 816 Thanks: 10 Thanked 100 Times in 18 Posts Country: My System	Can this anyone test if this works? http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/sh...1&postcount=34 => Sorry, forgott this i have reade the post again, and is no good solution for playing HD content from discs MoPhat

2007-12-12, 16:17	#24 (permalink)
MoPhat MP Donator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Berg Age: 36 Posts: 816 Thanks: 10 Thanked 100 Times in 18 Posts Country: My System	@Flerbizky Sure Have you experience with C#, pInvoke and System.Diagnostics.Process namespace? greetz MoPhat

2007-12-22, 02:40	#25 (permalink)
doctorgeek Portal User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Hey MoPhat -- Any updates on this project? I'm really looking forward to being able to drive my high-def DVD collection via Mediaportal... all 2 of them (for now)

2007-12-22, 14:33	#26 (permalink)
MoPhat MP Donator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Berg Age: 36 Posts: 816 Thanks: 10 Thanked 100 Times in 18 Posts Country: My System	I have some probs with pInvoke on Vista machines :-( If this is solved i will make a test plugin greetz MoPhat

2007-12-27, 15:09	#27 (permalink)
Vlaves Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 48 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Any news here? I'm very interested in this Plugin and I would offer myself for testing it Thanks for any new and progress Info.

2008-01-01, 23:12	#28 (permalink)
revs MP Donator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 1,069 Thanks: 54 Thanked 48 Times in 33 Posts Country: My System	Superb News. Hopefully what you are trying to acheive is possible!!

2008-01-01, 23:22	#29 (permalink)
risu MP Donator Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 277 Thanks: 22 Thanked 19 Times in 17 Posts Country: My System	Then again, running powerdvd inside MP is just a trick. It could work just fine on one display solutions though. I run projector on secodary monitor but when want to watch HD movies with PowerDVD ultra I need to put projector as primary or HDCP protection works little too well (protects the whole picture from being displayed). It's probably Catalyst fault as picture works when I select projector to be primary screen from cats setup only doesn't when on secondary. Oh and I also have to change freq to 60hz or it yet doesn't work, another nice detail of HDCP behaviour with cats and powerdvd, 50hz works fine if copy protection is removed. 60hz is terrible for 50hz PAL TV so I can't just use the other. So after all this fuzz to be able start watching HD discs, starting PowerDVD manually from desktop instead of MP menus is not really that bad. I use translator from IR Server so I can control PDVD from MCE remote so there's really no reason for me to tweak PDVD inside MP (which probably just makes things even more difficult).

2008-01-02, 11:44	#30 (permalink)
revs MP Donator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 1,069 Thanks: 54 Thanked 48 Times in 33 Posts Country: My System	The ability to run PDVD within MP is all about the WAG (Wife/Girlfriend) factor. The whole point of my MP setup is that I just say it is a TV. And theres one remote. I do not mention that it is a PC. If PDVD is not intergrated then I have to start saying things like.. press alt + F4 to quit. Then double.. no double click Power DVD. then... and so on. Although - you mention using IR server - how does it work? can you go from MP to PDVD and then back again using only the MCE Remote? That maybe I could accept!