Blu-Ray / HD-DVD Player with PowerDVD (a working solution) (4 Viewers)

[SvenZ]

OK, flugs getan, PDVD startet im Vollbild, aber "MP crashed unexpected".
Taskleiste verschwunden und Tastatur spinnt (h statt a usw.)

 

[MoPhat]

OK, flugs getan, PDVD startet im Vollbild, aber "MP crashed unexpected".
Taskleiste verschwunden und Tastatur spinnt (h statt a usw.)

Das MP crasht liegt wohl an etwas anderem, prüfe mal die Logs von MP dazu.
Die Tastatur ist immer dann anders wenn der HDStarter in der Taskleiste (bei der Uhr) läuft, rechte Maustaste > schliessen

MoPhat

 

[ptyler13]

This is a quick followup to my previous post (#228). I figured it out... I put the entries in the plug-in incorrectly. It happens after saying up way too late! Sorry for the noise in the forum. Thanks for such a great plug-in and support!

 

[SvenZ]

Das MP crasht liegt wohl an etwas anderem, prüfe mal die Logs von MP dazu.

Was genau soll ich da checken? - bin Rookie...

Sven

 

[marionette00]

Hi,
The guid posted by MoPhat works fine (have many THANX) but i would like to change his script cause i want MediaPortal installed in "E:\MediaPortal".
I have installed AutoHotKey but i dont know how to change the script to get it working.
When i chose HD-DVD in MediaPortal it close MediaPortal and opens PowerDVD but when i close PowerDVD it wont open MediaPortal again.

I hope someone can help me fixing this problem...

greets & THX for helping
mario



Here is my modified script:

;PowerDVD Ultra Keyboard Shortcuts
;How to use PowerDVD, Auto DVD Player - DVD Player, DVD player software, Free DVD Player software download, Use Power DVD to play movies, Normal use Power dvd, use Power DVD
SetTitleMatchMode, 2


; Start sequence
IfWinNotExist, CyberLink PowerDVD
{
WinActivate, MediaPortal

;Stops Media playing in MP
Send {b}

;Sends to ATI profile to switch 24hz mode / CTRL+SHIFT+4
Send, ^+4

Run "%A_ProgramFiles%\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe" /FULLSCREEN
WinActivate, CyberLink PowerDVD
WinMaximize

Sleep, 500
WinMinimize, MediaPortal
WinActivate, CyberLink PowerDVD
}
else
{
WinActivate, MediaPortal

;Stops Media playing in MP
Send, b

;Sends to ATI profile to switch 24hz mode
Send, ^+4

Sleep, 1000
WinMinimize, MediaPortal
WinActivate, CyberLink PowerDVD
}
return




Escape::
IfWinExist, CyberLink PowerDVD
{

IfWinNotExist, MediaPortal
{
Run E:\MediaPortal\MediaPortal.exe
}

;Sends to ATI profile to switch 50hz mode / CTRL+SHIFT+5
Send, ^+5

Sleep, 1000
;WinRestore , MediaPortal
Run E:\MediaPortal\MediaPortal.exe
WinClose, CyberLink PowerDVD
ExitApp
}

IfWinExist, MediaPortal
{
Send, , Escape, E:\MediaPortal\MediaPortal.exe
}
return


;////// Translate MP keys to PowerDVD

; Stop
b::s
return

; Start playing
p::Enter
return

; Switch audio Streams
a::h
return

; Rewind
F5::b
return

; Fast Forward
F6::f
return

; Play Previous
F7:
return

; Play Next
F8::n
return

; Home Screen /Disc Home
h::l
return

; Fullscreen
x:
return

; Displays/hides pop-up menu for Blu-ray Disc titles only
F3::^p
return

; Mute volume
m::q
return

; decrease volume
;-::-
;return

; increase volume
=::+
return

 

[RedeviL]

Great plug-in MoPhat, thanks for making this happen!

Now, I am having an issue with using my Hauppauge remote to control PowerDVD, as in it doesn't work at all.
The version of 7 I am using is 7.03.3723 - it came with my LG Blu-ray/HD-DVD as part of the bundled CyberLink Hi-Def Suite. After searching and reading the help files I can't actually find any mention of keyboard hotkey support!

Anyone had any experience with this version and able to clarify if it does have hotkeys or not?

[Edit]
Turns out there is, I'm just blind!
I still can't work out why my Hauppauge remote won't work tho - I can control PowerDVD with the keyboard and the associated hotkeys.

 

[RedeviL]

Well, seems I found the answer to my own question!

After a lot of fiddling with Autokey, MediaPortal and the IR service for Hauppauge I finally got the remote to send the normal hotkeys for MediaPortal, which then fed into PowerDVD through the HD Starter translation. But once I got this working I realised thats a lot of processes for the keys to travel through - I could go directly from the remote to PowerDVD.

So I did just that!

Open MediaPortal Configuration.
Click on Remote, change to the Hauppauge tab.
Tick the box for External processes may use the remote control.
Click ok to save the settings.

Install the plug-in as directed in the first post, once installed replace the original HD_Starter.exe with the attached one. I've included the Source to see what I've done - it's simple. Just removed all hotkey translations.
Leaving the Esc function to transition between PowerDVD and MediaPortal.

Next stop the IR service by going to Start - Programs - Hauppauge WinTV - Stop IR.
Browse to C:\Windows and rename your irremote.ini to irremote.ini.orig (or anything really).
Extract the attached irremote.ini into C:\Windows
Restart the IR service by going to Start - Programs - Hauppauge WinTV - Restart IR.

I have configured all keys, but I am still working out the bugs in most - as they don't appear to do anything!
Play and Pause function as expected for both Blu-ray and HD-DVD.
Green Power button translates to ESC and closes PowerDVD and reopens MediaPortal.
I will update the irremote.ini as I resolve the bugs.


Now, I did have some issues with MediaPortal actually releasing the IR service when it was minimised.
To test this is easy, with MediaPortal shutdown, you will see a small back rectangle icon in the System tray.
As soon as MediaPortal starts, this icon disappears.
When MediaPortal minimises and PowerDVD starts this icon should return - if it doesn't, then the remote keys won't work.

 

[jodo234]

hi,

i did what you wrote and pdvd starts in fullscreen, but i cant start playing videos with the play button and i cant get back to mp with the green key
i followed the first post in this thread and replaced irremote.ini after stopping hauppauge ir and replaced the hd_starter.exe

do you have any ideas for me?

/EDIT: aaah my fault, green key in the right upper side ... i thought you meant the on down on the left
ok now it switches back to mp but play still doesnt work

/EDIT2: hum, dunno whats up there ... now its randomizing ;p
play doesnt work at all when i start pdvd over mp, when i open pdvd without mp i can use all buttons, when i start pdvd over mp i cant do play and cant use the green key to go back to mp
when i hit green power button, mp closes and pdvd keeps open

 

[jodo234]

when media portal is closed, the keys on the remote for power dvd work, as soon as i launch mediaportal and use your starter, you can hear the mediaportal sounds when using a key on the remote, so powerdvd doesnt even get the commands

 

[phigment]

It's been a while since I played around with this plugin and I remember having one problem that annoyed me. It appears that PowerDVD had native support for the MCE remote. This meant that when I pressed the 'mute' button on the remote, PowerDVD would respond and toggle mute, but mediaportal would also toggle mute, thus canceling out the action.

Has anybody else experienced this problem?

Thanks.