External player script for TMT5 2D/3D BD playback (1 Viewer)

[Rick164]

Hi,

When using the external player option in Moving pictures it's not possible to parse if it's a 2d/3d movie and specify 24p mode as well, so made a batch script which does the following:

- Change refresh rate to 24hz for Blu-rays, current version of TMT5 does this on some configs but not always so included a workaround.
- Check whether it's a 2D or 3D movie by:

Checking folder path name
Enable/disable Nvidia 3D vision if needed.

- Optional check when mounting Blu-ray 3D movies from ISO files, it will dual mount it to 2 drive letters and the external player scripts checks if the 3D drive (X: in example) is mounted.

Requirements
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Ultramon
Daemon tools lite <-- Virtual clone drive will work as well but had bugs when unmounting sometimes (drives disappearing)
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How to
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1. Change batch script:

- Name of folder containing 3D blu-rays
- Daemon tools lite location if needed

2. Change Ultramon profile location, it will need to be a profile which has 24hz set and normal 50/60hz (TV.umprofile and TV_24p.umprofile in example)
3. Set external player script in moving pictures config:

MP config - > plugins -> Moving pictures -> About -> Advanced settings -> Blu-ray/HD-DVD Playback -> Use external player - True
MP config - > plugins -> Moving pictures -> About -> Advanced settings -> Blu-ray/HD-DVD Playback -> External player path -> "location of TMT5.bat"

4. Create 2 Default drives in Daemon tools lite, in the example those are V: for BD/DVD 2D playback and X: from BD 3D.
5. Change MP config

MP config -> DVD Discs/Images -> Virtual drive -> Automount image files -> Checked
MP config -> DVD Discs/Images -> Virtual drive -> Drive tool > "location of MountImage.bat"
MP config -> DVD Discs/Images -> Virtual drive -> Drive -> Default drive letter from Daemon tools lite

Change "MountImage.bat" file if needed.
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The script is bit messy but it works , normally only code in c# so might make a clean version in that language.
If anyone has a better way to do this please let me know

 

[toga67]

Hi Rick164,
i have the same problem like you. Your solution is quite complicated. In the meantime did you find an easier solution?
Thanks in advance.

 

[toga67]

Hi Rick164,
i own only 2 3D Blu-Rays but all of the have the additional folder "BDMV\STREAM\SSIF". It seems to me that the foldername SSIF could be used to differ 3D Blu-Rays from normal Blu-Rays. So perhaps, if you write in your batch something like "IF EXIST F:\BDMV\STREAM\SSIF goto Enable3D" would make the code easier?
I will try that next week. I have only iso files and i want to enable nvidia 3d vision dynamically if i lauch a 3D movie. And after the movie 3D vision must be disabled because i have also some mkv files. In pseudocode it looks like:

set dd=%1
IF EXIST F:\BDMV\STREAM\SSIF goto Enable3D

:start
"C:\Programme\ArcSoft\TotalMedia Theatre 3\uMCEDVDPlayer.exe" %1
echo "closing BR DISC",%1 >> output.log
:: Disable Vision 3D here after the movie
goto:eof

:Enable3D
:: Enable Vision 3D here
goto start