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<blockquote data-quote="RAP58" data-source="post: 1286958" data-attributes="member: 168320"><p>Hmmm - not what I was expecting on <strong>My Movies</strong>. No one is running My Films 6 plug-in?</p><p></p><p>See here: <a href="https://www.team-mediaportal.com/team-blog/my-films-6-released" target="_blank">My Films 6 released! - MEDIAPORTAL</a></p><p></p><p>[USER=128337]@joecrow[/USER] - 1st post & ge2301 - 2nd post: Just reviewed the wiki-link and that is for a <em><strong>very </strong></em>old version of My Movies. (3.18) MM3 came out for Vista. The current Version 5 has been out for maybe 6 years? It was released for Windows 10 and had significant structural changes. I guess I'll need some validation with someone who has done this more recently - ideally with 5.40 which was released almost a year ago.</p><p></p><p>[USER=145639]@ge2301[/USER]: Thanks for the bit on photos. My folder organization indeed mimics albums, so if MP can take on that structure, that would be excellent. Do you know if it handles nested folders? Example \\SERVER\Photos\Familiy\2010, 2011, 2012 - ie: each year is a folder containing family photos. If it did this, then everything else is a bonus! I note that MP has slideshows - which is perfect, as WMC had this as well.</p><p></p><p>[USER=128337]@joecrow[/USER] - 2nd post: indeed 3D playback is something I'm looking for. Playback is via MKV (half or full) SBS or OU files. I have a Blu-ray player but rip everything to my server. I don't need external playback; everything is off a HTPC. </p><p></p><p>If players are not available from MP I guess my main concern is how good the experience is from an interactivity standpoint - and 10ft control. I have 3 rooms that operate in this fashion: my home theatre, my living room and my recording studio. Studio is just me; but the other areas my wife and kids are operating ...and it needs to be dead simple.</p><p></p><p>I also note no comments on music - if MP will not use the WMP database, that's fine. Then does MP use folder structure or metadata? - or something else? I have a lot of - what most folks consider as esoteric music; mainly jazz, but other genres as well. </p><p></p><p>Finally, I have a large library of surround music in the form of DTS-HDMA files - typically rips of now defunct SACD and DVD-A. How does it handle these audio-only formats?</p><p></p><p>Thanks all for your feedback - I appreciate it.</p><p></p><p>Cheers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RAP58, post: 1286958, member: 168320"] Hmmm - not what I was expecting on [B]My Movies[/B]. No one is running My Films 6 plug-in? See here: [URL="https://www.team-mediaportal.com/team-blog/my-films-6-released"]My Films 6 released! - MEDIAPORTAL[/URL] [USER=128337]@joecrow[/USER] - 1st post & ge2301 - 2nd post: Just reviewed the wiki-link and that is for a [I][B]very [/B][/I]old version of My Movies. (3.18) MM3 came out for Vista. The current Version 5 has been out for maybe 6 years? It was released for Windows 10 and had significant structural changes. I guess I'll need some validation with someone who has done this more recently - ideally with 5.40 which was released almost a year ago. [USER=145639]@ge2301[/USER]: Thanks for the bit on photos. My folder organization indeed mimics albums, so if MP can take on that structure, that would be excellent. Do you know if it handles nested folders? Example \\SERVER\Photos\Familiy\2010, 2011, 2012 - ie: each year is a folder containing family photos. If it did this, then everything else is a bonus! I note that MP has slideshows - which is perfect, as WMC had this as well. [USER=128337]@joecrow[/USER] - 2nd post: indeed 3D playback is something I'm looking for. Playback is via MKV (half or full) SBS or OU files. I have a Blu-ray player but rip everything to my server. I don't need external playback; everything is off a HTPC. If players are not available from MP I guess my main concern is how good the experience is from an interactivity standpoint - and 10ft control. I have 3 rooms that operate in this fashion: my home theatre, my living room and my recording studio. Studio is just me; but the other areas my wife and kids are operating ...and it needs to be dead simple. I also note no comments on music - if MP will not use the WMP database, that's fine. Then does MP use folder structure or metadata? - or something else? I have a lot of - what most folks consider as esoteric music; mainly jazz, but other genres as well. Finally, I have a large library of surround music in the form of DTS-HDMA files - typically rips of now defunct SACD and DVD-A. How does it handle these audio-only formats? Thanks all for your feedback - I appreciate it. Cheers! [/QUOTE]
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