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<blockquote data-quote="wjw" data-source="post: 1288086" data-attributes="member: 79284">I resolved the issue with VLC not being recognised.I have now managed to get very close to where I want to be - but only with MP2, not MP1.&nbsp; I really do not want to change as the look/feel/usage of MP1 is well understood and change really would not be welcome!I have installed a copy of MP2 on a test machine (no TV Server) and explored the use of the Launcher function.&nbsp; This works perfectly.&nbsp; I have set up a .bat file to start VLC with the correct parameters to define the media source&nbsp; to be used (and a few other config details) and added a new function to Launcher to run this .bat file.&nbsp; Run this and MP2 switches immediately to VLC with the Amazon FireTV screen displayed.&nbsp; From there all control is via the Amazon remote.&nbsp; So I now know that it is entirely possible to have access to all streaming services (at least those already implemented on a streaming device such as the Amazon one) from within MP2 without any further software modifications to MP.&nbsp;&nbsp; And for what is really a very low cost.So the question now is whether this can be done in MP1?&nbsp; I can't find anything in OnLineVideos that will start VLC - or any other external player.&nbsp; The only way I can see to start an external player in MP1 is via the Video setup page where an external player can be invoked for specific file types not handled by MP - so not usable in this case.Is there anything in MP1 or plugins that I haven't found that can start an external process?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wjw, post: 1288086, member: 79284"] I resolved the issue with VLC not being recognised. I have now managed to get very close to where I want to be - but only with MP2, not MP1. I really do not want to change as the look/feel/usage of MP1 is well understood and change really would not be welcome! I have installed a copy of MP2 on a test machine (no TV Server) and explored the use of the Launcher function. This works perfectly. I have set up a .bat file to start VLC with the correct parameters to define the media source to be used (and a few other config details) and added a new function to Launcher to run this .bat file. Run this and MP2 switches immediately to VLC with the Amazon FireTV screen displayed. From there all control is via the Amazon remote. So I now know that it is entirely possible to have access to all streaming services (at least those already implemented on a streaming device such as the Amazon one) from within MP2 without any further software modifications to MP. And for what is really a very low cost. So the question now is whether this can be done in MP1? I can't find anything in OnLineVideos that will start VLC - or any other external player. The only way I can see to start an external player in MP1 is via the Video setup page where an external player can be invoked for specific file types not handled by MP - so not usable in this case. Is there anything in MP1 or plugins that I haven't found that can start an external process? [/QUOTE]

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