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2013-03-12, 01:21
(This post was last modified: 2013-03-12, 01:27 by joern.)
Hi,
Same here. Unfortunately I do not have a solution, but some more observations.
1. If you change the file extension from .rm to some other video extension like .avi or .wmv, xbmc plays the file as usual. So it seems to have problems with the extension.
2. If I rename the file extension to a new extension like .rm1 and make this a valid video extension using advancedsettings.xml file, the video can also be played.
3. The icon shown for the .rm video file is actually the one of an audio file rather than a video file. I suspect that xbmc gets confused when seeing .rm and maybe it tries to handle the video file like an audio.
4. .rm is actually in the default list for videoextensions and musicextensions. I tried to remove it from the musicextensions by means of advancedsettings.xml. However, this does not show any effect.
5. After giveing the file an .rmvb extension, it also plays. I think .rmvb is also an extension for RealMedia files
Thus a workaround is to rename the file giving it a different video extension.
I suspect some kind of bug in recognizing .rm files. The file can be played if the extension is changed, but not when the original .rm extension is used.
Another observation: It is the same problem on Windows 7 and on Ubuntu 12.04
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I use Openelec 3.03(xbmc12.2).
I had the same problem.
The solution to rename the file to rmvb workt for me to.
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How do we go about getting this bug fixed?
Things worked perfectly pre-Frodo, but this functionality is now broken.
The .rm extension should be treated / interpreted as a video file, not audio (or at bare minimum, both).
It is NOT a solution for us to rename all of our video files' extensions. This will break functionality in other platforms / players used to view the files.
Also, renaming files to a .rmvb extension is a kludge - as the files are not variable bitrate files.
Please, can we just get it changed back to the (correct) way it was working before - where .rm was simply interpreted as a video file, and played just fine?
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How do we get someone to notice / respond to / fix this? I have a lot of .RM files that I'd like to be able to play again.
Is there an official means to submit a bug report? I see areas for developers only, and areas for "support" of users - but where / how do I say "Hey, there's a bug that was introduced that needs to be fixed"?
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Anyone?
How do I file a bug report on this. No one seems to be noticing it here.
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You can post in the developer sub forum. Also you can define .rm as a video file in advancedsettings.xml file.
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Look up, the word "BUGTRACKER" is there in big letters.
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What surprises me is that anyone has any realmedia files these days!
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Do any of the solutions on the first page of this thread work for you?
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