[Bowmeister]

Just discovered XBMC, and it seems like it should work wonders for the HTPC instead of Windows 7 Media Center...

I have run into a snag though...I'm trying to set it up so that you can browse to a <filename>.iso blu-ray rip...click on it...and have it automount in DAEMON Tools Lite...

I created a new playercorefactory.xml that calls a batch file to mount the .iso. It seems to work to a degree (the .iso mounts)...but then XBMC tries to play the .iso with (I'm assuming) the internal player...it shows the .iso file name as playing with a time of 0:01 of 0:01 and slows to a crawl until you stop playback.

The plan was just to have the batch file mount the .iso and then let autoplay fire up PowerDVD10. If anyone has any ideas/tips/a premade playercorefactory that would be fantastic.

Oh...newest version of XBMC Dharma final...current build of PowerDVD10 Ultra...and current version of DAWMON Tools Lite...

Thanks in advance...

[jhsrennie]

If your batch file mounts the iso then exits, XBMC will think that the external playback has finished. I would do something like:

Code:

rem Mount the iso

etc etc

rem Start playing it

start /wait C:\Program Files\PowerDVD_or_Whatever\PowerDVD.exe

JR

[eskro]

unless you absolutely want BluRay menus,

by default, the internal player of XBMC 10.0 is able to play un-protected BluRay discs....

for protected discs,

you'll simply need to have ANYDVD HD installed & running to remove copy protections on the fly.....

anyways.... but regarding ISO files,

you just need the help of the BLURAY PLAYER WITH MAKEMKV PLUGIN...

if your on Windows, first, install MakeMkv --> http://www.makemkv.com/download/Setup_Ma...v1.6.3.exe

then download the plugin here --> http://www.bultsblog.com/plugin.makemkvbluray.zip

then launch XBMC,

go to --> SYSTEM --> ADDONS --> INSTALL FROM ZIP

browse to "plugin.makemkvbluray.zip" and hit "OK"

then you'll find it under --> VIDEO --> VIDEO ADDONS --> BLURAY PLAYER WITH MAKEMKV

Click on it

go to "settings"

make sure the path to 'makeMKVcon.exe' is accurate --> http://fwd4.me/aGG

and your done!!!