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I'd like to move from Windows Mediaplayer but my photo-Playlists (m3u) do not playback in XBMC

When selecting the m3u-file in XBMC the content of the playlist is shown - even the picture preview in the right lower corner.
But when hiting the Return-key to get the playlist started, XBMC replies with

Quote:Playback failded.
One or more items failed to play.
Check the log files for details.

The log file says - snippet:

Quote:09:49:49 T:3424 ERROR: CCurlFile::CReadState::Open, didn't get any data from stream.
09:50:11 T:5916 WARNING: CWin32DirectSound::GetSpace - buffer underrun - W:10584, P:24, O:3528.
09:50:12 T:4584 NOTICE: Thread Background Loader start, auto delete: false
09:50:12 T:4584 ERROR: XFILE::CDirectory::GetDirectory - Error getting add
09:50:23 T:5440 NOTICE: Thread Jobworker start, auto delete: true
09:50:35 T:5260 NOTICE: Thread Background Loader start, auto delete: false
09:50:35 T:5260 ERROR: XFILE::CDirectory::GetDirectory - Error getting add
09:50:36 T:5416 NOTICE: Thread Background Loader start, auto delete: false
09:50:37 T:3000 NOTICE: Previous line repeats 3 times.
09:50:37 T:3000 NOTICE: Thread Jobworker start, auto delete: true
09:50:40 T:4468 NOTICE: Thread Background Loader start, auto delete: false
09:50:42 T:5916 NOTICE: Previous line repeats 1 times.
09:50:42 T:5916 WARNING: CWin32DirectSound::GetSpace - buffer underrun - W:10584, P:32, O:3528.
09:50:43 T:4104 NOTICE: DVDPlayer: Opening: C:\temp\bilder\46450311 sw.jpg
09:50:43 T:4104 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player):ut MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED
09:50:43 T:5704 NOTICE: Thread CDVDPlayer start, auto delete: false
09:50:43 T:5704 NOTICE: Creating InputStream
09:50:43 T:5704 NOTICE: Creating Demuxer
09:50:43 T:5704 WARNING: could not find codec parameters for C:\temp\bilder\46450311 sw.jpg
09:50:43 T:5704 ERROR: CDVDPlayer::OpenDemuxStream - Error creating demuxer
09:50:43 T:5704 NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit()
09:50:43 T:5704 NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit() deleting input stream
09:50:43 T:4104 ERROR: Playlist Player: skipping unplayable item: 0, path [C:\temp\bilder\46450311 sw.jpg]
09:50:43 T:4104 NOTICE: DVDPlayer: Opening: C:\temp\bilder\foursquare.jpg
09:50:43 T:4104 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player):ut MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED
09:50:43 T:4524 NOTICE: Thread CDVDPlayer start, auto delete: false

The playlist is a m3u-file with simply listing the corresponding files.

I've experienced the same behaviour in Windows XBMC both in RaspBMC.
Version "Frodo 12.2"

I don't want to get a slideshow started - just show one picture after another and trigger the transition to the next by Return key (or similar).


Windows Mediaplayer shows the pictures in the given order.

My goal is a control to decide the order the files (music, pictures, videos) being played.


Hoping this Bug will be solved so that i can move from Windows Media Player to XBMC.

Thanks,

Greg

Welcome to the XBMC forums.

XBMC expects your m3u file to contain paths to music or video files, so the associated player app barfs when it encountered your unexpected image files.

If you hadn't stated that you did not want a slideshow, I would have suggested you use the left slide-out menu to launch a slideshow of your m3u file.

(2013-07-31, 21:44)artrafael Wrote: [ -> ]XBMC expects your m3u file to contain paths to music or video files, so the associated player app barfs when it encountered your unexpected image files.

It would be cool, when image files would be accepted to be played directly (by pressing the play button).

A workaround is to select the playlist > context menu "recursive slideshow"

Thx,

Greg