2014-03-28, 15:24
Hi All,
Just looking for some ideas for my XBMC/PowerDVD setup.
I have trawled through this excellent thread a few times over the last few weeks to try and find a reliable method of playing my BD .isos from XBMC into PowerDVD. I am running Windows 8.1, PowerDVD 13 Ultra, and my library is on my network via 2 x Synology NASs. I have tested using VCD and DTLite, however neither would work reliably for me, and using a third party program to mount in Windows 8 is something I am trying to avoid. (I also have a Windows 7 PC that I tested the setup suggested in this thread and was able to get it to work, so I think based on that, and other things I have read online that Win8 and PDVD13 may be making this harder that it should be)
I have set up very simple PlayISO.bat that uses windows to mount the iso, and then launch PDVD, by just using explorer.exe, but I still need to physically select the drive that the iso is mounted to to play it. Is there a way to have the disk unmount (eject) once PDVD is closed using the PlayISO.bat?
Also, I only want to use PDVD for BD .isos, but my some old favourite DVDs are also just images and have the same extension. Is there a way to distinguish between them so everything is played internally in XBMC except for blu-rays?
Thanks!
Just looking for some ideas for my XBMC/PowerDVD setup.
I have trawled through this excellent thread a few times over the last few weeks to try and find a reliable method of playing my BD .isos from XBMC into PowerDVD. I am running Windows 8.1, PowerDVD 13 Ultra, and my library is on my network via 2 x Synology NASs. I have tested using VCD and DTLite, however neither would work reliably for me, and using a third party program to mount in Windows 8 is something I am trying to avoid. (I also have a Windows 7 PC that I tested the setup suggested in this thread and was able to get it to work, so I think based on that, and other things I have read online that Win8 and PDVD13 may be making this harder that it should be)
I have set up very simple PlayISO.bat that uses windows to mount the iso, and then launch PDVD, by just using explorer.exe, but I still need to physically select the drive that the iso is mounted to to play it. Is there a way to have the disk unmount (eject) once PDVD is closed using the PlayISO.bat?
Also, I only want to use PDVD for BD .isos, but my some old favourite DVDs are also just images and have the same extension. Is there a way to distinguish between them so everything is played internally in XBMC except for blu-rays?
Thanks!