2022-08-03, 10:55
How do I set up Windows Films & TV (video player by Microsoft) app as an external player in Kodi? Or is it even possible, any workaround?
I have an intel Core i5 11th Gen PC with Intel Iris Xe graphics.
This PC can play Dolby Vision files with correct colours but only if I use the Films & TV to play the movie. Desktop VLC and UWP VLC both can't play the file right on the PC.
To use Films & TV app, I had to download the Dolby Vision Extensions (Free) from Microsoft store then download HEVC Video Extensions (also free from Microsoft) and the player shows the correct colours.
I know how to set up external player for normal desktop apps like VLC but how do I do it for Store apps.
Apart from DV the PC also supports hardware decoding of AV1 although Kodi is only using software decoding but the playback is very smooth.
NOTE: I am using the desktop Kodi 20 alpha not the store version.
I have an intel Core i5 11th Gen PC with Intel Iris Xe graphics.
This PC can play Dolby Vision files with correct colours but only if I use the Films & TV to play the movie. Desktop VLC and UWP VLC both can't play the file right on the PC.
To use Films & TV app, I had to download the Dolby Vision Extensions (Free) from Microsoft store then download HEVC Video Extensions (also free from Microsoft) and the player shows the correct colours.
I know how to set up external player for normal desktop apps like VLC but how do I do it for Store apps.
Apart from DV the PC also supports hardware decoding of AV1 although Kodi is only using software decoding but the playback is very smooth.
NOTE: I am using the desktop Kodi 20 alpha not the store version.