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califa101 · 2010-08-10, 19:15

Hello.

First of all, welcome to my first message.

I set my XBMC on Windows XP MC and I have two problems:

1. I have it configured with an external player, the MPC. When I choose to play a movie from the XBMC opens the MPC but it says File Not Found.

2. When I close the MPC, I return to XBCM but the screen goes black and I can only see the background images of the options in XBMC., Not even the names of the main menu options (videos, images, music, ... .) To fix this, I have to leave the XBCM.

I would appreciate help.

Greetings.

jhsrennie · (This post was last modified: 2010-08-11, 10:00 by jhsrennie.)

We need a bit more info. Did you create a playercorefactory.xml or advancedsettings.xml? In either case can you post it here.

JR

**steelman1991** · 2010-08-11, 13:26

Do as JRennie suggest and provide info on what process, but in the meantime try with System\System\Video\Use A fullscreen window rather than a true fullscreen checked. Also after checking that option ensure that your settings are 'false and false' in <hidexbmc> and <hideconsole> (if using playercorefactory)

califa101 · 2010-08-12, 16:45

jhsrennie Wrote:We need a bit more info. Did you create a playercorefactory.xml or advancedsettings.xml? In either case can you post it here.

JR

Yes. This is the contents of playercorefactory.xml:

Code:
<playercorefactory>

<players>

   <player name="MPC-HC" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="true" video="true">

     <filename>C:\Archivos de programa\MPC HomeCinema\mpc-hc.exe</filename>

     <args>"{1}"/fullscreen/close</args>

     <hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>

     <hideconsole>true</hideconsole>

     <warpcursor>none</warpcursor>

   </player>

</players>

<rules action="prepend">

   <rule video="true" player="MEDIA PLAYER CLASSIC"/>

   <rule filetypes="mkv|m2ts|mpg|avi|divx|wmv|mov|hdmov|ts|RTMP flv|swf" player="MPC-HC"/>

   <rule internetstream="true" player="MPC-HC"/> 

</rules>

</playercorefactory>

Greetings.

califa101 · (This post was last modified: 2010-08-12, 17:04 by califa101.)

steelman1991 Wrote:Do as JRennie suggest and provide info on what process, but in the meantime try with System\System\Video\Use A fullscreen window rather than a true fullscreen checked. Also after checking that option ensure that your settings are 'false and false' in <hidexbmc> and <hideconsole> (if using playercorefactory)

Thank you. It appears that point number two is solved. Playercorefactory.xml file would like this:

Code:
<hidexbmc> false </ hidexbmc>

<hideconsole> false </ hideconsole>

Right?

I can only solve the number one point of my post.

jhsrennie · 2010-08-12, 18:01

I don't know if it matters, but you've omitted the spaces from:

Code:
<args>"{1}"/fullscreen/close</args>

Try:

Code:
<args>"{1}" /fullscreen /close</args>

Also try turning on debug logging, play a video using MPC-HC then look at %appdata%\xbmc\xbmc.log to see if there is any helpful there.

JR

**steelman1991** · 2010-08-12, 18:56

califa101 Wrote:Thank you. It appears that point number two is solved. Playercorefactory.xml file would like this:

Code:
<hidexbmc> false </ hidexbmc> <hideconsole> false </ hideconsole>

Right?

I can only solve the number one point of my post.

JHS beat me to it, but also make sure there are no spaces in the above either. Also check this line

Code:
<rule video="true" player="MEDIA PLAYER CLASSIC"/>

should accurately reflect the player name, which in your case you defined as MPC-HC sould read

Code:
<rule video="true" player="MPC-HC"/>

califa101 · (This post was last modified: 2010-08-13, 02:07 by califa101.)

You got the solution, jhsrennie, the problem was due to the spaces. But the MPC to leave, I get XBMC with illegible words and images ... Sad

jhsrennie · 2010-08-13, 09:24

califa101 Wrote:You got the solution, jhsrennie, the problem was due to the spaces. But the MPC to leave, I get XBMC with illegible words and images ...

That's odd. I wonder if it's your video card driver.

JR

califa101 · 2010-08-13, 19:17

jhsrennie Wrote:That's odd. I wonder if it's your video card driver.

JR

Guess not, because I work well with images and games. The only problem I have here.

relayer35 · 2010-08-13, 20:14

califa101 Wrote:Thank you. It appears that point number two is solved. Playercorefactory.xml file would like this:

Code:
<hidexbmc> false </ hidexbmc> <hideconsole> false </ hideconsole>

Right?

I can only solve the number one point of my post.

I have a similar problem coming back from the external player. I've found that if I bring up the menu ("C") the screen will come back.

Unfortunately the other solutions posted here do not work for me. If I set hidexbmc to false, the video plays choppy in the external player unless I use a full screen window. In that scenario, my videos I play with the XBMC itself play choppy so its a no win scenario for me.

I use wmplayer (or mpc-hc, both work) to play back my MTS files from my Sony HandyCam. They are 1080i/60fps, and XBMC cannot play them natively even with DXVA2 enabled, but Windows Media Player 12 and MPC-HC (after configuring with the Microsoft filters) can play them back fine.

The real solution for me is DSPlayer, because I can configure that to use the Microsoft filters for the MTS files and not have to worry about external players, but unfortunately there is a really bad bug with the latest build that makes DSPlayer unusable (no video output after a while, rebooting the machine clears it up for a while).

**steelman1991** · 2010-08-13, 23:18

Yip there is a reluctance from Devs to any debug/repair work on the externalplayer approach, purely on that basis (that dsplayer will remove totally the need to move outside xbmc). Once Dharma is released, dsplayer will become available as a nightly build, until then it looks like users will have to use what if anything is available to them.

califa101 · 2010-08-14, 02:02

Can you post the file so you can see XBMC.LOG is there something wrong? Can I send a screenshot?

relayer35 · 2010-08-14, 08:22

steelman1991 Wrote:Yip there is a reluctance from Devs to any debug/repair work on the externalplayer approach, purely on that basis (that dsplayer will remove totally the need to move outside xbmc). Once Dharma is released, dsplayer will become available as a nightly build, until then it looks like users will have to use what if anything is available to them.

Supposedly there is a fix for the blank screen issue, so I don't know why the devs are so reluctant to do a new build with the fix. The current version of DSPlayer has been useless for a month and a half now.

I wish Dharma could play back the 60fps MTS files on its own. Then I wouldn't have to deal with this, because the Dharma release is sufficient for all my other playback needs. I tried to do the build myself, but despite the insistence that it's "easy" to do a DSPlayer build, the posted instructions are not complete.

califa101 · 2010-08-17, 01:50

Well... XBCM.LOG here is the file that contains the error in the previous post commented on the images unreadable. Also, leave a copy of this image. Is there a solution?

----ERROR IMAGE------

http://picasaweb.google.es/Elgrancalifa/...directlink

----ERROR LOG---------

Code:
12:44 T:2176 M:2608844800  NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------

12:44 T:2176 M:2608828416  NOTICE: Starting XBMC, Platform: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 build 2600. Built on Jul 17 2010 (SVN:31881, compiler 1500)

12:44 T:2176 M:2608828416  NOTICE: AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor

12:44 T:2176 M:2608828416  NOTICE: Desktop Resolution: 1280x1024 32Bit at 60Hz

12:44 T:2176 M:2608828416  NOTICE: Running with administrator rights

12:44 T:2176 M:2608828416  NOTICE: special://xbmc/ is mapped to: C:\Archivos de programa\XBMC

12:44 T:2176 M:2608828416  NOTICE: special://xbmcbin/ is mapped to: C:\Archivos de programa\XBMC

12:44 T:2176 M:2608828416  NOTICE: special://masterprofile/ is mapped to: C:\Documents and Settings\Rafa\Datos de programa\XBMC\userdata

12:44 T:2176 M:2608828416  NOTICE: special://home/ is mapped to: C:\Documents and Settings\Rafa\Datos de programa\XBMC

12:44 T:2176 M:2608828416  NOTICE: special://temp/ is mapped to: C:\Documents and Settings\Rafa\Datos de programa\XBMC\cache

12:44 T:2176 M:2608828416  NOTICE: The executable running is: C:\Archivos de programa\XBMC\XBMC.exe

12:44 T:2176 M:2608828416  NOTICE: Log File is located: C:\Documents and Settings\Rafa\Datos de programa\XBMC\xbmc.log

12:44 T:2176 M:2608828416  NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------

12:44 T:2176 M:2608803840  NOTICE: Setup SDL

12:44 T:2176 M:2608558080  NOTICE: Found screen: Monitor Plug and Play on ATI Radeon HD 4200, adapter 0.

12:44 T:2176 M:2608553984  NOTICE: Primary mode: 1280x1024 @ 60.00 - Full Screen

12:44 T:2176 M:2608476160  NOTICE: Additional mode: 640x480 @ 60.00 - Full Screen

12:44 T:2176 M:2608467968  NOTICE: Additional mode: 720x480 @ 60.00 - Full Screen

12:44 T:2176 M:2608467968  NOTICE: Additional mode: 800x600 @ 60.00 - Full Screen

12:44 T:2176 M:2608467968  NOTICE: Additional mode: 1024x768 @ 60.00 - Full Screen

12:44 T:2176 M:2608467968  NOTICE: Additional mode: 1152x864 @ 60.00 - Full Screen

12:44 T:2176 M:2608467968  NOTICE: Additional mode: 1280x720 @ 60.00 - Full Screen

12:44 T:2176 M:2608463872  NOTICE: Additional mode: 1280x768 @ 60.00 - Full Screen

12:44 T:2176 M:2608463872  NOTICE: Additional mode: 1280x800 @ 60.00 - Full Screen

12:44 T:2176 M:2608463872  NOTICE: Additional mode: 1280x960 @ 60.00 - Full Screen

12:44 T:2176 M:2608463872  NOTICE: Additional mode: 1280x1024 @ 60.00 - Full Screen

12:44 T:2176 M:2608537600  NOTICE: load settings...

12:44 T:2176 M:2608435200  NOTICE: special://profile/ is mapped to: special://masterprofile/

12:44 T:2176 M:2608422912  NOTICE: loading special://masterprofile/guisettings.xml

12:44 T:2176 M:2608140288  NOTICE: Getting hardware information now...

12:44 T:2176 M:2608140288  NOTICE: Checking resolution 12

12:44 T:2176 M:2608128000  NOTICE: Loading player core factory settings from special://xbmc/system/playercorefactory.xml.

12:44 T:2176 M:2608115712  NOTICE: Loaded playercorefactory configuration

12:44 T:2176 M:2608107520  NOTICE: Loading player core factory settings from special://profile/playercorefactory.xml.

12:44 T:2176 M:2608091136  NOTICE: Loaded playercorefactory configuration

12:44 T:2176 M:2608091136  NOTICE: No advancedsettings.xml to load (special://masterprofile/advancedsettings.xml)

12:44 T:2176 M:2608091136  NOTICE: Default DVD Player: dvdplayer

12:44 T:2176 M:2608091136  NOTICE: Default Video Player: dvdplayer

12:44 T:2176 M:2608091136  NOTICE: Default Audio Player: paplayer

12:44 T:2176 M:2608148480  NOTICE: Loading media sources from special://masterprofile/sources.xml

12:45 T:2176 M:2606645248 WARNING: ADDON: cpluff: 'Not all directories were successfully scanned.'

12:45 T:2176 M:2585985024  NOTICE: initializing playlistplayer

12:45 T:2176 M:2585980928  NOTICE: DONE initializing playlistplayer

12:45 T:2176 M:2585399296 WARNING: ADDON: cpluff: 'Could not return information about unknown plug-in Confluence.'

12:46 T:2176 M:2593529856  NOTICE: CApplication::UpdateLibraries - Starting video library startup scan

12:46 T:2176 M:2593280000  NOTICE: initialize done

12:46 T:2176 M:2593280000  NOTICE: Running the application...

12:46 T:3536 M:2593259520  NOTICE: VideoInfoScanner: Starting scan ..

12:46 T:2176 M:2593226752  NOTICE: ES: Starting event server

12:46 T:3552 M:2593177600  NOTICE: ES: Starting UDP Event server on 127.0.0.1:9777

12:46 T:3552 M:2593103872  NOTICE: UDP: Listening on port 9777

12:49 T:3536 M:2593255424   ERROR: XFILE::CDirectory::GetDirectory - Error getting D:\PELÍCULAS\BloodRayne\

12:49 T:3536 M:2592317440  NOTICE: VideoInfoScanner: Finished scan. Scanning for video info took 00:03

12:50 T:3324 M:2583445504  NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--

12:57 T:3524 M:2573877248 WARNING: could not find codec parameters for E:\BOOTFONT.BIN

12:57 T:3524 M:2573910016   ERROR: CDVDFileInfo::ExtractThumb - Error creating demuxer

13:04 T:1372 M:2578444288 WARNING: could not find codec parameters for D:\PELÍCULAS\Asalto al tren Pelham 123\VIDEO_TS\VTS_20_1.VOB

13:04 T:1372 M:2578440192   ERROR: CDVDFileInfo::ExtractThumb - Error creating demuxer

13:07 T:2176 M:2577702912  NOTICE: ExternalPlayer Filename: C:\Archivos de programa\MPC HomeCinema\mpc-hc.exe

13:07 T:2176 M:2577702912 WARNING: ExternalPlayer: invalid value for warpcursor: none

13:07 T:2176 M:2577702912  NOTICE: ExternalPlayer Tweaks: hideconsole (false), hidexbmc (false), islauncher (false), warpcursor (none)

13:07 T:2176 M:2577702912  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::OpenFile: D:\PELÍCULAS\El ultimatum de Bourne.avi

13:07 T:2196 M:2577645568  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Player : C:\Archivos de programa\MPC HomeCinema\mpc-hc.exe

13:07 T:2196 M:2577641472  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: File   : D:\PELÍCULAS\El ultimatum de Bourne.avi

13:07 T:2196 M:2577641472  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Content:

13:07 T:2196 M:2577641472  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Args   : "{1}" /fullscreen /close

13:07 T:2196 M:2577641472  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Start

13:07 T:2196 M:2577641472  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Releasing audio device 2

13:07 T:2196 M:2577743872  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::ExecuteAppW32: C:\Archivos de programa\MPC HomeCinema\mpc-hc.exe "C:\Archivos de programa\MPC HomeCinema\mpc-hc.exe" "D:\PELÍCULAS\El ultimatum de Bourne.avi" /fullscreen /close

13:30 T:2196 M:2538184704  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::ExecuteAppW32: WAIT_OBJECT_0

13:30 T:2196 M:2538291200  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Stop

13:30 T:2196 M:2538328064  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Showing XBMC window

13:30 T:2196 M:2544398336  NOTICE: CExternalPlayer::Process: Reclaiming audio device 2

14:07 T:260 M:2556665856  NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--

14:11 T:2176 M:2554380288  NOTICE: Storing total System Uptime

14:11 T:2176 M:2554507264  NOTICE: Saving settings

14:11 T:2176 M:2554851328  NOTICE: stop all

14:11 T:2176 M:2554851328  NOTICE: ES: Stopping event server

14:11 T:3552 M:2554892288  NOTICE: ES: UDP Event server stopped

14:11 T:2176 M:2554949632  NOTICE: stop sap announcement listener

14:11 T:2176 M:2554949632  NOTICE: clean cached files!

14:11 T:2176 M:2554941440  NOTICE: unload skin

14:11 T:2176 M:2556313600  NOTICE: stop python

14:11 T:2176 M:2558832640  NOTICE: stopped

14:11 T:2176 M:2558828544  NOTICE: destroy

14:11 T:2176 M:2558824448   ERROR: ADDON: cpluff: 'An unreleased information object was encountered at address 01D2DE48 with reference count 1 when destroying the associated plug-in context. Not releasing the object.'

14:11 T:2176 M:2558824448   ERROR: ADDON: cpluff: 'An unreleased information object was encountered at address 01D362D8 with reference count 1 when destroying the associated plug-in context. Not releasing the object.'

14:11 T:2176 M:2558824448   ERROR: ADDON: cpluff: 'An unreleased information object was encountered at address 01D2EF28 with reference count 1 when destroying the associated plug-in context. Not releasing the object.'

14:11 T:2176 M:2558824448   ERROR: ADDON: cpluff: 'An unreleased information object was encountered at address 01D2F5F0 with reference count 1 when destroying the associated plug-in context. Not releasing the object.'

14:11 T:2176 M:2558824448   ERROR: ADDON: cpluff: 'An unreleased information object was encountered at address 01D2CE70 with reference count 1 when destroying the associated plug-in context. Not releasing the object.'

14:11 T:2176 M:2558824448   ERROR: ADDON: cpluff: 'An unreleased information object was encountered at address 01D2C8F8 with reference count 1 when destroying the associated plug-in context. Not releasing the object.'

14:11 T:2176 M:2558824448  NOTICE: unload sections