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[JimH]

MC 12.0.98 added the ability to download or play Flash (FLV) videos from Google Video or YouTube.  You'll see new additions under Video in the tree.

The old thread, now locked is here: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=36051.0 .

This currently needs to be configured manually in MC.  [EDIT -- no longer true -- see http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=12;topic=36564.3#msg251177 below]

1.  Download FLVSplitter.ax
ftp://ftp.jriver.com/pub/downloads/FLVSplitter.ax
and put it in the MC12 directory.

2.  Register it by typing at a Command Prompt:
C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 12\FLVSplitter.ax" (the quotes are needed)

3.  Download and install ffdshow from CCCP at http://www.cccp-project.net/ or from Celtic Druid (if you want to walk on the bleeding edge) at http://celticdruid.no-ip.com/xvid/  (thanks glynor)

4.  Configure ffdshow (Start Menu > FFDShow > Video Decoder configuration) and tell it to use libavcodec for the FLV1 format.

5.  MC Options/Playback/Directshow
Set FLV source and ffdshow raw video filter

If google and youtube don't show up under video, go to tools Tools/Options/General/Advanced/Features and make sure Web Media is checked.

At this time, the "play" function in MC won't work.  You'll need to download the FLV file from google or youtube.  Playing directly from the server (http://) is causing the filters some problems.

We'll work on making this simpler in the next few builds.

[JimH]

If anyone can correct or improve the instructions above, please let me know and I'll edit.

[Ingo]

wow. this is great!

For Vista RC1 all I had to change was to make sure I ran the regsvr32 not only as an administrator but also in administrative mode.
This can be done by right clicking on Windows Command Line (or what ever it is called on an English vista...) and select Run as Administrator (or what ever... you know what I mean). From there I just ran regsvr32 c:\.....

Ingo

[JimH]

With the last couple of builds (we're on 104 now), this is automatic.  You shouldn't need to do anything to set up MC to play.