This is my 1st message - hello everybody.
Please be patient with me because I'm not too experienced with Media Center.
I tried MC a while ago - v11.0.xx - and it was ok. By placing Lame program into Plugin directory, I could convert file to MP3 very easily.
I am trying MC v11.1.13x and, when I try to convert to MP3, it says that plugin is missing and it wants to connect to a certain directory over the Internet. However, my system with MC is NOT connected to the Internet.
I read that v11.1.xxx has some new developments with MP3. I downloaded the latest required version of Lame and placed it in the Plugin directory, as I did in the past, but conversion to MP3 is still not possible.
It is possible, however, if I select External Encoder/Lame, but it is not very practical.
Is there something I am supposed to do about MP3 Lame encoding? Probably something simple I am not aware of...
Indeed there is no installation procedure regarding Lame - I discovered through trial and error, and reading the forum, that I had to place Lame into Plugin directory...
Thanks in advance for your help.
Bibo