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maxxsid:
Nathan,
First off - thanks for the tip on the Compression field - never used it before.

Here's what happens - NOTHING. Or, rather, MC reports that the update fails. This is for my HTPC - the one with video playback problem.
On my Desktop (the one without video playback problem) the tags get updated.
Files which play OK on HTPC include: (video:DX50, audio:AC3), (video:XVID, audio:AC3)
Files which do not play OK on HTPC include the same subset: (video:DX50, audio:AC3), (video:XVID, audio:AC3)

--max


--- Quote from: jmone on October 24, 2011, 03:34:51 am ---What happens if you select one of the files where the compression is blank and you do a update library from tags?  Does it then populate and play OK?


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maxxsid:
Nathan? Anyone?
Any more ideas before I reinstall XP?
Will be much appreciated!

jmone:
Sorry been away with work, but I have a couple of suggestions:

1) Take one of the files that don't play on the HTPC and
  - Using Windows File Explorer, navigate to where the content is stored on your Library Server and double click it to play
  - Copy it to the HTPC desktop and try playing it from there
  If it plays OK this way then then check you "Media Network Settings" especially that the "Play local file if one that matches ...." is checked (under Tools --> Options --> Media Network --> Client Options".  I find it odd that when viewing the library on the library server there is data under the Compression Field but when the same library is loaded on the HTPC it is blank.

If the above does not help

2) Try deleting the the folders under C:\Documents and Settings\maxx\Application Data\J River\Media Center 17\Plugins\ and let MC re-download them (in case there is something broken with the FFDSHOW install).

3) Pray to the PC gods!

struct:

probably stating the obvious that has already been tried, but last time I had something similar, I just removed MC and ffdshow and it worked upon reinstalling MC.

craig 

maxxsid:
Nathan/Craig,
No.. those didn't help.
I noticed one difference between MC16 and 17 on my HTPC - 16 uses Video Mixing Renderer 9, 17 uses Enhanced Renderer for playback.
I tried to tweak Video playback settings by switching to RC with additional filters and this caused MC17 to crash upon starting playback.
Well, I guess I'll just reinstall XP. Strangely, the HTPC often gives me problems while my Desktop doesn't.
I didn't reinstall since 2006! Switched motherboards/cpus several times but didn't reinstall the system : ) God knows what leftovers are still there...

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