Currently using Cinemar MainLobby for HTPC but decided to end use of that and look for another solution. I THINK I can use JRiver but have some questions because JRiver isn't meant to be a HTPC engine like MainLobby.
1. In MainLobby, I can define the movie PLAY command to: 1. dim the lights, wait 10 seconds, choose a movie on my Sony CX777ES megachanger, turn on the Denon Amp, wait 5 seconds and then turn off the theater lights with Insteon commands. I have found command line APPS to control the Insteon and Sony Megachanger the COMM Port controlled Video Switcher, etc. and just assumed that I could associate a similar type of external script to JRiver's PLAY command. Is this TRUE and if it is WHAT VARIABLES can be passed to the script. I need to know which Sony CHANGER and SLOT to start. At a minimum I would need the PLAY command to know WHICH Folder to look into to RUN the script. Wost case is that I have a script in a unique folder per movie. Some movies will be .iso and some will just represent DVD's in the megachanger but I will need to launch a script for every movie because I need to dim the lights, play an .iso on HD or launch a DVD from a megachanger, turn on Denon, turn off lights, etc.
2. If step 1 is possible, then I still need a way to control the Sony Megachangers and Insteon lights and Denon amp (volume control for example) via ipod touch remote. Is there any way to build remotes for external devices with JRiver or in other words, any clever ways to accomplish this. Again, I have located command line apps to control the megachanges and insteon lights and the denon.