INTERACT FORUM
More => Old Versions => Media Center 13 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: DawnB on March 04, 2009, 02:43:32 am
-
Hi,
I'm a new user to Media Center 13 & I love it (I paid for it already). I've set it up & searched through the forum for some answers I can't seem to find the answer to the following questions
1. Will Media Center play Protected WMV files? like Digital Movie files that come with DVDs. I have the Digital Movie files for Mamma Mia & Prince Caspian on my computer but Media Center won't play them. WMP & Zoom Player Pro play the movies fine.
2. Is there a way to hide videos from the Audio view? I added some videos to the Video section but now when I click on Audio then Artist (The only Library view I use in Audio) it lists the videos as well. (When importing audio I only had mp3 file format checked & when importing video I had all audio formats unchecked, audio & videos are stored in different dirs) As a temp fix I changed the artist on all my imported videos to "Videos" so they all appear in 1 place under the Audio view.
3. Is there a way to get videos to play in a detached window automaticly?
4. When in Thumbnail Artist view is there a way to get it to sure a certain thumbnail for each artist? It seems to pick the default artist thumbnail randomly from the album thumbnails.
Dawn
-
Welcome to the forum.
1. Will Media Center play Protected WMV files? like Digital Movie files that come with DVDs. I have the Digital Movie files for Mamma Mia & Prince Caspian on my computer but Media Center won't play them. WMP & Zoom Player Pro play the movies fine.
Yes, but some WM DRM uses a higher level of protection that prevents MC from playing. You can set MC to use the Windows Media Player to play those back. It's in options for Playback/Video or in File Types (depending on your version).
2. Is there a way to hide videos from the Audio view? I added some videos to the Video section but now when I click on Audio then Artist (The only Library view I use in Audio) it lists the videos as well. (When importing audio I only had mp3 file format checked & when importing video I had all audio formats unchecked, audio & videos are stored in different dirs) As a temp fix I changed the artist on all my imported videos to "Videos" so they all appear in 1 place under the Audio view.
Videos shouldn't appear under Audio unless the filetype is normally audio. Container filetypes are sometimes a problem (AVI, MKV, MP4...). Please start a new thread with details and a subject that describes the problem. If the subject is specific, you're more likely to get help.
3. Is there a way to get videos to play in a detached window automaticly?
Explore the options for playback.
4. When in Thumbnail Artist view is there a way to get it to sure a certain thumbnail for each artist? It seems to pick the default artist thumbnail randomly from the album thumbnails.
Hover over the thumb and it will switch.
-
3. Is there a way to get videos to play in a detached window automaticly?
Explore the options for playback.
I've been over every option in Playblack & don't see an option to make all videos play in an detached window automaticly. One thing I noticed is when I click DVD settings MC crashes
4. When in Thumbnail Artist view is there a way to get it to sure a certain thumbnail for each artist? It seems to pick the default artist thumbnail randomly from the album thumbnails.
Hover over the thumb and it will switch.
yes but I was looking for a way to set a default artist thumbnail, the hover works but when you close MC & reopen it goes back to the random thumbnail it picked.
-
Hi
Did anyone every manage to answer Q4 as this is bugging me as well?
I would like to be able to choose the default artist thumbnail. I appreciate that I can hover over it and it changes, but then when I turn off and return it goes back to the original choice.
Is it possible to choose the default artist thumbnails?
matt