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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 26 for Windows => Topic started by: glynor on June 23, 2020, 08:42:53 pm
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On my HTPC, for a very long while, I've always had MC set up to handle Media Keys in Automatic mode. This has always worked and done exactly what I want: Route the keyboard/remote-control volume Up/Down keys to MC while it was running, and to the OS when it was not.
However, I also never had MC set up in Media Server mode (to stay running constantly on the system in the tray). My real, home Library Server has never been the HTPC, and so I had my remote programmed to close MC automatically with the "Power Off" command.
However, when I upgraded to MC26, I chose to enable MC's Media Server mode (with it still connected to my Home Library Server's actual Library), so that it would: (1) launch a little bit faster, (2) ensure playstats get properly saved back to the Library Server when we close MC without stopping playback, and (3) allow me to start up and remote control the playback of MC on the HTPC with JRemote and the Web Interface. That's all been great.
But since then, my volume control on the HTPC has been totally broken. I've tried all of the settings for Media Key handling in MC, both with and without the (seemingly exactly what I need) Translate Media Keys in Media Server mode option, and NONE seem to replicate my previous behavior of: send volume commands to MC when it is foreground, and to the OS when it is closed (which now means in Media Server tray-icon mode). I get:
* With Automatic and Hotkey modes (no matter if the Translate option is on or off): if MC is running (open or server), it steals the Media Keys.
* With Hotkey (ignore volume): the same, except now it ignores all Volume commands entirely (and these, but only these get passed to the OS).
* With App Commands mode: it isn't functional for me at all.
Is something broken? Am I broken? Why can't I get this to work?
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Bump. I can't change the system volume on my HTPC with my remote at all right now, so this is A Big Deal.
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What's the problem if you just pass the volume keys to the system? Since you don't want MC to handle them all the time, that seems ideal.
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Because I use MC in (the recommended) WASAPI Exclusive Access with Maximize Device Volume enabled, and Internal Volume. So...
* If I disable MC's handling of Media Keys I can't turn MC's volume up or down while MC is running and playing things.
* If I enable MC's handling of Media Keys I can't turn the system volume up or down while MC is in Media Server mode (which is how I'm running now, but it is really annoying when I play a YouTube video or a game).
I just don't understand why Options > General > Advanced > Translate hot keys when running as Media Server doesn't seem to do anything at all. If I quit out of MC, then my system volume control comes back, but if it is running in Media Server mode, it steals all of the Media Key inputs no matter how that option is set.
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I'm going to put out a build on beta you can test. I'm going to try fully disengaging if that option is off instead of just turning off the handling. Please let me know. Thanks.
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26.0.98 (6/26/2020)
1. Changed: Trying to fully disable and re-enable hot keys if the option "Translate hot keys when running as Media Server" is not set.
Nice. This may change the way I use MC on my Workstation. There have been a lot of threads asking for help in this area, and trying to understand how the Media Key functionality is supposed to work, particularly with Media Server.
I'll let Glynor test for his use case, but a quick test here seems to work as intended.
One issue I have always had when using the Media Server is the if I open MC to select what to play, with the Media Server running, when I close MC it stops playback. I always hoped it would continue playback. But with Media Keys on, hitting pressing the Play key starts playing what is in Playing Now anyway.
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I'm going to put out a build on beta you can test. I'm going to try fully disengaging if that option is off instead of just turning off the handling. Please let me know. Thanks.
Yes. This fixed it 100%. Thanks!!
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Thanks for the good news :)