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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: dedidio on May 27, 2005, 04:45:15 am

Title: "open url" wmv woes
Post by: dedidio on May 27, 2005, 04:45:15 am

This is the link I am trying to watch in MC:
http://msxb.wmod.llnwd.net/a274/o2/ourcolony/TheColony_v1_750k.wmv
(its an ad for the new xbox360)

Unfortunately MC doesn't appear to want to play it however windows media player copes ok.

As I have now seen it I'm not too bothered, however I wouldn't mind knowing if there is a way around this in future.

Cheers

Title: Re: "open url" wmv woes
Post by: Alex B on May 27, 2005, 06:03:41 am

The url works only with I.E., not with Firefox or Opera.

If the target file is saved locally it will have this name and internal code:

Name: TheColony_v1_750k.wvx

Code: [Select]

[Reference]
Ref1=http://msxb.wmod.llnwd.net/a274/o2/ourcolony/TheColony_v1_750k.wmv?MSWMExt=.asf
Ref2=http://68.142.87.3:80/a274/o2/ourcolony/TheColony_v1_750k.wmv?MSWMExt=.asf
The local file cannot be played with MC. WMP finds the internet source and can play it.

I don't know why. Could it be a Microsoft trick?

Title: Re: "open url" wmv woes
Post by: dedidio on May 27, 2005, 06:09:55 am

I think it could well be a ms trick.

It could be taking a look server-side at the user-agent header of the request and deciding what to do based on that.

Maybe an option to spoof other players request headers would sort things out?

Just thinking out loud.