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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: zxsix on February 23, 2006, 07:51:07 pm

Title: playing DVD's off hard drive to Buffalo LinkTheater trouble
Post by: zxsix on February 23, 2006, 07:51:07 pm

Using windows explorer I navigate to the VIDEO_TS folder.  I rightclick the VIDEO_TS.IFO file and import into MC.
Playing that via MC results in the movie playing correctly in it's entirety.
If I try to play it via upnp server to Buffalo LinkTheater, I get "no content found" message.
The FILE field as shown in the database reads:
F:\dvd\Movie, The\DVD\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.ifo

Using explorer again, If I import the first vob file (vts_01_1.vob) instead of the ifo file, the movie plays in it's entirety correctly in MC.
However, on the LinkTheater, it plays that one vob file correctly, but then stops.  It doesn't continue on with the next 3 vob files like MC does.
The FILE field as shown in the database reads:
F:\dvd\Movie, The\DVD\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.dvd;1
Here are the last few lines of the upnp log:
02/23/06 18:24:59 - Sharing (without conversion): F:\dvd\Movie, The\DVD\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.vob
02/23/06 18:24:59 - Received request for file: F:\dvd\Movie, The\DVD\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.vob
02/23/06 18:26:10 - Received GENA message
02/23/06 18:26:10 - GENA Renew message
02/23/06 18:27:45 - Received GENA message
02/23/06 18:27:45 - GENA Renew message
02/23/06 18:29:17 - Received GENA message
02/23/06 18:29:17 - GENA Renew message
02/23/06 18:30:50 - Received GENA message
02/23/06 18:30:50 - GENA Renew message
02/23/06 18:32:23 - Received GENA message
02/23/06 18:32:23 - GENA Renew message



If I stay inside MC, navigate to the hard drive in the tree, select the movie folder, rightclick and choose import into library,
Playing that via MC results in the movie playing correctly in it's entirety.
If I try to play it via upnp server to Buffalo LinkTheater, I get "invalid link" message and it returns to the menu.
The FILE field as shown in the database reads:
F:\dvd\Movie, The\DVD\VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.dvd;1

Title: Re: playing DVD's off hard drive to Buffalo LinkTheater trouble
Post by: zxsix on February 24, 2006, 06:33:58 pm

Is this working correctly for anyone else?

Title: Re: playing DVD's off hard drive to Buffalo LinkTheater trouble
Post by: John Gateley on February 27, 2006, 10:57:11 am

Media Center does a lot of work to handle playback of dvd files on the hard disk. That work isn't incorporated into the UPnP server (yet...)

j

Title: Re: playing DVD's off hard drive to Buffalo LinkTheater trouble
Post by: zxsix on February 27, 2006, 10:51:05 pm

12.0?

Title: Re: playing DVD's off hard drive to Buffalo LinkTheater trouble
Post by: John Gateley on February 28, 2006, 01:29:37 am

I don't know... interested parties: post a quick message here saying you're interested.

j

Title: Re: playing DVD's off hard drive to Buffalo LinkTheater trouble
Post by: zxsix on March 05, 2006, 11:04:03 am

I assume dvd movie playback via DLink and other similar devices would also not work currently?


If there's another device that will stream dvd movies correctly, I may exchange the linktheater for it.