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More => Old Versions => Media Center 14 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: edbro on November 14, 2009, 11:14:48 am

Title: Trouble with FLVs
Post by: edbro on November 14, 2009, 11:14:48 am

MC will play some flv files but, not all of them. The ones that do not play in MC play fine in VLC PLayer. These are videos downloaded from Youtube. MC will throw up a dialog box saying:

Quote

MC encountered errors while trying to play the last several files. Please make sure that path in your media library points to the right location.
Error details:
DirectShow: Failed to play flv video. Please EXIT Media Center and restart it, then try playing the video again.

Also, afterwards, Windows throws up the dialog stating that something might not have installed correctly and do I want to reinstall. I have tried starting MC with admin privileges but that didn't make a difference.

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Windows 7 x64
Media Center 14.0.96 Registered -- C:\Program Files (x86)\J River\Media Center 14\

6.1  (Build 7600)
AMD Unknown 3213 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 4194 MB, Free - 3355 MB

Internet Explorer: 8.0.7600.16385 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82.7600 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.1.7600 / Shell32.dll: 6.1.7600 / wnaspi32.dll: N/A
Ripping /   Drive F: _NEC    DVD_RW ND-3550A   Mode:ModeSecure  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Drive G:   Mode:ModeSecure  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Drive H:   Mode:Normal  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Digital playback: Yes /  Get cover art: Yes /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 100
  Eject after ripping: Yes /  Play sound after ripping: No 

Burning /  Drive F: _NEC     DVD_RW ND-3550A    Addr: 4:0:0  Speed:9  MaxSpeed:9  BurnProof:Yes
  Drive G: BENQ     DVD DD DW1650      Addr: 4:1:0  Speed:48  MaxSpeed:48  BurnProof:Yes
  Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: Yes
  Use playback settings: No /

Portable Device Info
  Removed devices:


Interface Plugins:
  last.fm (Active)
  Library Server (Active)
  TiVo Server (Active)
  UPnP Server (Active)

Title: Re: Trouble with FLVs
Post by: audunth on January 11, 2010, 08:17:01 pm

I also get this error message trying to play some YouTube videos. Others work fine. The error is preceeded by a brief message saying "Downloading and installing needed components. Please wait...". They all played fine on my XP installation, now I've migrated to Win7. Which splitter/decoder should I select for the FLV file type to make it work? Or is there another solution?