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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 20 for Windows => Topic started by: mrwul on April 12, 2015, 07:16:41 am

Title: Playback problem-Failed to open or parse file (hr=80004005)
Post by: mrwul on April 12, 2015, 07:16:41 am

Hi there,

Is there a solution for the below problem

Action: rightclick on VIDEO_TS folder - then select playback with MC20

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Also see my earlier post: topic: Where can I find how to upgrade (not the price) - http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=96849.0


noticed some earlier threads, but I am not sure about the solution.


http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=67277.0
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=67767.0

Thanks
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Title: Re: Playback problem-Failed to open or parse file (hr=80004005)
Post by: CountryBumkin on April 12, 2015, 08:03:39 am
I don't think you are doing this correctly. Are you trying to open/play from explorer (Drives & Devices)? I find that right clicking "Play" from there will just open the xml file in the Video_Ts folder, which of course is not the movie.
If you are in Standard View (Video>Files) and you double click on the movie, will it play? Try this first to be sure the movie actually plays - then we can work on your method for opening/playing the movie.
Title: Re: Playback problem-Failed to open or parse file (hr=80004005)
Post by: mrwul on April 12, 2015, 09:32:56 am
Yes, I used Explorer, right click on VIDEO_TS folder (that includes .vob, .ifo, .bup) and then select play with MC20.
Okay, if it is not possible with MC20, then I know.

I upgraded yesterday hoping that the problem would be solved  as I got this error with MC17.
Seems it isn't or what I want isn't possible.

Guess I have to live with it, regretfully so.

Thanks for the feedback.
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Title: Re: Playback problem-Failed to open or parse file (hr=80004005)
Post by: Arindelle on April 12, 2015, 11:39:37 am
Just so I understand you, do you find it preferable to open a file from windows or from the devices and not from the a nice view. I must have missed something, but I'm confused  as I don't see the problem otherwise. From the other posts I thought this was relating to blu rays inserted into a drive .. sorry can't be much help
Title: Re: Playback problem-Failed to open or parse file (hr=80004005)
Post by: mrwul on April 13, 2015, 09:55:59 am
I would like to play such video's either from within MC or sometimes have a quick view in case I am (for example) reorganizing or so and I am in Explorer.

When having Explorer open (or Opus in my case) and wanting to play the video_ts folder, I need to
- launch MC
- wait a few seconds
- click drives and devices,
- click/open the drive
- click open the folder
- scroll down to the file  (film so and so)
- click video_ts
- click play

This all requires more time/clicks etc. compared to the context menu way.

Within MC a video plays well.
The context menu way ends up in an error.

If there is no solution/fix or whatever, well, so be it.
I was just hoping there was.

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Title: Re: Playback problem-Failed to open or parse file (hr=80004005)
Post by: CountryBumkin on April 13, 2015, 10:37:57 am
In MC tools>Options>File Types do you have the box checked "File Associate" (don't recall exact wording) next to the file type for "vob, ifo"?
Title: Re: Playback problem-Failed to open or parse file (hr=80004005)
Post by: mrwul on April 14, 2015, 12:26:44 am
You mean this..?

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Title: Re: Playback problem-Failed to open or parse file (hr=80004005)
Post by: CountryBumkin on April 14, 2015, 06:00:51 am
Yes. That's what I meant. Last thought on this - if you go to Windows Explorer and right click on the movie's "ifo" file, and select "open with ...", does it show "JRiver Media Center 20"?
Title: Re: Playback problem-Failed to open or parse file (hr=80004005)
Post by: mrwul on April 15, 2015, 09:20:17 am
Thanks for getting back on this.
When selecting the VIDEO_TS.IFO  -
then context menu Media Center -> Play             (there is also an Open With->Media Center, btw) 
then the video plays well.


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Title: Re: Playback problem-Failed to open or parse file (hr=80004005)
Post by: CountryBumkin on April 15, 2015, 11:40:32 am
You may have better luck with the MKV format. I don't rip to Video_TS anymore as I find the mkv superior (and I like having just one file for each movie).

Try converting one movie to MKV and see if you can then open it the way you want (from Drives & Devices).

MKV is free (http://www.makemkv.com)

You would select the movie's ifo file in your Video_ts folder and mkv will then create a single file (movie) from all the vobs. Then just rename the mkv file to the name of the movie.