BD HDD playback help

easyrider · 21 Mar 2009 at 13:42

Hey guys

Hows it hangin?

Anyway I have backed up a few BD disks to my HTPC and have installed my

movies and Arcsoft Total Theatre but still can't see a way to playback the BD

content from MY HDD.

Ideally I want to have the BD content displayed like my DVD content in MCE in vista and just clicking a thumbnail will lauch the DVD.

However I can't for the life of me get it working with My Backed up Blurays.

All I want to do is play my M2TS file in MCE!

Please help.

Thanks

easyrider

easyrider · 21 Mar 2009 at 14:05

cram said:
how are you backing up the blu rays?

I use AnyDVDHD then point my movies to that.

I use Any DVD

How do I integrate playback of BD off the HDD?

easyrider · 21 Mar 2009 at 14:38

Ok I think I am getting closer to it.

TBH I'm not liking My Movies much due to it finding the wrong DATA for some of my DVD's.

Is there anway to get BD working in MCE without my movies?

MM is crashing and is bloatware IMO

Any link to this Media Browser for download.

easyrider · 21 Mar 2009 at 15:42

Cheers

I have installed the media Browser plugin and its way better and faster than my movies!

Still stumped on the BD playback though.

Is it really this hard to playback a single M2TS file in vista MCE? :eek:

easyrider · 21 Mar 2009 at 17:57

Katoom said:
Have you tried Video Browser? I found it quicker than Mymovies, and much better looking.

Had a look at that..

How do I get backdrops?

Cheers

easyrider · 21 Mar 2009 at 18:25

cram said:
Why are you trying to play a single M2TS file? If you are ripping with AnyDVDHD then this rips the entire disc

I get rid of all the audio streams and files I don't need

so all i'm left with is the Movie and the one audio stream.

Saves space

The annoying thing is TMT can play the M2TS file from the folder option

but not from within MCE :mad:

easyrider · 22 Mar 2009 at 10:04

Katoom said:
Sorry, I meant Media browser.
The back drops change depending on the 'view' you select, or do you mean the cover art?

I have updated my e: drive with DVD's on with salami's app

when I select backdrop view in Media Browser I don't get anything..... :confused:

Check this out

http://www.avforums.com/forums/home-cinema-pcs/938625-mediabrowser-running-customised-vmc.html

easyrider · 22 Mar 2009 at 10:48

Katoom said:
I haven't used salamil's app, i just rip the disk, put it a folder with the correct name and it downloads all the info automatically.

what downloads all the info automatically?

easyrider · 22 Mar 2009 at 11:20

Katoom said:
Media Browser downloads the cover art and film info it's self.

You sure?

I wasn't aware that Media Browser could do this?

Media Browser collects metadata for movies itself?

Why is everyone else using other plugins for this task?

easyrider · 22 Mar 2009 at 18:46

I was being a noob.

I purged the the Metadata folder and now I have lovely back drops etc...

I have to say this is one cool plugin!!!!!