[mythtv-users] Previously-recorded videos not playing

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Sunday 10 October 2004 17:44, Alan Murrell wrote:
> Hi There,
>
> I have got MythTV installed, and it is working well with regards to
> watching TV, playing MP3s, watching recorded material (from MythTV),
> etc.
>
> I have some other videos that were mostly recorded using mp1e, and
> they play fine in MPlayer on another computer.  However, they seem
> not able to be played in MythTV.  When I "browse" the video list in
> MythTV, these "previously recorded" videos, the information that
> MythTV gives is that all the information is "Unknown" and the runtime
> is "0 minutes", which I guess makes sense, if MythTV has no idea
> about the video.  However, as I mentions, when I bring up the "Action
> Menu", and select "Watch This Video", nothing happens.
>
> I don't have a "mythfrontend" log file; only for "mythbackend" :-(
>
> Any ideas or pointers on this would be appreciated.

You need to use the MythVideo plugin to view these.  MythVideo can be 
configured to use the internal Myth player or any external command 
(i.e., mplayer, xine, ogle) that you choose.  If the internal player 
isn't working for these files, try changing your player command in the 
mythvideo setup.

-JAC