[mythtv-users] Need help using "Alternate Player"

[Paul Harrison]

On 03/10/14 20:20, Kingsley Turner wrote:
>
> I'm on 0.27.3 (mythbuntu)
>
> As far as I'm aware I'm not using storage groups, everything is just 
> in normal directories.
> But there are symlinks across drives.
>
> thanks,
> -kt
>
>

If you run mythfrontend with '-v system' it should tell you what command 
is being used to play the file. If the url passed as the file name 
starts with 'myth://' then you are using storage groups.

It would be interesting to see if you can play the file with mythffmpeg.

Paul H.