[mythtv-users] mythvideo external player

[Bob Sully]

From: Richard Morton <richard.e.morton at gmail.com>

> Please be aware that this will only work with mythvideo where it is
> not using storage groups OR where the player understands the storage
> group protocol
>
> Storage groups are required by mythweb now.
>
> local directory access is expected to be removed from a future release
> of mythtv. The recommendation is to get used to using teh internal
> player and log faults where the internal player doesnt work for you
> with samples of video for debugging.
>
> I have been solely using myth internal player for a while and have
> rarely encountered problems, the internal player is much much much
> improved compared to 0.21 (I am on 0.23-fixes)


I have a few .mkv files which don't play well (very pixellated, basically
unwatchable) under the internal player, but play fine (outside of Myth)
under mplayer.  I have to watch these outside of Myth.  This is kind of a
PITA, but over 95% of my videos play fine with the internal player, so I
don't make much of it.

Any thoughts on coding a "mythmplayer" executable which can do storage
groups?  I know that the devs are trying to move everyone over to the
internal player, but it would be nice to have the option with some files,
as above.  Not a huge issue, though.  ;-)

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