[Already Exists] Multi player support

[Teddyboy]

Is it possible to be able to use more then one player in CMC? The reason I’m asking this question is that the JRiver player does not except command line information for chapter/title entry points for tv episodes on DVDs. All my rips for Blu-rays and DVDs are 1:1 to a folder as file structures as they are on the disc. I have no desire to do any conversion to individual files for episodes in a series.

Everything is ripped to a central folder to my server. I don’t separate movies from tv series. I have about a dozen tv series that are a mix of blu-ray and dvd. How would I go about designating which player plays what media. Is that even possible?

[Pauven]

Absolutely! MPC is the way to go for DVD Episodes:

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[Teddyboy]

Pure awesomeness! That takes care of that! I’m going to start digging into my htpc tonight after I get home from work. I’ve let it collect dust for a while. My htpc is in a hd-Plex heatsink case. I had a slot loading OOD in it but it finally died, and I decided not to replace the drive. I ordered a blank face plate to replace the slot load face plate. I think it’s easier to have a commercial stand alone player for those rare occasions that I just want to play a disc.

This is good news about multi player capabilities.

[Pauven]

I think it’s easier to have a commercial stand alone player for those rare occasions that I just want to play a disc.

I added an autoplay for inserted discs a couple versions back. Pop a disc in, CMC determines what kind of disc it is, and launches the player you configured for that disc type. It's eliminated the need for a stand alone player for me.

[Teddyboy]

Paul I could get another slot loading drive from Newegg at a cost of about 100-120. The drive I had installed I bought two from some eBay vendor. I tried installing the spare I was going to use for another htpc for my bedroom. It was bad as well. For now, I’ll remove the original faceplate, electronic eject button, and mounting bracket and replace with it with the new one. I can always add it back if I change my mind.

Right now I’m looking forward to installing CMC and see how it performs. To be honest, before v2.2 the biggest showstopper from implementing CMC was metadata import especially for tv series. It was just to much trouble to get it going. Now you have what looks like a good solution.

Efrain