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15 October 2009
On the Path to the Ultimate Media Center Media Library (Part 1)
Introduction For the past few months, I’ve been working on and off with the Media Browser team to help create the ultimate media library solution for Media Center . I’ve come to realize that Media Browser’s folder based system has some major drawbacks and I’ve been unable to convince the team to switch... Read More...
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29 September 2009
Fun With ToDVRMS v1.0.1.0
I managed to get a hold of the “Early Access” version of Andy ’s ToDVRMS tool specifically to test out the WTV file creation features. So far, every h264 encoded Matroska file I’ve tried converted to WTV and played back properly in Media Center. There are a few issues however: ToDVRMS doesn’t support... Read More...
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12 September 2009
How-To Disable DXVA for ATI Cards to Fix Pixilation and Corruption in High Bitrate h264 Files
I originally posted this as a reply on The Green Button : http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/p/77948/387265.aspx And now I’m posting it here for mostly personal reference. I have problems with at least four 1080p and three 720p h264 files. The problem is basically what netscan02 said: ATI cards have issues... Read More...
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19 May 2009
How-To Set Up a Build Machine to Compile Media Center Projects
Depending on the requirements of the project, install the appropriate version of .NET Framework . Install Media Center SDK . Either the Vista or 7 version should work. If your build machine is Windows Server 2008 , find an already running Windows Vista installation and copy Microsoft.MediaCenter.dll... Read More...
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02 May 2009
How-To Get Matroska (.mkv) Files to Play in Windows 7 RC (Build 7100) using FFDShow-tryouts or MPCVideoDec
It seems like all the buzz in the Media Center community lately is about DivX Labs latest project: A “Technology Preview” of Matroska support in Windows 7 . I’ve tried out their solution and it seems to work, however, I need to have subtitle support and alternative audio stream support (for reasons that... Read More...
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30 January 2009
How-To Configure Windows 7 To Play Matroska (.mkv) Files
UPDATE : Now that the Release Candidate (build 7100) of Windows 7 is out, only the Haali Media Splitter or the DivX Labs MKV Splitter are needed to get Matroska files playing in Media Center and Windows Media Player. However, neither splitter supports subtitles yet, so if you need subtitles, check out... Read More...
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