08-10-2020, 12:59 AM
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If you are seeking support for the Movies & TV App, follow this LINK
With the newly enabled Save | Restore settings feature on the Misc TAB, you can save a current configuration and
then have it automatically restored during a future upgrade installation.
The automatic restoration of settings during upgrades is set to 'on' by default. You just need to choose to [Save ALL Settings] to activate it.
If your setup changes at any time, you can just hit the Save button again to set the new settings for future use.
You can also control the Restore feature from the command line
The above command line link also contains more comprehensive information about this feature.
Since allowing the user to choose the Application background color,
I've also added a way for you to personalize the Application even further with the introduction of
the file called .\Tools\user.jpg. This 110x110 jpeg can be changed as you wish. Any picture or logo.
Upgrade installations will not overwrite this file.
It will use my logo shark.jpg with the default color and your pic, user.jpg, with any other background color.
This color, a2cbbd (enter the hexadecimal number on the Misc TAB), works well with the default user.jpg
(see pics below of how to personalize the Application)
A new feature recently added allows a single checkbox to setup Windows Media Player to play all of your files. [x] WMP suggested settings.
Following up with another new feature found on the Swap tab is a checkbox for the Preview Pane allowing display of thumbnails only in the Pane.
For those that used the pane in the past, the default unchecked box still displays the stuck thumbnail and allows playback in the Pane.
The Microsoft installed video drivers on a new installation of Windows are not sufficient
To meet your needs, you need to go to the GPU manufacturers site, AMD, Nvidia or Intel, and install their latest offering.
Don't go to the computer manufacturer site because their driver offerings are usually quite old and may not solve your problem.
Here are download links provided by MajorGeeks.com:
Click this link to Download the ADVANCED Codecs - This installer contains both 32bit and the 64bit codecs.
This release contains a full suite of decoders to help address specific and out of the ordinary decoding needs.
Click this link to Download the STANDARD Codecs - This installer contains both 32bit and the 64bit codecs.
This release is a minimal set of codecs that anyone would require for proper playback of commonly available content.
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\/\/\/\/\/\/ DO NOT install a mix of ADVANCED and STANDARD Codecs at the same time! \/\/\/\/\/\/
If you do install both, you will have problems caused by having identical codecs installed in 2 different locations.
When correcting this problem, uninstall ALL (the x64Components have a separate uninstaller) before proceeding.
For 3D playback, download and install either of the x64ComponentsPM releases, (this contains everything you'll need)
or use the MPC-BE player which has madVR integrated from my Tools page along with either the ADVANCED or STANDARD Codecs release.
You also need to be using either Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 for frame packed output. Windows 7 will use Side by Side output.
If you have an issue getting 3D to display properly, rightclick the Desktop and select, Display Settings
On that screen you should see where you can enable 3D with a checkbox on 8.1 and a slider on Windows 10.
also use the recommended (3D) resolution setting.
To play 3D disks, you must 1st deal with the encryption. The free DVDFab Passkey Lite is a good choice.
AnyDVD is another good choice but is not free beyond trial use.
Windows 10 users . . . Video playback problems? No Subtitles showing? Audio bitstreaming issues in WMP or Media Center?
Be sure that you have run each of the Settings Applications without Admin privileges at least once to properly setup the user account.
Is the problem with MKV?... go to the MKV TAB, and choose to [x] disable Media Foundation for MKV
Is the problem with MP4?... go to the MPG~MP4 or Windows SWAP TAB, and choose to [x] disable Media Foundation for MP4
Is the problem with AVI?... go to the AVI TAB and select the checkbox to [x] disable Media Foundation for AVI
you can also set a different splitter for better subtitle support; example, gabests splitter for avi supports divx.com subtitles in avi and divx files.
Thumbnail problems? Go to the Config TAB (of the 64bit app if you have 64bit)
click the button for [Icaros Thumbnailing] and then on the left-hand side,
click to Deactivate Icaros and then Activate it again.
If you changed any settings for testing purposes and find yourself broken,
you can always return to a 'just installed' state by using the [Reset All] button at the bottom of the application(s).
OR go to the Misc TAB and choose to Restore your saved settings.
If you are seeking support for the Movies & TV App, follow this LINK
With the newly enabled Save | Restore settings feature on the Misc TAB, you can save a current configuration and
then have it automatically restored during a future upgrade installation.
The automatic restoration of settings during upgrades is set to 'on' by default. You just need to choose to [Save ALL Settings] to activate it.
If your setup changes at any time, you can just hit the Save button again to set the new settings for future use.
You can also control the Restore feature from the command line
The above command line link also contains more comprehensive information about this feature.
Since allowing the user to choose the Application background color,
I've also added a way for you to personalize the Application even further with the introduction of
the file called .\Tools\user.jpg. This 110x110 jpeg can be changed as you wish. Any picture or logo.
Upgrade installations will not overwrite this file.
It will use my logo shark.jpg with the default color and your pic, user.jpg, with any other background color.
This color, a2cbbd (enter the hexadecimal number on the Misc TAB), works well with the default user.jpg
(see pics below of how to personalize the Application)
A new feature recently added allows a single checkbox to setup Windows Media Player to play all of your files. [x] WMP suggested settings.
Following up with another new feature found on the Swap tab is a checkbox for the Preview Pane allowing display of thumbnails only in the Pane.
For those that used the pane in the past, the default unchecked box still displays the stuck thumbnail and allows playback in the Pane.
The Microsoft installed video drivers on a new installation of Windows are not sufficient
To meet your needs, you need to go to the GPU manufacturers site, AMD, Nvidia or Intel, and install their latest offering.
Don't go to the computer manufacturer site because their driver offerings are usually quite old and may not solve your problem.
Here are download links provided by MajorGeeks.com:
Click this link to Download the ADVANCED Codecs - This installer contains both 32bit and the 64bit codecs.
This release contains a full suite of decoders to help address specific and out of the ordinary decoding needs.
Click this link to Download the STANDARD Codecs - This installer contains both 32bit and the 64bit codecs.
This release is a minimal set of codecs that anyone would require for proper playback of commonly available content.
________________________________________________________________________________________
\/\/\/\/\/\/ DO NOT install a mix of ADVANCED and STANDARD Codecs at the same time! \/\/\/\/\/\/
If you do install both, you will have problems caused by having identical codecs installed in 2 different locations.
When correcting this problem, uninstall ALL (the x64Components have a separate uninstaller) before proceeding.
For 3D playback, download and install either of the x64ComponentsPM releases, (this contains everything you'll need)
or use the MPC-BE player which has madVR integrated from my Tools page along with either the ADVANCED or STANDARD Codecs release.
You also need to be using either Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 for frame packed output. Windows 7 will use Side by Side output.
If you have an issue getting 3D to display properly, rightclick the Desktop and select, Display Settings
On that screen you should see where you can enable 3D with a checkbox on 8.1 and a slider on Windows 10.
also use the recommended (3D) resolution setting.
To play 3D disks, you must 1st deal with the encryption. The free DVDFab Passkey Lite is a good choice.
AnyDVD is another good choice but is not free beyond trial use.
Windows 10 users . . . Video playback problems? No Subtitles showing? Audio bitstreaming issues in WMP or Media Center?
Be sure that you have run each of the Settings Applications without Admin privileges at least once to properly setup the user account.
Is the problem with MKV?... go to the MKV TAB, and choose to [x] disable Media Foundation for MKV
Is the problem with MP4?... go to the MPG~MP4 or Windows SWAP TAB, and choose to [x] disable Media Foundation for MP4
Is the problem with AVI?... go to the AVI TAB and select the checkbox to [x] disable Media Foundation for AVI
you can also set a different splitter for better subtitle support; example, gabests splitter for avi supports divx.com subtitles in avi and divx files.
Thumbnail problems? Go to the Config TAB (of the 64bit app if you have 64bit)
click the button for [Icaros Thumbnailing] and then on the left-hand side,
click to Deactivate Icaros and then Activate it again.
If you changed any settings for testing purposes and find yourself broken,
you can always return to a 'just installed' state by using the [Reset All] button at the bottom of the application(s).
OR go to the Misc TAB and choose to Restore your saved settings.