download file playercorefactory xml file

UPDATE- UNLESS YOU ARE USING AN EARLIER VERSION OF XBMC (I THINK 9.04 OR EARLIER) SKIP 2(a) AND GO RIGHT TO STEP 2(b) WHICH DISCUSSES CONFIGURING USING PLAYERCOREFACTORY.XML. You need to tell XBMC to use MPC HC as an external player. Download and install MPC HC as well as the DirectX End-User Installer (if needed)Ģ.

Setup (I am assuming you already have XBMC installed):ġ.

Optional – EventGhost, AutoHotKey, or LM Remote KeyMap.

DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer – necessary to run the latest MPC HC.

MPC HC – To ensure that bitstreaming works, you need to get the latest build, which can be found here.

I have been able to successfully launch MPC HC from Media Browser, so let’s take a look at how to do the same with XBMC. Being able to use MPC HC is not enough though, it has to integrate into whatever Front End I use seamlessly. As I have documented previously, I found the easiest way to bitstream HD Audio was using a 3rd party player called Media Player Classic – Home Cinema (MPC-HC). One of the most important features I look for when looking at a front end is the ability and ease to bitstream HD audio (DTS-MA and TrueHD) from my Blu Ray mkvs. Over the next couple of weeks I hope to put together a few writeups highlighting XBMC and some of the great features it has to offer. However, some of the changes I have seen come through with XBMC of late really have me looking at it as a serious contender for my HTPCs.

I have messed around with XBMC for quite some time, but for one reason or another it just never quite fit in with what I was looking for. If one comes along that does a better job at what I am looking for with my HTPCs then I have no problem switching over. However, I don’t like to lock myself into just one Front End, but instead like to test out different Front Ends. If you have followed my guides you know I spend a decent amount of time focusing on Windows Media Center.

Download file playercorefactory xml file