This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to configure a external video player for XMBC on the Mvix Minx when running the Windows XP/Vista/7.

Purpose : Show how to configure a external video player for XBMC on Windows, in order to play back 1080p content.

Configuring an External Player:

1. You will need to create a file named advancedsettings.xml in your \UserData\ folder. This is normally located here: C:\Program Files\XBMC\userdata.

2. Copy the following content into this file:

    

<advancedsettings>

<video>

<defaultplayer>externalplayer</defaultplayer>

</video>

<externalplayer>

<filename>c:\applications\mplayer\mplayer.exe</filename>

<args>-fs</args>

<forceontop>true</forceontop>

<hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>

<hideconsole>false</hideconsole>

<hidecursor>false</hidecursor>

</externalplayer>

</advancedsettings>

3. The line default player, will make the external player the default player for all content.

   The filename entry under externalplayer should point to mplayer, or whichever external player you are using.

   Forceontop forces the external player to always be on top of XBMC.

   Hidexbmc will hide xbmc itself.

   Hideconsole will hide the console.

   Hidecursorer will hide the cursor.

Configuring a external player for specific content:

1. You will need to edit the file playercorefactory.xml in your \UserData\ folder. This is normally located here: C:\Program Files\XBMC\userdata.

2. This file will allow you to setup rules for specific file types, by name, and specify which player to use. Under players, and player name you can configure a player, and point to the executeable. Under rules action, you can create rules that will create file types, such as mkv and set up the rule to match which files you will want to play.

<playercorefactory>

<players>

<player name="MPC-HC" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">

<filename>C:\Program Files\MPC-HC\mplayerc.exe</filename>

<args>/fullscreen /close "{1}"</args>

<hidexbmc>false</hidexbmc>

<hideconsole>false</hideconsole>

<warpcursor>none</warpcursor>

</player>

</players>

<rules action="prepend">

<rule filetypes="mkv" filename=".*720p.*" player="MPC-HC"/>

</rules>

</playercorefactory>

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