DVDSpy and BSPlayer

[Mark F]

Just an idea: You could use a Girder Variable Manipulation Script (GVMS) command to remove the path from the filename string.

The URL for the GVMS help is http://www.girder.nl/help/registers.php but with the latest webhosting problems, this may not be available right now. :(

[MMcM]

I have added support for the basic state, such as file name and elapsed time. Look for it in version 1.22. Getting the displayed state of the player (Ready, Pause, Play) is a bit tricky. Because of skins, everything is drawn as a bitmap. The string in question is first drawn to a bitmap and then copied to the screen. That isn't impossible to intercept, but doesn't just fall out of support that's already there for another player.

[MMcM]

The LCD plug-in offers a Filename Payload display option which trims the chosen string before display. Mark's suggestion of GVMS is of course more flexible, but this should do for the simple case.

I looked into Real Player at one time. It doesn't use any of the Microsoft DirectX stuff (no surprise there). Nor does it draw using normal Windows controls (ditto). It might be possible, but it isn't trivial.

[Jeroen]

Hi,

I'm using BS Player (www.bsplay.com) as a media player (primarily divx, mpg). I have found this to be a very usable, fast and resource-friendly media player. It's been working with Girder for some time now (as soon as I'm ready I will send Ron an exported BSPlayer group)

I would very much like BS Player to work with my LCD display, but unfortunately I do not have Visual C++ or enough Windows Programming experience to make the required additions to DVDSpy. So my question to Mike McMahon, or any Girder developer who has some time on his/her hands :wink: is, will this media player be supported by DVDSpy ?

TIA!
Jeroen

[Jeroen]

That's great, thanks a lot! That makes it a lot more useful.

I was about to have a go at it myself (I'm not a total newbie at programming, I just have no Windows development experience). I'll let you know about my findings.

Jeroen

[Jeroen]

I promised to provide some feedback - So here comes:

Basic functionality is OK. Although I would like a way to remove the path from the Filename payload string and keep just the filename part.
As it is, most avi and mpg titles don't fit in the 20 character wide LCD. Looking at the source for 1.21 it should be possible. Maybe a suggestion for the next version ?

I have another question: Do you plan to support RealPlayer with DVDspy in the future ?

Thanks!

Jeroen.

[Jeroen]

I found out about the 'Filename Payload' function of the LCD plugin. I Guess I should have read the documentation before complaining! :oops:
It's working great now. Thanks for the work!
As soon as I can get my hands on a Visual Studio license I might have a go at RealPlayer support myself. But don't expect something anytime soon (I'll be on vacation in Norway for the next two weeks :D ).