2006-01-17, 04:30 AM
OK, I got this cool idea.
I have 150+ DVD's, they are numbered and in a case. What I would like to do is use MyVideos to catalog the actual disks.
By creating a shortcut named let's say Men in Black II - 002.lnk and change the target to windvd.exe you can double click the shortcut to launch windvd. If and when a DVD is inserted it will play.
You can also create a *.dvd file and set the association to winDVD or whatever app.
Since MyVideos uses the file name for video information and thumnail lookup MyVid will add the description and thum to the link file.
Normally you play a DVD by using the playDVD button. But it would be better to simply press play from the movie info screen like you would a avi / mpeg.
I use GB's directshow for avi / mpeg and divx. For DVD I configed WinDVD since I like being able to skip chapters and other fetures directshow doesn't have.
MyVid doesn't handle the .dvd extension correctly. I think it trys to play the actual file with directshow, times out, then returns to the menu.
How about few ideas or work arounds here?
I have 150+ DVD's, they are numbered and in a case. What I would like to do is use MyVideos to catalog the actual disks.
By creating a shortcut named let's say Men in Black II - 002.lnk and change the target to windvd.exe you can double click the shortcut to launch windvd. If and when a DVD is inserted it will play.
You can also create a *.dvd file and set the association to winDVD or whatever app.
Since MyVideos uses the file name for video information and thumnail lookup MyVid will add the description and thum to the link file.
Normally you play a DVD by using the playDVD button. But it would be better to simply press play from the movie info screen like you would a avi / mpeg.
I use GB's directshow for avi / mpeg and divx. For DVD I configed WinDVD since I like being able to skip chapters and other fetures directshow doesn't have.
MyVid doesn't handle the .dvd extension correctly. I think it trys to play the actual file with directshow, times out, then returns to the menu.
How about few ideas or work arounds here?