Software - Latest Config - MediaPortal With KMPlayer - Part II
To turn this HTPC into something that can be operated from your sofa, we need an interface which is easy to navigate and is visable at a high resolution. For this, I have chosen MediaPortal as it has a clean, fast GUI and offers the options we need to configure this project correctly.
1) Install the latest version of MediaPortal from the MediaPortal website - You can leave the default options ticked
2) Once installed go into Mediaportal setup from the icon on your desktop and Goto:
3) General and tick "Start MediaPortal in Fullscreenmode and Goto:
4) General--->Skin
5) Select the BlueTwo Wide Skin and Goto:
6) Movies --->Movie Folders and setup the location to which folders your movies are kept
Now we need to set KMPlayer as the external player so it launches through MediaPortal, Goto:
7) Movies--->Movie Player
8) Tick external player and enter in the path to the location of KMPlayer
MediaPortal Config Settings for Movie Player
9) Still in Media Portal Settings Goto:
10) DVD---->DVDPlayer
11) Tick Use External Player
12) Enter in the path namme for KMPlayer
13) In Parameters enter: /DVD
MediaPortal Config for DVD Player
Next we need to use a utility called Daemon Tools in order to playback image files such as .iso:
14) Install the latest Daemon tools from their website
15) During Install Unitck any reference to installing 3rd party/sponsor software and read wizard carefully
16) Once installed right click the demon tools icon in the taskbar and Goto:
17) Options and turn off AutoStart and Secure Mode
Next, we need to set MediaPortal to use to use Daemon Tools. So that once you click the movie in MediaPortal it will automatically mount the image and play directly in KMPlayer:
18) Enter MediaPortal Setup from the icon on the desk and Goto:
19) General--->Daemon Tools
20) Tick "AutoMount .iso files"
21) Enter in the path for Daemon Tools
22) Enter in the Virtual Drive letter (you can find this by right clicking Daemon tools icon)
23) Enter the Drive number (you can find this by right clicking Daemon tools icon)
MediaPortal Settings for Daemon Tools: Your Settings May Differ
& Make sure all the file types you will be playing are added to within MediaPortal Setup:
24) Movies--->Movie Extensions. I added .hdmov
MediaPortal Settings, added your Movie file types
When you play a movie, you want KMPlayer to launch in fullscreen mode:
25) Open KMPlayer and right click in the player window and Goto:
26) General
27) Tick "When starting Tab and set screen status to FullScreen"
Finally, when you put in a DVD or mount an .iso you dont want Windows autostart to appear:
28) Open Windows Control Panel
29) Go into AutoPlay
30) Untick "Use AutoPlay for all media and devices"
All Done!
These are all the software and settings I have on my setup, and it works perfectly. If you use these settings, or have some suggestions, it would be great to hear about it in our Forum!