VLC-Shares/smb integration, HD/SD

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  • October 3, 2011 at 5:22 am #23773
    Slisdisorie
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    Hi, ive been using wiimc with smb to stream my old SD videos forever now.
    Im starting to switch my collection over to HD, but still have a lot of SD video.

    I get the impression you access vlcshares separately from the normal videos tab in wiimc, is this correct?

    also, how smart is vlcshares? If i just used it for all my videos, would it still try to transcode all my SD videos even though this is not necessary?

    basically Im looking for the most efficient way to play my mix of SD and HD.

    thanks for your help!

    October 3, 2011 at 6:43 am #29579
    zany130
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    Videos in the shared folders have to be transcoded to be watched because vlc-shares uses vlc to stream content over http. It isn’t built as replacement for smb connections. Anyway you can still use it for SD videos and add a new profile for sd videos (xvid/mp3 for example) without transcoding.

    My advice, use smb for sd and switch to vlc-shares when you have to watch hd videos.

    October 4, 2011 at 12:31 am #29580
    cadbusca
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    You might also find this solution to identify your HD files useful. Just alter the bats as you wish to identify your HD files. http://www.wiimc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=571

    October 4, 2011 at 1:53 am #29581
    Slisdisorie
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    Aight, thanks for the advice 😀

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