Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow

Questions tagged [windows-media-center]

Windows Media Center is a digital video recorder and media player developed by Microsoft. It is an application that allows users to view and record live television, as well as organize and play music and videos.

Windows Media Center is a digital video recorder and media player developed by Microsoft. It is an application that allows users to view and record live television, as well as organize and play music and videos. The application is included in various versions of Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate and all editions of Windows 7 except for Starter and Home Basic.

Windows Media Center is a digital video recorder and media player developed by Microsoft. It is an application that allows users to view and record live television, as well as organize and play music and videos. The application is included in various versions of Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate and all editions of Windows 7 except for Starter and Home Basic.

Media Center can play slideshows, videos and music from local hard drives, optical drives and network locations. Users can stream television programs and films through selected services such as Netflix. Content can be played back on computer monitors or on television sets through the use of devices called Windows Media Center Extenders.

It is possible to watch and pause live TV with support for up to four TV tuners or two dual-tuner cards (a maximum of two tuners outside of the United States). These TV tuner cards can support TV broadcasts in Standard Definition as well as high definition video through DVB-T and ATSC standards. These standards are unencrypted broadcast television. It is possible to view encrypted private network television stations that are not broadcast over the air with internal and external tuner options that support the insertion of a CableCard provided by the Cable TV company. Many brands of tuner cards allow connection of traditional TV antennas to the RF connector on a PCI or PCIe expansion card that is installed within the PC with Windows Media Center functionality.

25 questions
11
votes
1 answer

How do launch an executable from a custom strip and tile in Windows Media Center start menu?

I have added a custom strip and tile to Windows Media Center. However when I select the tile then my chosen application (notepad.exe) doesn't launch and I get the following error: The [name] program has stopped responding and you will be returned…
Richard
  • 1,471
  • 7
  • 23
  • 47
6
votes
2 answers

WPF MediaElement pauses when trying to play Windows Media Center recording

I have an WPF application that starts a live tv recording using Windows Media Center, using the Windows Media Center SDK, waits 2 minutes and then plays the currently recording file (.wtv) in a WPF MediaElement. The problem is that the video visual…
eborlas
  • 61
  • 2
5
votes
2 answers

How to detect Windows Media pack installed on system

One of the components in my application is failing on Windows because Windows K/KN systems don't have Media Feature Pack installed. To prevent this I was thinking of adding a check during install time to see if Media Feature Pack is installed on the…
NxC
  • 320
  • 1
  • 2
  • 16
3
votes
2 answers

Using keySend with Windows Media Center

Hey, I am using C# to try to send key commands to windows media center in windows 7. Currently I can send keys like 4 and see the number 4 appears on the windows media center. The problem is any key combination like Ctrl+p (to pause a movie) does…
Scott
  • 993
  • 3
  • 10
  • 28
3
votes
1 answer

Querying content of Windows Media Center library

I'm trying to create a program in C# that lists the content of a library in Windows Media Center (for instance the video library). Is this possible using the Windows Media Center SDK, without having to create it as an addin for WMC, but as an…
Tuvix
  • 75
  • 5
3
votes
2 answers

Windows Media Center Plugin

it is possible to make own plugin to media center in windows (in .NET)? Thanks
Jan Remunda
  • 7,840
  • 8
  • 51
  • 60
2
votes
1 answer

Can I manipulate the "Now Playing" queue in Windows Media Center using the SDK?

I've downloaded the Windows Media Center SDK and have looked through the documentation, but I don't really see how I can interact with the "Now Playing" queue. Is it possible?
Daniel Schaffer
  • 56,753
  • 31
  • 116
  • 165
2
votes
1 answer

Windows Media Services Web Streaming

Which web player I can use to get live stream from Windows Media Services? Is there are any crossplatform solutions (Windows, iPad/iPhone)? Should I make live convertation to flv or any other trick?
johnny
  • 1,241
  • 1
  • 15
  • 32
2
votes
0 answers

Override DVD system in c#

I've been wanting to write my own version of DVD override software for some time now. I really want it to behave like AnyDVD, except much less overhead and not near as many options. Basically I want to be able to insert a DVD on my Media Center and…
Mikecito
  • 2,053
  • 11
  • 17
2
votes
1 answer

Writing Windows Media Center Extender

I recently purchased an XBox 360 and was first introduced to the term "Media Extender". I didn't realize that windows had the ability to stream content to an XBox and was very surprised and excited. I also noticed that people wrote their own…
hackerhasid
  • 11,699
  • 10
  • 42
  • 60
2
votes
0 answers

Any source code of an iPhone remote control for the windows media center?

Are there any open source projects or demos out there, featuring an iPhone app controlling the windows media center? Any info is welcome! Thanks!
Lin
  • 51
  • 1
  • 1
  • 3
2
votes
2 answers

Learning to create Windows MCE plugins

I am currently mostly a Java Developer, and would like to know if one would be able to creating Windows MCE plugins for popular services using a language like C#? Where would i find resources to learn how to write MCE plugins using C# if at all…
biosFF
  • 223
  • 2
  • 9
1
vote
1 answer

How do I get Windows Media Center to understand a new WMF file?

I'm in the early stages of creating a MFT to decode a "new" container format video. I'm using the MPEG1Source sample from the Media Foundation SDK, and I have a mpeg1 sample. I changed the extensions in both to ".test" and registered the…
arolson101
  • 1,473
  • 15
  • 29
1
vote
2 answers

How to write a hello world add-in for Win 7 Media Center

I want to write a simple hello world add in for Media Center on Windows 7, but I am having problems finding up to date functional documentation. I found this page: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mcreasy/archive/2004/10/12/241449.aspx which looks to be…
Mr Bell
  • 9,228
  • 18
  • 84
  • 134
1
vote
0 answers

Using Windows media center SDK from Builder C++ or Delphi

I have an application done already, it shows images, videos, etc. I just want to add support for TV channels, and I want to use windows media center from my program. I have downloaded the Windows Media Center SDK but i dont know how to instance the…
Hamboy75
  • 938
  • 1
  • 11
  • 22
1
2