LoadDVD and LoadDVD Pro User Guide
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1. USBIRT BAT originally for calling programs to send infrared signals RS232 BAT originally for calling programs to control serial port changers As LoadDVD has evolved the legacy distinctions for the three named batch files has been removed They can all be used in an identical manner LoadDVD ships with legacy examples of each batch file as sample illustrations of usage This the sample PlayFromDisk Bat echo off rem 1 DescriptionSideA rem 2 profileid this is usually the UPC code rem 3 disc rem 4 slot or collection rem 5 Title or Sort Title or Label Side A rem 6 filepath rem 7 mediatype DVD HD or BluRay rem 8 and thereafter remainder of Location field echo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 if 7 DVD echo 6 if 7 HD echo Do whatever for an HD disc if 7 BluRay echo c program files powerdvd powerdvd exe 6 pause For a creative example documented in the Invelos Forums for using Total Media Theater see http www invelos com Forums aspx task viewtopic amp topicID 166395 amp messageID 685791 M685791 10 Legacy Support for Sony Mega Changers Sending Infrared Signals LoadDVD has internal support for the USBUIRT blaster All drivers and support are provided by the author at www usbuirt com Before a v Automation was added the only way to control a changer was to select and play a disc based on a pre defined sequence of infrared signals encoded internally within LoadDVD Based on the changer2. Lastname_Firstname_ Lastname_Firstname_Middlename Lastname_Firstname_Middlename_BY Lastname_Firstname__BY _Firstname_ _Firstname_BY The images contained in the folders can have any name To handle aliases just make a folder with any aliases you want to handle The shortcuts can have any name LoadDVD extracts the link from the internal properties of the shortcut All the images found are added to the MediaPlayer playlist and a repeating slideshow is started This means 25 that you can take advantage of existing images and you can also now add new folders full of images that are automatically recognized across all DVDs when a match on cast crew name is found instead of adding headshots to individual profiles Random On or Off optionally loads items in random order Edit Notes brings up the Profiler Personal Data Editor as a convenience in making related changes to Notes Location and Slots Modern Marvels Extreme Aircraft File ViewPlayer AboutUS Contact Us Privacy Poy Terms amp Conditions crypt aes Dated ES E vone merena Slideshow Random Edit Notes Options r Media Player Options a Please specify the command to be usedto mount and unmount the virtual drive using the software of your
3. Sony CX777ES code set 1 CX777ES2 Sony CX777ES code set 2 CX777ES3 Sony CX777ES code set 3 CX960BDP1 Sony CX960BDP code set 1 CX960BDP2 Sony CX960BDP code set 2 CX960BDP3 Sony CX960BDP code set 3 CX875P1 Sony CX875 code set 1 CX875P2 Sony CX875 code set 2 CX860 Sony CX860 CX850D Sony CX850D RS 232 CX7KCOM1 CX7000ES set to mode 1 CX7KCOM2 CX7000ES set to mode 2 CX7KCOM3 CX7000ES set to mode 3 CX777COM1 CX777ES set to mode 1 CX777COM2 CX777ES set to mode 2 CX777COM3 CX777ES set to mode 3 IP CX7KIP1 CX7000ES set to mode 1 CX7KIP2 CX7000ES set to mode 2 CX7KIP3 CX7000ES set to mode 3 17 Support for USB Attached Carousel Changers Dacal Ziotek Dacal style disc carousels that connect via USB port The software was modelled after Dacal source available on their web site however it was actually tested with a more recent Ziotek brand which also works with the Dacal sample applications Legacy approach using Location and Slot Without automation commands Syntax is consistent with other LoadDVD commands Personal Information Location dacalxx where x is 01 127 e g dacal01 Personal Information Slot n where nis I 150 It is possible to use the default changer indication in the Options panel of LoadDVD to use the Collection number to automatically compute the unit and disc in a multi carousel installation The calculation is based on a modulo of the carou
4. f with the filepath from Notes LoadDVD Pro will also replace d with the virtual drive letter but I noticed that is not used with Daemon Tools Also remember that spaces are important in some places in a BAT file In general don t add any extra ones and don t eliminate ones that are there There are a number of other ways that creative users have developed if you read the Forum The ways that I have described are the ones that I have used personally Running external programs LoadDVD recognizes three keywords in the location field that csan be used as a way to launch external programs from specifically named Windows Batch programs The keyword usbirt causes the program UBSIRT BAT to be launched when the LoadDVD Play Retrieve menu or disc icon is clicked Likewise the keyword rs232 launches RS232 BAT and PlayFromDisk launches PlayFromDisk BAT Each of the three batch files is handled in exactly the same way by LoadDVD The following parameters are passed to PlayFromDIsk bat as well as USBIRT bat and RS232 bat 1 DescriptionSideA 2 profileid this is usually the UPC code 3 disct 4 slot or collection via option setting 5 Title or Sort Title or Label Side A via option setting 6 filepath embedded in the Notes field 7 mediatype DVD HD or BluRay 8 and thereafter remainder of Location field PlayFromDisk BAT originally for playing media from the hard drive Note PlayFromDisk wsf is also supported
5. 7 and beyond The devices can be controlled by software to select eject and load discs and to play specific files on the internal dual layer DVD drive LoadDVD supports these changers and an unknown number of similar products such as PowerFile based on the technology Legacy approach using Location and Slot Without automation commands Syntax is consistent with other LoadDVD commands Personal Information Location changerX where X is 0 4 up to 5 units Personal Information Slot VN where N is 1 400 If the word file appears in the Location field ahead of the device then the file specified in a corresponding FilePath statement in notes will be played from the disc once selected Example Personal Information Location file changer2 Using Location Slot and With Automation commands preferred method To use a v automation to control these devices the VGP command is used You will also need the serial number of the device and the disc number desired to be ejected These serial numbers are the same ones used in the Automation Table on the Changers tab either by discovery or manual entry Example VGP SR a100005644 DSC 120 CMD mount If the device name VGPXL1B1 is defined in the automation configuration file to have serial number a100005644 then the following Action sequence could be used instead Example DEV changerl VGP DSC 120 CMD mount The CMD command follows VGP indicating th
6. Stop DLY 6000 KEY Display DLY 300 KEY RightArrow DLY 300 NUM slot DLY 500 KEY Enter DLY 35000 KEY Display DLY 300 KEY Display DLY 300 lt action gt The DefaultAutomation xml file has definitions for the Sony CX995V1 changer Key captions such as Play are stored with their corresponding Pronto IR codes LoadDVD retrieves these codes and sends them to the USBUIRT USB connected blaster The sequence shown is the a v automation equivalent of the built in LoadDVD IR support for the changer Using a v automation you can now custom tailor the codes delays and sequencing to best match your equipment and home environment To use legacy built in support simply put cx995v1 in the Location field and the disc slot in the Slot field This is the way LoadDVD worked before V2 0 and is still supported 15 Set up a disc to send an IR code to a special device such as a light Simply put IRC followed by the Pronto codes directly in the Location field of the disc Example IRC 000000670000001500600018001800180030001800300018003000 Use VLC Player to play a trailer from the hard drive In the Location field no quotes put PRG vlc ARG c trailers profileID trailer avi The program name vlc is pre defined in the DefaultAutomation xml file as c program files videolan vlc vlc exe Everything after ARG is passed to the program as parameters LoadDVD fills in profile D with the profileID UPC locality
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8. changers tab manually or by discovery associate with serial number al00005644 16 Automation Support for Sony CX7000ES UPnP TCP IP This model of the Sony Mega Changer has implemented control over a TCP IP network In addition to RS 232 and Fire Wire changer discovery LoadDVD has implemented discovery of Sony changers connected to your home network After discovery these changers appear in the automation table changers tab The IP address and port assigned are determined automatically using UPnP discovery techniques These values may also be entered into the table manually The commands supported by Sony for these devices are identical to the ones they support for RS 232 connection Hence a v Automation uses the MCH command However for TCP IP the IP address and port need to be specified This can be done either by associating the changer device name with the IP address and port in the automation table or by using the SRV command to set these values IP address and port set in the automation table example MCH SR cx7kip1 DSC 25 CMD LOAD IP address and port set explicitly example SRV 192 168 1 145 9325 MCH DSC 25 CMD LOAD Here is the complete list of Sony Changer code sets for which there are built in automation commands Earlier models of Sony changers may have only one code set IR CX995V1 Sony CX995V code set 1 CX995V2 Sony CX995V code set 2 CX995V3 Sony CX995V code set 3 CX777ES 1
9. is desired use the context menu right click in the Collections window and you will see Play Retrieve Disc with a submenu for each disk in the profile This plugin makes use of the location slot and notes fields of the Personal Information section of the DVD Profile The use of the notes field is non exclusive You may still use the notes field just as it was intended However you may add file description information specially formatted for LoadDVD described later Playing files from the Network Legacy Example filepath disc 1 server mymovies movie iso filepath Additional formats supported lt filepath disc 1 gt server mymovies movie iso lt filepath gt lt filepath disc 1 gt server mymovies movie iso lt filepath gt lt a disc 1 href server mymovies movie iso gt Click Me In HTML Notes lt a gt All formats support the side A or side B attribute for example lt filepath disc 1 side A gt server mymovies movie iso lt filepath gt Series Specification in Notes 1 To build a disc dropdown based on a template or rule for building the filename series season 01 disc 02 episodes 3 5 23 27 29 server movies _ title _S sn _E epn avi series This produces a list of 6 files for episodes 3 5 23 27 28 and 29 the first one being movie_title_S0O1_E03 avi the second one being movie_title_SO1_E05 avi etc The dropdown will be presented whenever disc 2
10. model the correct set of infrared signals is sent automatically Up to three Sony changers are supported as there are three IR code sets The Sony user s manual shows how to change the code set Example To select a disc from a CX995V device you can use one of two methods 1 Explicit example code either cx995v1 or cx995v2 or cx995v3 in the Location field and a slot number from 1 to 400 in the Slot field The digit at the end specifies the code set to which the changer is configured 2 Implicit example No coding is required Simply select CX995V as the default changer in the LoadDVD Options panel and whenever Location and Slot are both blank LoadDVD will synthesize a changer number and slot from the DVDP Collection Number modulo 400 this default can be customized So collection number 37 will result in sending commands via changer code 1 to load disc 37 Collection number 437 will use code 2 to load disc 37 and likewise collection number 837 would activate changer code 3 disc 37 Thus up to 1200 DVDs can be stored and accessed automatically using this method To select a disc from one of the supported changers the changer code is put into the DVDP Location field and the disc is put into the DVDP Slot field Here is the complete list of Sony Changer code sets for which there are built in infrared controls Earlier models of Sony changers may have only one code set CX995V1 Sony CX995V code set 1 CX995V2 Sony CX995V c
11. of the currently selected DVD Other programs can be defined in the automation configuration file In LoadDVD you must do that manually Pre defined Automation Commands for Sony Mega Changers The most used infrared commands for Sony Mega Changers such as Play and keys 0 1 9 have been predefined in the Automation Table as buttons for devices defined for each changer The device names are the same as those used for the legacy infrared operations cx995v1 cx995vz2 etc Each device button has Pronto hex codes for the infrared transmission sent by the USBUIRT blaster Example DEV cx995vxl KEY Power On For RS 232 and TCP IP operations a more complete set of commands corresponding to the buttons on a remote control fo each device are supported Example Rs 232 MCH cx777com1 TRK 2 CHP 3 CMD Play Example TCP IP MCH cx7kipl CMD Top Menu Note cx777com1 and its associated com port appear in the automation table changers tab either manually or by discovery Likewise cx7kip1 also appears in the table along with its corresponding ip address and port For Fire Wire attached changers a more limited set of controls is provided sufficient to move the changer drum back and forth as well as select and play discs Example VGP SR al00005644 DSC disc CMD mount Example DEV cx777es1 VGP DSC Yedisc CMD mount In this case cx777es1 is defined in the automation table
12. the Location field of any disc Then click on the LoadDVD disc icon The PC should speak to you 2 Next step try substitution put SAY overview in the Location field I have found the WIndows 8 text to speech to be quite impressive Much better pronunciation and inflection than Windows 7 3 Quick remote test Make an action command called HearSay Put HearSay in the Location field Put whatever you want in the Slot field In the LoadDVD automation table define HearSay as RON serverPC SAY Hello you just sent me slot number rslot ROF ServerPC is the name of the PC where LoadDVD Pro or a v Dashboard is running ServerPC must be defined in the automation table with a specifc IP address and port When you click on the disc icon the ServerPC system should talk to you This is a simple easy test of your understanding of how to use the commands the automation tables and your network connections Example Playing discs using Sony CX 7000ES RS232 port In this example the Sony unit is connected to the PC named mainhtpc 64 It is using code set 1 hence named cx7kcom1 and connected on COM6 This information is filled in either manually or automatically in the automation table of the automation server on mainhtpc 64 The automation server can be either a v DashBoard or LoadDVD Pro Furthermore I want to create entries in the database so that it remains the same regardless of which system I am loading the database So I
13. will define an action command called PlayBD This command I will put in the Location field of each disc that I want to automate Action commands are surrounded by brakets Thus Location PlayBD he changer slot where the disc is located is placed in the Slot field lets say it is 297 Hence Slot 297 1 On the mainhtpc 64 system the a v Dashboard or LoadDVD automation table has the following entry to define the action command PlayBD DEV cx7kcom1 DSC slot MCH CMD mount this will cause the changer to load disc 297 2 On remote systems running LoadDVD the Location and Slot fields are exactly the same so we can use the same database everywhere However the LoadDVD automation table is specific to each PC and for a remote system we define PlayBD as RON mainhtpc 64 DEV cx7kcom1 DSC rslot MCH CMD mount ROF Notice the use of rslot instead of slot this means that LoadDVD on the remote system substitutes the slot number before sending the command to the automation server 14 Example Creating an Automation Profile e Start with a Manual Profile that has one or more discs defined e Add whatever picture is desired as cover art e Define or use prevously defined a MediaType Automation optionally assign Icon and banner e Define custom category Automation optionally assign Icon If the profile is in Automation category and also has MediaType Automation LoadDVD will perform whatev
14. 92 168 1 125 4747 XML returns the XML string for the currently selected profile 29 Notes 1 Smart Launch LoadDVD tries to launch the media file using several Microsoft verbs in sequence Open Play Preview Null if an error is detected 2 Dropdown list of files fitting a specified pattern can be generated in support of TV series media files saved in a user defined format 3 Commands defined by mediadogg a v Automation System can be played by clicking a disk icon menu Commands can be stored either in the profile Location or Notes fields 4 For LoadDVD Pro the media player cannot be used in conjunction with a CMD file that changes layouts It will appear to work but errors will occur when DVD Profiler is closed This is a known bug and resulting restriction 5 Playlist items can be web URLs images videos YouTube and other flash URLs in any combination The player automatically sequences the media inside the player window Playlists in several formats can be created from network files and saved Automatic slideshows are created from DVDP scene photos and credit photos 6 Commands can be sent from anywhere in the network from any device including iPod and Android 7 LoadDVD style substitution is supported within the commands so that PLY server mymovies title avi uses the title from the selected profile as part of the filepath 8 Commands can be strung out in sequence so DVD 043396059900 XM
15. Automation commands whereas LoadDVD recognizes a limited set in server mode All three products can process all commands as clients in response to button press and or disc selection Within a v Dashboard commands and actions are stored within buttons and the a v Automation Table Within LoadDVD and LoadDVD Pro commands and actions can be stored in the DVDP Location and Notes fields When a disc is selected the specified commands and actions are interpreted by the internal a v server This will typically result in infrared signals being set or device controls being sent to disc changers launching of external programs or forwarding of commands and actions to another system The complete set of automation commands is described in the a v Automation Guide The subset commands of LoadDVD are additionally described in this document So for example if the text SAY Hello is inserted in the Location field of a disc the computer will speak the word Hello when the LoadDVD play retrieve menu or disc icon is selected It would have been possible to define an action call it Talk in the Automation Table or in the Notes field Then the Location field would simple have the text Talk The Notes field would have an entry lt action disc 01 name Talk gt SAY Hello lt action gt 13 Quick Automation Test 1 For a quick check of whether your LoadDVD Automation is enabled and working just put SAY Hello in
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17. Contents of GlobalCache bat Sample Program for Alternate IR Legacy see also GLC command echo off rem Sample file to call Global Cache Driver rem Example of all parameters hard coded rem rem simpleIRClient exe p TCP n 192 168 50 3 e 4998 m 2 c 3 lt LDVDIRC TXT rem rem Example of all parameters taken from Location Field rem rem simpleIRClient exe p TCP n 1 e amp 2 m 3 c 4 lt LDVDIRC TXT rem rem The next line just echoes the incoming parameters for testing purposes echo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 pause The LDVDIRC TXT file is created by LoadDVD Pro It contains the Pronto IR code sequence for the remote button to be sent The reason that it is used in this case is that the Global Cache simpleIRClient exe program does not have a way to specify the IR codes on the command line Instead it waits for the user to type in the codes The lt LDVDIRC TXT portion of the command is the Windows Batch way of simulating user typed input to a program This document is not intended to be either a tutorial on the use of Global Cache software and products nor on the use of Windows Batch programming If you do not understand the above example then you are probably not ready to use it without further study Additional ides for sending IR commands from within a batch file can be found here http forums snapstream com vb showpost php p 219060 amp postcount 6 20 Automation Support for Global Cache To send
18. D file note 4 e Select DVD based on profile ID e Play media by disc e Request Profile XML PA P lt PS PS PS PST PS PS PX PS P lt P lt P lt PX PX PS PS PS S PX PX PS PS PS PS PS PS OM OM P lt P lt P lt T P lt e Trigger a v automation Note 3 Optional DVDP hosted dockable player WMP based Multimedia Playlist Manager note 5 Neti Tetaad ied thd Support for alternate IR sender program Built in a v automation table editor Support for a v automation commands via IP network Auto mount of ISO files on virtual disk user option Support for YouTube and other Flash based media URLs Send to Global Cache iTach Send to generic IP server PA X PS PS PS PS PST AS PS PS P lt S PST S PST PS PS P lt PS PST RC PST PS BS PS PST P lt OS PST PX PST PX PS PX PST PS OS PS PST P lt OS PS PX OS 28 Using External Programs to Control DVD Profiler LoadDVD and LoadDVD Pro can now perform as automation servers in the mediadogg a v Automation System This means that whole house and media automation can be performed from anywhere in the internet depending on router settings Most people will use these commands only within their local Home Network LoadDVD is limited to the support of the following commands DVD PLY RCF and XML LoadDVD Pro when released in August will sup
19. L PLY 1 selects the DVD returns the XML to the calling program then plays the media associated with it 30 Other Topics Setting Options Using the DVDP menu Tools gt View Plugins select LoadDVD or LoadDVD Pro and click the Options box The following dialog will be displayed a9 LoadDVD Options oe File Options Play Retrieve Disc v Call USBIRT BAT Before Play Media Player Only Toolbar Icons Main Menu Default Changer Disc Capacity Default Open Path On SonyCX777ES v 40 v Oof DVD Menu Context Menu Alternate IR Driver On Off Cmd Port 4747 V Assume Changer On a Sony CX995V Map Fixed C VAIO Changer Map uncheck for auto config Dacal Ziotek Changer Map Dinka Mame Gade Device Name Device ID Serial Drive Device Name Device ID Serial CX995V1 Code 1 changerl dacal001 40986 CXS95V2 Code 2 changeri dacal002 40986 CX995V3 Code 3 changer2 dacal003 40986 changer3 dacal004 40986 z ehanner A me dacal005 40986 ve lt i pea a2 Play 4 Value Use Slot Use Collection Update Serial 40986 Play 5 Value Title v Using an external program instead of using Location Slot and Notes In the Options panel put the path to any program bat or wsf into Default Open Path When a Play Retrieve menu or icon is pressed LoadDVD will launch the program Substitution variables may be used in the path to make use of information from t
20. LoadDVD and LoadDVD Pro User Guide oy 2010 2014 mediadogg Software CHD Revision 2 March 2014 Contents LoadDVD Basie PCAC S ssicsaxtcerndenspandessnnentacaeysnsacayetwedeansonnensseaapbesnanegannsswansbtavunaceqnesndadaapmem ani unwanueseuiees 5 Playing files from the NetworK essessessesssessssissresressrssresrersessrenresstestirsesstestestestttstesetsstesstsstesteseeeeresesee 6 Legacy Ee ssrsciiris dasanan E E AE EAE deeb E ERE EE ARNES 6 Additional formats SUP POMOS cbrccdseeocege yea stecdoevspeaucebacsdyedcavaneeabs cusiiects tub Ea E EAEE EEA aS 6 Series Sp cification in NOtES sacacassaadacssacdeassedzacandovaconsandnadecssaudaosasbnceauss EEEE EE E ERE REEE SEERE 6 Techniques for playing ISO MCS nsession eea ER ER ESER KE EEEE E eN ARARE EG PEES 7 Use file associations to launch your player with filepaths stored in Notes ssssessseeseesereseressseeseeese 7 Mount file on virtual drive such as Daemon Tools then launch player two WayS cscceeeeeeeeees 7 Use the built in Media Player of LoadDVD Pro based on WMP esscceeseeceeseeeeeneeceeneeceeeesenees 8 R nning external progr MS sseissiscsisisicisnssisieianiierssidicsrinii iie aiie iaine i iaei s iida nai iaiia 10 PlayFromDisk BAT originally for playing media from the hard drive Note PlayFromDisk wsf is ISO supported eea tietissce teed oaceenca E E E wea nacatrene eyeaamnepeeneseees 10 USBIRT BAT originally for calling programs to send infrare
21. Media Player 11 should be playable with this plugin The location of the window is remembered across sessions ISO files not supported by WMP are played by automatically calling the user s choice of virtual disk software LoadDVD Pro also adds a Playlist Manager Convenient lists of arbitrary size can be created saved and loaded for use by the embedded WMP Three playlist formats are supported for both loading and saving wpl m3u and html Playlist elements can also be automatically formatted for use within Profiler Notes in either LoadDVD filepath format or in standard HTML format Playlist elements can also be automatically loaded from the popular collection format for trailers used in Profiler HTML window Using the Major Features The playlist view is obtained by clicking with the mouse Media Player prm E r Sg in the upper left corner of the player screen This is one Fie ViewPlayer Slideshow Random Edit Notes Options of 4 hotspots E c windows chome positioningos4x3 wmv O c windows ehome brightness wmv Show Prev Playlist Media Player Hotspot E cAwindows chome colortint wmv Hotspot E c windows echome contrast wmv E cAwindows chome positioning4x3 wmv E c windows echome positioning 16x9_ wmv http www youtube com watch v 2fShg3FIY c4 amp feature related E http www_youtube com watch v 2ysWBknW eA E http2 www youtube com watch v jQECs8mD1u0 http yw youtube com watch v MYLiuY9wIGA iwww_youtube com
22. UBTITLE 15 send_ANGLE 16 send_PREVIOUS 17 send_NEXT 18 send_PLAY 19 send_PAUSE 20 send_STOP 21 send_CURSOR_UP 22 send _CURSOR_LEFT 23 send_ENTER OMDANDNHPWNF CO Examples Select disc 234 and start playing it cx777 COM1 36 234001 Send STOP command cx777 COM1 20 Using the built in support for serial RS232 Port non Automation Method LoadDVD now has built n the code equivalent to CX777 EXE Rather than use RS 232 BAT simply code the following parameters into the Location field and put the disc into the Slot field For serial port support of CX7000ES use the following entries in the Location field cx7kcom1 com6 CX7000ES set to mode 1 remote control connected to com6 port example cx7kcom2 com3 CX7000ES set to mode 2 remote control connected to com3 port example cx7kcom3 com3 CX7000ES set to mode 3 remote control connected to com3 port example For serial port support of CX777ES use the following entries in the Location field cx777com1 com6 CX777ES set to mode 1 remote control connected to com6 port example cx777com2 com3 CX777ES set to mode 2 remote control connected to com3 port example cx777com3 com3 CX777ES set to mode 3 remote control connected to com3 port example 12 Using a v Automation to Control Devices Overview The a v Automation system was developed to give increased flexibility for inexpensive automation to DVDP users The a v DashBoard pr
23. ar in the commands The substitution will be done automatically for you e Path for collection trailers sets the path for loading playlist items tied to the collection of the current profile e Path for Scene Photos sets the path for loading playlist items tied to the profile ID e Path for Credit Photos sets the path for loading playlist items tied to the cast and crew Examples of Playlist Entries A LoadDVD media player playlist can contain entries consisting in no particular order filepaths to pictures and videos filepaths to DVD ISO images they will be automatically mounted in a virtual DVD drive web URLs embed object formats for YouTube HULU and VEVO LoadDVD captures the video ID from any of the various formats and build the correct web browser embedded format for either YouTube HULU or VEVO Following is a sample of supported playlist entries showing respectively Vevo embed filepath to a video file web URL two supported versions of YouTube embed HULU embed and filepaths to pictures and a DVD ISO e lt object width 575 height 324 gt lt param name movie value http www vevo com VideoPlayer Index videold USUV70903859 amp playlist false amp autoplay 0 amp playerType embedded amp playerld 62FFOA5C 0D9E 4AC1 AF04 1D9E97EE3961 gt lt param gt lt param name allowFullScreen value true gt lt param gt lt param name allowScriptAccess value always gt lt param gt lt embed src http www vevo com Vide
24. ayFromDisk bat to look this way modify to fit your system the rem statements are for documentation only and are optional echo off rem 4 slot C Progra 1 d Tools daemon exe unmount 0 if 4 5001 C Progra 1 d Tools daemon exe mount 0 Movies movie1 iso if 4 5002 C Progra 1 d Tools daemon exe mount 0 Movies movie2 iso if 4 5003 C Progra 1 d Tools daemon exe mount 0 Movies movie3 iso ig NG cas Use the built in Media Player of LoadDVD Pro based on WMP Here is where LoadDVD does most everything automatically for you It will mount the ISO in your virtual drive and start the movie in a docked hosted window inside DVD Profiler You can double click to go full screen The filepaths are taken from Notes and the virtual drive commands are set up in the options panel The defaults are for SlySoft Virtual CloneDrive but you should be able to use Daemon Tools as well The embedded player will look something like this cons osora cama EVANS FANNING BELLE MICHAEL JACKSON 1 A a TIOONWALKER PY 5i l F n 6 A J f ily y SdenceFiction l 2009 in United States Summit Entertainment Icon Pre Infinity Features Entertainment Summit Entertainment Or you can undock it and size it just like any other DVD Profiler window or double click for full screen Double click again and it will re dock itself s e
25. choice Virtual CloneDrive is used as the example Use d to indicate where the drive appears and f to indicate where the filepath appears in the command Use Drive F X Excluded extensions ini db Virtual Drive Mount Command C Program Files Elaborate Bytes VirtualCloneDrive VCD Virtual Dive Unmount Command C Program Files Elaborate Bytes VirtualCloneDnve VCD Path for Collection Trailers C Users MediaDogg Documents DVD Profiler Trailers Path for Scene Photos C Users UserName Documents DVD Profiler ScenePt Path for Credit Photos C Users UserName Documents DVD Profiler CreditPt 26 Navigation in YouTube HULU VEVO Web mode D Show Playlist K Previous item in playlist Di Next item in playlist Web browser forward D Web browser back Web browser refresh om Print preview oe a ia gt KW ea oR THRILLER CEBU Dancing Inmates This is it HQ HD Quali PININ Uo 052 426 fil 57 O Options Font gives the choice of three text sizes Configuration e Use Drive sets the drive letter given to the virtual drive for mounting ISOs e Mount command gives the explicit command for running the virtual drive mounting process e Unmount command is the explicit command for un mounting a file Use d and f in the commands to indicate to LoadDVD Pro exactly where the drive letter and file path should appe
26. command strings to iTach units use GLC The last established IP address and port used from prior commands such as SRV or RON will be used Example SRV 192 168 1 70 4998 GLC sendir 1 1 1 6 Any return message is available in the ipresponse substitution variable Sending text strings over TCP IP To send any string not containing to any IP address and port use the IPS command The last used IP address and port will be used Example SRV 192 168 1 70 4998 IPS this string will be sent with a trailing line feed Any return message is available in the ipresponse substitution variable Sending Automation Commands to Other Servers a v Automation supports having multiple servers in a network Any server can forward commands to another server without first processing them Bracket any commands to be sent to the target system with RON and ROF The target system IP address and port are set using the RON command Example RON 192 168 1 53 4747 SAY Yoverview MSG Y roverview ROF Example RON Backserver SAY Yoverview MSG Y roverview ROF In this case the substitution variable overview is sent unparsed If LoadDVD Pro is the target the text from the overview of current profile on the target system will be substituted However the roverview variable will be substituted prior to transmission so the text from the overview of the sending system will display as a message at the ta
27. d signals eeeeeeseeseeeeeeeseeeeees 10 RS232 BAT originally for calling programs to control serial port Changers s es 10 Legacy Support for Sony Mega Changers occ insateveica aca enres riein iar E E ER 11 Sending Intra red Signals cscs iar E E E TEER IA EE EENE E ES 11 Using USBIRT Bat and CX777 EXE For Serial Support Obsolete eseseeesseseeeeeeseesreerreresrrrsresreeee 12 Using the built in support for serial RS232 Port non Automation Method sssssseessesseseseeesee 12 Using a v Automation to Control Devices ssesesseseesessrisrersrrsrisrtesrssrisstnstesteserssrestiserestentessresrereessresees 13 OVEIVIEW orire a a E E E E e ns 13 Quick Automaton TeSt erkennen a E R acces sbeaepeuntagiderteeateanstines 14 Example Playing discs using Sony CX 7000ES RS232 port ssssssssssssssssesssssssressersssersseesseesseeessre 14 Example Creating an Automation Profile eeseeeeeseeseeseesressessessresressessrrsenstssrestessrestesernseesenereseesee 15 Example Play a DVD from a supported Sony Changer eseesseessesesesseriesrsrrsrrrsrssresressresressresreseesee 15 Set up a disc to send an IR code to a special device such as a light eee eeeeeeseeeeeneeeeeteeeeeeeeenaees 16 Use VLC Player to play a trailer from the hard Grive siisssccosssscssnasasaccnssendscannecesscavevsnsesannccanesensvensvease 16 Pre defined Automation Commands for Sony Mega Changers ssssssssssssesssssssrsssrrsssressrerseesseeesee 16
28. e action for Sony VGPXL1Bx to perform e mount transfers the selected disc to the drive e unmount transfers the disc from the drive back to its storage slot e load loads the selected slot from the changer front opening e unload or eject ejects the disc from the selected slot from the changer front opening next mounts the disc from the next slot e prev mounts the disc from the previous slot e info displays a popup showing what disc if any is current mounted You may use the WFF to wait for a file on the disc to become available after the disc is mounted then play the file using either PRG or PLY 19 Sending IR signals from other programs Alternate IR Support An option has been added to LoadDVD Pro that allows IR commands to be sent to an alternate program instead of to the supported USBUIRT blaster You can specify the explicit path and filename of the program to be called All LoadDVD substitutions can be used in addition to irc which represents the text string of Proto IR codes that LoadDVD has generated A sample program GlobalCache bat has been supplied with an example of how to use the simpleIRClient exe program with it The file IdvdIRC txt shown in the example also contains the LoadDVD IR codes and is available for use by programs Automation Commands and Syntax ALT on turns on the use of alternate IR transmission ALT off turns off the use of alternate IR transmission
29. e all sd neces Medea alah ees es ahh duet aa eas 33 Installation and SCAT LU cia scr lh el NS tia aha tlh altel WE NS Or tactic UE cata 33 Known Limitations 29 02 tentagn eee iied ek een A ae ee a 33 SUpport aaria a e E O a a A e E Oneal nats see E A 33 Systemi ReguUremMmeEntS srs eon e a a a a a e a s a a 33 Disclaimer and Limitations of Liability sje fos vasa ei acaccesgastecadas aes des eeaceat sass coaedesce ot aspen 34 Introduction LoadDVD and LoadDVD Pro are plugin programs designed to work exclusively within the DVD Profiler program of Invelos Software Inc may be referred to herein as Profiler or DVDP DVDP plugins are programs that use a sanctioned API mechanism provided by Invelos Software for third party program extensions Invelos Software however neither supports nor endorses any non Invelos plugins This author is not associated with Invelos Software other than as a registered user of DVD Profiler and as an authorized plugin developer Furthermore this author is neither an employee of Invelos nor makes any claims to represent them The author is grateful to Invelos for providing access to the Plugins Forum at www Invelos com for discussion and support of LoadDVD LoadDVD Pro and associated a v Automation programs Jim Richards LoadDVD Basic Features LoadDVD the precursor to LoadDVD Pro creates menu items and icons within Profiler that will play media associated with the profiles stored in the Profil
30. eciates the use of Invelos Software Forums for discussion and support of this plugin You will find a dedicated Plugins Forum and dedicated LoadDVD Pro thread at www Invelos com You will find an active community of other users of Jnvelos DVD Profiler and its plugins both Invelos supplied and third party such as LoadDVD Pro The author is not affiliated with Invelos Software its management or operations in any way nor is Invelos Software responsible in any way for support of LoadDVD Pro The author may also be contacted via email System Requirements LoadDVD Pro is supported only in Windows environments supported by the desktop version of Invelos DVD Profiler except Windows Vista It is not yet supported on Mac or on any form of cell phone smart phone tablet or PDA 33 Disclaimer and Limitations of Liability The Software is provided on an AS IS basis without warranty of any kind including without limitation the warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Software is borne by you Should the Software prove defective you and not The Author assume the entire cost of any service and repair The Author IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL WORK STOPPAGE COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OR ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMER
31. ee s Lof i g Type a title to find ia Loantoy Lock p 2 a 5 Themes J z mo Tite Push 306 a 7 Genres Produced 2009 in United States Hiewatt Jacesan B Studios Summit Entertainment Media Filtered 385 Location Asc Now to set up the virtual drive click the Playlist icon D and when the playlist menu is visible click Options Configuration and you will get this screen Media Player Options ve y Please specify the command to be usedto mount and unmount the virtual drive using the software of your choice Virtual CloneDrive is used as the example Use d to indicate where the drive appears and f to indicate where the filepath appears in the command Use Drive F Excluded extensions ini db Virtual Drive Mount Command C Program Files Elaborate Bytes VirtualCloneDrive VCDN Virtual Drive Unmount Command C Program Files Elaborate Bytes VirtualCloneDrive VCDN Path for Collection Trailers CAUsers MediaDogg Documents DVD Profiler Trailers Path for Scene Photos CAUsers UserName Documents DVD Profiler ScenePt Path for Credit Photos C Users UserName Documents DVD Profiler CreditPt To use Daemon Tools Select the correct virtual drive from the dropdown list Replace the mount command with C Program Files d Tools daemon exe mount 0 f Replace the Unmount command with C Program Files d Tools daemon exe unmount 0 Save ae LoadDVD Pro will replace the
32. er automation is found within the first disc of the profile whenever the profile is selected The automation can also be triggered by using the appropriate LoadDVD disc icon Otherwise if the profile has a different MediaType and or is not located in the Automation category the automation will only be run by clicking the LoadDVD disc icon It may be useful to not include the first profile in the sorted list of the Automation category in order to prevent the automation from running whenever the category is selected Following is a screen shot of some profiles I set up to change the channels on my FIOS STB and to turn on off overhead lights Notice the LoadDVD disc Icon also displayed next to the MyTools icons for Lights On Off showing the full range of automation tools at your disposal As an example here is the action sequence that I put in the Location field for switching to the HBO Network The action sequence first announces the channel change over the PC speaker then sends the infrared signals to the FIOS STB DEV Cable TV SAY HBO Network NUM 899 The infrared commands are saved in the automation table under the device name Cable TV http www mediadogg com shopping downloads LoadDVDAuto j Example Play a DVD from a supported Sony Changer 1 Put the word action in the location field 2 Put the following action segence defintion into the Notes field lt action name disc1 gt DEV CX995V1 KEY Pause DLY 500 KEY
33. er database For example trailers and other movie related materials may be associated with discs in the profile and those media are played based on the file associations defined on the user s system LoadDVD is available for a free at http www mediadogg com The most important feature of LoadDVD and thereby of LoadDVD Pro is the support of a number of DVD Changer products notably Sony VGPXL1B1 2 3 Dacal and Ziotek Carousels Sony CX995V Sony CX777ES and Sony CX7000ES Direct control and infrared control options are provided So it is possible to actually call up and play DVDs from Sony changers by clicking on icons within DVD Profiler Purpose This plugin allows the user of DVD Profiler to load the current selected highlighted DVD from a Sony VAIO VGPXL1B1 2 3 Sony CX995V Dacal Carousel Sony CX777ES Sony CX7000ES USBURT device or from an arbitrary location in the user s network environment This means that an ISO avi jpeg or other file can be loaded in response to selecting the LoadDVD menu item The file will be opened just as though the user had double clicked on the file in Windows Explorer Execution LoadDVD creates a custom toolbar as each DVD profile is selected The toolbar will have one icon for each disc defined in the profile The icon drawing process may be too slow for some users taste so there is an option to use text that can be set in the LoadDVD options panel Tools View Plugins LoadDVD Options If a menu
34. ftware may be purchased and downloaded at www mediadogg com shopping The modest one time only license fee entitles the user to free future upgrades Only Paypal is accepted at this time Installation and Startup 1 The plugin is downloaded in zip format Once unzipped a self installing exe file is created It is important to uninstall old versions of LoadDVD or LoadDVD Pro prior to installing the new version LoadDVD personal data will be preserved however it is recommended that the Plugins LoadDVD folder DVD Profiler databases and the entire computer system be completely backed up prior to installation of the new software 2 The first time that the player is invoked it will position itself somewhere on the Profiler window You must then chose to dock or lock the position of the window wherever you prefer it to appear Profiler automatically remembers the position across sessions 3 You must adjust your AutoPlay options to prevent two players from starting up when an ISO is loaded into the virtual drive 4 Make sure that the paths to your virtual drive software and to your trailers are set up properly in the Playlist Options panel Note that the free version LoadDVD and the fee version LoadDVD Pro cannot coexist on the same computer Known Limitations 1 Media files not supported by the Windows Media Player and the codecs installed on your system will not play properly examples are VOB Support The author appr
35. he current profile title location slot Firewall Issues Automation commands are sent over the connected sockets on the TCP IP network s to which your clients and servers are connected LoadDVD automatically adds its server port to the Windows Firewall Important if you have any other firewalls such as McAfee or if you are sending commands through the network you must enable incoming connections on the port being used default 4747 31 Symbol Substitution For additional flexibility in setting up LoadDVD to play your media a symbol substitution scheme has been provided You may use pre defined symbols to insert data from the current profile into the following strings e Filepaths stored in Notes e Default File Path specification in the Options panel e Action commands stored in Notes or Location fields or the Automation Table Available Symbols are as follows collection or 4 Y customMediaT ype descriptionSideA or 1 descriptiondSideB or 1 disc current disc or 3 discIDSideA or 5 discIDSideB or 5 edition filepath or 6 labelSideA or 5 labelSideB or 5 location YmediaType or 7 Jooverview Jonotes profileID or 2 sortTitle or 5 slot or 4 title or 5 Other substitution symbols are available to Automation commands The complete list can be found in the a v Automation User Guide 32 Where To Get It The so
36. ill create a CSV file of links from Profile Links Page To Bulk Load My Links using CSV 1 Prepare a CSV file with each row representing a link 2 Load the CSV file using Tools gt Link Tools gt Import My Links The header of the CSV file will typically look like upcean linkURL linkDesc linkCat linkUse In lieu of upcean the tag profile D can be used Only two fields are required upcean and linkURL Default values will be used for other fields if missing Extraneous fields such as title will be ignored This is for your convenience in editing the CSV The CSV may be prepared manually with Excel or using the CSV Export plugin Please note that when using Excel take care to enter upcean profileID into a text column or prefix entries with a single quote to prevent Excel from attempting to format the profile ID as a number The Import process strips out any leading quote from the profileID The Import process also tolerates the marks included in the exported UPC from CSV Export Quotes are optional surrounding the data of any field Header names are not case sensitive The following abbreviations are used to simplify data entry Category linkCat Of Official Web Site F Fan Site T Trailers and Clips Re Reviews Ra Rating Ge General Information Ga Games Ot Other Link Use linkUse N none T Trailer Link I IMDb Link R Rotten Tomoatoes M Metacritic Here
37. is a sample file suitable for import profileID linkURL linkDesc linkCat linkUse 024543563419 file IC Users mediadogg iTunes iTunes Music starwars mp3 Star Wars Theme T T 719987220621 4 http www Google com Search Ge N 22 Bulk Loading of Filepath Entries into DVD Profiler Notes Bulk Load of Location Slot Info LoadDVD has a function that helps populate entries in the Location Slot and Notes profiles that are being used for loading media When this function is run the Location and Slot fields are overlaid however due to the multiple uses of the Notes field the Notes information is added to the end of the Notes field Here is a sample CSV file using the only supported header fields exact spelling required upcean location disc slot notes 4942463602307 17 file 1 23 filepath disc 01 server movies trailers title _ slot avi filepath 085391161035 action 1 23 action disc 03 SAY Hello action 192E7D73B4B4E927B SAY overview 1 3 Note profileID can be used in lieu of upcean e The first line establishes a traditional filepath entry to play a trailer associated with disc 1 and slot 23 e The second line uses an automation command to speak the word Hello when the disc 1 icon is pressed e The third line speaks the profile overview using an automation command stored directly in the location field 23 LoadDVD Pro Using the Media Player L
38. is selected The special substitution _ tells LoadDVD to put _ in place of all spaces The title substitution puts the movie title in that position The epn puts the episode number in that position The sn puts the season number in that position All of the other automation substitutions available as documented in the a v Automation User Guide 2 To build a disc dropdown based on whatever is in a folder at run time series season 05 disc 03 episodes folder mainserver movies foldername series If disc 5 is selected LoadDVD will check if it can find the folder If so it will get the list of files in that folder and make a dropdown list The folder can contain any number of files with any valid Windows filename Folder recursion is not done 3 Create a Series specification where more than one episode is in the same file series season 05 disc 03 episodes 6 9 server movies foldername episodes6to9 mpeg series This will generate a dropdown with 4 items episodes 6 7 8 and 9 that all point to the same file 4 Filepath specification 2 digit disc number can be enclosed in quotes filepath disc 03 mainserver movies foldername filename mpg filepath Automation substitutions such as title can also be made in the filepath 6 Techniques for playing ISO files Use file associations to launch your player with filepaths stored in Notes o Set up file ass
39. oPlayer Index videold USUV70903859 amp playlist false amp autoplay 0 amp pla yerType embedded amp playerld 62FFOASC OD9E 4AC1 AF04 1D9E97EE3961 type application x shockwave flash allowfullscreen true allowScriptAccess always width 575 height 324 gt lt embed gt lt object gt e _c windows ehome positioningos4x3 wmv e http www mediadogg com shopping index php e http www youtube com watch v 3ZC6JuTlIO VM e lt object width 560 height 340 gt lt param name movie value http www youtube com v 3ZC6JuTlIOVM amp hl en_US amp fs 1 amp gt lt param gt lt param name allowFullScreen value true gt lt param gt lt param name allowscriptaccess value always gt lt param gt lt embed src http www youtube com v 3ZC6JuTIOVM amp hl en_US amp fs 1 amp type application x shockwave flash allowscriptaccess always allowfullscreen true width 560 height 340 gt lt embed gt lt object gt e lt object width 512 height 296 gt lt param name movie value http www hulu com embed _8sAkfpBtn9RqxGrd0Ykrg gt lt param gt lt param name allowFullScreen value true gt lt param gt lt embed src http www hulu com embed _8sAkfpBtn9RqxGrd0Ykrg type application x shockwave flash allowFullScreen true width 512 height 296 gt lt embed gt lt object gt e C Users MediaDogg pictures dancers vlcsnap 1187194 png e C Users MediaDogg pictures dancers vlcsnap 1187739 png e MAINSERVER Mo
40. oadDVD Pro is a plugin or add in program for Invelos DVD Profiler Profiler At this time the program does not run on its own outside of DVD Profiler LoadDVD Pro is available for a fee at http www mediadogg com shopping LoadDVD Pro adds to the features of LoadDVD by providing an embedded version of Windows Media Player 11 WMP as a Profiler hosted window A feature unique to LoadDVD media player is that of a universal playlist supporting a common file format for saving the list of all media to played in sequence including pictures videos DVDs web URLs and embedded YouTube HULU and VEVO objects Following is an example of how the player looks when embedded in a hosted window clicking on this icon starts the playlist that is stored in the playlist view All WMP media formats are supported as well as ISOs mounted automatically with the user s choice of virtual disc software Youtube videos are supported in the playlist by seamlessly switching to a web browser in the same window z T clicking this icon plays the file referenced in the LoadDVD filepath stored in Notes This window can optionally On Off via menus under Tools be used to directly play the most of the media already supported under LoadDVD Media files such as avi mp3 mpg and other formats supported by WMP can be played directly in the window Any file path that can be played with standalone Windows
41. ociations in windows so that your ISO plays on double click this works with players such as VLC Player o Put the word file in the Location field of the relevant profile disc o Put the filepath in the Notes field using the syntax described in the LoadDVD documentation first post Example filepath disc 1 c movie iso filepath o When you click on the disc 1 icon S LoadDVD will double click the file under the covers and whatever your file association is set up to do will happen I have not tried this on Windows 7 but people s experience has been that this works better under XP than Vista Vista leads to confusing results with file associations Mount file on virtual drive such as Daemon Tools then launch player two ways o Filepaths stored in notes O Q O Put the word play in the Location field Put the filepath in the Notes field using the syntax described in the LoadDVD documentation first post Example filepath disc 1 c movie iso filepath Code the PlayFromDisk bat to look this way modify to fit your system the rem statements are for documentation only and are optional echo off rem 6 filepath embedded in the Notes field C Progra 1 d Tools daemon exe unmount 0 C Progra 1 d Tools daemon exe mount 0 6 o Filepaths stored in BAT file O O O Put the word play in the Location field Put a unique identifier in the Slot field such as 5001 Code the Pl
42. ode set 2 CX995V3 Sony CX995V code set 3 CX777ES1 Sony CX777ES code set 1 CX777ES2 Sony CX777ES code set 2 CX777ES3 Sony CX777ES code set 3 CX960BDP1 Sony CX960BDP code set 1 CX960BDP2 Sony CX960BDP code set 2 CX960BDP3 Sony CX960BDP code set 3 CX875P1 Sony CX875 code set 1 CX875P2 Sony CX875 code set 2 CX860 Sony CX860 CX850D Sony CX850D 11 Using USBIRT Bat and CX777 EXE For Serial Support Obsolete Prior to the inclusion of built in support for RS 232 and a v automation the CX777 EXE program was used in conjunction with RS232 BAT This method is obsolete but still supported CX777 EXE Usage 24 send_CURSOR_RIGHT cx777 port command options 25 send_CURSUR_DOWN port COM1 COM2 etc 26 send_TOP_MENU 27 send_MENU Command List 28 send_ RETURN 29 send_TIME_TEXT 30 send_ONE_ALL_ DISCS 31 send_REV_SCAN_SLOW 32 send_FWD_SCAN_SLOW 33 send_CLEAR 34 send_TEST 35 send_POWER_SET option l on 0 off 36 send_DISC_DIRECT_SET option disc number option2 track number 0 for default option3 chapter number 0 for default option4 1 play 0 pause snd _NUMERIC_KEY_0 send _NUMERIC_KEY_1 send NUMERIC_KEY 2 snd _NUMERIC_KEY_3 send_NUMERIC_KEY 4 snd _NUMERIC_KEY_5 snd_NUMERIC_KEY_6 send_NUMERIC_KEY_7 snd _NUMERIC_KEY_8 snd _NUMERIC_KEY_9 10 send_DISK_PLUS 11 send_DISK_MINUS 12 send_FOLDER 13 send_AUDIO 14 send_S
43. oduct has complete tools for creating a v Automation Commands and creating virtual remotes tabs containing graphical tabs with buttons Graphical Buttons contain one or more automation commands that are executed when the button is pressed The system supports the concept of Devices which is a collection of Device Buttons associated with a particular hardware device to be controlled such as a v equipment or lights Each remote control button can be associated in term with one or more automation commands Device Buttons typically match the buttons found on the remote control or front panel of a device whereas Graphical Buttons represent automation tasks that may or may not correlate exactly to device button For example an All On could execute the Power On button or control for multiple devices with a single mouse click The a v Automation System uses a simple command structure consisting of 3 letter command codes The commands can be stored as instructions to follow when a button is pressed or when a DVDP disc is selected Commands can be grouped together into Actions Action names are not limited to three characters and they can also represent instructions for button s and DVDP disc selection Commands can also be sent from system to system usually client to server over a TCP IP network in order to facilitate the remote control operations Both LoadDVD Pro and a v DashBoard can function as servers for the complete set of a v
44. port the ENTIRE a v automation command set including changer control and the sending of IR codes The a v Automation User Guide contains the entire of automation commands Automation commands may be sent from any TCP IP client to the IP address where LoadDVD is running inside DVD Profiler and by default to port 4747 The port number can be changed in the LoadDVD options panel Cmd Port The new port will take effect after the next restart of DVD Profiler The program RunAction exe is provided as a convenient vehicle to send commands from the Windows environment It is located in the plugins LoadDVD folder Syntax RunAction command ipaddress port DVD profileID selects the indicated profile within DVD Profiler Any valid form of the profileID may be used e Example RunAction DVD 043396059900 192 168 1 125 4747 e Example RunAction DVD ICFD8461A80517AC6 17 192 168 1 125 4747 PLY disc performs the LoadDVD Play Retrieve action for the selected disc Equivalent to Cntrl disc optional side A or B disc A or disc B e Example RunAction PLY 2 192 168 1 125 4747 or PLY 2A or PLY 2B PLY filepath quick way to play a media file e Example RunAction PLY server mymovies star_wars avi 192 168 1 125 4747 RCF command file path immediately runs the DVD Profiler command file e Example RunAction RCF host mydocuments DVD Profiler GetLayout txt 1
45. rget Each substitution variable has a corresponding r remote version Launching programs using a v Automation Programs with arbitrary parameters can be launched by automation commands To help reduce the damage from running programs unexpectedly only programs that are defined to be safe from the perspective of the target system can be run The program name token and the actual path to the program are stored in the Automation Table Both the program path and program parameters arguments are subject to symbol substitution so that DVDP data can used to synthesize path names and parameters The program is executed using the MS verb open so that file associations are operable Example PRG PlayFile ARG nymovies title avi In this example PlayFile is defined as c program files videolan vlc exe in the Automation Table 21 Support DVD Profiler My Links Six menu items are provided Online gt My Links gt Flag MyLinks Flags profiles that have My Links entries Online gt My Lnks gt Clear Flagged deletes the My Links entries from the flagged profiles Online gt Online Profile Links gt Flag Missing Online Links flags profiles with no links on Profile Links Page Tools gt Link Tools gt Import My Links the CSV file format is described following Tools gt Link Tools gt Export Flagged My Links this will create a CSV file suitable for edit import Tools gt Link Tools gt Export Flagged Online Links this w
46. seeeseeesene 21 Support DVD Profiler My LINKS sresti ne E aot E EE E EE 22 Six men items are proyid d csacacsssccdassssndeananaxadacsoscceassaacedacssddcasswnderavesesnassasnadenaunngenaasdarbardveaveexiunaes 22 Bulk Loading of Filepath Entries into DVD Profiler Notes seeeeeeeeeeeeeseeresseerrerersrrsresrersresrrsriesressee 23 Bol Loadof Location 7 Slot INi O rnoseien n E 23 LoadDVD Pro Using the Media Player isicicacsceswavesasnatvecnerascnasdenscdaseoacaancgensueseuanadensteabedoniavaecnapsateeseanace 24 Using the Major Feattresyemai min wierneneninaid iain aoa a Awe ee 24 Examples of Playlist ENTES aoi pce cyag obdeceasdes e a E E E EAEE ET E EAR EOR EEES 27 LoadDVD and LoadDVD Pro Feature Comparison sessesesesessesesesesseresseessressresseeessersseresseesseeeseeessee 28 Using External Programs to Control DVD Profiler seseseeneseeseeseseeeseeessersssressesseeessersserssseesseessereseee 29 Other FODIC Se ree aans an e OEE E TETEE O OE E EE Me eaa RAEE EEE 31 Setins 4 6 810 0s re eee Rn ger ee nen a a a ee E eR a eo RR 31 Using an external program instead of using Location Slot and Notes 20 0 0 eeeeeeeesseeeseeeseeeneeeeees 31 Fit wall TS SUC 5 or date sny tect co ea cece a icles rachel tel us baste dated ake ccs end ced as aiae oa Gie 31 Symbol SUBS M yg jet sicocatacvcdcdavaayocerstiviedelessicesssiceeenss igus auieissntvhgouarasdgienmeraunie aie eaves denotes aie 32 Where TO Get Ti esac ea a ai ae Od hall se
47. sel capacity So collection 1 means first unit disc collection number 151 would mean second unit dic 1 and so on This method eliminates having to specifically code the Location and Slot fields they must be left blank otherwise those values will override the calculation Carousel units and their serial numbers are automatically discovered and a table is built by LoadDVD The options panel displays this table and allows manual editing or override of the discovery process These products appear to be out of production at the time of this writing however their use will still be supported by LoadDVD and a v DashBoard Using Location Slot and With Automation commands preferred method To use a v automation to control these devices the ZIO command is used You will also need the serial number of the device and the disc number desired to be ejected These serial numbers are the same ones used in the Automation Table on the Changers tab either by discovery or manual entry Example Z O SR 40986 DSC 120 If the device name dacal01 is defined in the automation configuration file to have serial number 40986 then the following Action sequence could be used instead Example DEV dacal01 ZIO DSC 120 18 Support for Sony VGPXL1B1 2 3 Fire Wire Changers The discontinued Sony models VGPXL1B1 VGPXL1B2 and VGPXL1B3 were 200 disc fire wire attached changers that are supported natively by Windows XP Media System Windows
48. vies PUSH ISO 27 LoadDVD and LoadDVD Pro Feature Comparison LoadDVD LoadDVD Pro Disc Icons to play media Smart launch of media note 1 Menu options to play media Disc icons optional Menu can be on DVD Main or Collection List Context Built in IR support for Sony DVD changers Codes 1 2 3 Built in USB support for Dacal Ziotek carousels Built in RS232 support for Sony CX777ES Built in RS232 support for Sony CX7000ES Built in TCP IP support for Sony CX7000ES Built in IEEE 1394 support for Sony VGPXL1B1 2 3 Call user custom scripts PlayFromDisk bat RS232 bat Default options to reduce need to make profile changes Profile data passed to User scripts for custom media play Support for USBUIRT blaster device Support for TV series file templates note 2 Dropdown menu of media contained in a specific folder Select DVD play media run CMD file via IP network Support for stored a v automation commands note 3 Import Filepaths from XML Support for multiple USBUIRT and multiple zones My Links Tools e Flag profiles that have My Links entries Deletes My Links entries from flagged profiles Flag profiles with no links on Profile Links Page Import My Links from CSV Export Flagged My Links to CSV e Export Flagged Online Links Remote commands via external program runaction exe e Trigger DVDP CM
49. watch v dDzXHCfVpYs E C Users MediaDogg Pictures vicsnap 2009 07 27 22h05m36s224 jpg Users MediaDogg pictures vicsnap 1187194 png C Users MediaDogg pictures vicsnap 1187739 png E CAUsers MediaDogg pictures wicsnap 1188476 png E C Users MediaDogg pictures vicsnap 1189691 png E CAUsers MediaDogg pictures vicsnap 1189928 png 24 Load Playlist Hotspot Next Hotspot Hotspots e Upper left Switch to Playlist view e Middle left Load Playlist e Upper right Previous in playlist e Middle right Next in playlist File Add files to the playlist Load playlists stored on disk Add files from specified folders Load a playlist entry from the clipboard Load URLs found on http www invelos com ProfileLinks asp x id UPC e Load playlist elements stored in Profiler Notes as LoadDVD filepath or as HTML e Load playlist items from files named based on Profiler collection e Save checked items to a playlist on disk e Save playlist items to DVD Profiler Notes in HTML format or in LoadDVD filepath format View Player switches back to the Player view Slideshow starts immediately What this feature does is only for matches found within cast crew of displayed profile e Scan the ProfielID folder under ScenePhotos and CreditPhotos for images e Scan the DVD Profiler Documents folder for images that are contained in folders where folder names match the following rules
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