Hello, I have a problem with MPC-HC.

To explain: I'm using a PC with MadVR and Kodi Omega. I use MPC-HC as an external player – it basically works.

I've also integrated the PSE add-on and configured it so that the lights go out when the movie starts and come back on during the credits. When I start the movie via Kodi, the lights turn off as intended, but they don't turn back on during the credits.

Can anyone help me with this?

Does the movie you're watching have chapters? The last chapter is what triggers the credit lights.

Edited August 27Aug 27 by NightWatcherTheater

The credits trigger only work if using Kodi's built-in videoplayer. PSE doesn't communicate directly with external players like MPC-BE or mpv.

FWIW, one of the Kodi developers is working on a more recent release that allows you to integrate madVR into Kodi directly. It's still a work in progress obviously but I'm guessing it may allow you to use the credits trigger (and still use madVR, which I presume is why you're using MPC-HC as an external player). I wouldn't recommend installing it over your existing Kodi install, however, but install on another PC if possible and test it out first before making any switch.

https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=223175&page=547

@MidnightWatcher is correct. External players don't pass the chapter changes through kodi’s code like the internal player.

20 hours ago, MidnightWatcher said:

FWIW, one of the Kodi developers is working on a more recent release that allows you to integrate madVR into Kodi directly. It's still a work in progress obviously but I'm guessing it may allow you to use the credits trigger (and still use madVR, which I presume is why you're using MPC-HC as an external player). I wouldn't recommend installing it over your existing Kodi install, however, but install on another PC if possible and test it out first before making any switch.

https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=223175&page=547

Hi, thanks for the link. I was able to test it without any problems. The DS Player is integrated into Kodi, so the lights turn off and on again as desired at start and end – everything works perfectly. The only thing that's not quite right is the aspect ratio: It always runs in full screen mode instead of 21:9.

That's a known issue and I believe there's a workaround mentioned in the thread but that should be fixed in the next release. If you mention the issue there someone should be able to assist.