Background:

At home I use Windows Media Center available on Windows 7. It’s a great program but it doesn’t play all the video codecs and file types that I have in my library. Even advanced codec packs like sharks “Windows 7 codecs” do not always solve this problem. To the rescue comes VLC . A media player that can handle almost any media file you throw at it. When using VLC however, I’m no longer able to use my Media Center Remote Control.

Say hello to mceRemote2vlc:

I decided to try and build an application to handle this, without incorporating this functionality into VLC, but using VLC’s excellent RC interface. In short it allows you to control a running VLC instance by communicating with VLC’s built-in TCP-server.
If you want to give it a try be sure to:

• Go to Tools-Preferences.
  Select Show All settings (bottom left corner)
  Click on Interface->Main interfaces
  Check “Remote control interface”
  Click on Interface->Main interfaces->RC
  Enter in the field “TCP command input”: 127.0.0.1:8765
  Check “Do not open a DOS command box interface”

• Install the .NET Framework 3.5 (if not already available)
• Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
• A Windows MCE Remote , the following eHome compatible remote devices should be supported:
  • Microsoft/Philips 2005
  • Microsoft/Philips 2004
  • HP
  • FIC Spectra/Mycom Mediacenter
  • Toshiba/Hauppauge SMK MCE remote
  • Hauppauge OEM MCE remote
  • Mitsumi MCE remote
  • Fujitsu Scaleo-E
  • Pinnacle PCTV Remote
  • Shuttle MCE Remote
  • Centarea Master Remote II

A big “thank you” goes to the team of MediaPortal as most of the functionality is coming right out of this project

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