I tried to use Intelliremote for a while (with MPC-HC). I gave up. It takes way too much to set up to work correctly to the kind of level I get easily with MCERemote2VLC and it is expensive for a simple remote control helper app with so little real support for applications.

In fact, some of my earlier suggestions to Arend directly derived from my frustration with Intelliremote.

Greez SSAL

Some notes.

First of all, I just upograded VLC to V1.1.2.

In this (and I suppose future) Version the RC interface has been depreciated. For the time being it remains available as “oldrc”.

It may be due to the replacement of “RC” with “OLDRC” that VLC connection status is now always “offline” even though VLC received remote commands correctly.

Also, when installing this version of VLC you must uninstall the previous version AND use “clear cache and settings” and manually re-set everything. If you keep the old settings with the interface setting for RC VLC will more or less lock up.

I would actually suggest that Arend submits the work here to the VLC team for inclusion with VLC as build in interface. Pending that I can think of a few more things.

I do not use VLC with MCE/MyMovies, but Media Portal, so I do not have the related issues.

However, it may be desirable that MCERemote2VLC does trap the MCE Remote commands when VLC is playing media in the foreground.

As it stands some buttons cause misbehaviour in MP in the background.

For starting minimised, simply create the icon for starting MCERemote2VLC with the window set to minimised. Adding a setting item “start with windows” that creates an icon-copy in startup would help some users.

For MCE/MyMovies I think the MCE Remote’s “Green Button” shold bring MCE back.

Is so, maybe a setting “send green button” on Stop/Quit option could fix the current irritation easily.

Finally, I would suggest including a checkbox that allows forced setting of VLC for Interface etc., as I can see this an issue for many people.

Perhaps even a second checkbox to set the settings for MyMovies to use VLC.

BTW, my own settings for starting VLC 1.1.2 as external Player in MP are as follows:

%filename% -I extraintf oldrc rc-host localhost:8765 rc-quiet

The “%filename%” part brings in the file being played, the rest forces VLC to the correct interface settings all the time.

My main VLC Icon has extra arguments of -I qt appended, so I always get a normal copy of VLC started if I explicitly invoke it (to tweak some settings or such).

Greez SSAL

“When I use the MCE plugin “MyMovies” select a movie and start to, MCE minimized in the taskbar, start Vlc player and go into full screen mode, the movie is beautiful and everything can be used with MCE remote. If the movie is over or I press “Quitt” on the remote, exits and closes VLC player and MCE would have to back to “full screen mode”. Sorry, but MCE is minimized.
I found out that it creates the current mceRemote2vlc.exe. Whether it is running in windowed mode or as a tray icon, MCE not maximized. Only when I manually mceRemote2vlc finish to maximize MCE again automatically. This is not very comfortable. ”

I hope Arend make a solution for this, but we must give him time….

PS: I us MCE in Full-Screen-Modus, not Window-Modus. Hope its help you.

On a related note, I hope to start working on this project again in September/Oktober. I just don’t have the time right now.