WMP12 and Flac

sean2010

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Hey guys, I have a problem and hope someone here can help me out. I'm able to play FLAC files in WMP12 and also on my Popcorn Hour c200. Also, streaming music to my PCH with the play-to function of WMP12 works absolutely fine as far as MP3 files go. The problem is that apparently I'm not able to stream FLAC files from my pc to my PCH using WMP12. Do I have to install an add-on or something? Does anyone have the same problem or know what I could do? thanks
 

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could you have your popcorn plugged into pc ,highlight the flacs and right click /send to
 

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Hey thanks for the quick reply. I have the PCH connected in my LAN network. Part of the problem is that if I highlight the flacs and right click, the play-to option doesn't show up in the menu. It works all fine for MP3 format, but not for Flac. I'll try and do what you suggest and plug the PCH into my pc
 

My Computer

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HP P6320
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300
Motherboard
Pegatron IPMEL-AE Evans-GL6
Memory
Two DDR3 DIMM, 4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD4650
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2210i 21,5" LCD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
1x 1TB SATA 3G
If you go to the source folder and not from wmp then highlight the files, alternately right click the folder of the album you wish to use then select send to your popcorn (should show in context menu to send it to)
.
Not sure your album art will show as im not familiar with popcorn hour
 

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IIx4 amd athelon 635 processor
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FOXCONN 2AA9
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2x2gb
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ati radeon HD 5450
Sound Card
(1) Realtek High Definition Audio (2) AMD High Definition
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samsung lcd tv 32"
Screen Resolution
1360x 768
Hard Drives
(1) WDC WD10 01FAES-60Z2A0 SATA Disk Device (2) Maxtor OneTouch USB Device (3) ST310003 33AS USB Device (4) WD My Book 1111 USB Device
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Yes, I know what you mean, that's how I usually play my music, from the root folders, without opening WMP. The problem is that with Flac files this option doesn't show in the context menu, and I'm wondering how that's possible, do you know?
 

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HP P6320
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300
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Pegatron IPMEL-AE Evans-GL6
Memory
Two DDR3 DIMM, 4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD4650
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2210i 21,5" LCD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
1x 1TB SATA 3G
Wait, when I right click the source folder, it shows now in the menu. If I click the play-to option, a playlist is generated as always. But now it says "Failed to retrieve media information from media server"? The album art plays and shows on my screen, so that works fine, but the flac files all get this error message.
 

My Computer

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HP P6320
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300
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Pegatron IPMEL-AE Evans-GL6
Memory
Two DDR3 DIMM, 4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD4650
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2210i 21,5" LCD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
1x 1TB SATA 3G
does popcorn have a hd that you can send it to i know its not the same as streaming but ...
 

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IIx4 amd athelon 635 processor
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FOXCONN 2AA9
Memory
2x2gb
Graphics Card(s)
ati radeon HD 5450
Sound Card
(1) Realtek High Definition Audio (2) AMD High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
samsung lcd tv 32"
Screen Resolution
1360x 768
Hard Drives
(1) WDC WD10 01FAES-60Z2A0 SATA Disk Device (2) Maxtor OneTouch USB Device (3) ST310003 33AS USB Device (4) WD My Book 1111 USB Device
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Yeah, I installed a hd in my PCH. So basically that's always an option, I can just drag the folder to the popcorn and play it from there. Thing is, I want my entire music library on my pc and stream it from there. All works fine with mp3 files, but flac files cause these error messages. I'm wondering if it could be a problem with tags / meta data, something like that? I don't know, I'm wondering what these error messages mean
 

My Computer

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HP P6320
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300
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Pegatron IPMEL-AE Evans-GL6
Memory
Two DDR3 DIMM, 4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD4650
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2210i 21,5" LCD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
1x 1TB SATA 3G
hi sean sorry i dont have any experience with pch and errors. found new user guide i suspect you may have it but heres a link
or dl
popcornhour forum help LINK
 
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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Hewlett packard/p6512uk
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7600
CPU
IIx4 amd athelon 635 processor
Motherboard
FOXCONN 2AA9
Memory
2x2gb
Graphics Card(s)
ati radeon HD 5450
Sound Card
(1) Realtek High Definition Audio (2) AMD High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
samsung lcd tv 32"
Screen Resolution
1360x 768
Hard Drives
(1) WDC WD10 01FAES-60Z2A0 SATA Disk Device (2) Maxtor OneTouch USB Device (3) ST310003 33AS USB Device (4) WD My Book 1111 USB Device
PSU
?
Cooling
air!
Keyboard
wireless hp
Mouse
wireless Hp,optical
Internet Speed
1.10mb/s
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Firefox
okay thanks for your help, you tried your best. I'm sure I'll figure out something, but it's gonna take some time I'm afraid
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP P6320
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300
Motherboard
Pegatron IPMEL-AE Evans-GL6
Memory
Two DDR3 DIMM, 4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD4650
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2210i 21,5" LCD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
1x 1TB SATA 3G
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