Anyway to use an external decoder/player?

[ssip96]

Hi all,

i'm new to XBMC, trying to move from mediaportal but unfortunately since i'm using a not so powerful system 720p .mkv jitter on XBMC (a thing that absolutly didn't happen in mediaportal).

i figure it's because of the codecs- since mediaportal can use CoreAVC to play these files,
plus since i'm watching these with subtitles, i know mediaportal can use hardware to decode these as well.

unfortunately i couldn't find these options in XBMC and i was wandering if there's a plugin for it or a workaround such as to use an external player that can configure the decoders..

now i've searched the forums and i know this question was asked before,but i couldn't fully understand if there's a way to do that, and if so, how exactly.

any help will be greatly appreciated
thanks,

btw specs are
Intel P4 2.6Ghz
1.5GB RAM
ATI Radeon 9600XT
Vista.

[SlaveUnit]

Hmm did you even try to search for .. lets see here EXTERNAL PLAYER?

[my2sense]

Welcome to XBMC. I am surprised that you didn't find the external player thread but here it is: http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=43511.

Be forewarned though, it's a long thread.

[ssip96]

Welcome to XBMC. I am surprised that you didn't find the external player thread but here it is: http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=43511.

Be forewarned though, it's a long thread.

thank you,
i did find this thread however as you said it's a very long thread and it contains several codes fixes suggested by multiple users and i couldn't figure out realy which one's the right for me or how to actually put one of these codes to use even...

thanks again for your help