WiiMC

	WiiMC
General
Author(s)	Tantric, rodries
Type	Media player
Version	1.0.4
Licence	GPL
Links
	Download
	Website
	Discussion
	Source
	Downloadable via the Homebrew Browser
Peripherals

WiiMC (Wii Media Centre) is an open source media player for the Nintendo Wii. The GUI is powered by libwiigui.

Features

Attractive libwiigui-based interface, designed with the Wii in mind
Most essential difference from MPlayer CE and the like: completely GUI based, no fiddling .conf files should never be necessary (except for on-line media)
Picture viewer
Music player
On-line media support
FAT32/NTFS from SD and USB 2.0 (FAT32 recommended)
Network playback via SMB, HTTP, and FTP
Multi-language support: Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, English, Estonian, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Spanish

Media Playback

DVD playback, with DVD menu support (requires IOS 202 and old Wii, newer Wiis have incompatible drives)
Files with AVC/H.264 video streams (typically .mp4, .mkv or .flv's from YouTube or other sites) with resolutions up to 720x480p usually play correctly.
Files with MPEG-4 Simple video streams (typically XVID/DIVX .avi's) with resolutions up to 656x352 play correctly.
Files with MPEG-2 PS video streams (typically DVD rips and TV-DVR recorded .mpg's) with resolutions up to 720x480 play correctly.
Files with MPEG-2 TS video streams (typically HDTV recorded .ts files) with resolutions up to 1280x720 play correctly.
AAC, AC3, FLAC, MP3, OGG Vorbis, WavPack, and WAV PCM Audio Streams all play correctly.

The list of extension supported:

Video:

3gp, asf, avi, bik, divx, dpg, dv, dvr-ms, evo, f4v, flc, fli, flv, iso, m1v, m2t, m2ts, m2v, m4v, mkv, mov, mp4, mp4v, mpe, mpeg, mpg, mqv, nsv, nuv, ogm, qt, rmvb, swf, trp, ts, vdr, vfw, viv, vob, vro, wmv, y4m

Audio:

aac, ac3, aif, aiff, amr, ape, apl, asf, flac, m4a, m4b, m4p, mka, mp2, mp3, mpc, ogg, ra, ram, rm, shn, wav, wma, wv

Pictures:

bmp, jpeg, jpg, png, gif

Playlist:

asx, m3u, pls, plx, ram, smil

Limitations

CD playback: Wii hardware cannot do that, it is DVD only.
HD output: even on component cable Wii hardware is limited to 480p or 576i
5.1 sound: Wii hardware has only two analogue audio output channels (2.0)
720p and 1080p playback or downscale: power is not enough to even decode, not to mention downscaling.
Deinterlace: CPU has not got enough power / MPlayer filters are not optimized.

Quick Start Guide

You must have an SD or USB device even if you only want to play over the network (the built in MPlayer needs it for scratch area).

Unzip the archive's contents directly to the root of your SD or USB device (if you want to use FAT, format the device to FAT32, since FAT12 and FAT16 might not work).
Set up network share access information in Settings menu if you want to play media over the network.
Set your subtitle encoding and language
Navigate and play your media files

IOS202 Installer

Download here. This installer can be used for online and offline install.

For online install

Make sure an internet connection is available.
Unzip this archive directly to your SD or USB.
Unplug all GameCube controllers and memory cards.
Launch the installer from the homebrew channel.
Follow on-screen prompts.

For offline install

Download IOS57 v5661 using NUSD.
- The folder that NUSD outputs will be named 0000000100000039v5661, copy the contents of that folder into SD:/IOS/0000000100000039v5661/
Unzip this archive directly to your SD or USB.
Unplug all GameCube controllers and memory cards.
Launch the installer from the homebrew channel.
Follow on-screen prompts.

Why should I install it?

It adds USB2.0 support, supports more USB Devices, DVD support, and better WiFi performance. So, it is definitely worthwhile installing!

Video

Controls

WiiMC will start in the Videos
The folder used in the last session is remembered for Video, Music and Pictures as well, you can see/change it in settings
Select media type (Video, Music, Pictures, DVD, On-line)
Browse the media file to be played, select it to start playback
You can view/change all application preferences in Settings
Exiting with Home is configurable in Settings: return to Home Brew Channel, Wii Menu or shut down Wii

Menu & Audio playback

		Action
	-	Pointer / Change Selection
/	/ or (Up/Down)	Selection Up/Down
/	/ or (Left/Right)	Page Up/Down
		Select Item
		Up One Level
		Exit WiiMC
		Add Item To Playlist (Music)
/	/	Next/Previous Media Type

Music playback stays in Menu so you can continue browsing.
You can create add files to the playlist selecting them with +.
You can easily play a whole folder, by pointing at the folder and adding its contents to the playlist with +
Play mode selected (Continuous, Shuffle, Single etc.) only works if you have files in your playlist - it will not use the folder you are playing a music file in (put them into the playlist).
You can view playlist with the on-screen button.

Video Playback

	Action
	Show Onscreen Display
	Switch Subtitles
/	Step Back/Forward 30s
	Switch Audio Stream
	Pause/Resume
	Stop Playback or Buffering, Open Menu
/	Decrease/Increase Volume
	Toggle Onscreen Display

During play you can pause, rewind forward, change volume level with wiimote keys or with the on screen controls (these appear, if you point the wiimote powered on to any part of the screen)
You can stop playback and go back to the file list with Home
Here you can select another media file to play, or resume playback with the on screen Resume button (WiiMC can automatically resume and play the file from the last stopped position if Auto Resume is set to yes in the Settings)
Already watched files will be indicated with a checkmark.

DVD Playback

Basically it works as video playback does. You can switch subtitles and audio with d-pad up and down here as well! DVD playback does not work on new Wiis with the internal drive. Use a DVD lens cleaner kit, if your dual layer DVDs do not play!

Settings

Video: disabling frame dropping improves performance.
There is a setting to automatically play the next file in the directory.
You should set the default encoding for the subtitles, and the preferred subtitle language as well (for cases, where multiple subtitles are available). Size and color of subtitles can be changed as well.
You can change if you want to go to the DVD menu or play the main title at once in Settings.
You can edit stations for On-line playback in /apps/wiimc/onlinemedia.xml on your SD card, it is not possible from the GUI currently.
You can set a sleep timer in Settings as well.

FAQ

Will WiiMC ever be able to play HD video?

No. The Wii can't support anything over 480p.

Something isn't working right, how do I get help?

Start by reading all of the documentation - the answer you're looking for might be there. If not, search the WiiMC Forum to see if anyone has already asked the same question.

I have a question not covered by this FAQ. Where can I get an answer?

Check out the Forum, your answer may be there. Otherwise, make a new post and wait patiently for a response. Please be aware that it's possible no-one will have an answer to your question.

Changelog

1.0.4 - June 3, 2010

Subtitle color/size adjustment
Added checkmark next to viewed files
Added sleep timer
Improved device mounting
Improved stability
Fixed artifacts issue with online media files (VP6 codec)
Synced to MPlayer r31303
Added option to auto-play next video
Add GIF image viewing
More codepages added
Thumbnail support for online media (Navi-X)
Hide folders beginning with '.' and '$'
Added screensaver
Add ability to view PNG's over 1024x1024
Added theme color options
Add more seek time options
Language updates

1.0.3 - May 12, 2010

Fixed issue with browser reloading
Fixed freeze on seek issue
Fixed a back-to-menu freeze
Changed stereo downmixing
Added codepages
Translation updates (and added Hungarian and Polish translations)
Other minor changes

1.0.2 - May 8, 2010

Significant changes to improve stability
Significant improvements to video performance
Frame dropping now disabled by default (see Settings)
Corrections to device mounting code (fixes crashes on startup)
Translations to the following languages: Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Korean, Romanian, Estonian, and Brazilian Portuguese
Video scaling issues fixed
Audio static bug at EOF fixed
Fixed issues with radio streams
Fixed DVD issues
Improvements to settings loading code
FF/RW time is now configurable
Friendly names now shown for playlists
Radio stream information now shown in the now playing area
Allowed file extensions list expanded
ASS subtitle file support added
Added settings for subtitle language and codepage
Other various bugfixes and improvements

1.0.1 - April 18, 2010

Fixed NTFS crashes
Fixed Navi-X search, audio files work in Navi-X now
Added Down button to switch audio stream, Up is now to switch subtitles
Added FTP port setting
Fixed potential picture viewer crashes
Fixed some pause/resume issues
Fixed some cache issues

1.0.0 - April 16, 2010

Initial release