Extract video from RAR files

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Xbox Media Center would automatically extract the video file from the RAR
files in the folder.  Could PS# Media Server do this?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by mark.irw...@gmail.com on 16 Jan 2009 at 5:13

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It's mplayer related...
unless I'm doing my own build (windows feature only of course) and apply some 
patches 
I have yet to find, that's not going to happen

Original comment by ps3mediaserver@gmail.com on 16 Jan 2009 at 5:38

• Changed state: WontFix

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maby this could help
http://xbmc.org/trac/browser/branches/MPlayer/mplayer/unrarlib.c
http://xbmc.org/trac/browser/branches/MPlayer/mplayer/unrarlib.h
http://xbmc.org/trac/browser/branches/MPlayer/mplayer/vobsub.c
http://xbmc.org/trac/browser/branches/MPlayer/mplayer/vobsub.h

Original comment by pro20...@hotmail.com on 5 Feb 2009 at 9:06

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not really, it's for playing rarred vobsub (nothing to do with rarred videos)

Original comment by ps3mediaserver@gmail.com on 6 Feb 2009 at 10:17

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Hi Again what about this?

The simplest way to play rar files with mplayer is:

1. Download mplayer binaries and codecs:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/

2. Download WinRAR:
http://www.rarlab.com/

3. Put the following in a bat file on your desktop and edit accordingly

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    "%Path to Winrar%\unrar.exe" p -inul "%1" | "%Path to mplayer%\mplayer.exe" -

The unrar executable is freeware and open source and can be found in many 
places,
most people who would want to do this probably have WinRAR installed already.

Play_rar.bat can also be used with vlc but it stutters and I couldn't get it to 
work
properly.(Just change the path to mplayer so it point so vlc to try)

Regards,
Eidur

copy from http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=18026#p61970

Original comment by pro20...@hotmail.com on 7 Feb 2009 at 12:16

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not a viable solution, because this way you can't seek in the video

Original comment by ps3mediaserver@gmail.com on 7 Feb 2009 at 1:19