Version 1.3.4 has been released. Full changelog:

• SMB support for Synology DSM 4.3

Version 1.3.0 has been released. Full changelog:

• Recompiled with SMB changes reverted to fix incompatibilities

Version 1.2.8 has been released. Full changelog:

• Synced to MPlayer r34991 and ffmpeg 44c10168cff4
• Greatly improved SMB file browsing speed

Installing WiiMC

Setup

Settings

Button Mappings

Frequently Asked Questions

WiiMC is capable of loading files from many different sources, including SD, USB, DVD, SMB, and FTP. Although all of these are supported, USB and SMB are the recommended methods for a variety of reasons.

SD

This is often the simplest method to get working. Assuming your SD card is visible in WiiMC from the file browser, just copy media files to the SD card and load them.

USB

USB Mass Storage devices are supported; however, several things should be noted:

• FAT, NTFS, and ext2/3/4 filesystems are supported.
• Although you can use either USB port on the Wii, only one USB device (ie: one port!) will be visible at a time. It is not possible to change the device that appears – you will have to unplug one to see the other. This is not a limitation of WiiMC, but rather the library it uses, libogc.
• Although the majority of devices work, not all devices are supported. This is not a limitation of WiiMC, but rather the library it uses, libogc.
• IOS58 is required for USB 2.0 support and for greater device compatibility.

Assuming your USB device is visible in WiiMC from the file browser, just copy media files to the USB device and load them.

DVD

DVDs (both commercial movies and ISO9660 filesystem) are supported. DVD support requires the following:

• IOS58 is installed (see above).
• WiiMC is launched from HBC or from the official channel
• The Wii contains an older DVD drive. Support for video commands was removed by Nintendo in newer DVD drives. Some Wiis purchased in 2009 and those purchased in 2010 forward do not support DVD video mode. You can check online to find out what DVD drive revision your Wii likely has.

There are two ways to play DVDs – via the file browser (in the Videos area) or via the DVD icon. The DVD area is designed to play DVD movies and is the preferred method of playback for those discs.

SMB

WiiMC is capable of playing files stored in shared folders over your home network. To utilize this feature:

• Share the folder on the host computer or device. Instructions vary depending on the operating system or device – there are many guides on the internet that provide detailed instructions on how to set up a share.
• Enter the connection details for the share in WiiMC under Settings > Network.
• The share will appear in WiiMC’s file browser alongside your other media sources.

FTP

Rudimentary support for FTP playback is included in WiiMC. Please note that only active FTP is supported. Your mileage may vary and using this feature is not documented.

Installing WiiMC

Setup

Settings

Button Mappings

Frequently Asked Questions

Global

Theme	The GUI color scheme. Available colors are: blue, green, grey, orange, and red.
Language	The language used in the GUI. This does not affect subtitles. Depending on the language, a different font may be required. WiiMC will prompt you to download the font from the WiiMC site. This setting affects how filenames are displayed – if your directory contains files using non-Latin characters, you will need to change this setting accordingly in order for them to display properly.
Volume	The volume used when playing files.
File Extensions	Whether or not file extensions will be displayed in the file browser.
Exit Action	What happens when you exit WiiMC. Leaving this at Auto will either return you to the Homebrew Channel, or to the Wii Menu, depending on how you launched WiiMC.
Wiimote Rumble	Enables/disables Wiimote rumbling in the GUI.
Sleep Timer	When enabled, shuts down the Wii after the specified time has elapsed.
Screensaver Delay	How much idle time must elapse before the screensaver is displayed.
Inactivity Shutdown	How much idle time must elapse before the Wii shuts down.
Browser Folders	The behavior of the file browser when you first enter an area. If set to Use Last Browsed, WiiMC will remember the last folder you were in and the browser will start in that folder the next time you enter the area. If set to Static, the browser will always start in the fixed path specified for that area.
Starting Area	The area WiiMC starts in when first launched (Videos, Music, Pictures, DVD, or Online Media)

Videos

Screen Zoom	The horizontal and vertical scaling (in %) WiiMC uses when playing a video. 100% means no scaling is performed. Use this to help adjust WiiMC for your TV set.
Screen Position	The horizontal and vertical shift WiiMC performs when playing a video. Use this to help adjust WiiMC for your TV set.
Frame Dropping	When set to Auto, skips displaying some frames to maintain audio/video sync on CPU-intensive videos. When set to Always, WiiMC will perform more intense frame dropping (may break decoding and lead to image distortion). Unless you are having problems with audio/video sync, leaving this setting at the default of Disabled is recommended.
Aspect Ratio	Changes the aspect ratio WiiMC displays videos at (2.35:1, 1.85:1, 16:9, or 4:3). Leaving this setting at the default of Auto is recommended.
Cache Fill	How much (in %) of the 8MB cache WiiMC will fill before beginning playback. Even when WiiMC is still caching, you can begin playback immediately by unpausing the video.
Audio Language	The default language to select for videos with multiple audio streams.
Audio Delay	Audio delay (in seconds). Can be negative.
Auto-Resume	When starting a video begins playback at the last known position. Video positions are saved to a file when WiiMC exits.
Auto-Play Next Video	When enabled, after a video completes, the next video in the browser will begin playing automatically.
Skip Backward	The time (in seconds) to skip backward in a video when the Skip Backward button is used.
Skip Forward	The time (in seconds) to skip forward in a video when the Skip Forward button is used.
Videos Files Folder	The folder the browser will display when entering the Videos area. If the Browser Folders setting is set to Use Last Browsed, this value will change automatically as you use the browser.

Music

Play Order	The order files in your Music playlist will play. If set to Single, WiiMC will play one file and stop. If set to Continuous, WiiMC will play all files in the playlist sequentially. If set to Shuffle, WiiMC will play all files in a random order. If set to Loop, WiiMC will continuously play one file.
Music Files Folder	The folder the browser will display when entering the Music area. If the Browser Folders setting is set to Use Last Browsed, this value will change automatically as you use the browser.

Pictures

Pictures Files Folder	The folder the browser will display when entering the Pictures area. If the Browser Folders setting is set to Use Last Browsed, this value will change automatically as you use the browser.
Slideshow Delay	The time (in seconds) before the next picture is displayed is displayed when in slideshow mode.

DVD

DVD Menu	When set to Show, WiiMC will display the DVD menu when loaded from the DVD icon. When set to Skip to Main Title, WiiMC will automatically begin playing the longest title on the DVD. Note that WiiMC will not display all DVD menus correctly. Try changing this setting if you have problems.
DVD Support	Enables/disables DVD support in WiiMC. Use this if you have a newer Wii (where DVD support was removed), or if you don’t intend to use DVD functionality in WiiMC.

Online Media

Cache Fill	The percentage of cache to fill before beginning playback of online media.
YouTube Quality	The YouTube format to use when viewing YouTube files. Settings are: Low (400×240), Medium (480×360), and High (640×360). Adjust this to a lower setting if you encounter problems with excessive buffering.
Online Media Folder	The folder (or address) the browser will display when entering the Online Media area. If the Browser Folders setting is set to Use Last Browsed, this value will change automatically as you use the browser.

Network

Add and edit SMB shares and FTP sites, accessible from the root listing of the file browser.

Subtitles

Visibility	Enable/disable subtitles. If you don’t plan to use subtitles, it is suggested to set this to Off.
Delay	Delays subtitles by the specific time (in seconds). Can be negative.
Language	The default language to select for videos with multiple subtitle tracks.
Codepage	The codepage for the language used in subtitles. This setting impacts the display of non-Latin symbols in subtitles and must be configured properly.
Color	The color to use when displaying subtitles. Note that the color of embedded subtitles cannot be changed.
Size	Changes the size of subtitles in videos. You may have to adjust this setting depending on the resolution of your videos.

Version 1.1.2 has been released along with an updated WiiMC Channel that has better USB compatibility. This release is primarily a patch release, but does have one notable new feature – ext2 support! Full changelog:

• Synced to MPlayer r32815
• Fixed broken audio/subtitle switching
• Fixed “Exception (Alignment)” crash
• Changed from mpg123 to ffmp3 (fixes some audio-related problems)
• Added ext 2/3/4 support
• USB compatibility improvements
• Improved performance (enabled 64-byte fetch mode for the L2 cache)
• Large file (> 4GB) support
• Fixed relative playlist paths
• Paired-singles enhancements (thanks Extrems!)
• Added IOS whitelist – a warning will now appear if you are not using IOS58 or IOS61
• Disable dvdnav over SMB (it’s too slow!)
• Added Tamil translation (thanks dpandian!)
• Other minor optimizations and bug fixes

Version 1.1.0 has been released along with an updated WiiMC Channel. If you are using an older channel, you must upgrade or WiiMC may hang. The changelog may not seem overly long but this release represents a huge amount of time invested into improving the stability and performance of WiiMC. Full changelog:

• Synced to MPlayer r32341
• Fixed a crash that happened if your router was turned off
• Fixed “blank listing” issue for SMB
• Improved memory management, resulting in improved performance
• Improved USB compatibility and speed
• USB bug fixes
• NTFS bug fixes
• Fixed audio sync regression from 1.0.9
• Change YouTube default to 480p
• Fixed “vanishing pointer” issue when watching CPU-intensive videos
• Improved shuffle for music
• Channel updated (improved USB compatibility)
• Other miscellaneous bug fixes/improvements

Edit: There’s been some major issues reported with 1.0.5. If you have any, downgrade to 1.0.4 and wait patiently for a fix.

Version 1.0.5 has been released, bringing with it some changes under the hood and some nice new features, including UTF8 support for SMB and the ability to use either USB port. You must install the new IOS202 to use USB! The Channel Installer has also been updated to support the new IOS202. Full changelog:

• Synced to MPlayer r31641
• Added volume control in Music area
• Added option to hide DVD functionality from the UI
• UTF-8 SMB support
• Ability to use both USB ports (requires updated IOS 202 – WARNING: older versions of IOS 202 are NO LONGER supported)
• Increase max SMB shares to 9
• Fixed sleep timer
• Added “Now Playing” to screensaver
• Disable screensaver while slideshow is active
• Increased video auto-play limit from 20 to 50
• MMS support (thanks denper!)
• Improved online stream display (thanks gazstone!)
• New SHOUTcast support (WARNING: updating will overwrite your onlinemedia.xml to install new links – backup your old links if necessary)
• Audio language setting
• Jump to and highlight folder when going up one level
• Highlight file when returning to menu
• Save settings when power button is used
• Added option to use static folder locations
• Display parent directory beside Up One Level
• Improved restore points behavior
• Other miscellaneous improvements/corrections
• Language updates

WiiMC (Wii Media Centre) is an open source media player for the Nintendo Wii.

Features include:

• Ability to play virtually any video or audio format
• DVD playback, with DVD menu support
• Picture viewer
• Music player
• Online media support, including SHOUTcast, YouTube, and Navi-X
• SD, USB 2.0, SMB, HTTP, and FTP support
• Attractive libwiigui-based interface, designed with the Wii in mind

The Team

Team leads	Tantric and rodries
Menu artwork	Sam Mularczyk
Logo design	Psyche & drmr

Additional Thanks

• Spilsby Internet Solutions, for hosting the website
  
  
• Many other open-source projects, on which WiiMC is based, particularly:
  • devkitPPC
  • libogc
  • libwiigui
  • MPlayer
  
  
• Translators, including:

  Asper, beier, bernisage, clava, Coacher, cor, divi, dpandian, driverx, duca, fuse, hansheesbeen, hippo91, jane.h, jass, kavid, krokus, lesanceen, oden, pallbearer, Pap, pista, psasi, s0rcerer, sirwest, skoopman, stussy, sylverthis, tbritot, titanx, tkellerman

• Numerous others, for contributing code:

  AgentX, ataraxis, bushing, clava, denper, dhewg, dimok, Extrems, gazstone, hax, Hermes, lukegb, marcan, puddles, scip, sepp256, shagkur, Shareese, tipolosko