*hmm*
you guys are making it _TOO DAMN HARD ON YOURSELVES_
use the MH Play Media command to trigger any media, and make sure it's sent to the right entertainment areas. If you do this, the Photo Screen Saver will stop itself automatically (because the video pipe tells it to.)
DO NOT talk to the DCE Players directly, let the Media Plugin handle it, send all your media play commands to the Media Plugin's Media Handler commands (MH) and let it handle it.
-Thom