2009-06-02, 17:47
New Version Available, Please Go To: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=55311
Transparency! - A Fanart Skin (updated to v0.27 on 2009-06-25)
For me, the beauty of PM3.HD has always been the fanart view modes. Some time ago i was thinking, why not display the fanart fullscreen instead of on just a part of it.
After modifying some xml files, the result turned out so well i got the idea of doing the same for the other view modes as well.
And before i knew it, i was doing an almost complete redesign of the PM3.HD skin.
I've removed as much textures as possible to create more room for fanart and replaced the rest of the textures with transparent ones, to give it a clean look and again...to show more of the fanart.
Along the way, i've implemented a lot of mods found elsewhere on this forum, a short list (credits where credit's due):
- Media Flagging for Movies, TV-Shows and Music
- Genre Folder Icons for Movies, TV-Shows and Music
- Weather Fanart based on current weather conditions
- Home Weather Background based on current weather conditions
- Animated Weather Icons in Home and MyWeather
- CD / DVD Case
- Movies / TV Shows in Home Menu
- Horizontal Home Menu
- ClearArt for TV Shows, visible on the info window and when pausing an episode.
- cdArt with added animations
- Recently added Movies, Episodes and Albums on the Home Screen.
Most of these mods can be disabled / enabled through the skin settings, in fact the Home Menu is fully customizable, you can add or remove every item there.
A few more tweaks i've implemented along the way:
- Fanart in Filemode
- Fanart for Games
- 3D Coverflow view for Artists and Songs
- Fanart view for Songs
- Icon view for Albums (similar to DVD Thumb view)
- Moved System Info to the Settings section instead of Shutdown Menu
- Replaced the weird 'octopus-like' OSD with a regular Dialog Menu
- Fully hide the Left Menu on all pages, it slides in when needed
Download:
So finally, a download link. Everything mentioned above is included (weather fanart package, media flags, genre icons, etc..) and enabled by default,
so it should work right out of the box. Get Transparency!: here.
Changelog:
Transparency! v0.27
- fixed left menu is now mouse compatible
- added show fanart for Games and Programs
- added cdart with animations
- added option to show clearart for tv shows
- added media flags to all views and info window during playback
- added a trailer flag in to indicate if a movie trailer is available
- added option to use Videos in Filemode
- added option to add Video Plugins and Apple Movie Trailers to the Home Menu
Transparency! v0.25
- added support for the new media flagging code
Transparency! v0.24
- fixed small issue with animated weather icons
Transparency! v0.23
- fixed xbox crash when opening system info
- fixed issue with custom backgrounds for videos, movies & tv shows
- added custom shutdown menu (incl. restart xbmc, system info, filemanager)
- added optional wide home & side menu buttons
- added option for larger font (thanx tikkiew)
- added option to disable animated weather icons
Transparency! v0.20
- fixed texture corruption on xbox
- fixed xbox crash when opening the weather page
Transparency! v0.19
- initial release
Thanx to: Jezz_X for the great PM3.HD skin and everyone who's contributing to XBMC by coding, scripting, designing or just by posting new ideas.
Extra Special Thanx to: dynamix - for hosting Transparency!
Transparency! - A Fanart Skin (updated to v0.27 on 2009-06-25)
For me, the beauty of PM3.HD has always been the fanart view modes. Some time ago i was thinking, why not display the fanart fullscreen instead of on just a part of it.
After modifying some xml files, the result turned out so well i got the idea of doing the same for the other view modes as well.
And before i knew it, i was doing an almost complete redesign of the PM3.HD skin.
I've removed as much textures as possible to create more room for fanart and replaced the rest of the textures with transparent ones, to give it a clean look and again...to show more of the fanart.
Along the way, i've implemented a lot of mods found elsewhere on this forum, a short list (credits where credit's due):
- Media Flagging for Movies, TV-Shows and Music
- Genre Folder Icons for Movies, TV-Shows and Music
- Weather Fanart based on current weather conditions
- Home Weather Background based on current weather conditions
- Animated Weather Icons in Home and MyWeather
- CD / DVD Case
- Movies / TV Shows in Home Menu
- Horizontal Home Menu
- ClearArt for TV Shows, visible on the info window and when pausing an episode.
- cdArt with added animations
- Recently added Movies, Episodes and Albums on the Home Screen.
Most of these mods can be disabled / enabled through the skin settings, in fact the Home Menu is fully customizable, you can add or remove every item there.
A few more tweaks i've implemented along the way:
- Fanart in Filemode
- Fanart for Games
- 3D Coverflow view for Artists and Songs
- Fanart view for Songs
- Icon view for Albums (similar to DVD Thumb view)
- Moved System Info to the Settings section instead of Shutdown Menu
- Replaced the weird 'octopus-like' OSD with a regular Dialog Menu
- Fully hide the Left Menu on all pages, it slides in when needed
Download:
So finally, a download link. Everything mentioned above is included (weather fanart package, media flags, genre icons, etc..) and enabled by default,
so it should work right out of the box. Get Transparency!: here.
Changelog:
Transparency! v0.27
- fixed left menu is now mouse compatible
- added show fanart for Games and Programs
- added cdart with animations
- added option to show clearart for tv shows
- added media flags to all views and info window during playback
- added a trailer flag in to indicate if a movie trailer is available
- added option to use Videos in Filemode
- added option to add Video Plugins and Apple Movie Trailers to the Home Menu
Transparency! v0.25
- added support for the new media flagging code
Transparency! v0.24
- fixed small issue with animated weather icons
Transparency! v0.23
- fixed xbox crash when opening system info
- fixed issue with custom backgrounds for videos, movies & tv shows
- added custom shutdown menu (incl. restart xbmc, system info, filemanager)
- added optional wide home & side menu buttons
- added option for larger font (thanx tikkiew)
- added option to disable animated weather icons
Transparency! v0.20
- fixed texture corruption on xbox
- fixed xbox crash when opening the weather page
Transparency! v0.19
- initial release
Thanx to: Jezz_X for the great PM3.HD skin and everyone who's contributing to XBMC by coding, scripting, designing or just by posting new ideas.
Extra Special Thanx to: dynamix - for hosting Transparency!