MediaStream v0.91 Released

d) Is it meant to only work in Wide mode?

And one other thing while I remember -

The Watched/Unwatched icons don't appear in List mode but do in all the other ones, is this how it's meant to be?

Is it possible to also add an option to Hide Thumbs in Music Vis OSD? With this option I would consider this skin as perfect!

This is already possible with the info button.

Transmission3k Wrote:Is there a way to up the font size for the episode/movie info? I'm on a regular tube TV, and it's near impossible to read the episode descriptions. I poked around, the other day, and couldn't find a way to set the font size a little higher. If there's not currently a way to do that, could something like that be implemented?

System -> Settings -> Appearance -> Skin Fonts

Change it to Bigger or Massive

dzerovibe Wrote:I'd like to make a request, if I may...

For several of my movies and TV shows, I have multiple fan art images. Can the skin make the background cycle through these, or perhaps pick one randomly, while a movie or show is hi-lighted? The files would be named

moviename-fanart.jpg
moviename-fanart2.jpg
etc...

As far as I know XBMC itself only supports one fanart image per movie but if that changes then we'd be happy to show whatever it provides.

Hitcher Wrote:With regard to the image on the projector screen -

a) Is it possible to stop it showing the original screen when transitioning between shows?

Not easily I think (or seamslessly)

Hitcher Wrote:b) Thought about adding it to the Epsiode level?

Will add it to our list of suggestions

Hitcher Wrote:c) On my PC some appear quite jaggy but don't on the Xbox (probably not a skin issue I know just wondered whether anyone else is getting this)?

That's due to the rotation of the images. I'm thinking about adding a drame around the image to try and soften any jaggy images

Hitcher Wrote:d) Is it meant to only work in Wide mode?

Currently yes, as it was first and foremost an experiment but as it seems to work we can think about implementing it throughout the tv views.

Hitcher Wrote:The Watched/Unwatched icons don't appear in List mode but do in all the other ones, is this how it's meant to be?

You're right it isn't shown for lists, mainly because we expected people would only use list view for files mode but I don't see any reason why it couldn't be added

With regard to the image on the projector screen -

a) Is it possible to stop it showing the original screen when transitioning between shows?

Not easily I think (or seamslessly)

No worries.


b) Thought about adding it to the Epsiode level?

Will add it to our list of suggestions

By they way, I actually meant whether you'd consider it displaying the episode thumb instead of fanart at that level?


c) On my PC some appear quite jaggy but don't on the Xbox (probably not a skin issue I know just wondered whether anyone else is getting this)?

That's due to the rotation of the images. I'm thinking about adding a drame around the image to try and soften any jaggy images

That'd be great.


d) Is it meant to only work in Wide mode?

Currently yes, as it was first and foremost an experiment but as it seems to work we can think about implementing it throughout the tv views.

Thanks.


The Watched/Unwatched icons don't appear in List mode but do in all the other ones, is this how it's meant to be?

You're right it isn't shown for lists, mainly because we expected people would only use list view for files mode but I don't see any reason why it couldn't be added

Thanks again.

I want to first congratulate anyone who has been at all involved with this skin. Truly remarkable piece of work.

I am using this with the latest SVN build of XBMC. I have had quite a few more freezes when MediaStream is enabled over Project Mayhem. Maybe you are already aware of this stuff though as I am relatively new to the skin, but it's done this the past 3 versions.

If I scroll between options on the home screen really fast, the splash images disappear and quite often the entire program freezes. That's a big one.

Another thing I have noticed is odd incompatibilities or freezes when playing certain video files. They'll play great in Project Mayhem, but then fail on MediaStream with the same options (only setting I change is Skin).

Also, some video files I play in MediaStream don't allow me to use the d-pad or analog stick to skip ahead or back. I just get the info box. Playing the same videos in Project Mayhem allows me regular skip around ability.

Finally, and this is an extremely minor nitpick, and maybe not fixable, but the engine is fairly picky at detecting tv show episodes. If files are not named very precisely with title and episode and season number, they are not detected. But I realize there must be limits.

I can make these bugs happen pretty regularly. Again, I don't want to complain as I think this is the coolest thing I have ever seen XBMC do. I just want to help you all make it perfect!

Anything else you need tested or more info let me know. AND THANK YOU!

I'm guessing you're using the xbox and these sounds like memory issues to me. In the next few weeks we'll have a new liter theme available specifically to help alleviate memory issues on the xbox.

markiz Wrote:always when entering tv shows, I end up in movies. I've set up my sources like this (see below) and I've also set the content type on my tv series folder to be "TV".

I still haven't solved this issue. But in Aeon there is a specific setting that enables the linking between the menu and the sources. It's found in Aeon -> Home Shortcuts. There I can specify what source I want to use for a specific shortcut.

It would be great if you could add this option to MediaStream as well. This is a must for anyone that is using file view...

4:3 Looks great!!

I have to admit that a couple weeks ago I was excited to hear about the 4:3 support, and then when I downloaded .89 and .90 I wasn't seeing any difference in 4:3. I was busy and then on vacation, so last night I upgraded to .91 and realized I needed to change the "PAL" folder to "NTSC" now 4:3 is looking great, I can read the episode names, and descriptions from far away, the TV episode layout is looking awesome! Both the media preview, and showcase views look great! I've just started to use it so if I notice issues in the 4:3 resolution I'll let you know, but this is the best my Media Center has looked.

skunkm0nkee Wrote:I'm guessing you're using the xbox and these sounds like memory issues to me. In the next few weeks we'll have a new liter theme available specifically to help alleviate memory issues on the xbox.

Interesting! I wasn't aware that the skin had memory issues on the Xbox. Will the liter theme be a stripped down version? I'd hate to lose features.

I can pretty regularly crash MediaStream by just flipping thru the main screen options really quick for about 10 seconds, I can't help but wonder if other Xbox users are experiencing the same.

Thanks for all you guys are doing, truly amazing.