MediaStream v0.95 Released (13/10/2008)

I absolutely love this skin!! You guys really have thought this through and i have to commend you all on a great job well done! my old XB has now got a new lease of life, and Ive just bought a 42" plasma to celebrate. I drink to your success. cheers guys.

Here are a few **ahem, items ive found during my general usage...

My System
: XB Classic v1.0 Executer 3 w/LCD case mod .. more detail avail if you want it.
: XBMC T3CH Latest SVN Build with Mediastream 0.95 (beta2)
: XBMSP (Media file xstream) running on x64 server, 3mib ADSL, D-link wireless AP to netgear 108mbps wireless router.


Bugs Found :
#1 - When in movie info, changing the default thumb, if you don’t wait for the full list to populate before choosing a new thumb and then exiting, the system hangs. (3mibs D/L)

#2 - When scraping a share after setting content, if you attempt to start a new scrape. system hangs

#3 - After creating a large database, entering into movies hangs the system. ive fixed this by deleting the Video folder in userdata/database and the .db itself. but for some users this is going to be a hassle. (I had an old version of xbmc on XB for a while, before finding media stream, so most prob had an old database)

Suggested enhancements:
- Ability to Password/PIN a "folder" (prob XBMC functionality that one) button combo to unlock would be a nice touch, especially when in need of a porn boost. (Nothing worse than scrolling through an on screen keyb. When your dying for a W***

- When recursively scraping for movie info, if the default thumb is blank, the spider should use the next available populated thumb, but it doesn't. could be done via a)simple .jpg file size check, or b) on a count of jpeg data > 1 in the jpeg checking routine.
Currently, a "no thumb" icon is used, and this means plodding back through the list and adding manually.

- Would like the ability to move the "scanning info window" so that i can read through the movie info/text/writeups i have already scanned, while im performing a new scrape.
Scraping is a time consuming process, and im one of these who likes to flick through my movies text, while im waiting. seeing as i can't watch anything while im spidering

- Can I watch a movie while spidering/scraping a share.... please please please add this, it’s a tricky one I know ...

- Could you add a queuing system to the interface, allowing a series of commands to run when you click "GO" this way i could set up a list of tasks to run, check them through, and then fire them up b4 going to bed.... mediastream could collate my list and be ready for me to use next morning. this would be awsome!

btw, I’m a c# programmer, so if there’s anything i can lend a hand with, just let me know... happy to get stuck in.
CSS skills a plenty, as well as accessibility know now.

LOVE THE SKIN YOUR IN! - there’s a strap line for ya, free of charge

cheers all, hope list is useful.

-F

FlemGrem Wrote:I absolutely love this skin!! You guys really have thought this through and i have to commend you all on a great job well done! my old XB has now got a new lease of life, and Ive just bought a 42" plasma to celebrate. I drink to your success. cheers guys.

Here are a few **ahem, items ive found during my general usage...

My System
: XB Classic v1.0 Executer 3 w/LCD case mod .. more detail avail if you want it.
: XBMC T3CH Latest SVN Build with Mediastream 0.95 (beta2)
: XBMSP (Media file xstream) running on x64 server, 3mib ADSL, D-link wireless AP to netgear 108mbps wireless router.


Bugs Found :
#1 - When in movie info, changing the default thumb, if you don’t wait for the full list to populate before choosing a new thumb and then exiting, the system hangs. (3mibs D/L)

#2 - When scraping a share after setting content, if you attempt to start a new scrape. system hangs

#3 - After creating a large database, entering into movies hangs the system. ive fixed this by deleting the Video folder in userdata/database and the .db itself. but for some users this is going to be a hassle. (I had an old version of xbmc on XB for a while, before finding media stream, so most prob had an old database)

Suggested enhancements:
- Ability to Password/PIN a "folder" (prob XBMC functionality that one) button combo to unlock would be a nice touch, especially when in need of a porn boost. (Nothing worse than scrolling through an on screen keyb. When your dying for a W***

- When recursively scraping for movie info, if the default thumb is blank, the spider should use the next available populated thumb, but it doesn't. could be done via a)simple .jpg file size check, or b) on a count of jpeg data > 1 in the jpeg checking routine.
Currently, a "no thumb" icon is used, and this means plodding back through the list and adding manually.

- Would like the ability to move the "scanning info window" so that i can read through the movie info/text/writeups i have already scanned, while im performing a new scrape.
Scraping is a time consuming process, and im one of these who likes to flick through my movies text, while im waiting. seeing as i can't watch anything while im spidering

- Can I watch a movie while spidering/scraping a share.... please please please add this, it’s a tricky one I know ...

- Could you add a queuing system to the interface, allowing a series of commands to run when you click "GO" this way i could set up a list of tasks to run, check them through, and then fire them up b4 going to bed.... mediastream could collate my list and be ready for me to use next morning. this would be awsome!

btw, I’m a c# programmer, so if there’s anything i can lend a hand with, just let me know... happy to get stuck in.
CSS skills a plenty, as well as accessibility know now.

LOVE THE SKIN YOUR IN! - there’s a strap line for ya, free of charge

cheers all, hope list is useful.

-F

Thanks for the feedback but almost all the things you have mentioned are related to XBMC itself and not the skin. The position of the scanning window is the only one we could deal with and that position fits with most of the views (and as far as I remember we can't tell from within that dialog which view is currently active so can't have different positions for different views).

Make sure you are using the most up to date release and if the bugs you mention where the system hangs are still happening then you should report them to the XBMC team (check the wiki on how to report a bug).

Will MediaStream in the future be part the xbmc skinning project?

eriksmith200 Wrote:Will MediaStream in the future be part the xbmc skinning project?

Yes, when we get to v1.00

skunkm0nkee Wrote:Yes, when we get to v1.00

cool