[WIP] Apple TV 3.0 skin replica for XBMC concept (codename: xTV 3.0)

I whipped up a mockup using textures made from scratch, still a bit rough around the edges.



Edit: before anyone mentions it, I'm aware some of the items in the mockup aren't part of xbmc (yet).

redtapemedia Wrote:I whipped up a mockup using textures made from scratch, still a bit rough around the edges.



Edit: before anyone mentions it, I'm aware some of the items in the mockup aren't part of xbmc (yet).

looks good. mate

looks pretty good.
Don't know why, but for my part I think that frontrow looks much nicer than apple tv, but I'm not sure if a clone of the frontrow skin is already discussed somewhere.
However, keep up the nice work. If this get's published I will probably use it.

A skin suggestion. I'm not sure how many people besides me use this feature, Confluence's ability to go directly to a longish list of "most recently added" episodes from the home page is a pretty killer feature for me. The AppleTV layout seems like a no-brainer to do something similar.

natethomas Wrote:A skin suggestion. I'm not sure how many people besides me use this feature, Confluence's ability to go directly to a longish list of "most recently added" episodes from the home page is a pretty killer feature for me. The Apple TV layout seems like a no-brainer to do something similar.

I may have the 10 most recently added at the top of the screen with ta cover flow effect. add under the sub menus have a section that takes you to a list or wall layout for recently added. i hope to use the apple tv "buy screen" as the media view with covers down the bottom that you can scroll through.

basically this skin will match the apple tv skin minus the stuff that will substitute features that xbmc doesn't support. any ideas are welcome!

Any updates on this?

D0nR0sa Wrote:Any updates on this?

yes, we have begun to build the skin

Previously, we have clarified what is Realizable and in what form

You could borrow images from Pear-o-dy for MythTV:

eumel Wrote:yes, we have begun to build the skin

Previously, we have clarified what is Realizable and in what form

We are currently working on the home screen cover flow (proving a bit of a challenge due to the focused movie cover not always being the center image.)

will hopefully have an alpha out sometime in February (i say hopefully)

do let either myself or eumel know of anything you want added etc.

Just thought I would update people on our progress with this skin, Things are going well yet a few running into a few problems with achieving a few ATV animations and effects. particularly the cover-flow it the top of the screen (If you watch a video of its movements and how its navigated, you will understand the trouble) and the music full screen playing window (the rotating of the info every 180° and the transitions for next song and previous song).

Here are a few teaser images of our current progress...


Home (Movies)




Home (TV Shows)



Home (Music)




Music (Album Level)






PS:A short teaser video will follow once things get a bit polished