2009-12-17, 20:51
Hello all, i just wanted to know if a 'mini' version of XBMC for video files is possible on mac (or Windows).
I'm talking about a small barebone interface like Quicktime or Media Player classic (or VLC) that can open up video files directly from the desktop and play them.
VLC always gave me problems with subtitles and many codecs, and has become too unstable to use as of late.
Heck, even VLC can't play 1080p movies on some Core Duo's like the mac mini, but XBMC can.
(they even plan to drop mac support in the next version due to lack of developers)
Is it possible to create a little side-application that uses XBMC's codecs for playing video files from the desktop?
Selecting the Video Player from XBMC and then navigation through some folders isn't as quick as a double-click.
A Leopard Quicklook plugin that uses XBMC's codecs would be even better ^_^
Yes, this would go against the Idea of a full-blown Media Center, but it could be a much better way of quick-looking at Video files on a mac/pc.
P.S.: i don't know if this was asked before, i searched the Forums for this but came up empty.
I'm talking about a small barebone interface like Quicktime or Media Player classic (or VLC) that can open up video files directly from the desktop and play them.
VLC always gave me problems with subtitles and many codecs, and has become too unstable to use as of late.
Heck, even VLC can't play 1080p movies on some Core Duo's like the mac mini, but XBMC can.
(they even plan to drop mac support in the next version due to lack of developers)
Is it possible to create a little side-application that uses XBMC's codecs for playing video files from the desktop?
Selecting the Video Player from XBMC and then navigation through some folders isn't as quick as a double-click.
A Leopard Quicklook plugin that uses XBMC's codecs would be even better ^_^
Yes, this would go against the Idea of a full-blown Media Center, but it could be a much better way of quick-looking at Video files on a mac/pc.
P.S.: i don't know if this was asked before, i searched the Forums for this but came up empty.