[RELEASE] MediaStream v1.50 (2010-01-15)

kautious · 2010-01-17 18:31

Cool!!
Hiding views seems to be the new thing with saving memory on the xbox Laugh

Great work on the update skunkm0nkee! Big Grin

Waffa · 2010-01-17 18:35

And did made the mod see here: Big Grin

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=4...post486316

sekidengun · 2010-01-18 12:44

Hi there, thanks for the update.Minor problem on the home page for me. I use custom backgrounds on music and videos. When returning to the homescreen, or when I have just opened XBMC, my custom backrounds are black for around a minute untill they load. If I navigate away from my homepage then go back, it takes a minute for them to load again. Im using Camelot. Many thanks.

Waffa · 2010-01-18 17:43

Hey Skunk Maybe you can take a look to Home Screen...and add multi-image for custom backgrounds folders.

Was playing around with Home.xml because it eats all memory on the xbox with default backgrounds while scrolling..
so took out the code for default backgrounds and left the code for custom backgrounds, and set custombackgrounds folders.

Have no memory eating homescreen anymore, but do miss the multi-image Big Grin

skunkm0nkee · 2010-01-18 18:40

Yep, backgrounds on the Home screen is something that's on my list as it's done in a very different way to how most skins work nowadays (back when the skin was first written it was the only decent way to get the home menu to scroll smoothly).

I hope to re-write it in a more standard way for the next release.

Waffa · 2010-01-18 19:02

Thank u, looks indeed very different and much more complicated. Laugh

Is that also the reason that the defaultbackgrounds are split up that it would be more smooth Confused

I have the feeling that it uses more memory to load split up background images.... (on xbox)

skunkm0nkee · 2010-01-18 19:07

No idea about memory usage but the images are split up since multiple smaller images were quicker to load than one big image.

The other reason for splitting them (as far as I remember anyway) was so we could have the sub-menu's sliding out from under the semi-transparent blade on the left.

isamu.dragon · 2010-01-19 01:47

Could you possibly put the "Animated Media Preview" back in, it was the main reason i started using the original mediastream.

KingJames · 2010-01-19 20:37

Don't think the Music Fanart is Working, Can You Please Check that Please.

Waffa · 2010-01-19 22:27

Music fanart wasn't a feature when MediaStream was developed..
Also Weather fanart.... I'm sure Skunk will take a look at those features.

Waffa Posting Freak Posts: 1,163 Joined: May 2008 Reputation: 7 Location: Netherlands	2010-01-17 18:35 Post: #12 And did made the mod see here: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=4...post486316
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skunkm0nkee Team Razorfish Posts: 1,887 Joined: Aug 2007 Location: London	2010-01-18 18:40 Post: #15 Yep, backgrounds on the Home screen is something that's on my list as it's done in a very different way to how most skins work nowadays (back when the skin was first written it was the only decent way to get the home menu to scroll smoothly). I hope to re-write it in a more standard way for the next release.
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Waffa Posting Freak Posts: 1,163 Joined: May 2008 Reputation: 7 Location: Netherlands	2010-01-18 19:02 Post: #16 Thank u, looks indeed very different and much more complicated. Is that also the reason that the defaultbackgrounds are split up that it would be more smooth I have the feeling that it uses more memory to load split up background images.... (on xbox)
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skunkm0nkee Team Razorfish Posts: 1,887 Joined: Aug 2007 Location: London	2010-01-18 19:07 Post: #17 No idea about memory usage but the images are split up since multiple smaller images were quicker to load than one big image. The other reason for splitting them (as far as I remember anyway) was so we could have the sub-menu's sliding out from under the semi-transparent blade on the left.
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isamu.dragon Posting Freak Posts: 949 Joined: Feb 2009 Reputation: 4 Location: T.A.R.D.I.S.	2010-01-19 01:47 Post: #18 Could you possibly put the "Animated Media Preview" back in, it was the main reason i started using the original mediastream. XBMC Server/Client: Database Type: MySQL OS: WIN7 64-Bit/XBMCuntu CPU: i7/Intel Atom (Dual Core) GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTS450/Nvidia Ion RAM: 12GB/2GB (512MB GPU) XBMC Version: Frodo 12.2/XBMCbuntu Frodo 12.2Skin: Aeon Nox
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KingJames Senior Member Posts: 165 Joined: Aug 2006 Reputation: -10	2010-01-19 20:37 Post: #19 Don't think the Music Fanart is Working, Can You Please Check that Please.
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Waffa Posting Freak Posts: 1,163 Joined: May 2008 Reputation: 7 Location: Netherlands	2010-01-19 22:27 Post: #20 Music fanart wasn't a feature when MediaStream was developed.. Also Weather fanart.... I'm sure Skunk will take a look at those features.
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