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I have installed the wallpaper for my movies, tv shows, pictures, etc for AEON. But it's sluggish at times when you move around the menus because the image load randomly. I like to set it this way so it always changes. But is there any thing I can do to make it smoother? I heard someone say to convert all the png images into either bmp or tiff format? But wouldn't this result in larger files meaning it will take even longer to load up? I though jpg would be the best since its a compressed format and smaller file sizes should load faster?
I love the current setup. I just need to find ways to optimize this somehow so that when using the remote to go thru the menus will be a lot more smoother. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please let me know.
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XBMC processes BMP's faster than any other file. I recommend using the program suggested on Aeon's site for conversions (I think its irfran?).
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2008-10-05, 08:26
(This post was last modified: 2008-10-05, 09:35 by turbinez.)
Ok I checked aeon's site and it says to convert them to uncompressed TIFFs. Will this make a big difference? If not I don't want to waste my time and convert hundreds of images only to find out it doesn't make a big difference. For anyone thats done this and can tell me if its a big difference on AppleTV please let me know.
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I put all the backdrops in their respective folders (movies, music, etc) and then use XPR express on them and rename it to backdrops.xpr. You can then choose this as your theme in the settings. The catch is you have to change the <imagepath>default</imagepath> entries in the xml's to place it should look. The xml's I change are the backgrounds.xml and all the ones that start with my. Also you need to add
<timeperimage>15000</timeperimage>
<fadetime>2000</fadetime>
<randomize>true</randomize>
below the <imagepath>default</imagepath> that you changed. It's kinda a pain in the ass this way when u want to add more bg's or a new version comes out but its the fastest way for xbox I've found. Btw all my bg's are 1280x720 bmp and load quick.
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Would that make a difference with 1080p backdrops on an HTPC? Or is that mainly just for xbox?