[CF2009]

This mod/hack is a type of Ken Burns Effect for Backdrops for a Semi Animated look

YouTube vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS_tAEBHw3E

1st open up Includes_Backgrounds.xml and find

Code:

    <include name="BackgroundVarsGlobal">
        <include>FullScreenDimensions</include>
        <timeperimage>20000</timeperimage>
        <randomize>true</randomize>
        <fadetime>1000</fadetime>
        <include>Animation_BackgroundFade</include>
        <visible>!Control.IsVisible(52) | [Control.IsVisible(52) + Skin.HasSetting(nocurtains)]</visible>
    </include>

replace With:

Code:

    <include name="BackgroundVarsGlobal">
        <include>FullScreenDimensions</include>
        <timeperimage>20000</timeperimage>
        <randomize>true</randomize>
        <fadetime>1000</fadetime>
        <include>Animation_BackgroundFade</include>
        <animation effect="zoom" start="110" end="130" center="auto" time="15000" tween="cubic" easing="inout" pulse="true" condition="!Skin.HasSetting(animation_bg)">Conditional</animation>
        <animation effect="slide" start="-10,-10" end="20,20" time="7000" tween="cubic" easing="inout" pulse="true" condition="!Skin.HasSetting(animation_bg)">Conditional</animation>
        <animation effect="rotate" center="360,640" start="-2" end="2" time="11000" tween="cubic" easing="inout" pulse="true" condition="!Skin.HasSetting(animation_bg)">Conditional</animation>
        <visible>!Control.IsVisible(52) | [Control.IsVisible(52) + Skin.HasSetting(nocurtains)]</visible>
    </include>

now this bit is optional for a enable/disable in settings.
open up Customisation.xml and find:

Code:

        <control type="button" id="706">
            <include>Objects_SettingsDefaultRadioButton</include>
            <label>31243</label>
            <onclick>Skin.SetBool(nomusicfanart)</onclick>
            <onclick>Skin.SetBool(nomoviefanart)</onclick>
            <onclick>Skin.SetBool(notvfanart)</onclick>
            <onclick>Skin.SetBool(nopicturefanart)</onclick>
            <onclick>Skin.SetBool(noinfofanart)</onclick>
            <visible>![Skin.HasSetting(nomusicfanart) | Skin.HasSetting(nomoviefanart) | Skin.HasSetting(notvfanart) | Skin.HasSetting(nopicturefanart) | Skin.HasSetting(noinfofanart)]</visible>
        </control>

replace With:

Code:

        <control type="button" id="706">
            <include>Objects_SettingsDefaultRadioButton</include>
            <label>31243</label>
            <onclick>Skin.SetBool(nomusicfanart)</onclick>
            <onclick>Skin.SetBool(nomoviefanart)</onclick>
            <onclick>Skin.SetBool(notvfanart)</onclick>
            <onclick>Skin.SetBool(nopicturefanart)</onclick>
            <onclick>Skin.SetBool(noinfofanart)</onclick>
            <visible>![Skin.HasSetting(nomusicfanart) | Skin.HasSetting(nomoviefanart) | Skin.HasSetting(notvfanart) | Skin.HasSetting(nopicturefanart) | Skin.HasSetting(noinfofanart)]</visible>
        </control>
        <control type="radiobutton" id="707">
            <include>Objects_SettingsDefaultRadioButton</include>
            <label>Animated backgorunds (Ken Burns Effect)</label>
            <onclick>Skin.ToggleSetting(animation_bg)</onclick>
            <selected>!Skin.HasSetting(animation_bg)</selected>
        </control>

have a play

[jmarshall]

If you could add the animations you used above, and why these particular ones were chosen to this thread, it will speed up the availability of this internally.

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=54352

It would be nice to have a set of 5 or 6 animations, possibly with ranges of configurability that we could use to randomize the look.

I'd also like some opinions as to what to do in the one image case in that same thread.

Cheers,
Jonathan

[mcborzu]

I gave it a play...Nice to see it in action instead of just a video. I assume seeing the edges of the pictures is due to limitations in XBMC at the moment not that I copied and pasted wrongly. Anyways it looked really nice when it happened to catch a transition in the middle of the fanart and you didn't see the edge of the image.

[Waffa]

Thx, going to try out this evening and do the mod with MiniMeedia.

[AmitMa]

Can u add a screenshots or video?

[Montellese]

Can u add a screenshots or video?

A screenshot is no use as you can't see the animation in it

[Waffa]

Did add this mod in MiniMeedia and it looks very cool.

The Ken Burns Effect is very simpel at the moment but it gives you an very good impression of how it looks.

[bidossessi]

let us see it, please

[Waffa]

It's very easy to apply the mod.
For Aeon see first post in this thread.

And for MiniMeedia.
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=3...post368041

[CF2009]

Can u add a screenshots or video?

let us see it, please

just added a YouTube vid see 1st post....

If you could add the animations you used above, and why these particular ones were chosen to this thread, it will speed up the availability of this internally.

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=54352

It would be nice to have a set of 5 or 6 animations, possibly with ranges of configurability that we could use to randomize the look.

I'd also like some opinions as to what to do in the one image case in that same thread.

Cheers,
Jonathan

i will have a play with some other animations tonight and see what i can come up with before posting anything in the other thread...

[mcborzu]

Why am I getting this....


I'm using:
Windows 7
Just git pull Hitcher's mod
XBMC Jul 11 2009 (SVN:21618, compiler 1500)

[Qroach]

someone in another thread about the ken burns effect mentioned it added 10% to cpu usage? just wondering why it would impact the cpu much? would the effect be handled on the GPU?

[thrasherx]

Why am I getting this....

I'm using:
Windows 7
Just git pull Hitcher's mod
XBMC Jul 11 2009 (SVN:21618, compiler 1500)

+1 here. Windows 7 as well.

[jmarshall]

It won't add anything (or at least nothing appreciable) to the CPU.

[El Massman]

Why am I getting this....


I'm using:
Windows 7
Just git pull Hitcher's mod
XBMC Jul 11 2009 (SVN:21618, compiler 1500)

+1 running on os x with hitchers latest, SVN:21477