2009-12-11, 18:50
No, my post has nothing to do with that... ...get your mind outta there.
What I would LOVE to see is a post where someone provided screenshots of each 'approved' skin side by side, showing the Main Menus, as well as the different variations of Music, Movies, etc., so that each and every skin was represented in a similar light. Here's why. I have looked at PM3.HD, Confluence, Mediastream (and Redux), Aero and - just now - Alaska, and I gotta tell you, I LOVE things about every one of them.
HOWEVER, there are certain things I'm looking for - as I'm sure others are as well - for my own personal system, and I would personally love it if I didn't have to download and install each and every one to find them out.
For example, I LOVE Aeon's Main Menu, and the ability to have full-color, randomly changing backgrounds for each of the different menu items (movie, music and tv show fanart, ftw!) however, I find that I like Mediastream's approach to displaying the movie information a little nicer than the 'cover flow/flat' setting on Aeon that I use. Unfortunately, I had to trifle back and forth with each to figure that out, wheras I might not have had such a tough time of doing it, had I had the screenshots to compare to all in one place.
I have just - JUST - installed Alaska, and think it's now one of my favourites... ...and I WISH I had seen a comparison ahead of now, as I've been playing with Aeon for weeks and weeks... ...and there's probably another skin out there just waiting for me... I can feel it.
So, anyway. I guess what I'm asking for is this. I know there is no way that the XBMC Main page could possibly 'keep up' with every skin and every submission, so is there a way we can - as a community - put up a sticky or something in the Skinning section that would allow all of our EXPERT SKIN DEVELOPERS to showcase their craft? If we setup a request/guideline post, showing what we hope to see, I think everybody would be pretty keen to read it, and it would definitely bring more popularity to some skins which may not get as much fame as others.
Sorry for the rant/giant wall o' text post. I just LOVE this program, and would LOVE to see an 'art gallery' of everything available, if it can be done.
WHO'S WITH ME!?
What I would LOVE to see is a post where someone provided screenshots of each 'approved' skin side by side, showing the Main Menus, as well as the different variations of Music, Movies, etc., so that each and every skin was represented in a similar light. Here's why. I have looked at PM3.HD, Confluence, Mediastream (and Redux), Aero and - just now - Alaska, and I gotta tell you, I LOVE things about every one of them.
HOWEVER, there are certain things I'm looking for - as I'm sure others are as well - for my own personal system, and I would personally love it if I didn't have to download and install each and every one to find them out.
For example, I LOVE Aeon's Main Menu, and the ability to have full-color, randomly changing backgrounds for each of the different menu items (movie, music and tv show fanart, ftw!) however, I find that I like Mediastream's approach to displaying the movie information a little nicer than the 'cover flow/flat' setting on Aeon that I use. Unfortunately, I had to trifle back and forth with each to figure that out, wheras I might not have had such a tough time of doing it, had I had the screenshots to compare to all in one place.
I have just - JUST - installed Alaska, and think it's now one of my favourites... ...and I WISH I had seen a comparison ahead of now, as I've been playing with Aeon for weeks and weeks... ...and there's probably another skin out there just waiting for me... I can feel it.
So, anyway. I guess what I'm asking for is this. I know there is no way that the XBMC Main page could possibly 'keep up' with every skin and every submission, so is there a way we can - as a community - put up a sticky or something in the Skinning section that would allow all of our EXPERT SKIN DEVELOPERS to showcase their craft? If we setup a request/guideline post, showing what we hope to see, I think everybody would be pretty keen to read it, and it would definitely bring more popularity to some skins which may not get as much fame as others.
Sorry for the rant/giant wall o' text post. I just LOVE this program, and would LOVE to see an 'art gallery' of everything available, if it can be done.
WHO'S WITH ME!?
