[zachmorris]

Using the new HuluDesktop and the Launcher plugin, you can create a pretty seamless connection between XBMC and Hulu.

Here's how I did it:
1) Download and install HuluDesktop

2) Download the launcher plugin here

3) I renamed the Launcher Plugin folder to Hulu Launcher and placed it here:
C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\XBMC\plugins\video

4) I opened the default.py in the Hulu Launcher folder and edited the title to read "Hulu Launcher". The main reason I did this is to get the plugin to show up under video plugins and to seperate it from my Launcher for other applications.

5) You can then go to video plugins and find the Hulu Launcher in XBMC. I added a launcher that linked to HuluDesktop. The launchers.xml file in my
C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\XBMC\userdata\plugin_data\programs\Hulu Launcher folder looks like this:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<launchers>
    <launcher>
        <name>Hulu</name>
        <application>C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\HuluDesktop\HuluDesktop.exe</application>
        <args></args>
        <rompath></rompath>
        <romext></romext>
        <thumb>G:\Media\Backdrops\Thumbnails\hulu.jpg</thumb>
        <wait>false</wait>
        <roms>
        </roms>
    </launcher>
</launchers>

6) Finally, I setup my Remote with EventGhost. Using Eventghost you can then setup conditional remote buttons depending on if XBMC is activated or HuluDesktop is. You can also setup a button to close HuluDesktop and switch back to XBMC so the transition between the two is nice and smooth. My settings for eventghost are pasted here


The end result is pretty nice:

Favorites Link to Hulu


HuluDesktop Starting Up