2012-03-01, 15:41
I have a new experimental version up for folks who would like to try it.
https://github.com/pkscout/script.artistslideshow
I've rewritten the transition manager to eliminate the fade to black through two mechanisms.
1- If there is only one image downloaded for an artist, the directory is never changed (since it is set only after the first download).
2- If there is more than one image, the script places the downloaded images in two directories. One is the local cache directory, and the other is a temporary directory. Whenever the script refreshes the directory, it switches from the directory it's currently using (i.e. local cache) to the other one (i.e. the temp directory). Once everything is downloaded the script makes sure it's in the cache directory and then deletes the images in the temporary directory.
How seamless this looks is going to depend a bit on your internet connection. I set the refresh minimum to 9 seconds, and unless I am really paying attention I can't tell the difference between the normal slideshow transition and the directory refresh.
I'm reworking the cache manager next. I think if I found away to avoid the nasty workarounds for Windows.
We're also making good progress on having another script call artistslideshow, so that will hopefully be available as an option to script writers/skinners a little further down the road.
https://github.com/pkscout/script.artistslideshow
I've rewritten the transition manager to eliminate the fade to black through two mechanisms.
1- If there is only one image downloaded for an artist, the directory is never changed (since it is set only after the first download).
2- If there is more than one image, the script places the downloaded images in two directories. One is the local cache directory, and the other is a temporary directory. Whenever the script refreshes the directory, it switches from the directory it's currently using (i.e. local cache) to the other one (i.e. the temp directory). Once everything is downloaded the script makes sure it's in the cache directory and then deletes the images in the temporary directory.
How seamless this looks is going to depend a bit on your internet connection. I set the refresh minimum to 9 seconds, and unless I am really paying attention I can't tell the difference between the normal slideshow transition and the directory refresh.
I'm reworking the cache manager next. I think if I found away to avoid the nasty workarounds for Windows.
We're also making good progress on having another script call artistslideshow, so that will hopefully be available as an option to script writers/skinners a little further down the road.
