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Hi, I have searched fruitlessly in the forums for a solution, but cannot find anything that seems to do just what I need.
I've been looking for a way to use the regular xbmc/aeon interface for browsing and playing movies, but for a few random trailers to play before the movie starts.
I've taken a look at a few available plugins/scripts but it isn't clear if they can actually do this.
I don't really care for a browsing interface or for a means to download the trailers or any GUI elements at all - if I choose to play a movie from one of the standard Aeon movie views then I just want a configurable amount of trailers to play and then the main feature right after.
From a development perspective (I have never developed for xbmc in any way) is it possible to play local video files before the main feature starts? If so, and it's at least *possible* then I'll have a shot at it myself.
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Check out the Home Theatre Plugin - it comes with the full AMT (Apple Movie Trailers) script.
Cheers,
Jonathan
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That does look pretty good, but I was really wanting to use the current aeon movies menu item to launch my movies (I think replacing it with another plugin would be a lot of work).
I'm thinking I'm going to have to change some code to play some random clips before the movie starts though (the downloading of clips etc I will handle externally).
Anyone familiar enough with the skin development to point me to the approximate place?
Hopefully there is some code like this (tongue in cheek):
---->user pushed button here
---->hack up your own code here to do stuff before movie starts
----->now play the movie they selected
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I've tried setting the playlists as [file] [contains] "-trailer" & [path] [contains] "-trailer".
No joy. I've also tried both options set as Movies & Mixed. I'm getting a little stumped on this.
Can I write a playlist manually that will do my trailers?
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Trailers aren't videos in your database - they're "extras" thus you have no way of grabbing them out using a smartplaylist.
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2011-01-07, 01:18
Is there any way to get XBMC to stream 2 or 3 random new HD movie trailers before it plays the selected movie file? As fantastic as it already is, I'd like to set it up this way to get more of a "theater-style" feeling from it, if possible.
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