2009-04-30, 06:52
jarod71 Wrote:looking forward to the next revision Paul? also, are you still reducing the graphics or just optimizing the png's? I tried the dvdplayer even with regular divx and it eats up the memory. The 720p xvids I have are high bitrate and play with no framedrops with dvdplayer and many frames skipped with mplayer. I will try one with the latest nightly build however and post my results.
After someone recomended using png gauntlet i decided to have a go with it.
Downloaded all latest updates and started by resizing every file (by Hand) by 50%
then i ran every single file through png gauntlet(thinking this will do no good and it will screw up the transparency's) It took ages going folder by folder and to my surprise it did not screw up and now i can confirm 2 things 1 it makes a big difference if you can call an extra 2mb big (i do) and 2 never again will i use .jpg images for backdrops they use more memory i now exclusively use .png i will try using bmp later.
shokka9 Wrote:Yeah, i used the files in your first post....Sorry to hear things went tits up for you. but at least now your back on track.
made a big mistake....tried a nightly build...27/04/09, xbox wouldnt boot after it...(this was at midnight last night!), left it and fixed it today, got the slayer disc out...formatted & fresh install.
Got it running back as i should...didnt take long...wont be using a nightly build again, keep my trust & faith in t3ch, never let me down yet.
I always have 2 XBMC versions on my xbox...a stable build from 2008 (plays everything i have ever threw at it) and the latest build from t3ch. All good for me...
Anyways...cant work this plot screen out in movies...i must need to turn a setting on? I use Movie Info Plus to get all my movie stuffs, so it should work, the fanart appears fine now (no music ones appear now - format helped ). But i cant figure out how to get the plot up.
Also, how do i get my TV Shows to appear, at the moment they are in individual folders in a main folder called TV Shows. When i open the TV Show tab, there is no option to add source? Sorry for noob questions, but i never use that tab (just use movies)..help would be seriously appreciated from anyone.
Thanks Paul & everyone for the help and posts, good to read stuff about this as i use this alot.
With regards to movie plot all the settings for that are on the top menu bar(the one that drops down when you push up on the D pad and navigate to Layout press it and wait a few seconds for it to change Theres Layout plot / Layout Thumb / Layout art. It takes some getting used to but i love multiplex view the best using plot info.
Ok now assuming you have all your tv shows .nfo's etc in one folder like i do then you have to add them using the video option on the home screen go into it hit add source am sure you know the rest.... once you have that done then you have to tell it what the source is by highliteing say tvshows bring up the context men and select set content. after you have done all that it should then be a case you going on holiday while it scans in your shows info ha ha... i hope you understand all this....
mtnman Wrote:So, am I getting that hot knife with your latest files? I really need to melt some butta!Now now your nearly getting me confused i thought i did not post that here.
(sorry for the cross post, but just had to do it)
You cheeky person you but no you have to buy your own knife and butter ha ha ha
mcborzu Wrote:Well I decided to install a new copy of XBMC(the newest T3CH) after resizing everything, but somehow that was messed up...I'll fiqure out that one later.Have read somat like this before and to be honest i really don't know enough about how the library works i just know how to use it sorry if that does not help.
In the meantime I usually use a tiny mod(gettting rid of the white glass overlay on movie posters) then recompress. I decided to just use the .xpr you created, with the 720 update and it was not perfect but it can play movies and TV shows now. Though I cant fast forward movies but that was 50/50 with other heavy skins anyways.
Couple Questions:
1. Can a library be too big? I have about 430 movies and 800 episodes
2. Can you fast forward with Rev 2 and 3 in movies
But yes i can fast forward Using revision4.5 with next to no problems But i do use mplayer by default as i do have fast forward and rewind problems with dvd player. i hope this is of use to you