Xboxmediacenter - July 01st 2007 Svn Rev9489 Build, compiled by T3CH Options

[XanTium]

XboxMediaCenter SVN rev9489 build of July 1st 2007 compiled by T3CH

This is a complete snapshot of what was in SVN at the time the build was compiled, with just a few small additions:
+ Killarny & Nuka1195 & Pikes Apple Movie Trailers (AMT) SVN 0.97.5 [scripts: Apple Movie Trailers]
+ BritneysPAIRS's ~110 choosen Milkdrop presets [visualisations: MD - BPs Selection]
+ EnderW & Blittans XBMCScripts Installer 1.8 SCRIPT [scripts: XBMCScripts]
+ Team XBMC Lyrics 1.5 SCRIPT [scripts: XBMC Lyrics]
+ Asteron's Tetris 1.0 SCRIPT [scripts: Tetris]
+ Nuka1195's T3CH Downloader SCRIPT [scripts: T3CH Downloader]
+ Codecs for mplayer [/system/players/mplayer/codecs/:*]
+ PM3 Red Theme + PM3 Blue Theme by Jezz_X


Special Note From T3CH:

* I'm including the >>XBMC Win32 PC environment<<.exe that is meant for skinners & python developers, read more about the concept here. It was built using Microsoft DirectX Summer 2004 SDK.
* I've tweaked the win32 >>run_me_first.bat<< so it runs and then unmounts the virtual drives when you exit.
* If you want to report bugs, please do it the PROPER way, see http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index....oper_Bug_Report

NOTEWORTHY, XML and SCRIPT CHANGES IN THIS BUILD:

* keymap.xml:

Here is the FULL changelog since the June 25th 2007 SVN Rev9424 Build (last one posted on xbins/xbox-scene):

2007-06-30 9489 fixed: dvdplayer would play to fast if user paused playback, then resumed a while later in streams with no audio stream
2007-06-30 9488 fixed: dvdplayer would only allow user to select up to the 8th subtitle
2007-06-30 9486 added: rtsp support in libavformat for dvdplayer, untested as I haven't found any rtsp stream of supported type (mp3, h264, aac), wmv streams from windows media player is not supported at the moment
2007-06-30 9484 fixed: Launching xbe wasn't shown on the LCD
2007-06-30 9483 added: Python methods xbmc.makeLegalFilename() and xbmc.translatePath()
2007-06-29 9479 fixed: minor typo in source code
2007-06-29 9478 fixed: intermittent crash on httpapi exit (restart, shutdown etc) commands
2007-06-29 9477 fixed: intermittent crash on httpapi exit (restart, shutdown etc) commands fixed: WebServer no longer has to be running for httpapi commands to be callable from Python
2007-06-29 9475 fixed: Crash on exit (and possibly on load) if lcd is enabled.
2007-06-29 9474 fixed: Missing files from projects
2007-06-29 9472 Fixed : Small animation Glitch in skin settings
2007-06-28 9471 changed: reset timeout after having looked for stream info in dvdplayer
2007-06-28 9470 added: make lavf in dvdplayer timeout if it's connections take more than 10 seconds (only applies to internal protocols)
2007-06-28 9468 added: allow dvdplayer to use ffmpegs built-in stream handlers for rtp/rtsp/sdp/udp streams. it's abit unreliable at the moment on xbox atleast as it might lockup xbmc if there is nothing to stream. (this requires recompiled ffmpeg dll's, with network and protocols enabled).
2007-06-28 9461 fixed: WindowXML double free'ing of controls + occasional crash on exit of a script that closed via a click message.
2007-06-28 9460 fixed: Top 100 Album songs could show blank info for each song returned.
2007-06-27 9459 fixed: Reimplemented GetSpace() in the win32 directsound renderer.
2007-06-27 9456 fixed: Case issues when launching xbes or scripts + other built ins.
2007-06-27 9452 updated: German language file by sCAPe (Based on english strings version 9391)
2007-06-27 9451 updated: danish language (thanks to buchwaldsource)
2007-06-27 9450 fixed: clash between yes/no and cache dialogs.
2007-06-27 9446 fixed: DVDPlayer audio playback now works under win32.
2007-06-27 9443 fixed: Incorrect calculation of borders on GUIImages.
2007-06-26 9440 fixed: ListItem.ActualIcon didn't work inside lists/panels etc.
2007-06-26 9435 fixed: if you browsed for subtitles and chose a rarred sub file, it wouldn't find the idx outside the archive.
2007-06-26 9434 updated: chinese (simple) language (thanks to pcman)
2007-06-26 9432 Fixed : PM3 "Big list" view in music library didn't wrap top to bottom
2007-06-26 9431 Fixed : PM3 scrollbar arrows were still visible when scrollbar was disabled in skin settings
2007-06-25 9430 fixed: DirectInput keyboard implementation wasn't correct for 0-9 keys.
2007-06-25 9429 changed: Alternative fix for the multipath double slash at end of the last path issue.
2007-06-25 9428 added: <xbelaunch> section to LCD.xml to configure display while launching a game. Use system.xbelaunch for the info label for the name of the xbe.
2007-06-25 9425 changed: iso/img files are now excluded from stacking

INSTALL NOTES from T3CH readme/nfo:

* APPLICATION INSTALL
- Fresh Install: Transfer _whole_ XBMC folder to your APPS folder (or where you want it).
- Upgrade: Backup the XBMC\UserData folder. Transfer whole XBMC folder to Xbox. Overwrite UserData folder with your backed up copy.

* DASHBOARD INSTALL (SOFTMODS)
ARE NOT COVERED IN THIS README, SEE http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=406656

* DASHBOARD INSTALL
- Option 1. Team XBMC's shortcut tool.
It's included in the _tools folder as <<SHORTCUT by TEAM XBMC.xbe>> + <<SHORTCUT by TEAM XBMC.cfg>>.
Instructions here: http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index....=As_a_Dashboard (Option 1).
Rename the <<SHORTCUT by TEAM XBMC.xbe>>+.cfg & also EDIT the .cfg so it matches your config.
See APPLICATION INSTALL above.
- Option 2. Thanks to an app called 'Team UIX's Xbe Shortcut Maker v1.0' by JbOnE, it's now easy...
Transfer contents of XBMC folder (this is VERY important since the tool is hardcoded) TO "E:\APPS\XBMC\". Rename <<SHORTCUT by TEAM UIX.xbe>> to something your bios can boot (see http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index....=As_a_Dashboard or read your BIOS README) and transfer to location your mod solution boots. No need to fiddle with HOME tag anymore, and future upgrades you need not to worry about this file (unless you move XBMC).

* WIN32 PC ENVIRONMENT INSTRUCTIONS (WIN32 FOLDER)
Good to know, this requires DirectX9 Runtimes to be installed. Also this doesn't work with all graphics cards.
You need to:
- Copy XBMC_PC.exe & 'run_me_first.bat' from win32 to XBMC folder
- Run 'run_me_first.bat'
- Run XBMC_PC.exe

* UPGRADE TIPS
If you're updating from a VERY old/bad build you may get issues. Follow these simple rules:
- Replace (FTP OVERWRITE) all files in your XBMC folder with fresh ones from your new build
- Delete old settings (from UserData/guisettings.xml)
- In some rare cases some of the database files in UserData/Database/*.db may need manual deletion (usually if they are very old). Note: This loses all per file settings you made with the old build!

INFORMATION from T3CH readme/nfo:

XBMC's online manual can be found at http://wiki.xboxmediacenter.com/ .
Any questions or support issues, are best asked in the XBMC support forums, which are located at http://forum.xboxmediacenter.com , or in the official IRC support channel, #XBMC on Freenode IRC network (irc.freenode.net). (NOTE folks in #XBMC can't help with info where to find builds)

If you want other skins (make sure they are up-to-date and compatible before installing them), see:
- http://www.allxboxskins.com/skins/index.ph...=XBMC&cat=0 or
- http://www.xbox-skins.net/forums/index.php?dlcategory=7
there's a list of 2.0 compatible skins here:
- http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index....patibility_List

If you want other scripts (extra 3rd party components), see
- http://www.xbmcscripts.com or use the included script installer!

If you want trainers, grab them at
- http://www.google.com/search?q=xbox+trainers

The xbe has been retail patched and was built using v5849 of the XDK.

If you want to remove the startup logo, remove splash.png from the \media folder.
If you want to remove the startup sound, remove start.wav from the \skin\Project Mayhem III\sounds\ folder.

XBMC Changelog is included, see Changelog.txt

Official XBMC Website: http://www.xboxmediacenter.com
Official T3CH Website: http://t3ch.yi.se

[anoobie]

thanks

[jrl2222]

Just downloaded the last revision earlier today and I was just going to update and now here is a new revision. Guess I might as well download this one now.

[cooljerk_dv]

nice . . i was just building another xbmc box for a spare bedroom . . might as well get the latest build . .

Thanks

[Lush]

love the constant updates... i run 2 seperate xbmc machines and i love the progress being made...

[Software2]

You guys astound me. Years ago I thought this was all it needed to be. And week after week, month after month I keep seeing updates!

You people are mad! Mad I tell you!

Seriously... don't you have anything better to do than add more features to a perfect product?!

[gronned]

^DON'T LISTEN TO HIM^

Keep going guys, take more pills, gooood boys, now keeeeeep going...

[DMAddict]

Good timing, getting it now. Question for you multi system XBMC users. When I have one system setup the way I want it, (wide icons and all) can I just copy everything to the second system and it should all look the same without having to relink all the wide icons?
I would do this.
Copy XBMC folder to second system. Including cache folders.
Copy E:\Thumbnails folder over.
Anything else you think I need to do? BTW, all my media is on a central PC.
Also, when updating, can I just copy the cache video folder so that I don't have to relink the wide icons?

As always, thanks for the XBMC update.

[cooljerk_dv]

I an running @ 720p on my plasma . . .
can you guys please add an option to automatically default to "stretch 16:9" on all 4:3 video content . . i have a new tv I'm breaking in, and am growing tired of always toggling this when i play 4:3 content on my xbox.

having an option to automatically do this would be great.

also if you could add an option to change the time until the visualization starts automatically when playing music . . i would like to get it to switch to fullscreen visualization after about 30sec or less into the song.

keep up the great work guys


(unless i missed these abilities somehow)

Also i realize you can change screen saver settings, but not to below a minute which would be nice

also for the video's there is a way to globally set the default to stretch every movie to 16:9 . . this all stretch the 16:9 movies with horizontal black on the top and bottom vertically . . i would only like it to fill or justify the 4:3 content only.

This post has been edited by cooljerk_dv: Jul 2 2007, 06:29 AM

[Matt Devo]

I an running @ 720p on my plasma . . .
can you guys please add an option to automatically default to "stretch 16:9" on all 4:3 video content . . i have a new tv I'm breaking in, and am growing tired of always toggling this when i play 4:3 content on my xbox.

also for the video's there is a way to globally set the default to stretch every movie to 16:9 . . this all stretch the 16:9 movies with horizontal black on the top and bottom vertically . . i would only like it to fill or justify the 4:3 content only.

you can default stretch 4:3 content in the video preferences by setting the playback mode to 16:9 (default is 'auto switch between 16:9 and 4:3' I believe). Or you can calibrate the 4x3 video playback such that it is stretched.

not sure what you mean in the 2nd part.

[Matt Devo]

you can default stretch 4:3 content in the video preferences by setting the playback mode to 16:9 (default is 'auto switch between 16:9 and 4:3' I believe). Or you can calibrate the 4x3 video playback such that it is stretched.

ok I misstated that. What I should have said is you need to set the video playback mode to 'autoswitch between 16:9 and 4:3' *and* calibrate the 4x3 video playback (while playing 4x3 content, select video calibration from the video preferences window) such that it stretches to fill the 16x9 window (make the square a rectangle basically).

[Masta-G]

I thought they were working on porting XBMC to xbox linux?
Now that would be awesome... Imagine being able to use your usb wifi adapter, firefox etc...

[jimbobjim]

Thanks again for another build of the best bit of software ever

Have the Youtube issues been fixed yet? It won't work on my console with the last few builds.

[DaFunks]

This is not made by xbmc team. its a build (great build)

Great build, thanks for the updates! keep up the updates.

[elitegamer360]

Excellent Bild + Thank you like usual