ok with this you can put background animation to your menu blades shutdown blade
is really easy to do """""this mod if for the last mc360 Beta 0.98691 """""

first of all check this gif



we will change 3 xml

-include.xml
-PlayerControls.xml
-DialogKeyboard.xml

you only add a few command to do, i will leave you the xml already made
my include is in spanish be careful
if you have in english your inclede.xml serch for this


<include name="TheDialogs">
<control>
<description>Black translucent backdrop</description>
<type>image</type>
<posx>0</posx>
<posy>0</posy>
<width>720</width>
<height>576</height>
<texture>guide-black.png</texture>
<colordiffuse>D0FFFFFF</colordiffuse>
<animation effect="fade" time="50">WindowOpen</animation>
<animation effect="fade" delay="450" time="100">WindowClose</animation>
</control>

and after that add this

<control>
<description>Background Animation</description>
<type>multiimage</type>
<posx>300</posx>
<posy>0</posy>
<width>512</width>
<height>576</height>
<imagepath>menu_frames</imagepath>
<timeperimage>0</timeperimage>
<fadetime>40</fadetime>
<loop>yes</loop>
<randomize>false</randomize>
<visible>!Skin.String(GuidePanel)</visible>
<animation effect="slide" time="250" start="512,0">WindowOpen</animation>
<animation effect="slide" time="250" delay="250" end="512,0">WindowClose</animation>
</control>

the playercontrol.xml and DialogKeyboard.xml you can use mine is the same

after that when you make a theme make a traslucent this image "background-grey.png" i make with photoshop 70% alpha

and create a folder in your theme with the name of "menu_frames" and inside the images
background-01.jpg to background-50.jpg or the images that you have dosent mater if are 5 10 50 100
but you need to continue this name in the same order 1-2-3-4- --- 100 if you like


check the zip file that i leave you and try to figure out how to make yours

http://rapidshare.de/files/32261401/xbmc.zip.html


note: if your theme dont have and alpha background-grey.png or the folder menu_frames ,
will see like if you didnt chage the xml

i think this will be helpfull for this user that make themes himself and like something more
imagine to put for that king of thenes like mine of naruto put background fire animation

i hope you like it

I Loved the new background naimations in the naruto theme, good work m8, keep it up, i'm sure alot of theme makers will use this knowledge !

nice work

wow, that's actually a great idea. i'm suprised it wasn't done before.

i get this idea cuz jezz a lot of time ago when mc360 where coming thet bb will make a superman theme and he told me that the menu balde will be the superman cape in motion, im glad you like it

now i really whant to know how to make a opcion to chene lenguaje in the mc360 like xbmc does selecting diferents incluedes insted errase the old one , aby one have any idea where to start

whoa, man that'd be tough, but it's probably possible with a script and then a restart. you would have a directory or location with the different language files. the script would then let you browse your xbox for the language you want and then copy it to the mc360/PAL folder as the includes.xml and replace the old one.