Scenyx Entertainment Community > Add Pmiii Dvd Wrap View To Mc360

muggsy

Apr 24 2007, 08:55 PM

ok, I'm not working at the moment so I tend to tinker around at home looking for something to do, well today I found something. I really like MC360, but I love the DVD views in PMIII, so I thought, why not, I'll try and add the DVD Wrap view from PMIII to MC360.....

Jumping right in without reading instructions I've come a long way in these few hours....

Here are the results....

Now I understand some of the pictures look silly, but I usually use Wide Icons, and the view is not designed for the episode caps from tv.com etc, but I am just demostrating the views, and the information provided.

You will need copy this code into

MC360\PAL\CommonViewTypes.xml

Scroll to the very bottom of the file and insert this code right before the last line (which is </includes>

CODE

<include name="VideoDVDWrapView">
 <control type="fixedlist" id="58">
 <posx>290</posx>
 <posy>80</posy>
 <width>380</width>
 <height>425</height>
 <onleft>58</onleft>
 <onright>58</onright>
 <onup>9000</onup>
 <ondown>9000</ondown>
 <scrolltime>200</scrolltime>
 <viewtype label="543">wraplist</viewtype>
 <pagecontrol>999999999</pagecontrol>
 <animation effect="fade" time="200">WindowOpen</animation>
 <animation effect="fade" end="0">WindowClose</animation>
 <orientation>horizontal</orientation>
 <focusposition>2</focusposition>
 <itemlayout height="300" width="104">
 <control type="image">
 <posx>2</posx>
 <posy>50</posy>
 <width>100</width>
 <height>200</height>
 <info>ListItem.Icon</info>
 <aspectratio aligny="bottom">keep</aspectratio>
 </control>
 <control type="image">
 <posx>2</posx>
 <posy>250</posy>
 <width>100</width>
 <height>200</height>
 <info>ListItem.Icon</info>
 <texture flipy="true" diffuse="diffuse_mirror.png" />
 <aspectratio aligny="top">keep</aspectratio>
 </control>
 <control type="image">
 <posx>70</posx>
 <posy>225</posy>
 <width>32</width>
 <height>32</height>
 <info>ListItem.Overlay</info>
 </control>
 </itemlayout>
 <focusedlayout height="300" width="120">
 <control type="image">
 <posx>10</posx>
 <posy>50</posy>
 <width>100</width>
 <height>200</height>
 <info>ListItem.Icon</info>
 <aspectratio aligny="bottom">keep</aspectratio>
 <animation effect="zoom" end="-15,-20,150,300" time="150">focus</animation>
 </control>
 <control type="image">
 <posx>10</posx>
 <posy>250</posy>
 <width>100</width>
 <height>200</height>
 <info>ListItem.Icon</info>
 <texture flipy="true" diffuse="diffuse_mirror.png" />
 <aspectratio aligny="top">keep</aspectratio>
 <animation effect="zoom" end="-15,280,150,300" time="150">focus</animation>
 </control>
 <control type="image">
 <posx>70</posx>
 <posy>225</posy>
 <width>32</width>
 <height>32</height>
 <info>ListItem.Overlay</info>
 <animation effect="slide" end="30,20" time="150">focus</animation>
 </control>
 </focusedlayout>
 </control>
 <control type="group">
 <animation effect="fade" time="200">WindowOpen</animation>
 <animation effect="fade" end="0">WindowClose</animation>
 <control type="label">
 <posx>295</posx>
 <posy>80</posy>
 <width>374</width>
 <height>16</height>
 font18
 <scroll>true</scroll>
 <info>ListItem.Title</info>
 <include>TextcolorBlack</include>
 <visible>Control.IsVisible(58)</visible>
 </control>
 <control type="label">
 <posx>295</posx>
 <posy>105</posy>
 <width>410</width>
 <height>16</height>
 font12
 <scroll>true</scroll>
 <label>$LOCALIZE[20359] - $INFO[ListItem.Episode]</label>
 <visible>Control.IsVisible(58) + !container.content(movies) + Window.IsVisible(25)</visible>
 </control>
 <control type="image">
 <posx>290</posx>
 <posy>370</posy>
 <width>375</width>
 <height>2</height>
 <texture>divider.png</texture>
 <visible>Control.IsVisible(58)</visible>
 </control>
 <control type="label">
 <posx>295</posx>
 <posy>374</posy>
 <width>330</width>
 <height>16</height>
 font13
 <info>ListItem.Title</info>
 <visible>Control.IsVisible(58)</visible>
 </control>
 <control type="label">
 <posx>295</posx>
 <posy>80</posy>
 <width>410</width>
 <height>16</height>
 font16
 <include>TextcolorBlack</include>
 <scroll>true</scroll>
 <info>ListItem.Label</info>
 <visible>Control.IsVisible(58) + !Window.IsVisible(25)</visible>
 </control>
 <control type="label">
 <posx>663</posx>
 <posy>374</posy>
 <width>410</width>
 <height>16</height>
 font13
 <align>right</align>
 <info>ListItem.Year</info>
 <visible>Control.IsVisible(58) + container.content(movies)</visible>
 </control>
 <control type="label">
 <posx>663</posx>
 <posy>374</posy>
 <width>373</width>
 <height>16</height>
 font13
 <align>right</align>
 <info>ListItem.Rating</info>
 <visible>Control.IsVisible(58) + !container.content(movies)</visible>
 </control>
 <control type="label">
 <posx>295</posx>
 <posy>374</posy>
 <width>410</width>
 <height>16</height>
 font13
 <label>$INFO[ListItem.Size ,$LOCALIZE[553]: ]</label>
 <visible>Control.IsVisible(58) + !Window.IsVisible(25)</visible>
 </control>
 <control type="textbox">
 <posx>295</posx>
 <posy>391</posy>
 <width>365</width>
 <height>66</height>
 font13
 <include>TextcolorBlack</include>
 <pagecontrol>999999999</pagecontrol>
 <label>$INFO[ListItem.Plot]</label>
 <visible>Control.IsVisible(58)</visible>
 </control>
 <control type="label">
 <posx>295</posx>
 <posy>451</posy>
 <width>330</width>
 <height>16</height>
 font13
 <scroll>true</scroll>
 <info>ListItem.Genre</info>
 <visible>Control.IsVisible(58) + container.content(movies)</visible>
 </control>
 <control type="label">
 <posx>295</posx>
 <posy>451</posy>
 <width>410</width>
 <height>16</height>
 font13
 <scroll>true</scroll>
 <label>$LOCALIZE[20373] - $INFO[ListItem.Season]</label>
 <visible>Control.IsVisible(58) + !container.content(movies) + Window.IsVisible(25)</visible>
 </control>
 <control type="label">
 <posx>663</posx>
 <posy>451</posy>
 <width>410</width>
 <height>16</height>
 font13
 <align>right</align>
 <label>$LOCALIZE[20359] - $INFO[ListItem.Episode]</label>
 <visible>Control.IsVisible(58) + !container.content(movies) + Window.IsVisible(25)</visible>
 </control>
 <control type="label">
 <posx>663</posx>
 <posy>451</posy>
 <width>410</width>
 <height>16</height>
 font13
 <align>right</align>
 <info>ListItem.Rating</info>
 <visible>Control.IsVisible(58) + container.content(movies)</visible>
 </control>
 <control type="image">
 <posx>290</posx>
 <posy>473</posy>
 <width>375</width>
 <height>2</height>
 <texture>divider.png</texture>
 <visible>Control.IsVisible(58)</visible>
 </control>
 </control>
 </include>

and you will need to insert this code

CODE

<include>VideoDVDWrapView</include>

into the following files

MyVideoNav.xml
MyVideo.xml
MyPrograms.xml

Look for

CODE

<include>WideIcon_Small</include>

and copy directly above it is probably the easiest way

and lastly you need to copy this file to your MC360\Media folder
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/2720/diffusemirrorsq1.png (Right click and save as diffuse_mirror.png)

I would like to thank all parties involved in both PMIII and MC360, and I know Jezz_X will probably come out in 5 mins to say he's already implemented this is SVN, but stuff it!, I worked hard and I'm gonna show some people what I did.....

P.S. Yes I know I can incorporate diffuse_mirror.png into textures.xpr, but not everyone has access to SVN. And yes my code might be messy, It's my first time attempting anything like this, and yes I now appreciate everyones work a lot more .. you guys make it look easy

muggsy

Apr 24 2007, 09:23 PM

Ok, no edit button

Only for PAL 4x3, not tested on anything else nad probably won't work

The files
MyVideoNav.xml
MyVideo.xml
MyPrograms.xml

are located in MC360\PAL\

timdog82001

May 8 2007, 06:32 AM

oh wow, that actually doesn't look bad. Somebody else did it a while ago and it looked funny. Maybe its just the tall icons that make it look good.

muggsy

May 9 2007, 01:45 PM

QUOTE(timdog82001 @ May 8 2007, 07:08 PM)

oh wow, that actually doesn't look bad. Somebody else did it a while ago and it looked funny. Maybe its just the tall icons that make it look good.

Yeah I really love MC360, but on my standard CRT the icons views just weren't clear enuff for me, and I really loved the PMIII DVD, so yeah. My gf reckons it looks pretty cool as well. I've also brought across the Album view. It looks pretty cool as well, also good for your games if you use the default.xbe thumbnail.

Here are some screens

I loved your Monster Mod, it was too much for me, but from that inspiration I've made my own mods, for Media Blade, Games Blade and Live preferences. Fairly basic compared to what you did, but I'm happy

fredstar

May 10 2007, 10:03 PM

Excellent MOD :-)

By the way, what's the default height and width for these icons? I'm working on a 3D view for my DVD covers.

Nezahaulcoyote

May 12 2007, 01:20 AM

I can't seem to get this to work? Can u provide a download link to the edited files so I can try? Thank you...The Noob

Nezahaulcoyote

May 12 2007, 01:46 AM

Nevermind, I forgot to put the pic in the media folder. Cool...
I just wish the Wrap view was bigger.

fredstar

Jun 2 2007, 12:42 AM

Been using the 3D Dvd Cover Photoshop Action to make these cool looking covers

timdog82001

Jun 2 2007, 06:17 AM

whoa...thats friggin killer looking with the 3d covers

muggsy

Jun 5 2007, 05:08 PM

At one stage I was gonna go with the 3D covers, but when I tried them they never looked that good.. maybe I should have been more patient

fredstar

Jun 5 2007, 08:21 PM

Here's the photoshop action file

3D Covers LARGE

It's a mod of the XBOX 3D game cover but with grey for the background and it's sized at:

256w x 383h @ 96dpi

ENJOY

SE73N

Jun 14 2007, 05:40 PM

QUOTE(fredstar @ Jun 5 2007, 08:57 PM)

Here's the photoshop action file

3D Covers LARGE

It's a mod of the XBOX 3D game cover but with grey for the background and it's sized at:

256w x 383h @ 96dpi

ENJOY

Sweeeet! Thank you muggsy for the DVD Wrap (Nice!) and fredstar for the great PS Action file (two thumbs up). I spent all afternoon making up my 3D covers and the wrap looks great.

SE73N

Gilby_001

Jul 16 2007, 07:48 AM

As already stated, the 3d covers look EXCELLENT with this view. Quick question: would it be possible to edit the wrap so the non selected icons overlap like the album art view in itunes? for example, if [] represents a cover it would look something like

[[[[ [] [[

instead of

[][][][]

Hope that makes sense

muggsy

Jul 19 2007, 09:41 PM

QUOTE(Gilby_001 @ Jul 16 2007, 08:24 PM)

As already stated, the 3d covers look EXCELLENT with this view. Quick question: would it be possible to edit the wrap so the non selected icons overlap like the album art view in itunes? for example, if [] represents a cover it would look something like

[[[[ [] [[

instead of

[][][][]
Hope that makes sense

Okay, I've had a quick look through the xml, and skinning examples.. and well I don't think that is possible.... if you can show me a xbmc skin that has similar functionality I could possibly do sumthing

Archigos

Jul 21 2007, 04:09 PM

Gilby,
It is possible (as long as I'm understanding what you meant correctly) I was editting the part that you put in the CommonViewTypes.xml and it worked the way you wanted, but sadly I'm not sure exactly which part I edited for it to do that. My suggestion is make a backup copy of that xml file then in the first part of code that you pasted in for this change the first posx that you come across. Cut the value in half, upload, restart XBMC and check it, if it "kind of" worked, then go back and tweak that posx until you get it the way you want it, if it didn't work, then change it back and try the next posx that you come across.

I'm still messing with my copy and if I figure out which one it was exactly then I'll let you know.

Hope that helps.

(Keeping the top part so people can backtrack if they already tried this...)
I found what I think you're looking for. If you edit the line

CODE

which is about 18 lines down from where you started the paste and change 104 to say 45 you get this...

IPB Image

Let me know if that's not what you're talking about (and I haven't figured out how to bring the right side closer yet either)

muggsy

Jul 22 2007, 09:29 AM

have u seen the cool new 3D view for PMIII and classic... I'm gonna have a play with that in the next few days, and see what I can do...... I'm a little rusty on code.... Not sure it will work properly with 3d icons though

Gilby_001

Jul 23 2007, 02:04 AM

Sorry for the late response guys, I haven't been home much the last few days because thursday was my 21st birthday, so I've been hitting the bars

I ended up playing around with the commonviewtypes.xml a bit myself and came up with something similar to Archigos, but was not happy with the results. Yours looks much better then mine, but I think its due to the tilted icons (I use the photoshop action posted a few posts up) as I edited the same line you did to get my results. My main issue with this view is that while it achieves the look I wanted, the icons lack any depth and make the overlap look a bit silly IMO. I may make a couple tilted icons and see what I think, but I have 99 movies in my library so it may be more hassle then its worth to me. And in response to muggsy, no I haven't seen the new 3d view yet but I am DLing the newest build as we speak so I will shortly

This is how it looks with the non tilted icons:
IPB Image

Archigos

Jul 25 2007, 03:36 AM

Stupid question... is the IMDb icon on the left and the fact that there are destriptions in the lower right because it's in Library mode? I haven't really messed around with that yet and if you see the screenshot I posted you'll notice it doesn't state anything for 1408. Now the DVD's I ripped onto the box just have the name listed in the bottom and the other movies I have just say the filesize and nothing else.

I have set the content of the directory to movies so I can view the IMDb info via the menu but it doesn't show up for ease on the main page.

Gilby_001

Jul 25 2007, 07:41 AM

Yeah thats just library view. You should check it out, there are a few new views that go great with tv episodes as well

IPB Image

N1mrod

Aug 23 2007, 08:08 AM

It dont work for me.
Ill change everything like the firt port.
But when i copy it over and restart XBMC i can do nothing in the Movie, Musik, Games and Programmsection and i have to copy over the original files.

Can somebody please help me or give me a working version of this mod to download ?

Thanks

Icoman

Sep 9 2007, 04:29 PM

I have also a problem with the codes. It's possible that somebody could upload the edited files?

irishwhip

Sep 27 2007, 09:38 AM

works fine for me, i'm loving it.
one question: how do i add this view option to my music files? i presume it goes somewhere in MyMusicNav.xml, but i have no idea where

nikeymikey

Oct 17 2007, 05:42 PM

QUOTE(irishwhip @ Sep 27 2007, 10:14 AM)

works fine for me, i'm loving it.
one question: how do i add this view option to my music files? i presume it goes somewhere in MyMusicNav.xml, but i have no idea where

I would like to add this view for my music as well,but i have no idea either.

muggsy

Oct 18 2007, 10:11 AM

QUOTE(nikeymikey @ Oct 18 2007, 06:18 AM)

I would like to add this view for my music as well,but i have no idea either.

You should just add it the <include> to mymusicnavl.xml and mymusic.xml.... I think in the or=iginal instructions it included the music view

nikeymikey

Oct 18 2007, 11:00 PM

I got it working in my games, videos and music. Thanx for the help. Now how do i enable it in 16:9?

nikeymikey

Oct 20 2007, 12:32 PM

Its ok i did it. For anyone else interested in having this view in 16:9, just copy the above code in to Commonviewtypes.xml in the mc360\pal 16x9 folder.