* AMT including it's bundled plugins updated to rev1746
* 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://xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index....oper_Bug_Report

2007-11-25 10840 fixed: matroska demuxer didn't set pts correctly in new packets all the time.
2007-11-25 10839 fixed: overlays got flushed on video stream reopen in dvdplayer. caused menu's to not show on some dvd's
2007-11-23 10829 changed: IMDb scraper now only grabs a single url for actor thumbs, low quality had poor resolution pointless imho, and the difference between medium and full quality in terms of performance barely noticeable.
2007-11-23 10828 fixed: mtv scraper has been vastly improved and should return a great deal more results and information.
2007-11-23 10827 updated: Finnish based on 10751 by mikko70 updated: Chinese (Traditional) based on 10814 by omenpica updated: Polish based on 10780 by NaPeK
2007-11-23 10826 modified: removed workaround for image detection in videoinfoscanner for thumbnail downloading. added: CXImage patched accordingly (Thanks Jmarshall)
2007-11-22 10824 updated: Swedish language file by blittan (based on english 10814)
2007-11-22 10821 fixed: thetvdb.com contained some banners that were .png renamed to .jpg so xbmc failed to decode them resulting in blank banners.
2007-11-21 10817 added: advancesetting playlistretries, to control number of consecutive failed items before aborting playlist. default is 100, set to -1 to never abort.
2007-11-21 10816 fixed: French/strings.xml - Double usage of the same Ids (20189, 20190)
2007-11-21 10814 fixed: English/strings.xml - Double usage of the same IDs (20189, 20190), XBMC Translator should be working again.
2007-11-21 10813 changed: Cleaned up the font code to remove some unnecessary routines and indirection. changed: freetype's font objects are shared across fonts if they differ only by style (bold/italic etc.)
2007-11-20 10812 added: musicvideos can now scrape online sites, have included an mtv.com scraper (initial support).
2007-11-20 10811 changed: avoid logging errors on paused rtsp stream
2007-11-20 10810 updated: ffmpeg dll's to mplayerhq r11070 for dvdplayer. adds a few game formats and h264 paff decoding.
2007-11-20 10808 fixed: dvdplayer's ffmpeg codecs had a bug that prevented rtsp added: dvdplayer's ffmpeg codecs now decode the zlib encoding on vobsubs in matroska
2007-11-20 10807 fixed: CPlayListFactory didn't treat mimetype application/vnd.ms-wpl as an wpl playlist
2007-11-20 10806 fixed: CPlayListFactory didn't treat mimetype audio/x-mpegurl as an m3u playlist
2007-11-20 10803 changed: removed special casing for http commands for debug build. if something fails in debug it will likely fail in release, so we better find the issue.
2007-11-20 10802 changed: replaytv default is now yet again mplayer, as apparently now dvdplayer has stopped working and mplayer has started working again.
2007-11-19 10799 changed: allow curl (http/ftp) to follow 5 redirects instead of the previous 2
2007-11-19 10798 changed: new attempt at audio timestamps calculation (dvdplayer), let's hope this one will stick. fixes desyncs in many movies with aac streams
2007-11-19 10797 fixed: TV.com scraper did notice a very small change to the sites layout.
2007-11-19 10795 changed: removed 14pixels from movie values <width> in dialogvideoinfo was previously hitting the border of the dialog.
2007-11-19 10794 fixed: overlooked if MoviePosterDB site was having issues the effect on other sites being scraped.
2007-11-18 10790 changed: only discard dts/pts on video streams in mkv's for now.
2007-11-18 10789 fixed: discarding dts in dvdplayer caused internal sub rendering to stop working
2007-11-18 10788 fixed: access violation with new pts tracking in libavcodec decoding
2007-11-18 10787 fixed: dvdplayer would end playback without playing full stream in audio only streams
2007-11-18 10786 changed: better fix for ffmpeg's messup of matroska timestamps. discard pts when codec_tag is set as this is normally ms compatibility tracks, discard dts when it isn't as those are native tracks, which should store pts.
2007-11-18 10785 changed: use same method as ffplay to track pts values throught libavcodec
2007-11-18 10784 updated: French language file (thanks to globulejoul)
2007-11-18 10780 added: Support for strings.xml for skins. id's 31000->32000 are reserved for skin strings. removed: Code support of depreciated format of strings.xml.
2007-11-18 10779 fixed: upnp share settings where not getting store in the right place
2007-11-18 10778 changed: always ignore pts when playing matroska containers. lavf get's them wrong on all codecs with bframes
2007-11-17 10776 fixed: srt file support in dvdplayer broke with the addition of subtitle in container support
2007-11-17 10775 Added: httpapi WebServerStatus command
2007-11-17 10774 changed: use ffmpeg dvd subtitle decoder for non dvd's. (ie vobsubs in mkv's, which currently isn't working anyway)
2007-11-17 10773 added: text subtitle support in mkv's to dvdplayer. only plain text, no formatting supported
2007-11-17 10772 changed: allow dvdplayer to use any of ffmpegs subtitle decoders, this allows XSUB too.

* 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://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://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).

* AN INTRODUCTION TO PLUGINS
XBMC has a system for Media plugins to allow browsing of remote content (Internet) using the regular filesystem approach.
Plugins are put inside >>XBMC/plugins/<video/music/pictures>/<< (I already do this for the one/s I include), furthermore they also need to be installed as a source in (video/music/pictures).
You do this install by using the contextmenu choice >>Add New Source<< while in ROOT list and then choosing ***Plugins as source.
Then you highlight (not select) the folder of the plugin you want to install. It will be saved inside sources.xml for future.

* 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!

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 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

great .

do you guys have any plans for the 360 , your normally on the forfront of new stuff , so im imagining your working towards it ,? am i right ?

The 360 hasn't been hacked yet so no chance of XBMC 360 yet.

2007-11-17 10776 fixed: srt file support in dvdplayer broke with the addition of subtitle in container support
2007-11-17 10774 changed: use ffmpeg dvd subtitle decoder for non dvd's. (ie vobsubs in mkv's, which currently isn't working anyway)
2007-11-17 10773 added: text subtitle support in mkv's to dvdplayer. only plain text, no formatting supported
2007-11-17 10772 changed: allow dvdplayer to use any of ffmpegs subtitle decoders, this allows XSUB too.

super cool addition and changes. however i think theres a one bug i notice that whenplayin a mkv with the dvdplayer with a sub. theres is extra \n appearing on some of the text in the subs. i took a pix to show this bug. heres the screenshots: screenshot123(notice the \n on subs. im sure no \n are appeared when i played those files on my pc. this problem only occurs on xbmc. any ideas why this is happening.)

one more thing, is this normal while streaming videos on xbmc (upnp mode). when i try to play a movie using the default player, mplayer, and try to use move the cursor bar or use fastforward or rewind. it doesnt work. however if i use the dvdplayer to play the movie, moving the cursor bar or fastforwarding or rewindin the movie WORKS. why is that mplayer cant do whatthe dvdplayer can do. (note: im streaming videos using UPNP)

XNA Studio = XB360MC?

Wishful thinking, and nowhere in sight. Maybe someday.

Thanks for the release, Mr T3ch!

might be a region problem on xbmc or something to do with language.xml or something. i have never seen this happen before. but maybe theres an option somewhere by the subtitles to change to unicode or something?

*off topic what show is that? lol*

The \n in subtitles denotes a line break.

so why /n keeps appearing on the subs, the xbmc should know that is code for the line break. idk if that's bug or not. but im sure it shouldnt act that way. since this feature just recently added on xbmc i hope on the next build it will be fix. it was gud when tech crew added this feature on the dvdplayer capable showing subs in the mkv. yeah i use dvdplayer as my default for any files on xbmc since it far stable player and play files wo any problem.

yeah i use dvdplayer as my default for any files on xbmc since it far stable player and play files wo any problem.

for starters yes its a bug we know its a bug I think its been fixed (in Linux version)
for seconds t3ch crew did nothing they have no affiliation with the people who program xbmc the person that enabled it was elupus the main programmer for the players in xbmc

I had an issue where internet time wasn't working.

Tried to ping the default time server address (207.46.130.100) from my PC, but got no replies.

Found the address of some random server (time.nist.gov) and did a lookup on that (192.43.244.18). Put it into my region settings and the clock corrected itself within seconds.

Googled the original IP, and guess what? time.nist.gov used to point there! Guess they must've changed their address recently.

But has any one else noticed streaming over local network is taking a lot longer to start playing just in the last 2 builds?

try set video buffer on local network to a lower value

It still streams the media, but it takes about 10 to 15 'long' seconds to start playing where on every other build, it has started straight away.

Only thing I can think of, this was in change log for Revision 2007-11-15 10758, and this is the build where my problem started:

2007-11-15 10758 added: proper detection of if stream is on local LAN changed: mplayer now only
prefills cache to 5% when file is on HD or local LAN, should allow quick startup even with rather large cache.