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XboxMediaCenter (XBMC) 2005-05-02 CVS build
>> A new CVS compile of XboxMediaCenter(info) has been released. It comes with the new Project Mayhem III skin (note that older skins may not fully work) and with these included scripts: QuickTimeBrowser (replacement for AQTBrowser), LaunchBrowser, GameSpotPlus and simpleKML (Web Radio).
It's been a while again (April 1st 2005) since the last build was posted here ... so the changelog is very long. Here's a list of just the 'added stuff' (check the complete changelog to see all added, fixed, updated, changed and removed stuff):
* Added: codec factory for paplayer
* Added: enabled pcm passthrough in paplayer
* Added: support for .tbn and folder.jpg images for music .pls and .strm files
* Added: Initial Replaygain support to PAPlayer - only works from ID3v2 tags (non-standard) atm.
* Added: APE lossless support to PAPlayer.
* Added: Set Artist Thumb via Music Library context menu after an artist filter is applied
* Added: "Play Item" added to Music Context Menu to support PLAY action in Files and Library views since the Play action is not mapped by default on the gamepad
* Added: Play action in Music Files can be used to recursively play a folder using the temporary playlist (like in Music Library view)
* Added: gapless mp3 playback. Files should be encoded with LAME (>3.90.3) in order to be truly gapless.
* Added: audioscrobbler now saves a cache if no server is available or connection failed
* Added: option to disable music visualisation (localized string instead of using disabled.vis)
* Added: Support for AC3/DTS passthrough for dvdplayer and partly fixed audiostream selection from dvdmenu.
* Added: Better VBR seeking for PaPlayer.
* Added: selectItem method to ControlList for python, thanks to sambarza.
* Added: New built in function XBMC.EjectTray for opening/closing the dvd tray.
* Added: audioscrobbler support
* Added: patch [ 1178392 ] Proxy support for shoutcast thanks to soepy.
* Added: added workround for next chapter/prev chapter which reuse global action_codes
* Added: Music is muted 9dB on ffwd/rewd with mp3 player.
* Added: #define in Util.h to specify whether to build for skin version 1.3 or not. Uncomment this line if you want to test for 1.3 compatibility.
* Added: Python bindings for built in XBMC functions. Based on SF patch [ 1175015 ] thanks to thor918.
* Added: InfoManager labels: System.BuildDate and System.BuildVersion.
* Added: Built-in functions XBMC.SlideShow(dir) and XBMC.RecursiveSlideShow(dir).
* Added: patch [ 1182692 ]: Fix XBMC lockup with empty python list control selection, thanks to gimblefoot.
* Added: new virtual window for dvdplayer when in menu mode. allows nicer keymappings.
* Added: Support to toggle new time/progbar display in fullscreen (default mapped to white button)
* Added: Support for tag in label controls.
* Added: navigation sounds
* Added: Progressbar control now obey's width/height. Background texture is used as reference to calculate scaling of other textures.
* Added: the following api to HttpApi: config (access the configuration commands previously only available through ASP)
* Added: Harddisk spins up just before the end of the movie so that transistions during stacking is faster.
* Added: WHITE hides/reveals controls on musicVisualisation screen. Two options: either on or off. When off, the song is faded in + out at beginning and end.
* Added: Video playlists will cause the video to remain minimized when switching videos if it is already minimized.
* Added: directory tokens which reference XBMC's special directories for use as bookmark paths: $HOME, $SUBTITLES, $THUMBNAILS, $SHORTCUTS, $ALBUMS, $RECORDINGS, $SCREENSHOTS, $PLAYLISTS
* Added: Support for tag in keymap.xml
* Added: More subtitle colours (Blue, Bright Green, Cyan + Yellow Green)
* Added: Visualisation now runs in a control. See musicVisualisation.xml for an example. Some visz's (Boxalizer) probably need redoing.
* Added: Left thumbstick individual direction keymappings.
* Added: Python patches [ 1166891 ] and [ 1176789 ] from gimblefoot.
* Added: Skin files for popup player controls. Mapped to START by default. Users of other skins may want to remap START back to the stop action.
* Added: tags to togglebutton + removed duplicate code (now derives from GUIButtonControl). The tag specifies a condition under which the toggle button should show the altTextures. Current valid conditions are: Player.Paused, Player.Rewinding, Player.Forwarding.
* Added: Execute functions: XBMC.PlayerControl(action), where action can be: Play, Stop, Rewind, Forward, Next, Previous. Useful for OSD stuff.
* Added: New dialog window PlayerControls.xml. id is 114. Can be anything you like, but I suspect you'll want to use it for actual playercontrols, as it is only displayed while something is playing! Suggest mapping to pop this window up on START. Does not display on the FullScreenVideo screen as we have an OSD for that anyway.
* Added: a couple of emulated functions for dll loading
* Added: Big List to the Nav Music view at the albums level.
* Added: support for pausing and rebuffering completly before continuing playback when running out of data
* Added: support for using a skinned progress control in fullscreen video to display current position.
* Added: Search for .cue sheet underlying media checks for cuesheetname.mp3 and the dropping of the .cue extension.
* Added: support for smb://username@server/share (ie no password set no longer requires the colon.)
... read the full changelog here!

Official Site: http://www.xboxmediacenter.com / http://sourceforge.net/projects/xbmc
Full Changelog/Xbox-Scene Discussion Thread: here
Download Binaries: n/a (built with XDK)
Download SourceCode: here
News-Source: Xbins XBMC server

 

[Ryck]

You know I've been wanting to update mine for a while now, the only problem is I don't have the slightest clue how to.

 

[lexi]

Awesome, I was just about to get my Xbox modded, I'll have the guy install this newer version.

 

[FiRez]

You know I've been wanting to update mine for a while now, the only problem is I don't have the slightest clue how to.

delete the xbmc(except config.xml if you have some custom settings) folder and the save files, and upload it via FTP with default.xbe file in the xbmc root folder.

 

[Kiriku]

Couldn't be bothered to go through that list.
Any worthwhile updates in this version?

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

I've been needing to update, I'm going to check this out today

 

[Dez]

does XBMC support DVD-menus yet? I was waiting for that before updated, then lost touch with the scene and haven't updated since december..

 

[quin]

what is paplayer?

 

[DarkCloud]

Meh...i wish I knew how to properly set up an SMB share for use with this program. i've only gotten relax networking to function with my Xbox (in emulators) and as far as I can tell XBMC doesn't support that.

...or setting up outside netstreams so i could use shoutcast, streaming video, etc.

 

[miyuru]

Get ccXgui. You just drag/drop folders you'd like to share with your Xbox in Windows. Turn it on (mine's always on), and they appear on your Xbox.

 

[Dez]

Get ccXgui. You just drag/drop folders you'd like to share with your Xbox in Windows. Turn it on (mine's always on), and they appear on your Xbox.

I don't see the need for the extra overhead..with WinXP setting up SMB shares is simple.

 

[PG2G]

You don't even have to change any options in the config file. It picks up SMD shares automatically... There should be a selection in My Videos, or whatever else your looking at, that will list all SMB shared folders.

 

[radioheadrule83]

If you've got XP you can share c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents with ease:

From the main screen choose Videos / Music / Images / or whatever...
Now choose - "WORKGROUP (SMB)" and you will almost certainly see a result. You should see the name / IP of your network's computers. Clicking through that will take you to "MSHOME" or the equivilent name for other OS'. After that you'll see all of the shared printers and folders.

If you're not getting anything, make sure that File + Printer sharing is enabled on your computer. If you are getting something don't stop at this stage! Doing it this way has you pointlessly clicking through Computer names, folders and sub folders, when you doubtless just want to get to the important video/music/image content.

For cusomising and making navigation much MUCH friendlier:

• Find out your computer's IP address. (Start > Run > Type "cmd" > Hit Enter > Type "ipconfig /all" > Hit Enter)
• Now open the file Xboxmediacenter.xml for editing
• Find the entries for SMB shares, by default they start "smb://"
• Add your PCs IP - ie. smb://192.168.2.2/
• As you see fit amend these paths smb://192.168.2.2/path-to-folder/

The format for this isn't too difficult, and with it you can remake the XBMC menus as you see fit, pointing to specific folders on your machine. Again in Xboxmediacenter.xml, scan through to the menu you want to change. For an XP machine, here's how you point to shares...

"smb://your-computers-IP-address/SharedDocs/My Videos" = Shared Documents / My Videos
"smb://your-computers-IP-address/SharedDocs/My Music" = Shared Documents / My Music
"smb://your-computers-IP-address/SharedDocs/My Videos" = Shared Documents / My Pictures


Here is an example Video menu:

    <video>
        <default />
        <bookmark>
            <name>Xbox Hard Drive</name>
            <path>E:\Video\</path>
        </bookmark>
        <bookmark>
            <name>DVD drive</name>
            <path>D:\</path>
        </bookmark>
        <!-- Expert setting: Uncomment for seperate ISO and UDF share      !-->
        <!-- Comment out the bookmark named DVD to disable DVD autodetect  !-->
        <!-- for my video                 !-->
        <!-- <bookmark>                   !-->
        <!--   <name>ISO</name>           !-->
        <!--   <path>iso9660://</path>    !-->
        <!-- </bookmark>                  !-->
        <!-- <bookmark>                   !-->
        <!--   <name>UDF</name>           !-->
        <!--   <path>UDF:</path>          !-->
        <!-- </bookmark>                  !-->
        <bookmark>
            <name>Computer Room PC</name>
            <path>smb://192.168.2.2/SharedDocs/My Videos/</path>
        </bookmark>
    </video>

I've removed the Replay TV, XNS, and XBMSP entries because I don't need them. Clutter. In Music you could remove the iTunes options or radio options if you can't get those working. It all makes for friendly navigation.

Hope this helps.

 

[radioheadrule83]

I havent upgraded the last couple of releases btw. What are the QT and Gamespot scripts like? What do they involve?

 

[Kon Tiki]

Meh, I fresh installed XBMC ona new hdd two days ago. Now the scanner does not scan my music folder, hangs on scanning the pagepile.

 

[Marty Chinn]

Ugh this is what I get for upgrading when everything seemed to be working fine. I hate how they keep changing skins and then axing the old ones. Just when I was getting used to the last skin now its a whole new one that I hate. Are there any other skins out there yet that I can switch to? This new one sucks. I also can't get my SMB shares working yet but I've got to tinker it. I simply cut and pasted my stuff from before and now its asking for login and password. That sort of threw me for a loop. Before I could try and fix it, it crashed.

 

[joaomgcd]

If you've got XP you can share c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents with ease:

From the main screen choose Videos / Music / Images / or whatever...
Now choose - "WORKGROUP (SMB)" and you will almost certainly see a result. You should see the name / IP of your network's computers. Clicking through that will take you to "MSHOME" or the equivilent name for other OS'. After that you'll see all of the shared printers and folders.

If you're not getting anything, make sure that File + Printer sharing is enabled on your computer. If you are getting something don't stop at this stage! Doing it this way has you pointlessly clicking through Computer names, folders and sub folders, when you doubtless just want to get to the important video/music/image content.

For cusomising and making navigation much MUCH friendlier:

• Find out your computer's IP address. (Start > Run > Type "cmd" > Hit Enter > Type "ipconfig /all" > Hit Enter)
• Now open the file Xboxmediacenter.xml for editing
• Find the entries for SMB shares, by default they start "smb://"
• Add your PCs IP - ie. smb://192.168.2.2/
• As you see fit amend these paths smb://192.168.2.2/path-to-folder/

The format for this isn't too difficult, and with it you can remake the XBMC menus as you see fit, pointing to specific folders on your machine. Again in Xboxmediacenter.xml, scan through to the menu you want to change. For an XP machine, here's how you point to shares...

"smb://your-computers-IP-address/SharedDocs/My Videos" = Shared Documents / My Videos
"smb://your-computers-IP-address/SharedDocs/My Music" = Shared Documents / My Music
"smb://your-computers-IP-address/SharedDocs/My Videos" = Shared Documents / My Pictures


Here is an example Video menu:

    <video>
        <default />
        <bookmark>
            <name>Xbox Hard Drive</name>
            <path>E:\Video\</path>
        </bookmark>
        <bookmark>
            <name>DVD drive</name>
            <path>D:\</path>
        </bookmark>
        <!-- Expert setting: Uncomment for seperate ISO and UDF share      !-->
        <!-- Comment out the bookmark named DVD to disable DVD autodetect  !-->
        <!-- for my video                 !-->
        <!-- <bookmark>                   !-->
        <!--   <name>ISO</name>           !-->
        <!--   <path>iso9660://</path>    !-->
        <!-- </bookmark>                  !-->
        <!-- <bookmark>                   !-->
        <!--   <name>UDF</name>           !-->
        <!--   <path>UDF:</path>          !-->
        <!-- </bookmark>                  !-->
        <bookmark>
            <name>Computer Room PC</name>
            <path>smb://192.168.2.2/SharedDocs/My Videos/</path>
        </bookmark>
    </video>

I've removed the Replay TV, XNS, and XBMSP entries because I don't need them. Clutter. In Music you could remove the iTunes options or radio options if you can't get those working. It all makes for friendly navigation.

Hope this helps.

Or you can just use the webserver to configure the SMB shares. Much easier that way.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Are there any other skins out there yet that I can switch to?

Not sure if this link works. Check XMBC's Graphic Design forum

http://www.xbox-skins.net/

http://www.allxboxskins.com/

HDeeTV is pure sex.