[GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup

Allan · September 13, 2012, 11:30:44 AM

Quote from: Leon on September 12, 2012, 17:12:21 PM
Hmmm depends how you want to do it. Do you want things completely private from each other or do you not care if you can see what the other has but just don't want them mixed in each others XBMC?

Thanks for looking. I still cannot replicate your viewtype though. Your info panel is much smaller than mine
and more Fanart is visible. Mine is huge and almost spans the entire width of the screen. (1920 x 1080p resolution)

Yours:

Mine:

Leon · September 13, 2012, 11:35:23 AM

I don't have my XBMC in front of me but I'm sure there is an option in either Info Panel (Choose Display Mode or Select Layout) or in Extra Panel at the bottom.

Allan · September 13, 2012, 11:51:22 AM

Quote from: Leon on September 13, 2012, 11:35:23 AM
I don't have my XBMC in front of me but I'm sure there is an option in either Info Panel (Choose Display Mode or Select Layout) or in Extra Panel at the bottom.

That's not it, unfortunately. I really love your layout and I can understand why you would post it, it's much
better than the default "multiplex".
If you look at the screenshots closely, you can see they are different viewtypes, maybe a theme?
Your bottom row containing your movies is not transparent like mine is. Your info panel also has
a different texture.

Could you take a look when you are at home and let me know. You have been a great help! Kudos

Allan · September 13, 2012, 14:16:42 PM

Okay I figured it out

To have this skin viewtype, select "MultiWall" in MQ2
The viewtype in MQ2 is called "MultiWall".

I still haven't figured out how to replace the two empty pictures. Anybody have an idea?

Leon · September 13, 2012, 14:31:51 PM

Cool! Grats

The pictures are extra thumbnails from in film (http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=138975) which it won't grab from auto scraping, you will have to manually create them (or use a program to do it for you). I believe in the info panel options you can choose to display something else instead of the thumbs?

Allan · September 13, 2012, 14:52:22 PM

Ok cool. You don't seem to be able to disable or change the picture layout.
I used FFMEPG do create thumbnails and they were named <name>.tbn

I refreshed my movie library, but they do not show up. Did I do something wrong?

Leon · September 13, 2012, 14:59:50 PM

Hmmm it's been ages since I last used them. Try putting them into a folder called Extrathumbs

Movies\Ice Age\Extrathumbs\extra1.tbn

I'm having a little google around to see if thats correct

Allan · September 13, 2012, 15:14:21 PM

Quote from: Leon on September 13, 2012, 14:59:50 PM
Hmmm it's been ages since I last used them. Try putting them into a folder called Extrathumbs

Movies\Ice Age\Extrathumbs\extra1.tbn

I'm having a little google around to see if thats correct

Still doesn't recognize them, strange

addictweb · September 13, 2012, 15:37:08 PM

In the movie properties, select 'Update', you should then be able to confirm which movie it is and re-download the meta data. You then get to select which thumbnail you want to use, or to browse for your own.

That's from memory and I know the options arent in the same place for all skins but hopefully it clear enough.

Allan · September 13, 2012, 16:40:36 PM

I went to "Movie Information" and then "Reload".
When I go to "Get Thumb" under "Movie Information" all I can choose is the thumbnail picture in my movie collection,
not the special screenshot from the movie itself.

Leon · September 13, 2012, 16:42:09 PM

Yeah thats just the main thumb and fanart. Extra thumbs are different but for the life of me I can't remember how you get them showing correctly.

Leon · September 13, 2012, 16:49:40 PM

This XBMC addon: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add-on:Artwork_Downloader

Appears to be able to grab your extrathumb, might give you an idea on how to name/process them if you want to do it manually (or you could just try the addon and use it if it works

)

Allan · September 13, 2012, 17:36:44 PM

Quote from: Leon on September 13, 2012, 16:49:40 PM
This XBMC addon: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add-on:Artwork_Downloader

Appears to be able to grab your extrathumb, might give you an idea on how to name/process them if you want to do it manually (or you could just try the addon and use it if it works )

Sir, you rock! Worked without a problem! Thanks

Ell223 · September 13, 2012, 20:57:43 PM

Quote from: Leon on September 12, 2012, 19:37:34 PM

Make kind of sense?

Yes, this is going to be very useful thank you!

Just another quick question, I know you use the HP microserver for your setup, how loud would you say this is? It would be in my room and ideally I would like to run it overnight, however I don't want to be kept awake! Is it noticeably louder than say, an Xbox 360 for example? Or would you say it's fairly discrete.

I would have to look into building a custom HTPC if the volume would be an issue for me I think.

Leon · September 14, 2012, 09:01:06 AM

I have it at the end of my bed and only notice it when the disks spin up (which I barely notice anymore either). I would say its quieter than my 360, guessing you're talking about when its not spinning a disk, but then again I never have my 360 on when its not playing something to mask the noise so not 100% on that one

Birket noticed it was louder than he wanted and looked into replacing the stock fan, no-one else has complained about it though.

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