Difference between revisions of "Xbmc"
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
| − | Unlike using | + | Unlike using Windows Media Center where additional software is needed to enjoy the full potential of Media Center Master, integrating Media Center Master with XBMC just requires making a few changes to your "Settings & Preferences" on the "XBMC" tab. XBMC is Open Source Software and fully supported by Team XBMC. The features don't just stop with the ability to access Movies, TV Episodes, Pictures, and Music. Additional, already, built-in features include Music Videos, Weather, and User Programs can be added and linked to user defined custom buttons and made available on XBMC's Program Home Page. ''Do you like Games?'' |
| − | + | To enhance the XBMC Media Experience several add-ons, plugins, and scripts are available to further customize XBMC to a users preferences. If XBMC is set-up and configured with a USB Windows Media Center Remote, you can put the computer, keyboard and mouse away. The only things you will need out for public showing is your TV, Window Media Center Remote, and the USB Remote Receiver. You can have the Ultimate Media Experience not only for yourself, but it is also wife, kid, girlfriend, boyfriend, mom, dad, grandma, and grandpa friendly. | |
| + | Are you interested in Personal Video Recording (PVR)? XBMC v10.1 + PVR is XBMC with live TV. It supports multiple tuners, pause, and records TV thru XBMC. XBMC v10.1 + PVR is not supported by Team XBMC. It is built and supported by members of the XBMC Community. The XBMC program can not support a TV Server on it's own. There are add-ons installed in the PVR version for XBMC to communicate with other programs, such as MediaPortal, TVHeadend, MythTV.... Yes, additional software and setup is require. This is not an easy task for an average user. An advance user should be will prepared before attempting to install and configure all of the software settings. There will be guides for this in the future. For those wishing to install on their own, it is highly suggested to first get comfortable with basic XBMC and then move to XBMC + PVR. There has been talk about the next version, XBMC v11.0 (code name: Eden) to include the PVR features and be fully supported by Team XBMC. For this we will just have to wait and see, but the wait is just around the corner. Hopefully, we can have it for stocking stuffers, before Christmas 2011. | ||
| + | |||
| + | To learn more about XBMC v10.1 (code name: Dharma), and what is scheduled to come in the new release, XBMC v11.0 Eden, visit the [http://xbmc.org/ XBMC Web Site] today. | ||
| + | |||
There are four (4) common issues that will come up during a set-up of XBMC by users who also use Media Center Master. | There are four (4) common issues that will come up during a set-up of XBMC by users who also use Media Center Master. | ||
Revision as of 10:39, 7 October 2011
The current version of Media Center Master is 2.14.
Version 1.32 has been used for many the examples in the wiki, so beware that some of the options may be expanded or look different than various screen shots.
Official/Unofficial Wiki Pages Most of the content on the wiki was written by fans and users like yourself. If a page is marked as Official, then the content was written with official information (usually by the software author).
 |
Media Center Master |
| A Free Meta-Data and Media Organization Solution |
| Navigation | |
| (Red text indicates your location.) |
| Support Links | |
|---|---|
| Issue Tracker | |
| Forum | |
| Downloads | General |
| Support | Feature Request |
| Bug Report | General Discussion |
| Downloader | Development |
| <<< edit this side bar >>> |
Unlike using Windows Media Center where additional software is needed to enjoy the full potential of Media Center Master, integrating Media Center Master with XBMC just requires making a few changes to your "Settings & Preferences" on the "XBMC" tab. XBMC is Open Source Software and fully supported by Team XBMC. The features don't just stop with the ability to access Movies, TV Episodes, Pictures, and Music. Additional, already, built-in features include Music Videos, Weather, and User Programs can be added and linked to user defined custom buttons and made available on XBMC's Program Home Page. Do you like Games?
To enhance the XBMC Media Experience several add-ons, plugins, and scripts are available to further customize XBMC to a users preferences. If XBMC is set-up and configured with a USB Windows Media Center Remote, you can put the computer, keyboard and mouse away. The only things you will need out for public showing is your TV, Window Media Center Remote, and the USB Remote Receiver. You can have the Ultimate Media Experience not only for yourself, but it is also wife, kid, girlfriend, boyfriend, mom, dad, grandma, and grandpa friendly.
Are you interested in Personal Video Recording (PVR)? XBMC v10.1 + PVR is XBMC with live TV. It supports multiple tuners, pause, and records TV thru XBMC. XBMC v10.1 + PVR is not supported by Team XBMC. It is built and supported by members of the XBMC Community. The XBMC program can not support a TV Server on it's own. There are add-ons installed in the PVR version for XBMC to communicate with other programs, such as MediaPortal, TVHeadend, MythTV.... Yes, additional software and setup is require. This is not an easy task for an average user. An advance user should be will prepared before attempting to install and configure all of the software settings. There will be guides for this in the future. For those wishing to install on their own, it is highly suggested to first get comfortable with basic XBMC and then move to XBMC + PVR. There has been talk about the next version, XBMC v11.0 (code name: Eden) to include the PVR features and be fully supported by Team XBMC. For this we will just have to wait and see, but the wait is just around the corner. Hopefully, we can have it for stocking stuffers, before Christmas 2011.
To learn more about XBMC v10.1 (code name: Dharma), and what is scheduled to come in the new release, XBMC v11.0 Eden, visit the XBMC Web Site today.
There are four (4) common issues that will come up during a set-up of XBMC by users who also use Media Center Master.
- The first issue is to use the XBMC settings tab in Media Center Master. These settings should be set according to your folder/file structure and the skin chosen for visualization, and Media Center Master should be used to scan your collection before it is added into XBMC.
- The second issue will come about after setting the scan folders for your collection. Here it is required to set the contents of the folder by selecting a meta-data fetcher. In that Media Center Master has already fetched meta-data and images, simply disconnect the internet from your computer during the initial set-up/scanning of collection folders. This will force XBMC to use the .nfo files and image files you acquired with Media Center Master. After the collection is scanned into XBMC, reconnect the internet connection for Add-ons/scripts, weather data,... updates.
- The third issue is using the actors/crew member images collected with Media Center Master. XBMC wants them in the individual movie/tv show folders. Media Center Master has a setting for all of the images to be downloaded into one folder. This has been addressed through the forums and is, already, listed in the Issue Tracker, Issue 780: Ability to use existing Actor images from MCM/MB with XBMC. Should you, also, wish to have a feature like this in Media Center Master, please visit the link and star it for priority consideration (click on: Vote for this issue and get email change notifications, listed at the bottom of the issue, under add a comment).
- The fourth issue is the use of locally stored Movie Trailers. XBMC requires trailer files to be named in a specific manner and be saved in the movie folder. A "Premium Version" of Media Center Master is required for downloading, renaming and parsing trailer files.
Use the quick set-up instructions on the XBMC website to configure XBMC v10.1.