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posible to have a video stream as a screensaver?!
i have several files (mpg) like a aquarium, or a fire place..
it's dam cool to have to fire place running while listing to mp3s.
should'n be too hard to have it running in a loop.
what do you think.
thought about the exact thing myself so i'd like to see it too. xbmc have to handle two streams at the same time. don't know if that would be a problem for some reason.
silentyl
2004-02-12, 03:41
sounds like a great idea
mikerinos
2004-02-18, 16:46
is there a way to loop the videos that are in a directory?
need to use my xbox as a infinty video source for my party tonite! :d
thx!
Gamester17
2004-02-18, 17:40
no, this not currently a such function. moving to the feature suggestions forum.
thebeast
2004-02-18, 20:03
this could be an interesting feature for playlists, ie. repeat this file/stream infinitely, or a random mode.
for more "playlist" features one could look at what winamp5/foobar/videolan perhaps. more to follow.
just stream the research channel all night p*a*r*t*y!
ooooor maybe not :)
LiGhTfasT
2004-02-19, 00:38
a loop feature would be great for making screensavers...
theres a great microsoft screensaver 'bliss' which is a looped .avi file.
on this page 'bliss-screensaver (1.7 mb)'
http://www-pc.uni-regensburg.de/systemsw/winxp/xptools.htm
hi,
what i have is a couple of very nice avis and mpegs that contain fireplaces and aquariums.
since i have an lcd-tv it's really nice to have one of these on in the background, when you have guests for example.
however, i want to have music on while they are playing.
is it currently possible, or would it be feasible to implement this?
any sound present in the movies played would of course be ignored.
thanks.
Gamester17
2004-07-23, 15:58
is it currently possibleno, so moving your post to the feature suggestions forum and into the existing topic thread for this (video screensaver)
would it be feasible to implement this?video screensaver yes, but don't think video could be played as as visualization so works while playing a music/audio file
i want to have music on while they are playing. any sound present in the movies played would of course be ignored.this would not be possible with xbmc current code structure, xbmc's mplayer-core can only play one file at the time.
Gamester17
2004-07-23, 16:00
fyi, i posted an official feature request for this back in october last year, including detailed ideas: video playlist/loop as screensaver (link) (http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=87054&atid=581841&func=detail&aid=817135)
ps! for this rfe to work in a good way one would have to code xbmc to save video, music & picture playlists in separate locations/folders
i want to have music on while they are playing. any sound present in the movies played would of course be ignored.this would not be possible with xbmc current code structure, xbmc's mplayer-core can only play one file at the time.
i got a crazy idea which would actually fulfill my needs :idea:
if you stream videos you could set up a streaming server like vlc, loop the fireplace (for example) and get the sound from winamp output (i stream my music from a server in my closet anyway) :)
i have to try this. sounds elaborate enough to actually work in some way heh.
thanks for the info gamestar.
ok,
i realize there is a screensaver competition for xbmc...but...is there perhaps a 3rd party dvd that might work for xbmc as a screensaver? i've seen a lot of plasma tv's running screensaver dvds and such like this aqua (tropical fish tank) one.
will those work, or will that work? or is that something that has to be added to xbmc?
that won't work on its own, but a more general form would. perhaps a screensaver plugin that loops a certain, user selected, video file. imo, that'd be a valid entry, and a useful addition.
CopperCircle
2005-01-24, 18:36
hi, i view all my digital photos via xbmc and it looks great using the slideshow. but i would also like to be able to view video clips from the my pictures section, my camera takes small .avi clips and i offten take a few clips when taking photos.
is there any way to play them from my pictures? preferably include them in the slideshow?
sorry. this is not possible today. each media-window has its own seperate playlist/slideshow. there have been other requests for this level of integrated playlits functionality.
you can use "my files" to play any type of media file, but thats it.
ChEeSyBoOfS
2005-06-04, 00:16
if someone with half a brain could knock up a screen saver that would play an .avi, then i could post a divx of the fishtank dvd on a torrent site and we would at last have our fishtank screen saver....
Hanselel
2005-06-04, 08:08
that would be awesome.
lol yeh i remeber doing this on my pc.. excpet i put a porn avi on there and 4 got it was there.. the partners parents came round for dinner.pc went into the screen saver..lol was dead funny though... would be a great idea though
ChEeSyBoOfS
2005-06-09, 12:32
can't belive there isn't more takers to this one, i thought it was a good quick fix!
Is it possible to run an AVI file as a screensaver (without the sound) during MP3 playback?
I have a stupid DVD of a fishtank that I've converted into an XviD file. It looks great at 720p and I'd love to have it running as a screensaver.
Any way to do this?
Thanks in advance.
Gamester17
2007-01-15, 17:07
Is it possible to run an AVI file as a screensaver (without the sound) during MP3 playback?no, there is no video screensaver available in/for XBMC. Moving to existing feature suggestion topic thread
Gamester17,
Thanks for moving this. I thought there was a thread about this. I tried the search, but couldn't find it.
Too bad there isn't a developer out there who would like to write a nice "actual" screensaver to do this. It would be a very cool feature. Sometimes the swirly, abstract visualizations get a bit much. Something like a fireplace or a aquarium would be a great alternative.
Thanks again.
Richard
SmAsHPZN
2007-01-28, 03:38
Gamester17,
Too bad there isn't a developer out there who would like to write a nice "actual" screensaver to do this. It would be a very cool feature. Sometimes the swirly, abstract visualizations get a bit much. Something like a fireplace or a aquarium would be a great alternative.
Not a great coder by any means but since i am looking for this functionality as well (want to play music video's as a screen saver) im gonna attempt something myself..
wish me luck
Great news.
Take all of the luck you can get. Anything that will help. ;-)
VisiSaver (http://www.visifly.com/VisiSaver/) sets a video as a screensaver.
:;):
Do you think that when there's enough interest for a feature like this eventually it will be implemented?
I know several people who'd be very happy with this feature! (including myself :grin: )
Bigfoot87
2007-05-09, 13:25
Do you think that when there's enough interest for a feature like this eventually it will be implemented?
I know several people who'd be very happy with this feature! (including myself :grin: )
:nod: Should be very nice
:nod: Should be very nice
Agree :laugh:
No comment on this from a developer? :sad: