View Full Version : PM3.HD skin?
UND3R ACHI3V3R
2008-09-15, 07:10
Can anyone post pictures of this? What things have been added?
jmarshall
2008-09-15, 07:18
All will be revealed shortly. Atlantis Beta 1 is just around the corner.
Cheers,
Jonathan
UND3R ACHI3V3R
2008-09-15, 07:44
Damn hype machine lol
its in the SVN now if you want to check it out, I haven't had a thorough look yet but my initial impression is its basically pm3 but with new, sharper textures and fonts, and a few view tweaks here and there for better use of fanart etc. It's definitely evolutionary not revolutionary, not to knock all the hard work it really looks amazing. New sounds too, those are cool.
can someone tell me the adress to svn?
https://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/xbmc/branches/linuxport/XBMC/skin/PM3.HD
for just pm3.hd.
its in the SVN now if you want to check it out, I haven't had a thorough look yet but my initial impression is its basically pm3 but with new, sharper textures and fonts, and a few view tweaks here and there for better use of fanart etc. It's definitely evolutionary not revolutionary, not to knock all the hard work it really looks amazing. New sounds too, those are cool.
And that is exactly all it was meant to be just trying to make it look better in HD so all the textures were not blurred as much
UND3R ACHI3V3R
2008-09-16, 01:44
It's a beautiful skin! Works wonderfully!
Don't get me wrong JezzX I love pm3 and I love pm3.HD even more, I just wanted to allay any fears people might have that it would be different enough to cause a significant amount of relearning.
its the pm3 you know and love but sharper and shinier, three cheers for jezz and the team!
Oh yeah I didn't for a second think you were complaining. I was just also telling the public officially don't expect anything radically new.
The main reasons for it was to crisp up the images in Hidef and to put in some better mouse controls for Windows, OSX and LINUX Users checking out XBMC for the first time. (if you have mouse enabled in settings new things appear to make it easy to do things)
Even though I personally think mouse and HTPC = silly, it helps with first impressions
jmarshall
2008-09-16, 02:14
And he did a damn good job of it :)
yeah I noticed the new mouse controls on info panels and stuff, very clever.
https://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/xbmc/branches/linuxport/XBMC/skin/PM3.HD
for just pm3.hd.
'Windows cannot find ..\..\Tools\XBMCTex\XBMCTex' :sad:
picodegiao
2008-09-16, 18:07
I just changed the line below "ECHO Creating XPR File..." to:
"CALL XBMCTex -input media -output media -noprotect"
but make sure you have XBMCtex.exe in the folder....it seemed to work for me.
Hack_kid
2008-09-16, 18:29
hey Jezz X whats up? great skin I love all the work you do. Just an observation, with this skin there is no Programs Tab, I know XBMC is kinda leaving the XBox and moving towords just a Media Center Program but in the windows version of just PMIII we have the option to add the Programs Tab, could that be added? as i mainly use my xbox for xbmc (have the HD AV pack and a 50" 720p samsung plasma so it looks amasing) however sometimes i do use my Emulators like Zsnes etc. So the program tab is kinda esential, Right now i just went into the default pmIII and added all my EMUs as favorites and then went back but this is just a temp work around. I completely understand if you dont want o add it its your work just figured it would make a suggestion,
Thanks
Hack_kid
rodalpho
2008-09-17, 04:23
Jezz,
FYI, the skin comes up all black with no controls for me on a SVN build compiled via make install. Tried reinstalling clean, a clean userdata, moving the skin to ~/.xbmc subdir, etc. No dice.
works for me :\ on linux and builds and installs fine maybe your on 64bit or something other than ubuntu thats screwing up install
the skin comes up all black with no controls for me on a SVN build compiled via make install.
using the lastest XBMCTex.exe ?
R111 XBMCTex.exe in windows and xbox only, on linux which is what rodalpho is using xbmctex is compiled as you build and is then the xpr is made with make and copied to the right place with make install in a command line window
hey Jezz X whats up? great skin I love all the work you do. Just an observation, with this skin there is no Programs Tab, I know XBMC is kinda leaving the XBox and moving towords just a Media Center Program but in the windows version of just PMIII we have the option to add the Programs Tab, could that be added? as i mainly use my xbox for xbmc (have the HD AV pack and a 50" 720p samsung plasma so it looks amasing) however sometimes i do use my Emulators like Zsnes etc. So the program tab is kinda esential, Right now i just went into the default pmIII and added all my EMUs as favorites and then went back but this is just a temp work around. I completely understand if you dont want o add it its your work just figured it would make a suggestion,
Thanks
Hack_kid
I forgot to reply to this one :) Basically the skin was made for the OSX, Linux and Win32 versions of XBMC currently they cannot launch any programs in any official way so I had no need to put in the windows to do so. I do realize that its been put into the main xbox build now but this is the reason why we still have the old PM3 kicking around in the svn so people don't loose anything they had before (including 4x3 support)
picodegiao
2008-09-17, 18:52
Did I do something wrong??
What's with the black spot?
http://i35.tinypic.com/rbbqz6.jpg
Its gone when I add the scanlines back...
But it also looks like there are some other issues...
picodegiao
2008-09-17, 18:55
I forgot this info also:
I'm using XBMC on Windows with the latest Alpha 4 release.
I got the same thing - I just assumed that it's not finished yet.
picodegiao
2008-09-17, 20:18
Maybe that's the case. It still looks great though!
And FYI, this might have been mentioned somewhere in this vast forum, but I came across this site for backdrops:
http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_beta/downloads/date/any/
Its mostly landscapes, but it can sure pretty up your TV.
Thanks again Jezz!
R111 XBMCTex.exe in windows and xbox only, on linux which is what rodalpho is using xbmctex is compiled as you build and is then the xpr is made with make and copied to the right place with make install in a command line window
oh, miss out that details.
Did I do something wrong??
What's with the black spot?
http://i35.tinypic.com/rbbqz6.jpg
ok that i know you need the latest XBMCTex.exe. right Jezz X?
What the hell is up with all that black over the screen ?
I should and does look like this for me on both win32 and linux ( I have not tested this on xbox ) But I'm sure the other team members would of mentioned it since they have used it for weeks on different platforms. :\
http://s3.supload.com/thumbs/default/screenshot000-20080914140233.png (http://s3.supload.com/free/screenshot000-20080914140233.png/view/) http://s3.supload.com/thumbs/default/screenshot001-20080914140233.png (http://s3.supload.com/free/screenshot001-20080914140233.png/view/) http://s3.supload.com/thumbs/default/screenshot002-20080914140233.png (http://s3.supload.com/free/screenshot002-20080914140233.png/view/)
In Fact it looks to me like you have some other opengl program running in the background that is interfering
I tested with Xbox, its all ok.
at 1st I build with an older XBMCTex.exe and got the same black lines. build with the latest XBMCTex.exe and its gone.
can download XBMCTex.exe from:
http://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xbmc/trunk/XBMC/tools/XBMCTex/XBMCTex.exe?view=log
well thats just odd really if thats the issue
UND3R ACHI3V3R
2008-09-18, 01:09
Using on Xbox myself and i haven't had any of those issues.
Gamester17
2008-09-18, 01:47
What the hell is up with all that black over the screen ? My guess it that these guys have graphics device driver issues.
picodegiao
2008-09-18, 02:28
It looks like the issue was an older build of XBMCTex. Thanks for the link to the newest build. It looks great now!
rodalpho
2008-09-18, 02:38
works for me :\ on linux and builds and installs fine maybe your on 64bit or something other than ubuntu thats screwing up install
A rebuild with the latest SVN after make distclean and removing my /usr/share/xbmc directory fixed it. Looks VERY sharp, although I miss that gorgeous girl from the main menu pictures selection.
I tested with Xbox, its all ok.
at 1st I build with an older XBMCTex.exe and got the same black lines. build with the latest XBMCTex.exe and its gone.
can download XBMCTex.exe from:
http://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xbmc/trunk/XBMC/tools/XBMCTex/XBMCTex.exe?view=log
That fixed it, thanks.
Geeesssss! things move quickly! only been on holiday just over a week and PMIII has been overhauld!
Cant wait to try it!
Just hope my favorite platform can handle it :(
Not in the skin manager?
Anywhere else I can get my hands on it?
HOLY NICE$#@%!@#$ AWESOME
Awesome work. I love the mouse support and refinement in general. This is probably the best default skin for new users. I thought PM3 was left in the dust but this new release screams.
Dang, what a hard choice. PM3 is a good balance of sexy+functional but probably leaning more on functional. Media stream is the opposite IMO.
If we could only get the best of both worlds...
Not in the skin manager?
Anywhere else I can get my hands on it?
SVN
http://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xbmc/trunk/XBMC/skin/PM3.HD/
Not in the skin manager?
Anywhere else I can get my hands on it?
Its not in the skin manager because its not in the skinning SVN its in the XBMC svn meaning all future versions of xbmc should come with it (unless people take it out)
Thanks guys, guess I'll have to wait for T3CH...
I've installed TortioseSVN but still had no luck using it... the options dont come up when I right click on any of the files in SVN like they do in explorer ???
plankton88
2008-09-19, 15:17
I tried this skin out last night and it looks pretty good. The fonts look a little small though. The movie fanart looked good, but the TV fanart wasn't working. I looked in the settings to see if was turned on and I couldn't find the option there.
rodalpho
2008-09-19, 16:45
Jezz, I've got one remaining issue with PM3.HD. When you show the controls (the cross-shaped control with FF, REW, audio, bookmarks, etc) in the old PM3 it also displayed the current position within the video in the upper right corner. I was accustomed to this behavior and miss it. Any reason why it was removed? Any chance we could get an option to show it again?
Also, how do users run "program" plugins under PM3.HD?
rudeboyx
2008-09-20, 15:08
I tried this skin out last night and it looks pretty good. The fonts look a little small though. The movie fanart looked good, but the TV fanart wasn't working. I looked in the settings to see if was turned on and I couldn't find the option there.
TV fanart only seems to work at episode level, not at season level. and the fanart view must be selected. its is enabled by default so there is no option to turn it on or off in settings.
plankton88
2008-09-20, 16:44
I can't get TV fanart to work at all. Movie fanart is fine.
UND3R ACHI3V3R
2008-09-21, 11:00
what does this mean?
Checkout from http://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xbmc/trunk/XBMC/skin/PM3.HD, revision HEAD, Fully recursive, Externals included
Repository moved temporarily to '/viewvc/xbmc/trunk/XBMC/skin/PM3.HD/'; please relocate
jmarshall
2008-09-21, 12:12
That's not the checkout path. It's
http://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/xbmc/trunk/XBMC/skin/PM3.HD
Cheers,
Jonathan
UND3R ACHI3V3R
2008-09-21, 12:16
And is there a way to build the skin without having to have all the prerequisites for compiling XBMC?
jmarshall
2008-09-21, 12:32
All you need is XBMCTex if you want a packaged textures.xpr - it's available from the xbmc/tools/XBMCTex folder from SVN:
http://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xbmc/trunk/XBMC/tools/XBMCTex/
EDIT: Note that you'll have to change the path in the skin's build.bat accordingly.
Cheers,
Jonathan
Jezz can you add a generic fanart for videos that don't have one like in media stream? Also a generic poster would be nice. Currently it looks kinda empty/lost...
Programs has gone.... :(
Just as I finished copying all my xbox games to my xbox and moved all the movies to a central server...
Anyway even a programs button could be added? just for the xbox perhaps? like the old scripts button...
I'm also missing the Programs button, too. I use it to launch Plugins, Emulators and Games.
If I can do that another way using PM3.HD, please let me know
rudeboyx
2008-09-26, 02:33
Programs has gone.... :(
Just as I finished copying all my xbox games to my xbox and moved all the movies to a central server...
Anyway even a programs button could be added? just for the xbox perhaps? like the old scripts button...
simply create a favorite of your games source when in another skin
then switch back to PM3.HD and it will apear in you favorites list still.
rudeboyx
2008-09-26, 02:35
I'm also missing the Programs button, too. I use it to launch Plugins, Emulators and Games.
If I can do that another way using PM3.HD, please let me know
(sorry quoted wrong user in last post.)
this favorites trick can also be done for your emulator source etc
Ah, nice trick! Thanks
matt
Hi there Guys and Gals,
Having some problems using PM3.HD on my xbox, I have downloaded the latest build, and it is in the files that I FTP'd across to my FTP., however I can not find it in the skins options.
Can anyone help me, or have I done something wrong?
Thanks Chris
Where exactly are you looking?
http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=Appearance_Settings#Look_and_Feel
Where exactly are you looking?
http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=Appearance_Settings#Look_and_Feel
Yup I am in the look and feel settings, and the only two skin options I have are for Project Mayhem III, and Back Row, despite having the files on the xbox for MC360 AND PM3.HD.
Thanks in advance
Yup I am in the look and feel settings, and the only two skin options I have are for Project Mayhem III, and Back Row, despite having the files on the xbox for MC360 AND PM3.HD.
Thanks in advance
If you downloaded the skin from the SVN, then, before you can use it, you have to run the build.bat script to compile the skin. It will be one of the files that is downloaded from the SVN. After running the script, you will have a new folder named "BUILD". Inside this will be the "PMIII.HD" folder that you need to copy to the xbox.
If you don't already have it, you will also need to download XBMCTex.exe, which is available via SVN here:
http://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xbmc/trunk/XBMC/tools/XBMCTex/
Depending on where you store XBMCTex on your harddrive, you'll need to edit build.bat to reflect your structure, accordingly. The easiest thing to do is to just put a copy inside the same folder as the build.bat, and edit the path listed in build.bat:
FIND
..\..\Tools\XBMCTex\XBMCTex
REPLACE WITH
XBMCTex
cjbnash, what are the contents of your \xbmc\skin folder?
cjbnash, what are the contents of your \xbmc\skin folder?
11/10/2008 09:11 <DIR> PM3.HD
11/10/2008 09:11 <DIR> Project Mayhem III
help as I am really keen to get pm3.hd on my xbox.
Thanks
XBMCG33K
2009-02-15, 01:45
So what exactly needs to be put where in order to build this skin without building xbmc? And does anyone have something already setup?