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- SlaveUnit - 2010-12-16

I have spent some of this morning doing some testing and here are my results:

Cinema script version 1.0.3
Dharma RC2
Windows 7 64bit

Trivia:
Trivia - Works without music and using a single mp3 file. does not work properly with a playlist. Once the time limit is up the music playlist starts over in music mode in XBMC. The movie and rest of the Cinema playlist never finishes (just dies).
Trivia Intro - does nothing no matter what is selected (still or video any quantity), from what I remember it never did.
Trivia Outro - does nothing no matter what is selected (still or video any quantity), from what I remember it never did.

Special Videos:
Movie Theater Intro Clips - works fine.
Movie Theater Outro Clips - works fine.
Feature Presentation Intro - works fine.
Feature Presentation Outro - works fine.
Movie Ratings Folder - works fine.
Dolby/DTS Folder - works fine.

Trailers:
Coming Attractions Intro - works fine
Coming Attractions Outro - works fine

Misc:
Did not test "Run script before videos start"


Something to watch for that I ran into:
Be aware that if you select 3 random videos and your folder only has 2 or 1 the whole script will not start up. I know this is basic, but I know there are idiots out there just like I was on this. Smile
I do not use MPAA rating filters so I did not test them, amongst other things available.


- ijourneaux - 2010-12-16

giftie Wrote:The problem with not having the distinction of -trailer the script will play any video files. Some people use this to play trailers found in their movie folders.

Probably a stupid question but I am not sure I understand how the -trailer factors in. HCE plays all(?) of tvideos in the folder where trailers are downloaded to. How does XBMC handle -trailers?

Take Care

EDIT: The old version of HCE didn't care about the -trailer extension. The latest version 1.03 requires the -trailer extension.


- olafvs - 2010-12-16

SlaveUnit Wrote:Trivia - does not work properly with a playlist. Once the time limit is up the music playlist starts over in music mode in XBMC. The movie and rest of the Cinema playlist never finishes (just dies).
Trivia Intro - does nothing no matter what is selected (still or video any quantity), from what I remember it never did.

I can confirm this I just had the same experience.

SlaveUnit Wrote:Something to watch for that I ran into:
Be aware that if you select 3 random videos and your folder only has 2 or 1 the whole script will not start up. I know this is basic, but I know there are idiots out there just like I was on this. Smile

You are not an idiot (or we are both idiots and many will follow). I just had the same experience. This is not a thing you keep in mind when setting up the script.

Besides this it works great and you made me very happy making this script available for Dharma.


- nickvda - 2010-12-17

giftie Wrote:In my HD-Trailers.Net Downloader.exe.config I have the following:
PHP Code:
<!--Set to True to add successful downloads to exclusions file and to prevent re-downloading any found in the file-->
    <
add key="UseExclusions" value="true" /> 

this causes the program to create a file called -> HD-Trailers.Net Downloader Exclusions.xml which contains the already downloaded trailers.


The problem with not having the distinction of -trailer the script will play any video files. Some people use this to play trailers found in their movie folders.

Hey giftie, I have UseExclusions on true, but the program won't create the .xml you mention. Do i have to do something in particular to get it running?

Also to get bulkrenamer to append -trailer to the trailers, do you use something like eventghost to automate it? or do you just do it manually?


- rausch101 - 2010-12-17

this isn't appearing in the unofficial repository for me. Anyone else?


- Harro - 2010-12-17

You need to install http://xbmc-addons.googlecode.com/sv...bmc-addons.zip
through the addons(install from zip) and then get addons look in the addons. google.com, then under program addons


- rausch101 - 2010-12-17

Harro Wrote:You need to install http://xbmc-addons.googlecode.com/sv...bmc-addons.zip
through the addons(install from zip) and then get addons look in the addons. google.com, then under program addons

Yep that's what I did, and previously the only addon in Programs was the PyDocs Printer, but now it appears to be back up. All is well.


- ijourneaux - 2010-12-17

I was able to modify the HD.Net Trailer downloader so that the -trailer required by XBMC is automatically added.

This required a small change to the source and a new config key

<!--Set to True to save files with XBMC -trailer appended-->
<add key="XBMCFileNames" value="true" />

I thought I would upload now whiel I try to figure out how to submit a patch to the project with the original developers.

The archive includes a new executable that replaces the original and a sampel config file.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YYAXLQQS


- giftie - 2010-12-17

Great work ljourneaux! Added link to first page.


- giftie - 2010-12-17

SlaveUnit - Yep, from the looks of it, Trivia Intro/Outro is not used in the script(well not yet atleast) and I am looking into the other two problems that you have come across as well(trivia music and script failing if # of videos in a selected directory is less than selected count in settings)


- Boku - 2010-12-17

Awesome work guys, thank you all for your work! a lot of us really appreciate it. HTE was the reeason i moved from mc2005 to meedios n later from Media Browser to XBMC...

Anyways thanks a ton but on to the question:
can someone point me in the direction of a script that works with this that i can use to control my lutron IR light controlers? Its far from a complicated system they are just simple IR dimmers and wall boxes (no x10 or RF)

thanks in advance


- steve1977 - 2010-12-17

giftie Wrote:[SIZE="5"]Available through the unofficial repo - http://xbmc-addons.googlecode.com/svn/packages/repository.googlecode.xbmc-addons.zip

Any hope to get it through the official repo soon?


- SlaveUnit - 2010-12-17

steve1977 Wrote:Any hope to get it through the official repo soon?

I'm not sure that will ever happen.


- eskro - 2010-12-17

Yeah awesome work indeed!!!


- mad-max - 2010-12-17

@ giftie:

I would like to contribute the German translation again.
Shall I send the xml to your mail adress like I did for CD-Art Manager?

cheers,
Max