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The 5 fastest skins? - csts - 2019-10-22
I'm using an old linux laptop and would like to know which are the 5 fastest skins in your opinion -any platform you use.
RE: The 5 fastest skins? - the_other_guy - 2019-10-23
it would come down to addons that are running
number of resources fanart images
number of view types
number of movies folders of 100 would speed it up but you would need a theme with menu links
RE: The 5 fastest skins? - ontap - 2019-10-23
@the_other_guy what do you mean by the following please ?
"number of movies folders of 100 would speed it up but you would need a theme with menu links"
RE: The 5 fastest skins? - beatmasterrs - 2019-10-23
(2019-10-23, 01:55)the_other_guy Wrote: it would come down to addons that are runningOf course there are big differences between the skins. Just compare aeon mq8 with confluence or estuary. Therefore the question of the 5 fastest skins is quite appropriate.
number of resources fanart images
number of view types
number of movies folders of 100 would speed it up but you would need a theme with menu links
RE: The 5 fastest skins? - ontap - 2019-10-23
(2019-10-23, 12:22)beatmasterrs Wrote:(2019-10-23, 01:55)the_other_guy Wrote: it would come down to addons that are runningOf course there are big differences between the skins. Just compare aeon mq8 with confluence or estuary. Therefore the question of the 5 fastest skins is quite appropriate.
number of resources fanart images
number of view types
number of movies folders of 100 would speed it up but you would need a theme with menu links
Do you have an opinion on which are the fastest @beatmasterrs ?
RE: The 5 fastest skins? - nonJon - 2019-10-23
Quartz should be part of the conversation. A lightweight skin with settings to assist in dealing with slow hardware (leia version only). Mimic and Pellucid would also make my short list of minimalist skins.
Also check out the Skin Tightener add-on. By setting all animation times to zero, it can help in hiding the jankiness of resource intensive animation effects on slower hardware. hth
Edit: Also recommend using the Texture Cache Maintenance Utility to ensure all artwork is pre-cached for faster rendering. Helps significantly on fresh installs.
RE: The 5 fastest skins? - Hitcher - 2019-10-23
Ones with less dependencies?
RE: The 5 fastest skins? - nonJon - 2019-10-23
Adding to Hitcher's point, once you're done auditioning skins your kodi install may be larded up with add-ons not needed for the skin you've chosen. It might behoove you to blow kodi away and reinstall to remove those artifacts.
RE: The 5 fastest skins? - csts - 2021-04-07
My favorite in Leia was Titan Mod, and it works even faster on Matrix.