Anodized Customised Moviesheet THEMES!:

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@ firetix and extremedigital and the other cracks…

The availible tutorial, how to use thumbgen to customize wdtv live hub might be a little outdated with the new version 1.2.4 of thumbgen. Might it be possible to get a updated tutorial  on youtube or via pdf.

Think a lot has changed due to the hub support of thumbgen right now.

Thanx for your efforts in advance…

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ok, i will  upload an updated version  by latest this weekend!

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I would wait on making a new tutorial, I was going to but I believe TG is going to have a newer, more compatible version out fairly soon.  In which will generate the year correctly and generate the backgrounds. 

So to keep from have to do double the work, you might want to wait for the next release.

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Yeah good suggestion  I will wait

  • the logic is the same with the latest version…

→ you just don’t need to manually create the dummy files.

with the latest version, in options–>input/output naming

in Movieinfo export just select .xml and Export using WDTV Live Hub format(but note: backdrops links are not generated) so you may want to generate non transparent movie sheets…

in Main Moviesheet select .jpg (.png for transparent one… but then after generating the movie sheet rename to a .jpg file)

for xml files with backdrops… you can add the backdrops manually e.g. http://link.com/image.jpg

or simply use the roggy’s Excellent tool

 generate dummy file at MUST BE CHECKED

Remember to keep your file name simple… as i’ve noticed that if you have something like that…

movie.mkv

movie.jpg

movie.mkv_sheet.mkv

movie.mkv_sheet.jpg

movie.xml

The sheet will display.

But if you have something like this

movie 2010.brrip.x264.mkv

movie.jpg

movie 2010.brrip.x264.mkv_sheet.mkv

movie 2010.brrip.x264.mkv_sheet.jpg

movie.xml

The sheet may not display… and if so just add an xml file for the sheet…

eg. movie 2010.brrip.x264.mkv_sheet.xml

Now just do you usual steps for the generations of covers/thumbnails/moviesheets…

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Got a question for you guys.

I would like to use similar theme [the below theme is DVD2, I like DVD3 better] to the one in Image1:

Using the blank space at the bottom to have the same as the bottom part of Image2:

Now I want all the images across the bottom to be like the green box in image2 [How to train a dragon] and not like the yellow box [inception].

Now I do not use the dummy file and I am using TG 1.2.4.

I would love this to happen with each movie being in their folder but this would be a firmware issue as I am understanding. So I have moved a select movies outside their respective folders into 1 folder for testing this feature.

There are a bunch of these type of themes that have that extra space at the bottom that could also take advantage of this feature.

Anyone able to help me on this idea? Thnks

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You need to post the pics somewhere else like Flickr or other site.  They want show up here for others to see until they are approved by a moderator, which could be some time.

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I started to set to flikr and looks like they are approved now anyways so I dont need to but I will remember that for the future.

I would have just used the original links from the original posters but I wanted to draw the boxes to point out my description.

Thanks

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To make the thumbnails look the same you have to modify “rv_gallery_browse_page.xml”.

Look for the first line that says "image name=“th0_f” and modifiy “th0_f” through “th6_f”, make sure you modify the line above that too which shows the width, height and y settings.

You should be able to use the same settings as the lines above that start "image name=“th0”, these are the non-focused icons.

Then look for the line towards the bottom that says: “” this is the focus frame, all 7 lines “frame_0 thru frame_6” will need to modified.

Also, if you want a little cleaner look, and get rid of the colored icons (dashboard, filter/sort, etc., you don’t really need them anyway since there are shortcut buttons on the remote), you can delete the line “” which as at the top.

Then at the bottom you’ll see the line “”, change it to “”.

Then find the xml: “rv_browse_common_widgets_new.xml”, copy it then paste it and change the copy name to “rv_browse_common_widgets_new_gallery.xml”, then open it and delete the following lines:

 
 
 
 

This will get rid of the colored icons, but this is just if you want a cleaner look.

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I think I may have misunderstood what you meant.  I thought at first you meant the size, but if what you meant is the image (ie: having the Coverart show up as the focused image) then that’s not possible. 

Because of the way it uses the Moviesheets, the focused thumbnail and the moviesheet are the same and you can’t have 2 separate images for them.

As for making the first image that you have show the thumbnails, you’ll have to use a different Moviesheet (one with a transparent area) or make one to look like you want it.  Try Thumbgen Desiger to make your own.

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Hi There,

So Was following Firetix’s tutorial but i can’t find the xml for the movie…

how do i get the xml for each movie so i can get these movie sheets to work ?

I have 17 Again.mp4 (this is my movie)

I have folder.jpg (this is the thumbnail of the movie cover)

I am just not sure what to do is there a step by step process like generating xml ?

PLEASE HELP THIS NOOB you guys have done awesome work on the custom themes i just wish i could get them going :frowning:

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@firetex

I love what you’ve done but  I’m having trouble getting the movie sheet  I created using Thumbgen, to work and I hope this is the right forum to ask questions. 

I downloaded a file containing some samples cinsisti8ng of a folder for the following three that I believe are your samples.

Alpha and Omega

Buried

Cairo Time

Assuming that’s correct that these are yours then if I have the Anondized 1.2.2v2 installed and am using Library mode and I have the Alpha And Omega sample copied  to my Videos folder on my Media Hub then when I browse to the Alpha And Omega folder I should see  the Moviesheet sample displayed across the entire screen, yes?

I believe when you are  having trouble getting something  to work then the  best  way to find out what is different from what  you’ve done that does not work and a working one is to compare the 2 and find where the difference lies and I’m hoping the Alpha And Omega sample can do that. 

I thought that if the Anodized Theme were in use then so long as the file names were as needed, like in the samples, then there was nothing else one needed like editing one or more parts of the xml file, is that correct?

If I can get this working I’d be happy to put together a semi-professional looking How-To Guide with screenshots and all.  Creating training material and class demos is part of my job. To do op something like that though I first have to know it inside and out so that I can properly convey  the info in print. I’ve been a fan of the WD TV Live device and file based movie watching for a few years now and love spreading the joy of  the WD devices.  I had misgivings early on with the Hub due to its inflexibility with USB drives compared to prior WDTV Live devices but I’ve moved past that and am ready to spread the gospel of the Hub.

Thanks

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Yes you should normally see the moviesheet, although it is extremedigital’s samples!

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I’m assuming your are using the latest thumbgen , have generate dummy file at checked, and main moviesheet format set as .jpg or .png in input/output name

Next .

My folder structure is set as this eg.

/Buried                                               -->Foldername

/Buried/Buried.mkv                          → video file

/Buried/Buried.jpg                           – >coverbox

/Buried/Buried.xml                        – >metadata

/Buried/Buried.mkv_sheet.mkv      --dummyfile

/Buried/Buried.mkv_sheet.jpg         --moviesheet

/Buried/Buried.mkv_sheet.xml      --meta data (not needed if you’re using .jpg moviesheets/non-see through moviesheets)

For the moviesheet to display the .xml file is needed and media library must be turned on!

you can test with this folder structure  http://www.mediafire.com/?kzkfpultigf6lkq

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ToxicSavage wrote:

Hi There,

 

So Was following Firetix’s tutorial but i can’t find the xml for the movie…

 

how do i get the xml for each movie so i can get these movie sheets to work ?

 

I have 17 Again.mp4 (this is my movie)

I have folder.jpg (this is the thumbnail of the movie cover)

 

 

I am just not sure what to do is there a step by step process like generating xml ?

 

PLEASE HELP THIS NOOB you guys have done awesome work on the custom themes i just wish i could get them going :frowning:

@ ToxicSavage

Use the latest thumbgen

and in options → input/output Naming

set Movieinfo export settings as .xml , Export using WDTV Live HUB format

and click on generate nfo file… when thumbgen has finished searching…

Or

Do as i’ve done in this new tutorial  for .jpg moviesheets (non-see through): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alJK-dpBrNs

try to follow the mouse clicks:

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Hi edcarden,

Just a quick addon to firetix great answer…

When you enter the the sample media folder you will see 2 files…

Press the right arrow key to highlight the dummy file and the moviesheet will fill up the screen.

Firetix your new tutorial is excellent

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@extremedigital

Thanks for replying but I don’t follow your last comment about pressing the right arrow key to highlight the dummy file when entering the sample media.  Are you talking about doing that within the  Media Hubs interface (using the remote and watching on the TV) or are you talking about doing this on the computer after extracting the files???

I take it from the replies so far that there is nothing in the actual XML file that is important to making this work.  For example the XML file could technically have info for a completely different movie and yet the movisheet jpg will show as long as the file 7 folder names are as shown in the examples.

Thanks again guys

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firetix, do you have an other mirror for Mega-Template-Pack-1.8, links are dead ;(

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Hi boucher, yeah sorry i removed the link for 1.8 as i just released Mega Template Pack 2.0

http://www.mediafire.com/?9zb2ruc4b4kluyy

Hi edcarden,

Sorry i mean that whilst using the Hub to watch on your tv enter the movie folder, you will see 2 files, the first one should be the actual movie and the second the dummy file.

Press right arrow on the Hub’s remote control and the moviesheet should fill up the screen.

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Press right arrow on the Hub’s remote control and the moviesheet should fill up the screen.

And something more that i want to share with you. Its better for me if i rename the dummy file like this for example “AAvatar.mkv_sheet.mkv” if you do that when you open the folder you will see at first the moviesheet and not the cover of the dvd! :slight_smile:

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excellent tip skip! will use this method for sure.

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Excellent tip skips!

will use this method for sure.