And what about Mac users? am i the only one?

I’m following this forum for many weeks and i really envy you a lot!! 

I’m a happy WD Live smp user and i’d like to improve my experience but i can’t, I’ve searched everywhere but it seems there is no way to use customized themes wihout Thumbgen.

I tried to write to Thumbgen developer asking for a Mac version but no reply.

I know that i could install Parallels or Bootcamp to have dual boot (WIN/MAC) but i think it’s pretty unconfortable for just 1 software.

Can’t believe to be the only user with this request.

Is there somebody that can give me a good news about some work in progress?

Still hoping…

G73

http://forum.wdlxtv.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4854

richUK wrote:

http://forum.wdlxtv.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4854

Unfortunately it doesn’t help… :frowning:

i need a solution to use customized themes with imdb rating, etc etc… and it seems it is possible only with Thumbgen.

Maybe one day some Mac developer will decide to create a Thumbgen version for OSX.

What about the virtual windows program in which you run thumbgen.

richUK wrote:

What about the virtual windows program in which you run thumbgen.

I know that i could run dual boot software like Parallels but i think it’s quite uncofortable have a full Windows partition just for Thumbgen.

I tried Vine and VineBottler that is a lighter solution but it doesnt work :frowning:

You can use virtualization software to run Windows inside of OS X as long as:

(1) your Mac has sufficient disk space to install Windows

(2) your Mac has sufficient RAM to run two OS’s at once (>=4GB typically)

(3) you have access to a version of WIndows you can install

A good choice of VM is Virtualbox:  https://www.virtualbox.org/

Virtualbox is free, relatively easy to use, and is available for Mac’s.  I recommend it over VMware for most users.

With a multicore machine with sufficient RAM, you will barely notice any performance degradation of WIndows.

ncarver wrote:

You can use virtualization software to run Windows inside of OS X as long as:

(1) your Mac has sufficient disk space to install Windows

(2) your Mac has sufficient RAM to run two OS’s at once (>=4GB typically)

(3) you have access to a version of WIndows you can install

 

A good choice of VM is Virtualbox:  https://www.virtualbox.org/

 

Thank you… i will try. (still uncomfortable solution for just 1 small software but better than nothing)

Just a reminder as well,

Windows Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1  … is required to run Thumbgen

http://thumbgen.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58:art-sysreq&catid=35:faq-general&Itemid=54

Just thought i’d mention it … if you do get Windows / Mac emulation happening.

JoeySmyth wrote:

Just a reminder as well,

 

Windows Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1  … is required to run Thumbgen

 

http://thumbgen.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58:art-sysreq&catid=35:faq-general&Itemid=54

 

Just thought i’d mention it … if you do get Windows / Mac emulation happening.

I know, (i realized it because  Framework didnt work correctly using Wine and WineBottler to launch Thumbgen).