ebr Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Been wanting to do this forever and previously thought it really wasn't possible/practical but I've spent some time really working on it over the past few days and I'm pretty excited about the possibilities. Can't believe it has taken me this long to figure this out. Yeah, look in the title bar - that isn't MBT. It is the internal WMC player inside MB Classic while playing Iron Man. I've just started to implement it but there are a lot of possibilities here beyond just the upgrade to a much more modern look and feel. For example, those tick marks are defined chapter points you can navigate around to on the seek bar and select to go there directly. Lots of other potential... 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techywarrior Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 OMG. Now stop being a tease and get back to work making it happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abobader Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Lovely indeed! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchmor Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Nice! All holidays, nights out and sleeping are cancelled ebr until you complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchmor Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) Actually, this reminds me... can you 'take over' the info displayed using the info key? In other words info will let us see the synopsis etc or do we still need a way of getting some xml data into DvdInfoCache (can't remember it that's the correct folder without looking it up)? Cheers Edited May 29, 2014 by Latchmor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 This is going to come up if you hit any key or move the mouse. I haven't tested the actual info key yet but I know we can't trap that one - it is reserved by WMC. However, it might still translate into a keypress that I can see such that it will produce this layer. I'll test it when I get the chance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchmor Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 This is going to come up if you hit any key or move the mouse. I haven't tested the actual info key yet but I know we can't trap that one - it is reserved by WMC. However, it might still translate into a keypress that I can see such that it will produce this layer. I'll test it when I get the chance. Ah, so I'll probably leave my Info key on the Harmony as normal Info for other WMC screens and a 'Long Press' Info that will bring up your bells and whistles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhitmore Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 (edited) Well done! I miss MBC sometimes. My wife still uses it because she doesn't like change I'm just using MBT now. It's great to see stuff like this though. Edited May 30, 2014 by swhitmore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman1991 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Very impressive ebr this was something I always missed (from xbmc/MP) - possibilites indeed (subtitle and audio track choices?) Brilliant piece of work. Just one more thing............................. I want it now lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianW Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 (edited) OK, this is just brilliant - this will prolong the life of MBC a lot. I was considering switching to MBT at some point, but there's hardly any point now. Excellent work @ebr -edit- Damn, I just realised that I'm currently using MPC-HC as an external player with MBC (for the refresh rate switching). Edited May 30, 2014 by AdrianW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman1991 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 OK, this is just brilliant - this will prolong the life of MBC a lot. I was considering switching to MBT at some point, but there's hardly any point now. Excellent work @ebr -edit- Damn, I just realised that I'm currently using MPC-HC as an external player with MBC (for the refresh rate switching). LOL bet there are a few caught out with that - maybe ebr will expand his already extensive expertise and it will appear in external players as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Looks very nice ebr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snazy2000 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Nice work Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashMoney Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Wow ebr, I never figured you could change the "base" functionality so much. Well done! (and thank you!!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Very impressive ebr this was something I always missed (from xbmc/MP) - possibilites indeed (subtitle and audio track choices?) Not sure about that. I'm not actually altering the player at all - just changing the UI experience while it is playing. I think those other things will still have to be managed at the codec level but we'll see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman1991 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Kinda realised it might be outwith the scope of this change after I posted. Still great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTPCity_Planner Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Excellent work @ebr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariors44 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 really nice work Ebr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Damn, I just realised that I'm currently using MPC-HC as an external player with MBC (for the refresh rate switching). Refresh rate switching is the next thing I'm gonna take another whack at. I had it implemented already once but WMC kept switching back to 60 on playback. I'm going to try again with this new method and see if I can get it to stick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianW Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Refresh rate switching is the next thing I'm gonna take another whack at. I had it implemented already once but WMC kept switching back to 60 on playback. I'm going to try again with this new method and see if I can get it to stick. FANTASTIC news - keep up the excellent work there ebr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman1991 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 You're on a roll - go for it. It must be doable (though I don't know how much work would be involved) as its available in My Movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macburp Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 This is good stuff. How would it work on an extender (if at all)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 This is good stuff. How would it work on an extender (if at all)? It should be exactly the same but who knows with extenders... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedgehogg Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Are we there yet ........ are we there yet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Spent most of today trying to get auto refresh rate switching working and, I'm close, but no cigar so I'm moving on again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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