First Look

mbuzina · 2007-12-18, 09:38

Just downloaded MP II, it started well, it showed it's GUI, but I could not do much, due to my laptop being unable to handle all the GFX properly. MP 1 works fine, but obviously requirements are beefed up for MP II....

What are the needed specs? Later I will check my HTPC, which has some more horsepower (my lappy is already 3,5 years old).

mikael · 2007-12-18, 09:58

You will need to have .Net Framework 3.0 installed...

mofux · 2007-12-18, 10:37

the requirements for mp2 should be about the same as for mp1.

we make some use of pixel-shaders, so it's good to have a directx9 graphics adapter that supports shader model 2.0.
however, if you don't have such one, shaders should be simply disabled by the engine and it should run also.

mbuzina · 2007-12-18, 13:03

I just ran it on my desktop and it works as a charm. My laptop which has a GeForce FX Go5650 (which is supposed to be DX9) it is no fun at all. It might also because of Vista.

Another thing: I added a folder with pics to the library and unfortunatly had no thumbs when browsing them. I waited a little, started a slideshow etc., but no thumbs appeared. Normal?

Last thing for the moment: It is great that you can have views based on all metadata now. But I am lacking the most important EXIF information: Date Taken. In MP1 I added a view for that, MP II should be able to do this as well.

Another "last thing": Is the upnp server running as a service? Or is it only available when MP 2 is running?

Do you have to configure the IR Suite to work with an X10 Remote (Medion)? Or is there no support for the X10 yet?

infinityloop · 2007-12-18, 15:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbuzina

Last thing for the moment: It is great that you can have views based on all metadata now. But I am lacking the most important EXIF information: Date Taken. In MP1 I added a view for that, MP II should be able to do this as well.

that is all work-in-progress

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbuzina

Another "last thing": Is the upnp server running as a service? Or is it only available when MP 2 is running?

in this beta only when MP2 is running.

2007-12-18, 09:38	#1 (permalink)
mbuzina Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Age: 34 Posts: 457 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country:	First Look Just downloaded MP II, it started well, it showed it's GUI, but I could not do much, due to my laptop being unable to handle all the GFX properly. MP 1 works fine, but obviously requirements are beefed up for MP II.... What are the needed specs? Later I will check my HTPC, which has some more horsepower (my lappy is already 3,5 years old). __________________ * Power is nothing without control *

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mikael Portal Designer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 23 Posts: 508 Thanks: 81 Thanked 54 Times in 29 Posts	You will need to have .Net Framework 3.0 installed... __________________ Skin: SimpleMP Beta 4

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mbuzina Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Age: 34 Posts: 457 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country:	I just ran it on my desktop and it works as a charm. My laptop which has a GeForce FX Go5650 (which is supposed to be DX9) it is no fun at all. It might also because of Vista. Another thing: I added a folder with pics to the library and unfortunatly had no thumbs when browsing them. I waited a little, started a slideshow etc., but no thumbs appeared. Normal? Last thing for the moment: It is great that you can have views based on all metadata now. But I am lacking the most important EXIF information: Date Taken. In MP1 I added a view for that, MP II should be able to do this as well. Another "last thing": Is the upnp server running as a service? Or is it only available when MP 2 is running? Do you have to configure the IR Suite to work with an X10 Remote (Medion)? Or is there no support for the X10 yet? __________________ * Power is nothing without control * Last edited by mbuzina; 2007-12-18 at 13:06. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

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2007-12-18, 10:37	#3 (permalink)
mofux Portal Designer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dresden, Germany Posts: 671 Thanks: 34 Thanked 31 Times in 19 Posts	the requirements for mp2 should be about the same as for mp1. we make some use of pixel-shaders, so it's good to have a directx9 graphics adapter that supports shader model 2.0. however, if you don't have such one, shaders should be simply disabled by the engine and it should run also.