My Launch (yahoo launch videos)

[juvinious]

I have been working on this for the last two weeks.
I wasn't aware of this till about two days ago but samuel337 made an excellent Online Content interface plugin for various things, which included an example with the US Yahoo launch.
My plugin is strictly for yahoo launch and not intended to outdo or undermine his plugin.

The features include:
Change bitrate: 56 through 768
Change Country: US, US in spanish, UK, Australia, Germany, Spain, Italy, France.

No setup, just place the .dll into your plugins/windows directory and drop the .xml file into your favorite skin directory as it's compatible with each one. Load up MP and My Launch should appear in My Home. (Make sure you have .asx added to movie extensions in configuration to have it work in fullscreen)

Just search for your favorite video or artist. Enjoy.

Get the plugin here:
CLICKY

More additions will come later on, it should serve it's purpose for the time being.

[snorre]

Nice job! I like it a lot! Clean and simple!

One question: How can I stretch the fullscreen video to fill the entire screen? Pressing 'S' doesn't do the trick for me!

[juvinious]

Snorre: you need to have .asx added to the movie extensions in configuration in order to get fullscreen with A/R.

[snorre]

Originally Posted by juvinious

Snorre: you need to have .asx added to the movie extensions in configuration in order to get fullscreen with A/R.

Thanks! That did the trick...

[Lyxalig]

Hi.. Tried it out, but got an exeption error..

Log..

02.03.2005 22:48:40 initializing DirectX
02.03.2005 22:48:40 start fullscreen
02.03.2005 22:48:40 ClientSize: 640x480 screen:640x480
02.03.2005 22:48:40 texturemanager:dispose()
02.03.2005 22:48:40 Load key mapping from keymap.xml
02.03.2005 22:48:40 load localized strings from:language\English\strings.xml
02.03.2005 22:48:44 Load fonts from skin\BlueTwo\fonts.xml
02.03.2005 22:48:44 fonts.InitializeDeviceObjects()
02.03.2005 22:48:44 Loaded font:debug height:12 texture:512x512 chars:[32-255] memleft:65011712
02.03.2005 22:48:44 Loaded font:font10 height:8 texture:256x256 chars:[32-256] memleft:65011712
02.03.2005 22:48:44 Loaded font:font13 height:10 texture:512x512 chars:[32-256] memleft:65011712
02.03.2005 22:48:44 Loaded font:font14 height:10 texture:512x512 chars:[32-256] memleft:65011712
02.03.2005 22:48:44 Loaded font:font16 height:13 texture:512x512 chars:[32-256] memleft:65011712
02.03.2005 22:48:44 Loaded font:font32 height:26 texture:256x256 chars:[48-59] memleft:65011712
02.03.2005 22:48:44 Loaded font:font48 height:40 texture:512x512 chars:[48-59] memleft:65011712
02.03.2005 22:48:44 Loaded font:font72 height:60 texture:512x512 chars:[48-59] memleft:65011712
02.03.2005 22:48:45 Loaded font:fontSVT height:10 texture:512x512 chars:[32-256] memleft:65011712
02.03.2005 22:48:45 Load skin BlueTwo
02.03.2005 22:48:45 LoadWindowPlugins()
02.03.2005 22:48:45 Load plugins from :plugins\windows\MyLaunch.dll
02.03.2005 22:48:45 Load plugins from :plugins\windows\WindowPlugins.dll
02.03.2005 22:48:45 Window:MediaPortal.GUI.GUIExplorer.GUIExplorer and window MediaPortal.GUI.MyLaunch.MyLaunch have the same id's!!!
02.03.2005 22:48:45 Opening music database
02.03.2005 22:48:45 music database opened
02.03.2005 22:48:45 Loading references from skin\BlueTwo\references.xml
02.03.2005 22:48:45 original skin size:720x576
02.03.2005 22:48:45 ERROR: unknown control:<buttonM>
02.03.2005 22:48:45 ERROR: unknown control:<radiobutton>
02.03.2005 22:48:45 opening tvdatabase
02.03.2005 22:48:45 tvdatabase opened
02.03.2005 22:48:45 xml:skin\BlueTwo\tvOSD.xml image id:350 width:0 height:0 gfx:-
02.03.2005 22:48:45 xml:skin\BlueTwo\videoOSD.xml image id:350 width:0 height:0 gfx:-
02.03.2005 22:48:46 Load plugins from :plugins\windows\XPBurnComponent.dll
02.03.2005 22:48:46 WindowManager.Load
02.03.2005 22:48:46 load calibration640x480.xml
02.03.2005 22:48:46 WindowManager.Preinitialize
02.03.2005 22:48:46 texturemanager:added:skin\BlueTwo\media\black.bmp total:0 mem left:65011712
02.03.2005 22:48:46 WindowManager.ActivateWindow
02.03.2005 22:48:46 xml:skin\BlueTwo\home.xml image id:1000 width:0 height:0 gfx:-
02.03.2005 22:48:46 window:MediaPortal.GUI.Home.HomeWindow init
02.03.2005 22:48:46 skin initalized
02.03.2005 22:48:46 DX9 size: 640x480
02.03.2005 22:48:46 video ram left:63488 KByte
02.03.2005 22:48:46 running...
02.03.2005 22:48:46 Mediaportal.OnStartup()
02.03.2005 22:48:46 Recorder: Loading capture cards from capturecards.xml
02.03.2005 22:48:46 Recorder: card:1 video device:Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture TV:True record:True priority:10
02.03.2005 22:48:46 Recorder: card:2 video device:Hauppauge WinTV 88x Video Capture TV:True record:True priority:1
02.03.2005 22:48:46 PlugInManager.Load()
02.03.2005 22:48:46 Load plugins from :plugins\process\MyEffects.dll
02.03.2005 22:48:46 PlugInManager.Start()
02.03.2005 22:48:46 window:MediaPortal.GUI.Home.HomeWindow deinit
02.03.2005 22:48:46 texturemanager:CleanupThumbs()
02.03.2005 22:48:46 xml:skin\BlueTwo\home.xml image id:1000 width:0 height:0 gfx:-
02.03.2005 22:48:46 window:MediaPortal.GUI.Home.HomeWindow init
02.03.2005 22:48:46 Mediaportal.OnStartup()
02.03.2005 22:48:47 open folderdatabase
02.03.2005 22:48:51 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:48:51 window:MediaPortal.GUI.Home.HomeWindow deinit
02.03.2005 22:48:51 texturemanager:CleanupThumbs()
02.03.2005 22:48:51 window:MediaPortal.GUI.MyLaunch.MyLaunch init
02.03.2005 22:48:54 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:48:55 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:48:55 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:48:56 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:48:56 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:48:57 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:48:57 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:48:58 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:48:58 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:48:59 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:00 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:00 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:00 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:01 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:01 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:01 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:02 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:03 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:04 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:04 window:MediaPortal.Dialogs.VirtualSearchKeyboard init
02.03.2005 22:49:04 Loaded font:font12 height:18 texture:512x512 chars:[32-255] memleft:30408704
02.03.2005 22:49:04 Loaded font:font18 height:24 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-255] memleft:30408704
02.03.2005 22:49:04 Loaded font:font24 height:18 texture:512x512 chars:[32-255] memleft:30408704
02.03.2005 22:49:04 Loaded font:font14 height:20 texture:1024x1024 chars:[32-255] memleft:30408704
02.03.2005 22:49:04 texturemanager:added:skin\BlueTwo\media\keyNF.bmp total:1 mem left:30408704
02.03.2005 22:49:04 texturemanager:added:skin\BlueTwo\media\white.bmp total:2 mem left:30408704
02.03.2005 22:49:08 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:09 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:11 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:13 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:18 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:21 key:13 0xD (2)
02.03.2005 22:49:21 g_Player.Play(http://today.launch.yahoo.com/player...&fcv=&z=ms.asx)
02.03.2005 22:49:21 Loading external players plugins
02.03.2005 22:49:21 found plugin:MediaPortal.FoobarPlugin.FoobarPlugin in plugins\ExternalPlayers\ExternalPlayers.dll
02.03.2005 22:49:21 player:Foobar2000. author: int_20h
02.03.2005 22:49:21 found plugin:MediaPortal.WinampPlayer.WinampPlugin in plugins\ExternalPlayers\ExternalPlayers.dll
02.03.2005 22:49:21 player:Winamp. author: int_20h
02.03.2005 22:49:21 VideoPlayer:play http://today.launch.yahoo.com/player...&fcv=&z=ms.asx
02.03.2005 22:49:21 VideoPlayer:cleanup DShow graph
02.03.2005 22:49:27 VideoPlayer:exception while creating DShow graph Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at DShowNET.IGraphBuilder.RenderFile(String lpcwstrFile, String lpcwstrPlayList)
at MediaPortal.Player.VideoPlayerVMR7.GetInterfaces()
02.03.2005 22:49:27 player:ended
02.03.2005 22:49:27 VideoPlayer:cleanup DShow graph

do you find anything here?

[juvinious]

Lyxalig> it's most probably due to your setup, try removing .asx from your movie extensions. You should be able to play videos then but without fullscreen capabilities.

[tomtom21000]

Originally Posted by Lyxalig

02.03.2005 22:48:45 Window:MediaPortal.GUI.GUIExplorer.GUIExplorer and window MediaPortal.GUI.MyLaunch.MyLaunch have the same id's!!!



do you find anything here?

don´t know if this has got something to do with it. but it can give possible interferance in the menus. afaik

tomtom

Hi there

Downloaded your mylaunch plugin an v impressed with it. After a couple of videos playing fine I seem to get a black screen when I chose another (sound works fine though) also how do i get a reduced picture size, it has always been full screen for me with or without .asx checked.

Thanks

Jonathan

[deecue]

hey juvinious,

great work man.. likes a lot. everything worked fine except couldn't get the fullscreen deally like above.. so went ahead and added .asx to movie extensions. now when i click on one of the search results, nothing happens.. just sits there..

also, when you go back during the middle of a clip, it doesn't keep the search results up in the menu.. would be nice to have that stay there..


Update:

For somereason it "worked" this time. Added .asx and could click on search result and began playing video. I can get into fullscreen with X but it just ends up being the original video res with black sorrounding it. How can the video itself get put to fullscreen as well.. Also, what did you mean by "A/R" up a few posts? Couldn't figure that out ..

Thanks again..

[Lyxalig]

@deecue: A/R= Aspect Ratio..

Greets