MediaHome Skin (Beta version available!)

Discussion in 'MediaPortal 1 Skins' started by RicDigital, September 21, 2010.

  1. RicDigital Portal Member

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    MediaHome Skin coming soon...
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    MediaHome skin was project to attend basic needs of a Home Entertainment System.
    With a simple design, based on glass effects and a blue background permanent, will be a solution if you don`t like complexes skins and use your PC only for HTPC purposes. It work with MediaPortal 1.1.0 in 16:9 screen and support HD 720pi resolution.

    Skin initial will have only support for plug-ins like Moving Pictures, MyEmulators, OnlineVideos, TV-Series, but an long time will be developed support for others.
    TV and Radio functions are not support in recent versions.

    See the images below and comment what you think.
    SplashScreen Weather Pictures OnlineVideos Music MovingPictures - Details Moving Pictures Home
    Games Wikipedia

    MediaHome Skin (Beta) is now available to download!
    It`s my first work in area and I am continuing learn about it, so I decide put this version for evaluation. The stable version will be release when be done!

    Warning!
    This skin version is beta. It has bugs and parts that are not be done.
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    The Idea:

    I were work on a HTPC for my house and I been searched for a software for it. So I found a MediaPortal and I liked it, but not the native skin.

    This skin project was basically inspirited on Black Glass by Tgx and had as source code the two version of it.
    About the appearance doesn`t have much to say. An clean glass effect to maintain all graphical elements in the screen and that can permit the user clear see what do. Blue background more vivid that the classical blue3wide.

    Plug-In Support:

    MediaHome skin currently supports the most used plug-ins, and probably the most popular`s. The native plug-ins, like Wikipedia, Sodoku, Tetris, RSS, etc are support to and all have a common interface that identify as plug-in of MP.

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    MyEmulators
    Also I have worked on skin plug-ins files to improve its use. It`s the case of MyEmulators by Chreekar where MediaHome Skin needs a special thumbnails for games. This thumbnail model is quadrangular and have platform identification as HTPC (Some examples can be see on images above) and it`s just an idea. If demand was the expected, it`s possible that will be a site dedicate to this.
    But will be develop an version for normal thumbnails, like moving pictures.
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    Moving Pictures
    Moving Pictures plug-in is what I use for my movies. Have a good support by fforde and is more simple to use (just opinion).
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    Online Videos
    In project the development of icons pack for the most used sites. The skin don`t make use of banners at moment.
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    My TV Series
    In development...

    Extras
    MediaHome Skin not only will summarize at MP skin. I intend to develop boot screens for Windows XP, Vista and 7 (if possible) with MediaHome Logo, like logon screens and "WaitWallpaper". This WaitWallpaper is a noting more like a default background skin with write info "Wait" or similar in others languages.
    All for customize your HTPC.

    The BootScreen I use for XP with TuneUtilities
    BootScreen example XP

    Other details
    Don`t have My Home Basic screen at moment.
    My TV and Radio functions doesn`t work.

    Thanks!
    RicDigital 2010. Skin Designer
    The skin is under construction.
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    catavolt Design Group Manager

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    AW: MediaHome Skin

    Welcome to the skinner community!
    Looks very nice and clean ;)
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    emphatic Design Group

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    Re: MediaHome Skin

    Hi,

    Your screenshots seems to be 4:3. Are you using a 16:9 CRT TV or an old Plasma by any chance? Otherwise it does look nice.

    Emph
  2. RicDigital Thread Starter Portal Member

    Re: MediaHome Skin

    Thanks for yours support!

    The pictures was taken by window mode. Some elements on pictures are not in real state because the mode but i assure that in fullscreen mode all are well done.

    MediaPortal is a fantastic software for HTPC. So, I decide work on it to improve it...
    Will soon I give more news..
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    ysmp Design Group

    Re: MediaHome Skin

    look nice .... hope we can test it soon ...:)

    :D
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    Paranoid Delusion Moderation Manager

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    Re: MediaHome Skin

    RicDigital

    If you use F11 in fullscreen mode for future screenshots, it will look better :)

    Nice start at skinning.

    Regards
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    Spragleknas Administrator

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    Re: MediaHome Skin

    Or:

    MP config -> General -> Skin -> Autosize window mode to skin dimensions
  3. GaidarX Portal Member

    Re: MediaHome Skin

    it's like a Black3wide in comparison with Blue3wide
    i'm tell about black glass:rolleyes:
  4. RicDigital Thread Starter Portal Member

    Re: MediaHome Skin

    In fact this skin was made with few resources of BlackGlass skin and some menus was inspirated on it.
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    ysmp Design Group

    Re: MediaHome Skin

    hi RicDigital !
    any time table of when we can downlad and test ,this beautiful skin ... ?

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