Fanart Handler Plugin v2.1.1 (and music fanart scraper) (2 Viewers)

[cul8er]

Re: Fanart Handler Plugin v1.6 (and music fanart scraper)

Hi famewolf,

Thanks, I will change the link as soon as MP team add it to the repository

cheers
cul8er

 

[cul8er]

Re: Fanart Handler Plugin v1.6 (and music fanart scraper)

Hi,

Link is now updated and working.

best regards
cul8er

 

[Zinu]

Re: Fanart Handler Plugin v1.5 (and music fanart scraper)

Hi,

Next version of this plugin now available (version 1.6). No new features but the new version includes optimization in how random images was handled. An example: loading a basichome screen on a very slow laptop of mine that took about 9 seconds with version 1.5 now are down to about 3. Usage of memory has also gone down due to this optimization.

Please let me know of any issues.

cheers
cul8er

I think this 'messed' things up a bit. Using StreamedMP, there is about 1 second delay for loading the backdrop in FH enabled items in BasicHome. So if I start MP, all is fine, but when I enter and exit (in my case) MovPic/MyTVseries the backdrop is black for about a second after which it shows the backdrop.

With 1.5 this doesn't happen.
Maybe your optimisations in random image handling take too much time to complete?

 

[ltfearme]

Re: Fanart Handler Plugin v1.6 (and music fanart scraper)

Hi Cul8er, you can update the StreamedMP link in your 'Supported Skins' section to point to our main forum thread now

Thanks.

 

[cul8er]

Re: Fanart Handler Plugin v1.6 (and music fanart scraper)

Hi Zinu,

This is how it is intended to work. Images are now loaded asynchronous allowing MP windows to load much faster (before loading all images into memory). What I have done in the x-factor skin in basichome is to have a default images that displays on windows open and fades. So the effect is that you have a "loading" image that fades and once the fade is done the real images displays.

example of code;

<control>
  <description>BACKGROUND LOADING</description>
  <id>0</id>
  <type>image</type>
  <posX>0</posX>
  <posY>0</posY>
  <width>1280</width>
  <height>720</height>
  <texture>LoadingBackdrop.png</texture> 
  <animation effect="fade" start="100" end="0" time="6000" reversible="false">WindowOpen</animation>
  <animation effect="fade" start="0" end="0" time="10" reversible="false">WindowClose</animation>
</control>

cheers
cul8er

 

[cul8er]

Re: Fanart Handler Plugin v1.6 (and music fanart scraper)

Hi ltfearme,

Fixed.

best regards
cul8er

 

[joz]

Re: Fanart Handler Plugin v1.5 (and music fanart scraper)

Hi,

Next version of this plugin now available (version 1.6). No new features but the new version includes optimization in how random images was handled. An example: loading a basichome screen on a very slow laptop of mine that took about 9 seconds with version 1.5 now are down to about 3. Usage of memory has also gone down due to this optimization.

Please let me know of any issues.

cheers
cul8er

I think this 'messed' things up a bit. Using StreamedMP, there is about 1 second delay for loading the backdrop in FH enabled items in BasicHome. So if I start MP, all is fine, but when I enter and exit (in my case) MovPic/MyTVseries the backdrop is black for about a second after which it shows the backdrop.

With 1.5 this doesn't happen.
Maybe your optimisations in random image handling take too much time to complete?

I also do occasionally have a black image. For me it's almost always (have seen others too but this one is more frequent) the moving pictures backdrops that end up being black. Does not necessarily have to be when entering basichome, can also happen for me when just sitting there for a while.
Could be some of the images that mvoingpic downloaded are somehow corrupt. Did not dig into this yet.
Also noticed that with the newest version I have a lot of times that 2 images that cycle are 2 identical once and then comes a new one (so I set it to cycle 20 sec and I get 40 sec of the same). This did not happen with 1.5 and the images in question are not duplicated on my system, I checked that.
Also have not digged into that, could be a fluke over here. I use streamedMP but I customized a lot, basichome is not like the default one of streamedMP so I'll give it another try with another skin and report some more.

 

[cul8er]

Re: Fanart Handler Plugin v1.6 (and music fanart scraper)

Hi joz,

The first issue with moving picture images that come up black may be currupt images as you say. I have a image check so that I skip corrupt images to avoid problems in MP. But I have forgot to take next image when this happens so the result will be a black image

I will fix this

About the other problem with same image being displayed twice. I have a hard time to reproduce this. Only time this happens here is if I have the same image but with different resolution. Please let me know if you find something more that can help me to track down this.

best regards
cul8er

 

[cul8er]

Re: Fanart Handler Plugin v1.6 (and music fanart scraper)

Hi joz,

About the other problem with same image being displayed twice, does this happen for all types (random images, selected and played)?

best regards
cul8er

 

[joz]

Re: Fanart Handler Plugin v1.6 (and music fanart scraper)

Hi joz,

About the other problem with same image being displayed twice, does this happen for all types (random images, selected and played)?

best regards
cul8er

My best guess atm (@ work) is random only but I cannot garanty anything about that. I will do some more testing and get back to you with some proper results. Just leave that issue for now, let me do the wild goose chase on this one I think you got enough on your hands already.

and for the quick reply.