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<blockquote data-quote="WileECoyote" data-source="post: 686004" data-attributes="member: 83474">A while back a few XBMC developers started working on a PVR plugin that interfaces with the MP TV Server. So I gave it a whirl and fell in love with the XBMC GUI (Confluence Skin specifically.) I mainly liked it because the skins/animations seem better on XBMC. To me XBMC seems to flow smoother and have other 'features' I have not found in MediaPortal. There are a few gaps that I can't fill with XBMC and I would like to stick with MediaPortal mainly because I am a c# programmer and have developed a few plugins for MP, and I see more potential with MP. So.... I have been thinking about what I like most about XBMC and would like to try to design/build a skin that can rival XBMC within MediaPortal. One of the biggest features I like about XBMC is the video plays fullscreen in the background when you are navigating. For example if I am watching a video and hit the 'home' button it will take me back to the main menu and show the video full screen in the background, overlayed by the menu blade on the left side and other items (weather, now playing info, etc...)So my questions...1. Is it possible to have full screen video in the background and overlay menus/graphics/etc?2. If #1 is possible, with the current skin engine would it be horrifically slow?3. Are the new skin changes in 1.2 going to make animations smoother?4. I am looking to build the XBMC Confluence skin, is there anyone else that would like to team up? I am currently working on a rewrite of the My Netflix plugin so progress could be slow.If this is possible I will ditch my XBMC efforts and stick soley with MP.Wile E.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WileECoyote, post: 686004, member: 83474"] A while back a few XBMC developers started working on a PVR plugin that interfaces with the MP TV Server. So I gave it a whirl and fell in love with the XBMC GUI (Confluence Skin specifically.) I mainly liked it because the skins/animations seem better on XBMC. To me XBMC seems to flow smoother and have other 'features' I have not found in MediaPortal. There are a few gaps that I can't fill with XBMC and I would like to stick with MediaPortal mainly because I am a c# programmer and have developed a few plugins for MP, and I see more potential with MP. So.... I have been thinking about what I like most about XBMC and would like to try to design/build a skin that can rival XBMC within MediaPortal. One of the biggest features I like about XBMC is the video plays fullscreen in the background when you are navigating. For example if I am watching a video and hit the 'home' button it will take me back to the main menu and show the video full screen in the background, overlayed by the menu blade on the left side and other items (weather, now playing info, etc...) So my questions... 1. Is it possible to have full screen video in the background and overlay menus/graphics/etc? 2. If #1 is possible, with the current skin engine would it be horrifically slow? 3. Are the new skin changes in 1.2 going to make animations smoother? 4. I am looking to build the XBMC Confluence skin, is there anyone else that would like to team up? I am currently working on a rewrite of the My Netflix plugin so progress could be slow. If this is possible I will ditch my XBMC efforts and stick soley with MP. Wile E. [/QUOTE]

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