Movie Loading Message while user waits for movie to start? (1 Viewer)

WindsorTheater

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Everything seems to be working ok with me on streamedMP, but load times after movie is selected can leave the end user hanging a bit with no feedback while he movie is loaded and starts.

Is there a way to fill in the time after a movie is selected to play and the picture actually comes up with a 'loading bar' or 'loading movie' message or something?

Especially when loading .iso movies where daemon tools needs to mount there can be 10-20seconds of nothing where the systems would appear locked up while I knwo it's just loading a movie.
 

jonaskp

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Good idea. I think there is an issue for this on the tracker, just can't find it right now.
I recall I've heard that it is not possible to show a loading bar, since the MP GUI is not rendering while the movie loads. But a simple pop-style info saying "Movie is loading, please wait..." Would still be great.
 

maxx_nantes

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October 5, 2009
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I would add 2 things :
-when i load iso movies, windows task bar and daemon tools window come to the front of the skin (is it a normal behaviour?)
-when i try to watch blu-ray movies, mediaportal hides before my blu-ray player loads

(you might have noticed that I don't want to see my windows screen :p)
 

jonaskp

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Have you also had a look at the loading cursor? Maybe this could be used in addition to the (static) loading image...

If possible, that would be even more awesome.

@DieBagger:
Sidenote: Some of the screenshots in that wiki has Mac OS "menu-bar". Is that just MediaPortal running under WMVare or parralels on a Mac or is it somehow possible to install under Mac OS? Not sure if you have any idea about this.
Reason I ask is we just bought our first Mac, and looking for a good way to integrate with the existing MediaPortal setup.
Sorry for Off-topic
 

DieBagger

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    Those screenshots are not from me but if I had to guess I'd say it's just a mac-themed windows...
     

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