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<blockquote data-quote="fforde" data-source="post: 307389" data-attributes="member: 52082">Okay, attached is a ZIP file containing a patched core.dll, as well as an updated movingpictures.xml file (based off the default skin). The path for the multiimage control (the random backdrop) is hard coded in the XML file to the default backdrop directory on Windows XP systems. If you are not running Windows XP, you will probably have to manually modify this. If my fixes are implemented in the next RC release of Media Portal, I will modify Moving Pictures so the path does not need to be hard coded, it would be specified by the plug-in. The core.dll is based off the SVN revision 20297 (as of Sept. 23, pretty much the latest SVN). I also tested it with RC2 and it worked fine for me, but no guarantees. This is an unsupported modification to Media Portal. Testing has been minimal and you should not use this unless you are not worried about stability. Download at your own risk. And with all due respect, if you need to ask how to apply this patch then you should probably pass for now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fforde, post: 307389, member: 52082"] Okay, attached is a ZIP file containing a patched core.dll, as well as an updated movingpictures.xml file (based off the default skin). The path for the multiimage control (the random backdrop) is hard coded in the XML file to the default backdrop directory on Windows XP systems. If you are not running Windows XP, you will probably have to manually modify this. If my fixes are implemented in the next RC release of Media Portal, I will modify Moving Pictures so the path does not need to be hard coded, it would be specified by the plug-in. The core.dll is based off the SVN revision 20297 (as of Sept. 23, pretty much the latest SVN). I also tested it with RC2 and it worked fine for me, but no guarantees. [COLOR="Red"][I]This is an unsupported modification to Media Portal. Testing has been minimal and you should not use this unless you are [B]not[/B] worried about stability. Download at your own risk. And with all due respect, if you need to ask how to apply this patch then you should probably pass for now.[/I][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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