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[Zoidberg77]

Hm, that's strange. I don't face that issue. Do you use the latest version of FanArtHandler (3.0.9)?
You could try to disable FanArt and use default backgrounds instead to see if that resolves your problem.

I wonder if anyone else is having that problem?

 

[emphatic]

I have FanArtHandler 3.09, yes. I deleted my database for it last night and had it scrape while I slept. I'll try TITAN with your skin later today and see if the problem's gone or not. I really hope so.

What happens is, typically, I play a 720p video file in MP TV-Series (AVC, AC3) then play the next episode(s) after that. All of a sudden, MediaPortal shows a message that it can't play this file type (unless I'm really quick about starting a new one). When I check the logs it says "Not enough memory". This only happens with TITAN with your theme enabled. With StreamedMP, everything works fine, same with TITAN and the default theme.

Emph

 

[Zoidberg77]

I have no idea why this should happen. I created this theme by copying great parts of the StreamedMP BasicHome.xml and adjusting things like x/y positions, animations and introducing some variables/definitions for easier customization. Even the part for displaying FanArt is taken from StreamedMP.

Does this happen to you with FanArt disabled? Just set every #useRandomXXX... variabel in the original BasicHome.xml to no. Because I wouldn't know any other reason for that problem then the display of FanArt. Maybe there is some memory leak somewhere... But honestly I have no clue what's going on

I use my MP most time for watching TV and haven't noticed any problems until now. Is anyone else using this mod and could tell if he/she encouter similiar problems?

 

[emphatic]

I'll try switching off the FanArt. I'm sure that's where all the memory is going somehow.

Emph

 

[emphatic]

Ok, trying to turn FanArt off by doing this in BasicHome.backgrounds.xml:

	<define>#LABEL0.has.FanArt:False</define>
	<define>#LABEL1.has.FanArt:False</define>
	<define>#LABEL2.has.FanArt:False</define>
	<define>#LABEL3.has.FanArt:False</define>
	<define>#LABEL4.has.FanArt:False</define>
	<define>#LABEL5.has.FanArt:False</define>
	<define>#LABEL6.has.FanArt:False</define>
	<define>#LABEL7.has.FanArt:False</define>

but the FanArt is still going strong. Is this controlled somewhere else?

Edit: A feature request: Hyperlink category support for the main items as well as the submenu items, please.

Emph

 

[Zoidberg77]

It is supposed to work that way
I'll have a look at it this evening. You can certainly deactivate FanArt by setting all definitions like

<define>#useRandomXXXFanart:Yes</define>

to "No" in your original BasicHome.xml (located in \skin\Titan)

Edit: A feature request: Hyperlink category support for the main items as well as the submenu items, please.

That's an easy one Will do this later, too.

 

[emphatic]

It is supposed to work that way
I'll have a look at it this evening. You can certainly deactivate FanArt by setting all definitions like

<define>#useRandomXXXFanart:Yes</define>

to "No" in your original BasicHome.xml (located in \skin\Titan)

This didn't deactivate the FanArt either. Edited in both Basichome.xml files (TITAN as well as backdropped).

Emph

 

[Zoidberg77]

Update to Version 2.3:
only minor changes:

• added variables for hyperlinkparameters in BasicHome.xml
• changed names of variables in BasicHome.xml for easier understanding
• fixed #LABELx.has.fanart in BasicHome.backgrounds.xml

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Ok, trying to turn FanArt off by doing this in BasicHome.backgrounds.xml:

Spoiler

	<define>#LABEL0.has.FanArt:False</define>
 
	<define>#LABEL1.has.FanArt:False</define>
 
	<define>#LABEL2.has.FanArt:False</define>
 
	<define>#LABEL3.has.FanArt:False</define>
 
	<define>#LABEL4.has.FanArt:False</define>
 
	<define>#LABEL5.has.FanArt:False</define>
 
	<define>#LABEL6.has.FanArt:False</define>
 
	<define>#LABEL7.has.FanArt:False</define>

but the FanArt is still going strong. Is this controlled somewhere else?

Fixed in Version 2.3. I forgot to promote the definitons to properties.

This didn't deactivate the FanArt either. Edited in both Basichome.xml files (TITAN as well as backdropped)

Then there is something very weird with your setup. Did you restartet MP? Because this does work here as expected. If the beginning of your original BasicHome.xml looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<window>
 
  <define>#useRandomGamesUserFanart:No</define>
  <define>#useRandomTVSeriesFanart:No</define>
  <define>#useRandomPluginsUserFanart:No</define>
  <define>#useRandomMovingPicturesFanart:No</define>
  <define>#useRandomMusicUserFanart:No</define>
  <define>#useRandomMusicScraperFanart:No</define>
  <define>#useRandomPicturesUserFanart:No</define>
  <define>#useRandomTVUserFanart:No</define>
  <define>#useRandomMoviesUserFanart:No</define>
  <define>#useRandomMoviesScraperFanart:No</define>
  <define>#useRandomScoreCenterUserFanart:No</define>
 
<id>35</id>

then there will be no FanArt presented in my theme. If it does anyway, I would ask you to send me your xml files from \skin\Titan\ as well as from \skin\Titan\Themes\backdropped in a zip-file. Maybe this has to do with you memory problem?
(You don't have to edit the #useRandom... definitions in the theme folder, as everything between "<!--" and "-->" is ignored anyway.)

Thanks for you feedback!

 

[emphatic]

Update to Version 2.3:
only minor changes:

• added variables for hyperlinkparameters in BasicHome.xml
• changed names of variables in BasicHome.xml for easier understanding
• fixed #LABELx.has.fanart in BasicHome.backgrounds.xml

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Awesome! Using a hyperlinkvariable for TV-Series to load UnWatched as default, as I have another submenu link loading Childrens shows works great!

Then there is something very weird with your setup. Did you restartet MP? Because this does work here as expected.

Sorry, I had never seen the hover_TV-Series for TITAN before, so I thought it was scraped FanArt for Breaking Bad. Everything works great now.

Thanks!
Emph

 

[emphatic]

Funny thing, I can't get FanArt to work again now by using:

<define>#LABEL0.has.FanArt:True</define>

If I have them set to True, I only see the default background of TITAN. If I set them to False, I see the defined hover image. No FanArt.

Emph