XBMP discontinued (as XBMC reaches BETA)!

Andreas Setterlind — Fri, 30 Apr 2004 15:13:29 -0000

We are happy to announce the current XBMC CVS as 1.0 Beta ready, thus our first official public bug bash of XboxMediaCenter has begun and we are now on a feature freeze. As the time has come when XboxMediaCenter finally starting to reach maturity we also like to declare that the era of XboxMediaPlayer is over. The King is dead, long live the King! It's now time for XBMC to take the throne from its predecessor, so from today we officially do not support or develop XBMP any more; the XBMP forums will still be kept open but unmoderated, and development will only done on XBMC from now on. For those who missed it, XBMC/XboxMediaCenter is our successor to XBMP/XboxMediaPlayer, (yes both are/were developed by ourselves, the XBMP/XBMC-Team), we have been working very hard on XBMC over the past 6 months and to show its readiness we have put together a XBMC vs. XBMP comparison chart that can be viewed on XBMC website.

More information: http://www.xboxmediacenter.com

XboxMediaPlayer 2.4 released

Andreas Setterlind — Sun, 01 Jun 2003 14:39:05 -0000

The XboxMediaPlayer 2.4 point release source code is now available here on SourceForge.net. This release includes On-Screen Display (OSD), HDTV 720p & 1080i support, and support for a number of additional codecs. The XboxMediaPlayer for the Xbox allows you to use a modded Xbox to play/view DivX, XVID, MPEG-1/2, MP3, JPG & other supported video/audio/picture formats via your TV so it can used as a multimedia jukebox. It also supports streaming media over a network.

What's new:
- OSD (On Screen Display) with various of settings during video playback
- Audio Visualization (using Goom visual effects generator)
- Local/native SHOUTcast recording to the Xbox hard drive
- Local/native support for SHOUTcast & IceCast playlists (.sc & .pls)
- HDTV 720p & 1080i support (multiple resolutions & progressive scan)*
- TV-Guide (w. IMDb) (XMLTV show listings, requires PC w. internet)*
- Command line option available when launch a XBE via shortcut (.cut)
- DivX 5.03 (inc. 5.03 Pro) playback support*
- AVC - Advanced Video Coding (H.264) playback*
- Real - RealAudio/RealVideo playback (Note! older versions only)*
- QuickTime 6.0 video playback (video only & no audio yet)*
- Theora Video (VP3/SVQ3) video playback support*
- Intel Indeo 3.1/3.2 (Indeo3) video playback support*
- Matroska (.mkv) audio/video multimedia container/file format*
- NuppelVideo (.nuv) playback support*
- Autodesk FLI and FLC Animation playback support*
- AAC - Advanced Audio Coding (MPEG-4 audio) support*
- Updated picture library, now also support PNG, TIFF, TGA & PCX
- Support for compressed VobSub subtitles (rar) (Small files only!)*
- Auto-launch Xbox game on insert (inc. enable/disable feature)
- XBMSP - Xbox Media Streaming Protocol (version 1.0.12)*
- Clock/date synchronization from external (NT SNTP) Time Server
- System info under Settings (build date, free space, IP, temperature)
- Ability to choose which categories show up in main menu
- Support for separate local subtitle directory on HDD
- Read support for MP3 ID3v1 and ID3v2 information tags
- Support for MPEG & OGM files larger than 2GB (not OpenDML AVI's)
- Auto clipping/cropping filter (for videos with black letter-boxes)
- De-interlace filter (for interlaced video) implemented*
- Screen saver (black screen) on configurable timer
- Auto-launch other xbe (application) on Audio-CD insert
- Auto-launch other xbe (application) on DVD-movie insert
- Extract IMBd URL & info from .nfo file (if selected in My Videos)
- IMBd improvements (All genres, ratings, Top250, cast overview)
- Integrated updated FFmpeg, XviD, XBFileZilla and MPlayer code
...and of course loads of bug fixes, and some new XBMP skins

* = experimental, unstable, buggy or limited

Our thanks go out to all developers & everyone who contribute & support this project,
and a special BIG thanks goes to the MPlayer, FFmpeg and XviD developers/projects.
We also welcome the Support Tech's from xbmp.de to the XboxMediaPlayer Team.

Much more release information is available in the XBMP Forum thread on www.xboxmediaplayer.com.
Note! We do not host or distribute any Xbox executable binaries, read the FAQ.
Note! Do not e-mail any XBMP members asking for files or support, see the FAQ.
PS! Unfortunate Shadow_Mx suffered a systemcrash so no new manual yet.

You can help! Developers wanted...

Andreas Setterlind — Mon, 27 Jan 2003 17:03:23 -0000

You can help!

Last year lots of people were asking for the source code of XBMP. But now that its freely available it surprises me a bit that we don't get many patches from other developers.
So if you wrote a patch or a nice feature or..... please send it in! Depending on the quality of your patch/feature you can join the XBMP development team
Send your patch to xbmediaplayer@yahoo.co.uk or upload it here or here
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=64793&atid=508680
http://www.xboxmediaplayer.it/upload/

/ frodo

XboxMediaPlayer Language files - Translations wanted

Andreas Setterlind — Sat, 25 Jan 2003 15:20:29 -0000

This is for all you willing to translate XboxMediaPlayer XML Language files:

The XboxMediaPlayer CVS has now been updated again with the latest XML language files (you can find them all here http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xbplayer/XBMP/freestyle/Media/Resources/Locale/ ). If you like to contribute with a translation to another language or correct/edit an existing XML file you can do so using the latest English version (lang-1.xml) as a refrence then upload the zipped file under "XML Language Files" here http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=browse&group_id=64793&atid=508680
Please include your name/alias & e-mail address as we will try to keep a updated record of authors & their e-mail's in the languages.txt file.

In addition if have look at our website (www.xboxmediaplayer.com) you also see that Shadow_Mx are asking for volunters to translate the latest manual for XboxMediaPlayer 2.x (2.2+), if you would be willing to help please contact him via e-mail for the latest word document draft to use as a referense: shadow21853992@yahoo.com

CVS mailing list up (for developers)

Andreas Setterlind — Sat, 04 Jan 2003 14:18:19 -0000

CVS mailing list up, developers please subscribe

The CVS send out a mail to all subscribers everytime a commit is done in the xbplayer CVS tree

You can subribre to the mailing list from here:
https://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=64793

Note! There is also seperate mailing lists for "users" & "developers" for other XboxMediaPlayer updates

From 19:00 we only support XBMP 2.0

Andreas Setterlind — Sat, 14 Dec 2002 19:06:39 -0000

Can you take a hint? ;-)

and the winner is.... "Xbox Media Player"

Andreas Setterlind — Thu, 12 Dec 2002 20:46:08 -0000

It's official;
the XBPLAYER & YAMP merged teams/projects have decided to call the new joined project & player
....(drumroll):

"Xbox Media Player"

that's right! they decided to stick with the Xbox Media Player name (and website)

Xbox Media Player merging with YAMP poll

Andreas Setterlind — Wed, 27 Nov 2002 10:39:42 -0000

Xbox Media Player merging with YAMP poll
Vote for new project name or not in this forum thread:
http://www.xboxmediaplayer.de/cgi-bin/ib31/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=1;t=671

Xbox Media Player offical website:
http://www.xboxmediaplayer.com/

Xbox Media Player 1.02 French Manual v1.0.4

Andreas Setterlind — Wed, 20 Nov 2002 13:56:51 -0000

XboxMediaPlayer French manual updated to v1.0.4 (now for XBMP 1.02)

I've edited & updated the English manual by Shadow_Mx, the updated version (v1.0.4) does now have usage information about XBMP 1.02 (the unofficial release by GeXX) and some other additions. This manual has now been translated info French by Lemming. The manual can be accessed from the "How To Use" section on http://www.xboxmediaplayer.com/

Anyone willing to translate the (latest manual) to a other language can send me ( gamester17@nameplanet.com ) the translated version.

Feedback & suggestions on the french translation are welcomed here in this thread
http://www.xboxmediaplayer.de/cgi-bin/ib31/ikonboard.cgi?s=48fda7f84b7e5ed7c0b5092f6c5bd8c2;act=ST;f=1;t=638
PS! if your feedback or suggestions is language independant post in the English thread
http://www.xboxmediaplayer.de/cgi-bin/ib31/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=1;t=632

XBMP Mailing Lists now available

Andreas Setterlind — Wed, 20 Nov 2002 12:48:56 -0000

There are now three XBMP Mailing Lists lists you can subscribe & posts to
http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=64793

These mailing lists are meant to keep developers/users up-to-date with progress of the XBMP Project and for developers (developers only) to post changes, updates & communication.

Remember to NOT posts any support, feature, update request etc. Read out FAQ:
http://www.xboxmediaplayer.de/newweb/info_faq.htm
For XBMP support read our FAQ + "How To Use" manuals/guides & use the forums over at:
http://www.xboxmediaplayer.com

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