Baddabing's Xlobby Home Theater

[Russell]

Great video. I have 1 question. I thought X-lobby couldn't control the play/pause/ff/etc. buttons if the video is output on monitor 2. Was that feature fixed and I missed it.

By the way I have zoomplayer, maybe it works on TT or MPC.

[BaddaBing]

Great video. I have 1 question. I thought X-lobby couldn't control the play/pause/ff/etc. buttons if the video is output on monitor 2. Was that feature fixed and I missed it. By the way I have zoomplayer, maybe it works on TT or MPC.

I'm running ZoomPlayer and have been using the play/pause/ff/etc. functions through XL for as long as I can remember without a problem. Just FYI, I always upgrade to the latest XL exe, so if it was ever broke, I never noticed it.

[Russell]

Baddabing - Sorry to bother you again as you gave up supporting your skins a few weeks ago. I have a question. Are you feeding your XBOX into dscaler or dscaler and Zoomplayer. What XL command are you using to open the onto the second monitor.

You have 2 video cards so it might be different, I am using a dual out video card.

[BaddaBing]

XBOX creates a progressive signal natively, although it does create an interlaced signal for the menus BUT the game playback is a progessive image. I would just set it to a HD output with Component cables, no need to run it though a scaler

I'm using s-video out through an Adapted USB Gamebridge that allows running the xbox at 1024x768 resolution. I use dscaler in conjunction with my tunercards when recording local tv stations.

[BaddaBing]

Added a poll.
Just curious where all the traffic on this post is comming from.
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[defrag]

Added a poll.
Just curious where all the traffic on this post is comming from.
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Xlobby.com.com?? So good they named it twice

[BaddaBing]

Xlobby.com.com?? So good they named it twice

good one!

[P3rv3rt B3ar]

Xlobby.com.com?? So good they named it twice

good one!

just good one or good good one

[bmblank]

No, it'd be good one one..

[BaddaBing]

Its that time again.
Bored - need to create a new skin.
Like the new look of WMP11 and wondered what XL might look like with a WMP11 inspired skin.
Here is where the skin is right now - this is the only completed screen so far.
Not sure when I will finish it - wife frowns on spending too much time on the computer during the holidays

Hit REFRESH on your browser to make sure you are seeing the latest image.



TOOLBAR HINTS: VIZ, RANDOM, REPEAT, MUTE, VOL-, VOL+

[BaddaBing]

Changed the skin I'm running in the theater. Its a black version of the XLMP skin I posted. See first post for images.

[Marbles_00]

I like the skin...absolutely love the splash screen. What photoshop techniques did you use there? Awesome job as usual.

[BaddaBing]

Thanks, glad you like it. Here is a full size image if you want to use it with your copy of XL



http://www.xlobby.com/files//badabing/images/mp_skin/Splash.png

It took a bit of playing around but here are the basic steps that I used to create the image

Layer 1: BACKGROUND
Circular gradient from center of screen
Apply noise filter
Use Contrast/Brightness to adjust
Apply pinch filter
Use Free/Transform to size

Layer 2: ORB
Create circle mask
Fill with gradient

Layer 3: HIGHLIGHT
Circle mask
Create highlight using white to clear gradient fill
Use Free Transform to size

Layer 4: TEXT
Bank Gothic text with Bevel with light source at 4:00 oclock position
Apply 10% spherize filter

[rembetis]

Changed the skin I'm running in the theater. Its a black version of the XLMP skin I posted. See first post for images.

Killer skin Baddabing. Far and away your best yet (and for my money, the best Xlobby skin ever made). Any chance of making it available (publicly or privately)?

[Marbles_00]

You can find it here.