*** Official Kodi (née XBMC) Thread ***

If you want to keep the full quality, I would use MakeMKV - for movie DVDs, tick just the main video title + audio + subtitles (if wanted), and for TV DVDs, make each episode into a separate MKV file.

Or, you could use Handbrake if you wanted to compress them to reduce filesize (I've not used it, so not sure whether you'd need to use both MakeMKV and Handbrake, or can just use Handbrake)

Whatever you choose - just bear in mind how XBMC prefers files to be stored/named to give the greatest compatibility with scrapers & fanart etc.
 
Guys, really need some help here. I'm trying to apply this patch: https://github.com/a11599/xbmc/commit/d583f6bfd5226393fdf4cd59f5d1504f94f6008a as advised here: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=80247&pid=1421102#pid1421102 to fix the 24p audio sync issue.

Never done this before so have spent the last few hours trying to work out how to apply a patch file. I'm getting there slowly and have now learned to how to navigate cygwin. I've copied that patch into a notepad and saved it on my desktop as text file. Firstly, am I doing it right so far? My understanding is that I would now instruct cygwin to patch the source file with my patch file?

My main stumbling block at the moment is I cannot find my way around xbmc's windows folders. That patch I believe shows a directory of xbmc/rendering/dx/RenderSystemDX.cpp but I cannot find it? I'm missing some thing really obvious I'm sure but when I go to c:/program_files (x86)/xbmc there is no rendering folder or xbmc folder and I can't work it out. It was much easier navigating my old ATV2!

Any help much appreciated. Pulling out what little hair I have left.
 
Orch said:
Guys, really need some help here. I'm trying to apply this patch: https://github.com/a11599/xbmc/commit/d583f6bfd5226393fdf4cd59f5d1504f94f6008a as advised here: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=80247&pid=1421102#pid1421102 to fix the 24p audio sync issue.

Never done this before so have spent the last few hours trying to work out how to apply a patch file. I'm getting there slowly and have now learned to how to navigate cygwin. I've copied that patch into a notepad and saved it on my desktop as text file. Firstly, am I doing it right so far? My understanding is that I would now instruct cygwin to patch the source file with my patch file?

My main stumbling block at the moment is I cannot find my way around xbmc's windows folders. That patch I believe shows a directory of xbmc/rendering/dx/RenderSystemDX.cpp but I cannot find it? I'm missing some thing really obvious I'm sure but when I go to c:/program_files (x86)/xbmc there is no rendering folder or xbmc folder and I can't work it out. It was much easier navigating my old ATV2!

Any help much appreciated. Pulling out what little hair I have left.
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I'm not on my pc but from memory I think the xbmc folder is in something like c:/users/username/local/roaming or something along those lines
 
You're looking at the raw source code - the whole lot needs to be compiled.

You need to find a download of XBMC which incorporates this patch - or wait.
 
Thanks Confused. I have come to the same conclusion. I like learning new skills and fighting my way through problems, but this is way more than I have the time/skills for. I think I've found a build incorporating now so fingers crossed that fixes the issue.
 
System > Skin > Customizers > Main menu item customizer

Click on any part like weather, tv shows etc and top left of the window that pops up you can enable or disable that part of the menu. Backgrounds get customized in the same place.
 
Orch said:
Aeon Nox looks great when it's trimmed down a bit.
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Had a play with mine last night and it looks great :) Need to get some great high res images to do multi image background but its utterly brilliant that I have been able to mod the home page so that I can just have HD Movies, SD Movies etc with direct links into their respective folders. Sooooooo Happy :D
 
You can set it to only download the 1080p fanart backgrounds automatically, i just let mine rotate through them itself.

You should have a gander through the XBMC forum, there are various mods for Aeon Nox there to get it the way you want it. Things like this one that changes the icons for 720p/1080p, channel logos etc to colour ones http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=157923
 
NZB said:
You can set it to only download the 1080p fanart backgrounds automatically, i just let mine rotate through them itself.

You should have a gander through the XBMC forum, there are various mods for Aeon Nox there to get it the way you want it. Things like this one that changes the icons for 720p/1080p, channel logos etc to colour ones http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=157923
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Damn it. Been tweaking xbmc and my new TV every night this week and thought I was done. Not now, that looks awesome! :D :cool:
 
Good thing is most of what you see in those screenshots is built in to the skin, hit left (or up) on your remote to bring up the options for whatever window you're on and get customizing :p
 
NZB said:
You can set it to only download the 1080p fanart backgrounds automatically, i just let mine rotate through them itself.

You should have a gander through the XBMC forum, there are various mods for Aeon Nox there to get it the way you want it. Things like this one that changes the icons for 720p/1080p, channel logos etc to colour ones http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=157923
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how do you set it to only download only 1080p background fanart ?
 
This just went from great to awesome! Been tweaking for the hour or so and loving it.

One question, when in the main menu, if you press up you get those widgets appear and you can scroll through music, tv shows etc. Any idea how to make them appear with the main menu without pressing up?
 
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