Videos

Intro

The xStreamed Video section is for media that does not fall under the user's classification of "movies", or "TV episodes/series". It could be a one time recorded show, a documentary, cartoons/anime, adult video, music video (added in next update), etc. The video section also allows for the direct launch of DVD and Blu-ray playback.

Installation/Setup

The video section's databases can utilize AMC and the xAnt plugin. Setting up a AMC catalog, and building a database with the plugin is covered here. The databases can also be built manually by using the Database/Import settings found in Xlobby's Setup (F2). To setup a manual/custom database, do the following, first by opening the Setup window by either going to Settins, then select Setup, or by pressing F2. Then select the Databases tab, and then click on "Import" to get the following window to show.

Then do the following:

1. name the new database

2. select the video template, and add to the Extensions or Coverart if required

3. click on "Add"

4. set up the paths to import

5. Import Type set to custom

6. Folder is a personal preference depending on how the user has their files structured, and step 7 may have to be performed multiple times while trying different settings here to yield the most imports.

7. click on "Import" to create the database

By default xStreamed password protects the Adult Video selection. To change this password, open the Skin Editor by going to the Settings screen, and selecting "Skin Editor", or by pressing the "Pause/Break" key. Select the "Goto" tab, and scroll down the list and select "video_passscreen". Then click on the "Screen" tab, and then the "Edit" tab. The user can then change the password to whatever they want. Close the Skin Editor, and the new password is now in effect.

Operation

Upon selecting the Video selection from the main menu, the user will be taken to this screen:

The user has the options to select to view the following:

1. BluRay playback direct from drive - will launch media player (PowerDVD 10, if installed, by default)

2. DVD playback direct from drive - will launch media player (Zoom Player, if installed, by default) and start to play content

3. Home Videos (if database is created)

4. Recorded TV (if database is created)

5. Documentaries (if database is created)

6. Music Videos/Concerts (next release, and if database is created)

7. Anime (if databases is created)

8. Cartoons (if database is created)

9. Adult Videos (if database is create)

Besides the first two selections, which will start a dedicated player, the rest of the selections will allow the user to select media from specific databases. These databases can be created via xAnt, or independently.

Like the other media views, the user has the option of viewing a List, Small icon, Large icon, or Coverflow (using a documentary database as the example).

List view (default)

Small Icon

Large Icon

Coverflow

These views can be selected by accessing the side menu overlay. Opening this overlay can be done by navigating to the right (or up in the case of Coverflow). This overlay also allows the user to jump back to the Main Video screen, Main Menu screen, or Setting screen. Users have the option of also Refreshing the database.

If the Adult selection is done, the user will proceed to the Password screen

The user must enter a proper password in order to proceed to the Adult database (if one exists). Note that this is a very basic security lock, and anyone with any Xlobby experience, or even a suave child, could easily circumvent this security.