Video wall and Synopsis (about.jpg) view in Medebo 4861 firmware

Video wall and Synopsis (about.jpg) view in Medebo 4861 firmware

mogambokhushhua 01 Feb 2011 07:20

Over the weekend and today i whipped my video library in shape..
used thumbgen (kudos to the dev for creating this amazing piece of software) to create the folder and detailed images.
now i am not able to view the deatailed (synopsis/about.jpg) images neither in browser or in video wall..
in browser when i am on the folder i see the folder image but when i press the slow button on the remote my screen just goes blank…
similarly in the video wall i can see all the icons for folders, and when i hit play the movie plays but if i hit enter (enter/zoom) button the screen again goes blank..
what gives? Any comments fellow PBO owners using Medebo..
is there a file size limit on the detailed image (about.jpg) that the Medebo can display?

Re: Video wall and Synopsis (about.jpg) view in Medebo 4861 firmware

aasoror 04 Feb 2011 05:25

Check the pdf along with the image file in the downloaded rar, there should be instructions about name, size and dimensions of the moviewall images.

Re: Video wall and Synopsis (about.jpg) view in Medebo 4861 firmware

nosnoop 09 Feb 2011 04:22

used thumbgen…is there a file size limit on the detailed image (about.jpg) that the Medebo can display?

If you use thumbgen, the default size of fold.jpg (200x300) and about.jpg (1280x720) generated should work fine with MedeBO.

Re: Video wall and Synopsis (about.jpg) view in Medebo 4861 firmware

AtlasC1 14 Feb 2011 19:56

That's strange. In any case, I've been using Y2M (YAMJ to Mede8er) without any problems. If you still can't get thumbgen working, you could give it a try.

-Atlas

Re: Video wall and Synopsis (about.jpg) view in Medebo 4861 firmware

mogambokhushhua 12 Feb 2011 18:59

i have followed the instructions, the video wall comes up fine.. but somehow still the details screen wont come up.
And yes the about.jpg is around 1280x720, i did a check on some of them they are around that but not exactly 1280*720, ex 1280*747
would that cause a problem.
Also note all my files are on a External HDD (NTFS)

Re: Video wall and Synopsis (about.jpg) view in Medebo 4861 firmware

nosnoop 12 Feb 2011 22:28

i have followed the instructions, the video wall comes up fine.. but somehow still the details screen wont come up.

First, make sure that there is no sub-folders inside each movie's folder.
If that's not a problem, I would try re-flashing the MedeBO firmware. I find that I may need to flash it twice in a row; as sometimes after 1st flashing, the PBO does not seem to get totally reset/erased - I didn't get the initial set up Menu for Language/Wireless/Time. And it would do so after the second flash.

Re: Video wall and Synopsis (about.jpg) view in Medebo 4861 firmware

aasoror 12 Feb 2011 22:30

well, 1280x720 is not 1280x747 … this might be the reason.
If you can't get ANY about screen to get displayed (even though equal or less than 1280x720) then consider reflashing as some have reported this problem was fixed by a reflash.

Re: Video wall and Synopsis (about.jpg) view in Medebo 4861 firmware

mogambokhushhua 14 Feb 2011 04:58

ran a resizer.. (it did totally screw up the quality of the files) but i do have synopsis view now..
dont want to digress but weird thing the thumbgen template has canvas set to 1280x720 but it always spews out the about.jpg at 1280x747..
anyways will have to run thumbgen again to get back better quality images and run a resizer..
anyone recommend one?

Re: Video wall and Synopsis (about.jpg) view in Medebo 4861 firmware

nosnoop 14 Feb 2011 05:38

dont want to digress but weird thing the thumbgen template has canvas set to 1280x720 but it always spews out the about.jpg at 1280x747…

Which template are you using for your thumbgen?
The template will dictate the generated image size.
There is a resizer inside thumbgen under "Export Image" settings - but that really should not be necessary as you will definitely mess up the image quality and text legibility by resizing it.

Re: Video wall and Synopsis (about.jpg) view in Medebo 4861 firmware

mogambokhushhua 22 Feb 2011 04:02

Was using a mod of a template called "clear showcase".
Am planning on redoing all the sheet this weekend (hoping to get some time) lets see how it goes..

Re: Video wall and Synopsis (about.jpg) view in Medebo 4861 firmware

dadspet 12 Mar 2011 04:59

I had the same exact problem. The About.jpg (movie details ) wouldn't show after the folder.jpg even though it was in the folder and right size and could be viewed in photo view. The about.jpg showed up as a black screen. I reflashed with Medebo and the problem went away. Now the video wall works nicely.

But for some reason
1. I don't see a watched indication?? (II do have it turned on in my system setup)
2. Is there any way to view the movies by GEnre or year besides manually putting them in separate subfolders folders for each Genre (Action, Comedy, Romance, Kids etc)? Do any of the video walls/jukebox from other firmware sort movies automatically? It does seem like Y2M showed it was putting things into various buckets when it was creating the about and folder jpgs but not sure what happen to this information if indeed it does exist.

Re: Video wall and Synopsis (about.jpg) view in Medebo 4861 firmware

aasoror 12 Mar 2011 10:35

2. the RSS based jukeboxes on the semi-official PM and ACRBO firmwares will do that for you, also the YAMJ jukebox on any ACRBO firmware will enable you to browse based genre/year.

Re: Video wall and Synopsis (about.jpg) view in Medebo 4861 firmware

dadspet 12 Mar 2011 16:46

2. the RSS based jukeboxes on the semi-official PM and ACRBO firmwares will do that for you, also the YAMJ jukebox on any ACRBO firmware will enable you to browse based genre/year.quoted text

Thanks but Let me try to restate this in my own words to see if I understand :

The RSS based jukeboxes in Semi-Official firmware and Acrbo custom firmware does not require movies to be placed in separate folders BUT I have to recreate the information with a program like TVIXIE2Playon!HD (which to date I haven't been very successful doing), I can't use the Y2M generated information.

The Semiofficial firmware video jukeboxs will allow browsing by Genre and year?

Acrbo firmware can use the video wall information I created in separate video folders with Y2M plus I can sort them into genre/year, which I can't do with MEDIABO?

I haven't tried the ACRBO Firmware yet but my opinion so far is the MEDIABO Interface is a lot nicer / friendlier then the PBO and PBO Semiofficial firmware.

Are their any other options then TVIXIE2Plyon for creating RSS video jukebox info

Re: Video wall and Synopsis (about.jpg) view in Medebo 4861 firmware

aasoror 12 Mar 2011 21:16

The RSS based jukeboxes in Semi-Official firmware and Acrbo custom firmware does not require movies to be placed in separate folders

No it doesn't, you need a folder for each movie, but it doesn't require you to manually categorize them in the order you want to view them with (genre, year .. etc).

BUT I have to recreate the information with a program like TVIXIE2Playon!HD (which to date I haven't been very successful doing), I can't use the Y2M generated information.

Y2M does create an xml file with the proper indexing info, I haven't tried it but you can double check how is it comparable to the .info file created by thumbgen or YAMJ2ACR.

The Semiofficial firmware video jukeboxs will allow browsing by Genre and year?

Yes, rss based jukebox on the semiofficial firmware.

Acrbo firmware can use the video wall information I created in separate video folders with Y2M plus I can sort them into genre/year, which I can't do with MEDIABO?

true if the xml file created by Y2M is compatible with Txivie2Playon!HD.

I haven't tried the ACRBO Firmware yet but my opinion so far is the MEDIABO Interface is a lot nicer / friendlier then the PBO and PBO Semiofficial firmware.

agreed, though I liked GUI 2.0 more, but the problem remains (with all the ACRBO YAMJ jukeboxes) that the YAMJ jukebox will keep searching for an index instead of simply storing the jukebox locations once and for all.

Are their any other options then TVIXIE2Plyon for creating RSS video jukebox info

Not as far as I know.

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