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posted on 4-24-2011 at 03:59 AM
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Video Backgrounds - now in v5.60
get ready...soon - IE9 skins will be able to loop mp4 video in the background of the lists! every list area can have a different background video
stretched to the list size. no more being limited to 256 color animated.gif tiles!  watching it run videos on all the list backgrounds right now and ejukebox is still responsive and scrolling well.
now i am trying to decide on the options that need created...
should the Viz button on video bg skins have a 'show/hide' OR a 'pause' video background option?
i am not sure since a show/hide would require video bg skins to also look good without its video bgs.
image how awesome it will look with other ie9 enhancements layered on top. this screen only has 1 IE9 enhancement... video backgrounds. sorry you
can't see the water flowing yet...there is still some work to do 
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posted on 4-24-2011 at 11:50 AM
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Oh yeah! that seems to be very promising. even if i'm not a video specialist. but sure, once more, Google will fill this gap.. 
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posted on 4-24-2011 at 04:54 PM
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also you will be able to layer over the video with a gradient filter so videos can be recolored by the .dis alone!
and even a video behind Shelf3D...
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posted on 4-26-2011 at 10:31 PM
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with the following exe you can try them out! :D
first save attached water.mp4 to C:\EJukebox\images\yourskin\
then add the following to the top of colors.ini and save
[IEStandardsMode]
Version=9
[VideoBackgrounds]
Enable=True
NowPlaying=
PlayList=
ArtistList=water.mp4
SongList=
AlbumList=water.mp4
HomeView=water.mp4
Tools->Skin->Reload skin to see the video backgrounds. Vista/Win7 with IE9 required.
note: using the same filename.mp4 saves resources so does using ?=
it is supposed to accept all mp4's encoded in h.264 but some don't work ...still trying to find a reliable encoder for this with the right profile
that is compatible for converting any video. if anyone finds the right encoder program and the right settings please share.
EJ now supports the following options in all .DIS and homeview.ini
#BGVideo { opacity: 0.9; }
#OverBGVideo {
display: block; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(enabled='true',startColorstr=#3366FFFF,endColorstr=#80000099,GradientType=0);
}
there is also now support for a shelfbgvid.dis file containing the above
Attachment: water.mp4 (964.22kb)
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posted on 4-27-2011 at 09:19 AM
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it works good: ejukebox is flooded!
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posted on 4-27-2011 at 06:02 PM
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anyone find a free mp4 encoder h.264 profile that works?
here is a random tip for songlist.dis in IE9 skin
#bg {
position: fixed;
}
that stops the stretched background cover art from scrolling in the songlist
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posted on 4-27-2011 at 08:55 PM
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thanks for this tip Audiosoft!
i tried this free converter: http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/free-dvd-video-software.htm
i converted videos from youtube to mp4 files, but no success when loaded as background in ejukebox (?)
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posted on 4-27-2011 at 11:25 PM
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VideoBGs Beta 2
now all h.264 mp4 work!
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posted on 4-28-2011 at 09:07 AM
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ah this time it works good with the videos i converted. Great work Audiosoft!
i just noticed the shelf3D menu is gone?
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posted on 4-28-2011 at 06:36 PM
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yeah i noticed that also. though the record button on remote still works....
ran some tests and it might NOT be possible to get Shelf right click to work with a ie9 video bg...might have to add a left click button inside
shelf3d. also video background can't work on shelf3d is fullscreen.
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posted on 4-28-2011 at 07:32 PM
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OK ran some more tests... with Flash player 10 installed we can have a video bg mp4 behind shelf3d even on XP! and right click will work! and the
video while fullscreen shelf! so i am thinking Shelf= will get removed from IE9 colors.ini and shelf.mp4 will be born for all. the only concern is i
think the video will show up over the shelf and you won't be able to see the shelf with flash 9 installed.
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posted on 4-28-2011 at 07:43 PM
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ok good news! i already have flash player 10 installed.
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posted on 4-29-2011 at 10:37 AM
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VideoBackgrounds Beta 4
-now supports a video background for Shelf3D on XP, Vista and Win7!
-add shelfbg.mp4 to skin for video background. or use shelfbg.jpg for image background
-new shelf3d right click 'Video' option to toggle video background and read URL pasted in box for image or mp4 video. Good for testing video the URL
accepts C:\file.mp4 or http://site.com/file.mp4
-improved performance
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posted on 4-30-2011 at 05:05 AM
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VideoBGs Beta 5
-fixes jaggies
-video backgrounds look better in-focus
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posted on 5-1-2011 at 05:17 AM
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Beta 6
VideoBG beta6
-performance tweaks
Tip: never use filter in #OverBGVideo or in body{} and all video backgrounds get more frames per second...
songlist.dis works good with #BGVideo{ opacity: 0.4; } #bg{
position: fixed;}
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posted on 5-1-2011 at 11:00 AM
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Thanks. i already noticed the first tip: more frames!
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 posted on 5-1-2011 at 10:48 PM
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Beta 7
Instead of filters that make it slow you can now create the same and better effects for the background... by stretching a PNG image over the video!
the new [PNGBackgrounds] work in IE9 skins even when no video is specified for the area. they stretch to match the list area in the background overthe mp4 video and the .dis 's non stretched body{ background. no need to reload the skin when you change [PNGBackgrounds] just refresh the list. for
[VideoBackgrounds] changes u need to reload the skin from the Tools menu.
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posted on 5-3-2011 at 04:46 AM
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-more speed tweaks
[VideoBackgrounds]
Shelf= works again  overrides shelfbg.mp4
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posted on 5-3-2011 at 09:34 PM
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-fixed keyboard number pad and remote control issues with <- -> sometimes not working in the songlist and album list
-VideoBackgrounds are now paused when hidden (i.e. when the homeview is hidden its video pauses to save cpu)
-new option
[VideoBackgrounds]
OnlyPlayFocused=True
Saves CPU and keeps frame rate up by pausing the non focused videos...
this works well with keyboard/remote controller operation since it lets you know which area is focused.
the recent additions to colors.ini for IE9 skins are:
[IEStandardsMode]
Version=9
[VideoBackgrounds]
Enable=True
OnlyPlayFocused=False
Shelf=shelfbg.mp4 and ini also work on XP
NowPlaying=
PlayList=sunB.mp4
ArtistList=
SongList=
AlbumList=
HomeView=tron.mp4
[PNGBackgrounds]
Enable=True
NowPlaying=NowPlayingAboveBG.png and ini also work on XP
PlayList= also works on XP
ArtistList=gbuttonHI.png
SongList=
AlbumList=
HomeView=gbuttonHI.png
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posted on 5-4-2011 at 11:36 AM
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Audiosoft, i like much your new option "OnlyPlayFocused". if you could do something similar for the now playing VUmeter: when ejukebox is NOT
playing music the vumeter would only "auto-anim" when focused. that would save almost 50% of the cpu time...
Thanks.
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posted on 5-4-2011 at 08:27 PM
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no problem that is an easy fix.
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posted on 5-5-2011 at 11:11 AM
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great! the planet will thank you.
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posted on 5-5-2011 at 11:22 PM
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i hope you are right
OK we are out of beta! thanks for testing these Pirk... it has been a productive 2 weeks!
the VU screensaver fix is in v5.60...
http://www.audiosoft.net/forums/viewthread.php?tid=2893
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posted on 5-6-2011 at 12:06 PM
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yep i'm right: less Wasted Power on the PCs running ejukebox all over the world -> less electricity produced in the world! -> less CO2 in the
atmosphere -> less climate disruptions: slowing the melting of glaciers, less devastating tornadoes... with its words the planet says "Thank You
Audiosoft" for the VU screensaver fix!
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posted on 5-7-2011 at 04:04 AM
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glad to save the planet, electric bill and battery life!
next maybe i will plant a tree to eat all the CO2 released by EJ
check this out! found some nice background videos...
https://www.videoblocks.com/videos/looping-backgrounds/
i have been testing them in my skin by using the low-res demo .flv files on that site and converting them to mp4 using THIS
...attached is one that might be good for Shelf= in colors.ini
also there is a new youtube video that i made with Camtasia Studio...
if you skip to 3:30 you can see my IE9 skin which includes an animated 'global warmer' on the playlist http://youtu.be/X06fP1m_CAs
Attachment: colorflow.mp4 (623.31kb)
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posted on 5-7-2011 at 09:14 AM
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ah ohh! beautiful videos on this site! i'll try some of them in my
skin. Thanks for the links Audiosoft!
PS: don't forget to plant a tree for Each ejukebox license sold: a new forest!
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posted on 5-7-2011 at 02:48 PM
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i tried various video backgrounds in EJ 5.60: it works good! i converted 97 videos from your site... unfortunately it seems some frames are missing when they are used behind the songlist or homeview, probably
because of hardware limitations on my PC, but globally it works quite good.
Thanks for the large covers option in the songlist!
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posted on 5-7-2011 at 03:34 PM
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i tried reducing the songlist size: it works a lot better!
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posted on 5-7-2011 at 04:12 PM
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posted on 5-7-2011 at 04:36 PM
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in this video the colors changing and the growth of vegetation, under your eyes, are magnificent!
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