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'''Xbox Media Center''' (XBMC) is a feature-rich [[open source]] [[media player]] for the [[Xbox]]. 
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XBMC is the successor to [[Xbox Media Player]] (XBMP). XBMC is a complete rewrite of XBMP by the same developer team. XBMC was publicly announced in October [[2003]].
 
XBMC's media player core is based on the [[MPlayer]] source code, a  [[cross-platform]] and [[open source]] media player that is known for playing [[proprietary]] media-formats without having to pay license fees.
 
XboxMediaCenter can be used to play/view common [[multimedia]] formats such as:
 
*[[MPEG]]-[[MPEG-1|1]]/[[MPEG-2|2]]/[[MPEG-4|4]]
*[[DivX]]
*[[XviD]]
*[[H.264]]
*[[RealMedia]]
*[[QuickTime]]
*[[MP3]]
*[[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]]
*[[FLAC]]
*[[JPEG]]
*[[GIF]]
*[[Windows bitmap|BMP]]
 
XBMC can play media from CD/DVD using the Xbox's built-in DVD-ROM drive. It can also play media from the hard-drive, or stream it over a [[Server_Message_Block|SAMBA]] share. It can also stream [[iTunes]]-shares via [[DAAP]]. XBMC takes full advantage of the Xbox's Ethernet-port and broadband Internet if available, using the [[Internet Movie Database|IMDb]] to obtain pictures and reviews on movies, and [[CDDB]] (via [[FreeDB]]) for Audio-CD track listings, stream internet video streams, and play internet radio stations (like [[SHOUTcast]] for example). XBMC also includes the option to submit music usage statistics to [[Audioscrobbler]] and [[Last.fm]], it has music/video-playlist and picture/image-slideshow functions, a weather-forecast (via [[Weather.com]]) and MP3+CDG [[karaoke]] function, plus many audio-visualizations. XBMC even includes an [[Xbox Live]] alternative (called "XLink KAI" tunneling) enabling you to play system-link/LAN-enabled Xbox games online.
 
XBMC supports [[Python programming language|Python scripts]] as [[Widget]] [[plugins]], so users can add functionality without an illegal copy of the [[XDK]]. Current scripts include services like TV, cinema and weather guides, train-timetables, scripts to control [[Personal video recorder|PVR]] software and hardware (like: [[MediaPortal]], [[MythTV]], [[TiVo]] [[ReplayTV]]), internet-radio-station browsers (example [[SHOUTcast]]), internet TV browsers, email clients, [[Peer-to-peer|P2P]] file sharing ([[BitTorrent]]), [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]] and more.
 
XBMC requires a [[modchip]] or software exploit/hack to run, as it is not an authorized (a.k.a. "signed") [[Microsoft]] product. XBMC can be run as an application, or a dashboard that appears directly when the [[Xbox]] is turned on. Also included in XBMC is international translations to many languages, (and if your language is not available you can easily make your translation by simply editing an [[XML]]-file, plus by submitting that into the project you contribute to the experience of others who use the software). In addition because XBMC is an open source software program, it constantly undergoes minor to major changes on a daily basis (sometimes noted by the tags [[CVS]]).
 
==Legal==
Although XBMC is licensed under the [[GNU General Public License|GNU General Public License (GPL)]], it is written for use with [[Xbox Development Kit|Microsoft's XDK]] and so is not legally available as an executable program. Users are encouraged to compile their own [[Executable|binaries]] using the [[Xbox Development Kit|XDK]] and the daily [[source code]] release, rather than downloading a questionable illegally released [[Compiler|executable]]. XBMC's full source code is however legal 'as is' and is available on [[SourceForge]].
 
==External links==
* [http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/ XBMC home page]
* [http://www.xboxmediacenter.de/ XBMC mirror page]
* [http://www.xboxmediaplayer.de/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.pl XBMC community forums]
* [http://manual.xboxmediacenter.de/ XBMC online Wiki manual]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/xbmc/ XBMC SourceForge project]
* [http://xbmc.blogspot.com/ What's Up With XBMC]
* [http://www.xbmcscripts.com/ XBMC Plugin Scripts]
* [irc://irc.efnet.net/xbmc XBMC chat room (IRC)]
* [http://www.xbox-skins.net/ XBMC skin download site]
* [http://www.allxboxskins.com/ another XBMC skinning site]
* [http://www6.tomshardware.com/consumer/20040511/ Review on tomshardware.com]
* [http://www.tvharmony.com/blog/archives/2004/09/xboxmediacenter.html Review on tvharmony.com]
* [http://www.o-sd.com/hardcoregamermag/publicPDF/HGM_Aug.pdf Review in Hardcore Gamer Magazine (Volume 1, Issue 3, August 2005)]
* [http://www.productwiki.com/microsoft_xbox/article/how_to_go_from_xbox_to_xbox_media_center_in_30_minutes.html Transform an Xbox into the ultimate media center] - A step-by-step guide how to softmod your Xbox on [[ProductWiki]]
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