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If you want a custom thumb | There are a number of ways to get thumbnails to display in My Music.<br> | ||
Album art can by obtained via [http://www.allmusic.com Allmusic.com] and described in the [[My_Music_Navigation_and_Control#The_Context_Menu|The Context Menu]] section. Music tags can also contain art for that specific song, as can be seen in [[Preparing your Music]].<br> | |||
If you want a custom thumb, you can add a .tbn file to your music directory. The .tbn file can be either a .JPG or a .PNG file (with transparancy) that you simply rename the extension from .jpg/.png to .tbn.<br> | |||
The size of the picture can be anything from 64x64 to 256x256 in pixel-size (you may want to use a larger pixel-size if you use XBMC in 720p/1080i HDTV resolution to get a sharper image).<br> | The size of the picture can be anything from 64x64 to 256x256 in pixel-size (you may want to use a larger pixel-size if you use XBMC in 720p/1080i HDTV resolution to get a sharper image).<br> | ||
'''A much more detailed information on how exactly thumbnails work in all sections of XBMC can be found [[Thumbnails | '''A much more detailed information on how exactly thumbnails work in all sections of XBMC can be found in the [[Thumbnails]] section of this manual.''' | ||
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In this example audiofilename.mp3 will use audiofilename.tbn as thumbnail: | In this example audiofilename.mp3 will use audiofilename.tbn as thumbnail: | ||
Music\path\'''audiofilename.mp3''' | Music\path\'''audiofilename.mp3''' | ||
Music\path\'''audiofilename.tbn''' | Music\path\'''audiofilename.tbn''' | ||
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The same goes for playlists, cue-sheets, SHOUTcast, and [[HOW-TO:_Play_Internet_Streams|internet-stream files]], eg: | The same goes for playlists, cue-sheets, SHOUTcast, and [[HOW-TO:_Play_Internet_Streams|internet-stream files]], eg: | ||
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If you store each of your music-albums or artists in a separate subfolder to keep things organized, you can also make the folder have a custom thumbnail image. To do this you need to rename your .jpg thumbnail as folder.jpg and place it in the folder (the size of the picture can be anything from 64x64 to 256x256 in pixel size). | If you store each of your music-albums or artists in a separate subfolder to keep things organized, you can also make the folder have a custom thumbnail image. To do this you need to rename your .jpg thumbnail as folder.jpg and place it in the folder (the size of the picture can be anything from 64x64 to 256x256 in pixel size). | ||
Example: | ;Example: | ||
Music\path\album\'''folder.jpg''' | Music\path\album\'''folder.jpg''' | ||
Now your album/artist folder will have a lovely custom thumbnail-image. | Now your album/artist folder will have a lovely custom thumbnail-image. | ||
[[Category:User Interface]] | [[Category:User Interface]] |
Revision as of 23:28, 10 May 2007
About My Music
My Music is the component of Xbox Media Center that tames your hunger for great music. Some of the key features of My Music are:
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Using My Music
You will find the interface of My Music as easy to operate as the rest of Xbox Media Center.
Here you can see the default keymapping for:
OSD (On Screen Display)
There are two On Screen Display (or "OSD" for short) available in My Music:
1. Now Playing - Selecting this opens the Now Playing Playlist |
Using Bookmarks in My Music
Bookmarks are an important aspect of My Music. Setting bookmarks allows you to easily access all your digital music collection.
XBMC gives you the ability to bookmark media that is:
- On a remote computer or a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device/system, which supports file sharing
- Stored directly on the hard drive of your Xbox
- On CDs/DVDs in the Xbox DVD drive
- Streamed from the Internet
For information on setting up your bookmarks, see Bookmarks. For information on how to configure remote file shares, please click here
Listing Modes available in My Music
Files ViewFiles View is the most basic way of browing your music. In Files View, you browse through your bookmarks folder by folder, in the exact same way that they are stored. What you see in Files View is the same as you would see if you were to view the folders on your computer. |
Library ViewLibrary View is much more advanced and has many more features than Files Mode. In order to utilize Library View, you first need to scan your music into the Music Library using The Context Menu. Be patient, as this can take quite a while if you have a large music collection. For more information on using Library View, see Music Library. |
Music SourcesXBMC gives you the ability to listen to music from a variety of sources. Click here for more information PlaylistsPlaylists are also fully supported. Click here for more information
Album Art & Thumbnails
The same goes for playlists, cue-sheets, SHOUTcast, and internet-stream files, eg: Music\path\audioplaylistname.m3u Music\path\audioplaylistname.tbn Music\path\cuelistname.cue Music\path\cuelistname.tbn Music\path\shoutcastlinkname.pls Music\path\shoutcastlinkname.tbn Music\path\audiostreamname.strm Music\path\audiostreamname.tbn If you store each of your music-albums or artists in a separate subfolder to keep things organized, you can also make the folder have a custom thumbnail image. To do this you need to rename your .jpg thumbnail as folder.jpg and place it in the folder (the size of the picture can be anything from 64x64 to 256x256 in pixel size).
Music\path\album\folder.jpg Now your album/artist folder will have a lovely custom thumbnail-image. |