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:;'''HOW-TO''''s are step-by-step user-guides that describe ''''HOW TO'''' perform a specific task or ''''HOW TO'''' do something specific in order to achieve a desired goal with functions available in and for XBMC.<br>
'''HOW-TO''''s are step-by-step user-guides that describe ''''HOW TO'''' perform a specific task or ''''HOW TO'''' do something specific in order to achieve a desired goal with functions available in and for XBMC.<br>


:;Please feel free to add your HOW-TO guide here so that others will gain from your experience (anyone can also create the articles that are red-linked here).
Please feel free to add your HOW-TO guide here so that others will gain from your experience (anyone can also create the articles that are red-linked here).
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===General===
===General===
:;[[HOW-TO:_Compile_Mplayer.dll|HOW-TO compile Mplayer.dll]]
:[[HOW-TO:_Compile_Mplayer.dll|HOW-TO compile Mplayer.dll]]
:;[[HOW-TO compile XBMC for Linux from source code|HOW-TO: Compile XBMC for Linux from source code]]
:[[HOW-TO compile XBMC for Linux from source code|HOW-TO: Compile XBMC for Linux from source code]]
:;[[HOW-TO compile XBMC for Mac from source code|HOW-TO: Compile XBMC for Mac from source code]]
:[[HOW-TO compile XBMC for Mac from source code|HOW-TO: Compile XBMC for Mac from source code]]
:;[[HOW-TO compile XBMC for Windows from source code|HOW-TO: Compile XBMC for Windows from soure code]]
:[[HOW-TO compile XBMC for Windows from source code|HOW-TO: Compile XBMC for Windows from soure code]]
:;[[HOW-TO compile XBMC for Xbox from source code|HOW-TO: Compile XBMC for Xbox from source code]]
:[[HOW-TO compile XBMC for Xbox from source code|HOW-TO: Compile XBMC for Xbox from source code]]
:;[[USB_Mass_Storage_support_in_XBMC|HOW-TO: Use USB Mass Storage with XBMC]]
:[[USB_Mass_Storage_support_in_XBMC|HOW-TO: Use USB Mass Storage with XBMC]]
:;[[HOW-TO enable HD (High-Definition) on a softmodded European PAL Xbox|HOW-TO: Enable HD (High-Definition) on a softmodded European PAL Xbox]]
:[[HOW-TO enable HD (High-Definition) on a softmodded European PAL Xbox|HOW-TO: Enable HD (High-Definition) on a softmodded European PAL Xbox]]
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===My Programs===
===My Programs===
:;[[HOW-TO: Create shortcuts to .xbe files]]
:[[HOW-TO: Create shortcuts to .xbe files]]
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===My Music===
===My Music===
:;[[HOW-TO: Using "Tag&Rename" (the MP3 tag-editor and organizer) to manage your music tags]]
:[[HOW-TO: Using "Tag&Rename" (the MP3 tag-editor and organizer) to manage your music tags]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Play Internet Streams|HOW-TO: Play internet video (TV), audio (Radio) streams in XBMC]]
:[[HOW-TO: Play Internet Streams|HOW-TO: Play internet video (TV), audio (Radio) streams in XBMC]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Play game audio direct from source (DVD/HDD)]]
:[[HOW-TO: Play game audio direct from source (DVD/HDD)]]
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===My Videos===
===My Videos===
:;[[HOW-TO add and scan media files into Video Library for the first time]]
:[[HOW-TO add and scan media files into Video Library for the first time]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Play Internet Streams|HOW-TO: Play internet video (TV), audio (Radio) stream in XBMC]]
:[[HOW-TO: Play Internet Streams|HOW-TO: Play internet video (TV), audio (Radio) stream in XBMC]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Stream video using VLC (VideoLAN-Client)|HOW-TO: Stream unsupported video codecs from a PC to XBMC]]
:[[HOW-TO: Stream video using VLC (VideoLAN-Client)|HOW-TO: Stream unsupported video codecs from a PC to XBMC]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Play Free Streaming TV|HOW-TO: Play free live peer-to-peer (P2P) internet-TV (IPTV) from via TVUPlayer and TVAnts via your PC]]
:[[HOW-TO: Play Free Streaming TV|HOW-TO: Play free live peer-to-peer (P2P) internet-TV (IPTV) from via TVUPlayer and TVAnts via your PC]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Create video-preview thumbnails|HOW-TO: Create video-preview thumbnails on a PC for XBMC]]
:[[HOW-TO: Create video-preview thumbnails|HOW-TO: Create video-preview thumbnails on a PC for XBMC]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Create HD XviD movies from Transport Streams|HOW-TO: Create HD XviD movies from Transport Streams playable by XBMC]]
:[[HOW-TO: Create HD XviD movies from Transport Streams|HOW-TO: Create HD XviD movies from Transport Streams playable by XBMC]]
:;[[How To use Scrapers|HOW-TO: Use Scrapers (internet information lookup for movies, TV-Series, etc.)]]
:[[How To use Scrapers|HOW-TO: Use Scrapers (internet information lookup for movies, TV-Series, etc.)]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Catalog and use lookups on your offline DVD/CD movie library (via fake files)]]
:[[HOW-TO: Catalog and use lookups on your offline DVD/CD movie library (via fake files)]]
:;[[HOW-TO Encode H.264 Videos Compatible With XBMC For Xbox|HOW-TO: Encode H.264 Videos Compatible With XBMC For Xbox]]
:[[HOW-TO Encode H.264 Videos Compatible With XBMC For Xbox|HOW-TO: Encode H.264 Videos Compatible With XBMC For Xbox]]
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<br>
===My Pictures===
===My Pictures===
:;Feel free to add your HOW-TO guides here
:Feel free to add your HOW-TO guides here
<br>
<br>
===Editing XML files===
===Editing XML files===
:;Feel free to add your HOW-TO guides here
:Feel free to add your HOW-TO guides here
<br>
<br>
===Networking===
===Networking===
:;[[HOW-TO: FTP into your Xbox]]
:[[HOW-TO: FTP into your Xbox]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Connect your computer to the network via cross-over cable]]
:[[HOW-TO: Connect your computer to the network via cross-over cable]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Connect to the network via router/ hub/ switch]]
:[[HOW-TO: Connect to the network via router/ hub/ switch]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Access the XBOX harddisk-drive from a windows-computers My Computer]]
:[[HOW-TO: Access the XBOX harddisk-drive from a windows-computers My Computer]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Access the XBOX harddisk-drive from a windows computer's My Network Places]]
:[[HOW-TO: Access the XBOX harddisk-drive from a windows computer's My Network Places]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Use junctions to create 'symbolic links' under NTFS filesystem]]
:[[HOW-TO: Use junctions to create 'symbolic links' under NTFS filesystem]]
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===User Interface===
===User Interface===
:;[[Thumbnails|HOW-TO: Create custom icons for folders and files]]
:[[Thumbnails|HOW-TO: Create custom icons for folders and files]]
:;[[RssFeeds.xml|HOW-TO: Change RSS feeds and more info on RSS feeds]]
:[[RssFeeds.xml|HOW-TO: Change RSS feeds and more info on RSS feeds]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Edit the Main Menu (Home Screen)]]
:[[HOW-TO: Edit the Main Menu (Home Screen)]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Add a button/launch a script with a button]]
:[[HOW-TO: Add a button/launch a script with a button]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Add a script to the scripts submenu]]
:[[HOW-TO: Add a script to the scripts submenu]]
:;[[Skinning XBMC|HOW-TO: Skin XBMC or edit existing skins]]
:[[Skinning XBMC|HOW-TO: Skin XBMC or edit existing skins]]
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===Hardware===
===Hardware===
:;[[HOW-TO: Program 'All for One JP1' remote-controls for a conflict-less powerful XBMC control]]
:[[HOW-TO: Program 'All for One JP1' remote-controls for a conflict-less powerful XBMC control]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Setup your Harmony Remote for use with XBMC]]
:[[HOW-TO: Setup your Harmony Remote for use with XBMC]]
:;[[HOW-TO: Program your Philips Pronto Unviersal Remote for use with XBMC]]
:[[HOW-TO: Program your Philips Pronto Unviersal Remote for use with XBMC]]
:;[http://uk.geocities.com/[email protected]/index.htm HOW TO: Add a USB Port to Your Xbox (external link)]
:[http://uk.geocities.com/[email protected]/index.htm HOW TO: Add a USB Port to Your Xbox (external link)]
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===Other===
===Other===
:;[[HOW-TO: Use your computer to edit XBMC's (SQL) database-files]]
:[[HOW-TO: Use your computer to edit XBMC's (SQL) database-files]]
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===XBMC for Linux specific HOW-TOs===
===XBMC for Linux specific HOW-TOs===
:;[[HOW-TO improve the (perceived) boot time on a general Linux distribution]]
:[[HOW-TO improve the (perceived) boot time on a general Linux distribution]]
:;[[HOW-TO install XBMC for Linux on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) and 8.10 (Intrepid) step-by-step]]
:[[HOW-TO install XBMC for Linux on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) and 8.10 (Intrepid) step-by-step]]
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<br>
===XBMC for Windows specific HOW-TOs===
===XBMC for Windows specific HOW-TOs===
:;[[HOW-TO make XBMC for Windows boot as a Shell in Full Screen]]
:[[HOW-TO make XBMC for Windows boot as a Shell in Full Screen]]
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[[category:Appendix]]
[[category:Appendix]]

Revision as of 04:08, 21 April 2009

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HOW-TO's are step-by-step user-guides that describe 'HOW TO' perform a specific task or 'HOW TO' do something specific in order to achieve a desired goal with functions available in and for XBMC.

Please feel free to add your HOW-TO guide here so that others will gain from your experience (anyone can also create the articles that are red-linked here).

General

HOW-TO compile Mplayer.dll
HOW-TO: Compile XBMC for Linux from source code
HOW-TO: Compile XBMC for Mac from source code
HOW-TO: Compile XBMC for Windows from soure code
HOW-TO: Compile XBMC for Xbox from source code
HOW-TO: Use USB Mass Storage with XBMC
HOW-TO: Enable HD (High-Definition) on a softmodded European PAL Xbox


My Programs

HOW-TO: Create shortcuts to .xbe files


My Music

HOW-TO: Using "Tag&Rename" (the MP3 tag-editor and organizer) to manage your music tags
HOW-TO: Play internet video (TV), audio (Radio) streams in XBMC
HOW-TO: Play game audio direct from source (DVD/HDD)


My Videos

HOW-TO add and scan media files into Video Library for the first time
HOW-TO: Play internet video (TV), audio (Radio) stream in XBMC
HOW-TO: Stream unsupported video codecs from a PC to XBMC
HOW-TO: Play free live peer-to-peer (P2P) internet-TV (IPTV) from via TVUPlayer and TVAnts via your PC
HOW-TO: Create video-preview thumbnails on a PC for XBMC
HOW-TO: Create HD XviD movies from Transport Streams playable by XBMC
HOW-TO: Use Scrapers (internet information lookup for movies, TV-Series, etc.)
HOW-TO: Catalog and use lookups on your offline DVD/CD movie library (via fake files)
HOW-TO: Encode H.264 Videos Compatible With XBMC For Xbox


My Pictures

Feel free to add your HOW-TO guides here


Editing XML files

Feel free to add your HOW-TO guides here


Networking

HOW-TO: FTP into your Xbox
HOW-TO: Connect your computer to the network via cross-over cable
HOW-TO: Connect to the network via router/ hub/ switch
HOW-TO: Access the XBOX harddisk-drive from a windows-computers My Computer
HOW-TO: Access the XBOX harddisk-drive from a windows computer's My Network Places
HOW-TO: Use junctions to create 'symbolic links' under NTFS filesystem


User Interface

HOW-TO: Create custom icons for folders and files
HOW-TO: Change RSS feeds and more info on RSS feeds
HOW-TO: Edit the Main Menu (Home Screen)
HOW-TO: Add a button/launch a script with a button
HOW-TO: Add a script to the scripts submenu
HOW-TO: Skin XBMC or edit existing skins


Hardware

HOW-TO: Program 'All for One JP1' remote-controls for a conflict-less powerful XBMC control
HOW-TO: Setup your Harmony Remote for use with XBMC
HOW-TO: Program your Philips Pronto Unviersal Remote for use with XBMC
HOW TO: Add a USB Port to Your Xbox (external link)


Other

HOW-TO: Use your computer to edit XBMC's (SQL) database-files


XBMC for Linux specific HOW-TOs

HOW-TO improve the (perceived) boot time on a general Linux distribution
HOW-TO install XBMC for Linux on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) and 8.10 (Intrepid) step-by-step


XBMC for Windows specific HOW-TOs

HOW-TO make XBMC for Windows boot as a Shell in Full Screen