XMydia lives...sorta

    We now have a name and a release is very close. I have two kinks to work out and then its time to put this project to bed. Kink one, auto updating, kink two,  star listings in the review. But I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.



Word of warning here, this release wont be a simple double click install like other progs, as this is in essence a website running from your computer. your gonna have to learn something....
 Here's what you will need..

1. A pc running winxp (sorry mac guys maby when i learn php) or if you want to try with vista or win7 go ahead,  all I know is it works on winxp pro as thats what I have.. actually you could run it on a mac but you'd have to create the xml's by hand..

2. IIs installed, heres a link to get you on your way.
http://www.webwizguide.com/kb/asp_tutorials/installing_iis_winXP_pro.asp
 within IIs your going to need to create a virtual directory called "video" and map it to the movie directory listed below...

3. a movie directory structure like so..
Folder name "VIDEO" movies/avi's within that folder.
Two additional folders within "VIDEO" named "thumbnails" and "jacket".
 (sorry folks it doesn't support advanced directory structures, but a future release could accommodate tv folders with episodes dropped inside. Right now I'm just concerned with my dvd collection)

4. a place to get dvd cover art and jackets, although the program will generate thumbnails and drop a default jacket in there for you, I like going here for the jackets www.cdcovers.cc then I usually resize them and replace the default.

5. You should already be running PS3 Media Server, if not get that fired up, but not the beta version.

6. popcorn....
 
I had planned to release this weekend, but the bug list was bigger then I thought. gonna try upload a video of the latest this week, but most of the work was on the backend...