New Blue

Here's a taste of my next project:

Mr. Blue has arrived...

It's time for a new theme, this time is the long overdue blue based theme.
Here's a screenshot:

Get it here.

This time I've increased the number of available resolutions that this usplash theme can support:
640x480
800x600
1024x768
1280x720
1366x768
1280x1024
1440x900
1680x1050
1920x1080
1920x1200

I'm also planning to re-release all previous themes with the above list of resolutions.

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They keep coming...

Another week, another brand new bootsplash :)

This one has the XBMC Splash (the one that appears when you start XBMC) pulsating in the middle.

Here's a sample (it's kinda hard to show it pulsating in a screenshot):


Grab it here.

Black - Now with more resolutions

I've added more resolutions to the theme:
640x480
800x600
1024x768
1280x720
1366x768
1280x1024
1440x900
1920x1080
1920x1200

Note: you can try and force Usplash for a specific resolution by editing (or creating) /etc/usplash.conf:
xres=1280
yres=1024

Grab it here.

Black XBMC USplash Theme

Well, here it is...

Please consider it a very preliminary (just a taste) version.
It contains all the popular resolutions I could think of.

Get it here .

The new USplash in black

Another sample of my new USplash theme, this time in black.

Enjoy.

New XBMC Splash

Hi all,

I'm working on a new XBMC bootsplash:

Any comments? Ideas? Questions?

New splash engine!

Hi all!

I've been away for a while... (new baby on the way)

Anyways, apparently, the guys at fedora have been working on an amazing new boot splash engine named plymouth (YouTube: here and here).
Their goals are to create a more streamlined boot process (less flickering) and nicer effects.

You can experiment with plymouth on Fedora Linux 10.

What's all this have to do with XBMC? - You wait and see :)

Win2k3 Root system files

XBMC USplash theme

Here is my contribution to the awesome XBMC project.

This USplash theme will transform your boot experience into a cleaner media experience, the result will look something like this:


So, how to install this? (Ubuntu only)

1. Download the usplash-theme-xbmc-v2.zip
2. Extract that into your home folder.
3. run sudo apt-get install usplash libbogl0 libbogl-dev libgd2-noxpm libgd2-noxpm-dev usplash-dev build-essential
4. Change into the usplash-theme-xbmc-v2 folder.
5. run make.
6. Copy the resulting usplash-theme-xbmc.so to your home folder.
   
7. Run sudo apt-get install startupmanager.
8. Run the newly install app in the gnome menu System -> Administration -> Start-Up Manager
9. Select the apperance tab and under Usplas Themes, Click Manage themes, and select the usplash-theme-xbmc.so file.
10. Select that from the list of themes and click Close.
11. Enjoy your new boot splash.