Testers Needed for my Media Centre Program, MediaFox™

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can you run it in winxp Compatibility mode? (Right click on the MediaFox.exe and set it to XP Compatibility, and on the update.exe as well)

and thanx for testing on win7 for me, i only have XP)

Tried that but still doesn't do anything.

 

[Keeper]

ok i downloaded the file and opened it. it opens with the fox picture on the bottom right of my screen then asks to add media, a button on the right hand corner and a button on the top left of the screen. when i say add media all i get is a screen with a greyish colour on the top of the screen and another greyish colour box on the bottom corner right, where the logo was, and the rest i black.

Ok, the fox needs to be in the middle - what resolutions does your screen have, and what resolution are you currently using?

also, what size monitor is it?

 

[Keeper]

Tried that but still doesn't do anything.

disable the UAC thing for the exe's, or try running the exe in Admin mode?


i remember when testing om my cousen's PC on win7 i had to give it privilages or run in xp mode or something :erm:

 

[waynegohl]

Ok, the fox needs to be in the middle - what resolutions does your screen have, and what resolution are you currently using?

also, what size monitor is it?

if i go to screen display it says 800 x 600 and its a Dell CRT monitor and i believe its a 17 inch monitor. if the fox logo must be in the middle of my screen then i need a frikkin projector screen in my house. hey is my screen even smaller?

Property Value
Monitor Name Dell E551a
Monitor ID DELA000
Model DELL E551
Manufacturer Dell Computer Corp.
Manufacturing Date 2001, Week 11
Input Analog Input Voltage - 0.700V/0.300V
Serial Number 724JR13G90DY
Display Size 13.2" (27 cm x 20 cm)
Horizontal Frequency 30-54 kHz
Vertical Frequency 50-120 Hz
Current Resolution 800 x 600 @ 75Hz - Aspect Ratio 4:3
Supported Resolution 640 x 480 @ 85Hz - Aspect Ratio 4:3
Supported Resolution 800 x 600 @ 85Hz - Aspect Ratio 4:3
EDID Version 1 revision 2
Max dot clock (video bandwidth) 70 MHz
DPMS Mode Support Active Off, Suspend, Standby

 

[Keeper]

The interface works. Adding files works too. But playing them doesn't. Not sure how you're playing them? Are you launching the default media viewer? That could be the issue.

Also, getting covers crashes it. After starting up again, I get a Directsound issue, and I need to delete + re-extract to run it again.

Dangit

i wish I had your PC in front of me


- do you have codecs installed like k-lite?

- when you click on a movie, does it play on the right hand side of the info (if it doesn't, what does it show there?)

- do you have directx & sound drivers installed? sound working fine in other apps?

- so it crashes when it gets covers? so, at startup? (because it downloads covers on startup)
maybe try installing MS VC++ Redist ?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...34-3E03-4391-8A4D-074B9F2BC1BF&displaylang=en


thanks for all the input guys - had no IDEA it would work fine on my Pc and have so many problems on others PC's

 

[Keeper]

if i go to screen display it says 800 x 600 and its a Dell CRT monitor and i believe its a 17 inch monitor. if the fox logo must be in the middle of my screen then i need a frikkin projector screen in my house. hey is my screen even smaller?

yeah, sorry mate - MediaFox runs in 1280x720 unfortunately, 800x600 is just too small.

I might code it to adapt to smaller resolutions in future though....

thanks for the input.

 

[waynegohl]

yeah, sorry mate - MediaFox runs in 1280x720 unfortunately, 800x600 is just too small.

I might code it to adapt to smaller resolutions in future though....

thanks for the input.

thanks anyway i will try it again one day when i have a better pc.

 

[Keeper]

thanks anyway i will try it again one day when i have a better pc.

cool.

I coded it to work on 720p TV screens natively, that's the only reason it requires a resolution of atleast 1280x720.

 

[APoc184]

Can't get it to work on Win 7 64x

Tried running it in WinXp(all service packs) and Vista modes.

 

[EchoZA]

Looks like Media Browser (plugin for Vista/Win7 MCE) Is it a stand alone app?

 

[Keeper]

yeah - its standalone - and only 5mb in size


it's like XMBC / Windows Media Centre / etc / etc, except;

- it loads media on your hard drive fast - very fast - not slow like Windows Media Centre
- It downloads Movie info and Covers automatically
- It also creates thumbnails for the movie folders, and a Info.txt fle if you happen to browse in Windows
- It also plays blu-rays, with no stuttering like some other Programs (like "Media Centre" for example)
- iPhone like Browsing - perfect if you have a touch screen!
- Easy interface

and lastly, this thing will support browsing your Movies, Blu-rays, Series, Documentaries, Imax Movies, Music Albums, Games, PDF Books and Emulator ROMS in the same fashion - a complete Media Browser!

when the bugs are sorted out and the basic engine works, I can quickly add support for the rest of the formats!


if you are using win7 try running it with the UAC thing disabled for it, Administrator mode, Win XP mode.
also make sure you have the Microsoft C++ library installed -> Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable (1.7mb)

 

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if you are using win7 try running it with the UAC thing disabled for it, Administrator mode, Win XP mode.
also make sure you have the Microsoft C++ library installed -> Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable (1.7mb)

What is this UAC thing, I can't find it?

Tried all the other things, but still no luck.

 

[APoc184]

if you are using win7 try running it with the UAC thing disabled for it, Administrator mode, Win XP mode.
also make sure you have the Microsoft C++ library installed -> Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable (1.7mb)

Nope. Still not working.

 

[Keeper]

Nope. Still not working.

does it not open at and do you see any errors?

 

[Keeper]

lol - posted this on another forum as well and first post is:

I just tried it, works great Will it support music?

i'm gonna make a video of it and will upload soon!



thanks for ALL the input i'm getting with PM's etc, i'm saving all ideas and noting the bugs/etc
you guys are helping to make MediaFox better for other users when this is out of Beta and gets released

 

[APoc184]

Doesn't open a GUI at all. When I have task manager open and viewing processes, MediaFox appears briefly but disappears again.

Now running all 3 .exe files in Win XP mode and as Administrator. UAC is switched off on my pc.

 

[Keeper]

Doesn't open a GUI at all. When I have task manager open and viewing processes, MediaFox appears briefly but disappears again.

Now running all 3 .exe files in Win XP mode and as Administrator. UAC is switched off on my pc.

I disabled the UAC too when I ran win7 beta - it sucks


thanks for trying though APoc - i'll try to figure out what to do when testing it on a win7 machine myself.

 

[APoc184]

I disabled the UAC too when I ran win7 beta - it sucks


thanks for trying though APoc - i'll try to figure out what to do when testing it on a win7 machine myself.

I'll continue trying it. Restart. Try different modes.
Will check now if it works in Ubuntu 64bit.

 

[Prof.]

Is there an alternative to MediaFox that will work on netbook displays?

 

[Keeper]

i've uploaded a video on youtube wayne,

[video=youtube;97d0665gegc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97d0665gegc[/video]


unfortunately the MOVIE Preview (next to the info) and fullscreen playback was not captured by the stupid camtasia software - it just recorded black :erm:


has anyone got it to work that is using Windows XP though?



@Prof - there are a few, but some give slow playback, others are complicated, others don't download covers

the best i would say is XBMC, although it is not as lightweight as MediaFox - you require a decent PC.