Post by: Le0n on August 19, 2007, 08:59:00 AM
Ok, I think it’s time for a first release.
Vinci was made as an answer to all dark graphics/skins we see these days.
I wanted to create a classy timeless skin without too many web2.0 influences.
Some Stuff:
- Only 720p is supported at the moment, I have no intention to create a 4:3 version.
- As my xbox is broken I haven’t seen Vinci on a real television, so report readability issues.
- The video-OSD is not yet finished and playing DVD’s will show parts of the original PMII skin.
- I’ve included weathericons. To use them, put the .rar in the xbmc media-folder. Don’t forget to backup the original weather.rar!
- I think the most essential functions are skinned. But I’m not a xbmc poweruser so let me know if I forgot some really important stuff.
- The xml is an absolute mess. I wouldn’t advice looking at the code. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) It also contains a lot of unused PMII xml. (Vinci is based on PMII)
- If you want to help create/update this skin, please contact me by sending a PM/email.
- Skincredits are in the skin.xml file.
- It’s not my homecinema you see in the picture, it’s property of Mauce, a Dutch guy living in France.(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Post by: mbay on August 19, 2007, 08:38:00 AM
Post by: BecomethemonsteR on August 19, 2007, 10:03:00 AM
This post has been edited by BecomethemonsteR: Aug 19 2007, 05:10 PM
Post by: Le0n on August 19, 2007, 10:14:00 AM
QUOTE(BecomethemonsteR @ Aug 19 2007, 06:03 PM) 
Edit: I put it on 16:9 and it works. Very nice!
I'm not sure how it looks in 16:9.
I only tested 720p and 720p is the only supported resolution at the moment.
Post by: BecomethemonsteR on August 19, 2007, 10:07:00 AM
QUOTE(Le0n @ Aug 19 2007, 12:14 PM) 
I'm not sure how it looks in 16:9.
I only tested 720p and 720p is the only supported resolution at the moment.
720p is a 16:9 resolution. 1280 x 780 pixels. Unfortunately, my TV is only 480p and 1080i so I am probably not seeing as good as it really is. Oh well, its still pretty nice.
Post by: Jezz_X on August 19, 2007, 01:08:00 PM
Post by: Horscht on August 19, 2007, 02:09:00 PM
Post by: Le0n on August 19, 2007, 02:35:00 PM
QUOTE(Jezz_X @ Aug 19 2007, 09:08 PM)
Word of warning guys the skin has no Login screen xml file so you wont be able to get into xbmc without reseting the default skin unless you turn off login screen before using this skin
Thanks for reporting.
Fixed: The loginscreen should be working now, download updated.
Post by: Broads on August 19, 2007, 03:17:00 PM
I didnt get the hour part of the time though?, and I thought the black bar at the bottom was going to have the visulisation in, but it doesnt on mine.. could be my load.. or you havent done that bit? Whatever it does look refreshing.
ps. Im running 720p
if that helps?Post by: Nezahaulcoyote on August 19, 2007, 03:55:00 PM
Post by: Jezz_X on August 19, 2007, 03:31:00 PM
QUOTE(Nezahaulcoyote @ Aug 20 2007, 07:55 AM)
No offence....But weak skin. Doesn't work on basic tv. Should scrap it.
The day you can do better let us know
and it is well stated in the first post Only 720p is supported at the moment, I have no intention to create a 4:3 version
Post by: Nezahaulcoyote on August 19, 2007, 04:14:00 PM
This post has been edited by Nezahaulcoyote: Aug 19 2007, 11:14 PM
Post by: saint05 on August 19, 2007, 05:05:00 PM
Post by: SC10-E on August 19, 2007, 09:52:00 PM
QUOTE(Nezahaulcoyote @ Aug 19 2007, 05:55 PM)
No offence....But weak skin. Doesn't work on basic tv. Should scrap it.
QUOTE(Nezahaulcoyote @ Aug 19 2007, 06:14 PM)
I wouldn't create a skin here If it wasn't compatable for all user. & If I had the coding experience I could do better.
There he goes again, talking shit about stuff. It's Le0n's skin, so if he doesn't want to make a 4:3 version he doesn't have to. We are lucky he shared what he had with us.
If everyone here used 16:9 and only you used 4:3, I definitely wouldn't make a 4:3 compatible skin
Post by: Jezz_X on August 19, 2007, 10:19:00 PM
QUOTE(SC10-E @ Aug 20 2007, 02:28 PM)
If everyone here used 16:9 and only you used 4:3, I definitely wouldn't make a 4:3 compatible skin
When I get a 720p TV (sooner than later I hope) thats all my next skin will probably support too. And as far as I know thats the main resolution that eX will support when it first comes out 4x3 is an after thought
Post by: competes2win on August 20, 2007, 01:30:00 AM
QUOTE
When I get a 720p TV (sooner than later I hope) thats all my next skin will probably support too. And as far as I know thats the main resolution that eX will support when it first comes out 4x3 is an after thought
Im so glad I have an HD wide screen tv!
my primary xbox thats in my room however is going to feel neglected.... oh well... Progress is what it is....
Post by: skyzerr33 on August 20, 2007, 05:40:00 AM
Keep up the good work.
Post by: Le0n on August 20, 2007, 06:22:00 AM
QUOTE(Broads @ Aug 19 2007, 11:53 PM)
I didnt get the hour part of the time though?, and I thought the black bar at the bottom was going to have the visulisation in, but it doesnt on mine.. could be my load.. or you havent done that bit? Whatever it does look refreshing.
Hmm the clock should work fine, i think. The hours just didn't show?
Btw you need an up to date xbmc version (max few weeks old) for it to work.
Strange that the visualisation doesn't work. Anyone else having the same problem(s)?
The thing is i can't test the visualisation stuff in the win32 environment, but i'll take a look at the code.
Post by: skyzerr33 on August 20, 2007, 06:17:00 AM
So is the visulisation meant to work in the black at the bottom of the first pic? otherwise they work fine
Post by: skyzerr33 on August 20, 2007, 07:01:00 AM
I'm using the latest xbmc rev9999
Post by: Le0n on August 20, 2007, 09:14:00 AM
QUOTE(skyzerr33 @ Aug 20 2007, 03:37 PM)
Now the time shows in the middle of the menu and not where it's suppose to
I'm using the latest xbmc rev9999
It will be fixed in next update.
It's some old PMII code causing the problem.
Post by: Broads on August 20, 2007, 11:26:00 AM
On the plus note, I thought I should tell you all that Nez is apparently working on a skin for amped..
I wait with baited breath so that we can all see just how good a theme he can come up with, and show us what he can really do if he puts his mind to it.
And Just so that you all know there is PAL / PAL 16x9 and 720p support. So I am sure he will deliver the content for all formats
PS. Nez has still to prove himself before he is anyway affiliated with me.
Sorry but needed to clear that up.
Post by: Horscht on August 20, 2007, 12:11:00 PM
While it is sad that the sikn does not support 4:3, it's Leon's decission to do so or in this case, not.
I still apreciate the effort he put into it and hope he will consider a 4:3 version in the future. If he doesn't that's too bad, but I wont die without it
Post by: SC10-E on August 20, 2007, 08:47:00 PM
QUOTE(Broads @ Aug 20 2007, 02:02 PM)
Nez, there you go again shouting your mouth off. You really dont do your self any favours.
On the plus note, I thought I should tell you all that Nez is apparently working on a skin for amped..
I wait with baited breath so that we can all see just how good a theme he can come up with, and show us what he can really do if he puts his mind to it.
And Just so that you all know there is PAL / PAL 16x9 and 720p support. So I am sure he will deliver the content for all formats
PS. Nez has still to prove himself before he is anyway affiliated with me.
Sorry but needed to clear that up.
I'm going to combine every negative comment on skins and/or themes he has made on this site and post it when he releases that theme. We'll see how many MS Word pages it takes up.
Post by: Nezahaulcoyote on August 20, 2007, 09:41:00 PM
Post by: SC10-E on August 20, 2007, 09:19:00 PM
QUOTE(Nezahaulcoyote @ Aug 20 2007, 11:41 PM)
You do that chump. & don't make any mistakes!
You just don't know when to quit do you?! Everybody is saying what a loudmouth you are and you just sit there going and going! If I had a reputation like you on a forum I'd leave and never come back!
Post by: Jezz_X on August 20, 2007, 10:29:00 PM
Post by: Horscht on August 21, 2007, 01:45:00 PM
boobies are great. I love boobies. Don't you all love boobies, too? I most certainly do.
Post by: SC10-E on August 21, 2007, 04:43:00 PM
QUOTE(Horscht @ Aug 21 2007, 03:45 PM)
right, let's talk about boobies instead.
boobies are great. I love boobies. Don't you all love boobies, too? I most certainly do.
Post by: Le0n on August 22, 2007, 11:32:00 AM
- added rss feed
- fixed PAL19x6 _a bit_
- fixed clock
- fixed contextmenu
- fixed visualisations (thx Jezz_X)
- made skin more futureproof (lists/panels are the new pink)
- some small fixes/changes/adds
Also uploaded a second texturefile with another MyPics picture,
for the people who don't like 'nudity':
Download skin
Download alternative texturepack (place it in the media folder of the skin)
Post by: mbay on August 22, 2007, 12:17:00 PM
Post by: Broads on August 22, 2007, 12:39:00 PM
QUOTE
Also uploaded a second texturefile with another MyPics picture,
for the people who don't like 'nudity':
for the people who don't like 'nudity':
Does anyone not like nudity?
Post by: Horscht on August 22, 2007, 01:55:00 PM
But usualy this applies to ugly women, so...
This post has been edited by Horscht: Aug 22 2007, 08:56 PM
Post by: mikebeecham on August 23, 2007, 08:58:00 AM
QUOTE(Broads @ Aug 22 2007, 07:39 PM)
Does anyone not like nudity?
Some people use XBMC in thier living room when small children are around!
Post by: Horscht on August 23, 2007, 11:58:00 AM
prude people. Nudity is the most natural thing
Post by: mikebeecham on August 23, 2007, 01:59:00 PM
QUOTE(Horscht @ Aug 23 2007, 07:34 PM)
yet you'll play HALO with little children around, I assume
prude people. Nudity is the most natural thing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Horscht, actually I dont play any kind of FPS games when my children are around...most noteably because I take my responsibility as a parent very serious.
What you may call prudeness is just a desire to make sure that my children do not grow up too fast which is, I'm afraid, fast becoming an old-fashioned concept.
Nudity may be the most natural thing, but the introduction to it's various stages is something which should be discussed at an appropirate age!
Post by: SC10-E on August 23, 2007, 02:32:00 PM
QUOTE(mikebeecham @ Aug 23 2007, 03:59 PM)
Horscht, actually I dont play any kind of FPS games when my children are around...most noteably because I take my responsibility as a parent very serious.
What you may call prudeness is just a desire to make sure that my children do not grow up too fast which is, I'm afraid, fast becoming an old-fashioned concept.
Nudity may be the most natural thing, but the introduction to it's various stages is something which should be discussed at an appropirate age!
mikebeecham, if you have a son, he will be president.
Post by: competes2win on August 23, 2007, 03:49:00 PM
QUOTE(SC10-E @ Aug 23 2007, 04:08 PM)
mikebeecham, if you have a son, he will be president.
lol what if it's a girl?
Post by: SC10-E on August 23, 2007, 03:55:00 PM
Post by: c-2 on August 23, 2007, 09:50:00 PM
edit: when i hit click in the right thumbstick to bring up the shutdown menu the picture stays in the middle and the text highlight bar remains on the left .. using XBMC rev9999 ..
This post has been edited by c-2: Aug 24 2007, 05:03 AM
Post by: del Toro on August 24, 2007, 10:34:00 AM
Post by: aka STiXX on August 24, 2007, 01:57:00 PM
Post by: rjtd on August 24, 2007, 03:29:00 PM
This skin looks wonderfull on my 720p LCD TV. Amazing skin!!!
The icons of preferences are great, as all the artwork. The "title" bar is also very well made.
I only have two or three suggestions/bug reporting:
- OSD missing on music playback
- White letters look great, but they lack a bit of contrast/readability. Maybe you can change the colour without messing the amazing looks of it
- If a song name is very big, the title on the bottom will overlap the clock
Are there any planings for new colour schemes?
Thanks for this amazing skin.
This post has been edited by rjtd: Aug 24 2007, 10:38 PM
Post by: Le0n on August 25, 2007, 08:49:00 AM
QUOTE(rjtd @ Aug 24 2007, 11:29 PM)
Wow.
This skin looks wonderfull on my 720p LCD TV. Amazing skin!!!
The icons of preferences are great, as all the artwork. The "title" bar is also very well made.
I only have two or three suggestions/bug reporting:
- OSD missing on music playback
- White letters look great, but they lack a bit of contrast/readability. Maybe you can change the colour without messing the amazing looks of it
- If a song name is very big, the title on the bottom will overlap the clock
Are there any planings for new colour schemes?
Thanks for this amazing skin.
I'm happy you like it.
Any particular screen where there are readability problems?
I've tried a blue and a black theme but it didn't really work in my opinion. What colors are you thinking of?
The songtitle will be fixed in the next update.
Thanks for the feedback.
Post by: aka STiXX on August 26, 2007, 04:53:00 PM
i am having the same problem as c2's above post in both let 8-12 and 8-19 (9999) builds.
if you in any menu and press the right thumbstick down (shutdown menu) vinci rolls up the background (sweet), but does not remove the main programs/music/etc pic, or the items that are there like when you actually go to the menu.
another problem i saw:
file explorer shows the amount of fre space in the middle of the screen, partially underneath the menu.
issues:
your view menu may confuse the average joe, as it doesn't have the ability to exit out with "b", or "back". doing so will either change the view ( b ), or exit you back to the home screen ( b, back ) where upon re-entering the sub menu, the view menu is still there. i realize that pressing right or left on the d-pad enough times gets rid of the menu, but others might not.
is there a way to view city 2 and 3's weather? this may be another average joe type thing, becaus i didn't find the way yet.
the rss feed font seems a little too small to read.
i am loving the skin, and besides the font sizes and a couple of things that line up weird, it looks great in 1080p too! keep up the great work!
ps: i will try to provide pictures later. i have somewhere to go.
This post has been edited by aka STiXX: Aug 26 2007, 11:56 PM
Post by: aka STiXX on August 28, 2007, 08:58:00 AM
there is no "visualization lock" (normally pressing the back button 2x while in fullscreen vis mode)
you cannot enter the master lock settings.
trying to enter the settings of your profile or creating another profile does nothing. additionally, you can't get out of it unless you press back.
in the screens besides the home screen, when you go further down, the highlighting gets lighter. imo, it gets too light to properly see where you are navigating.
i think this skin will be the one to replace mc360 on my box. either that, or i'll have one profile with vinci and the other mc360 carbon.
keep up the great work!
Post by: aka STiXX on August 28, 2007, 12:10:00 PM
Post by: aka STiXX on September 03, 2007, 01:39:00 AM
the rss font is fine. disregard that previous comment. the bold part of the header (ex: the "xbox-scene news" part), however, is a color too close to your background to be able to read.
selecting items in the file manager makes them the same color as the background, rendering them unreadable.
some of the items in the weather.rar file have not been converted yet (the lightning storm, lightning/rain storm, and a couple of the cloud pics).
Post by: Le0n on September 03, 2007, 05:04:00 AM
Post by: aka STiXX on September 03, 2007, 10:34:00 PM
Post by: Le0n on September 19, 2007, 12:57:00 PM
I've updated Vinci:
- fixed dialognumeric/filebrowser, invisible text
- finished video-OSD
- added videoplaylist window
- added videolibrary window
- added controls
- added wideicon (library & non-library) support
- some small fixes/changes/adds
video osd
wide icons in library mode
controls
I've noticed the shutdownbug, thinking of a way to fix it. In the mean time go to the mainscreen when you want to shutdown then you won't see the bug.
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Post by: Le0n on September 19, 2007, 03:20:00 PM
The pictures are linked wrong.
The new stuff:
video osd
wide icons in library mode
controls
Post by: Jezz_X on September 19, 2007, 03:43:00 PM
Post by: aka STiXX on September 26, 2007, 02:20:00 PM
i see where the vis lock is now... it's at the top of "crossbar control" when you press start.
things i could see you adding:
a "restart xbmc" button on the shutdown menu
a "log out" button on the shutdown menu
different placement or bigger font of the "enter password" dialog when logging in or going into settings
things that are messed up:
when you click the profiles button, you can't access the profiles or the make a new profile entry.
keep up the good work!
Post by: Kick In Da Door on September 26, 2007, 02:55:00 PM
Post by: mbay on September 26, 2007, 10:36:00 PM
Post by: HousePainter on October 08, 2007, 02:47:00 AM
Post by: Le0n on November 11, 2007, 10:28:00 AM
I've changed the contrast of the skin. I hope this enhances readability.
Other changes are:
New wide view (two rows of wide icons without text lables.)
Editing/creating of profiles
More marginspace (see mindweavers post)
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Post by: Hitcher on November 11, 2007, 01:52:00 PM
CODE
! E:\Xbox\XBMC\Skin Extras\Vinci.rar: CRC failed in Vinci\media\textures.xpr. The file is corrupt
! E:\Xbox\XBMC\Skin Extras\Vinci.rar: Unexpected end of archive
! E:\Xbox\XBMC\Skin Extras\Vinci.rar: Unexpected end of archive
Post by: Sasuki on November 11, 2007, 02:25:00 PM
QUOTE
! E:\XBox\Skin\Vinci.rar: Le CRC a échoué dans Vinci\media\textures.xpr. Le fichier est corrompu
! E:\XBox\Skin\Vinci.rar: Fin de l'archive non attendue
! E:\XBox\Skin\Vinci.rar: Fin de l'archive non attendue
Post by: Le0n on November 11, 2007, 03:28:00 PM
Post by: batrad on December 17, 2007, 02:22:00 PM
Great skin...contrast is much better on my LCD now..thanks
Post by: aka STiXX on January 03, 2008, 04:55:00 PM
two things i noticed:
some of the weather icons are still the old style
when you go to "now playing" by pressing the black button while in the music menu, you cannot see the words of the currently playing song.
again, wonderful skin
Post by: Le0n on January 12, 2008, 07:24:00 AM
Should be ok now.
Weathericonpack download
Post by: Kampfar on February 01, 2008, 06:10:00 AM
Post by: Le0n on February 07, 2008, 03:48:00 PM
Keep a backup if you want to use the old/standard icons again.
Post by: Le0n on April 05, 2008, 09:31:00 AM
Changes:
- Initial Fanart support
- Coverflow for videos/music
- Homemenu
- Some small changes/fixes
I've included the old Home.xml for the people that don't use library mode.
Coverflow is based on the one in Basics-Vision so thanks Jezz_X
Fanart is a bit tricky not all images/colors look great, you can switch fanart in the serie-info panel.
Don't forget you need a very recent build to use Fanart.
Pics (clickable):
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Post by: NineT9mustang on April 07, 2008, 02:58:00 AM
You have the absolute best one, by far.
I cant get over how perfect it looks... your layout defines the word perfection. Everytime I look at it im just stunned :|
Everything about the layout... location of text, the fade, the bottom panel, etc, etc all fits soooo perfectly well its crazy... i have maybe a few complaints, but i wont even bother saying it as its just a personal thing... so kudos on your very well designed FanArt layout. Amazed.
Post by: competes2win on April 08, 2008, 12:04:00 PM
QUOTE(NineT9mustang @ Apr 7 2008, 04:34 AM)
ouf of all the layouts ive seen with FanArt...
You have the absolute best one, by far.
I cant get over how perfect it looks... your layout defines the word perfection. Everytime I look at it im just stunned :|
Everything about the layout... location of text, the fade, the bottom panel, etc, etc all fits soooo perfectly well its crazy... i have maybe a few complaints, but i wont even bother saying it as its just a personal thing... so kudos on your very well designed FanArt layout. Amazed.
Ya I agree, and it doesn't even have episode thumbs... I've always been a fan of episode thumbs but I agree, this is the best fanart layout. I think it has a lot to do with the skin itself, that marble layer on the bottom just naturally goes with having the plot, and the transparency behind the episodes is really nice.
Post by: mbay on April 09, 2008, 11:39:00 AM
Post by: Le0n on April 09, 2008, 02:29:00 PM
QUOTE(NineT9mustang @ Apr 7 2008, 11:34 AM)
ouf of all the layouts ive seen with FanArt...
You have the absolute best one, by far.
I cant get over how perfect it looks... your layout defines the word perfection. Everytime I look at it im just stunned :|
Everything about the layout... location of text, the fade, the bottom panel, etc, etc all fits soooo perfectly well its crazy... i have maybe a few complaints, but i wont even bother saying it as its just a personal thing... so kudos on your very well designed FanArt layout. Amazed.
Thanks it's always nice to hear this kind of stuff from a very skilled skinner
QUOTE(mbay @ Apr 9 2008, 08:15 PM)
is 4:3 ratio supported yet for this skin?
Nope, i don't think there ever will be 4:3 version.
Post by: aka STiXX on April 18, 2008, 09:05:00 PM
Post by: Le0n on June 01, 2008, 04:28:00 PM
Some of the changes:
- OSD buttons restyled
- added initial music OSD
- Fixed volume bar
- added episode icons to infopanel
- new programvisual in homewindow
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