Add Channel Logos to 7MC with the latest My Channel Logos

logo Though we’ve looked at this handy program for adding channel logos to your Windows Media Center TV Guide when it was first released, it has undergone a number of improvements and increased support since it’s release. Since it’s initial offering, My Channel Logos has added the ability to detect affiliate stations such as those associated with ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX. Quite a few extra channel logos have been added for various countries, auto-populating logos has been optimized and support for Dish Network has been introduced as well.

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To get rolling with My Channel Logos download the program from the website and install. This is also an improvement over previous version which didn’t include an installer. Once up and running, you’ll need to set the area your in from the “Edit > Preferences”. If you haven’t set up your tuner yet, you will need to do that as well prior to running My Channel Logos. Once set up the program practically runs itself.

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Under most situations, hitting the Auto Populate Logos button will automatically assign logos to any stations it has logos for. This function has been improved over previous versions by checking for affiliate station information, allowing the program to detect the proper logos for those cryptic call-signs used by local stations. Assigning custom logos to any station is as easy as clicking the black box area and selecting an image of your choice.

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This version of My Channel Logos even includes options to set the default location of channel logos in the guide via the preferences. Buttons on the right will also allow you to clear logos from any station or even remove all channel logos as before. Removing all channel logos should reset your TV guide setup back to it’s default state. There’s no need to save once a logo has been assigned as this is done automatically by the program.

Getting setup with My Channel Logos is one of the easiest and most rewarding hacks you can do to your Media Center. With added support and logos for a number of countries and fixes to the program itself this new version is even better than ever. Be sure to check out this program today and add that missing something to your Media Center TV Guide.

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Media Browser Beta 11: New Vanilla Theme Facelift

Media Browser 11 The latest update to Media Browser, the popular movie library add-on for Windows Media Center, gives the plug-in a bit of a facelift. Though not enabled by default a new theme has been added to the options inside Media Browser. If you haven’t tried this wonderful program yet now is the perfect time to do so. Download the latest version of Media Browser from mediabrowser.tv’s forums.

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Once you’ve got a copy of the latest version of Media Browser installed you will need to enable the new theme from inside the plug-in. At this point the configuration program included with Media Browser is fairly slim but hopefully at some point it will include more configuration options outside of Media Center. Instead, open up Media Browser inside Media Center’s Extras Library then click the small wrench icon to open the configuration then Navigate to the themes section and select Vanilla from the Visual Themes.

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Once you’ve got your theme set to Vanilla you’ll notice a drastic difference in Media Browser’s appearance. This new theme adds quite a bit to the visual style of Media Browser’s various view options. All the view styles have been converted over to the new Vanilla theme including a new view specifically for Vanilla called Strip. Most of the options from the default Media Browser theme are available through the wrench icon in the Vanilla theme, however, to have access to the wrench from folder views you will need to enable it from the config options under Vanilla.

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Under the new Vanilla theme, fan art is a much more prominent feature of each view. You will immediately notice that, while the default theme kept fan art fairly low key, this new theme displays fan art as a full screen background to each view. Though some of the views are much better suited to this new style than others such as the recently introduced Coverflow view.

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To have access to the sort and filter functions you will once again need to have the wrench icon displayed on each view. This can be somewhat distracting depending on the view style though it is apparent that consideration was taken to custom tailor the wrench placement for each view. Once you have the icon displayed clicking it will bring up the options for sorting and filtering the current view.

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This new theme definitely adds a lot of flair to the Media Browser interface and is a welcome addition to the default package. There are a few issues with the theme that I would like to see addressed, however. Adding a better integrated method of accessing the sort and filter options being first on the list. Secondly, on certain views the selection box contains a blue background which can be distracting. This is of course done due to the fan art backgrounds and to increase readability of the title, though simply shading the box with a semi-transparent dark background may be better suited to the theme.

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The new Vanilla theme, included as the main feature in the eleventh beta release of Media Browser, is a definite win for Media Browser users. The slick new interface and prominent fan art placement adds much to the cool-factor of Media Browser. The few minor issues with this new theme are easily overlooked in favor of the hot new look and shouldn’t turn off many users of the plug-in. Be sure to go download Media Browser and give it a try if you haven’t already!

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Media Center Status Application for Social Networks

Media Center Status Application Logo Are you the type of person who likes to keep everyone you know in the loop about exactly what you’re watching or listening to at any given point? Then this little plug-in may just be for you! With support for Facebook, and now Twitter, this little app will alert the masses to your viewing habits. The newest version also allows you to receive the latest Tweets from your Twitter friends.

Getting setup with Media Center Status Application isn’t too difficult, though it certainly could be easier. The program’s installation and configuration tools come in separate packages which can confuse many from the beginning. You will also need to approve the application through Facebook before it will be able to access the service.

Detailed instructions on setting Facebook to allow status updates from Media Center Status Application are available on this page where you will also find the files for download. Once installation is finished, run the configuration tool which must be downloaded in a separate zip file on the same page. The number of options available is actually quite impressive for such a simple application.

Media Center Status Application Configuration

Among the options available are the ability to enable or disable certain services and even set separate hours that you’d like status updates to be made. You’ll also notice the ability to setup an rss feed, however at this point it’s saved locally instead of using a service such as Feedburner. The configuration program even includes the ability to exclude types of content and exclude files by name.

Once setup, return to Media Center and you will be prompted to enter your login information for each service. Be certain that you’ve followed directions to enable status updates for Facebook or an error will occur. Twitter is a fair bit less fickle in it’s use.

Media Center Status Application Facebook Login

That’s all there is to it,  your friends will never again wonder what it is you’re watching at this very moment. Installing Media Center Status Application cannot, however, make them want to know what you’re watching. I can also easily imagine receiving Twitter updates during your favorite movie can becoming quite tiresome very quickly.

Media Center Status Application Twitter Updates

This program might have one of the ugliest logos I have ever seen but I’m sure there are those who wouldn’t have it any other way. Also, configuration tool or at the very least should have been included in a settings section within Media Center in my opinion. For those who need a program like this though Media Center Status Application is a good tool which serves it’s purpose well.

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Bring on Spring: 5 Media Center Hacks to Refresh Your 7MC

Refresh 7MC for Spring
Spring is only a week away, let’s take a look at a few ways your can breathe some new life into your Media Center. These five hacks can put a whole new face on the Media Center interface bringing a sense of renewal to an old box.

Bring new life to the start menu

media_browser Digging through the extra programs menu in Windows 7 Media Center can be a hassle. Even when you’ve added items to the Extras menu it’s just not as convenient as it could be. Why not use this guide to Add New Start Menu Strips to Media Center.

Add some flair to the TV Guide with Channel Logos

tvguide[4] Staring down the default Media Center TV Guide’s channel numbers and cryptic channel names can wear a person down.  The lack of quickly recognizable stations can even waste valuable time you could be spending on spring cleaning. Spice up your listings with My Channel Logos which will Add Channel Logos to your Media Center TV Guide.

Launch more programs from Media Center

extras Don’t limit yourself to programs that support Media Center out of the box. Launch any program from Media Center’s Extra Programs (or a custom start menu!) using Media Center Launcher and Configurator. These two little apps can add tons of new usability to your ten foot interface.

Replace Movie Library with a fresh solution

hdmovies[4] Media Center’s default Movie Library is a decent way to find your movie’s all in one place but let’s face it, it could be better. Replacing the default Movie Library with Media Browser can open up a world of new options. Sort your movies into folders with custom images using the new configuration program or get Encoding Information or Actor Pictures right inside Media Browser.

Add a whole new theme to your Media Center

nowhereroad Sometimes something as simple as just Changing Your Background can improve your whole outlook. Pick your own background to use in Media Center from a site like InterfaceLift.com or use a premade 7MC theme like Homeworld or Road to Nowhere. Even better Make Your Own Theme for Media Center and share it with the world!

Actor Images in Media Browser

Application One of the best hidden features of Media Browser is the ability to add images for just about anything you have metadata for. Certainly you’ve noticed when browsing through your movie collection there is an actors tab for each movie. However, once you click this tab you’re greeted with a number of actor’s name with question mark icons by them. Luckily there’s a way to change all that.

The first thing you are going to need is images of all those actors you want to see mug shots of. I know what you’re thinking, there must be thousands upon thousands of images you need to get. Don’t worry, someone else has done a lot of leg work for you already.

Media Browser Actors Images

The ImagesByName Google Code Project has already done a great job of starting a downloadable archive of not only actor images but movie studios and genres as well. To get started all you need to do is download the files, for example “R11_ImagesByName_Peoples.part1.exe” and “R11_ImagesByName_Peoples.part2.rar”, from the Google Code site then extract them to your hard drive.

Once they’re extracted you will need to copy all those actors’ folders into a main folder for Media Browser to access. The normal location for this directory is “\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\ImagesByName\”. Make sure that your folders are in the root of this directory, not in an actors subfolder, or Media Browser will not find them correctly. Once you’ve got your ImagesByName folder you will need to set the directory in the Media Browser config.

Currently, the Media Browser configuration program doesn’t include support for setting the ImagesByName directory so you will need to open the xml config file in notepad. To find the config use notepad to open “\ProgramData\MediaBrowser\MediaBrowserXml.config”. You should see a tag labeled “<ImageByNameLocation />”. Remove the slash from the tag and after the tag type the location of your ImagesByName folder. Afterwards enter the closing tag, “</ImageByNameLocation>” and save the file.

MediaBrowser ImageByNameLocation

If you’ve done everything correctly that should be all there is to it. Restart Media Center and enter Media Browser to check that the new actor images are being displayed.  If not double-check that your “ImageNameByLocation” value is correct and be sure that each actors’ directory is under that folder, not inside any other subfolders such as “actors”.

For more Media Browser tricks check out how to get TV Series Metadata with MediaScout and Encoding Information inside Media Browser.

Cut out commercials in 7MC with Lifextender

logo Even though the last build of Lifextender predates the Windows 7 beta itself it’s still possible to use this app to remove commercials from your recorded TV shows. Lifextender provides a number of benefits over DVRMSToolbox, providing a much simpler configuration of file monitoring and commercial removal. This simplified experience can prove to be the most important benefit to many users.

The first step to getting Lifextender to work is getting your WTV files converted to DVRMS. To do this automatically you will need to download and install DVRMSToolbox and follow the guide on Automatically Converting WTV to DRVMS. However, since Lifextender will be handling the commercial removal you should remove .dvr-ms from the watched file types in the FileWatcher tab. This will prevent files from being scanned by both DVRMSToolbox and Lifextender.

DVRMSToolbox Filewatcher extentions

To convert WTV files manually you can follow this guide on Converting WTV to DVR-MS. Alternatively, newer betas (7048) of Windows 7 include this feature natively from Windows Explorer by right-clicking the WTV file and choosing Convert to DVR-MS.

Once you’ve gotten your dvr-ms files and Lifextender installed, setting up Lifextender is an extremely easy process. Make sure the Lifextender program is running then right-click the blue orb icon in your system tray. Selecting options will bring you to the configuration, selecting Scan Media Center Library will scan your default recorded TV directory for unprocessed dvr-ms files. Scanning can be automated from the options as well.

Lifextender General Settings

Once you’re in the General Settings tab of the options you will be able to set a custom path for your recorded TV if you need Lifextender to scan a directory other than the Media Center default location. There are also option for automated scanning at scheduled times or even when new files are detected. Below that you will find the configuration for how the files should be handled after processing.

Lifextender Additional Options

Lifextender will remove commercials from the output .dvr-ms files instead of using a plug-in for Media Center as DVRMSToolbox does. While this removes the necessity of having a working 7MC plug-in (something DVRMSToolbox doesn’t quite have yet) it does permanently alter the files. For this reason it’s recommended that you send original files to the recycle bin not delete them immediately, incase there are problems with commercial removal clipping parts of your show. There are also options for removing incomplete recordings and duplicates from your library.

Lifextender Automatic Scan

Under More Settings, you will find basic program settings. For automatic scanning Lifextender should be run when Windows starts. Unlike DVRMSToolbox, Lifextender needs to be running in order to do any scanning. This tab also provides tools and guides for tweaking comskip which is the default commercial scanning software. Lifextender also includes support for ShowAnalyser though if you choose to use this you will need to download and install the program separately.

Check back to Hack7MC for future guides on using and tweaking comskip and ShowAnalyser. 

Lifextender Media Center Plug-in

Under the Media Center tab you will notice that Lifextender does come with a Media Center plug-in. This plug-in doesn’t operate the same as DVRMSToolbox however, Lifextender uses this to notify users when a recorded show has completed commercial removal. This is convenient when waiting for commercial skipping to complete before starting viewing your recorded TV. If you should happen to be viewing a show during commercial removal Lifextender may not be able to remove the original when completed. At this time however, enabling the Lifextender plug-in presents errors in Windows 7 Media Center.

Lifextender also includes the ability to add advanced rules to match against show metadata before processing. For example, if you want Lifextender to not process shows with a certain title you can setup a rule for that action. On the advanced tab you will also find options for copying metadata and thumbnails from the original file as well as a file blacklist. Blacklisting a file will tell Lifextender to ignore the file during scanning.

Lifextender Commercial Removal

That should get you started with Lifextender, ripping commercials from your converted dvr-ms files. Compared to DVRMSToolbox, Lifextender can be a breeze to setup. Unfortunately, we still need to use both programs to get dvr-ms files to process. Hopefully a simple, commercial free future awaits all who want it from their Windows 7 Media Center.

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Canceling Your Cable – Part 2: Free TV with TunerFree MCE

TunerFree MCE Logo Getting streaming internet television and movies can be a challenge, luckily there are a few Media Center plug-ins that can help though. One of those plug-ins is TunerFree MCE which can bring content from the BBC, iTV, Channel 4, Five and Hulu directly into Media Center. The content provided by TunerFree MCE has an advantage over other plug-ins by providing content accessible from the UK and not just US based Hulu.

Using TunerFree is as easy as installing the plug-in and then allowing it to retrieve a cache of the videos available. During installation you will even be presented with the option to only include stations available in your area. For example Hulu is only available in the US while BBC is only available in the UK. Once installed the configuration options even include the ability to add a custom proxy, enabling content from both regions.

TunerFree MCE Station Selection

Finding your favorite show in TunerFree is a straight forward affair, just select a station or category then choose the show from a list of those available. TunerFree will even keep track of your favorites automatically and add them to a selection in the service selection screen. Each show even includes a clip from the show displayed in the selection window.

TunerFree MCE Show Selection

The plug-in does suffer from a few familiar limitations of streaming TV plug-ins. Listings for shows are unorganized and the episode title and number is only displayed at the bottom of the screen when hovering over an episode. The episode selection also seems a bit limited though this can be dependant on the service not the plug-in.

TunerFree MCE Episode Selection

TunerFree also suffers from the same bug as SecondRun.tv when exiting a playing show, the sound doesn’t quite stop for a few moments afterward. The accuracy of the full screen ability doesn’t seem to be as finely tuned at some resolutions as it could be as well. The author of the plug-in, Martin "Millie" Millmore, is quite dedicated to updating the plug-in on a regular basis however and the installer already supports Windows 7.

Despite a few bugs TunerFree MCE is a solid offering in the way of bringing streaming TV into your Media Center setup. Though the full screen bugs and sound issues will keep most users from full time family room use, this plug-in is on the fast track to becoming a mainstay in replacing your cable or satellite bills. Be sure to grab TunerFree MCE and give it a try, especially if you’re in the UK!

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Canceling Your Cable – Part 1: A First Look at SecondRun.tv

SecondRun.tv We’ve all thought about it, the money we could save by canceling cable and just streaming our favorite shows on demand. Of course big media does it’s best to keep us down, such as the case with NBC and News Corp funded Hulu ordeal going on with Boxee. Luckily at about the same time Boxee was coming up (and subsequently being crushed) a number of Media Center plug-ins were released to harness the power of streaming television.

Let's take a look at the first in a series of options for bringing in free television to your Media Center: SecondRun.tv. This handy little plug-in provides a ten-foot interface to some of the leading content providers of streaming media including Hulu, CBS, Fox, ABC, NBC among just a few.

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The interface is fairly well thought out providing multiple views including sorting by station, title, trailers and only displaying full movies. Recent versions have even included the ability to add favorites, though it’s not immediately clear how to use them for a first time user (and the lack of any instruction to be found doesn’t help).

Most of the interface is adorned with images relevant to the selected display. Channel logos, Series posters and even fan art for some of the series’ is immediately available without any extra work for the end user. There are still a few gaps however, though these can be remedied by the developer without the need for an update.

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That also includes the ability to add new stations and shows to the program without the need for an update to the code. This feature certainly gives it a leg up on some of the other options available. The ability was also used recently to alter the code to switch Hulu to full-screen automatically during maintenance to the Hulu site. On-the-fly updates without end-user work is certainly something to rejoice over.

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It isn’t all glitter and gold for SecondRun.tv though, the plug-in still has a number of glitches in the code. At the time of this article the installer still requires the Orca Fix to even run on Windows 7. There are also several portions of the content provided that will cause the plug-in to crash or stop responding. Other problems range from the inability to stop or pause content from the remote to sound continuing after leaving the show and broken full screen on certain content.

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The developer, Yaggs, does seem intent on squashing the problems that do arise at this point with new versions coming fairly frequently. SecondRun.tv is certainly worth a try even if not quite ready for full time use by the whole family. This is definitely a plug-in to consider when you’re looking to supplement or even replace your current cable or satellite provider.

Check out Part 2 of Canceling Your Cable for another great plug-in for streaming TV into your Media Center

Update: Secondrun.tv now supports Media Center remotes which can be used to set favorites using the 1, 2 and 3 buttons. It can also be used to control functions such as fullscreen. The latest versions no longer require the Orca fix to be installed. Enjoy!

Encoding Info Inside Media Browser

Thanks to Simon at The Digital Lifestyle for this tip on not only checking what encoding your video files are using but also adding that information to Media Browser as well. Unfortunately, Media Browser doesn’t let you sort out your HD from your SD videos but at least you will be able to tell which is which from inside Media Center.

Media Browser Encoding Information

Getting this hack going is simple. First go to Media Info and download the proper version of the program for your Windows. There is a version available for both x86 and x64 systems, make sure to get the correct version. If the wrong version is used for this Media Browser will suffer from frequent crashes. Sadly, the x64 version doesn’t include a GUI for use in Windows but the x86 version will serve that purpose just fine.

To install the media info to work with Media Browser get either the GUI version (if on x86) or the dll version zip (comes in both x86 and x64). If using the zip: open the zip file and extract “mediainfo.dll” to the “/Windows/system32/” directory. For the GUI version: install the program then locate the “mediainfo.dll” in the programs folder and copy it to the “/Windows/system32/” directory.

That’s all there is to it. Open up Media Center and go into Media Browser. You should now see the extra video information including resolution, format and codecs.

Media Browser Encoding Information Details View

As an added bonus (actually intended purpose of Media Info) installing the GUI allows you to check the encoding of your various video files from windows. Using the Media Info program is fairly straight forward. Simply open the program and select the file to get information from after setting a few preferences on the first run.

HD Video File Encoding Information

More on that perhaps in another article. For now enjoy your new Media Browser functionality and be sure to tune into the Hack7MC RSS Feed or Follow on Twitter.

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Add NASA TV Feeds to Media Center

Care of Beullpilot on The Green Button forums comes this tip on getting NASA’s streaming TV feeds directly into your Media Center setup. The method is also surprisingly easy, simply download this zip file and add the contents to your video folder. You should now see the four NASA feeds from your Videos section in Media Center. Simple, effective and super geeky. What more do you want?

NASA TV Stream in Media Center

The quality obviously isn’t superb as it is an internet stream but the “neat” appeal for this little bit of work is definitely up there. This trick can be duplicated by downloading any ASX files from sites that stream Windows Media files.

Know of any other websites streaming in ASX? Let us all know in the comments section below!

10 Steps to a Better Media Center

10 Steps to a Better Media Center

Setting up your Windows 7 Media Center is easy, making it your own can be easy too. Here are 10 simple steps you can take to make your Media Center experience more complete, more personal, more enjoyable.

  1. Add ClearQAM to Your TV Listings
  2. Add Custom Apps to Your Extras Library
  3. Do It Better – Add Apps with Custom Icons and Details
  4. Add MKVs to Your Movie Library
  5. Use A Better Movie Library – Media Browser
  6. Expand Your Sound from Stereo to Surround
  7. Play Your Music in FLAC
  8. Check Your Local Weather
  9. Listen To Online Radio through Shoutcast
  10. Add Boxee Streaming TV to Your Media Center

These 10 simple hacks will create a better Media Center for you and your family to enjoy. Don’t forget to check back to Hack7MC to get the latest hacks for your Windows 7 Media Center.

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Channel Logos in 7MC TV Guide

Don’t stop there check out these 10 other ways to customize your media center!

Many of us are used to being able to see a channel’s logo instead of just a boring old name in our TV listings from our DVRs and Media Centers but it is also one of those features lacking natively in 7MC. Fortunately, thanks to the hard work of Makryger of The Green Button, there’s a solution to this quandary.

Media Center TV Guide Logos

Presenting, My Channel Logos for 7MC, a program that comes bundled with a number of TV channel logos and a simple program to assign them to any channel in your listing. You can even add your own logos through the program’s easy to use interface.

You can download this wonderful little app from the My Channel Logos website right here. At present there is a bug that did not allow the program to run on a freshly installed Windows 7 Media Center machine with no tuner setup but it did run perfectly on the pre-setup machine. If you have trouble getting the program to run on your machine check out the support thread here. Once you get into the program it’s hard to go wrong.

Update: Many of the bugs mentioned above have been fixed since this article was written, including support for UK users.

Media Center TV Guide Logo Setup

On your first run the readme file instructs that you must first choose a region and press the “Update” button. Once that’s been done you can let the program Auto Populate Logos, which worked very well assigning all but the most cryptically named channels the proper logo. You can also assign your own channel logos by selecting your desired channel on the left hand side and clicking the black box to the left.

It really could not be simpler. The interface is practically self explanatory. To clear logos from your channels you can select them one by one and press “Clear logo” or clear them all by pressing “Remove All”. Once your logos have been assigned just close the program and restart Media Center.

So download your copy of My Channel Logos and get started on making your dull TV listings shine in no time. For more TV listings help you can also check out our guide on Adding ClearQAM channels to your Media Center.

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Trading Movie Library for Media Browser

Windows 7 Media Center’s Movie Library is good, certainly much better than it’s predecessors, but still somewhat lacking. Features like fanart and automatic retrieval of metadata have long been standards in other media center applications. While 7MC has come a long way these features are still sorely missed.

This is where a plug-in called Media Browser comes in. Media Browser provides an alternative to the default Movie Library by scanning a your video folders and letting you browse a folder based structure instead of simply piling everything into one section. Just this makes Media Browser a worthwhile download for anyone who has several different types of videos such as Movies and Television Series DVDs.

Media Browser First Run

On the first run there is a prompt that allows you to set some basic options that can also be changed through the user interface later on. Set the startup folder to the base folder for your movie collection and Movie Browser will begin to scan for content. This is where Media Center really begins to kick.

Movie Browser HD Movies Listing

Not only will Media Browser display a list of your movies in several different display formats it will also automatically retrieve information for each of your titles. As long as your folders have the appropriate name for the movie a good amount of metadata including covers, description, fanart, actors, genre and more will be pulled down without having to do any extra work. This setup is much easier than locating dvdid.xml for each of your titles for the default Movie Library. It’s not a perfect system however, small differences in titles can be the difference between getting the correct metadata and getting nothing.

The various display types are easy to cycle through using the menus located at the top of the display. Media Browser can arrange your media on several different criteria from the metadata that has been retrieved. This level of customization ensures each user can find a display that is comfortable and easy to use.

Movie Browser Poster View

While Media Browser has support for TV series metadata as well the base support isn’t quite as solid at this point as the regular movie sections. A trip to the Media Browser forums and you can find several solutions to finding the appropriate information for your series.

Media Browser TV Series

A strong community at present provides even further options for customizing the plug-in. There are several programs provided from forum goers for doing any number of tasks such as retrieving TV Series metadata and even HD movie trailers.

Media Browser is definitely a solid solution for anyone looking to move away from the default Move Library to something a little more robust. Though this plug-in doesn’t currently integrate with the main menu in Windows 7 MC it can still be found under the Extras Library and added to the Extras menu from there.

Media Browser Thumbs View

Head on over to the Media Browser forums to pick up your download of this fine plug-in and give it a run on your Media Center today, you won’t regret it. Be sure to check back to Hack7MC for more coverage of this app in the future as well. Follow on Twitter or subscribe to the RSS feed for even easier access!

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