StreamIt from Netflix (Alpha NPVR version)

[elbryyan]

If you log into the netflix website and click genres and the select a genre you can see what they seperated them into I'm guessing. When I clicked on "actoin and adventure" it has sub genres such as action classics, action thrillers, action comedies, african-american action????, plus many others. But my favorite is super swashbucklers.

[whurlston]

Yeah, you can do that too. The list of genres in the database includes all of the sub genres on that page. One good thing is that the plugin will remember the last genre you viewed and return you to the same place.

[johnsonx42]

If you log into the netflix website and click genres and the select a genre you can see what they seperated them into I'm guessing. When I clicked on "actoin and adventure" it has sub genres such as action classics, action thrillers, action comedies, african-american action????, plus many others. But my favorite is super swashbucklers.

I liked my genre list better

[whurlston]

I haven't had a chance to finish the release for tonight due to a heavy work load today. I'll get it out tomorrow though.

[elbryyan]

Promises, Promises.....:p

[whurlston]

You're right. Let's just forget that I said anything about a Netflix plugin.

[whurlston]

Here is a pre-beta release if you want to try it.

This is a complete package so you don't need the previous alpha build installed first. If you did install the previous build, delete your "Program Files\NPVR\Plugins\StreamIt" folder before replacing it with the new one. This will get rid of the old custom player and the extra updater.

Changes:

1. Ability to view by Genre. Use CTRL-Left and CTRL-Right (Skip back and Skip fwd) to change genres.
   
2. Last view mode and last selected genre now remembered.
   
3. Added plugins settings screen.
   
4. Added ability to adjust or completely disable boxart image reflection.
   
5. Added option to show only available titles (disabled by default).
   
6. Added option to show "Ending Soon" titles and specify the date range (set to "0" to disable). The default is 30 days.
   
7. Removed custom player and launches IE to play the movie.
   
8. Added option to launch IE in kiosk mode. On the plugin's first run, it will open in kiosk mode if NPVR is set to fullscreen mode. First setting will stick until overriden in the plugin settings page.
   
9. Moved the updater to the NPVR program folder. This allows it to use the SQLite dll included with NPVR and prevents an error entry in the NPVR.log when attempting to load the extra SQLite dll in the Plugins\StreamIt folder.
   
10. Some adjustments to Default and Wave skins to accomodate plugin changes.
    
11. Image loading optimizations.
    

Known issues:

1. There is an option in the settings page to limit genres selections. This option is not yet active as it requires a change to the database, which requires a change to the updater.
   
2. Still some skin work to do (mainly the Default - Covers view).
   

I'll release the beta once I finish the default skin and the limit genres option. But since I promised an update yesterday (elbryyan), here is an working build.

Hairy (and other skinners):
The Netflix logos are compiled into the plugin dll instead of saved as a separate image file since they can't really be manipulated (other than size) and they would be the same in all skins. They are loaded into the "SelectedList" and "NetflixLogo" elements by the plugin. You can use "@smallLogo" or "@largeLogo" in either element to display the one you want.

[Hairy]

nPVR is throwing an exception for me when I try to change skins in the settings menu. I can change the skin manually by editing the config.xml.

Code:

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at StreamIt.Netflix.SettingsPage.SaveSettings() in D:\Projects\NPVR\StreamIt\SettingsPage.cs:line 136
   at NextPVR.Settings.SettingsForm.buttonOK_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


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NextPVR
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NShared
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System
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To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
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For example:

<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

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Cheers

[Hairy]

On a completely different note:

If you set the reflection height to 52% and the alpha to around 85 it can give a more natural reflection effect. I've found that I use a slightly compressed image at around 30% transparency for reflection effects I do in graphics.

[johnsonx42]

Looks like a great new features list Bill. I want to download and play with it right now, but my wife thinks I ought to work during business hours and has the dirty look to back it up