WMP11 for VLC (Released!)

[j_hallgren]

I'm brand new to this product today, so tried out a few skins...the only one (of those I liked the basic look of) which seems to handle the task I need is "Media player", as it has the "open file" icon which gives quick access to various config type settings...I looked for this ability in WMP11 skin, but didn't see it, so without that, it's of no use to me...sorry!

[ipkiss]

The " open file" dialog is available in any skin using the popup menu (right-click on the skin, almost anywhere).

[senneca01]

JoeTheZombie,

First off, excellent skin!

My question is, how hard would it be to make a "Zune" type version of this skin? Instead of blue, making the buttons and highlights in orange, also a lighter shade of the dark grey, something that matches the new Zune theme that MS has put out.

Picture here:

http://www.freewarefiles.com/screenshot/xpzunetheme.jpg

Anyway, nice work!

[CloudStalker]

Or maybe even something that could be added to VLC player itself, like an option to adjust the Hue, Saturation, and Brightness of any skin so that it match’s a desktop theme.

[j_hallgren]

The " open file" dialog is available in any skin using the popup menu (right-click on the skin, almost anywhere).

I didn't know that...but thought I'd tried a right-click and didn't see anything...anyway, without some small icon on skin, how would a new user discover that? When I see something that looks like a clickable spot, I can then see what it does...

[ipkiss]

.anyway, without some small icon on skin, how would a new user discover that? When I see something that looks like a clickable spot, I can then see what it does...

In any application, how do you know what the right-click menu looks like before trying it?

[skinnerd]

hello all. thanks JoeTheZombie for the nice skin. it's most aesthetically pleasing!

in the next version, would you please implement the speed controls?


also, i have modified it to greyscale so i could learn more about all this stuff:



and would like to share with everyone if that's alright with you (but i don't know how exactly).
maybe we can collaborate on making this skin different color shades as well?

[joethezombie]

Different colored glow effects sound like a great idea! Let`s try to keep the different incarnations of this skin together... Perhaps we can release it as a "skin pack" with several different color options.

Note that I am working on a newer version of this skin, which can be found here (uncompleted work in progress). This new version requires a nightly trunk build of VLC as it relies on features available only in VLC .9

Mainly, this version allows for maximizing the window, and allows for horizontal resizing.

I'm also toying with having a separate window for the playlist, as the video playback bug on switching layouts looks like it isn't going to be fixed any time soon.

[CloudStalker]

As I’ve said before, I really like the design and layout of this skin. But I was wondering if you could make the minimal mode slightly more compact (a little less horizontal).

As for the changing of skin colors, would it be a good idea to add overlay support (Hue/Saturation/ect) to a skin? That way you won’t have to make skins in different colors, the user can make these changes.

Just an idea.

[joethezombie]

Yes, the compact mode will be much more compact than it is now. As far as overlay... I don't think that is currently possible with VLC.

[CloudStalker]

Yes, the compact mode will be much more compact than it is currently.

Nice! And thanks!

Well then, I propose this to the developers: could you guys add a feature to apply overlays to just the skin, or a color slider kind of like what Windows media player has?

[rupa]

Great skin. Is it possible to get a keyboard shortcut for Open->Quick File Open? The classic interface has it mapped to ctrl-o. I can't find it in the key mapping, is this a skin property?

Also, I'd like to second being able to hide the playlist section...

[joethezombie]

Hello. Work continues on this skin, but this and all future releases will require VLC .9 to function. This new version:

• removed the playlist bar
• Full horizontal and vertical resizing
• full maximize/restore/minimize functionality
• true compact mode
• faster/slower functions on either side of the time slider

To answer the above question, the skin DTD does not provide for hotkeys.

[skinnerd]

wow, that's awesome! i tried installing a .9 trunk build but it didn't work right. no problem though, i'll just wait for everything to evolve a bit more until attempting different color skins. keep up the great work, man.

by the way, what movie is that on the screengrab?

[joethezombie]

Yes, the nightlies are never guaranteed to work so it's best to wait for a release version of .9. For the adventuresome, I've been testing with 20070129.

The movie in the screengrab is Howl's Moving Castle, and of course South Park in the compact mode.

[CloudStalker]

Very nice! And thanks for adding the faster/slower function. As soon as I fix my little playlist problem, I’m switching back to this skin.

I was also wondering if there is anything on the player that will display the title of the video/song, like in the compact mode next to the time.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Those new features are amazing. I'll test them a bit more later.

[colt45]

Awesome

[Mikroft]

Awesome skin!

One thing I'm missing is would it be possible to add the song/video title display in compact mode as well?

[CloudStalker]

would it be possible to add the song/video title display in compact mode as well?

Didn’t I ask this question a few posts back? Anyway, I would like to see this added if it’s not too difficult, even though I still haven’t fixed this stupid playlist problem that I have.

[joethezombie]

I can put the title on the other side of the time display on the compact mode, but where do you suggest placing it while in "full" mode?

[Mikroft]

Actually I didn't really mind having it in the original where the playlist was at the top. but that's just me. Someone mentioned a toggle before? dunno if that's possible.

[CloudStalker]

For “full” mode, I wouldn’t mind if it replaced where it says “VLC media player” at the top-left corner of the player.

Thanks for taking suggestions; things like this will help in the progress of any skin.

[colt45]

I can put the title on the other side of the time display on the compact mode, but where do you suggest placing it while in "full" mode?

Can this be a toggle feature or make it a separate window as a playlist that can be toggled. It's a giant detraction having the filename plastered on a skin or scrolling text in client when you're trying to focus on a video.

[colt45]

For “full” mode, I wouldn’t mind if it replaced where it says “VLC media player” at the top-left corner of the player.

Thanks for taking suggestions; things like this will help in the progress of any skin.

Please for the love of god, no