Just going to post my HTPC softwares etc in the hope someone might gain something, and someone else might contribute.
I use XBMC 10 as my library/player. As I don't have a tuner, it's ideal.
I use theRenamer TV and Movie Show Renamer as my TV show renaming tool, I've been through quite a few, but this one stuck. Shows up as a virus in the latest versions because he packaged flash into the installer. Can set a fetch folder + renaming + sorting. Can also do custom series names etc.
for Movie management I use ember media manager, which is essentially run out of the XBMC forums. It's gone out of development, but it's reasonably functional, it's also open source. Can be used to do nfo, poster, fanart scraping, as well as uniform renaming of folders + movie files. I mainly use it for sorting out shitty folder structures from crazy people. Movie Title (YYYY) folders please. I don't do xml .nfos and .tbn/.jpg in the folders, I'm sure I have a reason. XBMC library is good enough, and I don't particularly need/want the portability of .nfos.
download emm revisited. Ember Media Manager - Revisited (Open Source VB.NET Project)
final words on emm project on xbmc. Ember Media Manager(Open Source VB.NET)
I use the XBMC remote for android, and it is fantastic. I also have a remote app for my Samsung TV that comes via samsung apps for my phone (galaxy S).
addons:
I make extensive use of apple movie trailers plugin, which has to be added via an external repository these days, I also use trailer addicts addon, but it doesn't give me any movie information with the trailer, so it's not as good.
I also have an addon to let me watch iView xbmc-boxee-iview - it's functional, not a lot of bells + whistles. Same guy does a plus7 plugin.
Just come across a greasemonkey script YouTube XBMC for Greasemonkey that sends a youtube video from your browser, to the xbmc youtube plugin. Makes it very simple to watch youtube on the bigger screen, at least in my setup. Pretty much what prompted me to make this thread.
also, Sick Beard - Internet PVR for your TV Shows. I don't use it, but it apparently works very well for some people. Something about registering for trackers puts me off.
I use XBMC 10 as my library/player. As I don't have a tuner, it's ideal.
I use theRenamer TV and Movie Show Renamer as my TV show renaming tool, I've been through quite a few, but this one stuck. Shows up as a virus in the latest versions because he packaged flash into the installer. Can set a fetch folder + renaming + sorting. Can also do custom series names etc.
for Movie management I use ember media manager, which is essentially run out of the XBMC forums. It's gone out of development, but it's reasonably functional, it's also open source. Can be used to do nfo, poster, fanart scraping, as well as uniform renaming of folders + movie files. I mainly use it for sorting out shitty folder structures from crazy people. Movie Title (YYYY) folders please. I don't do xml .nfos and .tbn/.jpg in the folders, I'm sure I have a reason. XBMC library is good enough, and I don't particularly need/want the portability of .nfos.
download emm revisited. Ember Media Manager - Revisited (Open Source VB.NET Project)
final words on emm project on xbmc. Ember Media Manager(Open Source VB.NET)
I use the XBMC remote for android, and it is fantastic. I also have a remote app for my Samsung TV that comes via samsung apps for my phone (galaxy S).
addons:
I make extensive use of apple movie trailers plugin, which has to be added via an external repository these days, I also use trailer addicts addon, but it doesn't give me any movie information with the trailer, so it's not as good.
I also have an addon to let me watch iView xbmc-boxee-iview - it's functional, not a lot of bells + whistles. Same guy does a plus7 plugin.
Just come across a greasemonkey script YouTube XBMC for Greasemonkey that sends a youtube video from your browser, to the xbmc youtube plugin. Makes it very simple to watch youtube on the bigger screen, at least in my setup. Pretty much what prompted me to make this thread.
also, Sick Beard - Internet PVR for your TV Shows. I don't use it, but it apparently works very well for some people. Something about registering for trackers puts me off.
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