Trent's Blog

I’ve decided to put the resources and knowledge I gained from working on MyTheatre to use by joining the Development team of Open Media Library. Since it seems we all share a common goal, we should be able to get something functional out the door much quicker than what I could do myself.

Finally, an open source solution to viewing and organizing your dvd library with media center. This add-in allows users to browse their movie library all in one location. The titles have associated actor, producers, summaries, runtime displayed. The main layout of the project was designed to work through an extender such as the xbox360.

Here’s a preview of what’s to expect in the first functional release:

Got a suggestion, addition or just want to request a feature? Head over to the forums http://www.ornskov.dk/forum/index.php

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