Changing Front row optioons

[farqueue]

Hello is there a way to change front row options? eg like where can i find the folders to put movie files in them???

how to chane the option for movie trailers to watch/download a smaller one that watch a huge one because my cnnection aint tat fast..

and why putting like 5gbs of movies lags front row when it opens

how can i copy a WHOLE DVD onto front row and watch it there???

 

[Virtualball]

I dont think so, I wonder if HexEditing it would help

 

[crazzyeddie]

Front Row has no 'options.'

 

[Virtualball]

Front Row has no 'options.'

At least none thats available to us, is there an apple.frontrow.plist? Or something along those lines?

 

[Virtualball]

Actually, there are plenty of options, at least with Strings! Type this into Terminal

sudo cp /System/Library/CoreServices/Front\ Row.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Localizable.strings ~/Desktop;open -e ~/Desktop/Localizable.strings

Edit the strings to what you want

sudo cp ~/Desktop/Localizable.strings /System/Library/CoreServices/Front\ Row.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/

I have edited and all but I cant find my remote :\

Oh and backup your Localizable.strings just in case!

 

[Peace]

Hello is there a way to change front row options? eg like where can i find the folders to put movie files in them???

how to chane the option for movie trailers to watch/download a smaller one that watch a huge one because my cnnection aint tat fast..

and why putting like 5gbs of movies lags front row when it opens

how can i copy a WHOLE DVD onto front row and watch it there???

Front Row shows "movies" that are in your movies folder.
If you want a movie to be seen in Front Row put it in your movies folder.

Movie trailers are on Apple's website and are only one size normally.


A 5 GIG movie will take some time to "buffer" because it's .well..5 Gigs and also it depends on the type of file.

you cant simply "copy" a DVD to your HD and watch it because it has seperate video and sound TS files for reference.

Just stick the DVD in and watch it with Front Row.

 

[Virtualball]

Well... heres a screenshot from my modded front row, its supposed to say DVD Player Mother Fuc*er (I was bored )

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/4494/moddedfrontrow9sa.png

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

you cant simply "copy" a DVD to your HD and watch it because it has seperate video and sound TS files for reference.

Well, you can always rip it with e.g. Handbrake and place the resulting mp4/mov file in ~/Movies/ and Front Row will play those very well...

 

[Chundles]

Actually, there are plenty of options, at least with Strings! Type this into Terminal



Edit the strings to what you want



I have edited and all but I cant find my remote :\

Oh and backup your Localizable.strings just in case!

Remote missing? command-esc launches Front Row from the keyboard, use the arrows to navigate and enter/escape to go back and forth.

 

[Virtualball]

Remote missing? command-esc launches Front Row from the keyboard, use the arrows to navigate and enter/escape to go back and forth.

Thanks, thats actually pretty awsome! I just wrote a short Applescript to make it work, but I didnt know about that. The people at the Apple Store, when I bought my MacBook, said you can only access it thru the remote.