Free MediaCenter software ?

[grafx1]

anyone knows a free software for photo slideshow like the one in "Windows Media Center Edition" that has a cool look ?

i'd found Media Portal but it isn't free.

Thank you.

[tain]

Not only is MediaPortal free, it is Open Source!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaPortal

That being said, it is a rather heavy application if all you want is a slide show. Have you tried IrfanView? I'd be surprised if it doesn't do slideshows...but not sure if it has a media center-style interface or not.

[grafx1]

yes, MediaPortal is very heavy..., Thanks for your suggestion about irfan view but it hasn't a nice interface

Edited August 28, 2007 by grafx1

[Zxian]

I was about to suggest Meedio, but they apparently got bought up by Yahoo, and are now selling a commercial product.

[tain]

Meedio is awesome! My fave HTPC app of all time, until I get a chance to try XBMC.

[Zxian]

It'll be interesting when XBMC becomes something we can load reliably on our regular computers. I've got it on my XBox, and it's nothing short of fantastic.

[tain]

Yeah, that would be great. Just so happens that there is news about this today!

Boing Boing interview: Team-XBMC on the Future of XBMC for Linux

Posted By: Gamester17 (August 30, 2007, 12:23 pm)

Freelance writer Joel Johnson recently did and interview with representatives from Team-XBMC for Boing Boing Gadget blog about the Future of XBMC for Linux.

From the interview:

"Joel: How close do you feel you are to a stable version of the XBMC for Linux port? (And by stable I mean "easy enough even a jerk like myself could install and run it."

Team XBMC: We don't have a date yet (it is really to early to know), our best guess today is 6-12 months or so from now but it could be longer. As we are a hobby project we depend on developers own personal interest and free time, making it impossible to set an E.T.A., more 'outside' developers would sure help speed things along."