Abstract backdrops for XBMC Aeon Skin
May 12th, 2008I’ve created some abstract backdrops for the XBox Media Center (XBMC) Aeon Skin.
Sample photos of the backdrops using the Aeon skin are shown below.
TV Shows
Movies
Pictures
Music
Weather
Live TV (part of the Rand Al Thor Aeonmod)
Live TV recordings listing
Live TV channel listing
Settings
All of the images were sourced from stock.xchng which is a stock image library with free content. I still need to contact the authors of the images that were manipulated to get their permission to redistribute to anyone else that would like to use them.
I purposefully chose images that were crisp and not colored. I wanted the actual colored content in each menu, such movies and pictures, to pop out of the screen yet still have some level of eye candy for the menus. There could still be some improvements to align better with the Aeon menu overlay and perhaps refining of each image, but these will do for the moment.
If you are interested in using these backdrops with your Aeon skin please leave a comment below (might help convince the photo owners to allow redistribution).
May 13th, 2008 at 8:11 am
I’d love to get hold of these. Good luck negotiating!
May 13th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Absolutely! Very sharp, adds a bit of elegance. Let me know if I can lend any weight.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:48 am
hi - just wanted to ask if you knew that you can take screenshots by clicking the right thumbstick. might be easier than taking actual photos. keep up the good work.
May 14th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
nice image selection i’d like a copy of this skin if/when you are able to distribute it
9 out of 10
May 16th, 2008 at 5:39 am
I would love to have these, they are amazing…
May 16th, 2008 at 10:59 am
These are absolutely beautiful. I would love to be able to use these myself. Would definitely save me the work of finding good images and manipulating them myself. ^^
May 21st, 2008 at 9:45 pm
@dude
Thanks, I didn’t think to check if there was any native screenshot capability within XBMC.
June 9th, 2008 at 4:11 am
I’d love these too when you get the legalities sorted out…thanks!
June 9th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
These have been released. See http://www.teirney.net/blog/2008/05/21/photeon-backdrops-for-xbmc-aeon-skin-released/ for details.