12 Essential Tips to Using XBMC as the Perfect Media Hub    +
Add a Comment   This seems to look good. I am curious how is it
handling .mkv, .mp4, .ogg and other, not so common, file
extensions. Does it run faster than a standard Windows 7? If it
does I would definitely install it on my netbook, which I use
only for playing media when I am on the move or when I am too
lazy to get out the bed.    That version of FFmpeg is really
old. Why not grab a newer one from somewhere like
http://ffmpeg.arrozcru.org/autobuilds/? 64-bit Windows builds
are also available from there now.  Also, this line seems to
create images with a smaller file size and higher quality:  for
/r %i in (*.avi) do ffmpeg -i "%i" -ss 5 -f mjpeg -sameq
-vframes 1 "%~dpni.tbn"    Have to agree a HTPC running win7 is
superior to XBMC, which is really only good for (are you ready
for the surprise) the xbox.  As I don't favor the serious noise
of the original xbox I'd just assume have a win7 HTPC.  Maybe
get it to run on a 360 and I might consider i