By default, Video Browser doesn’t include any genre images.  It actually has some pretty ugly folder-looking-things with wrapped text indicating the genre within it.  For most of the day, I’ve worked on replacing those with something that is at least a little nicer to look at.

I’m no graphic artist, but I think I’ve done a little better than the given.  You’ll at least get an idea of what you can do with it.

All that you have to do is create a GenreImages folder in %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\ProgramData\Video Browser and put an image matching the genre in there (i.e. action.jpg, drama.jpg, etc.).  I’m sure those of you who are capable of creating custom images can really come up with some nice ones.

I’ve also asked on the forum whether or not the default genre categories can be reassigned.  Some of them don’t make sense or seem a little redundant (action and action film?).  It seems to me as though it should read from the pre-existing XML files, but it doesn’t appear to work quite like that.

Also, I picked up a 4GB kit of Patriot DDR2-800 for my NETSVR system today.  It’s been a bit sluggish and since it’s 64-bit, I’ve been wanting to upgrade it a little.  I just have to remember to send out that rebate…