Sage MC

[gilded07]

I have Sage TV 6.3.5.

To get the add'l functionality for my videos and pictures, I believe I need Sage MC 6.3.7 from here:

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/down...do=file&id=141

Is this correct?

And once I install this then I can take advantage of the different UIs available on the sticky located here (called STVi imports?):

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/down...hp?do=cat&id=2


Are these the high level steps?

thanx.

[QueOnda]

I think you 1st need sage 6.3.7 RC (not gold yet), and you need java 1.6, then you can install the sage mce 6.3.7. I'm a n00b and waiting for the Gold release of sage before I upgrade.

I think I'm right.

[mickp]

Originally Posted by QueOnda

I think you 1st need sage 6.3.7 RC (not gold yet), and you need java 1.6, then you can install the sage mce 6.3.7. I'm a n00b and waiting for the Gold release of sage before I upgrade.

I think I'm right.

Hey there,

No need for the 6.36.7 RC of Sage so far as I can see. I'm running it happily on Sage V6.3.5.159 including the awesome advanced miniguide and custom menus.

Mick.

[Brent]

gilded07,
As QueOnda and Mickp said above, SageMC is what you're looking for. I see no reason to install anything other than the latest version of SageMC. If you are interested, I wrote up a few relatively detailed posts on SageMC this past weekend:

You can check out part 1: Walkthrough, setting up SageMC and screenshots of SageMC HERE
Part 2 is focused on the new features - mostly custom menus in the latest SageMC release HERE

Once you have it installed, you can add on any of the add-on's mentioned specifically for SageMC here

[Mitch G]

Brent:
Great couple of pages there! This is exactly what I've been looking for.
If they're not already, they should be linked from the SageMC download page.


Mitch

[gilded07]

Originally Posted by Brent

gilded07,
As QueOnda and Mickp said above, SageMC is what you're looking for. I see no reason to install anything other than the latest version of SageMC. If you are interested, I wrote up a few relatively detailed posts on SageMC this past weekend:

You can check out part 1: Walkthrough, setting up SageMC and screenshots of SageMC HERE
Part 2 is focused on the new features - mostly custom menus in the latest SageMC release HERE

Once you have it installed, you can add on any of the add-on's mentioned specifically for SageMC here

Wow! This is amazing! This is exactly what I was looking for. I've spent hours reading forum posts only to gather bits and pieces of information on how I get from out-of-the box functionality to the polished screen shots of SageMC. This definitely needs to be a part of the download page and its own sticky. I'll have to get started on it tonite.

btw, what is "Sage 6.36.7 RC"?

Thanx again!

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by gilded07

btw, what is "Sage 6.36.7 RC"?

Thanx again!

Latest beta. RC is Release Candidate. Check the beta forum.

Gerry

[Mitch G]

Brent (or anyone):
In your video you show Online Videos on the main menu.
How did you get it on the main menu? For me, it's down in the my Menu page.

Also, you mention that comskip is built in to SageMC - is there anything I need to do other than install comskip for it to be active?

Thanks,

Mitch

[Mitch G]

Figured it out -
In case others are wondering:
go to My Menu, select Online Services, right click to get options menu, select Main Menu Options, select copy menu to clipboard.
Then go back to main menu and right click, select main menu options, and past menu from clipboard.

Now, to figure out (or if someone can tell me) how to add an icon to the menu item.

Also, is there a button that means "go up one level of the menu"?


Mitch

[MeInMaui]

Originally Posted by Mitch G

Also, is there a button that means "go up one level of the menu"?

No there isn't, but there is a back button. It is Alt-Left on your keyboard. You can also enable left-as-back in the SageMC options menu under settings.

Aloha,
Mike

[mickp]

Originally Posted by Mitch G

Also, is there a button that means "go up one level of the menu"?


Mitch

If you want you can add a new menu item, select "New Sage Command" and select "74: Back". That should have the desired effect.

Mick.

[Brent]

Originally Posted by Mitch G

Now, to figure out (or if someone can tell me) how to add an icon to the menu item.

To add an icon to a menu item:

1. Need to have latest version of SageMC
2. Highlight the menu item you want to add the icon for
3. Right-Click (or hit options button) and you'll see a menu screen pop up
4. Select "Main Menu Items"
5. Goto "Edit Menu Item"
6. The last option under "Edit Menu Item" is "set icon"
When you select "set icon" you can browse to the image file you would like to use for your icon.
7. Now select File>"Save Menu File"

This is also the place where you can rename a menu item, add a pin code, move an item up or down on the list of menu items and delete or add an item.

[Eckwell]

When I have SageMC installed, can I still set up a menu item to point to a screen (MUSIC) from the original STV? or would they not be working/available?

I like how the Default STV handles Music, but liek the general look and feel of SageMC better.

[splicer]

To add an icon to a menu item:

1. Need to have latest version of SageMC
2. Highlight the menu item you want to add the icon for
3. Right-Click (or hit options button) and you'll see a menu screen pop up
4. Select "Main Menu Items"
5. Goto "Edit Menu Item"
6. The last option under "Edit Menu Item" is "set icon"
When you select "set icon" you can browse to the image file you would like to use for your icon.

This is also the place where you can rename a menu item, add a pin code, move an item up or down on the list of menu items and delete or add an item.

I can't get this to work for me after I select the .png file I want, then back out to the main menu the icon I selected is not visible on the menu item I wanted. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,
Phil

[Brent]

Phil,
Add this step as # 7...

File>"Save Menu File"

If you don't do that before going back to the main menu, it won't save your change. Sorry for not mentioning that before...

[splicer]

Thanks Brent,

That doesn't work either I had tried that before I posted. Any other Ideas?

Phil

[Brent]

Originally Posted by Eckwell

When I have SageMC installed, can I still set up a menu item to point to a screen (MUSIC) from the original STV? or would they not be working/available?

I like how the Default STV handles Music, but liek the general look and feel of SageMC better.

I'm guessing its possible, but I'm not sure how to do it.

[toricred]

Brent, I think you do need to install Java 1.6 as well as SageMC.

[Brent]

Originally Posted by toricred

Brent, I think you do need to install Java 1.6 as well as SageMC.

If you haven't already, you should install "Java 1.6 Update 1" no matter what you're doing with SageTV since SageTV installs an older version of Java by default. So yes i agree.

[MeInMaui]

Originally Posted by Eckwell

When I have SageMC installed, can I still set up a menu item to point to a screen (MUSIC) from the original STV? or would they not be working/available?

I like how the Default STV handles Music, but liek the general look and feel of SageMC better.

None of the default STV menus exist in SageMC. If you want to add the music screen from the default STV, you will have to get your hands dirty in Studio. I'm guessing this would not be easy, since the theming system in the default STV requires a bunch of initialization code. So if you just import the menu into SageMC, it probably won't be usable without quite a bit of work.

Aloha,
Mike