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    themecrtboredemulationstation
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      **Scannigan** @Capeman
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      @capeman I think it's noted on the Retropie github I think that WSOD, etc. Is no longer an issue also paired with the fact that a number of new themes I've seen support video and have overlays

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      • CapemanC
        Capeman
        last edited by

        sweet, i'll have to give it another go

        Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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          **Scannigan** @Capeman
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          @capeman you'll have to let me know when it's done dude

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            dover19
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            it might not overheat but the player kinda sucks. the videos don't seem fluid at all, like they stutter.

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              HurricaneFan @dover19
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              @dover19 That can be resolved using omxplayer or reducing the quality of the video. High quality videos can stutter some.

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                dover19 @HurricaneFan
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                @hurricanefan yes that's what I'm saying, you have to use the OXM player but then you can't use layers so it doesn't work well with this theme. I never thought of reducing the quality of the video though so VLC wouldn't stutter. Have you done that before? I'm guessing using something like Handbrake.

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                  HurricaneFan @dover19
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                  @dover19 Yup, thats what I ended up doing for videos I got from emumovies. I used handbrake and lowered the quality some. It didn't make that much of a difference in how it looks on the pi, but it definitely made a difference on the performance in EmulationStation.

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                    dover19 @HurricaneFan
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                    @hurricanefan Out of curiosity, did you leave the resolution intact and just lower the framerate? If you remember your settings, I'd love to know the optimal setting to get a passable quality on the pi that won't stutter.

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                      HurricaneFan @dover19
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                      @dover19 I think I used these settings last year.

                      "I set, in Picture:

                      480 x 360 storage size
                      Anamorphic Auto
                      Keep Aspect Ratio
                      Modulus 8
                      Deinterlace Off / Detelecine Off / Denoise Off / Deblock Off
                      Cropping: Automatic
                      In Video:

                      Framerate: 30fps
                      Video Encoder: H.264
                      Constant Quality
                      MP4
                      "

                      https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/11131/what-is-the-best-video-preview-resolution

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                        trkaiser77
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                        Did anything ever come of this? I've been browsing themes and this is EXACTLY what I am looking for. I'm sure a lot of others are, too.

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                          NielsPi
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                          @Capeman: Dude! This theme is by far the best theme I have ever seen for RetroPie. I know you sort of lost the files and that life itself takes time too ;) but it would be awesome if you would be able to pick this up some day. Really, really nice work.

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                          • markito182M
                            markito182
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                            Hi @Capeman! I'd like to resume your work. What do you think? Can I start from your semifinished piece? Can you share the partial theme package? thank you so much

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