Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!

[madmodder123]

@DarishZone
You can just replace the BGM.py script (but you might have to delete it with a sudo cmd, remember to make it executable too!)
I updated the install script but all I added was code to change the BGM.py file owner and the permissions.

@legacy
It should stop showing the no process found message too.

[DarishZone]

@madmodder123 said in Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!:

@DarishZone
You can just replace the BGM.py script (but you might have to delete it with a sudo cmd, remember to make it executable too!)
I updated the install script but all I added was code to change the BGM.py file owner and the permissions.

I've just replaced the whole BGM.py file, all good for now, you are a frickin genius my friend :)

[madmodder123]

@DarishZone
I might be able to add an option to round the edges at a later date :)

[DarishZone]

@madmodder123 said in Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!:

@DarishZone
I might be able to add an option to round the edges at a later date :)

Great, it just match ES main menu window :D
Massive work, thanks so much

[DarishZone]

Please man make edge rounded, i would do it by myself but i'm afraid is beyond my knowledge :D

[madmodder123]

@DarishZone
I updated it!
Just download it and change it to:
overlay_rounded_corners = True
and you are good to go :)

[DarishZone]

@madmodder123 said in Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!:

@DarishZone
I updated it!
Just download it and change it to:
overlay_rounded_corners = True
and you are good to go :)

What a wonderful christams gift, thank u so much man :)

[JesseBlue]

Is it possible to edit the font size and the font alignment?

[madmodder123]

@JesseBlue
If you change the overlay size it will automatically resize the text.
If you want to edit the font alignment/other font attributes, you can look at this page: http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/text/
and edit the following line of code to add whatever code you need:

generate_image = "sudo convert " + overlay_rounded + "-background " + overlay_background_color + " -fill " + overlay_text_color + " -font " + overlay_text_font + " -gravity center -size " + overlay_size + " label:\"" + song_title + "\" " + overlay_tmp_file # Generate png from text

PS: I would download the latest version of the BGM.py script, I cleaned up the code to make it easier to edit (the functionality remains unchanged though)

[neonlightning]

any chance of making this a bit more system agnostic? as is it'll take a fair bit of editing to work on the odroid since you hardcode /home/pi/ in it and odroid uses /home/pigaming/

[madmodder123]

@neonlightning
I will make it more compatible with other systems :)
Not sure when, but i'll update this topic when I do

[BJRetro]

@madmodder123 just to confirm does this script work with Retropie 4.4 on Stretch? Didn’t want to screw up anything on my system although this looks awesome!

[madmodder123]

@BJRetro Yeah it should, I personally haven't started using stretch yet.
If you wanna try it, always make a backup image of your SD card before updating/changing things/adding scripts . Then you can just revert back to the previous image if things are messed up

[DarishZone]

I confirm it working fine on Retropie Stretch 4.4.4, with last updates is like an official bgm player.
I suggest turn background overlay white, text black (gray is too light, i don't know the command for darkgray, not seem to work) to match ES menu style.

Edit: "DimGray" for text is very close to ES palette!

[BJRetro]

@DarishZone thank you! Building a bar top this week on a fresh load of Retropie so will try to incorporate this!

[DarishZone]

I was able to set a config similar to gleam2003 with last madmodder123 update! The overlay is placed on same area of ES notifications. Thanks for your great work, that thread should be more alive...

[zaibatsu]

Completely new to this and I'm having some issues with installing the script. When I try to run the install command i'm met with these "No such file or directory" errors , and it's not installing the BGM.py and BGM_Toggle.sh either. i'd appreciate if if anyone can help me out here.

[madmodder123]

@zaibatsu
I have updated the script and it should work now.
Just make sure you delete the old install script and the /home/pi/retropie_music_overlay folder if it is there.
Just run it and it should work

[zaibatsu]

@madmodder123 Thanks, just tried it and it seems to be working just fine now.

[madmodder123]

@neonlightning
IF you haven't check GitHub, I have an ODROID on the way :)