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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @GeekOB
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      As far as I know, videos in system view are not supported by the RetroPie EmulationStation fork. On Windows, you may try @f-caruso's fork (https://github.com/fabricecaruso/EmulationStation) and see if it works.

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      • FrakatchooF
        Frakatchoo
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        Hi guys !

        Here's the EmulationStation version i'm using, and yes like @mitu said, it's a fork of EmulationStation by Fabrice Caruso.
        As I know, my theme can run on some recent Retropie configs, but it's a bit laggy on RPI, I recommend using it on Windows (with an updated ES).

        emulationstation.jpg

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @Frakatchoo
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          @Frakatchoo said in [ES Theme] Nostalgia Pure:

          As I know, my theme can run on some recent Retropie configs, but it's a bit laggy on RPI,

          Have you actually tested it on RetroPie or did you use something like Batocera or Recalbox ?

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          • HurricaneFanH
            HurricaneFan
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            Is there a way to use system images instead of videos on the systems view?

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            • FrakatchooF
              Frakatchoo @mitu
              last edited by

              @mitu I'm using a portable version of EmulationStation (like Retrobat).
              I don't have tested yet on RPI OS (Recalbox, Retropie, ...) but I've already have some feedbacks and it's a bit laggy on RPI. A solution is to convert all HD videos to 720p ;)

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              • FrakatchooF
                Frakatchoo @HurricaneFan
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                @HurricaneFan Yes, you have to edit the theme.xml.
                I think you just have too delete this tag entry :

                <video name="md_video" extra="true">
                      <path>./_assets/backgrounds/${system.theme}.mp4</path>
                	  <tile>false</tile>
                      <color>FFFFFFFF</color>
                     <origin>0 0</origin>
                		<pos>0 0</pos>
                		<size>1 1</size>
                      <maxSize>1 1</maxSize>
                      <delay>0</delay>
                	  <showSnapshotNoVideo>true</showSnapshotNoVideo>
                	<showSnapshotDelay>true</showSnapshotDelay>
                 </video>
                

                And change the background image to a dynamique background :

                Search for :

                <path>./_assets/system-global-bg.png</path>
                

                And change it to :

                <path>./_assets/backgrounds/${system.theme}.png</path> 
                

                Of course, you have to add background images in the right folder ;)

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                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator @Frakatchoo
                  last edited by mitu

                  @Frakatchoo said in [ES Theme] Nostalgia Pure:

                  @mitu I'm using a portable version of EmulationStation (like Retrobat).

                  RetroBat uses @f-caruso's EmulationStation fork, which is different than the fork used in RetroPie.

                  I don't have tested yet on RPI OS (Recalbox, Retropie, ...) but I've already have some feedbacks and it's a bit laggy on RPI. A solution is to convert all HD videos to 720p ;)

                  I think your theme is not compatible with RetroPie's EmulationStation fork and will not work in RetroPie as is.

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                  • FrakatchooF
                    Frakatchoo @mitu
                    last edited by

                    @mitu As I know, the theme is compatible with RPI, but I don't know if it's on Retropie or Recalbox, the EmulationStation fork have to be compatible with videos on systems view, that's right.

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                    • GeekOBG
                      GeekOB
                      last edited by

                      Very informative, thank you both @mitu and @Frakatchoo. I'll try the other ES fork for windows

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                        argnara @Frakatchoo
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                        @Frakatchoo thank you, 100% works now :)

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                        • GeekOBG
                          GeekOB
                          last edited by

                          I've created PNG files to replace the videos for all system selection screens, so now it's RetroPie compatible (I called it Nostalgia Pure Lite). @Frakatchoo, let me know if you'd like me to upload it somewhere so that you can link it on your first post above.
                          There's a few systems missing still like AmigaCD32, Channel F, openbor, TI99 and PSP Minis, I went to the Launchbox forums links you specified but still couldn't find them.

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                            Yobiwan @GeekOB
                            last edited by Yobiwan

                            @GeekOB That's awsome ! I'm interested by your "Nostalgia Pure Lite" version ! I'm currently stuck with Showcase theme and I'd like to upgrade to something more... aesthetically up to date.

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                              gavmacmac @GeekOB
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                              @GeekOB +1 for Nostalgia Pure Lite :)

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                              • GeekOBG
                                GeekOB @gavmacmac
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                                Thanks @gavmacmac and @Yobiwan. I would love to post it, but I really need @Frakatchoo's permission first, it's his work.

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                                • FrakatchooF
                                  Frakatchoo @GeekOB
                                  last edited by Frakatchoo

                                  @GeekOB No problem, share the link and I add it to the first post ;)
                                  All the systems you are talking about (CD32,Channel F,Openbor,...) are available and downloadable from the launchbox forum.

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                                    d33j4y @Frakatchoo
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                                    Will this actually work on a Rpi4 8gb via Retropie latest 4.6.x build?

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                                      ReadyPlayaWon Banned @d33j4y
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                                      @d33j4y said in [ES Theme] Nostalgia Pure:

                                      Will this actually work on a Rpi4 8gb via Retropie latest 4.6.x build?

                                      The important factor is the version of Emulationstation

                                      Will it work on the official ES that comes with Retropie 4.6 ?

                                      No.

                                      it will only work on a Fork of Emulationstation that supports videos on system view.

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                                        d33j4y @ReadyPlayaWon
                                        last edited by d33j4y

                                        The idea of replacing system view videos with png images was something I read up in a previous post on this thread! I wasn’t sure if this was implemented in the theme already or needed to be done manually in order for this theme to work on Rpi4 Retropie!?

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                                        • GeekOBG
                                          GeekOB
                                          last edited by GeekOB

                                          The "Lite" version is still missing some screens/systems that I couldn't find on the Launchbox Community Forums. Hopefully the community can help creating these using the assets in the links you provided:

                                          • Custom Collections
                                          • All Games
                                          • Pixel/Raspbian Desktop
                                          • Setup/Configuration
                                          • ResidualVM
                                          • Ports

                                          I also renamed some systems so that they would work with my testing. Feel free to rename to fit your own setups.

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                                            ReadyPlayaWon Banned @d33j4y
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                                            @d33j4y said in [ES Theme] Nostalgia Pure:

                                            The idea of replacing system view videos with png images was something I read up in a previous post on this thread!

                                            Yeah, i read that too and tested it .. sure it works if you replace video with an image (png, jpg, gif etc)

                                            I thought you were asking about the Original Unmodified "Nostalgia Pure" Theme.

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