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[ES Theme] Nostalgia Pure

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    Frakatchoo @mitu
    last edited by 30 Aug 2020, 16:29

    @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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      Frakatchoo @HurricaneFan
      last edited by 30 Aug 2020, 16:35

      @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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        mitu Global Moderator @Frakatchoo
        last edited by mitu 30 Aug 2020, 16:41

        @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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          Frakatchoo @mitu
          last edited by 30 Aug 2020, 17:20

          @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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            GeekOB
            last edited by 30 Aug 2020, 18:26

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

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              argnara @Frakatchoo
              last edited by 31 Aug 2020, 19:09

              @Frakatchoo thank you, 100% works now :)

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                GeekOB
                last edited by 2 Sept 2020, 15:23

                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 9 Jun 2020, 06:28 6 Sept 2020, 05:28

                  @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
                    last edited by 6 Sept 2020, 14:58

                    @GeekOB +1 for Nostalgia Pure Lite :)

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                      GeekOB @gavmacmac
                      last edited by 6 Sept 2020, 15:03

                      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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                        Frakatchoo @GeekOB
                        last edited by Frakatchoo 9 Jul 2020, 18:22 7 Sept 2020, 17:17

                        @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
                          last edited by 9 Sept 2020, 04:27

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

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                            ReadyPlayaWon Banned @d33j4y
                            last edited by 9 Sept 2020, 06:18

                            @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 9 Sept 2020, 16:29 9 Sept 2020, 15:29

                              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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                                GeekOB
                                last edited by GeekOB 9 Nov 2020, 16:25 9 Sept 2020, 22:38

                                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
                                  last edited by 9 Sept 2020, 22:48

                                  @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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                                    Ka
                                    last edited by 10 Sept 2020, 09:31

                                    The Lite theme looks great, and seems to work fine. I particularly like the period-appropriate TV/monitors for each console - that's a really nice touch.

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                                      Ka
                                      last edited by 11 Sept 2020, 12:01

                                      Having said that, the lite theme seems fine when you boot up emulationstation, but if you play a game for a bit and then quit out to the main menu, it seems to struggle a bit. The background images can sometimes take a while to appear, and keep fading in and out. The small button icons at the bottom of the screen tend to flicker on and off as well.

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                                        GeekOB @Ka
                                        last edited by 11 Sept 2020, 13:31

                                        Yes @Ka, I noticed that as well. For me it happens if I scroll really quickly through the screens.
                                        What Raspberry Pi Model are you using and how with much RAM?
                                        Maybe @mitu or other dev can suggest memory setting tweaks to optimize.

                                        I guess the lite theme itself could be further optimized by splitting the PNG files used and just have the smaller screen area that actually changes to cycle through the different systems, but that would take longer and I opted for a faster fix.

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                                          Ka @GeekOB
                                          last edited by 11 Sept 2020, 14:01

                                          @GeekOB I'm using a Pi4 with 4 gig of memory.

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