How do I contribute my own Screenshot Archive to Emulation Station, and what determines whether Emulation Station gets screensots or box art?

[zombie_ryushu]

How do I contribute my own Screenshot Archive to Emulation Station, and what determines whether Emulation Station gets screenshots or box art?
I migrated from WahCade to Emulation Station. When I did I had this huge collection of screenshots I couldn't use. I want to contribute this collection to TheGamesGB or Screen Scraper.

[jamrom2]

@zombie_ryushu you just answered your own question...lol. you would have to send them to GamesDB..etc and see if they use them.

[zombie_ryushu]

@jamrom2 What about how Emulation determines what to download? Currently, it downloads only box art.

[sleve_mcdichael]

@zombie_ryushu EmulationStation's built-in scraper only scrapes box art, not screenshots. If you use the external Skyscraper scraper, it can be configured to use either or both.

[ExarKunIv]

@zombie_ryushu ARRM is a very powerful scraper that lets you use what every you want

[jamrom2]

@zombie_ryushu said in How do I contribute my own Screenshot Archive to Emulation Station, and what determines whether Emulation Station gets screensots or box art?:

@jamrom2 What about how Emulation determines what to download? Currently, it downloads only box art.

If you want, you can manipulate the files that ES uses to point at images and use whatever you want. Each theme does its own style, some use boxart, screenshots, movies, marquis, etc. But as far as putting your actual images out for others to use, you'd have to submit them to game databases and see if they'll use them. Moby games, Emunation, GamesDB to name a few.

I customized all of the graphics in my theme to use what I personally selected. I enhanced a lot of the graphics and picked the best of each from many different sources. I only use boxart, no screens or videos.

It can be whatever you want.