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    • RookervikR
      Rookervik Global Moderator
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      All themes will run in whatever resolution your system is set to. Since his is set to a CRT Television, it's 4:3 and the themes are displayed at 4:3.

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        felleg @Rookervik
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        @Rookervik Ok, but do you know how to set the resolution to 4:3, then? There's three of us trying to find a solution in this thread: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/5856/component-out-to-4-3-crt-via-3-5mm-jack

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        • RookervikR
          Rookervik Global Moderator @felleg
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          @felleg The Pi automatically sets itself to 4:3 when it boots and a TV is hooked up to the RCA cables. If you're on a HDMI TV trying to get into a 4:3 resolution you can do it by messing with the config.txt. But it's kind of silly to do that on a widescreen TV.

          config.txt video modes: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/config-txt.md

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          • fellegF
            felleg @Rookervik
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            @Rookervik Maybe it would be best to continue in the thread I linked instead of derailing this theme thread, but I'm not so sure the Pi boots in 4:3 when using the 3.5mm AV cables. I sadly don't have my monitor around to take a picture, but just to give an idea, it feels like emulationstation is displayed in 16:9 (even on the CRT) and the games are in 4:3.

            That means the games look fine, but the menu gets cutoff
            I can try to mess around with the overscan so that I can see the whole menu, but then the picture of the games get squeezed horizontally.

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              a7mag3ddon @markyh444
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              That did work but it zooms into centre of screen and not into the top right corner.

              @markyh444 said in Pixel Theme:

              @a7mag3ddon Change the Emulation Station setting from fade to zoom under the UI section.

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                a7mag3ddon @a7mag3ddon
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                Oh I think it's doing it now.

                @a7mag3ddon

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                • virginsteeleV
                  virginsteele
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                  Hey guys,

                  I added a set of SG-1000 roms, but can't see them. Is it on this theme systems ?

                  Amazing theme BTW. Thank you!

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                    Nismo
                    last edited by Nismo

                    @Rookervik can I modify your theme to make it compatible with video support (ES @fieldofcows fork) and upload here for you so you can add that version in your first post?

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                    • RookervikR
                      Rookervik Global Moderator @Nismo
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                      @Nismo That sounds fine. Thanks for asking. There are too many forks of ES right now, so I wouldn't be able to convert every theme for every fork available. Especially since I screw up my copy of RetroPie so easily. I'd never be able to install a different ES without totally botching my setup. :D

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                      • RookervikR
                        Rookervik Global Moderator @virginsteele
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                        @virginsteele

                        Pixel supports sg-1000. You probably need to install an emulator for that system. RetroPie has been stripped down to only the most popular systems. The rest you must install separately.

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                          Nismo @Rookervik
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                          @Rookervik I have no problems with systems because i use windows... XD

                          So you mean that I have your permission to upload here a version compatible with ES video?

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                          • RookervikR
                            Rookervik Global Moderator @Nismo
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                            @Nismo

                            Yeah that's fine. You've made ES with video previews for Windows?

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                              Nismo @Rookervik
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                              @Rookervik It's made by @fieldofcows .

                              Here you have the theme: http://www.mediafire.com/file/39l5qlnz137c2ap/pixel_video.zip

                              Looking for testers on ES video: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/5823/looking-for-testers-for-es-video-preview-on-raspberry-pi?page=1

                              ES with video support thread: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/4820/video-preview-in-emulationstation

                              Latest windows build version: https://github.com/fieldofcows/EmulationStation/releases/tag/v0.1-beta.7

                              Regards.

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                                Nismo
                                last edited by Nismo

                                @Rookervik You can update yourself the Pixel video theme easily to add new systems, only need to follow this simple steps:

                                • Don't modify video view in pixel.xml.
                                • In the theme.xml for a system, instead of use <view name="detailed"> use <view name="detailed, video">
                                • In the theme.xml for a system, instead of use <image name="background" extra="true"> in <view name="detailed, video"> use <image name="background"> or <image name="background" extra="false">

                                That's all. Thanks for the theme and for give me permission to adapt it to ES with video preview support by @fieldofcows.

                                Regards.

                                PD: I'll upload a video this evening so you can see the result, i can't do it now because i'm a little bit busy.

                                Also take a look at my theme for ES with video support, it's WIP that's because i didn't open a thread about it yet.

                                Without system view sound but you can see gamelist changing games and tv effects.

                                With system view sounds and new system dreamcast:

                                New system Game boy:

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                                  Nismo
                                  last edited by Nismo

                                  @Rookervik I forgot to add sounds for system change and gamelist, if you want i can upload a new version with sounds added quickly, and then you can change the wav files inside art folder for whatever you want, you tell me.

                                  I forgot to say that if somebody doesn't want or doesn't like "marquees" (wheel art) simply don't add the marquues or rename marquees folder to other name like no_marquees. You will see this later in the video.

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                                    backstander @Nismo
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                                    @Nismo
                                    I like that the Game Boy has 4 buttons!

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                                      Nismo @backstander
                                      last edited by Nismo

                                      @backstander shhhh don't say to anybody... XD

                                      Didn't notice!! i'll fix in a new update, thx for the advice.

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                                        fieldofcows @Nismo
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                                        @Nismo said in Pixel Theme:

                                        I forgot to add sounds for system change and gamelist

                                        @Nismo, you might want to leave out the system change sound for now - this change is not included in the PR I've submitted to the RetroiPie ES. I'll submit that as a separate request later. Does the tag get ignored if ES doesn't support it?

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                                          Nismo @fieldofcows
                                          last edited by Nismo

                                          @fieldofcows no problem i'll wait then. But at least moving on gamelist sound it's already implemented.

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                                            Nismo
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                                            @Rookervik Here is the video that I promised you:

                                            Pixel theme with video support.

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