Pixel Theme

Nismo

Regards.

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:

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.

backstander

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

Nismo

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

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

fieldofcows

@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?

Nismo

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

Nismo

@Rookervik Here is the video that I promised you:

Pixel theme with video support.

ebtalk

@Nismo amazing job. How much work would it require to get it working with meta pixel?

Nismo

@ebtalk I don't know because i didn't take a look at metapixel code, but pixel theme takes to me about 45 min to make the changes to have video working...

Merry christmas.

Rookervik

I'm working on a fairly decent update to pixel. Working my way through the logo graphics right now. I'll get video previews incorporated when I release the update.

ebtalk

@Rookervik Thanks Rook. You do great work. Meta Pixel is by far my favorite theme right now.

Rookervik

@ebtalk Well, MetaPixel uses all of my graphics but it is not my theme.

As far as Pixel is concerned, I'm working on updating the graphics. I'll also change the license.

Here's a preview of what I'm working on. Game Boy Color is a good example because the logo is actually a little hard to see on dark-colored backgrounds. It isn't any longer. :D

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ebtalk

@Nismo @rookervik sorry. I totally meant to say pixel-meta.

The Pixel theme that shows the metadata.

Rookervik

Another example of quite a big change. ^_^ I'm really liking these!

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Nismo

@Rookervik said in Pixel Theme:

I'm working on a fairly decent update to pixel. Working my way through the logo graphics right now. I'll get video previews incorporated when I release the update.

Are you saying my video update is not decent?... XD I released video update time ago...

Nismo

@Rookervik said in Pixel Theme:

I'm working on a fairly decent update to pixel. Working my way through the logo graphics right now. I'll get video previews incorporated when I release the update.

Are you saying my video update is not decent?... XD I released video update time ago...

Rookervik

@Nismo Thank you for your work. Now that video has been incorporated into the RetroPie ES fork I will edit my theme and Carbon... and Luminous and the others, to have video as well. I didn't want to mess with it unless it was actually added to RetroPie.

It also looks like Zigurana's carousel changes might be added to the RetroPie branch as well. I will keep my eye on that and see if it is added.

Rookervik

Nismo

i like the new look, thanks, and merry christmas.