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    • meleuM
      meleu
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      By the way, here are some examples of what I could get with my initial research on ImageMagick commands and the respective command line (these commands were executed after the conversion from SVG to PNG):

      convert -size 800x600 tile:$HOME/tmp/carbon/art/carbon_fiber.png -gravity center ~/tmp/carbon/nes/art/controller.png -composite nes.png
      

      0_1483675800056_nes.png

      convert -size 800x600 tile:$HOME/tmp/carbon/art/carbon_fiber.png -gravity center ~/tmp/carbon/nes/art/system.png -composite nes2.png
      

      1_1483675800056_nes2.png

      convert -size 800x600 tile:$HOME/tmp/carbon/art/carbon_fiber.png -gravity center ~/tmp/carbon/nes/art/system2.png -composite nes3.png
      

      2_1483675800056_nes3.png

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      • herb_fargusH
        herb_fargus administrators @meleu
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        @meleu I used imagemagick to generate grids of sprites I ripped from Bomberman

        I wrote up a bit of a guide here:

        https://github.com/HerbFargus/Atomic-Bomberman/wiki/Sprites#create-montage-with-imagemagick

        Personally I think the run command launch images should have the carbon background instead of just black ;)

        If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

        Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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        • RookervikR
          Rookervik Global Moderator @meleu
          last edited by Rookervik

          @meleu Those look slick already. And use the carbon fiber. Just need some nice text saying to press X or 'any key' to configure run command.

          PS, it does seem "X" is the most-correct button to press if you need to get into the run command editor. Any other button seems to be ignored (on a joystick)

          Might want to test 1080p versions of these and see how long it takes to load them. I fear it might take long enough to load them that they might just flash on the screen for a split second before the game launches.

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          • daeksD
            daeks @meleu
            last edited by daeks

            @meleu wow, I already love your third image :) I am happy to see that there will be something for carbon as well in the near future.

            edit: I played a bit with imagemagick on windows: https://github.com/daeks/retropie-system-splashscreens-carbon
            Each folder contains an autogenerated launching.png. The parameters used are stored in convert.bat

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            • meleuM
              meleu @herb_fargus
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              @herb_fargus

              Personally I think the run command launch images should have the carbon background instead of just black ;)

              But it's already carbon. Maybe are not seeing because you're on mobile?

              @Rookervik

              Those look slick already. And use the carbon fiber. Just need some nice text saying to press X or 'any key' to configure run command.

              Could you make an image with the text with a transparent background (just like the controller lines)? You can choose a font that pleases you...

              With this I can make the launching images for carbon...

              it does seem "X" is the most-correct button to press if you need to get into the run command editor. Any other button seems to be ignored (on a joystick)

              Actually runcommand gets input from the 0 and 1, and unfortunately the manufacturers don't have a standardization about these numbers. I have several joysticks here and the <ENTER> button (button 0) differs in all of them.

              The "a" on the text should be an indefinite article, not the A button of the joystick. :-)

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              • meleuM
                meleu @daeks
                last edited by meleu

                @daeks said in Runcommand System Splashscreens!:

                edit: I played a bit with imagemagick on windows: https://github.com/daeks/es_launching_carbon
                Each folder contains an autogenerated launching.png. The parameters used are stored in convert.bat

                Wow! It's exactly what I would do!! I think I don't need to spend more time with it! LOL :-)

                Thanks for sharing!

                EDIT: And you used the command line to add the text. Good catch!! :-)

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                • daeksD
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                  last edited by daeks

                  @meleu glad to hear that you like it :) anyhow it is not final as it still struggles about some issues:

                  • logos which are too big (edit: fixed)
                  • logos which are black or transparent (like game&watch or gamecube) are just shown as black image
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                  • herb_fargusH
                    herb_fargus administrators @meleu
                    last edited by herb_fargus

                    @meleu ah my mistake yes I was on mobile. I see it now.

                    @daeks there is a pull request for game and watch:https://github.com/RetroPie/es-theme-carbon/pull/19 I haven't gotten to testing it yet

                    If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                    Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                    • daeksD
                      daeks @herb_fargus
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                      @herb_fargus thanks for your hint. As I have seen the PR will merge a new system3.png to the repo. Is there a way to rename it to system.png? Currently there is no further logic in my batch to create the launching.png. It just takes the system.png as @meleu has done it.

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                      • meleuM
                        meleu @daeks
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                        @daeks C'mon dude! Rename it on your end! ;-)

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                        • daeksD
                          daeks @meleu
                          last edited by daeks

                          @meleu I'm lazy :P - Renaming is not really a problem, but in case of any updates, it has to be renamed all the time. Just designed the script to be adoptable easily for other themes as well.

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                          • meleuM
                            meleu @daeks
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                            @daeks said in Runcommand System Splashscreens!:

                            Just designed the script to be adoptable easily for other themes as well.

                            Yeah, I was thinking in doing such thing in bash to let the users execute the script on the rasp, but unfortunately the theme makers don't have a standardization for the file names...

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                            • meleuM
                              meleu @herb_fargus
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                              @herb_fargus said in Runcommand System Splashscreens!:

                              there is a pull request for game and watch:https://github.com/RetroPie/es-theme-carbon/pull/19 I haven't gotten to testing it yet

                              I've tested right now and it's fine. The red game and watch logo looks fine with a carbon background. I think that renaming system3.svg to system.svg is reasonable too...

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                              • daeksD
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                                last edited by daeks

                                Anyhow, I created new fixed launching images for G&W, GC and Steam. Currently I see no issue anymore. :)

                                edit: Images are also compressed by default to reduce filesize. Changing the background from carbon_fiber to carbon_black reduces the filesize significantly. It can be changed in the batch file.

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                                • meleuM
                                  meleu @daeks
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                                  @daeks WOW!! Really neat!! I'm writing a bash script right now to let the users create it on their rasp. I'll give the credits to all of you guys! :-)

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                                  • daeksD
                                    daeks @meleu
                                    last edited by daeks

                                    @meleu I think you can reuse the convert parameters on linux as well. We should only consider if carbon_fiber or just a black color should be used as background. It reduces the filesize by ~50%.

                                    edit: If you want you can also contribute your script to my repo with your credits. Then we have all at one place.

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                                    • RookervikR
                                      Rookervik Global Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      The logos need to be raised a little to balance out the image. It's too heavy on the bottom as they are. Otherwise looks good enough :D

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                                      • meleuM
                                        meleu @daeks
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                                        @daeks can you submit a Pull Request to https://github.com/RetroPie/es-theme-carbon with your game cube logo with white leters?

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                                        • daeksD
                                          daeks @Rookervik
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                                          @Rookervik They are only autogenerated. I have moved them a bit. Does it look better now?

                                          @meleu Think that is not possible as my image is just a modified png. The theme requires a svg file, but the png is also attached to my repo.

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                                          • UDb23U
                                            UDb23 @meleu
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                                            @meleu said in Runcommand System Splashscreens!:

                                            cube logo with white leters?

                                            If you need the Gamecube SVG with white text, it's here.
                                            ;-)

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