Please test: Random Game selection/launch via Video Screensaver

darknior

You can see RETROPIE in mini size at beginning and end
ES normal size and some videos ...
I think videos are fine in full screen not cropped, we ca see life bars in games ...
I never have this problem before

pjft

@darknior Huh.

That is weird.

See if using this app helps:

https://github.com/ukscone/set_overscan

Also, I found this thread:

https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=305797&sid=4fe5fc284854fe3723841f79ea2c6546#p305797

How are you starting up ES? Via ssh? Does it start on boot on the Pi?

Weirdly (or interestingly), others have complained about the same in the past:

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/82/overscan-issue

Did you per chance update RetroPie recently and the system as well?

Reading that thread, it seems that having double entries on the file may cause problems. Do you have any repeated entries there?

pjft

@darknior What if you uncomment overscan_scale=1 ?

EDIT: I read in a few places that this is what you may need. Please test. Raspi-config must have edited quite a few options when we used it, and now reversing them seems to be guesswork.

darknior

@pjft said in Please test: Random Game selection/launch via Video Screensaver:

How are you starting up ES? Via ssh? Does it start on boot on the Pi?
Did you per chance update RetroPie recently and the system as well?
Reading that thread, it seems that having double entries on the file may cause problems. Do you have any repeated entries there?

ES is starting alone after boot like on my video, i change nothing.
I use the last Retropie version 4.2 and update it by Retropie-Setup
Last i update the last version of ES by source to test your code.
But i never have this problem before
I already verify this but no double entries.

pjft

@darknior can you set it up so you have the small loading screen, and add overlay scale = 1?

darknior

@pjft said in Please test: Random Game selection/launch via Video Screensaver:

scale

#disable_overscan=1

overscan_left=30
overscan_right=-10
overscan_top=5
overscan_bottom=5

overscan_scale=1

http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting#Big_black_borders_around_small_image_on_HD_monitors

This only affects the framebuffer (e.g. console or X). It doesn't affect hardware layers (like video/3D). You can make it apply to hardware layers with:

Woaw with the SCALE option you are real the screen is perfect :)
What is this option, i don't really understand the english notice ? :(

Now all is perfect and the Video Glitch come back lol i can make the video tests for you :D

pjft

@darknior Whew.

More important than the tests, I'm happy that you have things back to where they were!

Please make a backup copy of that config.txt file, and sorry for this adventure. :)

I was reading the description of hdmi_boost on the config file:

# uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or
# no display
#config_hdmi_boost=4

Now, if you do run into the issue, could you test it after uncommenting this and rebooting? Just curious if it'd have any effect.

Thanks.

darknior

@pjft said in Please test: Random Game selection/launch via Video Screensaver:

Say testing -z, -d, or -r and see if it changes anything.
--lines 1 is also an option.
--display <different number, 0 or 1 for instance>

I use this line :

omxplayer --layer 10010 --no-osd --aspect-mode letterbox --subtitles test.srt '/home/pi/RetroPie/medias/gba/videos/Advance Guardian Heroes (USA).mp4'

-z : Glitch
-d: Glitch
-r : Adjust framerate/resolution to video : NO Glitch but video no full screen
BUT crash ES ... Black screen ... ES is invisible but working behind !
--line 1 : Number of lines in the subtitle buffer : NO Glitch -> I think the GOOD way for me !
--display 0 / 1 : Glitch

--line 1 is the solution i think
I see some time a line or two of the glitch but it is really nothing.

pjft

@darknior hm interesting. Just for curiosity could you also try the HDMI boost option and see if it helps?

What do you see with line 1 on the captions?

Could you add a second line to the caption and see if it renders? The current captions have two lines:
Game name
System name

But I can add an option for 1 line if it helps.

Thanks!

darknior

I was reading the description of hdmi_boost on the config file:

# uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or
# no display
#config_hdmi_boost=4

Now, if you do run into the issue, could you test it after uncommenting this and rebooting? Just curious if it'd have any effect.

It help a little, the Glitch is little but always there.

With two lines in the SRT you are real i can only see the second one :(
Maybe add this option in settings.

pjft

@darknior I see. But you do confirm it works with a single line? Or is it still glitchy?

Any other options in the list that you think may be worth trying out, let me know.

If it works fine, I'll look into adding that option then, and make a compact version of the subtitles on a single line.

Thank you for testing!

darknior

For me with --line 1 it is near perfect

With --line 2 it is bad

I think you can update ES with this option now.
I don't see any other option to make video better.

And also think to restrict video subtitle to 1 line with this option for guys who have glitch because Overscan.
Maybe write this in the INFO WARNING screen.

pjft

@darknior sounds like a plan. Using this with HDMI boost, does it help for you?

Does your TV not have a mode for 1:1 pixel aspect ratio, fit to screen or something? Maybe you could disable overscan and set an option on the TV as suggested on the wiki page you linked to earlier?

darknior

PS : I have a request for you in this other thread if it is easy for you to release ?
Thanks

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/10654/es-add-some-news-artworks-to-skin-like-in-a-vg-museum/6

darknior

No, no option on this old Plasma TV with only YUV, the newest TV don't have this problem i think.
I will try this week-end on my new TV and the Video Projector and make you a feedback ;)

pjft

@darknior not a big problem, I was just curious.

As for your request, that is not my area of expertise at all, but I know @Zigurana Is working on something that will be able to make that happen, as you'll see on the GitHub issues.

Hopefully that'll help!

Edit: here's the link: https://github.com/RetroPie/EmulationStation/issues/132

By the way, your work looks really promising! Good luck with it :)

darknior

I try with --line 1 and HDMI bost and it is a little better again, i think you can write it help for remove Glitch
But the more important is --line 1 !

Thanks a lot for @Zigurana , i will check his work :)
Thanks for my work too, i think it will make a cool rendering at the end :)

ferhound

It would be cool if this demo feature could be in the official img.

pjft

@ferhound what do you mean? This has been part of the official EmulationStation for the past 2 or so years. You can turn it on in the screensaver options > random video. You need to have videos set up for the games in your gamelists though.

What image are you referring to and what EmulationStation version are you on?

Best.

ferhound

@pjft said in Please test: Random Game selection/launch via Video Screensaver:

@ferhound what do you mean? This has been part of the official EmulationStation for the past 2 or so years. You can turn it on in the screensaver options > random video. You need to have videos set up for the games in your gamelists though.

What image are you referring to and what EmulationStation version are you on?

Best.

Im running the latest retropie on rasp 3 with everything up to date, I know about the screensaver videos but I mean a screensaver that takes a random game from the library and runs it.
Recalbox just added it.