Animated Screensavers

Malixx

@darishzone Can you post the details of the video files you end up with? (Right click > Proprieties > Details > Video > Bitrates, Framerate...) Maybe I can reproduce your process without the download from YT, or should I stick with the 6.95 Mo like in my previous post?

DarishZone

@malixx said in Animated Screensavers:

@darishzone Can you post the details of the video files you end up with? (Right click > Proprieties > Details > Video > Bitrates, Framerate...) Maybe I can reproduce your process without the download from YT, or should I stick with the 6.95 Mo like in my previous post?

Sure, tested 1 hour of screensaver rolling and menu still snappy, while with 40mb videos start to became unresponsive and laggy.
I've found that some videos are in fact around 5mb.
Here's files info
Dimension: 1920x1080
Codec: H.264, AAC
Color profile: HD (1-1-1)
Lenght: 30
Birate: 2482
Framerate: 30

Malixx

@darishzone Ok thank you! It's pretty close from the test I made :)

Malixx

UPDATE (19/07/2018):
I have made some changes to all screensavers:

All files rare now under 10 Mo.
The videos are starting and fading away the same way.
They have now moving and slightly bigger logos.
They are 32 seconds long so the cut to another screensaver isn't too brutal.
Minor graphic updates in some old screensavers.

DarishZone

Great, can't wait to test them. I've already noticed you improved all screensavers, bigger logos and more dynamism (?). For example, i don't like so much the new SF2 one with white Capcom logo, but now thankfully you removed it.
Still disappointed i don't have Tomb Raider artwork screensaver yet :/

Edit: Videos works like a charm, thank you!

Malixx

Hey guys, I think I have some issues.

With the new video format of 32 seconds and the Swap Video set to 31s the black screen between screensavers are at least 5 seconds long!

But when I change Swap Video to 30s it's fine, but its too soon for the fade away...

Is it me only or should I cut the videos back to 30 seconds? (But if I remember correctly, it was the same before)

DarishZone

@Malixx I've not noticed that... 31sc set on ES seems fine, less will make the fade cut.
I got issues with YT videos and bgm, tracks stutter for a second during fade out, with your new mega videos everything seems perfect.

Malixx

@darishzone But I have the same issue with the new ones :(

DarishZone

@malixx said in Animated Screensavers:

@darishzone But I have the same issue with the new ones :(

You mean the music stutter?

Malixx

@darishzone No no, I meant the black screen for 5 seconds between the screensavers and also it took a few seconds to start when I press select :/

DarishZone

Very odd. I have 2 seconds of black screen between fades, pretty standard, sounds like your pi is stressed by other process? or not properly ventilated? Seems a system exhaust to me.

Malixx

UPDATE (24/07/2018):

Added Chrono Trigger screensaver.
Added Donkey Kong Junior screensaver.
Added Dragon Quest screensaver.
Added Ecco the Dolphin screensaver.
Added GoldenEye 007 screensaver.
Added The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time screensaver.

lycros

There was a fix linked up above by @cyperghost where some of the steps to get it working were to create a video.txt file and then adding the video path though emulation station GUI metadata editor. Well you don't have to do that. Originally I had those same issues and editing metadata that way resolved it but the root cause was that I was using selph's scraper and my gamelists were stored in the roms folder but I was editing the files in /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists.

I started a new build and only used the built in ES scraper and it worked fine to add this code to the end of one of my systems gamelist.xml files.

<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Advance Wars.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Bomberman.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Breath of Fire III.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Castlevania.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Chrono Trigger.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Crash Bandicoot.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Donkey Kong Country.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Donkey Kong Junior.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Donkey Kong.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Dragon Quest.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Earthworm Jim.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Ecco the Dolphin.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/F-Zero.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Final Fantasy IV.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Final Fantasy VI.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/GoldenEye.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Joust.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Mega Man X.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Metal Gear Solid.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Metal Gear.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Metal Slug.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Metroid Fusion.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Metroid II - Return of Samus.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Metroid.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Pac-Man.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Pokemon.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Sonic the Hedgehog 3.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Sonic the Hedgehog.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Spyro the Dragon.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Star Fox.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Street Fighter II.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Super Mario 64.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Super Mario Kart.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Super Mario World.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Super Metroid.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Super Smash Bros.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Tekken 3.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Tetris.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/The Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/The Legend of Zelda.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Tomb Raider.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/Turrican.mp4</video></game>
<game><path /><video>/home/pi/RetroPie/screensavers/UFO - Enemy Unknown.mp4</video></game>

chops888

@lycros this worked for me. thank you so much. and thank you to OP for providing these animated screensavers. they look amazing!

firemoth333

I got these screensavers up and running on my retropie and I was super inspired by them!

I thought I'd try to create one of my own for NES Dr. Mario. I've photoshopped most the elements I would need and tried them in a program I thought could animate them but it's not powerful enough. :/

Tomorrow I'm going to cut out and photoshop the last part (the 3 germs).

If I gave you all the finished pieces would you have some time to create a Screen saver animation like the others? I've attached a link to some screen shots of my progress and what I had in mind.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MfDMR2_c2iOWYHWHiYcVToKdazpK6RIH?usp=sharing

Brigane

@Malixx Oh my god, I totally forgot about this great thread. I would like to request a Bubble Bobble screensaver, if you're up for it.

firemoth333

@firemoth333 @Malixx
I've finished creating all the elements. Everything is sized well enough for 1920x1080. I just don't have a program that can animate that ken burns/netflix effect and spit out a MP4.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16pjbwCg7O8rWLEPymAKkoAZ2YcChQJUs/view?usp=sharing

firemoth333

@firemoth333 @Malixx

So it turns out I have After Effects. I didn't know because I don't know how to use it. So I taught myself how to build this in after effects. So here is my attempt at a Dr. Mario saver.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1chM9-1dgOhc-2-paG1IoSVzA_q3Ah467/view?usp=sharing

the original file is 1.2GB. I was able to knock it down to 20MB but I lose too much quality after that. So if anyone knows good settings for exporting from After Effects or converting to MP4 let me know.

Malixx

@Brigane I'd like to get back to it some day (I don't have so much free time lately) I have already started a Bubble Bobble one back then though!

@firemoth333 Well done I couldn't do it better, this is how I scale down the file:

I use Media Encoder CC with these preset settings:

Format: H.264
No Audio
1920x1080 (you can try 720p but the gain is not significant)
Frame Rate: Based On Source
Aspect: Square Pixels (1.0)
TV Standard: Based On Source
Encoding Settings:
Profile: High
Level: 4.2
Target Bitrate: 1
Maximum Bitrate: 2

But there is an alternative if you don't have this software, back then I was uploading the videos on YouTube and then when you download the screensaver from there you will get a decent scale down!

Brigane

@Malixx said in Animated Screensavers:

@Brigane I'd like to get back to it some day (I don't have so much free time lately) I have already started a Bubble Bobble one back then though!

Glad to hear that you are on the case, and no rush, just take your time. I'm just anxious to get a screensaver for my Bubble Bobble bartop someday, although a Bubble Bobble theme would be even better :)