Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!

cyperghost

@legacy type ls /usr/local/bin/pngview is the file available?
If yes type sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/pngview

If no type cd /usr/local/bin
then type sudo wget "http://raw.githubusercontent.com/madmodder/retropie_music_overlay/master/pngview"; sudo chmod +x pngview

legacy

@cyberghost,

awesome work. Its working now. Thank you.

I have one small problem and maybe you can help.

Im using video loading screens, so the music fades out and then when the loading screen ends the music kicks back in for 1 second then stops and loads my game. Can this be fixed. It must be in the BGM.py file

Update:

on reboot: /usr/local/bin/pngview: process error returns

legacy

On video loading screens, the volume fades, then at the end of the screen, the music plays again and fades and then loads the game.

legacy

@madmodder123,

I click a game, the video loading screen kicks in and the music fades out.
Black screen appears to load the game, but the music kicks in for 1 second and fades out, then the game loads.

is there a fix for this. Thank you

DarishZone

Hello madmodder123, your script is great, love how music fades when snap video audio starts, and overlays are ace, however there's a fix to prevent them to show on terminal or Retropie dos-like menu (Retropie setup for example) ? It may interfere with text.

darknior

@DarishZone for my part i launch it with autostart.sh
And i add python /home/pi/scripts/BGM.py 2>&1 1>/dev/null &
The printf are not writing in console, but some time like you it write on some setup menu i don't know why :(

DarishZone

@darknior said in Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!:

@DarishZone for my part i launch it with autostart.sh
And i add python /home/pi/scripts/BGM.py 2>&1 1>/dev/null &
The printf are not writing in console, but some time like you it write on some setup menu i don't know why :(

I will try this! In that case i have to remove the line added on rc.local file?
I also wonder if there's a way to move track names overlays to upper right screen instead of left, seems a more convenient position.

darknior

@DarishZone said in Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!:

I will try this! In that case i have to remove the line added on rc.local file?

Yes you are, it is explained. You can't use the two files.

I also wonder if there's a way to move track names overlays to upper right screen instead of left, seems a more convenient position.

Not for me, but all of this is on the script, you must modify it by yourself. It is explain on git.

DarishZone

@darknior said in Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!:

@DarishZone said in Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!:

I will try this! In that case i have to remove the line added on rc.local file?

Yes you are, it is explained. You can't use the two files.

I also wonder if there's a way to move track names overlays to upper right screen instead of left, seems a more convenient position.

Not for me, but all of this is on the script, you must modify it by yourself. It is explain on git.

Thank you, but not seems to work for me, can you show me excatly the complete line on autostart.sh?

Edit: managed to move overlay, but now terminal report me an error (?)
/usr/local/bin/pngview: no process found

Is that normal? I'm afraid it was always there and overlay covered it.

Edit 2: I've found edit autostart.sh to run script instead of rc.local trigger that message

DarishZone

Even with local edit, systemlog often report /usr/local/bin/pngview: no process found, and also terminal triggered it if i disable bgm music, also on terminal i can see some strange icons like "[["
Also, it's rare but could happen system hangs at boot, before splashscreen starts, it left with only blinking cursor on top left of screen, not sure if that one is related to my setting (probably)
Any advice?

wmarcio

This script dont work on Lubuntu 18.4 x64 (Retropie install) on a DELL 3020m.
Its say something about tvservice. U can help US?

Thxs for your great work.

mitu

@wmarcio tvservice is specific to the Raspberry Pi installation, used to determine the current screen size. You should modify the Python script to use another method (xrandr comes to mind) and it should work.

wmarcio

@mitu thxs brow, but i am a total linux noob, you can instruct me?

mitu

@wmarcio That's really easy - replace the command that call tvservice... with the command that gets your the screen size. Here is an example command that gives you the width and height of your screen, which you can use in the python script at the lines I indicated in my previous post.

wmarcio

@mitu if i understand i need to change the command tvservice on all lines he apear in the script, for the command:

xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | sed -r 's/^[^0-9]([0-9]+x[0-9]+).$/\1/'

Is that?
Many tanks for your help.

wmarcio

@mitu worked, but now i have a problem with pngview.

Output terminal command:

sudo /usr/local/bin/pngview
/usr/local/bin/pngview: 1: /usr/local/bin/pngview: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")

You can help a bit more???

mitu

@wmarcio said in Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!:

sudo /usr/local/bin/pngview

I don't understand what are you trying to do here. pngview is meant to display an image on the screen, and it needs to have a filename as a parameter.

DarishZone

Someone got random black screen on ES? It seems to happen when a new track starts and overlay change, can't see anything, even on terminal, i can resolve only starting emulator, then back to es.
Not sure if can be related to overlay actually, any thoughts?

Turns out is my own setting issue. Sorry.

DarishZone

It's a pity this thread got so little attention, it deserves so much.
If the author still looking on this, some suggestions that could make that script perfect:

Add some script to fade out the track title overlay after few seconds (dunno if possible), because that overlay still remains even on terminal.
Less important - Made the background image rounded on the edges.

darknior

For my part i have a bug from a long time i don't report ...
I love this script and can't imagine my Retropie without it, so bad it is not official and added to experimental script in RP setup.
And why not one day include in ES with some settings possible from ES for this script in background ... like they do on Recallbox for many scripts ...

My bug :
Some time when i come back to my pi after many days ... the pi working fine, i can see my video screensaver with sound, and when i stop the screensaver and come back to ES, i see the title of the song but i can't hear it, no script sound ... i must restart my PI for it :(