Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!

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 :(

madmodder123

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

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.

I have been really busy with my new job and I just bought a VR headset so my time is pretty well occupied :P
I will try to add a setting to fade the text if I get some free time :)

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

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 :(

Hmmm that is interesting, not sure if I will look into it though since most people don't leave their Pi's on for days. Sorry :/

DarishZone

@madmodder123 Thanx for the answer, don't worry, you did more than much creating that incredible script, even i can't get enough of it, wish ES will add default in the next updates.

darknior

@madmodder123 said in Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!:

Hmmm that is interesting, not sure if I will look into it though since most people don't leave their Pi's on for days. Sorry :/

Seriously you power off your PI ??
I never do it lol ... i only shut down my TV, the pi is always running :p
But why not, you are right, i will try to think to turn it down.
But it is a strange bug ... i don't found why i have it ...

madmodder123

@DarishZone
I updated the script so it now hides the overlay after 8 seconds by default (you have the option to change it to more/less time or have it always showing)
:)

DarishZone

@madmodder123 said in Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!:

@DarishZone
I updated the script so it now hides the overlay after 8 seconds by default (you have the option to change it to more/less time or have it always showing)
:)

OMG!
What is the procedure?
I have to reinstall script with your installer or i can just replace BGM.py with the updatet one?

madmodder123

@DarishZone
You can just replace the BGM.py script (but you might have to delete it with a sudo cmd, remember to make it executable too!)
I updated the install script but all I added was code to change the BGM.py file owner and the permissions.

@legacy
It should stop showing the no process found message too.

DarishZone

@madmodder123 said in Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!:

@DarishZone
You can just replace the BGM.py script (but you might have to delete it with a sudo cmd, remember to make it executable too!)
I updated the install script but all I added was code to change the BGM.py file owner and the permissions.

I've just replaced the whole BGM.py file, all good for now, you are a frickin genius my friend :)

madmodder123

@DarishZone
I might be able to add an option to round the edges at a later date :)

DarishZone

@madmodder123 said in Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!:

@DarishZone
I might be able to add an option to round the edges at a later date :)

Great, it just match ES main menu window :D
Massive work, thanks so much

DarishZone

Please man make edge rounded, i would do it by myself but i'm afraid is beyond my knowledge :D

madmodder123

@DarishZone
I updated it!
Just download it and change it to:
overlay_rounded_corners = True
and you are good to go :)

DarishZone

@madmodder123 said in Modified Background Music Script with added overlays!:

@DarishZone
I updated it!
Just download it and change it to:
overlay_rounded_corners = True
and you are good to go :)

What a wonderful christams gift, thank u so much man :)

JesseBlue

Is it possible to edit the font size and the font alignment?

madmodder123

@JesseBlue
If you change the overlay size it will automatically resize the text.
If you want to edit the font alignment/other font attributes, you can look at this page: http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/text/
and edit the following line of code to add whatever code you need:

generate_image = "sudo convert " + overlay_rounded + "-background " + overlay_background_color + " -fill " + overlay_text_color + " -font " + overlay_text_font + " -gravity center -size " + overlay_size + " label:\"" + song_title + "\" " + overlay_tmp_file # Generate png from text

PS: I would download the latest version of the BGM.py script, I cleaned up the code to make it easier to edit (the functionality remains unchanged though)