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    Replacing Emulationstation splash screen

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      obscuredbyclouds
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      I would like to replace EmulationStation loading splash screen with a custom video/image. I can not find any info on that that is up to date. I can find how to disable the splash screen but not to replace. Any help would be great!

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        mitu Global Moderator @obscuredbyclouds
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        @obscuredbyclouds The splashscreen is read from the splash.svg image file, present in the resources folder of the installation path. What's wrong with the ES's splashscreen ?

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          quicksilver @obscuredbyclouds
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          @obscuredbyclouds why not disable the emulation station splash screen then use your own?

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            obscuredbyclouds @mitu
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            @mitu Nothing is wrong, its just a little boring I guess.

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              obscuredbyclouds @quicksilver
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              @quicksilver I did disable it with emulationstation --no-splash #auto.

              I don't know how to replace it with something else.

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                Brigane
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                I've just changed the default splashscreen to a video by following these information https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Splashscreen/

                Systems: Raspberry Pi 0/2/3 Model B+
                Os: RetroPie 4.5
                Frontend: Emulationstation & Attract Mode

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                  obscuredbyclouds @Brigane
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                  @Brigane said in Replacing Emulationstation splash screen:

                  I've just changed the default splashscreen to a video by following these information https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Splashscreen/

                  That's not for ES is it? Just retropie right?

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                    quicksilver @obscuredbyclouds
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                    @obscuredbyclouds correct. Though you are on the retropie forums so we kinda assumed that's what you're using.

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                      obscuredbyclouds @quicksilver
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                      @quicksilver said in Replacing Emulationstation splash screen:

                      @obscuredbyclouds correct. Though you are on the retropie forums so we kinda assumed that's what you're using.

                      Ah got it. Yeah looking to replace the ES splash.

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                        obscuredbyclouds @obscuredbyclouds
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                        @obscuredbyclouds Do you have a walk through for the changes to use a different video/image?

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                          obscuredbyclouds
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                          Can anyone help with this request? Thanks!

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                            Brigane @obscuredbyclouds
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                            @obscuredbyclouds according to this thread which is a couple of years old there are no solution to what you're asking https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/805/changing-es-splash-screen
                            The best you can do is to make an image or video that play enough until you reach the main menu.

                            Systems: Raspberry Pi 0/2/3 Model B+
                            Os: RetroPie 4.5
                            Frontend: Emulationstation & Attract Mode

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                              mitu Global Moderator @obscuredbyclouds
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                              @obscuredbyclouds You got an answer on your first post - did you look at it ?

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                                quicksilver @obscuredbyclouds
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                                @obscuredbyclouds are you asking how to change the retropie splash screen? Are you using retropie?

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                                  obscuredbyclouds @mitu
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                                  @mitu said in Replacing Emulationstation splash screen:

                                  @obscuredbyclouds You got an answer on your first post - did you look at it ?

                                  Yes, tho I don't understand it. I asked if there was a walk through, or some direction. I understand it is read from the splash.svg image file. Which is in the resources folder. I don't know what to do with that information.

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                                    obscuredbyclouds @Brigane
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                                    @Brigane

                                    Yeah I saw that thread, which is why I was asking if there was any up to date information.

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                                      obscuredbyclouds @quicksilver
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                                      @quicksilver I would like to replace EmulationStation loading splash screen with a custom video/image. I can not find any info on that that is up to date. I can find how to disable the splash screen but not to replace. Any help would be great!

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                                        herb_fargus administrators @obscuredbyclouds
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                                        @obscuredbyclouds last I checked the emulationstation splash had to be converted to binary and recompiled into the source. But it may have changed since then.

                                        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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                                          quicksilver @obscuredbyclouds
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                                          @obscuredbyclouds Can you give some more information about your setup then? Are you using retropie? on a pi? a computer?

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                                            obscuredbyclouds @quicksilver
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                                            @quicksilver Yeah@ RetroPie 4.4 on pi B plus, running the 128GB RetroRama.Rampage v2 image.

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