ROM Loading Animation

[dionmunk]

I put together a short video that can be used when opening/exiting a ROM so the user has something to see while the ROM loads. The animation might look familiar. I feel like animations like this trick you into believing something is happening so you tend to be more patient while waiting.

How To:

1. Connect to your RetroPie using the shared folders or SFTP if you enabled it.
   More info on that here: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Transferring-Roms

2. Download and save this video as an mp4 to your configs/all folder and name it launching.mp4. I recommend downloading the 1080p version of this video.
   Direct download: https://dionmunk.com/files/launching.mp4

3. Create two files in the configs/all folder. One file named runcommand-onstart.sh and one file named runcommand-onend.sh. Both files need to have the following line of code in them:

omxplayer -b "/opt/retropie/configs/all/launching.mp4" ＞ /dev/null &

That should do it! Enjoy.

More info on RetroPie Run Commands: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Runcommand#runcommand-onstart-and-runcommand-onend-scripts

[Thorr69]

Interesting, but my first question would be: Does this really run simultaneously with the ROM load? or is it really just playing a 6 second video before the ROM actually starts loading?

[herb_fargus]

@Thorr69 pretty sure the on-start script is set to run first and then the ROM loads though the ending ampersand may be the function that lets it run I the background, my bash is rusty

[AndersHP]

Like this post, if you didn't realize that you were watching a video before it had already ended ;)

[mitu]

Now we need a 'Loading' screen before the loading video starts loading before the loading of the ROM.

[sirhenrythe5th]

ROLF, made my day mitu :D

how is it about the other side of the medal?
Has anyone yet created an exit-game-screen or short "Farewell"-Videos?

[Thorr69]

@sirhenrythe5th This set of instructions would make it play the same video when you quit the emulator and go back to the menu

[dionmunk]

@herb_fargus You are correct. The ending ampersand lets it load in the background. You'll notice when you exit a ROM, it only shows the animation for maybe a second and then takes you back to your ROM list.

[LZGames]

@dionmunk
Friend I'm new here, would be possible an explanation of how to write this code, I found your idea very interesting, or could make the files and for download?

[sergioad]

I love it