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    Show EXACT pixel dimensions for box art / screenshots etc in ES themes

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    • JimigaJ
      Jimiga
      last edited by

      Hello!
      Wondering if there is and XML script which shows images and their exact, true pixel dimensions, 1:1 with source?

      <size> denotes a size expressed as a fraction, but setting this to 1, 1 still seems to display the image larger than its true dimensions. Unless I'm mistaken here!

      <maxsize> sets limits on how far the image stretches, locking aspect ratio. Works well, but it's still hard to find the right numbers to show true 1:1 pixel dimensions from source.

      I ask because I'm designing a theme with box art as the main focus, and don't want it scaled AT ALL! I want to appear 1:1 to it's source file, which I'm optimizing at precise sizes in Photoshop. Scaling of any kind introduces artefacts which deteroriate the image quality, and I want to optimize this quality to be the best it can be.

      Thanks for your tips!

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by

        The latest EmulationStation version allows you to set the exact (pixels) dimensions for an element (including images), maybe that would help ?

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        • JimigaJ
          Jimiga @mitu
          last edited by

          @mitu That woud be useful yes! Do you know where I find that option or what the xml line entry might be for this?
          Thanks for your reply.

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @Jimiga
            last edited by

            @Jimiga In the documentation - https://github.com/RetroPie/EmulationStation/blob/master/THEMES.md.

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            • JimigaJ
              Jimiga @mitu
              last edited by

              @mitu Thank you - this is good! Appreciate your help.

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