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    Emulationstation splash.svg how is it created?

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      wicketewoks
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      Hello, I have tried based on this thread:
      https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/28931/emulationstation-splash-svg?_=1683108948970
      , I look at the splash.svg file and base it on its resolution (720x720), but it gives me an error parsing svg image , I try to create a file with gimp s (jpeg) because I use mac, and then on online conversion pages from jpg to svg , then I upload it with cyberduck where indicated but it gives me that error

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        mitu Global Moderator
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        Upload your .svg file somewhere so we can take a look. EmulationStation may not support all .svg features - it uses nanosvg for SVG reading and display.

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          wicketewoks @mitu
          last edited by

          @mitu
          I try to upload the image and the page does not allow me:
          ![splash.svg](Invalid file type. Allowed types are: .png, .jpg, .bmp, .jpeg)

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            mitu Global Moderator @wicketewoks
            last edited by mitu

            @wicketewoks Yes, that's why I said somewhere, the forum doesn't allow .svg files as inline attachments.
            You can also open it in a text editor and post the contents on pastebin.com (if the resulting text is not too large).

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              wicketewoks @mitu
              last edited by wicketewoks

              @mitu
              If it's big I'll try to upload it to uptobox paste the link

              [link text]https://uptobox.com/5l4tl2fu6czd(link url)

              I also don't know why the images with color when passing the jpg o png to svg lose it, the svg should be like the following image:

              clipart2392674.png

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                fdr4prez @wicketewoks
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                @wicketewoks

                Your SVG file is all white and it works on my Pi3B

                1af51598-4e34-4691-b963-ab1c7f5f3213-image.png

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                  wicketewoks @fdr4prez
                  last edited by

                  @fdr4prez

                  Yes, and I don't know why it transforms it like this, and I don't know why it doesn't load for me, it gives me a parse error

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator
                    last edited by

                    The splash works, but it may not be showing since it's all black. If I color it, it shows fine:

                    f816039c-753e-499e-abd9-ebfc9f39c83f-image.png

                    You need a better converter for the image.

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                      wicketewoks @mitu
                      last edited by

                      @mitu

                      Thanks, I'm calmer, now I know that the problem is converting the image to svg, I'll look for a program for Mac

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                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Use Inkscape, it should be able to convert it (look it up in the docs), though I think you'll need to change the font's color to show up on the splash background

                        bcb8830c-4dc9-4868-a638-0f60f84b061d-image.png

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                          wicketewoks @mitu
                          last edited by wicketewoks

                          @mitu
                          thank you very much, i will

                          edit : I have tried to make another one to Inkscape, it no longer gives me an error but I only see the bar loading the different emulators....

                          edit2:
                          I was testing on my raspberry pi 3b+ and now on my raspberry pi 4 and it's not that the image looks dark or that it's barely visible, it's simply that there is no image, the correct address is this: /opt/retropie/configs/all/ emulationstation/resources/ where you had to create resources if they didn't exist?

                          the image provided in the other thread if I put it does not look like this
                          [link text]https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RetroPie/EmulationStation/master/resources/splash.svg(link url)

                          not with white background but dark

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                            mitu Global Moderator @wicketewoks
                            last edited by

                            @wicketewoks said in Emulationstation splash.svg how is it created?:

                            ...it's simply that there is no image, the correct address is this: /opt/retropie/configs/all/ emulationstation/resources/ where you had to create resources if they didn't exist?

                            The location you mentioned above is the one from the user's folder, where you can copy your files to override the built-in resources. The default resource files are in program installation folder (/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/dev/resources/).

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                              fdr4prez @mitu
                              last edited by

                              @mitu said in Emulationstation splash.svg how is it created?:

                              @wicketewoks said in Emulationstation splash.svg how is it created?:

                              ...it's simply that there is no image, the correct address is this: /opt/retropie/configs/all/ emulationstation/resources/ where you had to create resources if they didn't exist?

                              The location you mentioned above is the one from the user's folder, where you can copy your files to override the built-in resources. The default resource files are in program installation folder (/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/dev/resources/).

                              I don't have a "dev" subfolder on my pi.

                              Mine goes like this:
                              /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/resources/

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                                mitu Global Moderator @fdr4prez
                                last edited by

                                @fdr4prez said in Emulationstation splash.svg how is it created?:

                                I don't have a "dev" subfolder on my pi.

                                Right, the path is indeed /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/resources/. I have the es-dev module installed and the path I copied is a bit different, I forgot to erase properly the dev suffix.

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                                  wicketewoks @mitu
                                  last edited by wicketewoks

                                  @mitu
                                  Here I put an image of how it looks on both raspberrypi

                                  hoy.jpg

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                                  @mitu @fdr4prez
                                  I have tried the file that I send you through uptobox that at least it looks dark, or in black and white, but you can see it, but not even that for me

                                  with which I do not get anything clear, if you use Inkscape, when saving as svg what characteristics do you mark to save

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                                    mitu Global Moderator @wicketewoks
                                    last edited by

                                    @wicketewoks said in Emulationstation splash.svg how is it created?:

                                    with which I do not get anything clear, if you use Inkscape, when saving as svg what characteristics do you mark to save

                                    I've used the instructions from this page to import the PNG file (with colors) and create a SVG from it.

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                                      wicketewoks @mitu
                                      last edited by wicketewoks

                                      @mitu
                                      Thanks I'll read it because you're lost

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                                        wicketewoks @mitu
                                        last edited by

                                        @mitu

                                        Thank you, I have solved it, I have reinstalled emulationstation and it has been solved, I had to do it to both raspberrypi, by the way, it is a pity that I lose a lot of colors ....

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                                          fdr4prez @wicketewoks
                                          last edited by

                                          @wicketewoks said in Emulationstation splash.svg how is it created?:

                                          @mitu

                                          Thank you, I have solved it, I have reinstalled emulationstation and it has been solved, I had to do it to both raspberrypi, by the way, it is a pity that I lose a lot of colors ....

                                          try these out.

                                          https://www.filemail.com/d/ydcakpximfvywrd

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                                            fdr4prez
                                            last edited by fdr4prez

                                            test1 =
                                            test1.png

                                            test2 =
                                            test2.png

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