Video Preview in EmulationStation

fieldofcows

@daeks There is an option in the theme to introduce a delay before the video starts. You can also configure it to display the static image during the delay period using another theme flag. Maybe this goes some way to meeting your requirements.

Have a look at the 'showSnapshotDelay' and 'delay' options in the first post here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/5823/looking-for-testers-for-es-video-preview-on-raspberry-pi

HurricaneFan

@Nismo Any chance you can add a theme for Atari Lynx, Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color? Also, random question: How would I build a retropie menu theme. I know you said you use EmulationStation on windows. On the Pi we have a retropie section that has 13 pi options that is unthemed with old room theme.

Thanks again for all the work you've put into this. I love the look.

Nismo

@HurricaneFan Yes i'll add that systems, last system added was sega game gear but i didn't upload that build yet.

I really don't understand very well what you mean 13 options not themed, maybe for my poor english, can you upload some screenshots?

For retropie menu... ???? retropie uses ES (Emulationstation) as gui for emulators, for making a theme for ES there is a good very nice guide on the wiki, and for adding video support you need to read the latest commits, or this thread.

I don't know what you mean with retropie menu.. maybe retroarch menu?, because retropie uses ES(emulationstation) for emulator gui and retroarch for emulators...

HurricaneFan

@Nismo This is a screenshot of what the menu looks like in another theme:
https://delightlylinux.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/retropie-setup.png

Nismo

@HurricaneFan That's the detailed view, it's working since version 1.6 if I remember well... Can you upload a screenshot what's the problem with my theme? and... please... what version of oldroom theme do you have?? it's 1.8?

Thanks for the tips.

Edit: Wait a bit, seems you have a retropie menu that it's like another system... I didn't know that.

Can you tell me if in a theme, where that menu is working themed, do you have a retropie folder inside that theme folder?

Thanks.

@administrators I love this forum and the people sharing all their skills to make it going better, but... we need a way to send private messages... please, make it possible. Regards.

HurricaneFan

@Nismo The retropie menu section does look like another system as in its in it's own folder and when Emulationstation is loaded you browse and select from it just like your selecting a game.

Example of what is in the Emulationstation Simple Retropie folder:
https://github.com/RetroPie/es-theme-simple/tree/master/retropie

HurricaneFan

@naxxi This thread is getting long but I'll try to help explain how this theme works.

Make sure your roms are all scraped as in you have a gamelist.xml file populated with all of your rom names and paths.
Download the Old Room theme: http://www.mediafire.com/file/vs3tr3sstrxud42/oldroom_1.8_720p.zip
Place the OldRoom theme in /home/pi/.emulationstation/themes folder
(not sure where you would place this if it was not on a raspberry pi)
Update your gamelist.xml file with references to your additional media (marquee, boxart, video) files. You can download these files on sites like emumovies.com or hyperspin-fe.com .

Example:

	<game>
		<path>./10-Yard Fight (USA, Europe).nes</path>
		<name>10-Yard Fight</name>
		<desc>The game is viewed in a top-down perspective and is vertical scrolling. The player does not select plays for either offense or defense. On offense, the player simply receives the ball upon the snap and either attempt to run with the quarterback, toss the ball to one of two running backs, or throw the ball to the one long distance receiver - basically the option offense. On defense, the player chooses one of two players to control, and the computer manipulates the others. The ball can also be punted or a field goal can be attempted.</desc>
		<image>./boxart/10-Yard Fight (USA, Europe).png</image>
		<video>./videos/10-Yard Fight (USA, Europe).mp4</video>
		<marquee>./marquees/10-Yard Fight (USA, Europe).png</marquee>
		<releasedate>19851018T000000</releasedate>
		<developer>Nintendo</developer>
		<publisher>Nintendo</publisher>
		<genre>Sports</genre>
		<players>2</players>
	</game>

Copy over all of your files (updated gamelist.xml, media files, etc) to the Raspberry Pi.
Use the SELECT menu on the raspberry pi to select your Old Room theme you copied to it.

herb_fargus

@Nismo we will not provide a platform for sharing ROMs. If you want more real time development there is always IRC.

Nismo

@herb_fargus Mate, i'm not sharing roms and i didn't say to anybody to share roms...

I'm only sharing art, not roms.... so can you tell me what i'm doing wrong please?

I never share one rom in this forum or another one...

Anyway I respect all admins but I don't understand what happened here, I didn't upload no one rom for any system, and i'll never do.

Regards.

Edit: I'm very confused about this, because the only thing I was sharing in this forum are my themes and art to everyone... and no hidding roms inside the theme... maybe you talking to another user?? and it's an error? i'm very confused...

Please if someone saw to me sharing roms in this forum tell to admins... I need some help here...

@fieldofcows @Zigurana @Rion @HurricaneFan @mattrixk @Rookervik @pjft @robertybob @MWGemini @amadeus @Furluge @alphatoanant @administrators

MWGemini

@Nismo I can't speak for @herb_fargus, but I think that what he meant is that private messages are disabled because users can send ROMs or links to ROM sites in private messages. I don't think he was saying that you had personally shared ROMs. That's how I read it, at least.

@herb_fargus it might be worth adding a link to the IRC channel on the navigation bar, since many users probably aren't aware that it exists.

Nismo

@MWGemini Omg, all of this because private messages? I don't think he's speaking about sharing roms because private messages, It has nothing to do, and it doesn't even go through my head, so if I request private messages you automatically thinking i'll share roms?

And of course a private message it's far away to real time platform... for real time messages there are thousands of platforms instead a private message so i don't think he is speaking about that.

Yes what you said could be a good reason for the forum, but I really was not thinking about roms.

I needed to send private messages a lot of times in this forum and no one for sharing roms.

It was just only a basic request... nothing to do with roms.

But if you read carefully, he's almost saying I was sharing roms here... or maybe it's my poor english... or maybe it's just me that I can't understand things.

Anyway sorry I only don't understand, don't try to offense anybody.

herb_fargus

@Nismo it has nothing to do with you or your art, on the contrary I think your themes are great.

As @MWGemini said, others will use it for sharing ROMs. That and on the old forum I was constantly bombarded with personal help requests- which do nobody any good.

I don't personally care to advertise IRC, it's another one of those niche things, either you know about it you don't... Just my personal opinion

Nismo

@herb_fargus thanks for clarify, because it was a little hard to me to understand, I really not thinking about roms, and maybe because of that i didn't understand what you trying to say, that and my poor english too.

Please would be good if next time you take some more time to explain you a litttle bit more.., but i was admin too (i'm still admin , but no more in forums), and i can understand you don't have too much time to give details when writing.

Thanks mate, I really was feeling bad.

daeks

@fieldofcows Thanks for your hint to these 2 settings. It helps as a starting point. Nevertheless, after a certain time the video starts automatically. I would still prefer a manual (optional) way or might there be also an option to fadeout after some time?

naxxi

@HurricaneFan thanks a lot man for that but, the theme dont need install dependancies and change emulations station from original retropie setup to add video preview feature?

**Scannigan**

@Nismo what's the most recent release of your Old Room theme? 1.8??

Nismo

@__Scannigan__ yes

HurricaneFan

@naxxi I'm running the latest version of EmulationStation. Try running the update all packages script if you have trouble with the video previews.

darknior

Hi

@fieldofcows ... i install your last Emulation Sation release to use it ... and i will try to make a beautifull theme :)
But i have a problem ... like many other peoples over the net ... when i read a video, the Pi is very hot !!
Is it possible to active the VLC harware video decoding in the Shell ?
With it ... like Kodi can do ... we can read MP4 MKV in x264 without any problem :)

**Scannigan**

@Nismo Cheers bud, works a bloody charm, had to downsize a few images to stop WSOD, all I need now is a Game Gear one and I'm set :)