Old TV Theme Idea
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I love the idea, I would love to see the diferent TVs idea but I preffer the system logo avove the Tv, also you could add the option to show video footage in the Tv
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@sergioad That is the whole idea, the tv will overlay the video snap.
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Cool
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Got a quick test of this theme done, i just have NES done right now, but adding each additional system is nothing more than duping a folder and changing some parameters. I might make different tv styles for newer systems, but i havent gotten too far into it yet.
Also, @mattrixk you might know this, is there any way in the theme itself to silence the sound on the videos or will i have to batch them in handbrake to remove it all manually? I prefer a theme to be seen, not heard haha.
Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop
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@Capeman I'm pretty sure you would have to re-encode them to remove the sound.
Will your theme handle Marquee/Wheel images of the games logo? Also, I love the idea of different TVs to mark the different years the systems officially came out for. Theme is looking good!
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@HurricaneFan I was thinking of making the code for it, comment it out in the final and include some instructions on how to activate it. Im just working on getting it setup this way first.
You're probably right about the videos, bla, always extra steps.
Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop
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@Capeman What are you thinking for theme design on the handheld systems? They wouldn't have TVs.
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@Capeman Sorry mate, I don't know about the video sound. You'd have to talk to @fieldofcows as he's the one that made the Video Preview. My gut says muting the sound is not something you can do within ES, but if you ask super nicely it might be something fieldofcows can put on their to-do list.
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...wrong thread my bad
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As i'm working on this, i'm noticing if i leave the theme on with the video playing for a minute or two while i'm editing on my computer, my pi heats up and flashes the temp icon. Anyone else's video themes doing this or am i making a mistake somewhere?
Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop
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@Capeman I think that's a known issue and @fieldofcows is working on it. Don't quote me on that though.
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@Capeman Some videos caused my pi to do the same thing. I've re-encoded the ones that seem to have issues.
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Can you please upload the theme.
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@Capeman Any more progress on your theme?
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@HurricaneFan a bit here and there, family and job take up most of my time, haha, I'll finish it eventually
Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop
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@Capeman Take your time. Just excited to see what else you come up with.
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I absolutely love this theme - waiting for this to be released :)
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@Capeman is it possible to help you in anyway to release it? I can help, can't wait to have this theme :)
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if some people are interested I could do the theme, would be better if someone want to help.
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Sorry everybody, responsibilities keep getting in the way of me doing fun stuff like this. I'll update my base theme to support screenshots inside the tv and support most of the major systems and package this up pretty soon.
The only problem with this theme, and the main reason i stopped developing was that OMX player for video didnt support png overlay, so when you use this with the VLC video player, the pi would overheat. Not sure if that has ever been rectified.
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