New Comic Book Theme!
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@TMNTturtlguy Im testing your impressive theme in my pi3B.After reading the readme.txt and testing the VRAM changes you advise, I do not run the theme correctly. All with white background. Any help?
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@darkbreaker what version of ES are you running? What does the white background look like? Do you see system names? Can you post a photo?
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@pjft I can definetly start to work on those. Do you have photoshop? Also N64 was completed in the original release.
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@TMNTturtlguy Sorry - I was just going by the list you shared earlier, maybe I missed it. I am not on my Pi :)
I do not have Photoshop, though, but I'm happy to try to provide images for some of the systems, if it helps? How many would help?
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@TMNTturtlguy Im running EmulationStation v2.0.1a in recalbox 4.0.2 . The background is white but I see the names of the systems
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@darkbreaker your version of emulationstation does not support the new maxSize feature for video. What version of the theme did you download? You need v1.1. The link is at the bottom of the 16:9 post. If you are running 4:3, I don't have a version without maxSize.
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@darkbreaker That version probably doesn't even have the VRAM fix by fieldofcows, I believe?
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I was taking a look at the theme, I think you can optimize it a lot. I have some tips for you:
- A few system logos missing.
- It has a bug, the system logos are displaying on top of the marquees on top right section in all systems.
- All the 3d boxes are stretched, you need to use maxSize for images.
- Why to place a border_4-3Outline.svg for each system?
- I don't draw the border outlines lines on comic.png itself? less memory use if you do that.
- A lot of systems with the same comic.png. Why don't create only one comic-default.png and place it inside main art folder and point to it for systems that need it?
- Why a lot of system.svg files on each system folder?
- Also I feel the gamepads are not matching the "feeling" of the theme.
- Amazing font but doesn't support accents.
Tell me if you need help with the theme.
Edit: I love the gamelist scroll sound, can I use it in my theme?
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@darkbreaker I think you are running a ES version without the whitescreen fix.
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@TMNTturtlguy I'm going to try that version 1.1 and I'll tell you. Thanks!!
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@Nismo I dont know.I'm a little new to this and I do not know how to apply that fix. Could you help me?
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@Nismo replying from my phone, so I will try my best to hit everything!
Yes I am missing several systems logos if you read the readme.txt
Good catch on the marquee. I only run the marquee on my arcade file so it is never an issue for my other systems as they don't have marquees. I can remove the marque from the main xml and make it system specific.
I will have to look at the 3D boxes...I may have missed updating max size on that one? I am away for work today but will look into it.
The 4:3 is a separate .svg because the .svg will resize itself for all HDTV sizes without losing quality. It will keep clean crisp lines even on 4K. If I put it into the background .png it is rasterized and loses quality at all sizes larger than the original compressed file size. Also I can save the images at a lower quality size with the newsprint filter so that you get a comic print feel while small file size and you don't notice the loss of clarity when upscaling to large screens or 4K.
If you read the readme text and previous post I explain that I don't have all systems completed, so I have created a generic comic background so that all systems will look complete, however they are just a place holder. I put them in each folder instead of the art folder because I can simply save a. Ew updated background for each theme as I complete them without having to update the .xml files
System logo is the same comment.....and does it really matter how many are in there :)
Appreciate you comments, I will try to update some of the issues. As far as design and layout, I like it and it was originally for my arcade machine build! This is how I want it and how I will keep it. Feel free to make any changes to your own system and change out the controllers the way you would like.
Thanks
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@pjft any images you can collect and share would be awesome. Thanks
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@TMNTturtlguy I have tried the version 1.1 and I get the same results. White backgrounds although I can read the names of the systems.
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@Nismo as for font, sorry....not much I can do there.
Sounds, yes please use them all. I believe the scroll sound is the default from carbon? Can't remember if I changed it.
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@darkbreaker 2 things:
- I think you probably need to update your version of ES.
- I don't have recall box, so maybe something in the theme is not compatible with that? Not sure, I don't know anything about recall box.
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@TMNTturtlguy First of all, thank you! . As I said before, I'm a little new to this. Could you guide me in the updated ES?
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I think you must leave marquees in main xml file and remove the system on the top right.
I don't see the point having different system logos on top left and right, why don't leave the top right box for marquees? You already have a awesome nice system logo on the left...
Also are you planning to do the gamepads more comic feeling?
I forgot to say that the dithering pattern on backgrounds seems to much strong for my liking, just a personal opinion.
Yes I know, there are not much to do with the fonts, fortunatelly not too much games with accents, and easy to solve. I repeat i love that font.
Thanks for the sounds.
Regards.
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@TMNTturtlguy sure, I'll try! It's it 6 per system?
@darkbreaker I honestly don't know enough about recalbox to suggest how to update ES in it. Meaning, I don't know in which folder it is, and how to update individual packages.
If you do have access to the file system, and if you are comfortable with the command line and with manually changing things there, try to locate the path for ES in recalbox and then backup the current emulationstation binary, and copy one of the latest ones there. I believe @jdrassa has shared some builds that are close to the latest somewhere on the forums, and if you search for OMX player you'll find some that I put together. They'll each have their own particularities but should both have the white screen fix.
You may also compile it straight from the RetroPie repository if you're comfortable doing so.
But otherwise my best recommendation would be to seek such guidance on the Recalbox forums, just so you don't break anything unintentionally via any pointers we give you here that may be specific to RetroPie. I'm sure you're not the only one who has considered doing that, so maybe someone can share their experience:)
Sorry for not being able to help further, but if you decide to try it out on your own via installing one of our builds, let us know, happy to try and help, though I'd backup your entire Recalbox installation prior to attempting it, just in case it breaks something in the process.
Best.
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@pjft Thanks for your help.I think in recalbox, ES is integrated and I have not found anything about how to update it. I also do not see the specific fix for recalbox. Thanks for the help.
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