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List of things to fix or add: (you can make your request and remount your bug) @Jason Carr Me again ... sorry to come back with my requests with all the work you already have for the v7. But I did some mokup and upload a BETA to make it clearer. I need you for the first 3 points. Thx !!! add wheel items < left | center | right > alignement capacity. add wheel items < up | center | down > alignement capacity. add wheel items opacity capacity, selected or not, separately. add custom marquee views, for platform and game. ... (coming soon !)

Thanks guys. @Nyny77 : Pour le moment, les vues "jeux" ont le moteur vidéo standard de BB. BETA donc (For now, the "game" views have the standard BB video engine. So BETA) @GreenGriffon : I find this view not very elegant. That's why I didn't integrate it. But I could always upload it alone, replacing one of the other views. I don't think we can exceed the original 5 views (?) @kmoney : wow ! thx man !! Very appreciated here I invite you to continue the discussion on the theme topic. I haven't found how to close this thread, so please post it here now:

There is still no possibility for aligning the wheel items. I still upload a BETA to fix the bugs in the meantime. The remainder of this discussion will be done on the official theme thread. Thank you all for your help !!

BarTop Theme View File !! STILL IN BETA !! Before delivering the final version, I wait to be able to align the items of the wheels. So this is a BETA version with non-definitive wheels, uploaded for debug. Please rate your bug in the forum thread. Thank you! #01. Description: BARTOP theme was created for the 4:3 screens of classic arcades cabinet. But it remains fully compatible with all screen ratios. In addition to this theme, I created and shared 3 large media sets especially designed for him. I invite you to use them to fully enjoy the experience. This theme was tested on 4:3 | 16:9 | 16:10 | 21:9 screens. It works on all "out the box". (Only some minor issue on the 21:9) #02. Features: 5 custom platform view + 5 custom platform view. Custom marquee for platform & Game view. Design for used video in background. Platform & Games views : no video deformation regardless of your screen ratio. (work only with WMP video engine) Custom icon set. (favorites, broken, ...) Custom media set for ClearLogo + Banner + Platform Video. (See below.) Scanline effect plug on "background opacity" setting in BigBox. Use auto config : No adjustments to be made. (Only the video engine) Annotated XAML file for easy customization. #03. Showcase:Pict coming soon, after the release of the final version. Platform view 1 = Design for classic EmuMovie gameplay video, with Hardware banner. Platform view 2 = Design for classic EmuMovie gameplay video. Platform view 3 = Designed specifically for my 4:3 video set. Platform view 4 = Designed specifically for video set like official Cinematix set Platform view 5 = Classic text view, with fanart and Hardware banner. Game view 1 = Classic text view. Design for EmuMovie gameplay video. Game view 2 = Vertical cover wheel. Design for EmuMovie gameplay video. Game view 3 = Horizontal cover wheel. Design for EmuMovie gameplay video. Game view 4 = Horizontal cover flow. Design for EmuMovie gameplay video. Game view 4 = Horizontal game box. Design for EmuMovie gameplay video. #04. Request : LaunchBox Premium with BigBox - v.7.0 (beta) and superior. Windows Media Player must be installed on your computer. #05. How To Install : Download the latest version of the theme. Unzipped the "BarTop" folder into your : .../LaunchBox / Themes. Open BigBox, go to [Option> View] and select [BarTop] as theme. In BigBox option, set the video engine on WMP. Go back into main interface Done ! #06. How to Setup : HOW TO - CHANGING THE VIEW STYLE (platform & games pages) In BigBox Option > Keyboard Mapper > Change View = assign a key. Go back to main view and press this key. HOW TO - USING SCANLINE EFFECT In views where the scanline effect is implemented, it's set by the background opacity in BigBox option. set on 0 : scanline off set on 10 : scanline light set on 90 : scanline strong I suggest to set on 20. #07. Specially designed custom media : In addition, I shared a whole series of media specially designed for this theme. Of course, you can use any media your want. I invite you to download them and follow the installation instructions on each of the pages listed below: #08. Changelog : v.0.9.2 add - Custom marquee view for Platform & Games. v.0.9.1 fix - Platform views = The background video no longer have any distortion. add - Games views = The background video no longer have any distortion. v.0.9.0 Initial BETA release. Submitter viking Submitted 11/15/16 Category Big Box Custom Themes

@daz Done ! UPDATE : up to 82 platform videos. rename - Windows_Indie (Games compatible with arcade stick, like BroFroce, Rayman, ...) add - Windows_AAA (Big game, big licence)

I have already worked quite a lot. Everything is retouched, cut and save as PNG. If it's can help =) http://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/file/109-hardware-platform-set/

Ahahah ^^ UPDATE : up to 81 platform videos. Update - all standard arcade video, with new screen bezel. More old school. Add - Microsoft Xbox 360 Add - Sony PlayStation 3

Hop =)

UPDATE : up to 79 platform videos. add - Amstrad CPC add - Daphne add - Game & Watch add - Mame add - Philips CD-i =)

@ALIE Thx ! There are several reason for choosing this ratio. There are already many video in 16:9. Not so mutch in 4:3. I mean here, on LaunchBox forum. I have a 4:3 bartop ^^ You can enter a 4:3 video in a 16:9 monitor. Not the opposite. (Not without black tape) Again, I work on a theme that will fix this problem. (At least in part) Just waiting @Jason Carr update for some wheel alignement issue and I ready for release. It's not an incredible thing. Just a trick applicable on any theme. Here is the idea: The video is stretch vertically and horizontally aligned right. That way, no deformation. Below and above, on the same principle, I put the png overlay to complete the holes. Here is a picture to illustrate the principle :Here are some real screenshot made this morning on my own BigBox. No photoshop here. (still WIP on wheel) It's out of the box. No code changes between each screen. 16:9 ratio 16:10 ratio 21:9 ratio

Ahah ^^ And I update again. Last for today =) add - Apple II GS

UPDATE : up to 73 platform video. add - Apple II add - NEC PC Engine Duo (used as PC Engine CD) add - ScummVM (I found a way! With only screen and custom logo)

OK, cool !! Thx =)

This is NEC PC Engine Duo, no ? For me, here is the PC Engine CD : For this one, I find no good photo ... Who is right ? Which use? ^^ @xmas : About the video stretch, yes it's better. Again, I work on a theme that will display the video correctly, regardless of the ratio of the monitor. Les fichiers XAML sont dans Themes / <theme name> / Views / PlatformWheel1FiltersView.xaml PlatformWheel2FiltersView.xaml PlatformWheel3FiltersView.xaml PlatformWheel4FiltersView.xaml

Thx =) Yes, it's more complicated. But not impossible. For arcade emulator is "easy". Just customize an arcade cabinet in emulator color. I think I will do the same for ScrummVR: find a old generic computer and customize it. Of course, some purist may recognize the computer model, but I have no choice!

I have no idea of what hardware choose for ScrummVR ... Anyone have one ? UPDATE : up to 70 platform video (!) add - Nintendo Famicom add - SNK NeoGeo CD

UPDATE : up to 68 platform video. add - Sega Genesis add - NeoGeo MVS Arcade add - PC Engine For PC-Engine CD, I can not find a good photo source. (good def, good perspective)

UPDATE with both design for the Super Nintendo. (SNES + Super Famicom) No change on first one. Only renaming. Super Nintendo Entertainment System FR : Super Nintendo Entertainment System US : I know, I know ! This is not the right name/country/design. Tell that to the marketing guy at Nintendo France. ^^ But at least these two videos cover the 2 design! Choose the one that matches your memory =)

UPDATE : up to 64 videos. add - Microsoft MSX add - Sega Hikaru add - Atari ST I also join the game loop for Sega Hikaru I create. Sega_Hikaru.mp4

@Jason Carr Yes ! All these images are live shots from my BigBox !! Already done What I miss are precisely all aligned and opacity thing

@Jason Carr : Thanks for asking ! So : The ability to choose the wheel item alignment (Left / Center / Right) In the example below, it will be left aligned. Will be working with any type of media. In this example, I replaced the ClearLogo by Covers. The same, but in horizontal version. (Down / Center / Up) In the example below, I want to align down. Still in the wheel, the ability to choose the opacity of the selected item and others separately. And the ability to use "Platform" pages code line into "Games" pages. It will be nice, for exemple, to call the platform logo in game pages. I know I'm asking a lot. Thank you anyway for your great work here Jason !!!

Thx @Aurel ! I already made a "Classic Arcade". But your video was cool =)

Ahah ^^ UPDATE : up to 61 videos ! Capcom System I Capcom System II Capcom System III