ALIE Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 shadowblind said I'd pitch in to that. I don't mind paying for the themes--work is work, and this Mr. Baker has done some wonderful work--but I have no interest in Hyperspin itself anymore. Only its themes as they apply to Bigbox. $50 seems steep to pay just for some fancy video intros by themselves. Out of the ten listed benefits of being a Platinum member, I'd be using 1 of them. Yah that's why I was thinking a couple of us together it wouldn't be that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriticalCid Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I understand that you don’t want to pay that much for some videos but I don’t think that Jason would like it if you publicly discuss things like account sharing or sharing paywall stuff here in the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALIE Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Yah ok CriticalCid didn't think about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowblind Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 CriticalCid said I understand that you don’t want to pay that much for some videos but I don’t think that Jason would like it if you publicly discuss things like account sharing or sharing paywall stuff here in the forum. More me complaining than anything, but you're right. Oh well, maybe someday someone will make some crazy cool XAML themes for Bigbox that look similar. I can be patient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Hey all, going forward we have a new Downloads section on the site. If theme authors would be so kind as to post their themes there, that'd be awesome. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowblind Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 A theme using Hyperspin Cinematics in both system and game menus. Some don't have cinematic themes, so the snap video just plays instead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Very cool @shadowblind. That looks awesome. Have you teamed up with @CriticalCid at all? We've been talking about making it easier to add custom videos in addition to the normal gameplay videos to use for the Hyperspin-recorded themes here: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowblind Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) On 8/18/2016 at 8:23 PM, Jason Carr said: Very cool @shadowblind. That looks awesome. Have you teamed up with @CriticalCid at all? We've been talking about making it easier to add custom videos in addition to the normal gameplay videos to use for the Hyperspin-recorded themes here: Have we been cleared to record the Hyperspin themes after all? I remember there was some kerfuffle over that. I've been recording some myself for personal use, but I'd love to share them. Won't be the cinematic themes but the regular ones, but still themes. Edited August 19, 2016 by shadowblind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriticalCid Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 There’s unfortunately no way to share the themes outside of the HyperSpin platinum section without stepping on the toes of the HyperSpin officals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowblind Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 On 8/18/2016 at 9:03 PM, CriticalCid said: There’s unfortunately no way to share the themes outside of the HyperSpin platinum section without stepping on the toes of the HyperSpin officals. The platinum section? Really? I thought it was just that they needed to be shared on their forums. Are they paying their users for the themes they make Hyperspin? If so I can understand that logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriticalCid Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Sorry I phrased that wrong. I meant that there’s no way to share them easily outside of platinum. I’ve recorded over 2100 themes so far and I’m sure that nobody would want to download them all one by one and I don't want to encourage anyone to spent 50$ for something I've created with the intention to be free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowblind Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 On 8/18/2016 at 9:34 PM, CriticalCid said: Sorry I phrased that wrong. I meant that there’s no way to share them easily outside of platinum. I’ve recorded over 2100 themes so far and I’m sure that nobody would want to download them all one by one and I don't want to encourage anyone to spent 50$ for something I've created with the intention to be free. You can't upload them through the normal downloads section? I wouldn't mind picking and choosing themes myself. I limit each system to 100 games after all. Not sure if others feel the same. But I still understand your point. I'm willing to upload the ones I've got, but not if someone has to pay for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imdavid555 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 1 hour ago, shadowblind said: The platinum section? Really? I thought it was just that they needed to be shared on their forums. Are they paying their users for the themes they make Hyperspin? If so I can understand that logic. I believe the media creator are not paid. In all my time there, I don't remember hearing anyone making money there for their work. The only exception maybe James Baker (Hyperspin Cinematic themes). Not too long ago he was going to move his themes to Emumovies and was going to charge $10-12. Current Emumovies lifetime members would get a discount of like $2 (so like$8 to get his themes) which is ridiculous. This royally pissed off a few ppl in the community and it changed that his work would only be in the HS platinum section instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowblind Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) To me, 10 or 12 bucks is completely reasonable. Work is work, if someone wanted to get paid for it, let them. You're under no obligation to purchase if you don't like it. (Is what I would have said if I had been in that discussion . . .) I spoke with him briefly, he doesn't make anything off his themes despite them being behind a paywall. Which IMO is Activision-level worker manipulation. It pisses me off just thinking about it. This kind of pro-bono "do it free for the community while I make money off you" crap is rampant in the graphic design industry and as a collective we're trying to reject it. It isn't fair to the artists and it cheapens their work. Same for Mr. Baker's incredible work. In my opinion, of course. For putting up with it, I have huge respect for the guy. Not so much the people who run Hyperspin. Donated to their platinum section before I knew the dude wouldn't see a dime . . . Edited August 19, 2016 by shadowblind 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styphelus Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) No one over at Hyperspin gets paid for the work they do. I know this. I never got a single penny. All the work posted there is done for free. Heck, a lot of it ends up over at Emumovies anyway. Having said that, a lot of the guys might not like their work ending up elsewhere. Either way I don't care for themes, that is why I moved to Launchbox. Edited August 19, 2016 by Styphelus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mute64 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Well i know what im doing this weekend... im going to create some themes for my self Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowblind Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 8 hours ago, Styphelus said: No one over at Hyperspin gets paid for the work they do. I know this. I never got a single penny. All the work posted there is done for free. Heck, a of of it ends up over at Emumovies anyway. Having said that, a lot of the guys might not like their work ending up elsewhere. Either way I don't care for themes, that is why I moved to Launchbox. That also sounds reasonable to me, considering I can download those themes for free. It's when you put free labor behind a paywall that things get messy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookz718 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 On 6/28/2016 at 9:24 AM, Turi0n said: Hi, i made this theme just editing the xaml files. Tested only in Full HD DOWNLOAD With different background color gradient Shame.. this looks amazing but it doesn't work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 yeah that hasn't been updated since it came out and probably doesn't work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookz718 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 1 minute ago, DOS76 said: yeah that hasn't been updated since it came out and probably doesn't work i actually managed to get it to work !! now im just trying to figure out a way to make a full blown theme out of it ... its going to be an extremely long night for me (especially since im a noob) lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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