CriticalCid Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) UPDATE (04/16/2017): The 1080p versions are now available everywhere! All information's in this thread, except the part about the bonus videos on the FTP, are outdated! Bonus videos on the FTP: There’s even more on the FTP than just the 1080p versions of the videos! I have made a couple of Alternative Themes for MAME games which are basically leftovers when I’ve found better looking themes. I didn’t just want to delete the old ones that I already did so I just put them into a different folder. Maybe you can find one or two themes which you think are looking better than my final choices for the main set. Also there’s a folder which features video themes for Mature MAME games or some 'sexy' alternatives for games which are already covered in the main MAME set. Both of these video sets will always stay exclusive to the FTP for obvious reasons. The following part is outdated: With this thread I want to inform you guys that there are existing 2 different versions of my newly added Game Theme Videos (recorded HyperSpin themes) and tell you about the differences. Differences: Version 1 is currently only available on the EmuMovies FTP. They are my “Master” videos which were encoded in almost lossless quality out of my original recording files. They are in 1080p (1440x1080) resolution and are less blurry compared to Version 2. You’ll mostly notice the difference on text or sharp edges. Version 2 is directly available through LaunchBox and on the EmuMovies website for free users as well. These videos were scaled down to the native HyperSpin resolution (1024x768). They are around 40% smaller in size compared to Version 1, fitting so better to most internet bandwidths and don’t take away too much disc space. Why is Version1 only available on the EmuMovies FTP? There are bunch of reasons why we did this. For one we have decided that the smaller file size is for the most users more important than the slightly better quality and some users won’t notice any quality differences for the most themes at all. The main reason is that LaunchBox has currently some technical limits in its download manager. It doesn’t support multi-threaded downloads which will cause that the download process for over 2200 videos in 1080p could take up to 24 hours. But that’s something that will be fixed by @Jason Carr in the near future. So when multi-threaded downloads in LaunchBox are coming we will add downloads for the 1080p versions directly in LB as well. How to get the Version 1 videos: You can find all the videos that I did in their original 1080p version on the EmuMovies FTP under: /Upload Here/CriticalCid To get access to the FTP you have to be a premium member over at EmuMovies. Details for the login are here: http://emumovies.com/ftpdetails/ Edited April 16, 2017 by CriticalCid Outdated! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igotdvds Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) Spectacular. Became a premium member as a result of this. Likelihood of console game theme videos in the future? Edited December 5, 2016 by igotdvds 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriticalCid Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 To be honest with you, I’m not a huge fan of HS themes for Consoles, Computer and Handhelds because I like it more when these platforms look tidy and clean. But you’re not the only person who’s asking for this, so I’ll probably do them as well. But don’t expect anything in that regard before 2017. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igotdvds Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 10 hours ago, CriticalCid said: To be honest with you, I’m not a huge fan of HS themes for Consoles, Computer and Handhelds because I like it more when these platforms look tidy and clean. But you’re not the only person who’s asking for this, so I’ll probably do them as well. But don’t expect anything in that regard before 2017. Understandable...and I sort of tend to agree...but the completionist in me makes me want them. I look forward to them coming soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffman81 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Awesome stuff Cid! I 2nd the idea of doing the console and handheld themes... I don't use HS anymore but would love to use them with BigBox :) Thanks for all the work you've done so far! Really enjoying these! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melu Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Nice¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriticalCid Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 Quick update for you guys: The 1080p versions are coming now directly within the LaunchBox downloader as well, so you don’t have to worry anymore to get them through the EmuMovies FTP. If you are still using the old non-HD version and you want to upgrade, I would recommend to just delete all the Theme videos you already have and re-download them through LaunchBox again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciskohansen Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I only see systems videos in the menu, sorry but where is the option for the games themes download? Is it necessary premium emumovies? Enviado desde mi MX5 mediante Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriticalCid Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 Yes, you need to be an EmuMovies premium member in order to get them. LaunchBox should download them automatically when you import your arcade games for the first time but if you already have imported your arcade games and want to download the theme videos (or upgrade to the 1080 versions) follow these steps: - Open LaunchBox, go to your Arcade Platform(s) and select all your games with CTRL+A. - Than go to Tools -> Download Metadata and Images. - Click through the wizard and deselect all media types except "Video - Theme" on the EmuMovies media dialog. - Choose "Yes, but do not replace any existing fields" and let LB download all available themes for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciskohansen Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Thank you so muchAnd could I use my themes from my hyperspin instead of downloading? Enviado desde mi MX5 mediante Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriticalCid Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 No, LaunchBox doesn't support HyperSpin themes and probably never will. So unfortunately you have to download my video version of them from EmuMovies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciskohansen Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Thanks again. Enviado desde mi MX5 mediante Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicalEgo Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Great work Cid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porl Hendy Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Is there a way to download game clips for just the games that dont have a theme? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriticalCid Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 Not at the moment, no. But it’s a good idea though, I would aprecciate it if could you create a BitBucket ticket for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porl Hendy Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Done .... https://bitbucket.org/jasondavidcarr/launchbox/issues/2251/games-without-theme-videos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin_Flynn Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Has the location changed on the FTP? Is it now /Official/Video Themes (HD) / Mame - Mature (Video Themes - Unified)(4x3)(HD)(CriticalCid 1.0) ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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