Arcanthur Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 3 hours ago, zetec-s-joe said: Need custom sounds, pause and startup/shutdown menus matching too But yeah, looks great so far Yep, eventually I'll work on those too. 3 hours ago, zetec-s-joe said: where the game title is, could make a space there for the clear logo instead of text? would suit the Netflix style vibe I thought about it but I'm not quite sold on the idea, though I might offer the option to use either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanthur Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Retro808 said: This is looking good. The subtle transition from the game fanart to the video is nice. Just the right amount of fade/transition speed. Have you messed with the Text List View any? I am typically not a wheel user for game level and prefer text list (I do use wheels on platform and playlist level). So very curious how you might approach that view if you do at all. Thanks! Yeah I definitely plan on doing some sort of vertical list view. After I consider this viewtype feature complete I'll move on to the others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanthur Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 Updated video in the first post to reflect latest changes. Added a subtle blurred video effect behind the metadata. I attempted to use the selected video (which works in the Community Theme Creator), but it appears BigBox doesn't like 2 of the same video being played at the same time. Had to use random gameplay video. Maybe it's a bug in BigBox, but I'm not sure. I tried playing with z-order / and visibility conditions, but nothing would allow 2 of the same video to be played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zetec-s-joe Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Slick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Beats Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 7 hours ago, Arcanthur said: Updated video in the first post to reflect latest changes. Added a subtle blurred video effect behind the metadata. I attempted to use the selected video (which works in the Community Theme Creator), but it appears BigBox doesn't like 2 of the same video being played at the same time. Had to use random gameplay video. Maybe it's a bug in BigBox, but I'm not sure. I tried playing with z-order / and visibility conditions, but nothing would allow 2 of the same video to be played. Playing two videos at the same time requires use of FlowVideo control which I'm unsure CTC utilizes. If you're looking to make an exact copy for things like a reflection it's best to utilize a visual brush that points to the element to do so instead of playing an actual video. Both would require manually editing your theme XAML as far as I am aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanthur Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 On 8/2/2022 at 7:39 AM, C-Beats said: Playing two videos at the same time requires use of FlowVideo control which I'm unsure CTC utilizes. If you're looking to make an exact copy for things like a reflection it's best to utilize a visual brush that points to the element to do so instead of playing an actual video. Both would require manually editing your theme XAML as far as I am aware. I'm able to get two different videos to play now, but when I try to make them the same video it doesn't play. I'll look in to the visual brush, does it allow for the "copied" video to have its own XY coordinates? I'm also applying a blur and opacity mask. If it doesn't allow for that, I can stick with the second video, though the effect is nicer to look at when it matches the selected video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Beats Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Arcanthur said: I'm able to get two different videos to play now, but when I try to make them the same video it doesn't play. I'll look in to the visual brush, does it allow for the "copied" video to have its own XY coordinates? I'm also applying a blur and opacity mask. If it doesn't allow for that, I can stick with the second video, though the effect is nicer to look at when it matches the selected video. Yeah, you can apply the visual brush to any element's background and put it where ever you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanthur Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 So....my whole theme got corrupted within CTC so I essentially had to start over. 🤢 Things aren't exactly the same anymore, but I took the opportunity to try and refine the design / layout. Here is my current progress: 246443203_BigBox5.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanthur Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 Did some redesign work as the original theme was starting to get pretty slow with all the layering. Updated first post with a video of current progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanthur Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 Started on the text list view: BigBox8.mp4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhrvivor Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Take the clock out, a program that is for having fun and killing time doesn't need a constant reminder of the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanthur Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 (edited) List view updated, video in the first post Edited August 10, 2022 by Arcanthur 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanthur Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 List view is almost done: BigBox10.mp4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanthur Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 Updated Horizontal Cart view to the same style as the list view. Text List and Horizontal Carts are almost done now. BigBox11.mp4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsparagusTrevor Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 This is coming along very well, it's shaping up to be a beautifully clean and modern looking theme. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanthur Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) Just wanted to drop in and give an update. I'm pausing development for a few days on Shade to try and finish some of my 2D cartridge sets. @dragon57 has graciously lent his time to help with getting them completed. I'll have some more updates on Shade soon though. Edited August 18, 2022 by Arcanthur 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0Sunset Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Can't wait to see more progress. This is by far the best themes hands down. Hopefully pushes others to get inspired 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersilver Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) Looking forward to release, this is one of the best looking themes I've seen here! Edited September 23, 2022 by Supersilver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatscheiser Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 This really looks great. Any chance you might do a wall layout for this theme as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulianoPlays Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 This work of yours is getting amazing!! I hope you continue this wonderful theme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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