[question] Configuring Mix profil in UXS

[screech]

Screenscraper have very nice picture for every systeme like :

It's in my to do list to put these picture dynamically in Mix Template

[PumpKHeaD]

I take these pictures too @screech, but the position did not help me. The low quality of the image and the model used is I did not know the right way to rotate the cartridge @supernature2k. The TV is also very old ... consider as a simple test, I will improve this =]

[screech]

For the low quality, notice the link when you right clic on the image from www.screenscraper.com

http://www.screenscraper.fr/image.php?plateformid=29&media=photo&maxwidth=120&maxheight=120

Just change the maxwidth and maxheight

http://www.screenscraper.fr/image.php?plateformid=29&media=photo&maxwidth=800&maxheight=800

You will notice the difference

But it's true, it's not easy to put the cartridge in it ^^

[PumpKHeaD]

Hey everyone. Hi screech, nice tip, I use this, it's very useful.

I have a little problem with Screenscraper on screenshot and support/texture (cartridge labels), the sizes variations.

Here works well, but the label not. Europe and USA versions have diferents labels sizes.

Here the screenshot size variation (aspect ratio I think) left an empty space

My question, I can change the screenshot aspect ratio and maintain a fixed size screen with the numbers of config.ini?

What i can read to learn about these numbers in the file, 3D image rotation and others things?

Sorry sn2k use your topic to this but only he had the same issue.

[screech]

From the wiki (in french sorry so I make a little translation, sorry for the bad english ^^)

Exemple :

$MIX_IMG1_SOURCE_1 = 'marqueefixeTEMP|fixe|marquee.png|path:image|258|65|63|36|246|32|68|90'

• 1st element : marqueefixeTEMP = It's the temporary name of the image
• 2nd element : fixe = it's a fixe picture so not dynamic (thank you Mr obvious) it's meen it's already in the template directory, not scraped.
• 3rd element : marquee.png = The Filename of the picture in the template dir.
• 4th element : path:image = For a fixe image it's useless
• 5th and 6th element : 258|65 = Picture size before transformation so : 258x65.
• 7th an 8th element : 63|36 = Upper left corner position 63x36 (origin 0x0 is the upper left corner of the ffinal picture)
• 9th and 10th : 246|32 = Upper right corner position 246x32
• 11th anf 12th : 68|90 = down left corner position 68x90
  The fourth corner don't need to be indicate, it's automatically calculated to make the good deformation (I haven't the choice with GDI+ ^^)

$MIX_IMG2_SOURCE_1 = 'marqueeTEMP|path:image|medias/media_marquee|path:image|258|65|63|36|246|32|68|90' Il s'agit de la première source, du deuxième élément

• 1st element : marqueeTEMP = Again the Temp name of the Picture. It's different from the first one. (because first one is a fixe picture, if you have scraped picture, you can use several time the same Temporary name to make a "if the first one doesn't exist, put the second one instead )
• 2nd element : path:image Useless in this case
• 3rd element : medias/media_marquee The scraped element type, like in the XML Profil from screenscraper (Watch here for a list of the different element you can take from screenscraper, sorry in french again :S)
• 4th element : path:image It tell to the soft it was a scraped picture
• All other element is the same as above

Hope it's help. If you need help, you can copy/past your config.ini

@supernature2k Tu es modo tu crois que tu pourrais déplacer ces derniers messages dans un nouveau sujet pour ne pas polluer le sujet sur les propositions thèmes ?

[supernature2k]

new topic created

[PumpKHeaD]

Thank's the help, and the moving topic supernature2k.

Now I think can finish my theme ... even without photoshop skills I will take the tests now

Is not pretty I know but if someone wants it so request... ^^

[cotedeporc]

@PumpKHeaD
Hello,
I'm interested by your Mix! ;o)

[PumpKHeaD]

Hi cotedeporc,
I have not finished this MIX yet because I'm having some small problems. And I start work in others MIX's for all system.

Like this for GBA, I don't want a empty GBA for non scraped roms. Need made test's, if anyone else have tips or suggestions...

And Screech It helped a lot with this little tutorial, now who want, can make your own MIX too

[supernature2k]

Hi @PumpKHeaD ,

Check the standard mix, you can put a pic like the snow screen that will be visible if no screenshot is found.

[PumpKHeaD]

Sorry supernature2k, I do not understand your explanation, cause if I want a GBA image, I need put this on the MIX file. The Standard MIX dont use a local image.

My solution was clear the option "add empty roms" but the problem is the rom is not added to the XML file.

[supernature2k]

So you mean you want nothing at all if the rom has no data?

[PumpKHeaD]

Yes, like the Standard do. But i think this is not possible if i use a image with |fixe| option on config.ini

[supernature2k]

True.

I think we need help from @screech

[screech]

Yes, if you use |fixe| image you cannot have blank final picture

But if you want, instead of a white square on the "empty" GBA, you can put something like "snow" (look the empty arcade) or a picture like this one :

An other solution, simply delete file where GBA is empty so you have nothing on Emulationstation screen

[NaSHoOo]

Hi all! I've found this topic very useful for making my mixes, and I want to use it to post my problem creating my own mix.

I've created 3 different Mix Profiles, one to scrape EUR roms, one for scrape USA roms, and one for scrape JAP roms.

This is my config.ini that I've created:

[MIX_IMG]
$MIX_IMG_NAME = PersonalStyleUSA
$MIX_IMG_EXEMPLE = exemple.png
$MIX_IMG_CIBLE_X = 600
$MIX_IMG_CIBLE_Y = 400
$MIX_IMG_NBIMG = 5
$MIX_IMG1_SOURCE_1 = 'screenTEMP|GameMax|medias/media_screenshot|path:image|476||119|8|'
$MIX_IMG2_SOURCE_1 = 'wheelTEMP|GameMax|medias/media_wheels/media_wheel_us|path:image|320|320|RIGHT|DOWN'
$MIX_IMG3_SOURCE_1 = 'boxTEMP|GameMAX|medias/media_boxs/media_boxs3d/media_box3d_us|path:image|269|269|LEFT|DOWN'
$MIX_IMG4_SOURCE_1 = 'cartridgeTEMP|GameMax|medias/media_supports/media_supports2d/media_support2d_us|path:image|150|150|LEFT|CENTER'
$MIX_IMG5_SOURCE_1 = 'flagTEMP|FixeMax|Lang-USA.png|path:image|100|100|UP|LEFT'

The problem is that in many roms I'm obtaining a correct scrape like this:

But many other, I'm obtaining a wrong rendered file, like this:

In this picture I've lost the cartridge and the logo images (and both of them are in screenscraper.fr database...)

And I've lost the logo in this other (and also, the logo is in the screenscraper database...)

I don't know what it's hapening, because in many cases, the rendered file is correct (as you can see in the Super Mario 64 scrape...), so the config.ini it would be correct, right?

Please, can anyone help me with this??

Thank you very much!!

[screech]

Hi, @NaSHoOo

The problem (in your case) is that you select "only" one country by scrape. So if a media isn't in the country you scrape (but in an other country) you don't grab it.

Exemple for Castlevania :
http://www.screenscraper.fr/gameinfos.php?gameid=5414

The Screenshot is multicountry = no problem.
The 3D Box is Us = no problem
The cardrigde and the wheel (logo) is Eu = so you don't grabe it (you want only Us)

If you want, you can modify like this :

[MIX_IMG]
$MIX_IMG_NAME = PersonalStyleUSA
$MIX_IMG_EXEMPLE = exemple.png
$MIX_IMG_CIBLE_X = 600
$MIX_IMG_CIBLE_Y = 400
$MIX_IMG_NBIMG = 8
$MIX_IMG1_SOURCE_1 = 'screenTEMP|GameMax|medias/media_screenshot|path:image|476||119|8|'
$MIX_IMG2_SOURCE_1 = 'wheelTEMP|GameMax|medias/media_wheels/media_wheel_us|path:image|320|320|RIGHT|DOWN'
$MIX_IMG3_SOURCE_1 = 'wheelTEMP|GameMax|medias/media_wheels/media_wheel_%%|path:image|320|320|RIGHT|DOWN'
$MIX_IMG4_SOURCE_1 = 'boxTEMP|GameMAX|medias/media_boxs/media_boxs3d/media_box3d_us|path:image|269|269|LEFT|DOWN'
$MIX_IMG5_SOURCE_1 = 'boxTEMP|GameMAX|medias/media_boxs/media_boxs3d/media_box3d_%%|path:image|269|269|LEFT|DOWN'
$MIX_IMG6_SOURCE_1 = 'cartridgeTEMP|GameMax|medias/media_supports/media_supports2d/media_support2d_us|path:image|150|150|LEFT|CENTER'
$MIX_IMG7_SOURCE_1 = 'cartridgeTEMP|GameMax|medias/media_supports/media_supports2d/media_support2d_%%|path:image|150|150|LEFT|CENTER'
$MIX_IMG8_SOURCE_1 = 'flagTEMP|FixeMax|Lang-USA.png|path:image|100|100|UP|LEFT'

So, it take in priority the Us File. And if not found, take in your priority language (if you are in French for exemple : fr|eu|us|en|origine|de|es|pt|jp|xx)

Other solution (the best one ) Found missing media (like the Label Texture for the Us Cardridge) and submit it to Screenscraper so we can add it

[NaSHoOo]

Dear Screech,

You are awesome, thank you for your solution! It works perfectly

I must be doing this "solution" to identify the region of the roms, because when I am doing a scrape of a game with 3 regions (each one has the region in the .zip file), the gamelist.xml generated don't mention where it came from (EUR, USA or JAP).

It would be a great feature to include the region at the end of the game's name

Something like this:

Super Mario 64 [USA] (if the rom scraped is Super Mario 64 (USA).n64)
or
Super Mario 64 [EUR] (if the rom scraped is Super Mario 64 (Europe).n64

Thank you for your great work with UXS and your support, kind regards!

[paradadf]

@NaSHoOo you can already edit your UXS file like this (copy&paste from Screech's instructions):

$ELEMENT_8 = 'name|value|noms/nom_%%|form:region'
Scrape the name and the region of your Rom and merge them as a name.
ex :

Game Name : Mario
Region : Japan
Name result : Mario (Japan)

$ELEMENT_8 = 'name|value|noms/nom_%%|form:%FileNameBracket%'
Scrape the name and catch the first bracket ( '(' or '[' ) in the file name and merge the end of the filename (without extension) with the scraped name
ex :
Game Name : Zero Tolerance
Filename : zerotolerance (USA, Europe) [Proto].zip
Name Result : Zero Tolerance (USA, Europe) [Proto]

[screech]

Yep ^^

And also :

Now you have a new option in UXS-Config.ini :

$Picture_Region = 0 -> Picture preference by User Language
$Picture_Region = 1 -> Picture preference by Rom Region + preference by User Language
$Picture_Region = 2 -> Picture preference by Rom Region only (nothing if no picture)
So before when you have a Game in 3 languages, you have 3 times the same Picture (the one for your language)
With this option, If there is different Language Media on Screenscraper, it try to take the one corresponding of your Rom Language.
(Work only with MIX Template )