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[madmab]

Whoops.. Sorry RessX for the confusion the below text should ALL be part of message #2.. Thanks..

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Dual Screen/Preview and streaming media junk

Current menu configuration layout..

ADAM X MAIN MENU

Select Game From Favorites
Select Game
Configure Skin
---->Select Skin
---->Save Skin Configuration As
---->Load Skin Configuration
---->Skin Editor
---->---->Game Select Menu Settings
---->---->---->Screenshot/Movie Preview Settings
---->---->---->---->Show Screenshots? Yes/No
---->---->---->---->Show Movie? Yes/No
---->---->---->---->Play Sound From Movie? Yes/No
---->---->---->---->[Screenshot/movie/boxart] Size/Position
---->---->---->---->[Screenshot/movie/boxart] Transparency
---->---->---->---->Seconds Before Auto-Advancing Artwork
---->---->---->---->Show Screenshots While Scrolling
---->---->---->Sprite Settings
---->---->---->Background Settings
---->---->---->Text Settings

---->---->Other Menu Settings
---->---->---->General Settings
---->---->---->Main Menu Settings
---->---->---->Popup Menu Settings
---->---->---->Loading Screen Menu Settings
---->---->---->All 'Other' Menu Settings

---->---->Game Screen Size/Position
---->---->---->Set Game Screen Size/Position
---->---->---->Set Text Screen Size/Position
---->---->---->Force Game Screen Size/Pos (0) - Yes/No
---->---->---->Force Text Screen Size/Pos - Yes/No

---->---->Other Video/Skin Configurations
---->---->---->XBox Hardware Filtering
---->---->---->Software Filter
---->---->---->Force PAL50 Mode (Pal only)
---->---->---->Flicker Filter Level
---->---->---->Soften Display
---->---->---->10x11 Pixel Aspect Ratio
---->---->---->Move menu text

---->Video Mode (For setting screen resolution)
---->Start With Music: Yes/No (maybe change to Music: on/off)
---->Favorites Screen: Regular/Enhanced
---->Start Screen: Favorite Select/Game Select/Main Menu

Configuration

---->Change Default Directories
---->Controller Configuration
---->General Settings
---->Network/Netplay Options

Utilities
---->Save Game Management
---->Browse Screenshots
---->View Text File
---->Show Available Memory
---->Help

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Recommended menu changes to "split" video options and Skin options.
So maybe what we can do is remove the video stuff from the skin sections and add a new section under configuration called "Video Configurations".  Like this..

Configuration
---->Video Configuration
---->---->Video Mode - (480i,720i,720p, etc) [or leave/dup this in skin configuration)
---->---->Screenshot/Movie Preview Settings
---->---->---->Show Screenshots? Yes/No
---->---->---->Show Movie? Yes/No
---->---->---->Play Sound From Movie? Yes/No
---->---->---->[Screenshot/movie/boxart] Size/Position
---->---->---->[Screenshot/movie/boxart] Transparency
---->---->---->Seconds before auto-advancing Screenshot -
---->---->---->Auto-Screenshot Capture Delay -
---->---->---->Show Screenshots While Scrolling - Yes/No
---->---->Game Screen Size Position
---->---->---->Set Game Screen Size/Position #
---->---->---->Set Text Screen Size/Position
---->---->---->In Game Options Screen Size/Position
---->---->---->Force Game Screen Size/Pos (0) - Yes/No
---->---->---->Force Text Screen Size/Pos - Yes/No
---->---->Other Video Configurations
---->---->---->Xbox Hardware Filtering -
---->---->---->Software Filter -
---->---->---->Force PAL50 Mode (PAL only) - Yes/No
---->---->---->Flicker Filter Level
---->---->---->Soften Display - Yes/No
---->---->---->10x11 Pixel Aspect Ratio - Yes/No
---->---->---->Move menu text (maybe this should be moved into skin settings)

Oh and rename "Video/Skin Configuration" to just "Skin Configuration".

Move the "Other Menu Settings" under the "skin editor".  Like this..

--->Skin Editor
---->---->Game Select Menu Settings
---->---->---->Screenshot/Movie Preview Settings
---->---->---->---->Show Screenshots? Yes/No
---->---->---->---->Show Movie? Yes/No
---->---->---->---->Play Sound From Movie? Yes/No
---->---->---->---->[Screenshot/movie/boxart] Size/Position
---->---->---->---->[Screenshot/movie/boxart] Transparency
---->---->---->---->Seconds Before Auto-Advancing Artwork
---->---->---->---->Show Screenshots While Scrolling
---->---->---->Sprite Settings
---->---->---->Background Settings
---->---->---->Text Settings

---->---->General Settings
---->---->Main Menu Settings
---->---->Popup Menu Settings
---->---->Loading Screen Menu Settings
---->---->All 'Other' Menu Settings

[gilles9999]

it sounds better, and really less confusing
do you have an opinion about the commercial videos madmab?
add an option if the user want to see them or not?(before/after the in game video?)

[madmab]

I have not really had a chance to think about the best approach for commercial videos.  But we will definetly do them.  It's just a matter of haggling over how.  

[gilles9999]

QUOTE(madmab @ Oct 26 2008, 11:12 AM)

I have not really had a chance to think about the best approach for commercial videos.  But we will definetly do them.  It's just a matter of haggling over how.  

Rock And Roll!!

p.s.: RZx, If you want to put the links to my latests dynamic skins, just "quote" the message with the link, and you will be able to copy/paste it here

[ressurectionx]

Posted this last night before I left, but I guess there was an error so it didn't post...


Hey guys,

I'm off to work, but I'll get your stuff straightened out sometime tomorrow hopefully when I get back.  

So madmab... you just want me to completely replace the directory structure post you had before with the stuff above?  Just want to be clear on that.

Gilles.... did you guys have a banner or something you wanted to put on the first post?   Let me know how you guys want this thread introduced and I'll put it all in the 1st post.  I gave you so many posts because I figured you'd want to use pictures and stuff when you started releasing the emulators and skins.  




...... and I still think that the video preview/artwork preview stuff belongs exactly where it is since it's all part of manipulating the game select screen.  

Later,
~Rx

[ressurectionx]

Perfect then  

I'm really confused about the menu thing when we're all talking about it her I guess.  It's a shame that we don't live right down the street from each other and can't have a sit down on this.  I guess we're not expressing things as good as we could in person, or understanding their meaning.  I was under the impression that you wanted to remove those settings from that place you posted above and put them somewhere completely different.  I'm fine with those options being in the Configuration settings as well, but thought that since it's a very big part of how the game select screen is displayed it would be best if it was right where it is where you posted.  

Truth be told, I still haven't really looked at where things are now in depth so maybe there not there now and you were just asking if they could be put there.  I'm a bit confused......  




..... that being said.... Commercial previews in the future too!

So... what were you guys thinking as a thread introduction?  You have been working very well together on this and I think that you should have a kind of team-thread where you can show off all your work in the same place and update it as new things come out.  Sorry you guys can't be in direct control of it (I did try), but I plan on being around for quite a while and would be happy to facilitate it for you.  When we get it looking good and get some content together I will make a very predominant link to this thread in the Xtras thread for all of the skins and any updates on the emus and whatever else you guys would like.

Let me know,
~Rx

[gilles9999]

oh, and DON'T use the default "settings.ini"
choose your favorite setting, rename it "settings.ini"
and replace the old settings.ini BEFORE FTP it to your xbox (if you want to use this skin with snes9xbox)

[madmab]

Do the skins with the named directorys actually work with older non-dual-preview x-port emu's?

[ressurectionx]

Sweet man.  It will be nice when SNES9XBox gets the dynamic emu treatment down the road.  I didn't know what a good emulator it was since I always used ZSNESXBox before.  Z's still my favorite, but you can't play Star Fox II there  

Let me know if you have a "Team Banner" or something you'd like to add to the top thread and how you guys want to present it and I'll get it done.  I will try to get your newest skins posted to the top as well Gilles.  Which ones are ready for prime-time?  Just Coleco and SNES now?

And don't worry if you want to add or change any text that I post on the threads when I get your stuff up there.  Just let me know how you want it to read and I'll fix it when I get a chance.  I would have started after work, but I didn't feel very good and I just pretty much went to sleep after I got home.

And thanks for staying focused on perfecting the Colecovision emu first madmab.  I know it's really exciting thinking about porting this stuff to the other emus now, but I'm thinking it's best to get a bulk of the work done on one emu you really like and then being able to port the changes to the other emus afterwards.

Later guys,
~Rx

[ressurectionx]

I've put stuff in the top threads for you guys.  Please just quote the posts and change what you'd like and PM me with it and I'll update them.  I know it's difficult doing this way and it's a shame you guys don't have total control over it, but it's the best I could come up with.  Feel completely free to let me know of any changes or updates you want.

Later,
~Rx

[gilles9999]

DYNAMIC MSX done (special dedicace to retroplay)
again, a skin with 14 configs created to handle the future dual video/boxarts stuff

Dynamic_MSX_pm3_by_Gilou9999_27/10/2008

damned, rapidshare said me, only 10 peoples will be autorized to dl the skin, so madmab, be sure to have it
someone here with a web site to host our creations? (skins, rezx Xtras etc...)??

main screen (yes a msx looks like this)

the gameselect screen (big movie big boxart, with metal gear banner, note by default it is the msx system banner; it took me 5min to set this, disable the buttons and change the banner)


Oh, and madmab, YES the skins with the named directorys actually work with older non-dual-preview x-port emu's    really good, all the sprites folder of all xports emus should be named like this

[ressurectionx]

nice work man.  

Host your stuff at megaupload.  It's a much better site.  When you get the link up at megaupload I'll post this in your thread.

Later,
~Rx

[ressurectionx]

Some of my best artwork was unintentional madmab.  So were most of the greats  

(I'm pretty handy with charcoal or oil paints or pastels, and I'm pretty handy with a computer for that matter, but mix the two and I'm in kindergarten again)

I changed the top threads around a bit.  Let me know what you guys think.

Later,
~Rx

[ressurectionx]

Hey gilles,

I have absolutely no idea how long that megaupload keeps files unfortunatley.  I've wondered that myself.  I've got all my work (in the zips that I have provided) backed up on my hard drive and also on a 16GB thumb drive, so they're pretty safe.  What a pain it would be to have to re-upload them again though if these files were removed.  When you get to the point that your skins are complete and our work is done, I plan on packaging your stuff up in a single zipfile too so if anything ever happens to our work I have it all backed up in several places.  

That's about the best a poor guy like me can do.  I can't afford a server and the ability to host all these downloads for everyone.  If anything happens to them, I will just have to re-upload the work.  

I will also be releasing and hosting this stuff on torrents, but I can't say here where the sites are located since they undoubtedly have other stuff that is against forum rules.  This will be a much better option for a lot of people though, because then they can just pick and choose what Xtras they want instead of having to download the entire zipfiles.  That's a long way off in the future though and would have to be spread by word of mouth at the time outside of the boards.

Later,
~Rx

[ressurectionx]

Hey Gilles,

I updated everything I think you wanted in your post.  Let me know if you need to add anything or want to make a change.

You to madmab....

~Rx