gameex 5.88

[movieman317]

i have background movie themes in my pictures folder how do i use the theme editor to put my background movie themes on gameex right now i am using deep purple but i want to use my own movie themes to see how it looks can you help thankxs

[headkaze]

Oh sorry, I didn't get what you meant when you said "movie themes". You mean an AVI video playing in the background right? Okay, in the THEMES directory you will see all the themes. Go into the "Default - Deep Purple" directory. You can copy an avi video in there and just rename it to "bak.avi" and make a copy called "emubak.avi". Now you should have a "movie background" playing in GameEx.

[movieman317]

Oh sorry, I didn't get what you meant when you said "movie themes". You mean an AVI video playing in the background right? Okay, in the THEMES directory you will see all the themes. Go into the "Default - Deep Purple" directory. You can copy an avi video in there and just rename it to "bak.avi" and make a copy called "emubak.avi". Now you should have a "movie background" playing in GameEx.

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no that is not what i meant for gameex 5.88 when gameex lauches for the theme on the backgroung of gameex i am using deep purple which is pretty sweet but i want to change the background theme to movie theme wallpaper or screensaver or desktop what ever you call it that is what i want to do

do you see the deep purple theme on gameex that is what i am using right now the movie themes i would like to use is these

blade trinity

alien vs predator

how do i make the movie themes blade trinity and alien vs predator look like the deep purple theme on gameex

[night]

rename your Blade trinity picture to "bak.PNG" and maybe "startbak.PNG" then it should work ...

and if your pictures are in jpg format you need to convert it to .PNG (shouldnt be a problem even it have the wrong file type) but just if you wants to be on the safe side

PS: if you wanna have forexample the Predator picture as background for your video section only then rename it to : "videobak.PNG"

else use the theme editor its slick and easy to use

[movieman317]

rename your Blade trinity picture to "bak.PNG" and maybe "startbak.PNG" then it should work ...

and if your pictures are in jpg format you need to convert it to .PNG (shouldnt be a problem even it have the wrong file type) but just if you wants to be on the safe side

PS: if you wanna have forexample the Predator picture as background for your video section only then rename it to : "videobak.PNG"

else use the theme editor its slick and easy to use

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my pictures are in jpg format i need to convert it to .PNG what it a free download so i can change it to png

[amos_82]

Rename the file from .jpg to .png It should read it fine.

If that doesnt work you can use 'microsoft paint' to save the jpg as a png

[movieman317]

Rename the file from .jpg to .png  It should read it fine.

If that doesnt work you can use 'microsoft paint' to save the jpg as a png

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ok Blade trinity picture is now png file and i named the folder called "bak.PNG then i put the folder in the gameex 5.88 folder then went to themes and pasted it into the theme folder but when i went to gameex config the "bak.PNG was not there am i doing something wrong

[amos_82]

Ok, back to basics

Save the Blade trinity as all of these:

bak.png

daphnebak.png

emubak.png

jukeboxbak.png

picturesbak.png

radiobak.png

startbak.png

videobak.png

Pick your favourite theme; the purple one from the sounds of it.

1. Go to the 'themes folder' in the gameex directory.

2. Copy the 'Default - Deep Purple' folder & rename it to 'Default - My Movie Theme'

3. Now go to the 'media folder' inside your 'my movie theme' folder.

4. Now paste your blade trinity files into the 'media folder' click yes.

5. Now use the Gameex configuration tool; go to Display settings, and select the 'Default - My Movie Theme'.

Thats it

[movieman317]

Ok, back to basics

Save the Blade trinity as all of these:

bak.png

daphnebak.png

emubak.png

jukeboxbak.png

picturesbak.png

radiobak.png

startbak.png

videobak.png

Pick your favourite theme; the purple one from the sounds of it.

1. Go to the 'themes folder' in the gameex directory.

2. Copy the 'Default - Deep Purple' folder & rename it to 'Default - My Movie Theme'

3. Now go to the 'media folder' inside your 'my movie theme' folder.

4. Now paste your blade trinity files into the 'media folder' click yes.

5. Now use the Gameex configuration tool; go to Display settings, and select the 'Default - My Movie Theme'.

Thats it

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1.kinda under stand first off i have a blade trinity picture and the file is now a png file ok

2.do i go in the gameex folder in the program files

3. where do i go from there

4. and what do you mean Save the Blade trinity as all of these:

i already have a png file for blade trinity can you explain where is this at

bak.png

daphnebak.png

emubak.png

jukeboxbak.png

picturesbak.png

radiobak.png

startbak.png

videobak.png

[headkaze]

Ok, first things first. Lets see if you can get your image showing in GameEx.

1. Rename your blade image to be bak.png

2. Copy the blade "bak.png" file into the GameEx theme of your choice

Take a look at the attached image below.

Once you have done this you will need to copy over the images above as well since bak.png only shows at the start.

If you have trouble doing this, you may need to get a book on Windows and learn how to copy and paste files.

[movieman317]

Ok, first things first. Lets see if you can get your image showing in GameEx.

1. Rename your blade image to be bak.png

2. Copy the blade "bak.png" file into the GameEx theme of your choice

Take a look at the attached image below.

Once you have done this you will need to copy over the images above as well since bak.png only shows at the start.

If you have trouble doing this, you may need to get a book on Windows and learn how to copy and paste files.

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1.ok the blade trinity file is now a png file

2. i copyied and pasted it in to the Default - Deep Purple folder in program files on the gameex folder in the thems folder and i renamed the blade trinity picture called

bak.png

now what do i do from there

[movieman317]

Ok, first things first. Lets see if you can get your image showing in GameEx.

1. Rename your blade image to be bak.png

2. Copy the blade "bak.png" file into the GameEx theme of your choice

Take a look at the attached image below.

Once you have done this you will need to copy over the images above as well since bak.png only shows at the start.

If you have trouble doing this, you may need to get a book on Windows and learn how to copy and paste files.

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1.ok the blade trinity file is now a png file

2. i copyied and pasted it in to the Default - Deep Purple folder in program files on the gameex folder in the thems folder and i renamed the blade trinity picture called

bak.png

now what do i do from there

[amos_82]

Dude whats going on? Im beginning to think your joking

Move the bak.png into the 'media' folder. Look at headkaze's image

All the info you need is already in this thread, if english isnt your first language you might want to try an online translator.

[movieman317]

Dude whats going on? Im beginning to think your joking 

Move the bak.png into the 'media' folder.  Look at headkaze's image

All the info you need is already in this thread, if english isnt your first language you might want to try an online translator.

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I am using gameex new version 5.88

1. i did Look at headkaze's image

2. blade trinity is now a png file i changed the png file to bak.png no i am in the Default - Deep Purple folder in program files on the gameex now i clicked on the media folder inside the default deep purple folder and i pasted my bak.png file into the the media folder

2. now that the bak.png is in the media folder on the default deep purple do you want me to now go to the gameex folder and click on the upgradeconfig to update it

[movieman317]

I am using gameex new version 5.88

1. i did Look at headkaze's image

2. blade trinity is now a png file i changed the png file to bak.png no i am in the Default - Deep Purple folder in program files on the gameex now i clicked on the media folder inside the default deep purple folder and i pasted my bak.png file into the the media folder

2. now that the bak.png is in the media folder on the default deep purple do you want me to now go to the gameex folder and click on the upgradeconfig to update it

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i made a zip file for you amos_82 the zip is movie theme maybe you can see what i am doing wrong maybe you can fix it i followed your to the best of my knowlege instructions

Save the Blade trinity as all of these:

bak.png

daphnebak.png

emubak.png

jukeboxbak.png

picturesbak.png

radiobak.png

startbak.png

videobak.png

this bak.png file i saved it isd the same picture but called just like this for all of them

bak.png

daphnebak.png

emubak.png

jukeboxbak.png

picturesbak.png

radiobak.png

startbak.png

videobak.png

is that right

[amos_82]

Ok open the zip file i sent you and copy the file to the themes folder:

Now start GameEx and go to the 'theme picker' i think it is under applications on the start page.

Now select the blade theme:

p.s. sorry if i seemed rude before

[amos_82]

Yes, use the same image; but you have named the image "bak.PNG.png" it should be bak.png

just use the zip file i sent you, it will make sense once you see it in place

[movieman317]

Yes, use the same image; but you have named the image "bak.PNG.png" it should be bak.png

just use the zip file i sent you, it will make sense once you see it in place

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still waiting on the zip file i had to disable my spamkiller and my privacy try to send it again

[movieman317]

still waiting on the zip file i had to disable my spamkiller and my privacy try to send it again

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ok awesome thank you so much now i want to do alien vs predator this is what i have to do right

1.go to media folder then call it Default - Alien VS Predator

2. then copy the Default - deep purple folder and paste it into the Default - Alien VS Predator folder right

3. then i use the same image but rename it to bak.png inside the Default - Alien VS Predator folder and erase the old snap file of deep purple

4. so do i erase these old file of deep purple

like

bak.png

daphnebak.png

emubak.png

jukeboxbak.png

picturesbak.png

radiobak.png

startbak.png

videobak.png

and do i replace it with the new the bak.png file for the default- Alien VS Predator

bak.png

daphnebak.png

emubak.png

jukeboxbak.png

picturesbak.png

radiobak.png

startbak.png

videobak.png

is this right so far

[movieman317]

ok awesome thank you so much now i want to do alien vs predator this is what i have to do right

1.go to media folder then call it Default - Alien VS Predator

2. then copy the   Default - deep purple folder and paste it into the Default - Alien VS Predator folder right

3. then i use the same image but rename it to bak.png inside the Default - Alien VS Predator folder and erase the old snap file of deep purple

4. so do i erase these old file of deep purple

like

bak.png

daphnebak.png

emubak.png

jukeboxbak.png

picturesbak.png

radiobak.png

startbak.png

videobak.png

and do i replace it with the new the bak.png file for the default- Alien VS Predator

bak.png

daphnebak.png

emubak.png

jukeboxbak.png

picturesbak.png

radiobak.png

startbak.png

videobak.png

is this right so far

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i gues i done it right b/c it looks like this check this out awesome

[night]

looks like you got it now

but the background makes the mame list alittle hard to read i would suggest you changed the fonts color to another color so it would be easier to read

else well done

[movieman317]

looks like you got it now   

but the background makes the mame list alittle hard to read i would suggest you changed the fonts color to another color so it would be easier to read

else well done

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thankxs but how do i change the font color for the mame list on gameex 5.88 can you change the font color on the letters how do i do that where in the gameex config do i change the font color for the mame list i want to change the font color this color for my mame list neon green it would fit perfect for the Default- Alien VS Predator

[movieman317]

thankxs but how do i change the font color for the mame list on gameex 5.88  can you change the font color on the letters  how do i do that where in the gameex config do i change the font color for the mame list i want to change the font color this color for my mame list neon green it would fit perfect for the Default- Alien VS Predator

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can someone help me on how to change the font and the font color for my mamelist please thankxs

[movieman317]

can someone help me on how to change the font and the font color for my mamelist please thankxs

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Can someone please FOR THE LOVE OF GOD tell me how to do this also hey tom if you can not change the font color on the mame list can you make it so you can change the font color for the mame list on the new version when you come out with it thankxs

[headkaze]

movieman you have to be a little more patient because we are being patient with you and were trying to help. It's difficult to help someone with limited computer skills, we are trying to help as you can tell by giving you diagrams and such. Demanding help is the first way to get people to ignore your posts.

You need the latest version of GameEx to change the font colour. And you need to use the GameEx Theme Editor to do it. It's located in the GameEx directory. The problem you will no doubt encounter is the fact that the editor is designed for V2 themes only. You are trying to change the colour of a V1 theme.

If you want to change the colour of the font for a V1 theme try the following (although I am not sure if it will work).

Open the theme.ini file located in the "Default - Deep Purple" directory (or the directory of the theme your using). Under the [General] section you need to add the following:

[General]
TextColor=-256

That should change your text colour to yellow.