Skinning assistance needed for my newbie self

[Palmore]

As you all my know, I'm pretty darn new to Game EX, and I'd like to work on converting over my old MAMEWah backgrounds over to GameEX.

I've tried importing the MAMEWah layout files into GameEX's theme editor, but it crashes everytime I do so, so I decided to just go ahead and work on it from scratch.

Here's the trick though, well.. what I'm trying to do, can anyone point me in the right direction?

I'd like to have 1 looping video clip as the main background, almost like a morphing fractal etc. Yet I want that video to play constantly in the background through out my menus. i.e. when I change between NES to SNES, theres no restarting of the video, stoping, starting or skipping.

I only want to use Game Luncher mode

I'd like to use semi transparent PNGs as the menus, and a different one per emu, that way the background animation is visible thru the PNG background

I don't want to display snaps full screen, rather have the Snap/Title screen/Marquee (and or boxart/cart art) displayed in sections of the page as I scroll thru the lists.

Can anyone lend some pointers on what setups in the theme editor to work with to make something like this possible? or close (i.e. if the back ground animation can't be seemless and must be reloaded between each emu screen etc...)

But again, the main things are, Game Launcher mode only, Emu specific backgrounds, non full screen snaps etc..

I've poked around in the editor, but can't seem to figure out how to accomplish this in Game Launcher mode.

I've also tried using the custom background images in the Emu config section of the setup wizard, but those don't seem to carry over to Game Luncher mode.

Ideas?

(Also, ps. I just donated, upon donation how long does it take to get info about registering GameEX? I fear my SpamD tarpit box may have greylisted the email lol)

[Tempest]

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I only want to use Game Luncher mode

Palmore,

I'm sorry dude, I was just going through the last couple of weeks posts, to see if anything got missed, and found this post.

I want you to know that I too only want Game Luncher mode!

SH$T, it is no wonder that Google thinks I'm fat.

I don't know anything about the theme editor...

I hope you have a sense of humour...

Free 'Bump' for your question...

[Palmore]

No worries =)

I've spent the past day or so working on a standard theme so I can play around with skinning and video backgrounds etc.

I guess it appears skinning Game Launcher mode is currently an unsupported feature? =/

At times I have a sense of humor, today it has left me =/ I just realized the replacement control panel top I made for my cab over the weekend... umm Player 2 and Player 4 have no wrist room =/ the hand just kinda falls off the panel lol...

Gallery Link

Now do I say... eh, this one is better, I can finally add my track ball, the button layouts are better, and oh well with those palyers cause I'll be player 1 always anyway? lol.

I'm stuck between leaving the existing panel on, or putting the new one on... Regardless I'm rebuilding the entire control panel enclosure next spring...(and making it BIGGER lol)

[Tempest]

Looking good! (thanks for turning the light off)

There is a thread here for posting cabinets running GameEx:

http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=66

and one that gives hints on building cabs: (I'm not saying you need to read it )

http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?sh...amp;#entry34235

I thought you might be interested...