TunnelVision Logos Backgrounds Update

[Invincer]

The logo avi files are ready to go, I just have to upload them to Tom's FTP (which he graciously offered last night). He may not have known the size though There is also the assortment of background tunnel images you can choose from as well (about 30). These are all customizable for you.

In regards to the menu selection logos as you may have seen in the theme youtube video you can download and custom map the ones you want/will use and you can do it for the TunnelVision theme or any other theme you may be using. I made the videos the same size as the HQ avis Circo made for MAME. This way if themes display the MAME videos well, then these should fit the same size for you (Doesn't matter if you use 16:9 or 4:3). When I make the 4:3 TunnelVision edition the image 1 field will be the same dimensions so there won't be 2 separate avis for download, 1 for 16:9 and one for 4:3. (The backgrounds will however have to be different of course)

Speaking of the backgrounds, you can pick and choose which ones you want to try from the following youtube video montage. I understand some of what Brian is saying... The default avi looks great on my HDTV, but not as good on my new cab (kinda chokes on it with that measly emachine junk in there). Also, my cab is in my Living Room not far from my TV. Though it will be cool to run both with similar themes, by changing backgrounds on each that can make them unique.

Check out the montage...

You may notice near the end some non TunnelVision themes that my be good for Jukebox, Karaoke, Videos, and DVDs... I have used these tunnel or not because they look good as that type of background in the appropriate area (especially jukebox). There will be some different backgrounds for the 4:3 theme... just to change the tunnels up a bit. Regardless of just gaming or media center; HDTV or cab, you should find some that appeal to your tastes (I hope).

When all the files have been uploaded to an FTP then you will be informed where you can download all of these from (Tom can decide how he thinks it is best to do that)...

So should I start working on emu/MAME/game menu selections for the Theme?

[lingpanda]

Wow Invincer! This has come a long way. Great Job! Any chance you could do a tunnel vision circuit board theme? And could the tunnel vision logo be taken off from the theme or atleast moved?

[Invincer]

Yeah, I could take the logo off entirely like on the jukebox background if that is how people want. Anything else in mind to go there or just leave that area blank? I had been flirting with the idea of dropping it all together anyways as on the cab the 3d movements don't look as good... If I do take it off it will take a while to rerun them through Premier Pro

[lingpanda]

Yeah, I could take the logo off entirely like on the jukebox background if that is how people want. Anything else in mind to go there or just leave that area blank? I had been flirting with the idea of dropping it all together anyways as on the cab the 3d movements don't look as good... If I do take it off it will take a while to rerun them through Premier Pro

Off entirely would be my option or create a Tunnel Vision logo to animate there.. Those Media Center backgrounds look NICE! I would try something out like the Gel or Down and Out theme. Ofcourse I have a cab with a CRT Television. So something 800x600 would be my best option.

[Invincer]

You may be right, now that I have the theme on my cab, I think it might look better without the tunnelvision logo, then i will be easier to mix and match animated backgrounds...

An idea, any or you scriptwriters out here think you could come up with a script that would randomize avi backgrounds for the start up avi in GameEx if a folder has them ready similar to the way the intro avi can do it? That would be extremely cool!

TOM: Please contact me, I don't think my PMs may have worked to you. If you want me to FTP the avis to you I need to know the login etc. Otherwise I will have to try clumping them together and host on a megafile type site like rapidshare (which every one hates downloading large files from). Let me know what you want to do, meanwhile tomorrow I think I will rerun the projects in Premier and exclude the tunnelvision logo unless people post that they want it to stay on; which I doubt.

[bkenobi]

Post a link to a rapidshare (or similar) download and Tom will probably grab it to host locally.

[Tempest]

An idea, any or you scriptwriters out here think you could come up with a script that would randomize avi backgrounds for the start up avi in GameEx if a folder has them ready similar to the way the intro avi can do it? That would be extremely cool!

Something similar was done for random music: http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=7402

The script is pretty straightforward, you would probably want to have it run as GameEx is shutting down, by entering the path in Tweaks/Performance > Launch on Exit.

If you need help, You know what to do...

[Invincer]

Thanks Tempest, uploading some of the backgrounds to RapidShare now. Will post links when ready (uploaded some at lunch, but power went off evidently before it was finished). I don't know what everyone else might think, but I think it would be very cool if a theme were able to launch a random avi from a favorite avi background directory; especially if they were all aligned to work with that theme as these tunnelvision ones were.

However, I have taken off the tunnelvision logo so you can pick and choose whichever you like and use on whatever theme you may want. Will check out the radomizing to see how it works.. I also tweaked the main theme a bit, and stripped it of all the avis to make it an easier download, then you can pick and choose the backgrounds and menu selections you want. I also made the avi window perfectly sized for videos of the high quality circo MAME variety. I willl be keeping that size window on the 4:3 theme so there are not multiple menu selections to download, the menu selection logo avis will work in either. Switched the font back because it was yucky on the cab, so you can control your own fonts through the GameEx advanced config. Use your own favorite and there is no more tunnellvision logo for it to clash with. The 4:3 tunnelvision theme backgrounds will be different. Anyways will post again when the rapidshare files are ready (slooooow uploads).

[Invincer]

This is the first batch of TunnelVision (widescreen) backgrounds. There are numerous choices to use as you can see from the video in this thread. The TunnelVision logo has also been removed fom the AVIs so you can choose to use these in TunnelVision or in any other theme if you want. The backgrounds (and menu logo AVIs to follow) are too large for me to host online, so I had to up them to rapidshare, so look at the video montage in this thread to identify the ones that catch your eye so you can download that one(s) specifically.

I tweaked the theme files itself so normal movie files take up all of the image1 window (think circo's MAME game preview HQ AVIs). Also took out font types in the theme ini so you just use the font style already selected in your advanced config.

The edited theme itself (Version 2.0 now I guess): http://www.invincer.com/TunnelVision/Tunne...n(1280x720).zip

you will have to download this so the files are all located in your GameEx\Themes\TunnelVision(1280x720) folder. Duh, you knew this I know...

The above theme is raw, no videos in it at all, with still backgrounds where all the avis will or can go. The main two AVIs I will host to make it easier and faster to get to...

The main background avi (Startbak.avi) : http://www.invincer.com/TunnelVision/Tunne...ionStartbak.zip

make sure it is in the media folder (doo NOT delete the BMP file in the directory with the same name, GameEx won't use the theme if it can't see there is a bmp placeholder there I guess).

The intro movie animated background: http://www.invincer.com/TunnelVision/Tunne...nIntroMovie.zip

make sure to have this file in the Intro Movie folder if you wan an animated intro

I will post the background files as they finish and become available on Rapid Share (takes about 1 and a half hours to upload 200 megs..

The first batch are...

http://rapidshare.com/files/250490277/Clean_Reel.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250490278/Jukebox.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250490281/Plas...ethora.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250490284/Stra..._Score.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250490286/TV_B...Tunnel.zip.html

Will post again in about an hour as batch two completes uploading.

In using these files, remember to just name them the appropriate background avi name and put it in the theme's media folder. For instance you may want the jukebox avi to be the animated jukebox background (looks very cool too), so it has to be named jukeboxbak.avi and has to be in the media folder, simple as that. The following are the names you can use with separate avi backgrounds.

Startak.avi : the main startup animated backgound and the one you may see the most.

Jukeboxbak.avi : the animated avi for the jukebox section of GameEx.

Picturesbak.avi : the animated avi for the your pictures section of GameEx.

Videosbak.avi : the animated avi for the video section of GameEx.

emusbak.avi : the animated avi for the emulators that are not MAME or Daphne.

daphnebak.avi : the animated avi for the Daphne section of GameEx.

bak.avi : the animated avi for the MAME section of GameEx.

If these upload fine and no one has problems on them, the animated menu logo avis are next to be uploaded to RapidShare...

[Invincer]

Batch 2:

http://rapidshare.com/files/250514471/TV_D...nd_Out.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250514472/TV_E...y_Cube.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250514473/TV_E..._Rings.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250514474/TV_EQ_Tunnel.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250514476/TV_F...everse.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250514478/TV_Glow_Pulse.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250514480/TV_G...Tunnel.zip.html

[Invincer]

Batch 3:

http://rapidshare.com/files/250532307/TV_Grooved.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250532308/TV_Hard_Turns.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250532309/TV_Hyper_Box.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250532310/TV_K...t_Cube.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250532311/TV_Molten.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250532312/TV_OffLimits.zip.html

[Invincer]

Batch 4:

http://rapidshare.com/files/250565685/TV_O...ic_Gel.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250565686/TV_O..._Light.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250565687/TV_Pan_Around.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250565690/TV_S..._Rings.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250565695/TV_Stalagic.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250565698/TV_T...unnels.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250565699/TV_T...Layers.zip.html

[Invincer]

5th and final batch of widescreen 16:9 style theme background avis

http://rapidshare.com/files/250659782/TV_Uber.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250659783/TV_Unwound.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250659785/TV_W...y_Hall.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/250659787/TV_Wound_Up.zip.html

Next up, the logo avi menu selection files later today. I will post that in a different thread...

P.S.

TEMPEST: Thanks for the AHK file idea for random backgrounds. Unfortunately although the script works great outside of GameEx, when trying any of the 4 settings for launch on start or exit GameEx crashes. Probably having something to do with changing the startbak.avi file while it is beig accessed by GameEx, at least that is my guess. Any ideas? Thanks!

[bkenobi]

You could launch the script at Windows startup. That way it would run prior to GameEx launching and you shouldn't have any conflicts that way. Alternately, you could opt to run the script during shutdown after GameEx closes.

[lingpanda]

Looking forward to the 4:3 theme!

[Adultery]

Blah @ Rapidshare and their silly DL limits.

I'll grab a couple now and then grab more when Tom hosts this bad boy. It looks phenomenal and I can't wait to deploy this sucker... Hope my computer can handle it!

Thanks!

.:EDIT:. Does your theme include the animated logos for Config, Shutdown, Start Screensaver, emulators, search, favorites, etc? Those look nice too.

.:EDIT #2:. Damn. I got one background and hit my DL limit. :*(

[Invincer]

Yeah, I know... rapidshare kind of sucks. After uploading all those yesterday I see it says each can only be downloaded 10 times. All day today been trying to upload the logo menu selections (including the ones you mentioned), but it keeps "loosing the connection" it says. Anyone know of a better and less restrictive way (both for uploading and downloading) to put all these files out there for download?

[Adultery]

I don't know if Sendspace or Megaupload are any better... But at least MegaUpload doesn't impose the harsh limits (AFAIK).