Qoob Backgrounds

[JohnnyTwoHats]

As soon as I read that the Qoob background could be changed I just had to go and customize my own. Here is a quick and simple one that I produced in Paint Shop Pro. The only time consuming part was finding out where the black text bars were overlayed over the picture.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackground.png
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackground.m1v

Get creative everyone...

EDIT: If you are looking for a tutorial on how to make a background then head to this post:
http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=58525#post58525

[Kola]

Nice, how do you use them on the qoob?

[JohnnyTwoHats]

Use the 1.3 flash software, and select file type "Bootlogo (*.MVI, *.MPG, *.M1V)" and your background, and then flash it to an empty slot.

[Xboxmodder999]

Thanks

[Adan0s]

i also made some backgrounds:

http://img181.echo.cx/img181/3232/25sr.jpg
http://img205.echo.cx/img205/1053/03cw.jpg
http://img206.echo.cx/img206/8931/12qj.jpg

just a few tries, that`s my final result:

http://img169.echo.cx/img169/6853/30mb.jpg


ps: my first post :) and sry for the bad english..i`m from germany^^

[JohnnyTwoHats]

My second effort with a PCB theme.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundPCB.png (full size)
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundPCB.m1v

[sonicnes]

Thanks JohnnyTwoHats this Backgrounds rocks:)

[Xboxmodder999]

Heres one that I did testing the converter, it's from an old mockup that someone did of the Revolution. It's not very cool, but I thought that I would upload it anyways.

(Right Click and Save As) (http://freefilebin.com/userfiles/Xboxmodder999/nr.m1v)

Heres what it looks like on the TV(sorry about the bad picture, and the purple bar on the bottom is from the lines that show up when you are looking at a TV through a camera)

[Dixon Butz]

These .m1v files can be renamed to .mpg so you can view thumbnails in a folder.

[ChronoZaga]

For the purists...

http://www.freefilebin.com/userfiles/ChronoZaga/14.jpg

http://www.freefilebin.com/userfiles/ChronoZaga/Background.m1v

The image was being stretched when on the Gamecube, so I fixed it. It should look right now.

[gargoyle67]

Hi,

I've put the background mpg into a free slot but my bios is still the orignal bios screen.
What am I doing wrong ?


Thanx.

[Xboxmodder999]

Originally posted by gargoyle67
Hi,

I've put the background mpg into a free slot but my bios is still the orignal bios screen.
What am I doing wrong ?


Thanx.

With the flashing program, did you select background as the file type, or did you select all files? You are supposed to select background.

[ChronoZaga]

If you have an image that is being stretched vertically when it's on the Gamecube here's how to fix it, and it's easy. In photoshop (or another photo editor) resize the image to 90% height, then resize the canvas back to the correct size (640x480).

[gargoyle67]

I selected the image as a bootscreen.

[JohnnyTwoHats]

A simple and clean brushed steel look.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundBrushedSteel.png (full size)
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundBrushedSteel.m1v

[GePiYa]

Hi, i made another version of your Background for me. But now there are so many white pixels and i cant get them away. gan you tell me why? The white pixels are mostly on "Siedlungsshow", "goes" and the qoob-sign.

I added my Background, so you can download it and see, whats wrong with it :) Please help me.

[JohnnyTwoHats]

I couldn't actually find the white pixels you were talking about. Did they only appear once you encoded the picture to MPEG-1?
In any case, I re-made your picture using the original graphics and encoded the M1V. I also tested it just to make sure it didn't have those white pixels, even though they did not appear when I encoded the background that you posted.
Hope this helps.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundSiedlungsshow.png (full size)
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundSiedlungsshow.m1v

[GePiYa]

with which program do you reencode? im using tmpgenc and it doesnt work :(

btw i tested it. The white pixels are no more here ;)

[JohnnyTwoHats]

I'm using TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress.

[GePiYa]

mhhhh i have the 2.5 one =) ill download the new one and test it thanks

[JohnnyTwoHats]

Here is a nice Windows XP theme background.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundXP.png (full size)
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundXP.m1v

[snafro]

hi
i made a lil cheap bg

http://www.die-webtools.de/bildhosting/mai05/377815e7b06f19fdc889984456bb65d2.jpg

oh i noticed it isnt displayed in colour on my gc hm im tryin to fix that



-sry i dunno how to fix that problem but my cube doesnt display the colours on the picture, anybody know how to fix that ?

[JohnnyTwoHats]

It sounds most likely to be a NTSC/PAL problem. I tested out your backround on my cube and it displayed perfectly in colour (cube is PAL and TV is PAL/NTSC). The only thing I can think of trying is changing the qoob video mode in the configuration menu to see if that fixes it.

[snafro]

umm im gonna try that, its strange cause i have same setup as you (pal cube + pal\ntsc tv)

edit: tried every video mode, nothing works
edit2: i fixed it by plugging the three lil cables (red white yellow) into a scart adapter. i had the gc connected to the side-av port.

[JohnnyTwoHats]

I just realised that all my background links were dead. For some reason, it seems my freefilebin account folder decided to pack up and depart the server. All the links have now been changed to a new file host and hopefully will remain in working order.

[JohnnyTwoHats]

This background has been given the retro Super Mario Bros treatment.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundRetroMario.png
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundRetroMario.m1v

[Vegas]

That is GREAT I love it seeing how I used to play Super Mario when it first came out as an Arcade Game
A sroll down Memory lane LOL
:cool: :D :D :cool:

[shaunj66]

Love the brushed steel one, JohnnyTwoHats!

Great work! :D

[Tyrian³]

Hey, nice backgrounds mate!! I love the brushed and the retro smb ones^^
I tried to d/l them but the link seems down=(
Oh, how can I use backgrouds with the sx chip?

[Xboxmodder999]

Originally posted by Tyrian³
Oh, how can I use backgrouds with the sx chip?

I'm pretty sure you can't.

[JohnnyTwoHats]

I have moved all the links to a new file host and should now be in working order once again.

[Zeus]

I don't seem to be rude , but there is a perfect good file attachment option when you post - just click browse insert your files in the post and keep it organized ;).

[Xboxmodder999]

Originally posted by Zeus
I don't seem to be rude , but there is a perfect good file attachment option when you post - just click browse insert your files in the post and keep it organized ;).

The thing is though, you can only attach one file, which is very annoying. If you could add 2-3 attachments to one post, it would be used a lot more, rather then us hosting our own files.

[Sdragon]

Cause I was posting it on Gamefrex (I have absolutly no time for this) here is a Qoob Back
n'joy
I will add the m1v file on the next post
Graphics tribute to Nikogeyer

[Sdragon]

Originally posted by Sdragon
Cause I was posting it on Gamefrex (I have absolutly no time for this) here is a Qoob Back
n'joy
I will add the m1v file on the next post
Graphics tribute to Nikogeyer
now he talks again with his blabla and a background nobody wants..
anyway, njoy, created for Qoob 1.3

[Xboxmodder999]

Originally posted by Sdragon
now he talks again with his blabla and a background nobody wants..
anyway, njoy, created for Qoob 1.3

Thats awesome! Thanks, thats my new background.

[Sdragon]

here is another one with Samus
all easily done in Photoshop, if i got time there may come more
didn't have time to test them yet but they should fit

[Sdragon]

Originally posted by Sdragon
here is another one with Samus
all easily done in Photoshop, if i got time there may come more
didn't have time to test them yet but they should fit

here is the rar with the m1v file. have phun

[Tyrian³]

In the qoob bios comparison chart it's said that SX can have backgrounds...:confused:

[Xboxmodder999]

Originally posted by Tyrian³
In the qoob bios comparison chart it's said that SX can have backgrounds...:confused:

I think that it will be able to when Qoob sx bios 1.3 is released, the background will have to be pretty small though I think.

[Tyrian³]

thanks for the clarification mate:)

[DrMatrix]

I don't think so. I think this is just a bug in the chart. Sorry :(

[JohnnyTwoHats]

Another retro background for you all. The Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundRetroZelda.png (full size)
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundRetroZelda.m1v

[crumpster]

Thanks Sdragon and JohnnyTwoHats, if I could photoshop, I'd contribute. Anyways, great work guys and JohnnTwoHats, did you know the official qoob site has your backgrounds on it?

[JohnnyTwoHats]

It's good to see that people are enjoying the backgrounds.
I had no idea that they were put on the official site. Thanks for the info crumpster.

[DrMatrix]

JohnnyTwoHats, i *love* your backgrounds! Thanks, man!

My feature request for 1.4: have multiple backgrounds and select the used one by random.

[JohnnyTwoHats]

A variation of the brushed steel background.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundBrushedSteel2.png (full size)
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundBrushedSteel2.m1v

[emu_kidid]

I had to make my qoob look brighter ;)
Here's the jpeg, i will get the m1v soon.

[emu_kidid]

here's the m1v.

[Kazuya]

Good background emu_kidid.

We need more 'brighter' backgrounds for the Qoob.

[pixelhub]

heres my effort. but i cant convert it to an m1v file. can some one help me out. i have attached the PNG File.
Thanks

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/pixelhub/NintendoQoobMario.png

[pixelhub]

Thanks Xboxmodder999, Here it is in Jpeg

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/pixelhub/NintendoQoobMario.jpg

[Xboxmodder999]

Originally posted by pixelhub
Thanks Xboxmodder999, Here it is in Jpeg

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/pixelhub/NintendoQoobMario.jpg

Here you go, this one looks good.

By the way, it's my new background :)

[pixelhub]

:D Nice One, Im well chuffed with that. Thanks for you help.

[Yraen]

Hi, is there anyone who maybe could make a small guide on how to make a background? i have tried, but in the end my picture got messed up and graphics looked like on nintendo 8-bit.

i think my converting from jpeg to mv1 got all wrong.

please could some friendly soul make an understandable step by step guide :D

i have attached one of my failed projects :)

//Yraen "your friend"

[Kazuya]

Originally posted by Xboxmodder999
Here you go, this one looks good.

By the way, it's my new background :)

Yeah, its my new background too, its got a nice smooth retro feel to it and it doesn't look dark and dingy.

[JohnnyTwoHats]

Here is a relatively straightforward step-by-step tutorial...

Download TMPGEnc 2.524 (free version)
Official Site (http://download.pegasys-inc.com/download_files/TMPGEnc-2.524.63.181-Free.zip)
Alternate Site (http://www.uni-weimar.de/~richte10/progs/dvd/TMPGEnc-2.524.63.181-Free.zip)

Download my Qoob background template
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackground.zip

Unzip TMPGEnc to an appropriate directory (it doesn't require installing) and then copy the template, QoobBackground.mcf, to the TMPGEnc Template directory.

---Making and encoding the background---

- Make your background using any number of image editors (Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Paint, ...). Ensure that the size of the image is 640 x 480 and in either bitmap (*.bmp) or jpeg (*.jpg) format.
- Start up TMPGEnc
- If you haven't run TMPGEnc before, a dialog box will initially come up. Select the "Do not show this dialog again at start up." checkbox and click ok.
- You will initially be faced with the project wizard. Cancel this to get to the main interface. If it asks you whether you want to reset the project, click ok.
- Click the ES (Video only) radio button.
- Click browse next to the "Video source" text box and select your *.bmp or *.jpg background file.
- Now click the "Load" button in the bottom right corner and select the QoobBackground.mcf template.
- If you wish, you can change the output file name and directory path, but this is not necessary (by default it just uses the path and filename of the image file and appends the extension m1v).
- Click the top left "Start" button and your *.m1v file will be encoded.
- Flash it to the Qoob.
- Enjoy!

[Yraen]

Thank you Johnny for the BIG help!

I have one question though, is it possible to remove the black background around the qoob texts and instead let the white text lay over the picture?

And i´m sorry for my bad english. I hope you understand my question.

[JohnnyTwoHats]

No, you can't. Though I must agree that it would be a lot nicer if just the text could be overlaid over the backgrounds.

[pixelhub]

here's one more,

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/pixelhub/qoobsunset.jpg (full size image)

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/pixelhub/qoobsunset.m1v

[Xboxmodder999]

Thats awesome pixelhub:cool:

[D42]

Indeed, very nice, Pixelhub.

[tapei]

hi sorry but where i can find the 1.3 flash software(qoob flash 1.3) i have only the flasher 1.1 and i dont have a clue where to put the backgrounds .m1v?
i have seen it on emule but no source... can u put a direct link?
thx

_______________________
gc jap
qoob pro
1.3a
ps2V7 with infinity

[pixelhub]

Heres the link to the 1.3 bios and flasher

http://forums.maxconsole.net/attachment.php?s=&postid=54882




Originally posted by Xboxmodder999
Thats awesome pixelhub:cool:


Originally posted by D42
Indeed, very nice, Pixelhub.


Cheers :D

[tapei]

thx pixelhub i was searching this since 2 hours

[Quantumsource]

Is there any way to do an m1v file with more than 1 frame, to make it animated. To have like rotating or moving logos, or color fades.

Like Evox has in Xbox

[JohnnyTwoHats]

I haven't tried it, but I doubt that it would work. I think the background implementation is fairly simplistic at the moment (not that I am complaining, it makes it a lot easier for a basic photoshop user like myself to make backgrounds).

EDIT: I just tried a m1v with 5 frames and it only converts the first frame to use as the background.

[pixelhub]

That’s a shame, it would have been cool if the backgrounds could be animated,
but creating your own background is better than having a standard one :D.

by the way JohnnyTwoHats thanks for the tutorial

[saittam_j]

2 Backgrounds

http://web.comhem.se/~u19223979/el%20background2.jpg

Download: http://web.comhem.se/~u19223979/el%20background5.m1v

http://web.comhem.se/~u19223979/goob3.jpg

Download: http://web.comhem.se/~u19223979/goob3.m1v

[YeLL]

I've made 7 background, but only one is actually compatible with 1.3 version. Others requires a transparent background behind the text...

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/YeLL/BackQoob6.jpg

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/YeLL/BackQoob6.m1v

[JohnnyTwoHats]

A quick 1080° one that I whipped up.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackground1080.png (full size)
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackground1080.m1v

[JohnnyTwoHats]

Originally posted by pixelhub
by the way JohnnyTwoHats thanks for the tutorial
No probs, happy to help.

[JohnnyTwoHats]

A simple and clean blue and aluminium creation.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundBlue.png (full size)
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundBlue.m1v

[Quantumsource]

is there any way to flash get the backrounds on the qoob without having to plug in the usb cable. It would be easer to flash via like network or sd card.

[Xboxmodder999]

JohnnyTwoHats, YeLL, saittam_j, those are all awesome backgrounds:cool:

[YeLL]

Another One compatible with black text background:



http://img135.echo.cx/img135/2505/backqoob86xq.jpg

[Xboxmodder999]

Man, with all these awesome backgrounds, it would be awesome if in Qoob 1.4, they made it so that you could flash like 5 different backgrounds to the chip, and you could select which one you wanted from the menu, or if it would randoomly select one on bootup.

[YeLL]

Originally posted by Xboxmodder999
Man, with all these awesome backgrounds, it would be awesome if in Qoob 1.4, they made it so that you could flash like 5 different backgrounds to the chip, and you could select which one you wanted from the menu, or if it would randomly select one on bootup.

http://forum-images.hardware.fr/icones/smilies/love.gif

Edit : Why the images aren't displayed :confused:

[Kazuya]

Originally posted by YeLL
Another One compatible with black text background:



http://img135.echo.cx/img135/2505/backqoob86xq.jpg

Nice.

How about the m1v version of it?

[YeLL]

Originally posted by Kazuya
Nice.

How about the m1v version of it?

Where can I host it ? Images can be hosted at Imageshack ... but for files ?

[pixelhub]

you can host them at http://www.myfilestash.com

[YeLL]

Ok, thank you ...

There is the m1v version :

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/YeLL/BackQoob8.m1v

++

[The_Legend]

a PRETTY simple, yet cool (at least I think :p)

http://www.the_legend.kit.net/qoob_menu.png

http://www.the_legend.kit.net/qoob_menu.mv1

[merola]

Is it possible to add BG to Qoob SX without connecting it to the pc? When I upgraded my bios, I used a DVD, cant this be done with the BG too?

[Xboxmodder999]

Originally posted by merola
Is it possible to add BG to Qoob SX without connecting it to the pc? When I upgraded my bios, I used a DVD, cant this be done with the BG too?

The Qoob SX does not support backgrounds, or cheats. It is VERY unlikely that it ever will, because the flash size is so small.

[merola]

Originally posted by Xboxmodder999
The Qoob SX does not support backgrounds, or cheats. It is VERY unlikely that it ever will, because the flash size is so small.

DOH!

[maxime612001]

Where can i download the 1.3 flash software,
thanks

[Xboxmodder999]

Originally posted by maxime612001
Where can i download the 1.3 flash software,
thanks

HERE (http://forums.maxconsole.net/attachment.php?s=&postid=54882)

[Unsean Killer]

Here is my contribution to this topic :):)
These are 2 backgrounds both encoded and original.
They're almost the same except on one is the qoob logo and on the other one not.

[Unsean Killer]

I don't know if someone said it already but the backgrounds don't have to have 3 spaces without a picture in version 1.3 for qoob pro you can hide the text of the first and the second space so then you have only 1 spot with text and that text contains the no medium text.

[Tiakumosan]

This is my first trial, a Tales of Symphonia background.
Hope you'd like it.

[brakken]

Originally posted by Tiakumosan
This is my first trial, a Tales of Symphonia background.
Hope you'd like it.

Everything flows together nice except for the black outlined qoob logo; just doesn't seem to fit in with the rest.

[Tiakumosan]

Originally posted by brakken
Everything flows together nice except for the black outlined qoob logo; just doesn't seem to fit in with the rest.
Changed it.
Is it better?

[LinksRemix]

I have made a background with a sexy ladie! ;)
http://scifi.pages.at/gcgames/gril.jpg

[Quantumsource]

Verry NICE! I have a feeling that using hot ladies could becmoe a qoob trend. LOL

[magrozo]

my background :D

http://img217.echo.cx/img217/880/qoobsystem4ue.jpg

M1V (http://paginas.terra.com.br/pp.cgi/+2D6D2P22l2RdN*mC2D0929i22xulJY3gvPOa22ykWvWWoF6Ls Ez2_Z9JlQERJYSJGyv4VDIkCwvS9RDjn*NJokZ4aLoVDK_Ao1P Cr1BjFCJeEIlSXVDT2JnCVb0uFCOmk|_we=23|_f=/qoob%20system.m1v)

waiting my chip to use this!

ZEUS! Please! talk to me!

[JohnnyTwoHats]

It has been a while since my last background. Now that my uni exams are over, here are a couple of new ones for you all.
A bright, orange/blue two-tone background.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundOrangeBlue.png (full size)
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundOrangeBlue.m1v

[JohnnyTwoHats]

A quick and sketchy, torn paper design.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundPaper.png (full size)
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundPaper.m1v

[magrozo]

Originally posted by JohnnyTwoHats
A quick and sketchy, torn paper design.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundPaper.png (full size)
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundPaper.m1v

cool!

[anarki]

Lots of nice bg's here :) but since I haven't seen too many anime ones I made one ^^


http://users.pandora.be/anarkiFLT/QoobBackgroundtopj.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/anarkiFLT/QoobBackgroundtopj.m1v


Hope u like it ... more to come...

[JohnnyTwoHats]

Another background. This one was given a bit of ASCII art treatment.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundASCII.png (full size)
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundASCII.m1v

[Viske]

I'm not good with paintshop and such so I'll just place a request here.
Now that we've got 1.3b3 backgrounds can be made even more beautiful since the text blocks are transparent AND the will swap on boot!

So if anybody would like to make some new backgrounds....I'd really like to see some great retro-game-backgrounds. Games like , zelda (nes or snes), super mario kart, Mario Bros, Metroid (nes), final fantasy 6 etc etc
(yeah I know there are a few here already)

I'd also like (sorry for asking so much :) )some more backgrounds in the same anime/rpg-ish style as the "may kopie" posted by SDragon on the third page of this topic.

Thanks in advance!

Ow and thanks for the ones already here! Great stuff!!

[Quantumsource]

Now that Transparent text works, I was planning on creating a backround that has a FF7 menu style to it, havn't decided on the rest yet. Perhaps someone will get to it before me

[Kola]

Originally posted by JohnnyTwoHats
Another background. This one was given a bit of ASCII art treatment.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundASCII.png (full size)
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundASCII.m1v

That one looks awesome, I'd like to see it with a bit of the qoob orange in it.

[brakken]

JohnyTwoHats - Due to your quality and number of releases I've given you your own gallery over at my Mod That Cube -FAQ- (http://modthatcube.pxn-os.com). If you would be kind enough as to email me (mailto:brakken@ngcdev.com) any future artwork I'll have it put online right away.

Your artwork joins mine and other great artists in a collection with currently 80 different selections to chose from.

If you need another URL to reference to you can always use the location of your images in my FAQ as I know the host your using now is slow.

[JohnnyTwoHats]

That's brilliant. I really appreciate the fantastic job you have done with the background collection and the Mod That Cube FAQ in general.
Ill be sure to send you any new backgrounds and once again, thanks a lot.

[JohnnyTwoHats]

The ASCII art with orange.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundOrangeASCII.png (full size)
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/JohnnyTwoHats/QoobBackgroundOrangeASCII.m1v

[brakken]

I've taken the The Mod That Cube -FAQ- away from NGCDEV as I've been treated like garbage by jelious staff members and the administrator put up with it.

Please note that the Qoob background database can be found at -> http://modthatcube.pxn-os.com

Please see http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6964 for more information on why I quit NGCDEV

[Kaseryn]

Ok this is my first pop at a background. It's only really worth trying with the bios that allows for transparency.. this is fun and i think i'll get into making some better ones later. For now anyway here's a simple boot featuring the ever scrumptious Laetitia Casta..


http://www.kaseryn.myby.co.uk/Casta.m1v

[Kaseryn]

Same now, but with boxes..

http://www.kaseryn.myby.co.uk/Casta%20edit.jpg

http://www.kaseryn.myby.co.uk/Casta%20edit.m1v

[rsd]

nice work Kaseryn
but i think it looks better without the boxs:D

[Kaseryn]

Thanks man.. i tend to agree with you, but with disc read problems and such u can get the bottom text going over far to the right and it could hard to read against the image.. that said theres already not a lot of room and the errors arent often.. still tinkerin :)

[rafael.eti.br]

This background suppose to be used with Hide Texts ON and with a bios that supports transparency.

I attached two m1v: one that uses 1 slot and another that uses 2 slots, so you can choose between perfect quality and size.

I also noticed that the image gets better using Tmpgenc 2.5 instead of 3.0. So if you are going to do a background yourself I recommend Tmpgenc 2.5.

[rafael.eti.br]

This background suppose to be used with Hide Texts ON and with a bios that supports transparency.

I attached two m1v: one that uses 1 slot and another that uses 2 slots, so you can choose between perfect quality and size.

I also noticed that the image gets better using Tmpgenc 2.5 instead of 3.0. So if you are going to do a background yourself I recommend Tmpgenc 2.5.

[rafael.eti.br]

This background suppose to be used with Hide Texts ON and with a bios that supports transparency.

I attached two m1v: one that uses 1 slot and another that uses 2 slots, so you can choose between perfect quality and size.

I also noticed that the image gets better using Tmpgenc 2.5 instead of 3.0. So if you are going to do a background yourself I recommend Tmpgenc 2.5.

[rafael.eti.br]

While I was looking for images to do a background of Zelda: Twilight Prencess I found this image and decided to do a background with it.

This background suppose to be used with Hide Texts ON and with a bios that supports transparency.

I attached two m1v: one that uses 1 slot and another that uses 2 slots, so you can choose between perfect quality and size.

I also noticed that the image gets better using Tmpgenc 2.5 instead of 3.0. So if you are going to do a background yourself I recommend Tmpgenc 2.5.

[rafael.eti.br]

While I was looking for images to do a background of Zelda: Twilight Prencess I found this image and decided to do a background with it.

This background suppose to be used with Hide Texts ON and with a bios that supports transparency.

I attached two m1v: one that uses 1 slot and another that uses 2 slots, so you can choose between perfect quality and size.

I also noticed that the image gets better using Tmpgenc 2.5 instead of 3.0. So if you are going to do a background yourself I recommend Tmpgenc 2.5.

[rafael.eti.br]

Somebody else (I can not remember who) did a background using this image, but the logos get cutted on my TV so I did one myself so that would not happen.

This background suppose to be used with Hide Texts ON and with a bios that supports transparency.

I attached two m1v: one that uses 1 slot and another that uses 2 slots, so you can choose between perfect quality and size.

I also noticed that the image gets better using Tmpgenc 2.5 instead of 3.0. So if you are going to do a background yourself I recommend Tmpgenc 2.5.

[rafael.eti.br]

Somebody else (I can not remember who) did this background, but using a bios that supports transparency + white background + white letters makes it impossible to read. So I added a bar.

This background suppose to be used with a bios that supports transparency (and I believe with Hide Texts ON because of the transparency).

I attached two m1v: one that uses 1 slot and another that uses 2 slots, so you can choose between perfect quality and size (but with this one there is not much noticeable diference).

I also noticed that the image gets better using Tmpgenc 2.5 instead of 3.0. So if you are going to do a background yourself I recommend Tmpgenc 2.5.

[rafael.eti.br]

Pixelhub did this amazing background, but the nintendo logo gets cutted on my TV so I moved the logo down a bit.

This background is even better when used with a bios that supports transparency.

I attached two m1v: one that uses 1 slot and another that uses 2 slots, so you can choose between perfect quality and size.

I also noticed that the image gets better using Tmpgenc 2.5 instead of 3.0. So if you are going to do a background yourself I recommend Tmpgenc 2.5.

[Davbere]

Hello I am a cube newb :)
could someone please explain how to use the backrounds with the clear text box's ? Or point me in the right direction ? I flashed the chip with Mario cloned and the black text boxes show up...I dont want the black text boxes.
I am running bios 13a.

Thanks in advance,

David.

[JohnnyTwoHats]

Only the new beta bioses support the text box transparency. You can get version 1.3ß4 here (http://forums.maxconsole.net/attachment.php?s=&postid=64760).

[Davbere]

Thanks Johnny Two Hats.

Nice work you all have done here. I am looking forwards to using these bootscreens and eventually trying my hand at creating some. Keep up the good work.

David.

[Usa]

Hi there!

I see a lot of people made nice backgrounds and they seem to work quite nicely. I made two backgrounds for my GameCube, as well, but after converting them to M1V (using Sorenson Squeeze) and uploading them to the qoob flash ROM they showed up, but it looks like black (#000000) and white (#FFFFFF) are exchanged and there is flickering mess all over. Can anyone help me with this, maybe compressing the two PNGs to M1V for me so they work? Thanks in advance!

PS: Please write me at d_lippert(at)gmx.ch if you want to help me, then I will send you the PNG files.

[JohnnyTwoHats]

If you can, convert your PNGs to BMP and use TMPGEnc as per this guide (http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=58525#post58525).
Otherwise, you can always just attach your files to a post here and I will gladly encode them for you.

[Usa]

Oh yeah, thanks!

I don't have a PC, but I can run VirtualPC on my Mac and installed and used the TMPGEnc software and it seemed to work. Tomorrow I will flash it at a PC user friend's home and try if the problems are gone. While I'm at it I will also flash the 1.3b4 BIOS to the QOOB.

Thanks again! :)

[G-Pjube]

I just made my first background. It must be used so it doesn't show any additional text so set "Hide Text" to on. (i don't know if this feature is available on other buils besides the beta version). But the background is build for the beta version.

Well, here goes nothing, hope someone likes it :D

ps. as i can't upload the extension .MV1 or .M1V (forgot what it was) but convert it with the TMPGEnc program. The program can be found in JohnnyTwoHats guide that is available here (http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=58525#post58525)

[G-Pjube]

Another 1, this time Samus Aran takes place in the background :cool:

ps. If someone wants to experiment with moving backgrounds, just don't, I allready did and the Qoob Chip goes weird and all of your hard work is for nothing + the file takes to much memory (about 4/5 size, depending on size). Maybe some support for other file types in the future?

[brakken]

I've converted the last two images to m1v for the people out there.

[brakken]

and the other one ...

[G-Pjube]

aaah, thank you Brakken. In the future i will zip/rar them and upload them with my posts. :)

[Matrixsoul]

I made another Wind Waker one, if anyone is interested :)

[wing_nut]

here are links for all those who want to make their own backgrounds. its all 1024x768 so you have to resize them.

GET THEM HERE (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://sarge.wheresthebeef.co.uk/SGv2/Wallpapers/thumbnail%255BMetroidPrime%255D16.png&imgrefurl=http://sarge.wheresthebeef.co.uk/SGv2/wallpapers01b.html&h=60&w=200&sz=18&tbnid=UEoqfEV2sx4J:&tbnh=29&tbnw=99&hl=en&start=145&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnintendo%2Bwallpaper%26start%3D140%26 svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN) and HERE (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://64.17.132.100/images/Nintendo%2520Systems.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.nintendo-universe.com/index.php%3Fht%3DWallpaper_.html&h=768&w=1024&sz=309&tbnid=tKop0gMWshcJ:&tbnh=112&tbnw=150&hl=en&start=1&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnintendo%2Bwallpaper%26svnum%3D10%26h l%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN)

[wing_nut]

simple, best used with transparencies

[wing_nut]

modified sunset

[rafael.eti.br]

This background suppose to be used with Hide Texts ON and with a bios that supports transparency.

I attached two m1v: one that uses 1 slot and another that uses 2 slots, so you can choose between perfect quality and size.

I also noticed that the image gets better using Tmpgenc 2.5 instead of 3.0. So if you are going to do a background yourself I recommend Tmpgenc 2.5.

[PacoSuave]

Did we ever establish if the SX can handle backgounds? I'm begining to regret buying the SX as it can't do much of anything...is the SX even BIOS upgradable with the broadband adapter?

[rafael.eti.br]

Did we ever establish if the SX can handle backgounds? I'm begining to regret buying the SX as it can't do much of anything...is the SX even BIOS upgradable with the broadband adapter?

Yes. And no. SX can not handle backgrounds (there is no espace for that).

Yes. SX is upgradable with broadband adapter.

[generalchu]

This is my first background for Qoob.

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/generalchu/Yoda.Qoob.1.2.m1v
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles/generalchu/Yoda.Qoob.1.2.bmp

The RAR file has a little present from my little brother editing my stuff while I´m away.

[dirtyweasel]

I made another Wind Waker one, if anyone is interested :)
Looks great!

[G-Pjube]

I've made some new ones recently :)

but they're nothing special though...

[G-Pjube]

corvette ..

[G-Pjube]

and a waterfall scenery :)

[gcmospeada]

lol, watch this


http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/9531/qoobpro9lg.jpg

[rsd]

lol i love that nes style screen, and how u put the qoob logo into the gc one. can be cleaned up a bit though for where the qoob one meets the gc logo

[gcmospeada]

still i preffer something with more style
this is my "beta" boob background

[shadow9689]

still i preffer something with more style
this is my "beta" boob background
Dude, release that :eek:
Looks awesome :D

[wing_nut]

i hope you dont mind gcmospeada, ive taken the liberty to use your background.

[Kaseryn]

Matrixsoul that Wind Waker one was awesome so i've converted it for everyone else.. the text etc fits to the BG perfectly! A can attest to this as it currently graces my boot screen :)


http://www.kaseryn.myby.co.uk/Qoob%20Windwaker.m1v

[Kaseryn]

Now one for the Sf fans..


The Picture (http://www.kaseryn.myby.co.uk/Shining%20Force%20BG.jpg)

The Bootlogo (http://www.kaseryn.myby.co.uk/Shining%20Force.m1v)


:)

[Matrixsoul]

Matrixsoul that Wind Waker one was awesome so i've converted it for everyone else.. the text etc fits to the BG perfectly! A can attest to this as it currently graces my boot screen :)


http://www.kaseryn.myby.co.uk/Qoob%20Windwaker.m1v


Well thanks :) Since I kept all my .psd I can easily make alot that can use Text On.

[seifer]

here my contribution to the background scene for the qoob, transparancy and all... cheers mates and keep on

they are:

Mario and Friends Background.jpg
Mario Kart Background.jpg
Mario Paper Background.jpg
Mario Sunshine Background.jpg
Zelda Forrest Background.jpg
Zelda Link at Night Background.jpg
Zelda Mastersword Background.jpg
Zelda Twilight Princess background.jpg

[rsd]

love those zelda and mario backgrounds man, any chance u can make em without the text boxes?

[seifer]

sure can do, here they are again without textboxes for you who dont display text... all for your viewing pleasure :)

made some minor changes to a few of em, it contains the following:

Mario and Friends Background CLEAR.m1v
Mario Kart Background CLEAR.m1v
Mario Paper Background CLEAR.m1v (new brick background)
Mario Sunshine Background CLEAR.m1v
Zelda Forrest Background CLEAR.m1v
Zelda Link at Night Background CLEAR.m1v
Zelda Mastersword Background CLEAR.m1v
Zelda Twilight Princess background CLEAR.m1v (bigger logo)

[seifer]

might as well post my latest one... this ones comes in both with and without transparant textbox, the files are:

Mario and Princess Background.jpg
Mario and Princess Background.m1v
Mario and Princess Background CLEAR.jpg
Mario and Princess Background CLEAR.m1v

cheers goes out to the whole GC scene, for those who keep it alive and kicking :cool:

[rsd]

awesome work man :)

[brakken]

Here's one for all you gun hating liberals out there :)

http://modthatcube.pxn-os.com/content/files/m1v/brakken-boondock.zip

[Kaseryn]

The ever luscious Charisma Carpenter :p



http://www.kaseryn.myby.co.uk/Charisma%20Final.m1v

:)

[brakken]

Oh no! Guns, drugs and titties! What about the Children?!?

[Kaseryn]

Innit. Whats it all about Alfie? :confused:

[pixelhub]

How can you make the m1v file better quality, so it is like the original image?

When the m1v file is made it is fuzzy compared to the jpeg

[merlin001]

It may be a bit too crowded, but, hey, so what?

[rafael.eti.br]

How can you make the m1v file better quality, so it is like the original image?

When the m1v file is made it is fuzzy compared to the jpeg

When I want that the image gets better I usually make the m1v bigger, like about 126k so it uses 2 slots. And a good encoder also helps (like the tmpgenc 2.5). But of course that on TV screen it will never have the same quality as on the monitor because the TV has way less resolution than a monitor, and usually is interlaced.

[KenshinKNN]

Hi, I'm new in this, but I want to colaborate :D

http://img417.imageshack.us/img417/5863/fondos87cq.jpg

KenshinKNN Backgrounds (http://listasrkenshin.galeon.com/KenshinKNN.rar)

[KenshinKNN]

Here I come again, now it's time to Bleach Backgrounds.

Fun :).

Bleach Backgrounds (http://listasrkenshin.galeon.com/Bleach_KNN.rar)

[rafael.eti.br]

EDIT: Sorry. Dumb answer.

[KenshinKNN]

Hi, there is my new release:

Street Fighter Alpha 3 (http://listasrkenshin.galeon.com/sfa3_KNN.rar)

[rafael.eti.br]

While I was testing a background that I was doing I confirmed one thing that I already was afraid that were true: the image was getting stretched. Then I figured out why: the output pixel aspect ratio should be set to "4:3 NTSC 525 lines" and the video arrange mode set to "fullscreen (keep aspect ratio)". But doing that using a 640x480 source image the .m1v would have black bars (although the bars would not been seen in most TVs).

So I made some tests and figured out that using that configuration, if I did not want to have any black bars in the .m1v the SOURCE image should be 640x540 (the source image not the output .m1v that still must to be 640x480). But 640x480 is enough so no black bars are show in most TVs (well, at least on mine using 640x480 a very small black bar would appear on top of the image, so I decided to use 640x500 as the minimal size).

But of course, these .mv1 cannot be used with PAL output because the image would be really stretched and the black bars problably visible. And it would be too much work to make the backgrounds for both modes, and beside that I would not be able to test them since my TV does not support PAL... But, hey! Look at me talking like someone cares.

But anyway, if you are curious about what resolution should have the source image when using "4:3 PAL 625 lines" pixel aspect ratio so that no black bars are show, then you will like to know that it should 684x480.

So the bottom line is that the next backgrounds made by me should only be used for NTSC outputs.

[rafael.eti.br]

Inspired by other people's works, I tried to make a mix of Gamecube logo with the Qoob logo. The result is very simple (since I pretty much only changed the color of the middle cube) but I really like it. So I made a few backgrounds using this new logo, and changed some old ones.

Just to remember, all my backgrounds should be used with bios that supports transparency, and with Hide Texts ON.

[rafael.eti.br]

.m1v files.

[rafael.eti.br]

Another version.

[rafael.eti.br]

The .m1v files.

[rafael.eti.br]

Another version.

[rafael.eti.br]

The .m1v files.

[rafael.eti.br]

Another version.

[rafael.eti.br]

The .m1v files.

[rafael.eti.br]

Another version.

[rafael.eti.br]

The .m1v files.

[rafael.eti.br]

I changed this background made by somebody else (that I have no idea who) so that it uses the new logo and so that it is 640x500.

[rafael.eti.br]

The .m1v files.

[rafael.eti.br]

I changed this background made by pixelhub (posted in this thread) so that it uses the new logo and so that it is 640x540.

[rafael.eti.br]

The .m1v files.

[rafael.eti.br]

I changed this background so that it uses the new logo and so that it could be 640x500.

[rafael.eti.br]

The .m1v files.

[rafael.eti.br]

Same reason.

[rafael.eti.br]

The .m1v files.

[rafael.eti.br]

I made very small changes and I change it so that it could be 640x540.

[rafael.eti.br]

The .m1v files.

[rafael.eti.br]

New background.

[rafael.eti.br]

The .m1v files.

[rafael.eti.br]

New background.

[rafael.eti.br]

The .m1v files.

[rafael.eti.br]

New background.

[rafael.eti.br]

The .m1v files.

[rafael.eti.br]

That is all (at least for now). I just hope someone like.

And just to remeber, all backgrounds have two diferents m1v files so that you can choose between size (1 slot) and perfect quality (2 slots).

[NEGO]

I just moded my qoob sx and works perfectly fine. Thank you guys at qoob.!

Now, I heard that you can change/update the welcome screen that appears when you turn on your GC.

I followed the instructions to create an MV1 file and already have my own background that I like to use on my GC.

Could somebody HELP ME PLEASE???????

Thanks!
:D

[lovemedo]

i put qoob pro in gamecube,and i use bios 1.3 works fine.i have a bba too,did anybodys can help me how to step by step to back up gamecube game,and what kind software i need to use.please help me step by step. :confused:

[vl4d]

Hi all!
This is my first qoob background! (strife is my nick)
Hope you like it :) :rolleyes:

[rafael.eti.br]

i put qoob pro in gamecube,and i use bios 1.3 works fine.i have a bba too,did anybodys can help me how to step by step to back up gamecube game,and what kind software i need to use.please help me step by step. :confused:

This definitively is not the right thread for this. Beside that already there is info on that matter in this forum, you just need to look for it.

[rafael.eti.br]

I just moded my qoob sx and works perfectly fine. Thank you guys at qoob.!

Now, I heard that you can change/update the welcome screen that appears when you turn on your GC.

I followed the instructions to create an MV1 file and already have my own background that I like to use on my GC.

Could somebody HELP ME PLEASE???????

Thanks!
:D

The Qoob SX do not have support for custom background (it does not have any free memory for it), only Qoob Pro does (Qoob SX has 128KB while Qoob Pro has 2MB).

[rafael.eti.br]

i put qoob pro in gamecube,and i use bios 1.3 works fine.i have a bba too,did anybodys can help me how to step by step to back up gamecube game,and what kind software i need to use.please help me step by step. :confused:

You also can find your answer here: http://modthatcube.pxn-os.com/content/backup.htm. The Qoob also has a built-in ripper but is way slower. So that is the best solution.

[rafael.eti.br]

New background.

[rafael.eti.br]

The .m1v files.

[AciDScavengerS]

Best Amiga Dominators Hommage

[19Ripper75]

This is my first Qoob background, and I don't even own a qoob yet. Not sure whether or not to get a Qoob, or wait til Viper GC Extreme comes out. But anyways, here's my 1st, an Iron Maiden background.

[AciDScavengerS]

Reon Kadena : Asiatic Babe for your QooB ;)

[bluedragon1971]

Hi all!
This is my first qoob background! (strife is my nick)
Hope you like it :) :rolleyes:

Nice, but there is one mistake on it. It appears to say qood , not qoob (the vertical line on the b is on the wrong side! :eek: ).

[esmith13]

Hi all!
This is my first qoob background! (strife is my nick)
Hope you like it :) :rolleyes:

I really like your background but isn't it spelled "qoob" not "qood" ?????




Eric

[kevinrocksman]

when was the last time anyone posted on here spider webs are growing

:rolleyes:

[vl4d]

oh my god... :eek: :eek: it was about 2am and after 2 hours of hard working i was convinced i wrote "b" (but very very convinced lol). I've noticed the mistake now!!!
Sorry! I'll make a new background soon to apologize! ;)

[zoogderrick2]

this one is a remake of an older skin on these forums, i loved the skin, but i decided to clean it up a bit and change some things around.

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/9931/qoobpro6tl.png

[Umachines]

Guys!, I've been over here for a while, and I want to share some backgrouds I've made. This is my lastest one, but I have some few more.

PREVIEW:
mipagina.cantv.net/altuve1/qoob/UNLEASH-NoTXT.jpg

Texts ON version:
mipagina.cantv.net/altuve1/qoob/UNLEASH.m1v

Texts OFF version:
mipagina.cantv.net/altuve1/qoob/UNLEASH-NoTXT.m1v

[kevinrocksman]

WHO LIKES HALO!!!!!!

I JUST GOT EVReY SINGLE HALO 2 MODEL


which means there are going to be tons of halo backgrounds for u halo lovers

i will have the first one rendered by tommorow


------------------------------------------------------------

ps: If u would like to see a specially made bacground just tell me what u want on it and mabye make a sketch and i will make it and it will be both of ours :) :cool:

[Umachines]

I do like Halo... But it's not exactly the theme I'd choose for a Qoob background :rolleyes:

[GokQ]

Dear People,

I have the Qoob SX chip with firmware installed v1.3C but I cannot install and change the Backgrounds (*.m1v and *mvi) because not since one becomes. Please you can give the instructions me.

Thank you.

:confused:

[rafael.eti.br]

Dear People,

I have the Qoob SX chip with firmware installed v1.3C but I cannot install and change the Backgrounds (*.m1v and *mvi) because not since one becomes. Please you can give the instructions me.

Thank you.

:confused:

That is because Qoob SX do not support backgrounds, only Qoob Pro does (the Qoob SX do not have any free memory to store backgrounds).

[ekofresh]

I need to know how to use these...

[bluedragon1971]

I need to know how to use these...

If you would bother to read through the thread, it has been explained over and over again.

[ekofresh]

I cant use it dammit. The flashing software only has a drop down menu for the bios!

[bluedragon1971]

I cant use it dammit. The flashing software only has a drop down menu for the bios!

As I said, read some and you will find out what you are doing wrong:

From the third post of this thread: "Use the 1.3 flash software, and select file type "Bootlogo (*.MVI, *.MPG, *.M1V)" and your background, and then flash it to an empty slot."

From a post on the 5th page (post #64): Link to the 1.3 bios and flasher (http://forums.maxconsole.net/attachment.php?s=&postid=54882)

If you are too lazy to figure this out, then you have no business advertising that you sell and offer installation support for the Qoob.

[Kazuya]

I really like your background but isn't it spelled "qoob" not "qood" ?????

Yeah, looks good, hope he fixes it.

[ekofresh]

As I said, read some and you will find out what you are doing wrong:

From the third post of this thread: "Use the 1.3 flash software, and select file type "Bootlogo (*.MVI, *.MPG, *.M1V)" and your background, and then flash it to an empty slot."

From a post on the 5th page (post #64): Link to the 1.3 bios and flasher (http://forums.maxconsole.net/attachment.php?s=&postid=54882)

If you are too lazy to figure this out, then you have no business advertising that you sell and offer installation support for the Qoob.
I was just looking for the file and I found it b4 thanks anyway. Thanks for the person who
designed Zelda theme.

[zoogderrick2]

here is a qoob skin i made
set mode to show text off

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/1088/deka10bk.png

[zoogderrick2]

can someone point me in a direction on what template u need, or how to make a 2-slot qoob background, I would like to make higher quality backgrounds thanks.

[rafael.eti.br]

The best program (at least in my opnion) to generate the MPEG file is the TMPGEnc 2.5. I attached two project files for it, one where the m1v file is maximized for 1 slot and another that is maximized for 2 slots.

You can find the free edition of the TMPGEnc 2.5 at this site: http://www.tmpgenc.net/.

If you want to use the TMPGEnc project files attached to generate a 2 slots m1v, but the source image is 640x480 and not 640x540 like my template, be sure to change the Aspect Ratio to "1:1 (VGA)" at the "Video" tab in the "MPEG Setting", unless you want the image to have the correct aspect ratio (although most people do not seen to care or noticed it).

I explain a little more about the source image sizes at this post: http://forums.maxconsole.net/showpost.php?p=112140&postcount=168





I also attached a psd (Photoshop) file that have guidelines (guidelines are not part of the final file) and some layers that indicate the areas and its function. The psd also have the logos that I use on my backgrounds (who know, some one might be interested).

I also attached a JPEG showing the layers and the guidelines in case you do not use Photoshop.

But this template do not show the area used when Show Text is on (I never use them so I do not know exactly where they are).



Both the TMPGEnc project files and the template images are set to generate a m1v with NTSC Pixel Aspect Ratio. All or most the other background are made using VGA Pixel Aspect Ratio, but I stopped making backgrounds that way because the image get stretched, specially with NTSC outputs. So this (image) template is no good if you are using a PAL output.

JohnnyTwoHats made a template (and a guide) for VGA Pixel Aspect Ratio, and you can find it at this post: http://forums.maxconsole.net/showpost.php?p=58525&postcount=57. There you also can find the link to the TMPGEnc 2.5.



When using the TMPGEnc project files, if you use the "Browse" button to select the source image, be sure to click the "Setting" button and change the "Frame Rate" back to "25 fps" although it would work anyway, but the image would be slightly worse because I calculated the bitrate using "25 fps" and not "30 fps".

But if you do use the "Browse" button to change the source image, you MUST change the Aspect Ratio back to "4:3 525 lines (NTSC)" (just the Aspect Ratio and not the Source Aspect Ratio). Unless of course you are making a VGA Pixel Aspect Ratio m1v.

Because the source is a image and the m1v has only one frame I'm not sure if it would change anything, but just to be sure, if you do use the "Browse" button to change the source image, you should also change the "Video source type" to "Non-interlace (progressive)", it the "Advanced" tab at the MPEG Setting (again click the "Setting" to see the "MPEG Settings).



So using my template (for NTSC outputs), the image shoud be at least 640x500 and 640x540 at most. The m1v will always be 640x480, so you should always use the TMPGEnc project attached at this post because they already are configured to output the m1v correctly. Using a 640x500 image, only the (dark) blue area of the template will be present (the rest will be filled with black), and using a 640x540 image, all will be filled by the image including the black area.

And you should save the JPEG (or whatever format you use to generate the m1v) at the maximum quality, so the loss of quality happens only when generating the m1v. Generating a 2 slots m1v file should have not loss of quality, while generating a 1 slot m1v should happen some loss of quality, although depending on the image very little loss of quality might happen even with only 1 slot.

[zoogderrick2]

The best program (at least in my opnion) to generate the MPEG file is the TMPGEnc 2.5. I attached two project files for it, one where the m1v file is maximized for 1 slot and another that is maximized for 2 slots.

You can find the free edition of the TMPGEnc 2.5 at this site: http://www.tmpgenc.net/.

If you want to use the TMPGEnc project files attached to generate a 2 slots m1v, but the source image is 640x480 and not 640x540 like my template, be sure to change the Aspect Ratio to "1:1 (VGA)" at the "Video" tab in the "MPEG Setting", unless you want the image to have the correct aspect ratio (although most people do not seen to care or noticed it).

I explain a little more about the source image sizes at this post: http://forums.maxconsole.net/showpost.php?p=112140&postcount=168





I also attached a psd (Photoshop) file that have guidelines (guidelines are not part of the final file) and some layers that indicate the areas and its function. The psd also have the logos that I use on my backgrounds (who know, some one might be interested).

I also attached a JPEG showing the layers and the guidelines in case you do not use Photoshop.

But this template do not show the area used when Show Text is on (I never use them so I do not know exactly where they are).



Both the TMPGEnc project files and the template images are set to generate a m1v with NTSC Pixel Aspect Ratio. All or most the other background are made using VGA Pixel Aspect Ratio, but I stopped making backgrounds that way because the image get stretched, specially with NTSC outputs. So this (image) template is no good if you are using a PAL output.

JohnnyTwoHats made a template (and a guide) for VGA Pixel Aspect Ratio, and you can find it at this post: http://forums.maxconsole.net/showpost.php?p=58525&postcount=57. There you also can find the link to the TMPGEnc 2.5.



When using the TMPGEnc project files, if you use the "Browse" button to select the source image, be sure to click the "Setting" button and change the "Frame Rate" back to "25 fps" although it would work anyway, but the image would be slightly worse because I calculated the bitrate using "25 fps" and not "30 fps".

But if you do use the "Browse" button to change the source image, you MUST change the Aspect Ratio back to "4:3 525 lines (NTSC)" (just the Aspect Ratio and not the Source Aspect Ratio). Unless of course you are making a VGA Pixel Aspect Ratio m1v.

Because the source is a image and the m1v has only one frame I'm not sure if it would change anything, but just to be sure, if you do use the "Browse" button to change the source image, you should also change the "Video source type" to "Non-interlace (progressive)", it the "Advanced" tab at the MPEG Setting (again click the "Setting" to see the "MPEG Settings).



So using my template (for NTSC outputs), the image shoud be at least 640x500 and 640x540 at most. The m1v will always be 640x480, so you should always use the TMPGEnc project attached at this post because they already are configured to output the m1v correctly. Using a 640x500 image, only the (dark) blue area of the template will be present (the rest will be filled with black), and using a 640x540 image, all will be filled by the image including the black area.

And you should save the JPEG (or whatever format you use to generate the m1v) at the maximum quality, so the loss of quality happens only when generating the m1v. Generating a 2 slots m1v file should have not loss of quality, while generating a 1 slot m1v should happen some loss of quality, although depending on the image very little loss of quality might happen even with only 1 slot.

thank you very much :) cleared up a lot of things

[Divid]

Wow this wallpaper is too cool :D

how I make to change the wallpaper of the qoob sx? thanks

[rafael.eti.br]

Wow this wallpaper is too cool :D

how I make to change the wallpaper of the qoob sx? thanks

It has been said a billion times: it is not possible to change the Qoob SX background (there is no space for a better background). The only space of the Qoob Sx is used for the bios.

[Ga-ñan]

Hello, some people tell me: Hey, i make an animation fir the qoob, no background, animation in .m1v file, i trie to make one and i can´t make the animation, i make the background but this not move.

Somebody knows how?

Thanks and sorry for my english, becouse i come from spanish village!!!

GAÑAAAAAAAAAAAN!

[rafael.eti.br]

Hello, some people tell me: Hey, i make an animation fir the qoob, no background, animation in .m1v file, i trie to make one and i can´t make the animation, i make the background but this not move.

Somebody knows how?

Thanks and sorry for my english, becouse i come from spanish village!!!

GAÑAAAAAAAAAAAN!

Sorry, but although the Qoob background format is m1v it does not support animation, only still images.

[Ga-ñan]

Hello friend, thanks for the reply, but in the web www.elotrolado.net, section gamecube-Scene, some people have an animation in the qoob pro chip, i think this must be 4 or 5 images in a same m1v file, but if you are certain to say no.....:(

[rafael.eti.br]

Hello friend, thanks for the reply, but in the web www.elotrolado.net, section gamecube-Scene, some people have an animation in the qoob pro chip, i think this must be 4 or 5 images in a same m1v file, but if you are certain to say no.....:(

I could not find the gamecube-scene at the site that you mentioned but I'm pretty sure it does not. They only used m1v because it was easier to implement than the jpeg. They say that at the readme of bios 1.3a if I'm not mistaken. If people put some animated m1v at the site that you mentioned I'm sure they did not test otherwise they would know it do not work.

[Ga-ñan]

OK Friend, thanks for the info.:cool:

[PacoSuave]

Is there a preferred bios for using backgrounds? I tried the GCOS v1.5 and it had no option for loading a background file which I flashed to an empty slot on the qoob PRO via USB.

Found a v1.3 Qoob bios but still can't choose the skin. It just loaded one at random that I had on the chip. Also, where are the BIOS kept on this site?

I can't find any to try different versions...

like 1.3c and 1.3b4

THanks

[rafael.eti.br]

Is there a preferred bios for using backgrounds? I tried the GCOS v1.5 and it had no option for loading a background file which I flashed to an empty slot on the qoob PRO via USB.

Found a v1.3 Qoob bios but still can't choose the skin. It just loaded one at random that I had on the chip. Also, where are the BIOS kept on this site?

I can't find any to try different versions...

like 1.3c and 1.3b4

THanks

Like you said, to be able to choose the bios you need to use the bios 1.3c or 1.3b4. GCOS is not exactly a bios since the qoob cannot turn on and load it first.

In this site the bios are posted at their own thread.

The bios 1.3c is at this thread:
http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=7618

The bios 1.3b4 is at this post:
http://forums.maxconsole.net/showpost.php?p=64760&postcount=73

You also can find the bios 1.3c here:
http://www.tehskeen.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&file=viewfile&id=4

[PacoSuave]

Thanks for replying to my almost off topic comment. rafael, you are a godsend. I have been having problems loading games with the GCOS 1.5 Final and Qoob 1.3c BIOS. This 1.3b4 may help me out.

Anyway you are awesome! Thanks again

[Nidow313]

Hi,

I was wondering, I've got an qoob sx chip but I don't know how to load backgrounds with this chip or how to load other kind of things. I can burn games and play them. But how can I load backgrounds or put linux on it or stuff like that or upgrad bios or load things in slot.

Greetzz Nidow

[rafael.eti.br]

Nidow313, before posting questions you should look if they are not answered yet. And yours were a million times before. (http://forums.maxconsole.net/showpost.php?p=137045&postcount=228)

[Estryark]

...Anyone makes any background these days? I can't find new ones...that are good

[Kazuya]

Strife's skin fixed for typo (Qood to Qoob).

[ZeeRuX]

*nevermind*

[Kaseryn]

Does anyone stil have the uploader utility as i can't find it anymore. And a longer shot but did anyone much keep hold of all the backgrounds we made here? Wish i had!