Qoob Backgrounds

[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.

(full size)
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles...shedSteel2.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...oQoobMario.png

[pixelhub]

Thanks Xboxmodder999, Here it is in Jpeg

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles...oQoobMario.jpg

[Xboxmodder999]

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

http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles...oQoobMario.jpg

Here you go, this one looks good.

By the way, it's my new background

[pixelhub]

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

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
Alternate Site

Download my Qoob background template
http://www.myfilestash.com/userfiles...Background.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...qoobsunset.jpg (full size image)

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