[WIP] Metropolis skin - Printable Version

[WIP] Metropolis skin - Printable Version

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- voidy - 2012-01-02 15:48

i like that aswell (would be even more awesome if there would be an option to switch the background to the regular background or the framed on in the original metropolis)

- Bkam - 2012-01-02 19:03

Stoli, are you planing on doing anything to Recently added ? It look to plain. Perhaps something like cover flow or someting else to make it stick out little more Smile

- stoli - 2012-01-02 20:49

Bkam Wrote:Stoli, are you planing on doing anything to Recently added ? It look to plain. Perhaps something like cover flow or someting else to make it stick out little more ?

Yeah just can't figure out what - I also want to include the next watched script. There's just not a lot of real estate to work with.

- Shinu - 2012-01-03 01:49

stoli Wrote:Yeah just can't figure out what - I also want to include the next watched script. There's just not a lot of real estate to work with.

maybe just add something to the bottom?

[Image: 1opvmq.jpg]

- sialivi - 2012-01-03 03:22

Personally I'm not very interested in having the watchlist stuff on the home screen, I'm more interested in having it in the submenu and make it use whatever viewtype I like. Is this possible?

- sialivi - 2012-01-03 13:13

Request
An optional alternate 24h clock, flipclock style:

[Image: flipclock.jpg]

- Baswazz - 2012-01-03 16:07

sialivi Wrote:Personally I'm not very interested in having the watchlist stuff on the home screen, I'm more interested in having it in the submenu and make it use whatever viewtype I like. Is this possible?

I agree with you. It does not fit with the homescreen of this skin.

- sialivi - 2012-01-03 17:50

@Amra
If you have time, could you create a new moviegenres\3d.jpg with a couple of 3d glasses? I couldn't find anything suitable that matches the look of the rest.

- Amra - 2012-01-03 21:03

sialivi Wrote:@Amra
If you have time, could you create a new moviegenres\3d.jpg with a couple of 3d glasses? I couldn't find anything suitable that matches the look of the rest.

Here ya go...
My Favorite. With & Without title text.
[Image: 3dnotitle1.jpg]

And here is an alternate
[Image: 3dnotitle2l.jpg]

Save the image with title text in the "media\moviegenres" folder and then the plain image (without the title text) in the "media\moviegenres\NoLabels" folder.

Hope that helps.

[EDIT] PS: In case anyone wants to make any more Genre posters for themselves & keep with the style I used, then here are some simple instructions.

1. Find an image you like and crop it to 250x500 pixels. I usually just do a google image search for "minimalist poster" or just "minimalist + [whatever you want]". If that doesn't work, then try the search terms "retro" or "art deco". Anyway, you get the idea.

2. Make two versions of poster as I did above. Use the "Hill House" font (freeware) at 28pt (white text with a 1 pixel black border) and then center the text 20 pixels up from the bottom. I also add a 2 pixel dark shadow to the text to make it stand out a little better.

3. Save as a jpeg as I explained above with the 3D image.

- stoli - 2012-01-03 22:35

sialivi Wrote:Request
An optional alternate 24h clock, flipclock style:

The only problem I have with that is time period. This skin is 20's-50's and the flip clock screams 70's....