How to darken the fanart?

Balinus · 2012-03-09 22:10

Hello,

I've added to Shade a new TV view (taken from Simplicity skin). I'd like to know how I could darken the fanart behind, as text doesn't appear due to contrast. I've looked, but couldn't find the command to darken the fanart image... I guess there's a switch somewhere?

Here's a screenshot of how it is now :

Any help is appreciated, thanks!

ekim232 · 2012-03-09 22:30

Apply a shaded image over top the fanart or use a fade animation to the fanart image. Many skins do this. You can look through their media folders to get some ideas. Alaska is a good example for an image overlay and Fusion I believe uses a fade animation.

mcborzu · 2012-03-09 22:31

Just put a black, or whatever color, image in front of it. Set transparency via Photoshop

Hitcher · 2012-03-09 22:44

Or just use a <colordiffuse>AARRGGBB</colordiffuse> in the image control.

Balinus · 2012-03-09 23:05

Thanks guys!

Just found how to do it, with your explanations. as shown by your diverme method, there's a lot of way to do it.

I added this code

Code:

<control type="image">

        <posx>0</posx>

        <posy>0</posy>

        <width>1290</width>

        <height>720</height>

        <texture>shade/vignette2.png</texture>

</control>

Where vignette2.png is a transparent mask.

Thanks again!

mcborzu Skilled Skinner Posts: 3,381 Joined: Feb 2009 Reputation: 15 Location: dsf	2012-03-09 22:31 Post: #3 Just put a black, or whatever color, image in front of it. Set transparency via Photoshop Check out The Carmichael - A Skin For XBMC Check out Night - A Skin For XBMC Check out Unfinished - A Skin For XBMC
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Hitcher Skilled Skinner Posts: 9,926 Joined: Aug 2007 Reputation: 67 Location: Eastleigh, UK	2012-03-09 22:44 Post: #4 Or just use a <colordiffuse>AARRGGBB</colordiffuse> in the image control.
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