"ClearArt" concept - overlay type artwork for ex. 'episode poster/fanart on paused'

I have come up with an entirely new type of artwork concept for XBMC skins, I will name this new artwork concept "ClearArt", to use on for example my AEON MOD when you paused, or request info on the currently playing TV Show and you get up the OSD (On Screen Display).

NEW update: PM3 skin support

Toggle Setting

Toggle "ON" clearArt

Toggle "OFF" showArt(regular tvshow thumbs)

INFO Display works on movies also


Help is wanted to make more of these ClearArt images for people to download (and to mod other skins to also support ClearArt)!

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* UPDATE! All files updated and working, also added a new toggle setting to enable this MOD on or my other one (toggle "ON" for ClearArt, or toggle "OFF" for normal posters.


*These are all real working screenshots from my AEON MOD, and not mockups.


NOTE!
This is currently for the DialogSeekBar.xml to see the info when I pause a movie, you can add it to the DialogFullScreenInfo.xml to access it via " i " or info.(see the mod page).


ClearArt requirements:

• 500 width by 280 height in pixels
• Prefer full body pictures (refer to samples, no 'amputations')
• Full transparency, no background (.png)
• Horizontal orientation
• AGAIN, please refer to the samples

Update xml's to include toggle and make it work

Downloads for Aeon support:
ClearArt Gallery(individually): here
NEW FIX DialogSeekBar.xml: here (Create a new folder under (Aeon\media\) and name it < clearart > drop all your ClearArt there).
Customization.xml: here (To make the toggle works when off, create another folder under Aeon\media\) and name it < showart > drop all your regular show thumbs "Fanart with titles" there like this ones)
clearArt Pack (all clearArts): HERE

**** Readme****

Quote:*All ClearArt images filename should match the TV Show name, the same for showArt.
*If the show title include some illegal character you would have to manually edit the show title in the .nfo to remove them.(this depend on your system illegal filename characters)
*Rememeber that the ClearArt or showArt filename is not case sensitive (CAPS) only context sensitive on some systems, I have test this on Mac and Windows and it is like this not sure about Linux.(Dexter is the same as dexter or DeXtEr but NOT the same as d_exter or dexte-r).
*Best bet match the exact Show Title and remove any illegal character if have any.

Downloads for PM3 support:
PM3 skin Support here

For the most recent showThumbs(regularArt) and/or clearArt go HERE

I think a watermark would be more classy, and better suited to the skin... but that's just me.

I like the idea

Pretty cool idea, might be a bit of extra work to get all of your shows looking like this. Perhaps just the logo? Cutting round characters and other elements would be a little time consuming?

edit: then you could place a network / studio logo on the other side to balance it out.

We could start contributing with different art for different shows I am already making one for It Crowd, but yeah is a pain in the @#ss making them. but look great

That's an amazing idea !
one of the best I've seen for a while !
I would definitively help you with that

Quote:That's an amazing idea !
one of the best I've seen for a while !
I would definitively help you with that

Thanks. the most really difficult part is find good images to use !

In the making:

Family Guy
House
The It Crowd

reaven Wrote:We could start contributing with different art for different shows I am already making one for It Crowd, but yeah is a pain in the @#ss making them. but look great

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=49761

Care to upload there?

What are the size and conditions of the image files ?

d0m3 Wrote:http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=49761

Care to upload there?

Those aren't really the same thing as this, probably best to keep it in it's own thread instead of flooding the wide poster thread.