2011-02-07, 03:57
The Plymouth Boosplash Theme Library
I noticed a limited choice of XBMC splash screens for systems running with the new versions of Ubuntu. Though you only see the boot splash for a few seconds (hopefully), it's the first impression you get. I thought it would be great to start a library of customized boot splashes to add to the already great library of customizable choices that XBMC provides. The first six are here:
Cirrus Earth Sunrise=>
SimplicityGears=> 
Aeon =========>
Confluence ===> 
Transparency ====>
Cirrus =======>
UPDATE 13 March:
After a complete re-vamp of the script, recreation of the XBMC logo from scratch and some creative work in GIMP image editor, Cirrus Earth Sunrise and XBMC Simplicity Gears are here. The script allows the graphics to scale to any standard X > or = Y resolution (theoretically). The lessons learned have been applied to the previous themes, so all should be flexible, modular and easily customizable now. Hopefully this will spark some new interest and ideas, since the possibilities of Plymouth are a bit more evident in this theme than the previous ones.
If you find these themes useful, have thoughts on improvements, or have a great new idea for a theme please comment, since that's the only way the library can expand and improve.
More info, videos of the themes in action, and instructions on downloading and installing can be found at: http://madsailor.wordpress.com/
Note: These boot splashes have been tested on intel graphics at the resolutions of 800x600,1024x768 and 1366x768, if you have difficulties with alternate resolutions or hardware please read the helpful info on the thread below, and then post here if your issues aren't resolved.
You can checkout the other available bootsplash by excycle here: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=75502&page=2
Enjoy!
I noticed a limited choice of XBMC splash screens for systems running with the new versions of Ubuntu. Though you only see the boot splash for a few seconds (hopefully), it's the first impression you get. I thought it would be great to start a library of customized boot splashes to add to the already great library of customizable choices that XBMC provides. The first six are here:
Cirrus Earth Sunrise=>
SimplicityGears=> Aeon =========>
Confluence ===> Transparency ====>
Cirrus =======>UPDATE 13 March:
After a complete re-vamp of the script, recreation of the XBMC logo from scratch and some creative work in GIMP image editor, Cirrus Earth Sunrise and XBMC Simplicity Gears are here. The script allows the graphics to scale to any standard X > or = Y resolution (theoretically). The lessons learned have been applied to the previous themes, so all should be flexible, modular and easily customizable now. Hopefully this will spark some new interest and ideas, since the possibilities of Plymouth are a bit more evident in this theme than the previous ones.
If you find these themes useful, have thoughts on improvements, or have a great new idea for a theme please comment, since that's the only way the library can expand and improve.
More info, videos of the themes in action, and instructions on downloading and installing can be found at: http://madsailor.wordpress.com/
Note: These boot splashes have been tested on intel graphics at the resolutions of 800x600,1024x768 and 1366x768, if you have difficulties with alternate resolutions or hardware please read the helpful info on the thread below, and then post here if your issues aren't resolved.
You can checkout the other available bootsplash by excycle here: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=75502&page=2
Enjoy!
