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#57916 - 11/01/2002 11:01 Custom Static Image
chris_vd
stranger

Registered: 27/08/2000
Posts: 27
Loc: Dallas, Texas
Surely it can't be too difficult to be able to upload a custom "static" image to eht Empeg.

Nothing fancy just something that is resides as a static image while the unit plays.

Sorta like the "Tux" visual, but with my own image.

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#57917 - 11/01/2002 11:48 Re: Custom Static Image [Re: chris_vd]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
Static images will eventually burn into the VFD (faintly). Might not want to do that.
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#57918 - 11/01/2002 11:51 Re: Custom Static Image [Re: chris_vd]
mtempsch
pooh-bah

Registered: 02/06/2000
Posts: 1996
Loc: Gothenburg, Sweden
There is software to do that; needs to be run on the empeg commandline though.
If I've understood it correctly, it's a binary player hack - the software scans the player binary for where the Tux Much image resides and then replaces those bytes. I don't think anythings changed so that it can't be used.

It's called setvisual and downloadable from Frank van Gestel
I think the README is out of date, but IIRC, if you run the program w/o arguments you'll get a help text.

Edit: If I'm unclear above: it'll replace the image used in the static visual (Tux)

/Michael


Edited by mtempsch (11/01/2002 11:52)
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#57919 - 11/01/2002 12:56 Re: Custom Static Image [Re: mtempsch]
Dearing
addict

Registered: 22/07/1999
Posts: 453
Loc: Florida
That's the same bitmap in TuxTooMuch, too, isn't it?
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#57920 - 11/01/2002 13:56 Re: Custom Static Image [Re: Dearing]
mtempsch
pooh-bah

Registered: 02/06/2000
Posts: 1996
Loc: Gothenburg, Sweden
I don't know, I've only ever just zapped through TuxTooMuch, but it might well be.
Lets start it up and take a look... Uh-oh... Just got the No drives found, contact support message :-( Second attempt got it going, further attempts doesn't...
Time to check if the connectors are properly on, or if it's a dodgy cable...

Be back later,

/Michael
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