I would like to apply a Gaussian blur to fanart in a skin. Many skins today apply a dark translucency but I would like to go further and soften the fanart so it doesn't distract from the media information. The effect would be similar to Apple TV's effect, though not quite as strong:
https://developer.apple.com/tvos/human-i...-elements/
Is this possible to do within a skin, on the fly, without modifying the source fanart?
Thanks
I think you are using a plugin here:
https://github.com/BADMS/script.colorbox
And it appears to have two Guassian blur functions, correct?
So, if I wanted to fork Estuary, for example, I also need to include script.colorbox? There's no equivalent Kodi native function that would eliminate the need for a plugin?
No native function available to skins. Have wanted blur and desaturate for a long long time!
It's possible to achieve the blur that I want using ffmpeg for the fanart. For example
Code:
ffmpeg -i fanart.jpg -vf "thumbnail,boxblur=30:[fg]" out.png
You likely could add a desaturate filter to that too.
But, while Kodi includes ffmpeg, I don't know how that could be invoked by a skin or the resulting images cached alongside the original assets.
Even if we solve for blurred fanart used on asset pages, I also wish to invoke a blur + other filters) of the current screen when a modal dialog box is presented.
I am going to be showing another video of my skin tomorrow if you want to see the some of the awesome effect of badass script colorbox ... I do this want to say exactly but what it will show... But yes color box will go blur pixelate postise two tone and so much more Badass has made a awesome script I will start d be hind him on that anyday to the week.
video has been posted to [WIP] UNIPLEX.... all the color changing and blurs are from Badaas Awsome script.
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