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Never mind, I found what I was looking for :-)
Awesome skin, by the way !

I've been using this skin since it came available on Omega. I've decided recently to put out a build for friends and family using it. I've got no issue with backgrounds carrying over on the backup by putting them in the kodi>media folder then putting the special://home command into file manager for the build to access those files. Where I'm stuck is the splash or What's called the startup image in the skin itself. I'd like to personalize it but when I go to skin settings/ extras/ startup image my only option is to add from external drive. The image will not carry over on a backup to a different device. I've tried the special://skin command in file manager with no luck. Would someone know the correct command or even where the startup image is located so I could replace it and carry it over to a backup.

Is there a way to add movie sets in this Skin,
I have a few movie collection like 007,Batman, Indian Jones.

(2024-05-04, 04:07)dead-nerve Wrote: [ -> ]Is there a way to add movie sets in this Skin,
I have a few movie collection like 007,Batman, Indian Jones.

The "Movies set" option is linked to the operation of Kodi not the Skin or this Skin.
I mean, this skin will display "movie set just like other skins, if everything is done right.

Some reading can help :
https://kodi.wiki/view/Movie_sets

(2024-05-03, 14:04)dMo! Wrote: [ -> ]I've been using this skin since it came available on Omega. I've decided recently to put out a build for friends and family using it. I've got no issue with backgrounds carrying over on the backup by putting them in the kodi>media folder then putting the special://home command into file manager for the build to access those files. Where I'm stuck is the splash or What's called the startup image in the skin itself. I'd like to personalize it but when I go to skin settings/ extras/ startup image my only option is to add from external drive. The image will not carry over on a backup to a different device. I've tried the special://skin command in file manager with no luck. Would someone know the correct command or even where the startup image is located so I could replace it and carry it over to a backup.

The splah file is embeded in files texture.xbt.
It is like a zip file. So you need to use this tools to extract all files in XBT:

https://kodi.wiki/view/TextureTool

forum threads :
https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=201883

Thanks for the reply @Nanomani

Hi all 
been using this skin for years on the pc version 1.1.69  with kodi 19.4 but got myself a android box a minix and installed corelec and it seems to run just sweet on Kodi v21 with the latest install version skin of 3.0.1 i think,  but there seems to be a problem with the effects setting when you enable blur and full size fanart it has a double image even if you disable the blur effect it still happens.

there seems to be a bug in the full size fanart as it doubles the image as showing here.

https://ibb.co/5WFjb7X


photo host

(2024-05-05, 22:05)meridius Wrote: [ -> ]Hi all 
been using this skin for years on the pc version 1.1.69  with kodi 19.4 but got myself a android box a minix and installed corelec and it seems to run just sweet on Kodi v21 with the latest install version skin of 3.0.1 i think,  but there seems to be a problem with the effects setting when you enable blur and full size fanart it has a double image even if you disable the blur effect it still happens.

there seems to be a bug in the full size fanart as it doubles the image as showing here.

https://ibb.co/5WFjb7X


photo host

addons "Embuary helper" and "script.litebox" need to be updated for Libreelec and Corelec.
their "blur" feature are broken because Pillow is updated 10.0.0.

some "Constants" are removed with Pillow 10.0.0
source : https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/...#constants

unfortunately these addons are no longer updated and their authors have not been present on the forum for a long time.

for my need with Libreelec the only way was to use "blur monitor" with addon "TMDb helper" ...

(2024-05-05, 23:29)Nanomani Wrote: [ -> ]

(2024-05-05, 22:05)meridius Wrote: [ -> ]Hi all 
been using this skin for years on the pc version 1.1.69  with kodi 19.4 but got myself a android box a minix and installed corelec and it seems to run just sweet on Kodi v21 with the latest install version skin of 3.0.1 i think,  but there seems to be a problem with the effects setting when you enable blur and full size fanart it has a double image even if you disable the blur effect it still happens.

there seems to be a bug in the full size fanart as it doubles the image as showing here.

https://ibb.co/5WFjb7X


photo host

addons "Embuary helper" and "script.litebox" need to be updated for Libreelec and Corelec.
their "blur" feature are broken because Pillow is updated 10.0.0.

some "Constants" are removed with Pillow 10.0.0
source : https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/...#constants

unfortunately these addons are no longer updated and their authors have not been present on the forum for a long time.

for my need with Libreelec the only way was to use "blur monitor" with addon "TMDb helper" ...

thats a shame as that was the best part of the skin,    blur monitor" with addon "TMDb helper"  are these in the addons ? and do you get the same effect of making the wallpaper smaller and blurred

(2024-05-06, 00:16)meridius Wrote: [ -> ]blur monitor" with addon "TMDb helper"  are these in the addons ?

In skin AZR the code to use blur monitor" with addon "TMDb helper" is not implemented.
The code must be added ...
Is it that you mean ?

(2024-05-06, 00:16)meridius Wrote: [ -> ]and do you get the same effect of making the wallpaper smaller and blurred

yes the result is the same with blur monitor" with addon "TMDb helper" :

(2024-05-06, 00:29)Nanomani Wrote: [ -> ]

(2024-05-06, 00:16)meridius Wrote: [ -> ]blur monitor" with addon "TMDb helper"  are these in the addons ?

In skin AZR the code to use blur monitor" with addon "TMDb helper" is not implemented.
The code must be added ...
Is it that you mean ?

(2024-05-06, 00:16)meridius Wrote: [ -> ]and do you get the same effect of making the wallpaper smaller and blurred

yes the result is the same with blur monitor" with addon "TMDb helper" :

the problem with AZR is not the blur i think its when it resizes the wallpaper to a smaller quater of the screen as it double images it i think.  anyhow how would i add the code to AZR as it looks like you already have thanks as i amsure the file sin coreELEC just use the same skin files

(2024-05-06, 00:35)meridius Wrote: [ -> ]the problem with AZR is not the blur i think its when it resizes the wallpaper to a smaller quater of the screen as it double images it i think. 

The fanart at a quarter of the screen is correct.
You see a double image because the blur effect is not working. Otherwise, the blur effect hides the full-screen fanart behin the smalest fanart.

(2024-05-06, 00:35)meridius Wrote: [ -> ]anyhow how would i add the code to AZR as it looks like you already have thanks as i amsure the file sin coreELEC just use the same skin files

 I can't give you the code to replace. My code is very different on all place now.

But if your are familiar with the code :
https://github.com/jurialmunkey/plugin.v...ur-monitor

(2024-05-06, 00:35)meridius Wrote: [ -> ]the problem with AZR is not the blur i think its when it resizes the wallpaper to a smaller quater of the screen as it double images it i think.  anyhow how would i add the code to AZR as it looks like you already have thanks as i amsure the file sin coreELEC just use the same skin files

after a quick test with the original skin AZR :

I have this "no blur" but it is better :



with this setting :

thanks, i dont code but where do you alter the code and what file  to get the effect ?

what skin do you use ?

(2024-05-06, 01:09)meridius Wrote: [ -> ]thanks, i dont code but where do you alter the code and what file  to get the effect ?

what skin do you use ?

I use AZR in version very modded by myself.

If you don't code at all IMHO the best way is perhaps test an other skin.

this one uses the TMDb helper "blur monitor" addon:
https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=367352