mortstar Wrote:Anyway to alternate overlays?
The 'random' nature of the ageing overlay would perhaps be lost when the same overlay effect is used multiple times on the same window. If there was some way to alternate perhaps 3~4 overlays with a similar effect but different pattern, it would look less regimented.
I tend to agree with you, I think that serious of an effect would be best used sparingly, since at the end of the day you still want to be able to view the coverart, etc. I'm playing around with some ideas now, but I don't think it will end up being 20 thumbnails with the same effect on the same page - it would be a bit overwhelming.
Maybe once I can get this skinned I can offer in different levels of distressed - "Clean", "Distressed", and "Grungy"... or something similar, kind of like Welo's different front page options. Should be fairly easy just to change the overlay image universally.
Speaking of which, I'm trying to come up with a good idea for the "Home" screen. I've toyed with the idea of having no true home screen - but having a "TV Home", "Movie Home" and "Music Home"... with a way to swap in between them. I think this would allow for more information between the views (ie. TV home would have latest added, the upcoming tv script, latest watched, etc...)
I'm soliciting brainstorms