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    I can edit existing images pretty good, but creating something graphical out of nothing is just not my cup of tea.

    So hopefully there is an IMDb+ user with some free time on their hand who is willing to make some fanart.

    Need it in 1920x1080 format as PNG file, and will take care of the rest. This will at least inspire me to get a new IMDb+ plugin done with some new features.
     

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    Romain,

    He needs a HD background which will show when you focus on the plugin :)
    Simply look in a skin folder and search for 'hover' in there. You'll get the idea!
     

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    @azzuro, my bad for thinking everybody knew what I would be talking about. With Default (SD), DefaultWide (720p) and Titan (1080p) being the new skins for MediaPortal v1.3+, and having configured a few HTPCs with Titan, I noticed that IMDb+ (and Trakt also for that matter, so @ltfearme would also appreciate assistance) really show off their lack of a nice custom 'hover' image.

    Example for Tetris game = https://raw.github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-1/master/mediaportal/MediaPortal.Base/skin/Titan/Media/hover_tetris.png
    Titan Weather hover = https://raw.github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-1/master/mediaportal/MediaPortal.Base/skin/Titan/Media/hover_my weather.png

    Ideally it would be an image that visually represents what the plugin does, but I don't even care if you grab the current IMDb+ logo (http://imdbplus.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/IMDb /Images/imdb_icon.png), slap it centered with some glowing effect onto a background and call it a day.

    I prefer Titan Extended with single row, which means that inside 'Plugins' each plugin is represented via a text-string and when you highlight it the hover image is shown in the background. In Titan default they have however a graphical icon representing the plugin, so since it has graphical effects applied to it, it would be awesome if you can create that one as well then.

    Example for 'Music' = https://raw.github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-1/master/mediaportal/MediaPortal.Base/skin/Titan/Media/basichome_button_music.png
    How it looks inside Titan = http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/-za4HUo1snc/hqdefault.jpg (apperantly Trakt has a basichome button already, but either Titan Extended skin updater failed for me or there is no matching 1080p hover image for Trakt, perhaps @HomeY can help clarify that)

    For IMDb+ I would need both basichome_button_imdbplus.png and hover_imdbplus.png

    Thank you,
    Ron
     

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    ... but either Titan Extended skin updater failed for me or there is no matching 1080p hover image for Trakt, perhaps HomeY can help clarify that)
    Correct, there isn't a 1080p matching hover image for Trakt. Even StreamedMP is missing a nice 1 for Trakt, so would be great if you could create something for that for azzuro!
     

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    @HomeY, nice one, and the winning entry so far :whistle:

    Will have to hold like a little poll if this leads to more submissions, or I can just pick the one I like :p
     

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    Here are 2 more with shadow:
    hover_IMDb+.png hover_IMDb+2.png

    And a first attempt to create a 3D object :D
    hover_IMDb+3.png

    Trakt images can be found in this tread
     
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    @HomeY, that looks awesome. Since you have the originals, is there anything you can do to the jaggedy lines on the IMDb+ box in the Wall-E image? Should be able to add some anti-aliassing to that, so it looks not like a staircase, but a nice fluid line.

    The fact IMDb+ needs Moving-Pictures plugin, it works out nicely to re-use the same picture Moving-Pictures uses.
     

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