Creating your own Dreambox Boot Logo
How to create your own startup, shutdown, radio, scan and mp3 logos
The dimension of these pictures must be 720×576 pixels in PAL format.
Path where the boot image is stored is /root/platform/kernel and is called bild.
Path where the other pictures are stored is /var/tuxbox/config/enigma/pictures.
The program we will use to create the pictures is called TMPGEnc.
- Download TMPGEnc from official site
- Unzip the file to your chosen destination.
- Double click the ‘TPMGEnc.exe MPEG Encoder’ file and click ‘OK’ on the small pop up window. Then click ‘Cancel’ on the ‘Project Wizard (1/5)’ window that appears.
- Next screen, bottom right…’Stream type’, check the box ‘ES (Video only)’.
- Next, bottom left…’Video source:’ click on ‘Browse’ and select the background/photo that you want as your new logo.
- Next, bottom left… ‘Output file name:’ click on browse and choose the path for your finished ‘new’ boot background/photo and edit the name to ‘bild’ (minus the ‘….’ and in lower case) ie: the line that apperars in the ‘Output file name:’ should read similar to C:\Documents and Settings\Whatever\My Documents\bild ( the actual name of the photo does NOT appear).
- Next, bottom right…click on ‘Setting’ and check that the value settings are:
…..’Stream type:’ = MPEG-1 Video
…..’Size’ = 720 x576 pixels
…..’Aspect ratio:’ = 1:1 (VGA)
…..’Frame rate:’ = 25 fps
…..’Rate control mode:’ = Constant bitrate (CBR)
…..’Bitrate:’ = 12000
…..’Motion search precision:’ = Normal
When checked, click ‘OK’ to exit the screen.
Top left click ‘Start’, if all is goes well, the ‘100%’ bar appears and your completed ‘bild’ file is in your chosen ‘Output…’ location.
*** If You want to change the boot picture before compressing the image (after the ‘make rebuild-flash’ command ) , just copy it into /tuxbox-cvs/root/cdkflash/boot/root/platform/kernel before executing the ‘make flash-compress’ command.
Thanks to Fergy for initial guide
If you have any questions, please visit our Dreambox Forum.
