Backdrop Brightness

[Bigmack3000 107]

Is there a setting to adjust the brightness of backdrop images/videos? It might be staring right at me, but I can't find it.

[Luke 42078]

Hi, no there isn't. Are you trying to lighten or darken them?

[Bigmack3000 107]

Lighten them a bit.

[Luke 42078]

We don't have any settings to do this, but @@arrbee99 might be able to point you to some hacks he's come up with.

[arrbee99 1815]

Well, Happy2play (and others)  actually comes up with this fabulous stuff, but this seems to work (assuming I'm copying the right stuff) -

 

.overflowYScroll div.backgroundContainer.withBackdrop {
    background: rgba(0,0,0,.10);
}

 

It only works on a web page and you put it under Server admin page > Settings > Custom css (down at the bottom)

 

Edit - its effect I guess would depend on any theme you're using, I just use Dark.

Edited December 5, 2019 by arrbee99

[arrbee99 1815]

Quite like these -

 

/*Make background brighter*/
.overflowYScroll div.backgroundContainer.withBackdrop {
    background: rgba(0,0,0,.10);
}

/*Remove poster / thumb from detail page*/
#itemDetailPage div.detailImageContainer.detailimg-hidemobile.portraitDetailImageContainer {display: none; }

/*Move text details down detail page*/
.detailLogo {top: 40em !important ;}

.detailPageContent {padding-top: 30em !important ;}

/*Remove thumb for Episode*/
#itemDetailPage div.thumbDetailImageContainer {display: none; }


 

[Bigmack3000 107]

Thanks.  I'll play around with that

[Happy2Play 9780]

Have you had a look in the Custom CSS forum section?

 

https://emby.media/community/index.php?/forum/144-web-app-css/

[EZEd 60]

I'm trying to do the same as OP but have a mixture of devices/platforms (Samsung TV, Android TV, Roku and ET and WebUI). Are saying that if I make these script changes in windows server they will only show up on the Web UI? None of the other clients will benefit from the changes?

 

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[Luke 42078]

Correct.

[ebr 16179]

Android TV and Roku should already have very visible backdrops in places where they are mostly utilized.

[EZEd 60]

Thanks for info.

 

@@ebr, for me both are very dark on all platforms. Almost to the point of being indistinguishable. You have to look really hard just see that there is even a backdrop there. I have dark theme selected. Is that maybe the reason why? Is there a way to resurrect the way that Emby for WMC did it where the backdrop was mostly the same intensity as the OSD imagery but grounded mostly to the right of screen while OSD was grounded mostly left? That to me was the more effective method. It seems that view customization is something that could/should be brought forward to the new implementation from the original. Just my vote and 2cents.

 

Thx again

 

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[playloud 10]

It seems that view customization is something that could/should be brought forward to the new implementation from the original. 

 

Amen to that!  For me, backdrops in Roku look excellent, whereas Emby Theater is like you describe....so dark as to be barely distinguishable.  I think I chose Blue Radiance theme in ET to better see the backdrops, but of course they have a blue tint.  I would prefer lighter with natural color, or at least choices.

[ebr 16179]

In these views the backdrop is very dark?

 

 

[GrimReaper 4740]

@arrbee99, contrary to the popular opinion (ain't that a wonder ), I'd like my backdrops dimmer then they are now (and have been gradually getting brighter up from 4.5.4.0). Seeing that every new version brings some changes, do you have most current expression to be used (4.6.4.0 & 4.7.0.14 beta)?

Thanks

Edited October 20, 2021 by GrimReaper
Typo

[arrbee99 1815]

6 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

@arrbee99, contrary to the popular opinion (ain't that a wonder ), I'd like my backdrops dimmer. Seeing that every new version brings some changes, do you have most current expression to be used (4.6.4.0 & 4.7.0.14 beta)?

Thanks

Sigh - there's always one (probably should be a tut tut face but am too lazy to look properly).

But - seems to be this at the moment -

/* Make Backdrop Much Brighter */
div.backgroundContainer.withBackdrop {background: rgba(0,0,0,.10)!important;}

Maybe more like .7 instead of .1  ...

[GrimReaper 4740]

5 minutes ago, arrbee99 said:

/* Make Backdrop Much Brighter */
div.backgroundContainer.withBackdrop {background: rgba(0,0,0,.10)!important;}

Maybe more like .7 instead of .1  ...

. 8 does it. 

Thanks

[Ryan81094 3]

is this possible on the tv app settings?

[Ryan81094 3]

hey, I am using a Samsung TV and the backgrounds are barely visible and its really frustrating seeing the artwork display bright on my mac but not on my TV, doesn't really make sense,

is there any way this can be implemented please?

[Luke 42078]

5 hours ago, Ryan81094 said:

hey, I am using a Samsung TV and the backgrounds are barely visible and its really frustrating seeing the artwork display bright on my mac but not on my TV, doesn't really make sense,

is there any way this can be implemented please?

We would have to add options to control it.

[Ryan81094 3]

ok, a little confused as I can see its been mentioned for nearly 5 years by other users so if its ok can those options finally be added? it feels a little overdue...