Hacking USB LOADER COVER IMAGES

[djtaz]

Do we need to rename them?
I'm currently sending covers to your site...using the (+) button.

Does it need to have the id.png as name?

No , you dont need to rename them.

Full covers get renamed as they upload , so as long as they are JPG images and in a large good quality thats all you need.
Some may be too large but you will get an error if that happens.

Thanks for taking the time to upload.

 

[bnm81002]

is there a 3D covers pack list for both NTSC and PAL games with 160 x 225 images somewhere for download? the site only has it as standard covers that are not 3D? thanks

 

[NeoRame]

look in my sig or in the first post of the GX loader ;-)

 

[djtaz]

I have slightly adjusted the way the site works - if an image doesnt exist you get a blank page now - i think that should make it easier for auto downloaders to re-check for images at a later stage instead of getting the no image style of cover.

Ill work on the search system next so that it displays more than just the cover.

 

[djbubba2002]

i was downlaoding 100 covrs for the box art .. and i find over 20 covers allready and they are PAL , IN NTSC-U , already .. see i hate this .. why do people up pal covers to ntsc-u.... then dont uplaod slim cases, i hate slim cases..

55 Boogie Superstar RG6E69 ARE THE SAME COVERS ,,,,, god damn...
56 Boogie RBOE69
59 Bratz Girlzs Really Rock RRLE78 is PAL COVER.....please take it out .. then i will know to make one ...
112 Dance Dance Revolution : Hottest Part 2
113 Dance Dance Revolution : Hottest Party are the same cover of 112
Box Covers NTSC-U A-B rar ....theses are XXXXXX.PNG not four
Box Covers A-B NTSC - U RAR

Box Covers C-D NTSC-U

 

[djtaz]

Guys , there are still loads of full covers missing - if anyone has a scanner and a missing cover from the correct region can they upload it please ?

http://www.theotherzone.com/wii/

 

[Lord_Fei]

Love the Idea of Wii Boxart. Is there any way you guys can add a function to what you want to download at the bottom.

Example: A check box for Covers, 3d Covers, Disk images, Custom Disk images, and a size variable.

The reason I ask is I am a Soldier serving in Iraq, at this time I am unable to connect my Wii to the interwebs to do any of the automatic download that are offered through the USB loaders. I do have access to the internet with a computer but it is limited and doing individual downloads would take more time then I have on a regular basis.

Thank you in advance

 

[djtaz]

Love the Idea of Wii Boxart. Is there any way you guys can add a function to what you want to download at the bottom.

Example: A check box for Covers, 3d Covers, Disk images, Custom Disk images, and a size variable.

The reason I ask is I am a Soldier serving in Iraq, at this time I am unable to connect my Wii to the interwebs to do any of the automatic download that are offered through the USB loaders. I do have access to the internet with a computer but it is limited and doing individual downloads would take more time then I have on a regular basis.

Thank you in advance

Im working on something just like that at the moment - the thing is for resizing an image, the site has to create the image and save it in a temp file - it does that now and deletes the file after it displays it , but to create a zip it would have to save all of the resized images in a folder , then zip the folder and then erase the files again. Its possible but it makes the server work hard.
That combined with the added bandwidth that will be used will mean ill only be making it available to people tho donate to the site. and as such im starting a 'members' section for this purpose.

All the covers will still be available for download as they are now and the members section will only add on handy things like you mentioned for anyone who feels a donation is worth having access to the extra bits.
The money will go towards paying for the extra bandwidth.

 

[djbubba2002]

djtaz make me a folder , .. then i am goin to upload the missing ones today .. but just make me a fodler then , someone has to resize them..

 

[richy]

@djtaz (and anyone else who might know!).....

WBFS manager uses your site for images and I was just wondering if you or anyone else knew why some images appear at their exact size of 160x225 when you hover over a particular title and others appear slightly larger (similar sort of size to how they appear at the side if you enable large cover view)

As far as I can tell it's something to do with how they're saved. Any that I've saved using Photoshop CS3 always exhibit this "larger" effect wheareas most of the ones downloaded from the site appear at their "correct" size. It's weird because if you view them in Photoshop or Windows Photo Gallery then they all appear at their correct size. It must be some sort of flag that Photoshop sets or doesn't set that's causing it. I just wondered how you made the bulk of the PNGs on your site. I've taken a few PNGs from your site and just opened and saved them in CS3 and they then all exhibit the same effect in WBFS Manager too.

Yeah, it's probably not a major issue but I just can't work out what's causing it PLUS the covers look clearer when viewed at their correct 160x225 size as well

[EDIT] OK, I've just tried bunging some of my CS3 files through Portable PngOptimizer and clearing all excess junk from the file seems to fix the issue and make them about 1% smaller. I've also tried some of the files I've downloaded from the site and they came out at between 70-83% of their original size whilst keeping all of the relevant image information. Might be worth batching a whole load of them through perhaps?

Anyway, I guess this proves that it's something in the metadata that causes the issue I mentioned above.... still just not sure what!

 

[djtaz]

@djtaz (and anyone else who might know!).....

WBFS manager uses your site for images and I was just wondering if you or anyone else knew why some images appear at their exact size of 160x225 when you hover over a particular title and others appear slightly larger (similar sort of size to how they appear at the side if you enable large cover view)

As far as I can tell it's something to do with how they're saved. Any that I've saved using Photoshop CS3 always exhibit this "larger" effect wheareas most of the ones downloaded from the site appear at their "correct" size. It's weird because if you view them in Photoshop or Windows Photo Gallery then they all appear at their correct size. It must be some sort of flag that Photoshop sets or doesn't set that's causing it. I just wondered how you made the bulk of the PNGs on your site. I've taken a few PNGs from your site and just opened and saved them in CS3 and they then all exhibit the same effect in WBFS Manager too.

Yeah, it's probably not a major issue but I just can't work out what's causing it PLUS the covers look clearer when viewed at their correct 160x225 size as well

[EDIT] OK, I've just tried bunging some of my CS3 files through Portable PngOptimizer and clearing all excess junk from the file seems to fix the issue and make them about 1% smaller. I've also tried some of the files I've downloaded from the site and they came out at between 70-83% of their original size whilst keeping all of the relevant image information. Might be worth batching a whole load of them through perhaps?

Anyway, I guess this proves that it's something in the metadata that causes the issue I mentioned above.... still just not sure what!

i would think its the way GD handles the resizing of the files - one of the links on the site is a direct link to the files for the normal covers , its only when they are resized that it runs the script to edit the image , so it may be the 160x225 images are the originals and came from a few different sources.

Thanks all i can think of if your getting different sizes and styles.

 

[AgentX]

Great site, one problem I found, Metal Slug Anthology PAL, RMLP7U has an NTSC front cover and 3d cover although the full cover is PAL. Can this be fixed?

 

[WiiMonkey]

Ok guys were going to start banning people from uploading if repeatedly uploading wrong images unless whoever is uploading the wrong region covers stops it and if we get enough donations we will dedicate a members section to the site to download all sections that arent available at them moment.

 

[TheGlade]

First of all I wanted to thank you for making the site available.

But I also have two suggestions:

Can somebody fix the names of the Guitarhero games? (id 278-281 the Iii looks a bit strange III would be better.)
Also id 280 is wrong, must be Guitar Hero III Legends of Rock (All PAL versions)

And finally the option to request full cover images?

Keep up the good work!

 

[geedub]

hey tazo ,
sites awesome now mate ! great work

to think i was there at the start but fk me what a difference now

i just tried that coverflow by beardface ! i deleted 100mb package on sdcard , then downloaded covers only 8mb after , great work

just had to pop into thank you

 

[Fiesty Panda]

Can somebody fix the names of the Guitarhero games? (id 278-281 the Iii looks a bit strange III would be better.)
Also id 280 is wrong, must be Guitar Hero III Legends of Rock (All PAL versions)

Do it yourself!!! Go into /usbloader on your SD card and replace any titles with what you want them to be. That's how I have all of my New Play Control Games before all the others. Same goes for covers, people! Chances are if theotherzone doesn't have it, http://www.teambadattitude.co.uk/art/wii/ does, and a quick resize is all it takes, and then you can upload it if you're feeling generous.

PS: The cool thing about this DIY method is that when you search for new cover art, it sees there's already a box for that game, and doesn't replace it, even if the loader itself didn't download it.

 

[dsfanatic5]

Ok guys were going to start banning people from uploading if repeatedly uploading wrong images unless whoever is uploading the wrong region covers stops it and if we get enough donations we will dedicate a members section to the site to download all sections that arent available at them moment.

I would also like to see people stop uploading wrong full covers. I hope it wasn't laziness on someone's behalf, but Fishing Master and Fishing Master World Tour have the same full covers.

 

[TheGlade]

Can somebody fix the names of the Guitarhero games? (id 278-281 the Iii looks a bit strange III would be better.)
Also id 280 is wrong, must be Guitar Hero III Legends of Rock (All PAL versions)

Do it yourself!!! Go into /usbloader on your SD card and replace any titles with what you want them to be. That's how I have all of my New Play Control Games before all the others. Same goes for covers, people! Chances are if theotherzone doesn't have it, http://www.teambadattitude.co.uk/art/wii/ does, and a quick resize is all it takes, and then you can upload it if you're feeling generous.

PS: The cool thing about this DIY method is that when you search for new cover art, it sees there's already a box for that game, and doesn't replace it, even if the loader itself didn't download it.

I can indeed fix this myself, however, imho this is a general mistake which could be corrected at the site, instead of everybody needind to fix it themselves (like the WRONG title for id 280.)

And I know how the usbloaders and titles.txt work. There's really no need to lecture me.

 

[reddevilmeuk]

sorry for my ignorance, but is there a quick way of downloading all PAL | NTSC full covers? I tried using the checkbox on the site, but it gives you only the front covers... this is for use with WiiFlow

 

[djbubba2002]

No not yet , they are workin on it , let them have some time ..