linearFHD

linearFHD v4.4.1 - VTI only

Requirements:

For the full range of functions, the linearFHD

• VWeather3 plugin (automatically installed with the skin as a dependency)
• Advanced Event Library (must be installed via the feed under Extensions
• As of linearFHD 3.5.0, the AEL Converter/Render are no longer installed with the skin.
  The AdvancedEventLibrary plugin must be installed independently.
  A note can be found under Menu - VTI - LinearFHD Pro in the lower area. The reason for this are possible installation problems Skin/AEL

useful information

• The skin is ONLY for VU+ boxes with VTI. Other images are not supported!
• When installing the skin, original VTI images are overwritten: /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/SystemPlugins/VTIPanel/pictures
• During installation, the skin saves the original VTI images, depending on the box, to: /usr/share/enigma2/linearFHD/VTIPanel/
• When de-installing the skin, the original images are restored

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Weather display

• To do this, the following plugin must be installed and configured: VWeather3 weather plugin
• Important! Obtain API keys (none are necessary for selecting Yahoo weather in the plugin)

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linearFHD - configuration

• Style: Two colors are stored here
• The weather in this display does not need to be configured because it is no longer possible

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vfd- Skin for Solo4K and DUO4K

• Activation under: Menu - VTI - linearFHD Pro - vfd - Skin - Solo4K - DUO4K
• After activation you get a display under: Menu - VTI - VFD Skin - linearFHD/.....
• I haven't seen any disadvantages, except that there is no preview image under /usr/share/enigma2/vfd_skin

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Mediaportal

• Be sure to set the standard skin in the MP (clean_FHD) with your currently used skin
• When installing the liniarFHD, a link is set to: /usr/lib/enigma2/python/Plugins/Extensions/MediaPortal/skins_1080/
• Select "linearFHD" in the MP's setup
• Danger! If the MediaPortal was installed after the linearFHD (e.g. reinstalling the box), the skin must be installed over it again, because only then will the link be set

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Wallpaperanzeige

• is distributed over the entire skin
• How to create a wallpaper: linearFHD - adjustments

How do I create a wallpaper

3 files are required for the complete display

1. Wallpaper.png
2. .xml
3. preview.png

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1. Wallpaper.png

• Find wallpaper/ picture
• Size 1920x1080 (For the example here I use the name " hallowe en.png "
• Format: .png
• Warning: do not use 24-bit images!!
• So my recommendation: have it compressed here (8bit): TinyPNG – Compress PNG images while preserving transparency
• Reduce the saturation of the image using an image editing program until the image becomes black and white
• Lower the exposure until the picture feels right. The darker, the easier to read the font color in the skin.
• Save finished wallpaper to: /usr/share/enigma2/linearFHD/pic/wallpaper/ halloween .png

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2. Create .xml

• Template can be found here in the attachment (save on your PC)
• rename to: skin_Wallpaper_-_Halloween.xml
• Open .xml with e.g. Notpad++ and insert your name of the image here (note the upper and lower case letters)

<screen name="full_bar">

<ePixmap alphatest="blend" pixmap="linearFHD/pic/wallpaper/halloween.png" position="0,0" size="1920,1080" zPosition="-4" />

</screen>

<screen name="miniTV_back" >

<ePixmap alphatest="blend" pixmap="linearFHD/pic/wallpaper/halloween.png" position="0,0" size="1920,1080" zPosition="-4" />

</screen>

• Place finished .xml in: /usr/share/enigma2/linearFHD/allScreens/ skin_Wallpaper_-_Halloween.xml

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3. Create preview.png

• Copy the created wallpaper halloween.png and save it on your PC
• rename to: preview_skin_Wallpaper_-_Halloween.png
• reduce to 630 x 354 and compress again via TinyPNG
• Save the finished image under: /usr/share/enigma2/linearFHD/preview/preview_skin_Wallpaper_-_Halloween.png

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Danger! Please pay attention to the designations and underscores, then the visual also has a face

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Worth knowing about Display of "extra data" in linearFHD - the EPG Refresh plugin must be activated and configured

1. Use of the skin WITHOUT extra data

• The standard skin also provides a kind of "extra data"
• Nothing is running in the background server or anything like that
• Data comes via EPGRefresh. No display in the skin, then that's the way it is, I can't change it

2. Use of the skin WITH extra data, images, FSK, rating

• Installation Plugin Advanced-Event-Library ( The plugin creates a database and brings its own converter / render with it, these are used from linearFHD_v3.0.0). More information in the plugin threat