Splash screen

Screenshots of aircraft are used in a number of different ways by the simulator:

1. As thumbnails of aircraft within the launcher Aircraft page and on the website.
2. As a gallery of aircraft screenshots within the launcher Aircraft page, which the user can scroll through.
3. As a background to the launcher Summary page
4. As a "splash screen" while the simulator is loaded.

Thumbnails must 171x128 jpgs, named "thumbnail.jpg" in the aircraft root directory.

The other 3 uses use a common set of screenshots, defined in the aircraft -set.xml file under <previews>:

        <previews>
            <preview>
                <type>cockpit</type>
                <path>Previews/cockpit_c182t.jpg</path>
                <splash type="bool">true</splash>
            </preview>
            <preview>
                <type>exterior</type>
                <path>Previews/exterior1.jpg</path>
                <splash type="bool">true</splash>
            </preview>
            <preview>
                <type>exterior</type>
                <path>Previews/exterior2.jpg</path>
                <splash type="bool">true</splash>
            </preview>
        </previews>
 

• <type> can be "cockpit", "exterior" or "detail"
• <path> is the path to the .jpg file
• <splash> is used to indicate whether the files should be used on the loading screen.

File requirements are as follows:

• 1024 x 768 resolution (or at least these proportions - the constant increase in screen resolutions means that 1920x1080 is becoming more prevalent)
• no border, text or logo elements. Information on the aircraft type and authors is added at runtime by the simulator.
• Minimal post-processing is preferred, so it is a close representation of what the user can expect to see.
• Preferably only featuring standard scenery and aircraft, no other add-ons

See also

• Howto:Create custom splash screens

References

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