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- | ~~NOTOC~~ | + | ====== Scrape From ====== |
- | ===== Scrape From ===== | + | |
- | This option is to allow you to change the source of where your images are coming from. It allows you to choose from [[https:// | + | This option is to allow you to change the source of where your images are coming from. It allows you to choose from [[http:// |
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+ | Screenscraper offers more options for game scraping (for example several image options, you can scrape video previews, etc.). But there is also a **limitation in the number of assets you can download each day**: 50,000 requests max per day. Also, if you use a " | ||
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+ | In order to use ScreenScraper, | ||
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+ | Configuration is through **Main Menu** > **Scrape**. More info at [[: | ||
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+ | ===== F.A.Q. ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Is there any way you can launch scraping from the command line, like other retrogaming distributions? | ||
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+ | No, scraping is part of the EmulationStation binary, and can be only started from there. However, you can use [[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== I have a very complicated ScreenScraper password, where can I copy/paste it rather than using the EmulationStation keyboard? ==== | ||
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+ | You can edit ''/ | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | <string name=" | ||
+ | <string name=" | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | Make sure EmulationStation is stopped before editing this file, otherwise, ES might reverse your modifications. If you're not sure how to stop EmulationStation before editing this, you probably should use the UI to enter your credentials ;-) | ||
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+ | ==== I've entered my username and password correctly, and triple checked, yet I still can't login! ==== | ||
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+ | If your username/ | ||
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+ | Just kidding. You must escape special characters with a preceding backslash ('' | ||
- | Screenscraper offers more options for game scraping (for example several image options, you can scrape video previews, etc.). But there is also a **limitation in the number of assets you can download each day**: 50,000 requests max per day. Also, if you use a " |
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