Add Videos And Images Using SkyScraper - New Scraper For RetroPie 2019

any chance you can do an updated video of the Backup method? seems to be deleted, i think.

great video my dude

Was skyscraper removed from newer versions of retropie? I don't see it in the experimental packages anymore

Followed all your steps to a tee and it just spits out hundreds of errors when i start scraping, maybe a updated video is needed?

WHY IS YOUR BACKUP VIDEO SET TO PRIVATE?????

most of my games haven't worked. Would this be because the game names have like (U) or (J) after the name?

That link does not work. A message says video is not availible

I'm having an issue where the game data gets offset by one or more so the data is useless because every game shows the wrong game in the list and opens a different game than listed. Seems to scrape but even in the text while running, it is showing the title mismatched. So far the only scrapers that work properly for me are the built in scraper but I want video previews which that does not do so kind of annoying. Probs going to try and scrape on PC and manually transfer over or something

Hi eta prime im building my own retropie img but your backup retropie link is unavailable

What's the Theme you're using?

your backup video link goes to a "private" video

Awesome. For arcade games, will this scrape the arcade marquee image as well?

Great video but ALWAYS back up your disc prior to updating any of these scripts etc. luckily I had about a month ago because when I followed ETAPrimes instructions it froze and said it couldn’t update blah blah blah… when I rebooted I could no longer access retropie menu. I got pretty scared because I’ve put so much time in this emulation station.

great guide. i was looking into this, but thought it was a part of the gui. so i am glad to know about the exit of ES and run the SH script. everything now worked out fine.

It just says "game not found" for every single game I have 😔

idk as of when... but skyscraper is only found under OPTIONAL packages now, not experimental. otherwise it doesn't really effect your instructions.

This works fantastic, thank you for the awesome video! Note to anyone trying this in 2022: Skyscraper is now in “Optional Packages” but everything else works the same. If you deselect video, it will download nice screenshots in place of video if you’re trying to save space. Also, it mentions creating an account as a line of yellow text when it starts scraping. I highly suggest doing this (it’s not expensive) as it makes the process FAR faster.

Thanks for the Video. I have a question. If i delete a rom what happens with the files from skyscaper. Are they delete automatically. I dont want the files because i wont save space on the sd card

How do I get retropie to find and use my local art? I'm not a fan of entering everything manualy. There is a menu setting to turn this feature off. But honestly it hasn't used any of my images I already have.

Have tried to do this using a laptop with Ubuntu and Retropie and snap videos do not work with either scraper or skyscraper following instructions in both ETA Prime videos. Video files do not exist in game Metadata. Does anyone know if there is something I am missing?

does this work anymore? it dismissed every attempt/system, saying I have to sign in or something to that matter

What if we don't see skyscraper on that list?

Not sure about on all other pies but on the 3b+ you have to type it in exactly like you see it on the screen. With $HOME.

Unfortunately you only get about 2 or 3 scrapes in before you get shut down and booted out unless, of course, you pay in and get a password 🙄

Anyone know how much space the video files take up? I ran the scraper for the mane 2003 reference set so I was about to do 4,000 or so games until I canceled it and didn’t generate a games list, now the files are sitting there and I don’t know how or if I should delete them. I was going to back up my image afterwards but clearly not my brightest idea. Is my best bet going to command line and deleting them one at a time? Is there a whole skyscraper directory I can delete in one go? Any advice would be helpful!

do you know where this infos are will be saved on the SD Card ?

my plan is the realize the same Pi a second time.

I did everything but when I went past the reboot screen and typed “exit” then we booted once I reloaded.. no cover!

Not working for me 😞

Excellent video. A few of the options/steps are slightly different, likely because of added support and updates. For example Skyscraper is an Optional Package now. Also, the Gather from Chosen Resources is now Gather Resources. If you stick to this video and follow closely it will work perfectly.

scrape Wheel art? Game titles up at the top?

didnt work.

I didn't work by me. I did all the steps.

Skyscraper is not on my list :(

I tried it and no videos popped up for me for some reason

Does anyone know if OMX Player is needed for RetroPie 4.7?

which one do you prefer? scraper by stephen selph or skyscraper?

1st time attempting to scrape. I thought I followed your tutorial exactly but after 3 attempts I’m unable to generate any artwork/videos. By all accounts it looks like it was scraped successfully but when I reboot I get a warning to make sure ES isn’t running. Didn’t see that in your end. Appreciate any help. Thanks!

Hi I have a question I followed the tutorial but when I come back to the menu and I click on an emulator, retropie freeze

Inhave video but no sound in the process any ideas as to why?

Hey ETA... quick question. I used the skyscraper and it deleted about a dozen games after scraping video and images. When I check the SD card on my desktop the games are still on the SD card they just don't show up when in the pi. Any thoughts? Thanks

It doesn't play any videos or sound when I enable the OMX player.
and when I disable the OMX player I only get sound but no video either

Helooo. How did you get the Game name in the header (between console name and console logo??) thx for the help

Fyi limited to 50 video scrapes a day according to their website.

If I add new roms, will skyscraper automatically search for videos, descriptions, etc., will I have to do something?

Big thank you, I really wanted a nice looking setup for the arcade1up. This is my first time modding so videos like this are a great help so thank you again!

I follow your instructions to a tee but I'm not seeing any pics, videos or descriptions. Nothing seems to have changed. Has something changed since you put out this video?

Love you.

Thank you very much ! Worked perfect !

I know it's an old video but when I try to generate games list the script starts then the pi reboots itself.

Now I just have to wait 11 and a half hours for it to scrape all my games, ouch.