Scrape specific media

It is possible to scrape only certain media without touching the existing Mixes

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These media are:

• Video
• Manual
• Map
• Fanart
• Titleshot
• Boxback
• Hyperspin theme
• Extra1 (see media defined in Assignment of media Screenscraper)
• Round Wheel
• Screenshot
• Boxart
• MArquee
• Cartridge
• Overlays
• Pad2keyboard file

To do this you must:

• Check ' No image, only texts ' or choose 'NONE' in the combobox in the ' Images options ' tab

• Check one or more of these elements in the ' Images Options ' tab:
  • ' Get the video ',
  • ' Get the Manual ',
  • ' Get the Map ',
  • ' Get the Fanart ',
  • ' Get the Titleshot '
  • ' Get the Boxback',
  • ' Theme Hyperspin',
  • ' Get Extra1',
  • ' Round Wheel (HFSDB / Screenscraper)',
  • ' Get the Screenshot',
  • ' Get the Boxart'
  • ' Get the Marquee'
  • ' Get the Cartridge'
  • ' Overlays (choose format 4/3, 16/9, Custom …)

• For the Pad2keyboard, check ' Pad 2 Key cfg ' in the ' Scrap Options ' tab

* You can filter roms without certain media. See for more details: Filter games without certain media

• In the right panel ( ROM information ), leave checked the elements you want to update. (Remember to use the ' Check All ' and ' Uncheck All ' buttons to go faster)

• Select all (' Select all ' button) or part (Ctrl+left click) of the roms to be processed

• Start the scrape by clicking on the desired button Screenscraper , or other scrape database available

• Save the gamelist.xml

When you are done with the operations of the Database, remember to save its content in the gamelist.xml by clicking on the button ' Create gamelist.xml '