MM digital display hung like a picture

[rmonkey]

One other thing – it looks like @rrslssr is running a similar approach specifically for travel photos – and I want to share a tip.

My mirror runs a combination of some of my own travel photos and places I’ve been from Unsplash.

To make the modules more legible and pop better, I made a photoshop template. The top layer is a very light transparent to black (from the center) radial gradient. My backgrounds are the lower layer.

This applies a very light vignetting that is consistent among all the background images. I experimented until I found the gradient settings for the top layer that were perfect to my eyes.

I’m sure there are easier or smarter ways to add vignetting, but this works for me.

[rrslssr]

@rmonkey I have started searching for a picture frame to use for the display.
Would you please tell me the size of the picture frame you used?

[jbat66]

@rmonkey If you use MMM-BackgroundSlideShow, it has a radial option that is basically a vignette.

[rmonkey]

@rrslssr , I took the monitor to Michaels and asked for a custom frame and matte. I told them I wanted a 2.5" mat out to the frame (make sure to specify the display only, not display plus bezels).

Then I picked a frame that I liked that met the minimum depth requirements for the Pi Zero 2.

I also made sure I got gallery glass, which has an antireflective coating.

They kept messing up the matte and I ended up going to Hobby Lobby. They recut the matte correctly and even cut the foam core used to hold everything in place.

[rmonkey]

@jbat66, that’s fantastic. I’ll experiment with that when I do a refresh of the whole deal. Thank you!