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Just a little topic to ask what others are doing and perhaps to give ideas to those who have not thought about these options. Take a system like the PS2. Files sizes for roms can be rather large, so... This leaves a few options. 1) Have a massive drive to store iso's uncompressed 2) Have a massive drive and use ntfs compression 3) Compress the iso. 4) Archive Compress (.ZIP, .RAR, etc) - MASSIVE wait to uncompress..... I decided to have a look at compressed iso's. Daemon tools can mount isz files natively - so that was a good start. Here are some size comparisons on an iso. Uncompressed = 1.65g NTFS Compressed = 1.62g .ISZ Compressed = 1.55g .MOU Compressed = 1.51g .ZIP Compressed (for comparison) = 1.55g (Normal compression) Another - Uncompressed = 4.24g NTFS Compressed = 3.61g .ISZ Compressed = 2.62g .MOU Compressed = 2.62g Mou is a format supported by WinMount (a free application) that can also handle command line mounting (like Daemon). There is also a Japanese program (name eludes me now) that can also mount these files. I should also mention that all three (NTSF, ISZ, MOU) compression formats mentioned here mount instantly requiring no decompressing. Personal preference is .ISZ though. Of course, this kind of compression is only good for emu's that allow the running of mounted images (NullDC, PCSX2, Saturn, etc). Just thought I would post my findings as I would like to hear what others are doing (also if anyone knows of a batch .isz compressor/convertor).

Here's a quick demo of the plugin (I'll make a better one when I have my hands free, my tripod is at my bro's house). This basically showcases the fade in and out, the dialog form, the new update check, the in-game mode, and the jukebox with Last.FM. Enjoi!

Colecovision re-done, and a few more logo's.

Here's another random theme, this one is for Earthworm Jim on the Sega Genesis.

[media=] My mame cab so far - lol, its like my extra kid . It still needs a little more work (tee-moulding, marquee) I made this to post on my facebook page, and thought I would share part 1 here...I realized after uploading to youtube, I made a little "boo-boo" - when talking about the smart surge protector, I said the word "constant" instead of "controlled"...ya will know what I'm talking about when ya see it lol. And I apologize for the jitterness in this - I'm not really good at making videos ....stage fright Anyway, enjoy!

1.1.1 RELEASED: (Plugin) Removed all form dependant timers and moved on to more efficient methods of keeping time (Plugin) Added a nice fade-in to the visualizer and the jukebox banners when they first display (Plugin) Added a refresh combo to the jukebox form: [sHIFT + RT MOUSE CLICK] ​This is really only useful to you if you use the Last.FM patch, otherwise the info comes from the registry and shouldn't ever need a manual refresh. It only takes about 1/4th of a second to update in regular mode and should never get stuck on a web query or anything. [*](Plugin) Added in the key combo to hide/show the jukebox form: [sHIFT + TAB] [*](Plugin) A little more behind-the-scenes work to increase plugin stability over long periods of time [*](Plugin) More coding on the new dialog form (nothing you can see yet, but it looks good so far! Still have a long way to go though!) Damn, I should just put this down and move on, but I just love it so much! LOL! I can't wait to drop this new dialog form... It really classes the place up! Anyhow, feel free to snag the new version from the usual place like always, and thanks for your continued support (especially you Null... Your "likes" make my life worthwhile!).