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Resetting to low end default settings seemed to fix the graphical issues. I'm good now. Pinball X is still having issues, but the PBX recorder is working fine now. Thanks guys.
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I definitely had the GL, not the Debug version. After switching to the Release version VPinballX-10.8.0-1975-051104c-Release-win-x64, it's finally taking screenshots under the PBX Recorder. Yay! But, they look like this. vpinball.log
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Ok. I finally got the PBX Recorder to work. I pointed it at the Pinball X folder. I changed the Other Systems from Custom to Visual Pinball and it worked. I still have bad screenshots. Here's the logs. Catacomb seemed to time out (goes to what I was saying about table loading times). What I see in the Catacomb screenshot is what I see when running a heavy table on PinballX. Things tend to load on top of one another until it's fully running. I don't know if I need a better processor or video card to help with this. Once things are loaded I don't have any table stutter. PBXrecorder.ini PBXrecorder.log vpinball.log PinballX.ini
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October 19,2024 05:50:12 Version 2.1 Monitor Count: 2, Primary Monitor: 1 Monitor 1: 1920x1080 (\\.\DISPLAY1) Monitor 2: 3840x1080 (\\.\DISPLAY2) Pinballx.ini 8 C:\Users\Itchiogo-Cab\Desktop\PBXRecorder_x64 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 15 0 15 180 1 0 Identify all VP XML files... Skipping disabled/non-VP system: .xml Total number of VP systems found: 0 0 new recordings out of 0 tables. Finished (05:51:06)
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I tried I tried that with the same thing. 404 xml not found. 🤣 I also copied my xml to the PBXX64 folder, and it still couldn't find the xml. (Yes, I changed the paths).
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You're right, I was on 1.6. I looked for the latest and thought that was it. I still get the same thing. It should be pointed at the same folder that my xml is in, right? I have that path correct (Pinballx/databases/VPX). Also from running this, it looks like it's geared towards videos, not screengrabs. I don't do video's on my cab. I only have screenshots. Also, in other systems, when I change it to Visual Pinball from Custom .exe, Pinball X hangs. If I click the playfield (focus) then I have to CNTR/ALT/DEL to exit. When I exit that way, my taskbar is missing and I have to reboot to get it back.
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If I VPX is set to Visual Pinball up top, I get "VP can't load a file of that version" (for a VPX table). That's why I have it in other systems. Mame and VP 9.21 (in other systems) are not enabled. This cab started life as a vp9 cab, which is why they used to be there,
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Yes, it's enabled. I was playing with the settings. I am using the latest 10.8 vp (as of 2 weeks ago I think). The only way my xml's are read correctly is to have the onboard vp (the one under FP) running 9.95. And the other systems running VPX. I only have these 2 vp versions running and that's it. I used to have Mame and TPA, but they are disabled.
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Ah Ha! So this is interesting... It seems the black screenshot is only when running vpx tables. VP9 table screenshots seem to work fine for the pf and bg. Another thing. I have vp9 tables under the #2 Visual Pinball in settings, and VPX is under other systems- custom .exe. If I put VPX in the #2 slot and vp9 in other systems, I get "VP can't load a file of that version" (for a VPX table). If I just use #2 for VPX, and let the custom .exe line in my xml do the work, and don't enable other systems, Pinball X only sees the demo media and ignores my xmls entirely. I literally have 2 tables on the menu. PinballX.ini log.txt
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After looking at things more closely, it looks like I have a focus issue. A lot of tables I have to click once they open to start them. Sometimes, I can take a pf screenshot- if I do it before clicking the table to start. Not all of the tables loose focus, but a lot do and I can't see why some do and others do not. The bg screengrabs work- the exception is the FlexDMD won't show on the bg screenshot. This is through Pinball X, not PBX recorder. My screens are configured correctly in Windows, but if I click the bg to position a dmd, the pf minimizes when I'm working on the bg. I never noticed this behavior before. I may have to go into my b2s settings as well. Sometimes the b2s won't close with the table. log.txt
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PBX Recorder isn't finding my XML. PBXrecorder.log
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The table is loading normally, I can see and play the game as normal. When I take the screenshot the bg comes out perfect, but not the pf. The table is fully loaded and ready to play, but the screengrab is a black screen. The loading time varies by table. You see the progress bar as the table starts. It seems to hang there or take a long time. If it's a JP table, no problem. If it's a VPW table, it can take as much as a full minute for the table to come up. Sometimes the table seem to lose focus and I have to click the pf. That may not be related. While the table is trying to start I have core temp.exe running. It shows processor load and temp. While I'm waiting for my table I see 1 core at 100% load. That 100% load seems to change cores during the loading process. In other words the core at 100% seems to change during the table loading. I did overclock the cpu a bit to 3.6 from 3.4, which didn't seem to make much of a difference. The PBX recorder seems to be geared to taking videos not screenshots. I don't do videos since I have so many tables, a screenshot is fine. I tried playing with exclusive fullscreen and it didn't seem to make a difference.
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I hate to say it but I think I may have found the problem. If I take a screengrab with the game fully up, I sometimes get the loading screen- with the table fully on. If I wait longer I may get the table in the screenshot as normal. Given that, and long table loading times, I'm guessing my system is lagging. I just don't know if it's CPU or GPU. The tables play fine when they open. I finally got my DMD's working and everything. I haven't tried the PBX tool yet, I wanted to get everything running right first. It would appear I'm back to normal, or slower than normal lol.
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I see. I'll take a look at PBX recorder when I get time. I don't use DBM, I edit my xml manually (I know, I'm a dinosaur...). Screenshots are important because I'm ocd about it. I have 1,577 tables, so I should have 1,577 bg images, 1,577 wheels, etc. That's with no duplicates and I don't like reskins. I may try to revert because, honestly a lot of the new features are lost on me. If I have a working system with preview images, I'm happy. I know Tom puts a lot into this, and I greatly appreciate it, but I don't need it to make toast in the morning.