rablack97

Feature request..... Would like the ability to add a still image to the backglass while the startup video runs.

Hello, I had a hell of a time configuring this awesome program for Future Pinball, so i modified Carny_Priests post to help others that may want to use it. Future Pinball, Win10 64bit Hi, the latest OBS studio added command line support for multiple profiles, so I ported gtxjoe's version 1.4 to support capturing Future Pinball tables. It has all the features of 1.4 except that it supports only Future Pinball and uses OBS Studio as the capture engline for playfield, backglass, DMD. Ffmpeg is still required to complete the transcode to generate the final output. Latest OBS Studio for Windows (portable zip): https://github.com/jp9000/obs-studio/releases/download/0.14.1/OBS-Studio-0.14.1.zip Rename folder "obs-studio" and place here. Download https://www.gameex.info/forums/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=27458 Place file here Open a command prompt and navigate to obs-studio\bin\64bit execute obs64 --portable Agree to the license. The next screen should look something like this. If the profile and scenes are not defaulted to 'playfield', click on profile and scene collection and select 'playfield'. There are pre-existing profiles, scene collections, and sources for playfield, bg, and dmd. Each source captures an entire screen. You may want to confirm that each profile is capturing the correct screen. Click the settings icon for display capture in each profile and see that the preview is displaying the correct screen. You can change the screen using the pull down menu. Check playfield and then repeat for bg or backglass. The script assumes that full screens are used for playfield and bg. Ffmpeg will automatically crop the DMD video based on your FutureDMD settings. Make sure your video output is set as shown below. Make sure your video setting are set as appropriate, in my case 1920X1080 worked perfect. Download FFMPEG from here - latest version, rename the folder FFMPEG https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/win64/static/ Download The 64bit script executable is here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45430846/PBXrecorder_x64_1.4FP.exe Create a folder in your PinballX folder, name is 'Scripts', place the PBXrecorder_x64_1.4FP.exe and FFMPEG folder inside of this folder Right click on the script, choose compatibility tab, check "Run this program as administrator" Do the same for FFMPEG And OBS64 Create a shortcut to the script and place on your desktop and your good to go. If your tables are rotated and upside down, attached is the script that will turn them the correct way. Hope this helps. PBXrecorder_x64_1.4FP_180.exe

One issue i did find is the output for the obs is hard set to pinballx/scripts, placing the ffmpeg and the script in that folder got the video and automation working without a hitch

I fixed it, pretty easy to do, take the source AHK, and look for all instances of "rotation=PI", and replace with "rotation=0". Rotation=PI is the radian command for 180 degrees. I'm gonna write up an install tutorial, i have it working fully automated. Video's, and still images are being created and foldered properly now.

How can you rotate the recorded video 180 degrees?

ok its running but the videos are all black, playfiled screenshots are black as well. Videos now recording, but now they are upside down.........un freaking believable

Ok thanks for the quick reply, i make the necessary adjustments as suggested. The pinball x screenshot feature doesnt work all screenshots are black. Ill report back my results

Hello All, Came across this great tool, but i'm having a heck of a time getting it to work. I am using future pinball and using the latest PBS recorder The instructions are a bit vague, can somebody share a shot of their folder structure? Where do you put the actual script, inside of the OBS root folder? When you extract the config file, its foldered inside of config twice? Do you put the actual config folder in the OBS root file? I'm also getting FFMPEG file not found in the log, i have installed this on the C: drive as suggested in the tutorial. When i open the obs software "playfield" does not shot up at the top by default i have to physically select it, and sometimes the process gets held up as when the OBS software asks to accept the license again. The log also says a screen shot was taken, but noting shows up in the folders. I know this path is incorrect, not sure why the script generating this - Action: <c:\obs-studio\ffmpeg\bin\bin\ffmped Any help would be really appreciated. PBXrecorder.log

really odd, it's working now, but the hard way. I will not pick up the backglass unless i use the import by online function. For some reason, it won't pick it up by same table name, i have to physically assign the backglass to a file or use the import function.

1. Nope 2. Yes 3. Yes, downloaded from the Pinball X FTP 4. Yes 5. Yes, playfield and wheel images show up perfectly. I don't know if they are just being hidden behind something that's creating that black screen. I've even switched it so the BG shows on the main playfield and it shows all black there too.

ok fresh Pinball X install, backglass screens still not showing. For backbglasses not matched with a table I am getting the default backglass overlay.

Its not a screen problem, its a table match problem, i switched the screens and the playfield shows up on display 2 and the display 1 is a black screen. I'm just gonna do a fresh install tomorrow with all of your notes and see if that fixes the problem.

ok did all of the above and still no backglass still in Pinball X, im on windows 10. I wonder if thats the problem?

I think this is my problem, where did you do this? The screen order ID and layout does make a difference. Be sure they are not getting changed at any point. I had a glitch in the windows registry where it kept re-arranging my display ID's and the software was getting confused. Once I deleted those settings in the registry, and re-connected my screens in proper order, all was good again.

Thanks Terry, what display is the main playfield set to?

Sorry fellas, here is the log and the ini contents, im learning. No nothing is showing, not even the overlay for a missing backglass.

Hello All, New to the Vpin hobby, and am having an issue where my backglass stills refuse to show up at table selection. I have a 3 screen setup and the backglass shows up during gameplay. I have the table names identical to the media files and everything else shows except the backglass. Am i missing something.