Mike_da_Spike

Do you use pinup and pinballx? Maybe this is nore for a pinballx feature request

Indeed ! Alternate exe is not to use via sub menu or what so ever. If you have 2 differrent ini files for 1 system (let say VR and CAB), you need 2 different systems. If you make it more complex to use 2 ini files for a single table, there isn't a way to switch between ini files. An alternate way would be to build a program during launch before and do your magic to launch 1 of the 2 ini files. Another way is to make a pinballx plugin, that can switch the parameters of the ini file just before launch (justblike scutters his pinemhi plugin that will launch the correct table)

Thank you, Tom. Next time, Mike should ensure his assumptions are verified!

I assumed you were aware of this issue, which I believed was one of the reasons you wanted to look at the screenshots.(Unfortunately, that person failed to include it in the bug thread list as well. )

It's an older bug, and I think it's on Tom's list to rewrite the screenshot code as well. Is that correct @Tom Speirs or is this a bug you want to get solved ?

It's an old habit to use PinballX as an administrator, but there's definitely no need to run PinballX, Visual Pinball, or any other pinball-related program as admin.

Start VP in the 'invisible' minimized window mode, but with enabled Pause Menu

After less than 2 years of switching from tv to a qhd curved mo itor, I have finally purchased a non-curved monitor that should fit within my cabinet. The Asus Rog Swift PQ38UQ was on sale, and I was able to secure the last remaining unit. This is the only 4k non-curved monitor with a 144hz refresh rate that will fit within my cabinet. I intend to swap out my current monitor next week and will provide an update on the results. Attached is an image of the box already. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to @scutters for his prompt notification regarding the availability of the monitor last year. I am grateful for this assistance in facilitating the acquisition of this valuable asset, despite the subsequent impact on my financial resources. (Nah, just kidding. Scutterers has been helping me with my search for a monitor for at least 5 years now. So I'm really thankful for his help. Thanks mate!)

I took @Draco1962advice and translated the document via an online translator for you. Not sure if it make any sense, but looks German to me PinballX_Documentation2024.en.de.pdf

No sorry. Englisg is the only available languagefor the documentation But pinballX and database manager can both be set to german.

Did you read the manual that is send with PinballX .? A lot of stuff is covered in there

Version 2024.04.15.0 released: We've made a small but significant update to the IPDB dialog form, both manual and bulk. We understand that some users prefer not to have the word "The" as the starting word of a game title. In the wheel menu of Pinball X, games beginning with "The" are traditionally listed under 'T', which can be counterintuitive for those looking for 'The Flintstones' under 'F', 'The Addams Family' under 'A', or 'The Who's Tommy Pinball Wizard' under 'W'. To address this, we've introduced a new feature within the IPDB dialog. Now, you have the option to either move "The" to the end of a table name or remove it entirely. This adjustment will help locate your favorite games where you naturally expect them to be. Simply set up your preference once within the IPDB dialog, and all future IPDB changes will automatically apply this option, streamlining your gaming experience. Here's a small example video to show: In addition to other improvements, we've addressed some minor bugs in the bulk FTP dialog. While it may not be widely used, we believe in refining all aspects of our software. Special thanks to @scutters for his assistance in making this release possible.

well. you got me too! CFTB is Creatures from the black lagoon and not Champions Pub. But indeed, not working In my dmddevice.log located in C:\pinball\Steam\steamapps\common\Pinball FX\PinballFX\Binaries\Win64 (I installed steam completely in the c:\pinball directory for backup ) DmdDevice.log you can see in the first line : [1] 2024/04/11 06:31:27.231 INFO | Starting DmdDevice API 2.2.2-SNAPSHOT-r1 (93d3c52) (x64) through PinballFX-Win64-Shipping.exe. that it is launched by PinballFX-Win64-Shipping.exe on line 13 it find the game (1game nr : 131) [1] 2024/04/11 06:31:31.006 INFO | Setting game name: 131 but on line 15 : [1] 2024/04/11 06:31:31.006 WARN | [serum] Found Serum coloring file at C:\Pinball\Visual Pinball\VPinMAME\altcolor\131\cftbl_l4.cRZ, but could not load colorizer. Edit : this tests above was with the serum file from 26/3 If I load the serum file from 30/3 , my log file is showing (looks like al is good): [1] 2024/04/11 06:43:39.047 INFO | [serum] Loading colorization at C:\Pinball\Visual Pinball\VPinMAME\altcolor\131\131.cRZ... but I don't see anything on my real DMD, so looks like the serum files are not correct yet. Did the same with CP (table 121) I got the same warning : [1] 2024/04/11 07:35:59.678 INFO | Setting game name: 121 [1] 2024/04/11 07:35:59.678 INFO | Setting color: #FFFF6600 [1] 2024/04/11 07:35:59.678 WARN | [serum] Found Serum coloring file at C:\Pinball\Visual Pinball\VPinMAME\altcolor\121\cp_16.cRZ, but could not load colorizer. As I had all the log files, I created a github issue for you : https://github.com/freezy/dmd-extensions/issues/467 this issue can be closed as this is not an PinballX issue and will be continued on github

Gotcha! You can also make an table ini, so you dont have to switch from the frontend, but directly have all the correct settings when table launches. But, i like your work arround 👍

How did you setup dmdext (so dmddevice) on your system ? With the environment variable or not?

The log file needs to be from the Piinball FX game, as this game should show why the colorisation would not work for serum Please follow these steps: 1. Check if you are using an environment variable to specify the location of the dmddevice.ini file. If so, the dmddevice.dll will be located in the same directory. 2. The log file will be present in the same directory as the pinballfx executable file. 3. Conduct a thorough search within the directory structure for the log file. Regrettably, due to time constraints, I am unable to personally test this process. However, please be assured that this is not a PinballX issue, and I will do my best to guide you through the correct procedure.

I didn't check yet, but what is your dmddevice.log showing when launching an fx3 table with serum file ?

well, you got me I tried your ini and it is working fine. To return to the system list, you should not press ESC, but hit the "Select" (your enter) button. this will give a menu and you can go to your favourites and system list

nice workaround, but stupid question from my site Why you need multiple ini files for VPX? just performance reasons, or any other reason ? (or switching VR, Cabinet, GL anaglyphic ?)

I don't usually say this in public, but I agree with @scutters on this one. Just keep it between us, okay? 😜

I must make side note on this. Not all my wheel images are apng's And as @scutterssays, asay's can be large and system performance consuming. I known for example that Gilligans Usland has a 35Mb of apng. If you have a lot of these apng's it can be a heavy performance for your system.

😳 My guess is that Popper will give you the same experience (or even worse as they use more videos to show with VLC player). This will not be a lag of ye front-end(s), but more a limitation of your system.

Yes, you are unique. I use 4k and 60fps for years now. I also use apngs for wheel images. Pressing left or right flipper, scrolls very fast through my lists (1200+ tables for vpx) How did you record your videos? What bitrate, length and size are your playfield videos ? Did you install the lav codecs? Not sure if your system configuration could cause the issue. When starting my cab, I switched quickly to a 2070 as my 1060 could not keep up VPX with 4k on 60 fps. I switched 2 years ago to a 3080 and that even for VR not the best configuration Check taskmanager as well to check cpu/mem/gpu performance