loganm187 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I downloaded a huge torrent of avi. video snaps from emumovies and put them in the correct directory and it just still displays the picture snaps. I also downloaded Shark007 codec pack as many people suggested for the video snaps... But still, nothing plays. I'm stumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullPointer Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Hi loganAfter you've been here for a bit you'll notice a pattern in which we moderators start sounding like broken records when we ask, "Please post a copy of your GameEx.ini and a copy of your log (after having experienced the error described)" Having a look at this information gives us a good toehold to (potentially) see what's happening, and in turn provide better and more informed suggestions as to troubleshooting procedures. Otherwise it starts to dissolve into a guessing game of, "Try this, now try that, then try the first thing again, etc." Please refer to this thread which contains some really good information regarding how to access the above information.Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganm187 Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 My gameEX.ini information is attached loganm187 ini file.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Hi Logan - you are half way there! If you would kindly provide your log.txt file that will complete the information we will need to start assisting you with resolving your display errors. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganm187 Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 Sorry about that! Here ya go!00:47:50.2 10/7/2012: Opening Configuration File00:47:50.2 10/7/2012: GameEx: Version 12.84: Starting Log00:47:50.2 10/7/2012: Operating System Platform: Win32NT00:47:50.2 10/7/2012: Operating System Name: Windows 700:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Operating System Version: 6.1.760100:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Aero running00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Initializing Vista/Windows 7 volume control00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Getting CPU and RAM info00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: AMD Athlon II X4 620 Processor, 16383MB00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: 2.6Ghz - 4 Cores or CPU's00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Running Randomize()00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Loading PlugIns00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Running Misc startup tasks00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Setting Menu types00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Getting Configuration Values00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Using Theme: Default - RedEx - MCE1024x76800:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - RedEx - MCE1024x76800:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Launching HideOS.exe00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance)00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Hiding Taskbar00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Is Media Center running?00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Media Center Mode 200:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems00:47:50.3 10/7/2012: Snap Delay set to: 400:47:50.4 10/7/2012: Get other settings00:47:50.4 10/7/2012: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis00:47:50.4 10/7/2012: Start work for Form00:47:50.4 10/7/2012: Getting Original Screen Size00:47:50.4 10/7/2012: Opening Database Connection00:47:50.5 10/7/2012: Initializing Component00:47:50.5 10/7/2012: MAME Path is: G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-201200:47:50.5 10/7/2012: MAME EXE file is: MameUI64.exe00:47:50.5 10/7/2012: ROM Path is: G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-2012\roms00:47:50.5 10/7/2012: Catver.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini00:47:50.5 10/7/2012: controls.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\controls.ini00:47:50.6 10/7/2012: History.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\history.dat00:47:50.6 10/7/2012: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini00:47:50.6 10/7/2012: command.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\command.dat00:47:50.6 10/7/2012: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat00:47:50.6 10/7/2012: Loading Controls.ini map file00:47:50.6 10/7/2012: Snap Path is: G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-2012\snap00:47:50.6 10/7/2012: Background Snap Path is: G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-2012\snap00:47:50.6 10/7/2012: AVI Snap Path is: G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-2012\video snaps00:47:50.7 10/7/2012: Flyer Path is: G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-2012\flyers00:47:50.7 10/7/2012: Cabinet Path is: G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-2012\cabinets00:47:50.7 10/7/2012: Cabinet 3D Path is: C:\GameEx\DEMO\MAME\cabinets3d00:47:50.7 10/7/2012: Title Path is: G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-2012 itles00:47:50.7 10/7/2012: PCB Path is: G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-2012\pcb00:47:50.7 10/7/2012: Artwork Preview Path: Not Found00:47:50.7 10/7/2012: Panel Path is: G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-2012\cpanel00:47:50.7 10/7/2012: Manual Path is: G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-2012\manuals00:47:50.7 10/7/2012: Icon Path is: G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-2012\icons00:47:50.7 10/7/2012: Marquee Path is: G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-2012\marquees00:47:50.7 10/7/2012: Applying Language/Text00:47:50.7 10/7/2012: Text/Language: English00:47:50.7 10/7/2012: Loading Language/Text00:47:50.7 10/7/2012: Loading Custom Emulators00:47:50.7 10/7/2012: Loading Emulator 1: Atari 520000:47:50.7 10/7/2012: Loading Emulator 2: Nintendo SNES00:47:50.8 10/7/2012: Loading Emulator 3: Nintendo N6400:47:50.8 10/7/2012: Using 2D Animations00:47:50.8 10/7/2012: Retrieving resolution setting00:47:50.8 10/7/2012: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS00:47:50.8 10/7/2012: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS00:47:50.8 10/7/2012: GameEx will try to reduce CPU usage00:47:50.8 10/7/2012: Initialising Direct3D00:47:50.9 10/7/2012: Setting Resolution to 1280x1024 32 bit color00:47:50.9 10/7/2012: Creating Surfaces00:47:51.3 10/7/2012: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode00:47:51.3 10/7/2012: Creating Back Buffer00:47:51.3 10/7/2012: Loading graphic Surfaces00:47:51.3 10/7/2012: Display is running at: 1280x1024 32bit color, 60hz00:47:51.3 10/7/2012: Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series00:47:51.3 10/7/2012: Max texture size: 16384x1638400:47:51.3 10/7/2012: Available texture memory: 729MB00:47:51.4 10/7/2012: Initialising Bass Audio Library00:47:51.4 10/7/2012: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs00:47:51.5 10/7/2012: Creating Surfaces Volume00:47:51.5 10/7/2012: Creating Surfaces Arrows00:47:51.5 10/7/2012: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text00:47:51.5 10/7/2012: Creating Surfaces Toolbar00:47:51.5 10/7/2012: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls00:47:51.5 10/7/2012: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds00:47:51.6 10/7/2012: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo00:47:51.6 10/7/2012: Creating Surface Unselected00:47:51.6 10/7/2012: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit00:47:51.6 10/7/2012: Creating Surfaces Snaps00:47:51.6 10/7/2012: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars00:47:51.7 10/7/2012: Creating Fonts00:47:51.7 10/7/2012: Creating Game Font00:47:51.8 10/7/2012: Creating Game Font Faded00:47:51.9 10/7/2012: Creating Title Font00:47:51.9 10/7/2012: Restoring Title Font From Cache00:47:52.2 10/7/2012: Creating Menu Font00:47:52.4 10/7/2012: Creating Font Black00:47:52.5 10/7/2012: Creating Font Black Small00:47:52.6 10/7/2012: Fonts Created Succesfully00:47:52.6 10/7/2012: 5MB Video Memory Used00:48:15.9 10/7/2012: Attempting to load game list00:48:16.1 10/7/2012: MAME CMD options: -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo00:48:16.1 10/7/2012: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support00:48:16.1 10/7/2012: Using Device MotioninJoy Virtual Game Controller00:48:16.1 10/7/2012: Loading Start Page00:48:16.2 10/7/2012: Initializing MCE Remote00:48:16.2 10/7/2012: Playing intro sound file00:48:16.2 10/7/2012: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!00:48:16.2 10/7/2012: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame00:48:16.5 10/7/2012: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_1: Snap Path: C:\GameEx\DEMO\5200\video00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_1: Database: [Console] Atari 520000:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_1: Title Snap Path: C:\GameEx\DEMO\5200 itles00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_1: Box Art Path: C:\GameEx\DEMO\5200\boxart00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_1: Cart Art Path: C:\GameEx\DEMO\5200\cart00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_1: Manual Path: C:\GameEx\DEMO\5200\manual00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Snap Path: C:\GameEx\DEMO\SNES\video00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Database: [Console] Nintendo SNES00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Title Snap Path: C:\GameEx\DEMO\SNES itles00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Box Art Path: C:\GameEx\DEMO\SNES\boxart00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Cart Art Path: C:\GameEx\DEMO\SNES\cart00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Manual Path: C:\GameEx\DEMO\SNES\manual00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_3: Snap Path: C:\GameEx\DEMO\N64\video00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_3: Database: [Console] Nintendo N6400:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_3: Title Snap Path: C:\GameEx\DEMO\N64 itles00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_3: Box Art Path: C:\GameEx\DEMO\N64\boxart00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_3: Cart Art Path: C:\GameEx\DEMO\N64\cart00:48:24.2 10/7/2012: Validating: Emulator_3: Manual Path: C:\GameEx\DEMO\N64\manual00:48:24.3 10/7/2012: Restoring Emulator from Cache: 100:48:24.3 10/7/2012: Restoring Emulator Database From Cache: 100:48:24.3 10/7/2012: Restoring Emulator from Cache: 200:48:24.3 10/7/2012: Restoring Emulator Database From Cache: 200:48:24.3 10/7/2012: Restoring Emulator from Cache: 300:48:24.3 10/7/2012: Restoring Emulator Database From Cache: 300:48:30.1 10/7/2012: Restoring Cached ICONS from File00:49:01.1 10/7/2012: Setting Up RawInput Hook00:49:01.1 10/7/2012: Launching RawInputHook.exe00:49:02.3 10/7/2012: Running: cmd.exe /c G: G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-2012\mameui64.exe sfa3u -rompath G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-2012\roms -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo00:49:02.3 10/7/2012: Shutting down display00:49:37.2 10/7/2012: Exiting game00:49:37.5 10/7/2012: Shutting down RawInput Hook00:49:37.6 10/7/2012: Writing MAME stats00:49:37.7 10/7/2012: Plugin: Game Exit00:49:37.7 10/7/2012: Plugin: Process Commands00:49:37.7 10/7/2012: Restoring Window00:49:37.7 10/7/2012: Reinitializing Graphics System00:49:39.2 10/7/2012: Returning to GameEx00:50:37.5 10/7/2012: Exiting GameEx!00:50:37.5 10/7/2012: Disposing all videos00:50:37.5 10/7/2012: Deleting temporary Karaoke videos00:50:37.5 10/7/2012: Disposing Image List00:50:37.5 10/7/2012: Disposing Fonts00:50:37.5 10/7/2012: Disposing Surfaces00:50:37.5 10/7/2012: Saving Settings00:50:37.5 10/7/2012: Shutting down Bass00:50:37.6 10/7/2012: Closing HideOS.exe00:50:37.8 10/7/2012: Disposing Plugins00:50:37.8 10/7/2012: Disposing Plugins00:50:37.8 10/7/2012: Closing database connection00:50:37.8 10/7/2012: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit00:50:37.8 10/7/2012: Media Center was not open when starting GameEx, so not launching00:50:38.5 10/7/2012: Bye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 In reviewing this I am not seeing anything wrong. I would ask that you confirm that the files you acquired have been extracted to the correct image paths as noted in the log file. If you discover that where the files are is different that what shows in your log.txt, please correct and lets go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganm187 Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 Yea, The path in the log is correct. 00:47:50.6 10/7/2012: AVI Snap Path is: G:\emulators\MAMEUI32_0.147_17-09-2012\video snaps If gameEX detects video snaps it takes priority over the pictures, yes? Which obviously isn't happening They are just standard avi. files that if i put in the demo/attract video folder they play fine as a screensaver, so I know they are good and gameEX is reading them. I am having this problem on both 32 and 64 bit version of MAME on 2 separate machines so something is up somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullPointer Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Obvious question, but it needs to be asked: Do the the names of your video snaps match the names of your rom files exactly?Less obvious question: There are a couple different versions of the Shark007 Codec Pack. It might be worth verifying that you got the correct version for your operating system. Also be aware that you'll need the 64 bit components in addition to the codec pack if you're running a 64 bit operating system. (Install the codec pack first, then install the 64 bit components). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Speirs Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Maybe the period (full stop) in the path is the issue. It shouldn't be and if so will be a bug but worth checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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