GameEx 5.78 Released

[Tom Speirs]

6th March  2006
- GameEx 5.78

• Enhancements:
  
  • Support for .OGM
    video files.
  • Support for .KAR
    Karaoke files.
  • New option in
    attract mode/screensaver to only launch your
    stored favourites.
  • Registered users
    get the new DVD's (AKA DVD's on Disk module),
    which allows playing and access of any DVD's
    on your hard disk or Network, with automatic
    DVD artwork download and the ability to use
    FFDSHOW. 
    
    (A little similar I suppose to My Movies in
    MCE)
    
    (DVD Codec required)
    

  
  [*]Fixes:
  

  • Karaoke Playlist
    and Playlist Shuffle
  • Configuration
    now showing all help text again.
  • DirectDraw
    bounds checking for audio level display.
  • Enhanced Karaoke module,
    based on the fact Karaoke files generally have no
    tag information.
  • Album artwork,
    and video snaps showing at wrong aspect.
    

  
  
  

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[PhoneLine]

Your like the Energizer bunny, you keep going, and going, and going

Awesome work, thanks for all you do!

[amos_82]

Hi Tom,

Like the new release. The album art fix is great. However the fix has changed the appearance of some of the icons in the themes, because the icons were distorted to compensate for the old versions. If you try the glossy theme you'll see what i mean.

Ive resized the icons so they arent distorted. Can i re-submitt my two themes?

Thanks

[wmwinn]

Thanks, Tom! I like the DVD on disk feature. works perfectly so far.

[Tom Speirs]

Hi Tom,

Like the new release.  The album art fix is great.  However the fix has changed the appearance of some of the icons in the themes, because the icons were distorted to compensate for the old versions.  If you try the glossy theme you'll see what i mean.

Ive resized the icons so they arent distorted.  Can i re-submitt my two themes?

Thanks

I see what you mean, sorry about that.

Yes go ahead and resubmit, and if your OK with it Ill include them in the next version?

[amos_82]

Sounds good.

Ive uploaded them now, reckon the Dark Gloss looks pretty good.

Thanks Tom

[Tom Speirs]

Sounds good.

Ive uploaded them now, reckon the Dark Gloss looks pretty good.

Thanks Tom

Thanks, thats great.

Ill check it all out shortly.

[kroton181]

I am aregistered user but cannot get the DVD on hard disk to work. You mention that a codec is required and maybe that is my problem. I use Nero Showtime outside of Gamex, have Klite and Matroska codec packs and all video formats work perfectly outside gamex. Video play fine inside Gamex. Only DVD and DVD on HDisk do not seem to work. I have disabled and enabled ffdshow but this has no effect.

On the plus side the artwork does download so at least I can see what I'm not able to watch.

Any suggestions would be welcome.

[Tom Speirs]

I am aregistered user but cannot get the DVD on hard disk to work. You mention that a codec is required and maybe that is my problem. I use Nero Showtime outside of Gamex, have Klite and Matroska codec packs and all video formats work perfectly outside gamex. Video play fine inside Gamex. Only DVD and DVD on HDisk do not seem to work. I have disabled and enabled ffdshow but this has no effect.

On the plus side the artwork does download so at least I can see what I'm not able to watch.

Any suggestions would be welcome.

Try running GameEx in 16-bit colour.

[kroton181]

Hi Tom,

Thanks for your swift (as usual) reply. But I'm so confused...

Good news is everything is now OK! Bad news (sorta) not sure how it happened and I seriously tried every thing before I saw your reply. AFter which I tried 16 bit, no good, back to 32 bit is good. No other changes made and no autoupdate. I swear if I catch the Gremlins they're gonna get a whoopin.

Sorry to bother you. Great program! Couldn't live without GameEx any more.