[RESOLVED] Slow Video Snaps Alpha Blending Off

[theduke08]

Hello,

I recently added an SSD to my setup along with my standard hard drive to try to speed up startup. GameEx is installed on the SSD but all emulators, artworks, roms, ect are on the standard Disk drive. Since I have done that my video snaps have gotten extremely slow. I have to hover over the game for a few seconds before it will load if at all. Would moving GamEX to the Disk Drive with the artwork/everything else resolve this issue?

The only solution I can find in the FAQ's is to turn off Alpha Blending. This has not resolved the issue. Any advice would be great.

GameEx.ini

[Tom Speirs]

Please post the log too but the immediate thing that comes to mind is the hard drive resuming standby. That should only affect the first video though. Otherwise it could be a codec issue.

[theduke08]

It is all videos not just the first

log.txt

[Draco1962]

What make/model HDD are you using?

[theduke08]

Samsung HD103SJ (1TB Sata 3GB) - Video snaps worked perfectly fine using only this drive prior to splitting OS on SSD with Gamex and Artwork/assets on HDD.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpoint-3-5-Inch-Internal-HD103SJ/dp/B002MQC0P8

BTW I moved the installation of GameEx to the HDD and copied the Config File over. I have the same issue still. The videos that do play will sometimes play at about 2.0x speed the first time through then fix itself when it replays the video.

Edited October 17, 2015 by theduke08

[Draco1962]

What codecs are you using?

[theduke08]

please explain how to find this out. Most if not all are mp4

[Draco1962]

I f you are asking then likely you do not have them installed. You will want to install them from here:

http://www.pinballx.net/codecs.exe

[theduke08]

Cool Cats man. Nailed it. I don't know what I had installed previously that I did not now.

I can't figure out how to change it to RESOLVED

[Draco1962]

Tom had the solution to your issue. I was only asking about the HDD as some, such as the WD Green drives, tend to shutdown regardless of your Windows settings to disable the power settings and take a while to spin back up to read the file. Glad the codecs sorted it out for you!