Evil Dead (P-ROC) PBX launcher and media generator

[Carny_Priest]

Hi, I installed horseyhorsey's fine original table based on the classic, Evil Dead. It runs on Visual Pinball X using the P-ROC to VP framework instead of VPM. Install instructions here:

https://bitbucket.org/horseyhorsey/pyprocgame-evildead/wiki/Home

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Although it is a VP table, launching it cleanly requires a different procedure. Horseyhorsey wrote a launcher executable that automatically closes a C++ runtime window that normally comes up. This executable is found with the GUI & Launcher link here:

http://www.vpforums.org/index.php?showtopic=24375&p=275672

For my specific configuration, I used once again a different resolution for my DMD display in order to maintain the native aspect ratio for the DMD assets included with this table (550x300). I control this with Display Changer II. Like VP, I use antimicro to map the exit button on my VirtuaPin Plunger Kit controller.

In other words, it is different enough that I went ahead and set up a separate system in PinballX.ini to handle just this table.

Spoiler

#NoEnv

#SingleInstance force

SetTitleMatchMode, 2

DetectHiddenWindows, On

 

; USER INPUTS

antimicro_Path=c:\antimicro

 

Run, "%antimicro_Path%\antimicro.exe" --no-tray --hidden --profile "%antimicro_Path%\profiles\VP.joystick.amgp"

Run, dc2.exe -configure="%A_ScriptDir%\dc2config\EDSettings.xml",, Hide

Run, vp_proc_loader.exe -l "C:\P-ROC\Visual Pinball\vpinballx.exe" "C:\P-ROC\Visual Pinball\Tables\EvilDead.vpx",, Min

WinWaitActive, ahk_class VPPlayer

Sleep, 1000

WinActivate, ahk_class VPPlayer

 

checkVPPlayer:

IfWinNotExist, ahk_class VPPlayer

{

Run, dc2.exe -configure="%A_ScriptDir%\dc2config\4KSettings.xml"

Run, taskkill /im antimicro.exe /f,, Hide

}

else

{

Sleep, 1000

Goto, checkVPPlayer

}

 

ExitApp

 

; ***********************************************

 

; CloseVP from FPLaunch

CloseVP:

;toLog("CloseVP Called")

;Hotkey, %exitScriptKey%, Off

;GoSub rosveClose

;GoSub bigbossClose ; change loops completely, put all data in xml !!! too slow

;Visual Pinball must be closed this way instead of killing process

;or it wil not save your last game information.i.e score/credtis

;DetectHiddenWindows on ;Or next line will not work

;Loop, 4

;Gui, %A_Index%: Destroy

;This line fixes where the VP Window flashes real quick

;when closing the window for a cleaner exit

; win hide removed cause vp should be minimized, not hidden

;WinHide, ahk_class VPinball

;WinShow, ahk_class VPinball

WinMinimize, ahk_class VPinball

WinClose, ahk_class VPinball

WinWaitClose ahk_class VPinball

; bigbossclose won't get executed cause main thread will exit

;GoSub bigbossClose

; there's no need for exitscript cause main thread will do it

;Goto ExitScript

return

 

; ***********************************************

 

#IfWinActive ahk_class VPPlayer

 

; Interlock Switch

; i::

; Send {End}

; SetTimer, WaitForJoy7, 10

; Return

 

; WaitForJoy7:

; if GetKeyState("Joy7")

; return

; Send {End}

; SetTimer, WaitForJoy7, off

; Return

 

; Exit Table

e::

Gosub CloseVP

Return

 

#IfWinActive

 

 

 

 

Here's the script to generate playfield, backglass, and DMD videos. It's based on my capture script and uses ffmpeg. Again, the configuration for my system was different enough from VP that it was easier/faster just to code a separate program. There are not many P-ROC tables at this point and no expectation that each one will follow the same standards with regard to how it is launched or how the DMD will be displayed. But this will at least work for the one table:

 

Spoiler

#NoEnv

#SingleInstance force

#WinActivateForce

SetTitleMatchMode, 2

DetectHiddenWindows, On

 

; User inputs

PinballX_Path=c:\PinballX

FFMPEG_Path=c:\ffmpeg\bin

Audio_Device="Stereo Mix (Realtek High Defini"

;Audio_Device=""What U Hear" (Creative SB Audi"

 

 

 

Run, "%PinballX_Path%\Scripts\dc2.exe" -configure="%PinballX_Path%\Scripts\dc2config\EDSettings.xml",, Hide

 

Run, "%PinballX_Path%\Scripts\vp_proc_loader.exe" -l "C:\P-ROC\Visual Pinball\vpinballx.exe" "C:\P-ROC\Visual Pinball\Tables\EvilDead.vpx"

Process, Wait, vpinballx.exe

WinWaitActive, ahk_class VPPlayer

Sleep, 1000

WinActivate, ahk_class VPPlayer

 

Sleep, 5000 ; Allow time for table score display to get well beyond loading and boot images

 

; Fastest Capture

; Run, %FFMPEG_Path%\ffmpeg -t 70 -rtbufsize 1500M -f dshow -i audio=%Audio_Device% -f gdigrab -framerate 30 -offset_x 0 -offset_y 0 -video_size 1920x1080 -i desktop -c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast -qp 0 -c:a copy -threads 8 "%A_ScriptDir%\playfield.mkv",, Hide

Run, %FFMPEG_Path%\ffmpeg -t 70 -f gdigrab -framerate 30 -offset_x 0 -offset_y 0 -video_size 1920x1080 -i desktop -c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast -qp 0 -threads 8 "%A_ScriptDir%\playfield.mkv",, Hide

Run, %FFMPEG_Path%\ffmpeg -t 70 -f gdigrab -framerate 30 -offset_x 1920 -offset_y 0 -video_size 1920x1080 -i desktop -c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast -qp 0 -threads 8 "%A_ScriptDir%\bg.mkv",, Hide

Run, %FFMPEG_Path%\ffmpeg -t 70 -f gdigrab -framerate 30 -offset_x 3866 -offset_y 200 -video_size 1100x600 -i desktop -c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast -qp 0 -threads 8 "%A_ScriptDir%\dmd.mkv",, Hide

 

WinActivate, Visual Pinball Player

WinWaitActive, Visual Pinball Player

 

Process, WaitClose, ffmpeg.exe, 80

Process, Close, %ErrorLevel%

 

Run, taskkill /im vpinballx.exe /f,, Hide

WinKill, Form1

 

 

Run, "%PinballX_Path%\Scripts\dc2.exe" -configure="%PinballX_Path%\Scripts\dc2config\StandardSettings.xml",, Hide

 

; Post Capture Trim and Transcode

Run, %FFMPEG_Path%\ffmpeg -y -i "%A_ScriptDir%\playfield.mkv" -ss 5 -to 65 -vf [in]rotate=PI:bilinear=0[middle];[middle]scale=1920:-1[out] -map 0:0 -c:v libx264 -crf 26 "%PinballX_Path%\Media\Evil Dead\Table Videos\Evil Dead (Original 2015).f4v"

Run, %FFMPEG_Path%\ffmpeg -y -i "%A_ScriptDir%\bg.mkv" -ss 5 -to 65 -vf "scale=1920:-1" -c:v libx264 -crf 26 "%PinballX_Path%\Media\Evil Dead\Backglass Videos\Evil Dead (Original 2015).f4v"

Run, %FFMPEG_Path%\ffmpeg -y -i "%A_ScriptDir%\dmd.mkv" -ss 5 -to 65 -c:v libx264 -crf 26 "%PinballX_Path%\Media\Evil Dead\DMD Videos\Evil Dead (Original 2015).f4v"

 

Process, WaitClose, ffmpeg.exe

 

; Clean up

FileDelete, %A_ScriptDir%\playfield.mkv

FileDelete, %A_ScriptDir%\bg.mkv

FileDelete, %A_ScriptDir%\dmd.mkv

 

ExitApp

 

Wheel image that I obtained from this source and colorized

https://fanart.tv/movie/109428/the-evil-dead/

[horseyhorsey]

Hey Carny, that's cool. Most of display is nicely visible like that?

[Carny_Priest]

Yes. It's even perhaps a bit too big and the image projecting on the playfield makes messages displayed on the bottom of the screen a little hard to read. 

Using native DMD resolution scaled times 2 with the backglass screen set to a supported resolution 1152 x 864. In other words, it is close to edge-to-edge.

[Draco1962]

Very impressive!  The Evil Dead series has always been a favorite!  I hope you don't mind but I was a little inspired and created a Mega Docklet Wheel Image just in case someone wanted one.

 

 

[Carny_Priest]

Just to spell it out:

All sources are trademarks/copyrights of their respective owners. My work is free to use by the community without attribution and is to be privately used in PinballX or for other non-commercial (or at least non-profit) pinball-related applications. I hold no responsibility for their misuse.  

So, yes, I approve the image's incorporation into the Mega Docklet image. 

Good luck finding Evil Dead the table though. 

[ilveropaolone]

WHERE IS THE FILE? AFTER UPDATE OF 12 AUGUST 2018 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE DOWNLOAD EVILDED AND JAWS BY HORSEPIN AT VPUNIVERSE!

[Draco1962]

3 hours ago, ilveropaolone said:

WHERE IS THE FILE? AFTER UPDATE OF 12 AUGUST 2018 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE DOWNLOAD EVILDED AND JAWS BY HORSEPIN AT VPUNIVERSE!

Even if someone knew, they would not tell you here if protected content was taken down, so don't ask for it as that would violate forum rules.