Future Pinball Backglass Issue

[scottacus]

I Just added my first future pinball table to PinballX and now when I start PinballX and scroll through my VP tables, my playfield, BG and DMD all display fine until I reach the FP table.  It displays its playfield and BG but when I scroll to the next FP table, the FP BG stays in place.

Here is the PinballX Log

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09:54:22.2  11/19/2016:  PinballX - Version 2.27
09:54:22.3  11/19/2016:  Windows 10 Home 64-bit (7.9GB)
09:54:22.3  11/19/2016:  Loading Settings
09:54:22.3  11/19/2016:  Initialize Component
09:54:22.3  11/19/2016:  Initialize Display
09:54:23.4  11/19/2016:  Loading PlugIns
09:54:23.4  11/19/2016:  Loaded Plugin:"DirectOutput PinballX Plugin" Version 1 By Swisslizard
09:54:25.0  11/19/2016:  PlugIn: "DirectOutput PinballX Plugin" Initialized OK
09:54:25.0  11/19/2016:  Using Plugin System Version: 1
09:54:25.0  11/19/2016:  Loaded Plugin:"LEDBlinky" Version 6.2.0 By Arzoo
09:54:25.1  11/19/2016:  PlugIn: "LEDBlinky" Initialized OK
09:54:25.2  11/19/2016:  Using Plugin System Version: 1
09:54:25.3  11/19/2016:  Created DirectX BackGlass Window
09:54:25.3  11/19/2016:  Created DirectX DMD Window
09:54:25.5  11/19/2016:  Hiding Cursor
09:54:25.5  11/19/2016:  Hiding Taskbar
09:54:25.5  11/19/2016:  CPU:  AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor
09:54:25.5  11/19/2016:  GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
09:54:25.5  11/19/2016:  Displays: 3
09:54:25.5  11/19/2016:  Load Game List
09:54:25.6  11/19/2016:  Loading Database: Future Pinball
09:54:25.6  11/19/2016:  Loading Database: Visual Pinball
09:54:25.6  11/19/2016:  Loading Database: Visual Pinball X
09:54:25.6  11/19/2016:  Loading Database: Kodi
09:54:25.6  11/19/2016:  Loading Custom Database: 5 Star Games
09:54:25.6  11/19/2016:  Finding and matching artwork and videos
09:54:26.1  11/19/2016:  Loading Game Statistics and Scores
09:54:26.7  11/19/2016:  Loading Surfaces
09:54:26.8  11/19/2016:  Finished Loading Surfaces
09:54:26.8  11/19/2016:  Initialize Audio
09:54:26.9  11/19/2016:  Set Keyboard Controls
09:54:26.9  11/19/2016:  Initialize Joystick
09:54:27.0  11/19/2016:  1 Joystick Attached
09:54:27.0  11/19/2016:  Started
09:55:09.4  11/19/2016:  Exiting
09:55:09.4  11/19/2016:  Showing Taskbar
09:55:09.4  11/19/2016:  Unhiding Mouse Cursor
09:55:09.4  11/19/2016:  Disposing Plugins
09:55:09.5  11/19/2016:  Saving Settings
09:55:09.5  11/19/2016:  Bye
 

 

Here is the PinballX XML

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[Display]
Monitor=0
rotate=270
windowed=False
windowwidth=1516
windowheight=853
windowx=-21
windowy=-23
PlayFieldBrightness=230
WheelTextColor=ffffffff
WheelTextOutlineColor=ff000000
InfoTextColor=ffffffff
InfoTextOutlineColor=ff000000
FilterTextColor=ffffffff
FilterTextOutlineColor=ff000000
MenuColor=ffffa500
ShowExitImageFor=3
FullScreenWindowed=False
[BackGlass]
monitor=1
x=0
y=0
width=1920
height=1080
AutoPositionB2S=False
[DMD]
Enabled=True
monitor=2
x=0
y=45
width=1360
height=476
AutoPositionPinMAME=False
[FileSystem]
EnableFileMatching=True
[Interface]
DesktopModeEnabled=False
EnableAdditionalDetail=True
ShowSystem=True
ShowRatings=True
EnableDefaultFilters=False
OneClickLaunch=False
[Audio]
StreamVolume=90
SampleVolume=90
PlaySoundInVideos=True
[Startup]
playsound=False
playvideo=False
StartWithWindows=No
[KeyCodes]
quit=27
left=37
right=39
select=49
rotate=82
pageleft=38
pageright=40
exitemulator=50
ingame=80
screenshot=83
screenshotbackglass=66
instructions=73
volumedown=109
volumeup=107
credit=53
plunger=164
[JoyCodes]
quit=1
left=4
right=3
select=0
rotate=
pageleft=
pageright=
exitemulator=
ingame=
instructions=
[Text]
Line1=Free Play
Line2=Press Start
Featuring=Featuring
Tables=Tables
PlayGame=Play Game
Instructions=Instructions
Information=Information
Flyer=Flyer
Gameplay=Gameplay
Tutorial=Tutorial
ExitGame=Exit Game
ReturnToGame=Return to Game
Return=Return
Exit=Exit
Shutdown=Shutdown
[FuturePinball]
Enabled=True
WorkingPath=C:\Future Pinball
TablePath=C:\Future Pinball\Tables
Executable=bam\FPLoader.exe
Parameters= /open "[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]" /play /exit /STAYINRAM
LaunchBeforeEnabled=False
LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=C:\Future Pinball
LaunchBeforeExecutable=FutureDMD.exe
LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False
LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=False
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchAfterHideWindow=False
LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True
MouseClickFocus=True
FPRAMPath=C:\Future Pinball\fpRAM
LaunchBeforeParameters=table="[TABLEFILE]" close=1
[VisualPinball]
Enabled=True
WorkingPath=C:\Visual Pinball
TablePath=C:\Visual Pinball\Tables
Executable=VPinball992.exe
Parameters=/play -"[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]"
LaunchBeforeEnabled=false
LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=
LaunchBeforeExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False
LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=True
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchAfterHideWindow=False
LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True
AutoConfigure=False
[ExitScreen]
Enabled=True
EnableExit=True
EnableShutdown=True
ConfirmExitGameTimer=False
[StartupProgram]
Enabled=false
WorkingPath=
Executable=notepad.exe
Paramaters=
HideWindow=true
WaitForExit=false
[ExitProgram]
Enabled=false
WorkingPath=
Executable=notepad.exe
Paramaters=
HideWindow=False
WaitForExit=
[AttractMode]
Enabled=True
Timer=1
ShowFor=15
MuteAudio=True
[System_1]
Name=MAME
Enabled=False
WorkingPath=C:\- EMULATORS -\- MAME -
TablePath=C:\
Executable=mamep64.exe
Parameters=[TABLEFILE]
SystemType=0
[AutoExit]
Enabled=False
Minutes=10
[Login]
Enabled=False
[PinballFX2]
Enabled=False
WorkingPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
Executable=steam.exe
Parameters=-applaunch 226980 [TABLEFILE]
Process=Pinball FX2.exe
Rotate=False
WaitFor=20
[Internal]
lastwheelcachematchsize=-1123
lastselected=Bond 50Bond50FuturePinball
filter_year=
filter_company=
filter_custom=
filtername=Tables
[PinballArcade]
WorkingPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
Executable=steam.exe
Parameters=-applaunch 238260
Process=PinballArcade.exe
WaitForSelect=50
[GameListManager]
onlinemode=false
[RealDMD]
EnableColor=True
Color=ffff1414
[SetupWizard]
EmuPath1=C:\Emulators
AssetPath1=C:\Assets
RomPath1=C:\Roms
DefaultPathPrompt=True
DownloadDatabasePrompt=True
DownloadEmulatorPrompt=True
WizardMode=1
CustomArray=
SearchArray=
SavePosition=False
SectionIndex=11
SearchText=custom
EmulatorIndex=0
EmulatorGroupIndex=0
DaphneIndex=0
HTMLAppsIndex=0
ExternalAppsIndex=0
RadioStationsIndex=0
NewsFeedsIndex=0
MappedDrivesIndex=0
SystemIndex=2
ShowPanel=True
FontSize=1
WindowState=0
WindowSize=830,888
WindowLocation=2,65
[Plugin_1]
Enabled=True
Name=DirectOutput PinballX Plugin.dll
[Plugin_2]
Enabled=False
Name=FutureDMDStats.dll
[Plugin_3]
Enabled=True
Name=LEDBlinky_PX.dll
[Plugin_4]
Enabled=False
Name=PlugInLED.dll
[System_2]
Name=Visual Pinball X
WorkingPath=C:\Visual Pinball
TablePath=C:\Visual Pinball\Tables
Executable=VPinballX.exe
Parameters=/play -"[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]"
Enabled=True
SystemType=1
LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=
LaunchBeforeExecutable=
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=
[Plugin_5]
Enabled=False
Name=PlugInSpeech.dll
[System_3]
Name=Kodi
WorkingPath=C:\Kodi
TablePath=C:\Kodi\Tables
Executable=Kodi.exe
Parameters=
Enabled=True
SystemType=1
LaunchBeforeEnabled=True
LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=C:\Kodi
LaunchBeforeExecutable=LaunchKodi.ahk
LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=False
LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=C:\Kodi
LaunchAfterExecutable=end.bat
LaunchAfterWaitForExit=False
LaunchAfterHideWindow=False
[Plugin_6]
Enabled=False
Name=QuickLaunch (PinballX Edition).dll
[Plugin_7]
Enabled=False
Name=Xpadder Plugin.dll

Any ideas?  Thanks in advance.

[Carny_Priest]

If you haven't yet, install LAV Filters.

Does the video play correctly outside of PinballX? If not, try another one. If the video plays outside of PinballX but not in PinballX, try another one. Is the backglass static? Many of them are. If so, it's very easy to just use a static image instead.

If there are no alternate version of the video, make your own:

https://www.gameex.info/forums/topic/18470-future-pinball-pf-screenshot-black/?do=findComment&comment=162747

[scottacus]

Thanks for the reply, I have the LAV filters installed and the VP BG, DMD and playfield videos all have played great for some time.   The new addition is a single FP table, Bond 50.  Once PinballX scrolls to the Bond 50 table, the BG gets stuck on the Bond 50.png artwork and no other VP tables will show up even though their playfield videos and wheel art do.

[Draco1962]

Can you provide a copy of your log.txt file from when it gets stuck? I'm not sure if it will tell us anything but worth a shot.

[scottacus]

Sure it is in the first spoiler box of my first post.

[Carny_Priest]

What I am getting at is that the backglass image you have may be corrupted. How does the wheel behave when you delete that image? What happens when you replace it with something you know is working?

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[scottacus]

Hi Carney Priest thanks for looking into this!  My problem is a weird one and I wonder if this is a bug in PinballX or if the program on my system is the problem.

I noticed when PinballX froze and I opened Task Manager that only one instance of "PinballX Back Glass" was running but two instances were running when PinballX was running correctly.  I assume one instance of PinballX Back Glass was for the BG and one for the DMD and the lack of a second instance is what caused me to think that the lack of a DMD file for Bond50 was the root cause of these problems.

PinballX runs great, unless it is missing a DMD video or image file.  That was what was making Bond50 fail because I didn't have any files in the PinballX/media/Future Pinball/DMD... folder for this table.  I removed a DMD file from one of my vp tables and it froze the screens just like Bond50 did.  I confirmed the problem by putting a blank Bond50 DMD video file into the Future Pinball/DMD Video folder and now Bond50 seamlessly displays its backglass when the next table is scrolled to, a full set of Playfield, BG and DMD load.

What do you think, am I missing some file that acts as a error handler for PinballX if a DMD media file is missing?  If I remember correctly PinballX puts up a generic screen for missing Backglass images but just leaves the 3rd monitor DMD blank (shows WIndows desktop) if there is no file.

[Carny_Priest]

Might be missing something if you inadvertently deleted something out. Try reinstalling.