How do you create DMD Videos for Pinball FX?

[CHASER]

How do you create DMD Videos for Pinball FX2?

I have some I cant find so I would like to help out and create some

[Carny_Priest]

I call ffmpeg using a script. I would publish the script but it needs more work. I'll finish it up when there is a decent enough sale to pick up some tables I don't yet have. Maybe the Steam Winter Sale. Last purchase I made is the Star Wars tables from early this year (Ep VII and Might of the First Order). I don't have DMD videos for tables more recent than those.  

[odie]

What is the point of DMD videos doesnt make the scoring impossible to see? Yes I am a noob and I lots of cool setups on youtube but no idea of what I see.

[kkat69]

1 hour ago, odie said:

What is the point of DMD videos doesnt make the scoring impossible to see? Yes I am a noob and I lots of cool setups on youtube but no idea of what I see.

For me it's mostly for the PinballX setup when you cycle through the tables (for show).  You see the backglass and a dmd video and the playfield video.  

During the game the DMD is from the actual game so you do see the score etc.  

[CHASER]

2 hours ago, odie said:

What is the point of DMD videos doesnt make the scoring impossible to see? Yes I am a noob and I lots of cool setups on youtube but no idea of what I see.

I like the look of scrolling though when selecting games on my VPIN. Just looks more polished

[odie]

I will have to look into it. Is it difficult to setup and is there a guide?

[hlr53]

I've been doing my Future Pinball tables and for table videos I load the FP table in PinballX but don't start it. I press the Windows key + G and do a video grab that lasts for 7 sec or so. It saves them to the Videos/Captures folder. I then put it into Windows Movie Maker and rotate 90 deg.Then into the appropriate Future Pinball Media folders. PBX loops them automatically.

[leggless2001]

Hi there,

i need the dmd videos for aliens / alien isolation / aliens vs pred and then bethesda tables etc...but i dont mind capturing my own either.

Can anybody point me in the direction of the alien dmd`s etc.. that work, bduncans captures dont work for me within pinballx and i dont want to load my installs up with codecs just to play dmd vids, any ideas or i may need some firm instructions on how to capture my own with ffmpeg ?

Kind Regards

Steve

[Carny_Priest]

 

[leggless2001]

hey carny, ah sorry didnt know you where waiting for these, i can upload what i have put together and potentially got from elsewhere.

table videos are on the ftp though

[leggless2001]

I have captured dmd videos using bandicam and then converted them to flv`s but for some reason these dont play either, so there must be a method and format 

 

[Carny_Priest]

I've got what I need as far as media. My post directed @leggless2001 has a script for capturing Pinball FX2 DMD videos using ffmpeg. The output is basically a lossless dump into an mkv container. To get a proper loop, the mkv file must be edited and then transcoded into an mp4 or flv file. It will at least get you what you need.