2 PinballX media questions...

[Watacaractr]

Hey everyone. I just have a couple of simple questions to ask and hopefully someone can help. First, is there any way to run PBX start up videos on ALL 3 monitors (BG, DMD and PF), not just the PF, of my 3 monitor cab? And second, Is there a way to display an image or looping video on the DMD monitor while PLAYING, not in MENU MODE, but actually PLAYING, non-DMD tables? My DMD is blank when playing these table types. Thank you in advance.

[Carny_Priest]

1. There is no built-in support for PBX to run intro videos on all 3 monitors. That said, where there is a will there is a way. It would involve custom scripts that get launched at PinballX start up and an external media player like vlc. This would be an exercise for you to complete. I'm not interested at all. Intro video just takes more time to get to playing pinball!

2. Try setting database hideDMD tag to False. I don't know that it will work. Best chance is if the transition of focus from PinballX to emulator involves absolutely no changes in screen orientation or resolution. If you are using VPX you may not be able to use exclusive full-screen mode. If you can't get PinballX to display the video at all then you may need to get very familiar with the B2S Designer tool. Future Pinball never had it's own support for a third screen, so there aren't any other options there.

[Watacaractr]

Thanks for the response. I'll try what you suggested. I want to play pinball as soon as possible too, but a nice intro video, hopefully on all three screens one day, would just add that much more meaning to the whole concept of virtual pinball in PBX, in my cab anyway. There are some of us out here that want our cabs to be as "Windows"less as possible and really justify a custom look allover. I actually look forward to the intro when I hit that power button, and believe it or not, I've had more comments on my custom intro than the actual tables themselves. Go figure. Cheers.

[Draco1962]

In the PinballX Media Projects subforum, there should be a thread or two for intro videos. If you prefer you could just create your own to share your intro video.