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why cant i create mame videos?

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draginit Super Member!

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ok ive been stuck on this for a long time now and i tried an earlier suggestion using the MNGer program but all i can ever get in result is a black screen! i finally reformatted my entire drive and put fresh OS and all drivers etc, and only mame and gameex (and roms of course) and i still only get black screens! what am i missing, ive had them before simply using the link in the start menu and now it will go thru the motions but only result in black.

looking for any suggestions at this point!!!!!

lingpanda GameEx God (Top Rank)

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ok ive been stuck on this for a long time now and i tried an earlier suggestion using the MNGer program but all i can ever get in result is a black screen! i finally reformatted my entire drive and put fresh OS and all drivers etc, and only mame and gameex (and roms of course) and i still only get black screens! what am i missing, ive had them before simply using the link in the start menu and now it will go thru the motions but only result in black.

looking for any suggestions at this point!!!!!

Can you post your gameex log please?

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i have nothing but roms in mame(no cabs,panels,etc.) cept for the mng files created by gameex of course.... as i didnt want to continue setting up until i get past this one. thanks.

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: GameEx: Version 6.95: Starting Log

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Operating System Name: Windows XP

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: .net Framework 2.0 Installed

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: 2.01Ghz - 2 Cores or CPU's

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Running Randomize()

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Running Misc startup tasks

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Setting Menu types

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Opening Configuration File

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Getting Configuration Values

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Using Theme: Default - Default

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Default

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Launching HideOS.exe

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Hiding Taskbar

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Is Media Center running?

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Media Center Mode 2

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Text/Language: English

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Applying Language/Text

21:09:42.4 10/9/2006: Custom Keyboard Input enabled: Getting custom codes

21:09:42.4 10/9/2006: Snap Delay set to: 4

21:09:42.4 10/9/2006: Get other settings

21:09:42.4 10/9/2006: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

21:09:42.5 10/9/2006: SlikStik support enabled

21:09:42.5 10/9/2006: Using DirectInput for keyboard input

21:09:42.5 10/9/2006: Start work for Form

21:09:42.5 10/9/2006: Getting Original Screen Size

21:09:42.5 10/9/2006: Loading ICON

21:09:42.6 10/9/2006: Initializing Component

21:09:42.6 10/9/2006: Initialising Bass Audio Library

21:09:42.9 10/9/2006: Loading default loading screen

21:09:43.0 10/9/2006: Loading Custom Emulators

21:09:43.0 10/9/2006: Using 2D Animations

21:09:43.0 10/9/2006: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

21:09:43.0 10/9/2006: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

21:09:43.0 10/9/2006: Initialising DirectDraw

21:09:43.1 10/9/2006: Applying GameEx is Loading Image

21:09:43.2 10/9/2006: Creating DirectDraw Device

21:09:43.3 10/9/2006: Setting Resolution to 800x600 32 bit color

21:09:43.3 10/9/2006: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

21:09:43.3 10/9/2006: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode

21:09:43.3 10/9/2006: Creating Back Buffer

21:09:43.3 10/9/2006: Loading graphic surfaces

21:09:43.4 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

21:09:43.5 10/9/2006: Creating Surface Volume

21:09:43.5 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Arrows

21:09:43.6 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

21:09:43.6 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

21:09:43.7 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

21:09:44.1 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls

21:09:44.2 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo

21:09:44.2 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit

21:09:44.3 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Snaps

21:09:44.3 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars

21:09:44.5 10/9/2006: Creating Fonts

21:09:44.5 10/9/2006: Creating Menu Font

21:09:44.6 10/9/2006: Creating Game Font

21:09:44.6 10/9/2006: Creating Font Black

21:09:44.7 10/9/2006: Creating Font Black Small

21:09:44.8 10/9/2006: Creating Game Font Faded

21:09:44.9 10/9/2006: Creating Title Font

21:09:45.2 10/9/2006: Fonts Created Succesfully

21:09:45.2 10/9/2006: MAME Path is: C:\Mame32

21:09:45.2 10/9/2006: MAME EXE file is: Mame32.exe

21:09:45.2 10/9/2006: ROM Path is: C:\Mame32\roms

21:09:45.2 10/9/2006: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini

21:09:45.2 10/9/2006: controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\data\controls.ini

21:09:45.2 10/9/2006: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Loading Controls.ini map file

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Snap Path is: C:\Mame32\snap

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: AVI Snap Path is: C:\Mame32\snap

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Flyer Path is: C:\Mame32\flyers

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Cabinet Path is: C:\Mame32\cabinets

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Title Path is: C:\Mame32\titles

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Panel Path is: C:\Mame32\cpanel

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Icon Path is: C:\Mame32\icons

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Marquee Path is: C:\Mame32\marquees

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Attempting to load game list

21:09:45.5 10/9/2006: Loading last used Game List

21:09:46.5 10/9/2006: Setting Music Volume

21:09:46.5 10/9/2006: Cannot Load Play List. Check Path and filename

21:09:46.5 10/9/2006: Creating DirectSound Device

21:09:46.5 10/9/2006: Trying: Primary Sound Driver

21:09:46.5 10/9/2006: Loading Sound Files

21:09:46.7 10/9/2006: DirectSound Device Created Successfully

21:09:46.7 10/9/2006: Creating ICONS

21:09:46.7 10/9/2006: Recreating ICONS

21:09:47.1 10/9/2006: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support

21:09:47.1 10/9/2006: Unable to create a joystick device

21:09:47.1 10/9/2006: Initialising DirectInput for Keyboard support

21:09:47.1 10/9/2006: Initializing MCE Remote

21:09:47.1 10/9/2006: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!

21:09:47.2 10/9/2006: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame

21:09:47.6 10/9/2006: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully

21:10:04.6 10/9/2006: Exiting GameEx!

21:10:04.6 10/9/2006: Saving Settings

21:10:06.2 10/9/2006: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit

lingpanda GameEx God (Top Rank)

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i have nothing but roms in mame(no cabs,panels,etc.) cept for the mng files created by gameex of course.... as i didnt want to continue setting up until i get past this one. thanks.

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: GameEx: Version 6.95: Starting Log

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Operating System Name: Windows XP

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: .net Framework 2.0 Installed

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: 2.01Ghz - 2 Cores or CPU's

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Running Randomize()

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Running Misc startup tasks

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Setting Menu types

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Opening Configuration File

21:09:42.2 10/9/2006: Getting Configuration Values

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Using Theme: Default - Default

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Default

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Launching HideOS.exe

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Hiding Taskbar

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Is Media Center running?

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Media Center Mode 2

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Text/Language: English

21:09:42.3 10/9/2006: Applying Language/Text

21:09:42.4 10/9/2006: Custom Keyboard Input enabled: Getting custom codes

21:09:42.4 10/9/2006: Snap Delay set to: 4

21:09:42.4 10/9/2006: Get other settings

21:09:42.4 10/9/2006: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

21:09:42.5 10/9/2006: SlikStik support enabled

21:09:42.5 10/9/2006: Using DirectInput for keyboard input

21:09:42.5 10/9/2006: Start work for Form

21:09:42.5 10/9/2006: Getting Original Screen Size

21:09:42.5 10/9/2006: Loading ICON

21:09:42.6 10/9/2006: Initializing Component

21:09:42.6 10/9/2006: Initialising Bass Audio Library

21:09:42.9 10/9/2006: Loading default loading screen

21:09:43.0 10/9/2006: Loading Custom Emulators

21:09:43.0 10/9/2006: Using 2D Animations

21:09:43.0 10/9/2006: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

21:09:43.0 10/9/2006: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

21:09:43.0 10/9/2006: Initialising DirectDraw

21:09:43.1 10/9/2006: Applying GameEx is Loading Image

21:09:43.2 10/9/2006: Creating DirectDraw Device

21:09:43.3 10/9/2006: Setting Resolution to 800x600 32 bit color

21:09:43.3 10/9/2006: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

21:09:43.3 10/9/2006: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode

21:09:43.3 10/9/2006: Creating Back Buffer

21:09:43.3 10/9/2006: Loading graphic surfaces

21:09:43.4 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

21:09:43.5 10/9/2006: Creating Surface Volume

21:09:43.5 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Arrows

21:09:43.6 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

21:09:43.6 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

21:09:43.7 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

21:09:44.1 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls

21:09:44.2 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo

21:09:44.2 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit

21:09:44.3 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Snaps

21:09:44.3 10/9/2006: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars

21:09:44.5 10/9/2006: Creating Fonts

21:09:44.5 10/9/2006: Creating Menu Font

21:09:44.6 10/9/2006: Creating Game Font

21:09:44.6 10/9/2006: Creating Font Black

21:09:44.7 10/9/2006: Creating Font Black Small

21:09:44.8 10/9/2006: Creating Game Font Faded

21:09:44.9 10/9/2006: Creating Title Font

21:09:45.2 10/9/2006: Fonts Created Succesfully

21:09:45.2 10/9/2006: MAME Path is: C:\Mame32

21:09:45.2 10/9/2006: MAME EXE file is: Mame32.exe

21:09:45.2 10/9/2006: ROM Path is: C:\Mame32\roms

21:09:45.2 10/9/2006: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini

21:09:45.2 10/9/2006: controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\data\controls.ini

21:09:45.2 10/9/2006: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Loading Controls.ini map file

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Snap Path is: C:\Mame32\snap

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: AVI Snap Path is: C:\Mame32\snap

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Flyer Path is: C:\Mame32\flyers

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Cabinet Path is: C:\Mame32\cabinets

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Title Path is: C:\Mame32\titles

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Panel Path is: C:\Mame32\cpanel

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Icon Path is: C:\Mame32\icons

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Marquee Path is: C:\Mame32\marquees

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy

21:09:45.3 10/9/2006: Attempting to load game list

21:09:45.5 10/9/2006: Loading last used Game List

21:09:46.5 10/9/2006: Setting Music Volume

21:09:46.5 10/9/2006: Cannot Load Play List. Check Path and filename

21:09:46.5 10/9/2006: Creating DirectSound Device

21:09:46.5 10/9/2006: Trying: Primary Sound Driver

21:09:46.5 10/9/2006: Loading Sound Files

21:09:46.7 10/9/2006: DirectSound Device Created Successfully

21:09:46.7 10/9/2006: Creating ICONS

21:09:46.7 10/9/2006: Recreating ICONS

21:09:47.1 10/9/2006: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support

21:09:47.1 10/9/2006: Unable to create a joystick device

21:09:47.1 10/9/2006: Initialising DirectInput for Keyboard support

21:09:47.1 10/9/2006: Initializing MCE Remote

21:09:47.1 10/9/2006: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!

21:09:47.2 10/9/2006: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame

21:09:47.6 10/9/2006: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully

21:10:04.6 10/9/2006: Exiting GameEx!

21:10:04.6 10/9/2006: Saving Settings

21:10:06.2 10/9/2006: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit

Were you able to create the mng files? Just want to make sure I understand correctly. If so is viewing the videos the problem? Do you have ffdshow codec installed? Install this and unisntall divx if its already installed.

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ok, you are correct, i can watch it create mng files and its putting them in the snap folder.. i had no divx or other codecs installed prior and now have ffdshow installed. i used the installer and left everything default, is their something else i should have done or added??--stilll black screens

lingpanda GameEx God (Top Rank)

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ok, you are correct, i can watch it create mng files and its putting them in the snap folder.. i had no divx or other codecs installed prior and now have ffdshow installed. i used the installer and left everything default, is their something else i should have done or added??--stilll black screens

I'm not sure what version of fddshow you installed. Try this link and dl the latest build. http://ffdshow.sourceforge.net/tikiwiki/ti...Getting+ffdshow

Can you hear the audio from the mng? Can you play them in windows media player outside of gameex?

draginit Super Member!

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im using the version directly linked thru the setup wizard of gameex which looks like a match to your link,,

- audio.- other then when its being created, i cant think of ever being able to hear it thru gameex,

-and no luck thru WMP, says it doesnt support the file and closes. i have nothing else installed other than these for playbacks....im appreciating the help!

lingpanda GameEx God (Top Rank)

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im using the version directly linked thru the setup wizard of gameex which looks like a match to your link,,

- audio.- other then when its being created, i cant think of ever being able to hear it thru gameex,

-and no luck thru WMP, says it doesnt support the file and closes. i have nothing else installed other than these for playbacks....im appreciating the help!

I'm having trouble attaching a file. give me a sec.

I'm having trouble attaching a file. give me a sec.

Dl this mng of mine. See if it plays in wmp. http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=6c4...6aece322d213127

I'm having trouble attaching a file. give me a sec.

Dl this mng of mine. See if it plays in wmp. http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=6c4...6aece322d213127

Ahh I think I know why it wont play. dl the xvid codec. http://download.divxmovies.com/XviD-1.1.0-30122005.exe

draginit Super Member!

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ok. i downloaded your file and it works flawlessly with sound....i noticed it was .avi, it is creating my files as mng, am i spose to be converting them?

-after i downloded the xvid i ran the create video process for a few titles and still no result........ when im downloading ffdshow and xvid n such, im just hitting install and leaving them default, should i be putting any files elsewhere other then where they go automatically, i rebooted and nothing seemed to change.

-they dont play in the MNGer player either if that means anything.....

lingpanda GameEx God (Top Rank)

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ok. i downloaded your file and it works flawlessly with sound....i noticed it was .avi, it is creating my files as mng, am i spose to be converting them?

-after i downloded the xvid i ran the create video process for a few titles and still no result........ when im downloading ffdshow and xvid n such, im just hitting install and leaving them default, should i be putting any files elsewhere other then where they go automatically, i rebooted and nothing seemed to change.

-they dont play in the MNGer player either if that means anything.....

Try converting your mng files to avi. http://cpmaker.mameprojects.com/files/MNG2AVI.ZIP I havent used this software. I have no clue how it works. Yes installing codecs by default configs was fine.

draginit Super Member!

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well......, im gonna have to play with this one for awhile, its like a 3 step process and a bit more complicated than needs be i think,....whatever happened to just simply clicking the start menu link, come back in two days and voila all your videos....thanks for helping thus far, hopefully i'll figure this converter program out....i wish my old HD(Seagate :angry: ) wouldnt have melted, i wouldnt be having these troubles!! i had the older versions of everything, i had them working flawless.......think i should i go back 3 steps??

zona Super Member!

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the same problem too

Started create mame videos from stat menu aver and over again but it created mng files only for one vector game and nothing else for other games mng files vith 50-200 kb but not playable ???

zona Super Member!

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Maybe try fraps or gamecam...I know not ideal...but in the interm they are options.

fraps slows down some games for example for saturn the game is almost unplayable and the recording ston after couple of seconds, I'll try the other soft gamecam

thanks

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