[RESOLVED] PBX Recorder - Record DMD without 3rd Screen?

[Black Mage]

Hi All!!  I'm stepping up to a pindmdv3 and I want to record a handful of now colorized dmds using PBX recorder.   I've recorded lots of playfields and backglasses before, but I can't figure out how to record dmds.  I have a screen for my backglass, a screen for my playfields, and a pindmdv3 for my dmd. 

Sorry if the answer/instructions are somewhere, as I looked online for a while but didn't see anything related to this scenario.

Thanks! 

[Mike_da_Spike]

Pbx recorder records with ffmpeg and does a screen record.

A real DMD is not a screen but a device (usb with com port setting) . So not able to just record it.

If you want to record this, you need to find anothere way. Freezy's dmddevice.dll can be set to created avi files though pinmame.

There are also on ftp some real DMD videos

I created a small tool for (real) dmd and toppers to create a 7 second video that shows wheel, manufactor and year (see download section)

Another way is a 3rd screen emulator, put your dmd there, and capture that

So, sorry. Nothing out of the box if I recall it correctly for real dmd

I hope this helps

[Black Mage]

1 hour ago, Mike_da_Spike said:

If you want to record this, you need to find anothere way. Freezy's dmddevice.dll can be set to created avi files though pinmame.

[Black Mage]

How could someone use freezy to record?

[Mike_da_Spike]

33 minutes ago, Black Mage said:

How could someone use freezy to record?

I assume you uses freezy's  DMDdevice.dll to get coloured roms

If so, within your visual pinball directory\Vpinmame, there is a file called DmdDevice.ini
There is a a section called [Video] to setup :

 

[video]
; if enabled, writes frames to an .avi file
enabled = false

; path to folder or .avi file. if folder, gamename.avi is used.
path = C:\pinball\PinballX\GeforceCapture\DMD

 

Setting to to true, it will capture your DMD to an AVI file during the time that Visual pinball is running (you can do this at the same time as you record your video)

You need to setup the path where the AVI files will be saved.
Because it is VPINMAME. the filename will be the rom name, so you need to rename it afterwards (or drag and drop in PinballX dataabase manager to your real DMD display  )  

I hope this helps

[Black Mage]

Thanks!  It works but as you said it would be slow if used for more than a few recordings.

[Mike_da_Spike]

You can also consider the following tool:

This creates a small video with wheel, vendor and year. All your dmd's videos will have the same look