[RESOLVED] DMD Video question

[onlysigingupcauseihavetoo]

Firstly, I feel like a freaking idiot for having to ask but I cant find the answer. I downloaded and read the PinballX guide again and my DMD search brought back nothing, video brought back over 11000 results. I tried, I did.

All I want to know is this, I have DMD Enabled, as per 4-16 of the guide, I've done this to enable static pics and videos. It works, but they dont disappear during gameplay and its doing my head in.

Can someone remind me how to turn off all the video media when the tables start, funny thing is during the loading black screen, the DMD and backglass screens are totally black, then once the table loads the video plays as does the actual DMD on the table.

I'm sorry, I'm old, kinda stupid with a very bad memory.  

[scutters]

Sounds like all you need to do is check the 'Hide DMD' option in Game Manager for each table, or if you're using PinballX Database Manager check the 'Hide DMD during game' box

The setting is by table so that you can still show a video/image on the DMD for non DMD tables.

 

[onlysigingupcauseihavetoo]

Oh. My. Stars. Thank you scutters, I knew it would be easy. I'll remote in and fix it now. I'm sitting here, shaking my head. 

[onlysigingupcauseihavetoo]

Okay, so here's where the fun starts. They were all checked Hide DMD in game manager. If I uncheck it, it stays visible during loading. What it is appearing to do is hide during loading when checked and restarting with the table. I'll have to try to locate this Database Manager and try that way. Thanks for the help anyway scutters, at least I know I'm not totally incompetent....totally....

[onlysigingupcauseihavetoo]

log.txt PinballX.ini Visual Pinball.xml

[scutters]

Ahh, ok... 

I think you've stumbled across a recent feature (auto show dmd media if no dmd found, from PinballX 5.03), maybe it's not working quite right for you if the games launched do actually use a DMD. Anyway, try turning off that setting; 

In Settings.exe go to Display Settings and set 'Auto Show DMD Media' to No.

Hopefully that'll do the trick!

(oh, and a link to Database Manager is in my signature if you want to give that a go anyway)

[Mike_da_Spike]

4 hours ago, scutters said:

(oh, and a link to Database Manager is in my signature if you want to give that a go anyway)

You mean this link ?

 

[onlysigingupcauseihavetoo]

On 9/15/2021 at 8:38 PM, scutters said:

Ahh, ok... 

I think you've stumbled across a recent feature (auto show dmd media if no dmd found, from PinballX 5.03), maybe it's not working quite right for you if the games launched do actually use a DMD. Anyway, try turning off that setting; 

In Settings.exe go to Display Settings and set 'Auto Show DMD Media' to No.

Hopefully that'll do the trick!

(oh, and a link to Database Manager is in my signature if you want to give that a go anyway)

Thanks scutters, I just got a chance after work today to check on this and that appears to have fixed the issue. Awesome.