problem creating videos

[adzmr2]

Hi there. I was just about to take the plunge and create videos but as soon as i confirm the dialog gameex starts to run, beeps a couple of times and returns this log:

16:46:40.6 03/08/2007: GameEx: Version 8.68: Starting Log

16:46:40.6 03/08/2007: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

16:46:40.6 03/08/2007: Operating System Name: Windows XP

16:46:40.6 03/08/2007: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600

16:46:40.6 03/08/2007: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

16:46:40.6 03/08/2007: .net Framework 1.0 Installed

16:46:40.6 03/08/2007: .net Framework 1.1 Installed

16:46:40.6 03/08/2007: .net Framework 2.0 Installed

16:46:40.6 03/08/2007: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.20GHz, 1023MB

16:46:40.6 03/08/2007: 3.61Ghz - 2 Cores or CPU's

16:46:40.6 03/08/2007: Running Randomize()

16:46:40.6 03/08/2007: Loading PlugIns

16:46:40.8 03/08/2007: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

16:46:40.9 03/08/2007: Running Misc startup tasks

16:46:40.9 03/08/2007: Setting Menu types

16:46:40.9 03/08/2007: Opening Configuration File

16:46:40.9 03/08/2007: Getting Configuration Values

16:46:40.9 03/08/2007: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

16:46:41.0 03/08/2007: Hiding Taskbar

16:46:41.0 03/08/2007: Is Media Center running?

16:46:41.0 03/08/2007: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values

16:46:41.0 03/08/2007: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

16:46:41.0 03/08/2007: Media Center Mode 2

16:46:41.1 03/08/2007: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems

16:46:41.2 03/08/2007: Snap Delay set to: 4

16:46:41.2 03/08/2007: Get other settings

16:46:41.5 03/08/2007: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

16:46:41.5 03/08/2007: Using DirectInput for keyboard input

16:46:41.7 03/08/2007: Start work for Form

16:46:41.7 03/08/2007: Getting Original Screen Size

16:46:41.7 03/08/2007: Opening Database Connection

16:46:41.7 03/08/2007: Initializing Component

16:46:41.8 03/08/2007: Retrieving resolution setting

16:46:41.8 03/08/2007: Creating Radio Station Genres

16:46:41.9 03/08/2007: Succesfully created station genres

16:46:41.9 03/08/2007: Initialising Windows Media Player Component

16:46:42.0 03/08/2007: MAME Path is: F:\mame32fx

16:46:42.0 03/08/2007: Model 2 Path Path is: F:\m2emulator

16:46:42.0 03/08/2007: Model 2 EXE file is: emulator.exe

16:46:42.0 03/08/2007: Use Model 2 on. m2launcher.exe will launch Sega Model 2 games

16:46:42.0 03/08/2007: ZiNc Path is: F:\zinc

16:46:42.0 03/08/2007: ZiNc EXE file is: zinc.exe

16:46:42.0 03/08/2007: Use ZiNc on. zinc.exe will launch PSX games

16:46:42.1 03/08/2007: MAME EXE file is: mame32FXpp.exe

16:46:42.1 03/08/2007: ROM Paths are: F:\nebula225\roms;F:\m2emulator\roms;F:\romsettest;F:\zinc\roms

16:46:42.1 03/08/2007: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini

16:46:42.1 03/08/2007: controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\data\controls.ini

16:46:42.1 03/08/2007: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat

16:46:42.1 03/08/2007: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini

16:46:42.1 03/08/2007: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat

16:46:42.3 03/08/2007: Loading Controls.ini map file

16:46:42.3 03/08/2007: Snap Path is: F:\mame32fx\snap

16:46:42.3 03/08/2007: AVI Snap Path is: f:\Mame32fx\vids

16:46:42.3 03/08/2007: Flyer Path is: f:\Mame32fx\flyers

16:46:42.3 03/08/2007: Cabinet Path is: f:\Mame32fx\cabinets

16:46:42.3 03/08/2007: Title Path is: f:\Mame32fx\titles

16:46:42.3 03/08/2007: Panel Path: Not Found

16:46:42.3 03/08/2007: Manual Path: Not Found

16:46:42.3 03/08/2007: Icon Path is: f:\Mame32fx\icons

16:46:42.3 03/08/2007: Marquee Path is: f:\Mame32fx\marquees

16:46:42.3 03/08/2007: Loading Custom Emulators

16:46:42.4 03/08/2007: Loading Emulator 1: Nintendo 64 Games

16:46:42.9 03/08/2007: Loading Emulator 2: Nintendo SNES games

16:46:43.2 03/08/2007: Loading Emulator 3: Commodore Amiga

16:46:43.3 03/08/2007: Loading Emulator 8: Arcade (CPS-3)

16:46:43.4 03/08/2007: Using 3D Alpha Blended Animations. This could be slow

16:46:43.4 03/08/2007: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

16:46:43.4 03/08/2007: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

16:46:43.4 03/08/2007: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy

16:46:43.4 03/08/2007: Attempting to load game list

16:46:43.6 03/08/2007: Initialising DirectDraw

16:46:43.6 03/08/2007: Applying GameEx is Loading Image

16:46:43.6 03/08/2007: Creating DirectDraw Device

16:46:43.6 03/08/2007: Using Device: HERCULES 3D PROPHET 9800 XT Classic

16:46:43.6 03/08/2007: 372mb video memory available

16:46:43.7 03/08/2007: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

16:46:43.7 03/08/2007: Creating Primary Surface - Windowed Mode

16:46:43.7 03/08/2007: Creating Back Buffer

16:46:43.7 03/08/2007: Loading graphic Surfaces

16:46:43.7 03/08/2007: Display is running at: 800x600 32bit color, 60hz

16:46:43.7 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

16:46:43.8 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Volume

16:46:43.8 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Arrows

16:46:43.8 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

16:46:43.8 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

16:46:43.8 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

16:46:45.0 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls

16:46:45.0 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo

16:46:45.0 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit

16:46:45.0 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Snaps

16:46:45.0 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars

16:46:45.0 03/08/2007: Creating Fonts

16:46:45.0 03/08/2007: Creating Menu Font

16:46:45.2 03/08/2007: Creating Game Font

16:46:45.3 03/08/2007: Creating Font Black

16:46:45.4 03/08/2007: Creating Font Black Small

16:46:45.5 03/08/2007: Creating Game Font Faded

16:46:45.6 03/08/2007: Creating Title Font

16:46:46.0 03/08/2007: Fonts Created Succesfully

16:46:46.0 03/08/2007: 337mb video memory left available

16:46:46.0 03/08/2007: Creating instance of global keyboard hook

16:46:46.1 03/08/2007: Starting GameExtender Publisher

16:46:46.2 03/08/2007: Text/Language: English

16:46:46.2 03/08/2007: Applying Language/Text

16:46:46.2 03/08/2007: Initialising Bass Audio Library

16:46:48.3 03/08/2007: Running: cmd.exe /c F: F:\mame32fx\mame32FXpp.exe 005 -rompath F:\nebula225\roms;F:\m2emulator\roms;F:\romsettest;F:\zinc\roms -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy

16:46:48.3 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

16:46:48.4 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Volume

16:46:48.4 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Arrows

16:46:48.4 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

16:46:48.4 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

16:46:48.4 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

16:46:48.6 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls

16:46:48.6 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo

16:46:48.6 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit

16:46:48.6 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Snaps

16:46:48.6 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars

16:46:48.7 03/08/2007: Creating Fonts

16:46:48.7 03/08/2007: Creating Menu Font

16:46:48.8 03/08/2007: Creating Game Font

16:46:48.9 03/08/2007: Creating Font Black

16:46:49.0 03/08/2007: Creating Font Black Small

16:46:49.0 03/08/2007: Creating Game Font Faded

16:46:49.1 03/08/2007: Creating Title Font

16:46:49.2 03/08/2007: Fonts Created Succesfully

16:46:49.2 03/08/2007: 306mb video memory left available

16:46:51.6 03/08/2007: Running: cmd.exe /c F: F:\mame32fx\mame32FXpp.exe astdelux -rompath F:\nebula225\roms;F:\m2emulator\roms;F:\romsettest;F:\zinc\roms -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy

16:46:51.6 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

16:46:51.7 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Volume

16:46:51.7 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Arrows

16:46:51.7 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

16:46:51.7 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

16:46:51.7 03/08/2007: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

16:46:51.7 03/08/2007: Closing database connection

16:46:51.7 03/08/2007: GameEx is exiting with errors

16:46:51.7 03/08/2007: ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING

Any ideas?

Oh and please ignore weird paths etc im still getting it to a state im happy with and then ill do some cleaning up cheers.

[Michael]

  adzmr2 said:

Hi there. I was just about to take the plunge and create videos but as soon as i confirm the dialog gameex starts to run, beeps a couple of times and returns this log:

^^^CUT^^^

Any ideas?

Oh and please ignore weird paths etc im still getting it to a state im happy with and then ill do some cleaning up cheers.

does your mame work in gameex, without trying to make viodes?

[kenclops]

  Michael said:

does your mame work in gameex, without trying to make viodes?

There's a link on this site to mng's for mame. Go get em tiger.

As for recording console movies, get fraps. It's not free but any game in fullscreen mode it will capture. Set framerate to 25.

Record with no sound as to not interrupt your music.

[adzmr2]

  Michael said:

does your mame work in gameex, without trying to make viodes?

Hi there. Yeah everything works except the make movies program.

[adzmr2]

  kenclops said:

There's a link on this site to mng's for mame. Go get em tiger.

As for recording console movies, get fraps. It's not free but any game in fullscreen mode it will capture. Set framerate to 25.

Record with no sound as to not interrupt your music.

hey, cheers for the advice, i shall try and find this link.

[Michael]

  adzmr2 said:

Hi there. Yeah everything works except the make movies program.

do you have ffdshow codecs installed? these are needed to make videos

[adzmr2]

  Michael said:

do you have ffdshow codecs installed? these are needed to make videos

Hi. Yeah i`ve got ffdshow all set up so im still stumped

[Tom Speirs]

It seems "Create MAME videos" is broen in recent releases Ill get it fixed.

[Tom Speirs]

  TSpeirs said:

It seems "Create MAME videos" is broen in recent releases Ill get it fixed.

Its working now in 8.69, now available.

Thanks.

Tom

[adzmr2]

  TSpeirs said:

Its working now in 8.69, now available.

Thanks.

Tom

Thats great Tom cheers!