Intro video problems

[GameExNewBee]

Hello, I hope everyone is well

I am building a dedicated Mame machine/Jukebox and I downloaded the latest version of GameEx and am using it temporarily on a laptop with Vista Home Premium 1.6ghz Core 2Duo 2gigs DDR3 mem. 256meg dedicated vid card and my problem is I'm getting an error when trying to play an intro vid at start up.

Here is the error log,

21:08:24.4 8/24/2008: GameEx: Version 9.50: Starting Log

21:08:24.4 8/24/2008: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

21:08:24.4 8/24/2008: Operating System Name: Windows Vista

21:08:24.4 8/24/2008: Operating System Version: 6.0.6000

21:08:24.4 8/24/2008: Vista Aero running

21:08:24.4 8/24/2008: Initializing Vista volume control

21:08:24.5 8/24/2008: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

21:08:24.5 8/24/2008: .net Framework 2.0 Installed

21:08:24.5 8/24/2008: Intel® Core2 CPU T5200 @ 1.60GHz, 2045MB

21:08:24.5 8/24/2008: 1.6Ghz - 2 Cores or CPU's

21:08:24.5 8/24/2008: Running Randomize()

21:08:24.5 8/24/2008: Loading PlugIns

21:08:24.8 8/24/2008: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

21:08:24.8 8/24/2008: Launching and waiting: vid.avi

21:08:24.8 8/24/2008: --**--

21:08:24.8 8/24/2008: Error: File not found.

21:08:24.8 8/24/2008: at Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.Shell(String PathName, AppWinStyle Style, Boolean Wait, Int32 Timeout)

21:08:24.8 8/24/2008: at q.a(Boolean A_0, String A_1, Boolean A_2)

21:08:24.8 8/24/2008: at q..ctor()

21:08:24.8 8/24/2008: GameEx is exiting with errors

21:08:24.8 8/24/2008: ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING

I followed the instructions to what I thought was to the T and for the life of me I cant get the intro vid to work at start up!

The videos are in C:\GameEx\Videos. I'm not sure what to do can someone help? I tried to google the error and came up with zilch.

Thanks in advance!!!!!

[Tom Speirs]

The correct procedure for having startup videos is to set up the folder under video settings in the Setup Wizard of under Multimedia settings in the advanced config, and not how you have done to try and run the file at startup.

PS: Welcome

[GameExNewBee]

The correct procedure for having startup videos is to set up the folder under video settings in the Setup Wizard of under Multimedia settings in the advanced config, and not how you have done to try and run the file at startup.

PS: Welcome

Sorry, but I was wondering if you could explain it a little more as I am new to GameEx.

Thank you

Oh! before I forget, I ended up uninstalling and reinstalling GameEx and this tim I installed it directly to C:\GameEx

and the video directory is C:\Video. I went through the Advanced Configuration in the video/movie settings and the set up is as follows,

I clicked Yes where is asks do you want to enable video playback?

Video Path/s: is C:Video

Startup Video/Dir: C:\Video so it would play a random video

Then I set it up like below so it would play a specific video

Video Path/s: is C:Video\vid.avi

Startup Video/Dir: C:\Video\vid.avi

Still didn't work!

I also downloaded and Installed FFDShow

And in the Tweaks/Performance I set the Launch on start up to C:\Video

and that didnt work so I changed it to C:\Video\vid.avi and No luck

Plaese tell me what I'm doing wrong and if you could walk me through this it would appreciated.

In your post you mentioned Configuring the folder under video settings in the Setup Wizard of under Multimedia settings in the advanced config,

I couldn't find any thing that said MultiMedia settings in the advanced Config of the Setup Wizard.

and I'm still getting the same error that the file could not be found.

Thank you!!! again

[wahoo]

Sorry, but I was wondering if you could explain it a little more as I am new to GameEx.

Thank you

Oh! before I forget, I ended up uninstalling and reinstalling GameEx and this tim I installed it directly to C:\GameEx

and the video directory is C:\Video. I went through the Advanced Configuration in the video/movie settings and the set up is as follows,

I clicked Yes where is asks do you want to enable video playback?

Video Path/s: is C:Video

Startup Video/Dir: C:\Video so it would play a random video

Then I set it up like below so it would play a specific video

Video Path/s: is C:Video\vid.avi

Startup Video/Dir: C:\Video\vid.avi

Still didn't work!

I also downloaded and Installed FFDShow

And in the Tweaks/Performance I set the Launch on start up to C:\Video

and that didnt work so I changed it to C:\Video\vid.avi and No luck

Plaese tell me what I'm doing wrong and if you could walk me through this it would appreciated.

In your post you mentioned Configuring the folder under video settings in the Setup Wizard of under Multimedia settings in the advanced config,

I couldn't find any thing that said MultiMedia settings in the advanced Config of the Setup Wizard.

and I'm still getting the same error that the file could not be found.

Thank you!!! again

Please do the following:

Run Advanced Configuration from the GameEx Start Menu program group

-or-

run [location of the GameEx directory]\GameExConfig.exe

Click on Tweaks/Performance

Clear all the text in the â??Launch on Startupâ? field

Click on Save at the bottom

Click on Multimedia/HTPC (you may need to click on â??Next Pageâ? button at the bottom to see the Multimedia/HTPC button

In the â??Startup Video/Dirâ? field enter â??C:\Video\vid.aviâ?

Click Save

Click Exit

Launch GameEx

Hope this helps

[nintari]

all I had to do is under the multimedia section put in my startup vid folder path and ti took right off, didnt have to add anything else or enable anythiing else

wanted that lightning mame movie for a while now and finally found it to put on!

[GameExNewBee]

Thanks Everyone I got it working!!!!