[RESOLVED] video snaps

[simbamame]

Ive downloaded the video snaps from enumovies and copied them into the video folder in mame but they dont show up when gameex is scrolling threw the menu on my cab which is running windows xp but they work fine on my other pc running windows 7 any ideas. Also gameex has just downloaded an update no half my mame games dont work?? its the usual ones defender, donkey kong robotron etc... but ALL worked fine before the update.

any help greatly appreciated.

[Adultery]

1. Do you have the proper codecs installed?

2. Did you update your MAME list?

[Draco1962]

You need to confirm that you have the correct paths mapped in GameEx.

[simbamame]

1. Do you have the proper codecs installed?

2. Did you update your MAME list?

hi, yes i have the correct codes installed as the ones that came with gameex work fine, and updating the list took nearly 45 minutes but still no joy, if i run mame without using the gameex FE all roms work ok.

[simbamame]

You need to confirm that you have the correct paths mapped in GameEx.

hi, yep, i did that several times to make sure i even copied the roms to a different location and re-scanned but still no good

[Draco1962]

Please provide copies of your GameEx logs from both PCs so that we can better help you get to the bottom of the issue. Thanks!

[simbamame]

Please provide copies of your GameEx logs from both PCs so that we can better help you get to the bottom of the issue. Thanks!

great thanks for the help, much appreciated , here is the log from the one in using to test everything once i get it work on on this one i will port it over to the cab because at the moment the cab is running all the games but just wont show the video snaps which i can live with for now, but would like to get all the functions running perfectly on this system and if need be will install windows 7 on the cab, my big issue with this one is that running mame on its own all the roms show up and work but threw game ex about a 10nth dont show and its all the ones i wanna play like defender, robotron, donkey kong etc...

[iano]

hi, yes i have the correct codes installed as the ones that came with gameex work fine, and updating the list took nearly 45 minutes but still no joy, if i run mame without using the gameex FE all roms work ok.

As far i'm aware GameEx does not come with any codecs. The recommended codec pack (for xp) is vistacodec pack. You can download it from the link below. Make sure no other codec pack is already installed before you install the vistacodec pack.

http://www.shark007.net/vistacodecpackage.html

[simbamame]

Problem Partly solved

Sorted on the windows7 test machine, snaps still not working on cab

I downloaded mameUI32.0.141 moved the roms to a different hard drive partition did a rescan and now all roms are working , BUT im still having the original snaps error with the cab, i have downloaded the vista codec pack as recommended by IANO but they still down work the PNG snaps are shown fine and the videos included with gameex run fine, which is odd, I don't really wont to copy all 39.4 gig onto the cab only to find the one i have on there doesn't work but i may do even it it means a clean wipe and install windows 7 as on the other computer.

But for now im most great full to all the help you've all given me in trying to sort this problem out,( DRACO1962, ADULTERY & IANO ) its the 1st time ive ever used a forum and im impressed, i will definitely be keeping a daily watch here and hope that i can help some people as ive been helped. If you still have any ideas im glad to take them on board, I will have a little tinker with the cab and see if I can not screw it up too much lol, and will immediately report back with what happens.

After that im going to try and get DAPHYNE running as i used to love Space ace and Dragons Lair as a kid spend £100s on that and im sure i have the dragon lair and space ace roms that i bought for my pc about 5 years ago somewhere !!, so no doubt i`ll be back on here looking for help on that lol!... there is so much i can do with Gameex im expecting some VERY late nights.

With respect, Ian.

[simbamame]

[ RESOLVED ]

LOL Its resolved it was a mistake i made in the config i had asked gameex to look at snap in stead of snaps ! and now with the codec pack installed by IANO its all working... you guys rock .

Now im going to sort the 32x32 icons out.

Ian.

[Draco1962]

Glad you were able to get it resolved! I see you found the PATH to enlightenment (or Snaps as it were ). This is probably the best support forum I've ever joined. I have learned more about the various emus here than I have in the other forums. Glad to have ya here!

[iano]

Glad you got it working. It was the video snap path that fixed it.

[simbamame]

Glad you got it working. It was the video snap path that fixed it.

yes sort off but it would not have worked if you hadnt mentioned the vista / xp codec pack.

[simbamame]

Glad you were able to get it resolved! I see you found the PATH to enlightenment (or Snaps as it were ). This is probably the best support forum I've ever joined. I have learned more about the various emus here than I have in the other forums. Glad to have ya here!

I will be here a lot more now i know its got a good lot of support for gameex, btw i found my dragons lair rom and im in the process of installing daphne and the dragons lair stuff onto the cab, hope i can get gameex configured correctly this time lol.

[fRequEnCy]

Good luck and welcome to the forums! If you hit a snag then let us know.

[Draco1962]

If you run into any rough patches with Daphne and setting up your roms, there is a decent thread here and instruction sheet to get you started. There will be some configuration to do within Daphne and GameEx. SInce this thread is resolved, be sure to post in that thread!