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- Submitted: Jun 08 2013 01:25 AM
- Last Updated: Jul 03 2014 11:24 PM
- File Size: 957.45KB
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- Author(s): gauntletlover
- Manufacturer: Original
- Year: 2013
- Permission to MOD?: Unspecified
Previous Versions
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13 Jun 2014
Future Dmd (virtual dmd for future pinball) Version 1.8
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28 Nov 2013
Future Dmd (virtual dmd for future pinball) Version 1.7b
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17 Nov 2013
Future Dmd (virtual dmd for future pinball) Version 1.7
Download Future Dmd (virtual dmd for future pinball) Version 1.81
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Future DMD will create a virtual dmd that can be positioned in a 3 monitor cabinet similarly to the one used in Visual Pinball for Future Pinball!. Your dmd is no longer limited to your backbox or playfield. If you have a 3 monitor cabinet you can now put your dmd where it belongs! You can choose to leave the DMD running between games or launch from your favorite front end. An example has been included for Hyperpin and Pinballx front ends. Instructions are included in the FutureDMD Setup pdf file.
*NEW* Added a Plugin for PinballX to display game information on FutureDMD while navigating your game lists:
It will show things like:
*NEW* Added a Plugin for PinballX to display game information on FutureDMD while navigating your game lists:
It will show things like:
- Highlighted game's name
- Last time played
- Who holds the High Score
- How many times the game has been played
- 2nd and 3rd place scores
- Average time a game might last
What's New in Version Version 1.81 (See full changelog)
- 1.81
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- fixed opengl32.dll in the ledwiz folder. Ledwiz should work with this version
- 1.8
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- *YOU MUST* overwrite the exe's and dll's both have been changed.
- -changed shades. the darker shades were showing to bright when text was displayed due to a calculation error. it is now corrected. Looks allot better.
- - you can tweak individual shades in the ini file (explained in pdf)
- 1.7b
- ----------------
- -fixed color loading bug that occurs when opening and closing between games. If you use the "always on" method you don't need this update.
- 1.7
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- Added manual monitor selection (screen 1, screen 2, screen 3) Select the monitor you use as your dmd and then re-size and position.
- Changed aspect ratio sizing and made some small pixel size improvements to the stretch (free sizing) option.
- You should now be able to run on a resolution as low as 256x64 and have it look as good as a full hd resolution.
- 1.6B
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- - rotate the dmd display to support all monitor orientations.
- -reversible display for mirrored type cabinets
- (pinballx plugin doesn't currently support rotation or image flipping)
- 1.6
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- resizing system overhaul. You should be able to get the dmd window to fit anywhere, any size you like.
- 1.5d
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- screen number, size and location now stored in the ini. should help correct positioning on some systems. It will auto update when you move the window or you can manually edit the file. You may need to resize and position your futuredmd window after the first run.
- 1.5c
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- Fixed bug preventing closing tag from working
- Fixed bug on table names less than 4 characters
- 1.5b (LEDWIZ FIX)
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- Fixed broken dll in LedWiz folder
- 1.5 Updates
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- -Major Update full details in FutureDMD Setup.pdf
- -Added Plugin for PinballX to display customizable game stats on FutureDMD (High Scores, Times played, Last Time Played etc.) during game navigation in the Pinballx Frontend.
- -rewrote a pixel drawing routine resulting in a major performance increase.
- -removed the ini file from the distribution and build it on the fly if it doesn't exist. That way you don't have to worry about accidentally overwriting your custom settings when updating. (you should back up your ini still before updating though)
anymore info, I am having the same issue as some others where the DMD is moving about 20% when actually loading the table.
Umpa, do you have more info on what you changed?
Thanks
Yes. I went into future pinball video preferences and changed backbox resolution to match my TV resolution. Good luck!
Hallo iam a Newbee in Future Pinball and i got this error after i start the DMD Exe...
ERROR READING INI FILE, PLEASE ENSURE FUTURE DMD HAS READ/WRITE ACCSESS TO THE INI
Can anybody help me please what is wrong what i make wrong???
My OS is Windows 7 64-Bit
Hi,
The first time you run it, it will create the ini file. You may need to run futuredmd.exe as an administrator or give it file creation rights so it can make the ini file.
Gauntletlover, has the issue with running FutureDMD with tables (mostly SLAMT1LT's tables with lots of videos) that have more than 1200 textures, compressed textures, etc. been solved yet? I'm talking about how on these tables the DMD text looks fine on FutureDMD but the background animations look distorted. This happens on tables like Star Trek (Stern), T2 Skynet Edition, Nightmare on Elm Street (Ultimate), etc... The DMD on the backglass looks fine, just on FutureDMD its messed up.
Great work, but this bug / limitation stops me from being able to use FutureDMD with my favorite tables. Is this something that can EVER be fixed or is it a limitation with Future Pinball?
Thanks.
For anyone who may find this helpful. I have found out what to do to get FutureDMD to work properly with tables like SLAMT1LT's Ultimate tables (with lots of videos).
Problem: The animated backgrounds / images / textures on the DMD in FutureDMD would be corrupt while the text was fine. DMD on the backglass would look fine.
Solution: I had to goto the texture manager for each table and make sure EVERY texture that is used for the DMD has "Allow runtime (ST3C) texture compression" enabled AND "disable texture filtering (image used on DMD)" enabled as well. Changing these options in video / rendering won't make a difference... you have to do it for each texture use on the DMD. It's not needed for the Overlay textures, unless of course they are also being used in the DMD.... depends on the table.
It can take a while, but after doing this, FutureDMD looks amazing in a cab with a DMD on a 3rd screen that can be sized anyway you want with any colour,etc... Now I will be able to use the rest of my 3rd screen for playing the video clips on these Ultimate tables (using an extended resolution for my backglass the spills halfway onto the top half my 3rd dmd screen)....cool.
I've tried it on T2 Skynet Ultimate 1.06 and Nightmare on Elm Street Ultimate so far.
Everyone IGNORE my post above!!!
I've tried so many countless combinations to get this to work with SLAM's tables without the corruption.
....but I forgot to obey the most important FP rule.... if you change any video settings, close your table and future pinball and FutureDMD.... then run everything as per normal, and all is well.
So yes... all I had to do was disable "Use Texture Compression (S3TC)", and make sure texture filtering was bilinear or lower... and close and re-open everything.
Could have been a lot of work.... but I learned a lot more about FP in the process, and now I can use SLAMT1LT's videos on the rest of my 3rd screen as a result as well as have the FutureDMD's DMD on the same screen. Looks cool, but will be much nicer when my cab is one day done.
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Not from my upload there isn't, you should check your scanner settings, Unless it has been tampered with on this server (which is unlikely) you are getting a false positive.
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Hi sorhp, this is a new one. I'm not sure what the cause could be. Fdmd shouldn't need focus to start receiving data. Did you change operating systems? Which are you using?