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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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  • Downloads: 11,920
  • Author(s): gauntletlover
  • Manufacturer: Original
  • Year: 2013
  • Permission to MOD?: Unspecified

Previous Versions

  • 13 Jun 2014 Download Future Dmd (virtual dmd for future pinball) Version 1.8
  • 28 Nov 2013 Download Future Dmd (virtual dmd for future pinball) Version 1.7b
  • 17 Nov 2013 Download 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:
  • 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
As well as customizable messages can be created for every single table making each one unique!
 
 

What's New in Version Version 1.81 (See full changelog)

  • 1.81
  • ------------
  • fixed opengl32.dll in the ledwiz folder. Ledwiz should work with this version
  • 1.8
  • --------------
  • *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
  • -----------------
  • 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
  • -----------------
  • - 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
  • ------------------
  • resizing system overhaul. You should be able to get the dmd window to fit anywhere, any size you like.
  • 1.5d
  • ------------------
  • 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
  • ------------------
  • Fixed bug preventing closing tag from working
  • Fixed bug on table names less than 4 characters
  • 1.5b (LEDWIZ FIX)
  • ------------------
  • Fixed broken dll in LedWiz folder
  • 1.5 Updates
  • ------------------
  • -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)




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TerryRed
Aug 12 2016 03:48 AM

So gauntletlover....

 

...any chance of possibly adding full colour DMD support to FutureDMD like macro has recently been doing for real DMD's?  I mean, full colour textures and fonts on the DMD, not the filtered colour that FP does to pics sent to the DMD.

 

http://www.vpforums....showtopic=34882

 

This would look so much better for the many tables that have full colour images used for the dmd!

 

Also, any chance of having an option for "round" dots instead of square ones?

 

 

Love this program!

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gauntletlover
Aug 12 2016 08:36 PM

Hi Terry,

 

Color is a definite possibility and I have thought about doing it for a while. I unfortunately have been so busy with work projects I haven't made and changes to FutureDMD for a long time. I will give it a look when I can but no promises, I haven't had spare time for months. I had a version where I was using round dots but they weren't looking very good at such a small scale. To make them truly round took too many pixels making each dot way to big so I never included the option.

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TerryRed
Aug 12 2016 09:09 PM

Thanks for the response.

 

Wouldn't dots look better rendered at higher resolutions? My FutureDMD is set to 1280x320 for size. Wouldn't that allow for the dots to look decent?

 

I do find that in PinMAME, using Direct3D gives you dots that look "OK", but they are rendered at a low-resolution and then upscaled, which is not good for a hi-res monitor.

 

Also, maybe having an option the change dot "size", so it could allow for custom spacing for each person.

 

Just some ideas..... I understand that life is busy sometimes.

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acpinballx
Oct 10 2016 04:21 PM

I need some help with futureDMD.  I have a 3 monitor cabinet, windows 7.

 

I have setup future pinball with BAM.  I then installed futureDMD in the directory with the future pinball.

 

I started futureDMD, but nothing seemed to happen.  The task manager said it was running, but I could see no trace of it on any of the screens.  I then started future pinball.  It started and seemed to run normally, but I still couldn't seen any difference.

 

Am I not running it correctly?  The instructions said on first running I would need to place the display where it needs to be, but no display comes up.  Since nobody else has this problem, it must be something I'm doing.  Any ideas.

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Umpa
Oct 10 2016 04:59 PM

I need some help with futureDMD.  I have a 3 monitor cabinet, windows 7.

 

I have setup future pinball with BAM.  I then installed futureDMD in the directory with the future pinball.

 

I started futureDMD, but nothing seemed to happen.  The task manager said it was running, but I could see no trace of it on any of the screens.  I then started future pinball.  It started and seemed to run normally, but I still couldn't seen any difference.

 

Am I not running it correctly?  The instructions said on first running I would need to place the display where it needs to be, but no display comes up.  Since nobody else has this problem, it must be something I'm doing.  Any ideas.

Maybe this will work for you as I had same issue when I first started using this. It was running but I couldn't see it because I changed my windows background to black! I simply changed the desktop background to red then I was able to see Futuredmd. Move it to the correct screen and changed the desktop color back to black. 

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szamp77
Mar 05 2017 12:07 AM

Hi,

i have a little problem.

I've configured future dmd and pinball x correctly and i see the DMD on my 3rd screen. But when i launch the table from pinball X the DMD

doesn't appear, if i click ALT+TAB 2 times it appear correctly.

Seems that it running on background.

Please help me, thank you in advance.

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JPmini
Jan 22 2018 11:58 AM
Thank you for this wonderful addon. I had a problem with some tables not showing the dmd images (though Futuredmd still runs like normal!) like mentioned in previous comments.

The problem which causes this is multiple DispDMD objects on the translite in a table - Addams family gold is a prime example - FutureDMD won't display the DMD images/score if that's the case. To solve this, remove the 2nd DispDMD2 object from the translite in the editor, and remove any lines with DispDMD2 in the script (if they are there). Save the table and restart FPloader. If you do this correctly you will get no meditation error and FutureDMD will work beautifully!

(The author might want to add this to the bugs/instructions part).
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CalleV
Feb 22 2018 12:14 PM

Just tried the PinballX plugin, I dont want to show the tablename just the highscore and played times.

But when I remove some displaylines in the ini, it puts them back the next time.

Any way I can choose what I want to display when using the PinballX plugin?

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simbamame
Jan 27 2019 01:58 AM

i must be missing summit how can you Move the DMD to the 3rd screen when future pinball only supports 2 screens?

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sgc1
Feb 20 2019 01:07 PM

I have futureDmd set up on my 3rd screen what is the proces.s to get the DMD to show on that screen please 


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