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[roar]

All units assembled and tested!

 

US orders will begin shipping tomorrow. EU components are going out today, so Russ can get his assembled.

 

Everyone will be getting email notifications as they ship.

 

Thank you for your patience, everyone!

 

 

Canadian orders going out with the US ones Noah?

[Noah Fentz]

Yes!

I guess North American orders would have been more accurate.

[roar]

Got my shipping notice this morning! Thanks Noah and team!

 

Edit: I should probably thank russdx too Thanks! Looking forward to plugging this in.

Edited by roar, 17 February 2016 - 04:53 PM.

[dstott]

"Your order has been updated to the following status:
New status: Shipped"

 

Thanks, Noah!  Getting ready to give it a good workout.  Watch for a review as soon as the man in blue brings it to my door! (Assuming I can stop playing with it long enough to write one.)

[vampirolatino2]

Hope you guys have fun with it... please do a review of the final product. Thanks!

[Fuzion9]

Sorry don't  mean to go off topic here but which is the best way to get pinmame to display 4 colours on the dmd?

 

Please ignore this. I've figured it out

Edited by Fuzion9, 17 February 2016 - 08:58 PM.

[kruge99]

Sorry don't  mean to go off topic here but which is the best way to get pinmame to display 4 colours on the dmd?

 

Here are is the place I have bookmarked:

 

http://pinballbulbs....les/setdmd.html

 

I've misplaced the forum post with the color files to import and colorize the DMD though so maybe someone can find that one.

 

Nevermind, found it:

 

http://www.vpforums....showtopic=27632

Edited by kruge99, 17 February 2016 - 08:55 PM.

[Totaltimo]

While waiting for the EU stuff to be received and assembled by Russ:

Is it possible to use manually frame-by-frame-multicolorized ROMs with PinDMD3?

Is there anybody who already did that work and wants to share it with the community? ;-)

[Fuzion9]

 

Sorry don't  mean to go off topic here but which is the best way to get pinmame to display 4 colours on the dmd?

 

Here are is the place I have bookmarked:

 

http://pinballbulbs....les/setdmd.html

 

I've misplaced the forum post with the color files to import and colorize the DMD though so maybe someone can find that one.

 

Nevermind, found it:

 

http://www.vpforums....showtopic=27632

 

Thanks.

 

This is what I came across while searching for a solution to my problem. I've got a few tables displaying 4 colours now using these profiles:

http://pinballbulbs....mdprofiles.html

 

They look pretty cool. Will there ever be a solution to what colourdmd can do?

[dstott]

Back in December, Russ told us this as part of this message thread:

 

"There is open source software out there at the moment that will let you record pinmame dot frames and then you can colour them your self. It is no where near as good as what colorDMD can do. What they do is actually quite complicated as they can colour dynamic frames. This open source software at the moment far as I am aware can only colour full frame animation. So no scoring or any custom dynamic screens just plain simple full screen animation. (don't quote me on that I might be wrong)

 

I can make the pinDMD3 .dll compatible with the pallet files this software creates. If you want to use it you can. I cant see I can get into any legal trouble over this? I am not selling any coloured roms/files or even the .dll that uses the data. I just sell the hardware and firmware."

 

I think this is the direction we would all like to go with this.  He hasn't commented since, but I'm sure he is working on the issue.  I'm excited to see what he comes up witth.

[dstott]

Whoo-Hooo!  My package tracking says this:

 

February 19, 2016 - 08:23 - OCALA, FL 34481 - OUT FOR DELIVERY

 

Cab disassembly is about to begin.

Edited by dstott, 19 February 2016 - 02:47 PM.

[russdx]

Regarding Colouring.

 

I have been extremely busy at work(real job lol) so not looked into this since i last posted about it (so my information is a few months out of date and stuff might have happened since?)

 

 

There are a few ways to colour the games.

1) simply select a rgb hue for the shades (4/16 shade supported)

2) select a rgb colour for each shade (support on 4 shade)

3) cycle between different hues (supported 4/16 shades)

4) select rgb colour for each shade per recognized(static) frame (not supported)

5) select rgb colour per pixel (basically colour the frame how you want) recognized(static) frame (not supported)

 

My first intention was to use the colour scheme pin2dmd uses but having a quick play with the editor i wasent to keen on it and rather make my own, and have it exactly how i want it. Also the pin2dmd editor sends the pallet/frame data directly to the pin2dmd hardware so impossible to save it out to convert for other projects (this might of changed now?) At the time i was playing with it the editor only supported pallet swapping i think? I couldn't really work out what was going on lol.

 

Any way I have two choices find a way to export the files from pin2dmd editor and convert to something pinDMD can use (so people can use the files pin2dmd users are making) Or make my own editor and pinDMD users will have to create the files there self.

 

Basically I need to have another look and see what pin2dmd is upto see how advance that editor is. See what it supports / has it got more intuitive? / easy to use. Then look into getting the data and converting to something pinDMD can use. OR if not much has changed just create my own editor to colour dmd frames (pre recorded from pinMame / any other source of dmd frames) and enable people to pallet swap or colour the frames manually (pixel by pixel or using some sort of basic drawing tools)

 

I have had a slight change of heart on making it pinDMD only though. If I was going to convert pin2dmd data for pinDMD it is only fair to have pinDMD data convert to pin2dmd so every one can swap files about and share all coloured dmd frames.

 

Ill look into it all shortly

 

 

Also colorDMD is NOT supported their roms are totally different and only work with the colorDMD hardware (I dont think they are even roms? just files used by the sigma hardware on sd or usb or something???) any way none of this data can be used here!!!!!

[nightgaunt98]

HELL YEAH!

Mine just arrived.

Cheers, Paul!

 

Now the dilemma, ditch work today and install this bad boy or do it tomorrow.

Bah! This needs to get in the cab post haste, I'll work on a Saturday, hahaha!

 

 

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[brodzowski]

I just got mine too and I have to say I'm a bit disappointed. The center where the panels come together isn't even. Is this the nature of the beast? Is this normal?

Nit

 

HELL YEAH!

Mine just arrived.

Cheers, Paul!

 

Now the dilemma, ditch work today and install this bad boy or do it tomorrow.

Bah! This needs to get in the cab post haste, I'll work on a Saturday, hahaha!

 

 

Night, yours appears to look exactly the same. 

Will we not notice this when it's powered? 

Edited by brodzowski, 19 February 2016 - 06:01 PM.

[Noah Fentz]

No need to fret!

 

If they aren't perfect, you can simply loosen the screws in the back and adjust!

 

I designed the mount to make the modules easily replaceable, if necessary down the road.

 

[nightgaunt98]

In my excitement I didn't even notice they were slightly off.

It looks like 1/2mm off, if that, when viewing it front on when mounted in the dmd panel.

I'll see if my O.C.D kicks in once I see it in action, probably won't even notice it once it's on.

Now that it's been pointed out it might bug me, but I'll wait and see.

I already mounted it and have to go get a longer 4-pin molex before I know for sure.

 

Why oh why did I not listen to Paul when he recommended a real dmd

when he was building my Virtuapin???

Would have made this an easy swap...

Sigh.

[Totaltimo]

Russ, maybe you can take a closer look at this when mounting our EU panels. You know, I have two left hands and five thumbs on each hand ;-) I would prefer them being precisely aligned. Thanks in advance! 

[Slydog43]

received mine today, great.  Very nice packaging Paul.  Guess I have a weekend project now.   Does this need 5volt and 12v on the 4pin molex connector?

Edited by Slydog43, 19 February 2016 - 07:22 PM.

[nightgaunt98]

No need to fret!

 

If they aren't perfect, you can simply loosen the screws in the back and adjust!

 

I designed the mount to make the modules easily replaceable, if necessary down the road.

 

He speaks truth.

Knowing it might bug me later I went ahead and adjusted them.

Took all of 2 minutes to do...

[Totaltimo]

If it takes you 2 minutes, it will take me 10 - absolutely acceptable   Can't await the EU shipping!!! Russ, when are you expecting to receive the parts?