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[bpjacobsen]

I copied this information from a link you have been presented with 2 or 3 times already. Here it is once more.
 

https://github.com/f.../dmd-extensions. I have to believe that you are not reading it. TRY READING IT. Please. It tells you how to do everything.
 

 

You can also override all options per game by using the game's name as section name and pre-fixing options with the name of the section (apart from [global] options, which aren't prefixed). For example if you have a PinDMD2 and don't want to use it for Baywatch which has a different resolution, you would create a section like this:

[baywatch]
pindmd2 enabled = false
virtualdmd enabled = true
virtualdmd left = 2500
virtualdmd top = 800
virtualdmd width = 1024
virtualdmd height = 256

OK, I finally realized my stupid error. I had the ini set to read only so when I saved changes it could not write them to the ini file. After unchecking read only, I now see that when you save using the table specific right mouse button option on the dmd, it adds that table with it's settings to the ini like shown above. See my attached snippet which shows the 3 tables I saved the settings for. As long as you are making changes this way, you need to make sure read only is not checked. Good golly miss molly! Thanks to all for your patience with me (or non-patience) as I worked through this frustration. I love that you can adjust one and set it globally then just tweak the few oddballs. beautiful update to this awesome tool. If only they made a tool that fixed brains like mine. lol

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[akiles50000]

I have using the version dmdext 1.8 during two weeks and all perfect but today doesn,t work,don,t appear the dmdexternal in all tables.

It looks has crash the program.

Any solution?To Install the version 1.73?

What do you think?

Edited by akiles50000, 30 May 2020 - 08:17 PM.

[Thalamus]

check your dmddevice.ini - is it still ok ? I haven't reported this to freezy yet, simply forgot. But, the way he writes back the dmddevice.ini isn't safe. It can corrupt what you've got in that file already - loosing previous settings.

[akiles50000]

I have installed today the version 1.73 and nothing doesn,t appear the dmd in all tables netiher.I have had working two weeks perfectly with the next configuration using the version 1.8.

This it,s my configuration of DMDDevice.ini:

 

 [global]

 

; how to downscale SEGA 192x64 pixel games to smaller displays: fit, fill or stretch

resize = fit

 

; flips the image horizontally

fliphorizontally = false

 

; flips the image vertically

flipvertically = false

 

; enable or disable frame-by-frame colorization (inactive in VPX bundle)

colorize = true

 

; a DMD that renders with nice dots on a computer monitor

[virtualdmd]

enabled = true

 

; virtual dmd stays on top of all other windows

stayontop = true

 

; ignore the aspect ratio of the rendered dots when resizing

ignorear = true

 

; use VPM's registry values when positioning the virtual dmd

useregistry = false

 

; x-axis of the window position

left = 4089

 

; y-axis of the window position

top = 1645

 

; width of the dmd in monitor pixels

width = 768

 

; height of the dmd in monitor pixels

height = 195

 

; scale the dot size (set to 0.8 for same size as pre-1.6.0)

dotsize = 0,8

 

[pindmd1]

 

; if false, doesn't bother looking for a pinDMD1

enabled = false

 

[pindmd2]

 

; if false, doesn't bother looking for a pinDMD2

enabled = false

 

[pindmd3]

 

; if false, doesn't bother looking for a pinDMD3

enabled = false

 

; COM port, e.g. COM3

port = 

 

[pin2dmd]

 

; if false, doesn't bother looking for a PIN2DMD

enabled = false

 

; how long to wait in milliseconds after sending a palette

delay = 25

 

[pixelcade]

 

; if false, doesn't bother looking for a Pixelcade

enabled = false

 

; COM port, e.g. COM3

port = 

 

; color matrix to use, either "rgb" or "rbg"

matrix = rgb

 

[networkstream]

 

; if enabled, stream to your DMD connected to another computer

enabled = false

 

[browserstream]

 

; if enabled, stream to your browser in your LAN

enabled = false

port = 9090

 

[vpdbstream]

 

; if enabled, stream DMD to https://test.vpdb.io/live

enabled = false

endpoint = https://api-test.vpdb.io/

 

[video]

 

; if enabled, writes frames to an .avi file

enabled = false

 

; path to folder or .avi file. if folder, gamename.avi is used.

path = 

 

[pinup]

 

; if enabled, send frames to PinUP.

enabled = false

 

[alphanumeric]

enabled = false

style = default

style.default.skewangle = 12

style.default.backgroundcolor = ff000000

style.default.foreground.enabled = true

style.default.foreground.color = fffbe6cb

style.default.foreground.blur.enabled = true

style.default.foreground.blur.x = 2

style.default.foreground.blur.y = 2

style.default.foreground.dilate.enabled = false

style.default.innerglow.enabled = true

style.default.innerglow.color = a0dd6a03

style.default.innerglow.blur.enabled = true

style.default.innerglow.blur.x = 15

style.default.innerglow.blur.y = 13

style.default.innerglow.dilate.enabled = true

style.default.innerglow.dilate.x = 15

style.default.innerglow.dilate.y = 10

style.default.outerglow.enabled = true

style.default.outerglow.color = 40b65829

style.default.outerglow.blur.enabled = true

style.default.outerglow.blur.x = 50

style.default.outerglow.blur.y = 50

style.default.outerglow.dilate.enabled = true

style.default.outerglow.dilate.x = 90

style.default.outerglow.dilate.y = 40

style.default.background.enabled = true

style.default.background.color = 20ffffff

style.default.background.blur.enabled = true

style.default.background.blur.x = 7

style.default.background.blur.y = 7

style.default.background.dilate.enabled = false

 

[apollo13]

virtualdmd left = 4122

virtualdmd top = 1626

virtualdmd width = 738

virtualdmd height = 213

 

[afm_113b]

virtualdmd left = 4119

virtualdmd top = 1653

virtualdmd width = 712

virtualdmd height = 167

 

[afm_113]

virtualdmd left = 4123

virtualdmd top = 1657

virtualdmd width = 715

virtualdmd height = 173

 

[elvis]

virtualdmd left = 4105

virtualdmd top = 1719

virtualdmd width = 743

virtualdmd height = 148

 

[abv106]

virtualdmd left = 4078

virtualdmd top = 1640

virtualdmd width = 799

virtualdmd height = 206

 

 

An this it,s my dmdext.log opening the apollo 13 table:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<nlog xmlns="http://www.nlog-proj...chemas/NLog.xsd"

      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/20...Schema-instance"

      xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.nlog-proj...chemas/NLog.xsd NLog.xsd"

      autoReload="true"

      throwExceptions="false"

      internalLogLevel="Off" internalLogFile="c:\temp\nlog-internal.log" >

 

    <targets>

 

        <!-- 

            add your targets here 

            See https://github.com/n...og/wiki/Targets for possible targets.

            See https://github.com/n...ayout-Renderers for the possible layout renderers.

        -->

 

        <target name="console" xsi:type="ColoredConsole" useDefaultRowHighlightingRules="false"

             layout="${pad:padding=4:inner=[${threadid}]} ${date} ${pad:padding=5:inner=${level:uppercase=true}} | ${message} ${exception:format=ToString}">

            <highlight-row condition="level == LogLevel.Trace" foregroundColor="DarkGray" />

            <highlight-row condition="level == LogLevel.Debug" foregroundColor="DarkGray" />

            <highlight-row condition="level == LogLevel.Info" foregroundColor="Gray" />

            <highlight-row condition="level == LogLevel.Warn" foregroundColor="Yellow" />

            <highlight-row condition="level == LogLevel.Error" foregroundColor="Red" />

            <highlight-row condition="level == LogLevel.Fatal" foregroundColor="Magenta" />

        </target>

 

    </targets>

 

    <rules>

        <logger name="*" minlevel="Trace" writeTo="console" />

    </rules>

</nlog>

[Thalamus]

dmdext and dmddevice is actually not the same. dmddevice.dll is using dmddevice.ini - dmdext is an external application that has its own command line options. Your dmddevice.ini looks ok to me. What happened to me was that I played around with a backglass where I had enabled alphanumeric. Once I exited, all that I had left in my ini file was the rom-name and the settings for that specific game. Everything else was gone. Fortunately, I do take backups on a semi-regular basis so all I had to do was to put it back and stop experimenting with the alphanumeric stuff

[akiles50000]

And how can I solve the issue?

[Thalamus]

I'm not sure. But, I doubt that downgrading it to 1.7.3 is good choice. I would make sure to use the 32bit version of 1.8. Take a copy of dmddevice.ini - keep it safe. Make sure that there are no other dmdddevice.dll inside any of the VP folders. Like anything pinmame related, testing it via setup.exe might be a good idea.

[akiles50000]

I have tested changing in the DMDDevice.ini the next parameters Left=0 and up=0 and now appears the dmdextenal in the part left upper of the screen but then if I change other time those two parameters the dmdexternal doesn,t move of his position and also If I move to his position using the mouse doens,t appear the screen to save the configuration neither:

 

[Thalamus]

Sounds like your ini file is write protected or something. It is not recommended to run anything as admin, but, of course if only admin has write access, you have to fix it so that you are allowed. That is the only thing I can think of right now.

[akiles50000]

I,ll test it Thalamus thanks.

[Curious Aardvark]

Okay I read this thread.
I've installed the latest DMD ext - 1.10.2 as of july 2022.

How in earth do I get it to do anything ?

All the instructions seem to assume you've got it running. already, cannot find any reference on how to actually do this.

Do I run it through vpx ?
Can't find any reference to any DMD in vpx menus, freezy or otherwise.

A dmd shows up on my back monitor - I have no idea where it's coming from.
But it just needs moving across to the left.

That is all I want to do.
No pup packs, just move a dmd.

From what I read, freezy is supposed to make this easy.
So how do I access it ?

I've finally got the tables looking half decent, found out how to turn up ROM sounds.

So just moving the DMD and dropping a bog standard picture somewhere and I'll actually have vpx functional.

I know it's all deliberately made difficult to dissuade people like me, who just want to play pinball and not mess about with the software.

But, Aaarggh, just Aaarggh. :-)

Edited by Curious Aardvark, 08 July 2022 - 07:45 PM.

[Outhere]

Okay I read this thread.
I've installed the latest DMD ext - 1.10.2 as of july 2022.
How in earth do I get it to do anything ?
All the instructions seem to assume you've got it running. already, cannot find any reference on how to actually do this.
Do I run it through vpx ?
Can't find any reference to any DMD in vpx menus, freezy or otherwise.
A dmd shows up on my back monitor - I have no idea where it's coming from.
But it just needs moving across to the left.
That is all I want to do.
No pup packs, just move a dmd.
From what I read, freezy is supposed to make this easy.
So how do I access it ?
I've finally got the tables looking half decent, found out how to turn up ROM sounds.
So just moving the DMD and dropping a bog standard picture somewhere and I'll actually have vpx functional.
I know it's all deliberately made difficult to dissuade people like me, who just want to play pinball and not mess about with the software.
But, Aaarggh, just Aaarggh. :-)

 

Left click DMD move it around
The bottom right corner you can change the size size
right click DMD for menu