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[chepas]

 

 

 

To do this do the following in the script:

flasher.VideoCapWidth=500

flasher.VideoCapHeight=500

 

Sub flasher_Timer()

   flasher.VideoCapUpdate(<name of the window title you like to capture>)

End Sub

 

The name of the window title must be a 100% match otherwise it won't work.

 

Can you do an example with Notepad?

 

The instructions are clear enough but something not right or missing.

 

- Script DMD?

- VideoCapUpdate method isn't available for a flasher, .169 from github

 

Your right sorry...I made a mistake so here is the correct "way" to do it:

1. make sure flasher.VideoCapWidth/VideoCapHeight is set before starting the timer that calls VideoCapUpdate

2. the call for VideoCapUpdate must be: flasher.VideoCapUpdate = "<exact name of the window time to capture from>"

 

At the moment there isn't any error window popping up when you made mistake e.g. define a wrong window title. I'm not sure if we should add this because this feature is mainly for PUP at the moment.

And don't forget this feature is a hack. I'm not 100% if future Windows updates will break this. You should ask Nailbuster for more details how to use it.

 

 

Yeah understand. Just wanted to test it.

 

[wiesshund]

 

 

To do this do the following in the script:

flasher.VideoCapWidth=500

flasher.VideoCapHeight=500

 

Sub flasher_Timer()

   flasher.VideoCapUpdate(<name of the window title you like to capture>)

End Sub

 

The name of the window title must be a 100% match otherwise it won't work.

 

Can you do an example with Notepad?

 

The instructions are clear enough but something not right or missing.

 

- Script DMD?

- VideoCapUpdate method isn't available for a flasher, .169 from github

 

 

Did not work here either

I made a timer named flash

 

I made a flasher named display

 

display.VideoCapWidth=500
display.VideoCapHeight=500
Sub flash_Timer()
   display.VideoCapUpdate("windows media player")
End Sub

Result was

[fuzzel]

Don't use () when calling VideoCapUpdate but instead use flasher.VideoCapUpdate="....."

[wiesshund]

Don't use () when calling VideoCapUpdate but instead use flasher.VideoCapUpdate="....."

 

different from your useage example but ok that got rid of the error, but still does not seem to work?

 

flasher switches from green to black but that is all

PS C:\Users\wiess> (Get-Process -id 7840 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).MainWindowTitle
Windows Media Player
PS C:\Users\wiess>

And the window title is spot on

 

display.VideoCapWidth=500
display.VideoCapHeight=500
Sub flash_Timer()
   display.VideoCapUpdate="Windows Media Player"
End Sub

I tried running the timer at -1 , at 10 , at 100

 

Is something else needed?

 

 

[EDIT]
Either this does not like windows media player

Or
Windows Media Player masks the actual window name or something

 

It works with MPC-HC (x64), it renames the window to the file name being played

 

[Uncle Monkey]

I'm idly wondering if there's a way to make the flasher semi-transparent. Sort of like a Revenge from Mars style video effect

[NailBuster]

Here's a sample of screengrab-> texture:  it will work if you have pup installed and have avatar puppack for the test (you can change to another pack name in script).

 

https://www.nailbust...ure_Texture.zip

 

not every windowtitle can be grabbed if your media player is using hardware acceleration for example... 

 

I will make a simple table script example..... to show a very basic pupfolder if you just want a single media/player only for table media (no puppack/or pupdmd features).  would need pup player installed though....

[wiesshund]

 

 

not every windowtitle can be grabbed if your media player is using hardware acceleration for example... 

 

 

AH, that explains it

WMP is definitely using hardware decoding and acceleration

 

But i found there is a LOT of stuff it can capture

 

Ever want to play pinball but need to keep an eye on the baby too?

That's right, Baby watcher, right there in the table

 

Netflix worked surprisingly

 

A lot of other mundane things worked

 

Discord worked and MS teams

so i guess you could attend that meeting, while busy trying to get a high score in attack from mars

plus you get to roll the ball over all those faces you didnt wanna see anyways

[ryesteve]

 

FYI, the latest build is still giving me the sporadic "Could not create sound buffer for load" pop-up when loading first table.  Is there any workaround for this?

Is this with all tables? Can you please show your sound/audio settings?

 

 

Yes, potentially it seems it can happen with any table, but It's not a reproducible problem.  I've tested and maybe it'll only happen about half the time.  But it only ever happens on the first table I try to load after launching.  

 

[ffarges]

hi team,

 

I used to be on 10.6 and I installed 10.7 few weeks ago - on every table it crashes at exit (Play --> Quit to Editor --> then it crashes and closes VPX). I did a bit of troubleshooting reading in various posts (exclusive is unchecked) and my setup looks ok - it is working perfectly with 10.6. I know I had the similar issues several months ago with an early build of 10.7 already- on 10.6 I never had issues to report.

VPinmame 3.4

DMDext 1.8

B2SBackglassServer 1.0

VPX 10.7 (rev 169)

 

any idea would be greatly appreciated!

Fred

[lukpcn]

hi team,

 

I used to be on 10.6 and I installed 10.7 few weeks ago - on every table it crashes at exit (Play --> Quit to Editor --> then it crashes and closes VPX). I did a bit of troubleshooting reading in various posts (exclusive is unchecked) and my setup looks ok - it is working perfectly with 10.6. I know I had the similar issues several months ago with an early build of 10.7 already- on 10.6 I never had issues to report.

VPinmame 3.4

DMDext 1.8

B2SBackglassServer 1.0

VPX 10.7 (rev 169)

 

any idea would be greatly appreciated!

Fred

Get the latest beta build

[wiesshund]

hi team,

 

I used to be on 10.6 and I installed 10.7 few weeks ago - on every table it crashes at exit (Play --> Quit to Editor --> then it crashes and closes VPX). I did a bit of troubleshooting reading in various posts (exclusive is unchecked) and my setup looks ok - it is working perfectly with 10.6. I know I had the similar issues several months ago with an early build of 10.7 already- on 10.6 I never had issues to report.

VPinmame 3.4

DMDext 1.8

B2SBackglassServer 1.0

VPX 10.7 (rev 169)

 

any idea would be greatly appreciated!

Fred

 

you sure on the B2S part?

i think that should be version 2.3.1 ?

[ffarges]

B2SServer is the no-fuzzy logic from nailbuster. I just downloaded the 1.3.0.4 on Github and that's the same issue. Again on VPX 10.6 I never got any issues.

[wiesshund]

B2SServer is the no-fuzzy logic from nailbuster. I just downloaded the 1.3.0.4 on Github and that's the same issue. Again on VPX 10.6 I never got any issues.

does it leave any crash logs you could post?

[Mrtr32]

@ffarges

 

Look into your DMDdevice.ini file in C:\Visual Pinball\VPinMAME dir

 

 

; virtual dmd stays on top of all other windows
stayontop = false

 

On my setup, the stayontop must be at false to solve exit crash issue

Edited by Mrtr32, 11 May 2021 - 09:51 PM.

[ffarges]

@mrtr32 - thanks for the idea. I just tried and It didn't make a change in my case.

 

@wiesshund -

below the crash log and the crash.dmp (7z zipped)

https://pastebin.com/9fX9jwyX

https://filebin.redp...6upv0vk45be03c1

[Pin-Pete]

Latest rev of VPX won't start. Help please!

[Outhere]

Latest rev of VPX won't start. Help please!

Did you try re downloading Because it worked fine for me

[Pin-Pete]

 

Latest rev of VPX won't start. Help please!

Did you try re downloading Because it worked fine for me

Yes I did, but nothing happens.

[nestorgian]

 

 

Latest rev of VPX won't start. Help please!

Did you try re downloading Because it worked fine for me

Yes I did, but nothing happens.

 

Install 10.6 and then overwrite with 10.7 should work.

Run vpinmame setup and make sure the paths are correct

especially if you don't have it installed on disk c:

 

Although I'm not the most expert here, maybe I'll help you

[zekill]

Hi guys, i don't sure if it's know :

Mata Hari or AFM 3.02 JPsalas ( perhaps others ) in cabinet mode.

F6, change lights or camera setup, save table -> bumpers and slingshots are now inactive.