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[TerryRed]

This is the support topic for the tutorial Virtual Pinball: "Software" Essentials - Video Tutorials. Please post here if you have any questions or feedback.

[bearzilla333]

Hi, I did you both your recent Essentials videos, i am wanting to get Visual Pinball working properly before I go any further, I had backglass and play table working fine at one point, could never get the DMD to preposition in the dmddevice.ini what ever number i put it did nothing stays the same, and now I am not sure but my back glass will no longer shows, I been banging my head against the wall ever since I followed your videos and cant seem to figure it out, only been messing with two table scared stiff and attack from mars, they are playable, but no black glass and the DMD not fitting correctly. I hate asking for help, I like to try and figure things on my own, I really want to learn though.

[BoltBait]

Right-click on the DMD and pick "show borders" from the menu.

 

Use the borders to stretch the DMD display the way you like it.

 

Then, exit the table.

 

The next time you run the table, the borders will be off and the DMD will be the size you want.

[bearzilla333]

Ugh so frustrating, the black glass wont show up unless i show use the setup and put it on display one, but it puts in on display 2, was not like this before. feel like just starting all over again   More complicated than i thought...

[Outhere]

For the DMD

Are you Adjusting this file dmddevice.ini from the VPinMame

If you are able to do this that means you are not using frenzy.. --> Right-click on the DMD and pick "show borders" from the menu.

 

For the BackGlass

3 Screen set-up and more

https://www.vpforums...e=7#entry346276

 

Check the above 1st

I have read where people had to unplug the monitors and re-plug Them back in one the time...

They even said that they had to reboot the computer every time they plug another one in...

[bearzilla333]

Thank you, I will check in next few days.

[bearzilla333]

Ok started all over followed Terryed videos again, black glass perfect now, play field perfect, DMD, same problem, Its located in the same place as my pics above. I used the dmddevice.ini to get the DMD off the playfield to the 3rd screen, however i can not right click on it, nothing happens. I can move the dmd with mouse, when I do its gets huge, overlaps on oever screens, I exit, returns to same spot on 3rd screen. Thanks for you help guys by the way, much appreciated! I must be doing something worn on this DMD part.

Edited by bearzilla333, 21 August 2019 - 10:40 PM.

[Outhere]

With frenzy right clicking the DMD will do nothing, All the settings are done from the dmddevice.ini file

 

If you drag the DMD to the edge of the screen it will become full size so dragging it with your mouse does no good

[bearzilla333]

The more I play with it the more i am learning, I read a lot more and seen some videos, I think I might have figured it out,   the DMD is bigger now, I just need some finishing touches. I know i am close!

Edited by bearzilla333, 22 August 2019 - 09:44 PM.

[bearzilla333]

Spoke too soon, I can get the DMD set on the 3rd screen set nicely without freezy, but soon as i enable freezy, goes to same half shape os my pics above, ini want change it all, im so lost. I thought I figured it out. I just dont get freezy

[Outhere]

So you're saying frenzy won't get any bigger?

 

What happens if you set it so the frenzy DMD shows up on the back glass or the playing field can you make it bigger and smaller then

[bearzilla333]

yes I can, it does show up on the 3rd screen, but the INI wont let me resize it, when I try to edit it.

[bearzilla333]

I feel like an idiot one thing on the setting I did not change which i should have was the "ignore aspect ratio of the rendering dots. My DMD is no perfect fitted on my screen. So now on to more things